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7
3
BASIC OPERATION
New2001
3
■
Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q
Push
[VOL]
for 2 sec. to turn power ON.
w
Set the audio and squelch levels.
➥
Rotate
[SQL]
fully counterclockwise in advance.
➥
Rotate
[VOL]
to adjust the audio output level.
➥
Rotate
[SQL]
clockwise until the noise disappears.
e
To change the channel group, push both
[
Y
]
and
[
Z
]
on
the transceiver. (p. 6)
r
Push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to select the desired channel. (pgs. 5, 6)
• When receiving a signal, “
” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of
[VOL]
may be necessary.
t
Push
[LO/DX•
IC
]
to turn the receive Attenuator function
ON or OFF, if necessary.
• “
LOC
” appears when the receive Attenuator function is in use.
y
Push
[HI/LO]
to select the output power if necessary.
• “
LOW
” appears when low power is selected.
• Choose low power for short range communications, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
u
Push and hold
[PTT]
to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone (
M
).
• “
” appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission other than DSC.
i
Release
[PTT]
to receive.
Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83
CAN-
NOT
be lawfully used by the general public in U.S.A. wa-
ters.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing
[PTT]
, hold
the microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth
and speak into the microphone (
M
) at a normal voice level.
i
r
y
M
u
q
w
r
t
e
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