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• Do not listen at extremely high
volume levels. Extended high
volume listening can lead to
permanent hearing loss.
• Once you set the volume, do not
increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volume level, so a
volume level that does not cause
discomfort might still damage your
hearing.
Traffic Safety
Do not use an earphone with your
transceiver when operating a motor
vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near
traffic. Doing so can create a traffic
hazard and could be illegal in some
areas.
Even though some earphones let you
hear some outside sounds when
listening at normal volume levels, they
can still present a traffic hazard.
USING AN OPTIONAL
HANDSTRAP
You can attach an optional handstrap
(not supplied) to the transceiver. Snap
the clip onto the hole at the side of the
transceiver. Or, slide the hand strap’s
small loop under the hole at the side of
the transceiver. Then pull the strap’s
large loop through the small loop.
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Operation
Rotate
OFF/VOL
to turn the transceiver
on and off and adjust the volume.
Hold down
/ to scan up through
the channels, or
/
SKIP
to scan down
through the channels.
Set
QUIET/Q-SCAN
to the desired code
to provide greater communication
flexibility. See “Using Quiet Codes” on
Page 7.
If you did not set the transceiver to use
a quiet code, wait until there is no
signal on the channel. Then turn
SQL
clockwise until the background noise
between signals stops.
To transmit, hold down
LOCK/PTT
.
Then hold the transceiver about 3
inches from your mouth and speak
slowly in a normal voice.
7;
7;
7;
7;
appears.
Release
LOCK/PTT
when you finish
your transmission.
To receive, release
LOCK/PTT
.
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%86<
%86<
%86<
appears when a call is received.
Hold down
MON/FUNC
to hear
everything on a channel, even weak
transmissions.
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)81&
)81&
)81&
appears. Release
MON/FUNC
to turn squelch back on.
The display’s backlight lights for 5
seconds when you press any key
except
LOCK/PTT
. If you want to turn
on the backlight without changing the