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BASIC OPERATION
New2001
■
Call channel programming
You can program the call channel with your most often-used
channels in each channel group for quick recall.
q
While pushing and holding
[H/L]
, push
[DIAL]
several
times to select the desired channel group (INT, USA, ATIS
or DSC) to be programmed.
w
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.
e
Push and hold
[
!6
•C]
again
for 3 sec. (until a long beep
changes to 2 short beeps)
to enter call channel pro-
gramming condition.
• Channel number starts blink-
ing.
r
Rotate
[SELECTOR]
to se-
lect the desired channel.
t
Push
[
!6
•C]
to program the
displayed channel as the
call channel.
• Push
[CLR]
to cancel.
• The channel number stops
blinking.
■
Microphone lock function
The Microphone lock function electrically locks
[
Y
]/[
Z
]
and
[HI/LO]
keys on the supplied microphone. This prevents ac-
cidental channel changes and function access.
➥
While pushing and holding
[HI/LO]
on the microphone,
turn power ON to toggle the Microphone lock function ON
and OFF.
■
Display backlight
The function display and keys can be backlit for better visibil-
ity under low light conditions.
➥
After pushing
[
F
]
, push
[3•
]
then rotate
[SELECTOR]
to adjust the brightness of the LCD and key backlight.
Then push
[ENT]
.
• The backlight is adjustable in 7 levels and OFF.
DIM
[HI/LO]
[
Y
]/[
Z
]
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
25W
25W
INT
INT
CALL
CALL
DUP
DUP
TAG
TAG
34
34°34.506N
34.506N
123
123°23.236W
23.236W
UTC
UTC 12
12:00
:00
INTL
INTL
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