•
Scanning
:
The
KG-UV9G GMRS
radio o
ff
ers single or dual
receiver scanning with 3 di
ff
erent Scan Modes.
•
SE Scan Mode
:
Scans until a signal strong enough to
break squelch is received, then exits scanning, remaining
on the current channel or frequency.
•
TO Scan Mode
:
Scans until a signal is received, pauses
for 5 seconds to preview the signal, then resumes scanning.
•
CO Scan Mode
:
Scans until a signal is received, pauses
until the signal ceases, then resumes scanning if no signal
returns after 3 seconds.
•
You can select the
Scan Group
assigned to each receiver
independently. Use the
BAND
key to select the desired
MAIN
receiver, then set with [
MENU 49_SCN-GP
|
01
∼
10
].
•
To start scanning channels or frequencies on the current
MAIN
band,
long-press
the
✱
key.
•
To start scanning on the other receiver, press the
BAND
key
to make it the
MAIN
receiver, then
long-press
the
✱
key.
Use [
MENU 60
] to control
Sub-Band
Muting and the
BAND
key to select the primary (
MAIN
) scanning receiver.
•
To stop scanning, switch to the desired receiver using the
BAND
key, then press any other key (other than the
BAND
key, such as
EXIT
or
✱
again).
•
If you encounter an unwanted signal while scanning in the
TO
or
CO
Scan Modes, you can rotate the
Channel Knob
in either direction to immediately advance/resume
scanning.
TIP:
You can use the free programming software to change the
“BetterSafeRadio” display message to your own Call Sign! (16 chars.)
–– Basic Operation
(cont.)
––
•
Function Menu
:
Press the
MENU
key to enter the function
Menu. Use the
Channel Knob
,
▲▼
or
1
∼
9
keys to select a
function. Press
MENU
again to Edit the selected function.
Use the same procedure to select or enter a value, then press
MENU
again to write any changes. Press
MENU
or
EXIT
to
exit the function Menu. You can press
EXIT
any time to abort
the current Menu operation without saving the change.
•
Receiving
:
Turn the radio on by rotating the
On
/
O
ff
/
Volume
Knob
clockwise. Use the
Channel Knob
or
▲▼
keys to
select the desired channel. Adjust the
Volume
as needed.
•
Main
:
Toggle the active
MAIN
receiver with the
BAND
key.
•
Single
/
Dual Receive
:
Toggle Single or Dual Receive Mode
with the
TDR
(True Dual Receive) key.
•
Sub-Band Muting
:
You can choose if you want audio on
the
Sub-Band
Receiver muted (in
TDR
Dual mode) when a
signal is received (even while scanning), when you transmit
on the
MAIN
receiver, or both. Use [
MENU 60_S-MUTE
|
ALL, OFF, RX-MUTE, TX-MUTE, R/T MUTE
] to toggle.
•
Transmitting
:
Choose a channel or frequency using the
Channel Knob
,
▲▼
or
1
∼
9
keys. Short-press
PF3
to confirm
the channel is not in use, then again to mute. Hold the radio
upright a few inches from your mouth with the display facing
you. Press & hold the
PTT
key and speak at a normal,
consistent volume. Release the
PTT
key to stop transmitting.
CAUTION:
Do NOT transmit without an antenna attached, with a damaged
antenna, while touching the antenna, around explosives, or while refueling
a vehicle. Operate only with batteries & chargers designed for this radio.
–– Radio Controls & Indicators ––
•
On
/
O
ff
/
Volume
Knob
•
RX
Green Signal &
TX
Red Transmit LED Indicators
•
Channel Knob
(bi-directional; no stops)
•
Flashlight
/Torch LED
•
SMA-Female
Antenna Connector
–– Keypad Shortcuts ––
•
1
∼
9
:
Freq
/
Chan Entry
|
FM Radio Mem.
|
Menu Function
Shortcuts
•
BAND
:
Toggle Active
MAIN
Receiver
•
TDR-V/M
short-press:
Single
/
Dual
Receive Mode
•
TDR-V/M
long-press:
VFO-FREQ
/
CH-
#
/
FREQ
/
CH-NAME
Modes
•
MENU
:
Access Radio Functions |
Edit
/
Save
Menu Function
•
EXIT
:
Exit Menu or Cancel Scanning
•
✱
/SCAN
short-press:
REV
|
long-press:
SCAN
•
#
/LOCK
short-press:
FRQ
/
Save
/
Call
(FM Radio) |
long-press:
LOCK
•
▲▼
:
Next
/
Prev.
Channel/Function/Value
•
RPT
: short-press:
BAND
(in VFO) |
long-press:
Talk-Around
/
Direct
–– PF / Programmable Function Keys ––
Default Side-Key assignments:
•
PF1
(top round side-key):
Sub-Band
Receiver
TX
(Transmit)
•
PTT
(large middle side-key):
MAIN
Receiver
TX
(Transmit)
•
PF2
short-press (3rd side-key):
Broadcast FM Radio
(On/O
ff
)
•
PF2
long-press (3rd side-key):
Flashlight
/
Torch
(On/O
ff
)
•
PF3
short-press (4th side-key):
Monitor
(Open Squelch)
•
PF3
long-press (4th side-key):
Stopwatch
(Start/Stop/O
ff
-Reset)
•
FM Radio
:
The Commercial
FM Radio
feature tunes from 76 to
108 MHz in 100 kHz steps. It o
ff
ers an
IN FRQ
VFO Mode with
SE
Scanning, Memory
Save
, and Memory
Call
functions with 20
dedicated memories. When operating the
FM Radio
, the
MAIN
&
Sub-Band receivers will be “watching” for active signals (if in
TDR
Dual Receive Mode) and will mute the
FM Radio
and play the
MAIN
or Sub-Band audio instead. When the signal ceases, the
KG-UV9G
will resume playing the current
FM Radio
station.
•
Enter the
FM Radio
feature with a
PF2
short-press
.
Short-
press
again to exit the
FM Radio
feature.
•
Toggle between
IN FRQ
/
Save
/
Call
modes with a
#
short-
press
.
•
Press the
✱
key to scan for an active
FM Radio
station.
•
Use the
1
∼
9
keys or
Channel Knob
to enter/select a
frequency or memory channel in
IN FRQ
/
Call
modes, then
press the
MENU
key to commit to the selection.
•
Adding New Channels
:
You can add new simplex GMRS Tx/
Rx or other Scanner Rx-Only channels to your
KG-UV9G
with the
keypad, as desired (add repeater channels via software only).
•
Enter the
VFO
/
FREQ
Mode (see
Keypad Shortcuts
above).
•
Use the
Channel Knob
,
▲▼
or
1
∼
9
keys to select or enter the
desired Rx frequency.
•
Write the frequency as a new channel using [
MENU 30_MEM-
CH
|
001
∼
999
]. Unused memory channels will display in red.
Press
MENU
to commit writing to memory.
•
Switch to Channel Mode and use the
Function Menu
to set
any desired parameters, such as
W
/
N
,
TXP
,
Rx-CTC
/
DCS
,
Tx-CTC
/
DCS
,
ROGER
,
BCL
,
SCAN
-
GRP
&
SCAN
-
ADD
, etc.
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