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20
BASIC OPERATION
5
■
Receiving
Make sure charged battery pack (BP-217) or brand new al-
kaline batteries (BP-216) are installed (pgs. 1, 12).
q
Push and hold
[PWR]
for 1 sec. to turn power ON.
w
Rotate
[VOL]
to set the desired audio level.
• The frequency display shows the volume level while setting. See
the section at right for details.
e
Set the receiving frequency. (p. 18)
r
Set the squelch level. (p. 21)
• While pushing and holding
[SQL]
, rotate
[DIAL]
.
• The first click of
[DIAL]
indicates the current squelch level.
• “LEVEL 1” is loose squelch (for weak signals) and “LEVEL 9” is
tight squelch (for strong signals).
• “AUTO” indicates automatic level adjustment by a noise pulse
counting system.
• Push and hold
[SQL]
to open the squelch manually.
t
When a signal is received:
• Squelch opens and audio is output.
• The S/RF-meter shows the relative signal strength level.
■
Setting audio volume
➥
Rotate
[VOL]
to adjust the audio level.
• If squelch is closed, push and hold
[SQL]
to verify the audio
level.
• The display shows the volume level while setting.
µ
000
000
VOL
VOL
µ
000
000
VOL
VOL
µ
000
000
VOL
VOL
A
MemoName
µ
PRIO
PRIO WX
WX EMR
EMR
DTCS
DTCS
FM
FM
LOW
LOW
ATT
ATT
145 000
P SKIP
P SKIP
P SKIP
P SKIP
+DUP
+DUP
25
000
000
Minimum setting
(no audio)
Volume level indicator
Maximum setting
[VOL]
q
[PWR]
e
Set frequency
r
Set squelch level
w
Set audio level
e
Select band
r
Push for setting
the squelch
(Push to monitor)