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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT
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Basic voice transmit/receive
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First, check the following.
➥
The microphone and external speaker are con-
nected.
➥
No “
S
,” “
L
” or “
V
” mute icon appears.
• If “
S
,” “
L
” or “
V
” appears, push
[MUTE]
(
M
) one or
more times to turn OFF the mute.
Mute icon
w
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the desired receive chan-
nel.
•
The S-meter shows signal strength when signal is re-
ceived.
e
Push
[ +]
or
[ –]
to adjust a desired audio level
when receiving a signal.
• If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong,
set “Clarifier” to ON in the User Menu
,
and adjust to ob-
tain clear audio. (See page 15 for the Clarifier function
details.)
• If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operating
mode. (See page 10 for the Mode selection details.)
r
Push
[TUNER]
(9) once or twice to enter the an-
tenna tune mode.
• The “Auto Tune” or “Manual Tune” screen sequentially
appears.
When the transceiver is connected to an optional
antenna tuner and “Auto Tune” screen is selected,
push
[
4
]
to start auto tuning.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• If the antenna cannot be tuned after 20 seconds, the
tuning circuit is automatically bypassed.
• After tuning is finished, the auto tune automatically
stops transmitting.
• Push
[
8
]
to manually stop transmitting, if necessary.
• Push
[Through]
(
§§
) to turn OFF the AT-140 (bypass).
When the transceiver is connected to another an-
tenna tuner, or directly connected to an antenna
and the “Manual Tune” screen is selected, push
[
4
]
to start transmitting and tune the antenna.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• Push
[
8
]
to stop transmitting.
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After tuning is finished, push
[TUNER]
(9) once or
twice to return to the normal operating screen.
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To transmit on the channel, hold down
[PTT]
on the
microphone, and speak at a normal voice level.
• The RF meter shows the output power.
u
Release
[PTT]
to receive.