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BASIC OPERATION
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Selecting a channel
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Regular Channel
You can select a channel by pushing [▲] or [▼].
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Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used to establish the initial contact
with a station, and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both
Dualwatch and Tri-watch. While in the standby mode, you must monitor Channel 16.
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Push [16/C] to select Channel 16.
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To return to the previously selected channel, push [◄]
or [►] to display
CHAN
or
CH/WX
, and then push the
software key below
CHAN
or
CH/WX
.
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Call channel
Each Channel Group has separate leisure-use Call channels.
The Call channel is scanned during Tri-watch. The Call channels can be selected and
used to store your most often used channels in each Channel Group, for quick recall.
See page 10
for details on setting the Call channel.
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Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call
channel.
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The Call channel number and “CALL” are displayed.
L
To return to the previously selected channel, push [◄]
or [►] to display
CHAN
or
CH/WX
, and then push the
software key below
CHAN
or
CH/WX
.
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Selecting a Channel Group
Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can select a Channel Group for
USA, International, and Canadian, depending on the transceiver version.
[MENU] > Radio Settings >
Channel Group
1. Push [MENU].
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The Menu screen is displayed.
2. Push [▲] or [▼] to select “Radio Settings,” and then
push [ENT].
3. Push [▲] or [▼] to select “Channel Group,” and then
push [ENT].
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The “CHANNEL GROUP” screen is displayed.
4. Push [▲] or [▼] select a Channel Group, and then
push [ENT].
5.
Push
EXIT
to exit the Menu screen.
6. The selected Channel Group’s icon is displayed on
the operating screen.