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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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Panel description
U/I/C
H/L
CH/WX
9
16
DISTRESS
POWER
VOL
iM604
VHF MARINE
MIC
U/I/C
9
H/L
CH/WX
16
SQL
DISTRESS
Speaker
Function display (p. 4)
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q
!2
t
y
u
i
!1 !0 o
r e w
q
CLEAR KEY [CLR]
Push to cancel the entered function, exit the Set mode. (p. 47)
w
FUNCTION KEY
[
O
]
After pushing this key, some keys perform a secondary
functions.
• “
F
” is displayed when a secondary function can be accessed.
e
DISTRESS KEY [DISTRESS]
(pp. 20, 22)
Hold down for 5 seconds to transmit a Distress call.
r
DSC MENU KEY [MENU]
(p. 16)
Push to toggle the DSC menu ON or OFF.
t
POWER KEY [POWER]
(p. 9)
➥
Push to turn ON the transceiver.
➥
Hold down for 1 second to turn OFF the transceiver.
y
CHANNEL 16/CALL CHANNEL KEY [16•9]
➥
Push to select Channel 16. (p. 7)
➥
Hold down for 1 second to select the Call channel. (p. 7)
• “
CALL
”
is displayed when the Call channel is
selected.
➥
Hold down for 3 seconds to enter Call channel program-
ming mode when the Call channel is selected. (p. 10)
➥
While holding down
[H/L]
, push to enter channel
comments programming mode. (p. 11)
➥
While turning ON the transceiver, push to enter Set
mode. (p. 43)
u
SELECTOR DIAL [SELECTOR]
(pp. 7–9)
Rotate to select the operating channels, set mode
contents, and so on.
i
CHANNEL/WEATHER CHANNEL KEY [CH/WX]
➥
When pushed momentarily, selects and toggles the
regular channels and weather channels. (p. 8)
➥
While holding down
[H/L]
, push to sequentially select
one of three channel groups. (p. 8)
• USA, International and Canadian channel groups are
selectable.
o
SQUELCH CONTROL [SQL]
(p. 9)
Rotate to set the squelch threshold level.