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RM-50R 50-Watt Remote Head Mobile Radio

 

 

P.N. RM50-U/V 

 

USER GUIDE 

 
Your radio was pre-programmed and fully optimized 
before shipping to you. You

ʼ

re not required to use the 

guide. Go out and play! 

 

Power On/Off: 
• To power on, press and hold the 

[Red Button]

 for 2 

seconds. 
• To power off, press and hold the 

[Red Button]

 for 4 

seconds and the device will count down to 0. 
 
Modes: Memory/Manual  

 

The RM-50 can switch between Memory (MR) 

mode [pre-programmed channels], or Manual 
(VFO) mode [manually entered frequencies] by 
pressing the 

V/M

 button on the face of the radio.  

• Pre-programmed channels are easily identified 
by a small channel number and channel name (also 
known as an alpha tag). 

 

Changing Channels:

 In VFO mode, turn the channel knob clockwise 

to change channels up. Turn the channel knob counterclockwise to 
change channels down. 
 
Transmitting

: Press and hold the 

[PTT]

 button on your provided 

hand-mic to transmit. Release the 

[PTT]

 button when finished with 

your transmission. 
 
Scan Mode

: Scan Mode allows you to scan through all of the 

programmed channels to look for radio traffic.  
• Press 

SCAN

 to enter scan mode. 

• Press 

SCAN

 to again to stop scanning. 

 
TO LOCK/UNLOCK: 

Press and hold the 

L

 button on the radio for two seconds. A small 

“KEY” 

symbol will appear/disappear on the bottom right corner of the display to confirm that the 
keypad is locked/unlocked. 
 
HYPER MEMORY (preset buttons): 

The 1-5 buttons allow the user to save the current channel 

and settings.  To save, press and hold one of the preset buttons for 3 seconds. To use a preset, 
short-press the button/preset desired. 

 

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