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BASIC OPERATION
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Call channel programming
The Call channel is used to select Channel 9 (default); how-
ever, you can program the Call channel with your most often-
used channels in each channel group for quick recall.
q
While holding down
[H/L], push [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] sev-
eral times to select the desired channel group (U.S.A., Inter-
national or Canada) to be programmed.
w
Hold down
[16•9] for 1 second to select the Call channel
of the selected channel group.
• “
CALL
” and Call channel number appear.
e
Hold down
[16•9] again for
3 seconds (until a long beep
changes to 2 short beeps)
to enter the Call channel
programming mode.
• Channel number starts blink
-
ing.
r
Rotate
[DIAL] to select the
desired channel.
t
Push
[16•9] to program the
displayed channel as the
Call channel.
• Push
[CLR] to cancel.
• The channel number stops
blinking.
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Channel comments
Each channel can be labeled with a unique alphanumeric ID
of up to 10 characters.
Capital letters, small letters, 0 to 9, some symbols (
- . /
)
and space can be used.
q
Select the desired channel.
• Cancel Dualwatch, Tri-watch or Scan first.
w
While holding down
[H/L],
push
[16•9] to edit the chan-
nel comment.
• A cursor and the first character
start blinking alternately.
e
Rotate
[DIAL] to select the
desired character.
• Push
[16•9] to move the cursor forward, or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/
I/C] to move it backward.
r
Repeat step
e
to input all characters.
• Push
[CLR] to cancel and exit the mode.
t
Push
[DIAL•ENTER] to input and set the comment.
• The cursor and the character stop blinking.
y
Repeat steps
q
to
t
to program other channel com-
ments, if desired.
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