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BASIC OPERATION
Battery Pack
Place the three counter-pieces at the bottom of the battery pack into the according holes
at the rear of the radio and press the top of the battery pack against the radio until it
snaps in.
To remove the battery pack, push down the two battery latches (21), located at the left
and right side, with your thumb and index finger and pull the battery pack gently away
from the radio.
Charging
Insert the AC plug of the charger into 220V outlet. For a brief moment, the LED lights red
to indicate stand-by charging mode.
During charging the LED lights red. Once charging is completed the LED lights green.
Important:
> Please remove the radio out of the charger once charging is completed.
> Do not use the charger as a base station.
> Only charge empty battery packs.
> Do not remove the radio out of the charger until the charging process is completed.
On / Off
Please note that the battery pack needs to be fully charged prior to first use.
Turn on the radio by turning the rotary On/Off-Volume knob clockwise over the barrier.
To set a comfortable volume level, press the monitor key [PF2 ] (18) - a constant noise
will be heard - and adjust the volume.
Channel Select
To select the channel for transmission and reception, set the frequency band where the
channel is located with the A/B switch. Next, select the channel either with the Up
/
Down
keys (8) or with the rotary channel selector (1).
Transmit
To transmit press the PTT key (16). Talk in a distance of approximately 10 cm into the
microphone, which is located on the front plate, above the A/B switch (12).
Side Key 1 PF1
The PF1 key (17), right under the PTT key (16) can be programmed with these functions:
Off
: no function
Scan
: on / off scan function
Lamp
: on / off flashlight function
SOS-CH
: on / off emergency mode
radio
: on / off fm-radio
For instructions how to program the PF1 key, please check under
Menu - PF1
.
English
English
Side Key 2 PF2
The PF2 key (18), located under the PF1 key (16), is a dual-function key that is pre-pro-
grammed with the flashlight function and the monitor function.
To turn the flashlight on / off, press the PF2 key shortly.
To acitvate the monitor function, press the PF2 key long. After one second the monitor
function starts and will be active as long as the PF2 key is pressed.
MENU
1. Enter the menu by pressing the MENU key (10).
2. Select the function by turning the channel selector or by entering the function
number via the number keypad.
3. Access the selected functions parameter by pressing the MENU key (10) and set
the parameter with the
or
key (8).
4. Confirm your selection by pressing the MENU key (10) again.
5. To return to StandyBy press the EXIT key (5).
01 Step Size
Step Size (STEP)
Only available in the HAM version
5 / 6.25 /10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz
02 Squelch Level (SQL-LE)
Squelch levels 0 - 9
0 = squelch open, receives all signals
9 = squelch opens on very strong signals
03 Batterypack Savemode
On / Off
04 TX-Power° (Low / High)
Tx Power (TXP)
Only available in HAM version in frequency mode
HIGH = high tx power /
LOW = low tx power
05 Roger Beep Tone
Voice Prompt : OFF / BOT* / EOT° / Both
06 Transmit Over Time (TOT)
OFF / 15 - 600 s in 15-second-steps
Transmission aborted after expired time;
release PTT for reset
07 VOX
OFF / level 1 - 9 (1 = least sensitive)
Voice operated transmission;
08 Bandwidth° (Wide/Narrow)
Bandwidth (WN)
Only available in the HAM version
WIDE = 25 kHz / NARR = 12,5 kHz
09 Voice Prompt
OFF / English
prompts in english language
10 Transmit Overtime Alarm
OFF / 1 - 9 s
warns prior to expiration of TOT
11 Beep Prompt
ON / OFF - warn tone
* Beginning of Transmission; Upon pressing PTT key ° End of Transmission; Upon release of PTT key
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