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BASIC OPERATION
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Channel selection
IMPORTANT:
Pror to usng the transcever for the first
tme, fully charge the battery pack. Ths wll help maxmze
the capablty and lfe of the battery. To avod damage to
the transcever, turn the rado OFF whle chargng.
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Channel 16
Channel 16
(Dstress channel)
s used for establshng ntal
contact wth another staton and for emergency commun-
catons. Channel 16 s automatcally montored durng both
dualwatch and tr-watch. Whle standng by, you must mon-
tor Channel 16.
q
Push
[16•C]
to select Channel 16.
w
Push
[DIAL]
to return to the condton before select-
ng Channel 16, or push
[
Y
]/[
Z
]
to select the operatng
channel.
Push
D
Call channel
Call channel s the lesure-use call channel. Each regular
channel group has separate call channels. In addton, the
call channel s montored durng tr-watch. The call channels
can be re-programmed
(p. 10)
and may be used to store your
most often used channels n each channel group for quck re-
call.
q
Push and hold
[16•C]
for 1 sec. to select the call channel.
• “CALL” and the call channel number appear.
• Call channel can be re-programmed. See the “Call channel
programmng” on p. 10 for detals.
w
Push
[DIAL]
to return to the condton before selectng Call
channel, or push
[
Y
]/[
Z
]
to select the operatng channel.
Push
for 1 sec.
Channel 16 is programmed
as a default setting.
(depending on the version)