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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q
Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o’clock position.
• If “
ë
” appears on the display, push [
f
(PO BEEP)] to cancel the
pocket beep. (p. 14)
w
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 tone squelch ON and OFF. (p. 12, This
function is not available for some versions.)
• Push and hold [?] to monitor the operating channel. (p. 6)
e
Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
• Transmit indicator lights.
r
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.
q
Set volume
w
Monitor switch
e
Speak into
microphone
e
Push to transmit
r
Release to
receive
w
Select channel
