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BASIC OPERATION
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Channel selection
D
D
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 standing by, you must monitor
Channel 16.
➥
Push
[
!6
•C]
momentarily to select Channel 16.
➥
Push
[DIAL]
to return to the condition before selecting Chan-
nel 16, or rotate
[SELECTOR]
to select a channel.
• Pushing the keypad or
[
Y
Y
]
/
[
Z
Z
]
on the microphone also selects a
channel.
Convenient!
When the Favorite channel function is turned ON (p. 45),
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
keys on the microphone select the favorite channels
in the selected channel group in sequence when pushed.
• The favorite channels are set by the TAG channel setting. (p. 15)
D
D
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. 10) and are used to
store your most often used channel in each channel group for
quick recall.
➥
Push and hold
[
!6
•C]
for 1 sec. to select the call channel of
the selected channel group.
• “
C
CA
AL
LL
L
” and call channel number appear.
• Each channel group may have an independent call channel after
programming a call channel. (p. 10)
➥
Push
[DIAL]
to return to the condition before selecting call
channel, or rotate
[SELECTOR]
to select a channel.
• Pushing the keypad or
[
Y
Y
]
/
[
Z
Z
]
on the microphone also selects a
channel.
25W
25W
INT
INT
CALL
CALL
TAG
TAG
34
34°34.506N
34.506N
123
123°23.236W
23.236W
UTC
UTC 12
12:00
:00
CALLING
CALLING
Push
for 1 sec.
C
16
25W
25W
INT
INT
TAG
TAG
34
34°34.506N
34.506N
123
123°23.236W
23.236W
UTC
UTC 12
12:00
:00
CALLING
CALLING
Push
C
16
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