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BASIC OPERATION
New2001
n
Call channel programming
The Call channel is used to select Channel 9 (default). How-
ever, you can program the Call channel in each channel
group with an often-used channel, for quick recall.
q
Push
[U/I/C] (both [
Y
] and [
Z
]) one or more times to
select a desired channel group (U.S.A., International or
Canada).
w
Hold down
[9](16) for 1 second to select the Call channel
of the selected channel group.
• “
CALL” and the Call channel
number appear.
e
Hold down
[9](16) again for
3 seconds (until a long beep
changes to two short beeps)
to enter the Call channel
programming mode.
• The channel number starts
blinking.
r
Push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a
desired channel.
t
Push
[9](16) to program the
displayed channel as the
Call channel.
• Push
[CLR] to cancel, if de-
sired.
• The channel number stops
blinking.
n
Channel comments
The channels can be labeled with a unique alphanumeric ID
of up to 10 characters.
The comment appears in the channel comment display for
about 10 seconds after the channel selection, and the com-
ment, more than 7 characters long, automatically scrolls.
Capital letters, small letters (except f, j, k, p, s, v, x, z), 0 to 9,
some symbols (=
M
+ – . /) and space can be used.
q
Select a desired channel.
• Cancel Dualwatch, Tri-watch or Scan in advance.
w
While holding down
[CH/
WX], push [16] to enter the
channel comment program-
ming mode.
• A cursor and the first character
start blinking alternately.
e
Push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a desired character.
• Push
[CH/WX] or [16] to move the cursor forward or backward.
r
Repeat step
e
to input all characters.
t
Push
[ENT] to input and set the comment.
• Push
[CLR] to cancel and exit the programming mode, if de-
sired.
• The cursor and the character stop blinking.
y
If desired, repeat steps
q
to
t
to program other channel
comments.