Chapter 4: Operating the Radio
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Note:
The RAY101E requires a software upgrade from the distributor to
communicate on the US or Canadian channel sets. Some countries require
special licensing to activate the US or Canadian channels.
If no other Channel Sets besides International have been programmed for
your Ray101E by the distributor, an error tone sounds when you press the
*
key.
4.8
Selecting Priority Mode
The Ray101E provides you with a dedicated key for selecting Priority Mode,
which instantly switches the radio to Priority Channel 16 at high power.
If not already tuned to the Priority Channel 16,
press and release
the
16/PLUS
key to place the
radio into Priority Mode. While in this mode, the
radio is switched to CH16 at high power. The
P
and
HI
indicators appear on the LCD.
Note:
When you press the 16/PLUS key, the radio
always switches to HIGH power. You can use the
HI/LO / USER key to change to LOW power.
The following describes the results of pressing the
various keys during Priority Mode:
•
16/PLUS.
Press and release to return to the last-used working channel.
Press and hold to switch to the Favourite (PLUS) Channel.
•
*
.
Press and hold to switch to the other channel sets (if available). The
radio remains in Priority Mode even though it switches frequency sets.
•
SCAN / SAVE.
Press and release to initiate Scan Mode. When you press
again, the scan halts and the radio returns to Priority Mode. Press and hold
to save CH16 into memory but remain in Priority Mode.
