Message
Meaning
Battery High
The battery voltage output is too high (above 16.0 VDC).
Using the radio in normal mode
• To transmit, press and hold
PUSH TO TALK
on the microphone. Release the button when you are finished talking.
• For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while you’re talking.
• Press
CHANNEL UP
on the radio or the microphone to move up one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to scroll
quickly up the channels.
• Press
CHANNEL DOWN
on the radio or the microphone to move down one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to
scroll quickly down the channels.
• To change the transmit power, press and hold the
ENT-1W/25W
for two seconds. The transmit power switches between 1 watt
and 25 watts each time you press and hold
ENT-1W/25W
.
Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather
channel every seven seconds. If it detects a weather alert for your area, it will change the channel to the last-used
weather channel. The radio will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your
transmission is finished and then checks the weather channel.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold
CALL-MENU
while the radio is idle. Select
Setup
and then
WX-Alert Mode
. Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose
WX Alert Mode
setting
ON
or
Off
.
wx
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks the
most recently-used
weather channel.
with WX Alert on
Monitoring Channel 25
Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds; with Dual Watch
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you are actively transmitting; it waits
until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels.
Press and hold
16/9-TRI
(on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between
Triple or Dual Watch, see page 10.)
09 16
09 16
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks channels 9 & 16.
Monitoring Channel 25
Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/ Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled
time.
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