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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving and transmitting
q
Push and hold [PWR] to turn power ON.
w
Set the volume and squelch levels.
➥
Push [SQL•
MONI
], and push [
–
] to open the squelch.
➥
Push [SQL•
MONI
] to stop “SQL” indicator blinking, then
push [
+
]/[
–
] to set the volume level.
➥
Push [SQL•
MONI
], and push [
+
]/[
–
] to set the squelch
level.
e
Push [
Y
]/[
Z
] to select the desired channel.
- When receiving a signal, “
” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of the volume may be necessary at this point.
r
Push [H/L•
LOCK
] to select the output power if necessary.
- “LOW” appears when low power is selected; no indication when
high power is selected.
- Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for low power only.
t
Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
-
“
” appears.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y
Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak
into the microphone at a normal voice level.
NOTE:
The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function activates
automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
q
Power ON
e
Set channel
t
Push to
transmit
y
Release to
receive
r
Set output
power
w
Set volume
w
Set the
squelch level
w
Set the squelch
level
Microphone
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may
damage the transceiver.
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