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COMMANDMIC II™ HM-157
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Receiving and transmitting
q
Push
[PWR]
for 2 sec. to turn power ON.
w
Set the audio and squelch levels.
➥
Push
[SQL•
L
]
, then push
[
Z
Z
]
until the noise ap-
pears.
➥
Push
[VOL•
PA/RX
]
, then push
[
Y
Y
]
or
[
Z
Z
]
to ad-
just the audio output level.
➥
Push
[SQL•
L
]
, then push
[
Y
Y
]
until the noise dis-
appears.
e
To change the channel group, push
[CH/WX•
U/I/C
]
while pushing
[H/L]
. (p. 44)
r
Push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to select the desired channel. (p. 44)
• When receiving a signal, “
” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of the audio level may be necessary.
t
Push
[LO/DX•
SCR
]
to turn the receive Attenuator
function ON or OFF, if necessary.
• “
LOCAL
” appears when the receive Attenuator function is in use.
y
Push
[H/L]
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.
• “
” 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 (voice), pause a few sec. after pushing
[PTT]
,
hold the microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your
mouth and speak at a normal voice level.
w
Set volume
w
Set squelch
t
Turn attenuator
function
y
Set output power
e
Select channel
group
e
Select channel
group
q
Turn power ON
w
Set volume
and squelch
r
Set channel
u
Push to
transmit
i
Release
to receive
Microphone
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