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BASIC OPERATION
Receiving and transmitting
■
CAUTION
: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
Hold down
q
[ ]
for 1 second to turn power ON.
Set the volume and squelch levels with
w
[VOL/SQL]
.
Set the volume by pushing
➥
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
to adjust the vol-
ume.
Set the squelch level by pushing
➥
[VOL/SQL]
while the
volume adjustment mode is selected.
•
While in the squelch adjustment mode, pushing
[
Y
]
will
make the noise disappear.
Push
e
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
to select the desired channel.
• Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this
point.
r
Select
“
HI/LO
”
to select the output power if necessary.
• “HI” appears when high power is selected; “LOW” when high
power is selected.
• Choose low power for short range communications, choose
high power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t
Hold down
[PTT]
to transmit, then speak into the micro-
phone.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
t
Release
[PTT]
to receive.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [
PTT
],
hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice
level.
NOTE:
The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function activates
automatically when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
For U.S.A. version
:
To prevent accidental prolonged
transmission, etc., the transceiver has a time-out timer
function. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min-
utes of continuous transmission.
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