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BASIC OPERATION
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Channel selection
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Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for
establishing initial contact with a station and for emergency
communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both Dual-
watch and Tri-watch. While in the stand-by mode, you must
monitor Channel 16.
➥
Push
[16] to select Channel 16.
➥
Push
[CH/WX] to return to the previous display, or push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a different channel.
Push
Convenient!
When the Favorite channel function is turned ON (p. 47), push
the
[
Y
]/[
Z
] keys on the microphone to sequentially select the
favorite channels in the selected channel group.
• The Favorite channels are set by the TAG channel setting. (p. 11)
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Channel 9 (Call channel)
Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use Call
channel. The Call channel is monitored during Tri-watch. The
Call channels can be programmed (p. 8) and are used to
store your most often used channel in each channel group
for quick recall.
➥
Hold down
[9](16) for 1 second to select the Call channel
of the selected channel group.
• “
CALL” and the Call channel number appear.
• Each channel group may have an independent Call channel
after programming a Call channel. (p. 8)
➥
Push
[CH/WX] to return to the previous display, or push
[
Y
] or [
Z
] to select a different channel.
Hold down
for 1 sec.
