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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ......................................................................................... i
IMPORTANT .......................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ....................................................................... i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .................................................................. i
OPTIONS .............................................................................................. i
FCC INFORMATION ............................................................................. i
PRECAUTION ...................................................................................... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................... iii
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ...................................................... IV–VII
Installation ................................................................................... iv
Your fi rst contact .......................................................................... vi
Repeater operation ..................................................................... vi
Programming memory channels ................................................ vii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................... 1–4
Front panel ................................................................................... 1
Function display ........................................................................... 2
Rear panel ................................................................................... 3
Microphone (HM-133V) ................................................................ 3
Microphone keypad ...................................................................... 4
2 SETTING A FREQUENCY .......................................................... 5–7
Preparation .................................................................................. 5
Using the tuning dial .................................................................... 5
Using the keypad ......................................................................... 5
] keys ............................................................. 5
Tuning step selection .................................................................... 6
Lock functions .............................................................................. 7
3 BASIC OPERATION .................................................................. 8–14
Receiving ..................................................................................... 8
Monitor function ........................................................................... 8
Audio mute function ..................................................................... 9
Squelch attenuator ....................................................................... 9
S-meter squelch ........................................................................... 9
Transmitting ................................................................................ 10
Selecting output power ............................................................... 11
One-touch PTT function ............................................................. 11
Accessing a repeater ................................................................. 12
Subaudible tones ....................................................................... 13
4 REPEATER SETTING ............................................................. 15–16
Frequency offset ......................................................................... 15
Repeater lockout ........................................................................ 15
Reversed duplex function ........................................................... 16
Auto repeater ............................................................................. 16
5 MEMORY OPERATION ........................................................... 17–26
General description .................................................................... 17
Programming a memory channel ............................................... 17
Memory channel selection ......................................................... 18
Copying memory contents ......................................................... 19
Programming channel names ..................................................... 21
Memory clearing ........................................................................ 22
Memory bank setting .................................................................. 23
Memory bank selection .............................................................. 24
Transferring bank links ............................................................... 25
Erasing bank links ...................................................................... 26
6 CALL CHANNEL OPERATION ............................................... 27–28
Call channel selection ................................................................ 27
Copying Call channel contents ................................................... 27
Programming a Call channel ...................................................... 28
7 SCAN OPERATION ................................................................. 29–33
Scan types ................................................................................. 29
Scan start/stop ........................................................................... 30
Scan edges programming .......................................................... 31
Skip channel setting ................................................................... 32
Scan Resume function ............................................................... 33
8 PRIORITY WATCH .................................................................. 34–35
Priority watch types .................................................................... 34
Priority watch operation ............................................................. 35
9 DTMF MEMORY ENCODER ................................................... 36–38
Programming a DTMF code ....................................................... 36
Transmitting a DTMF code ......................................................... 37
DTMF TX speed ......................................................................... 38
10 POCKET BEEP AND TONE SQUELCH ................................. 39–42
Pocket beep operation ............................................................... 39
Tone/DTCS squelch operation ................................................... 41
Tone scan ................................................................................... 42
11 OTHER FUNCTIONS .............................................................. 43–53
Set mode .................................................................................... 43
Initial Set mode .......................................................................... 47
Weather channel operation ........................................................ 50
Microphone keys ........................................................................ 51
Partial reset ................................................................................ 52
All reset ...................................................................................... 52
Data cloning ............................................................................... 53
12 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 54
13 MAINTENANCE ............................................................................ 55
Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 55
Fuse replacement ...................................................................... 55