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SWITCHING THE POWER ON/ OFF
Switching the Power ON
Press [ ] (1s) .
The power on message momentarily appears, and frequency
screen appears.
Switching the Power OFF
Press [ ] (1s) .
ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK
When the built-in GPS function is turned ON, the year, month,
day, and time are automatically set from the GPS satellite
information. The default setting of the built-in GPS function
is [On]. If the GPS information cannot be received, you can
manually enter the date and time.
1 Access Menu No. 950.
Date & Time screen appears by pressing [MENU] , [PF1] ,
[LIST] , [MARK] .
2 Set the date, time, and time zone with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC]
control.
3 Press [A/B].
The date, time, and time zone are set.
4 Press [MENU] to return to the frequency screen.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Rotate the [VOL] control to increase the volume and
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
When no sound is heard (the squelch is closed), you can
adjust the noise level by rotating the
[VOL] control while
pressing the [MONI] .
VOLUME BALANCE (BAND A/B)
This function adjusts the volume balance when using the
transceiver with dual bands.
1 Access Menu No. 910.
Volume balance screen appears by pressing [MENU] ,
[PF1] , [VFO] , [MARK] .
2 Change the balance with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC] control.
• Band A and B are set to the same volume level (MAX)
as a default setting. Pressing [MODE] returns to the
previous screen without changing the setting.
When you select [Operation Band Only], the sound of the
operation band is outputted with priority.
Setting examples
When used in combination with APRS:
When using band A for voice calls, use the transceiver with
the sound of band B set to a low volume level or muted.
When simultaneously scanning two waves:
If [Operation Band Only] is set, a voice is output only for
the operation band when the operation and non-operation
band become busy at the same time.
3 Press [ENT] to set the volume balance.
4 Press [MENU] to return to the frequency screen.
SELECTING DUAL BAND MODE/ SINGLE BAND
MODE
You can switch the transceiver between dual band operation
and single band operation.
1 Press [F], [A/B] .
• Each time you press [F], [A/B] , the transceiver switches
between Single band and Dual band mode.
Dual Band mode Single Band mode
SELECTING AN OPERATION BAND
You can select a band A or B as an operation band for
changing the frequency or setting various operations, etc.
1 Press [A/B] to select operating band A or B.
Dual Band A
Dual Band B
Single Band A Single Band B
BASIC OPERATIONS