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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
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Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o’clock position.
• If “T SQL” appears on the display, push [–] for 2 sec. once or
twice to cancel the tone squelch or pocket beep. (p. 11)
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Select the desired channel with the [
Y
]/[
Z
] switches.
• When receiving a signal, “BUSY” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
• Push [–] to toggle the monitor function ON and OFF. (p. 6)
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Push [LOW] to select the output power if necessary.
• “LOW” appears when low power is selected.
• Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high power
for longer distance communications.
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Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
• Transmit indicator lights.
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Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmit-
ted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the
microphone 10 to 15 cm from your mouth and speak at a
normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve battery power. The power save function activates au-
tomatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
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Set volume
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Monitor switch
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Speak into
microphone
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Set output
power
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Push to transmit
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Release to
receive
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Select channel