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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
q
Push and hold
[PWR] to turn power ON.
w
Set the audio and squelch levels.
➥
Push
[SQL], and push [
Z
] several times to open the squelch.
➥
Push
[VOL], then push [
Y
]/[
Z
] to adjust the volume level.
➥
Push
[SQL], and push [
Y
] until the noise disappears.
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 audio may be necessary at this point.
r
Push
[H/L] 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 mi-
crophone.
• “
” 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
conserve the battery power. The power save function acti-
vates automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
Microphone
r
Set output
power.
q
Power ON.
w
Set the
squelch level.
w
Set volume.
t
Push to
transmit.
y
Release to
receive.
eÊ
Set channel.
Set the squelch
and volume level.
w
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