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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna can damage
the transceiver.
q
Hold down
[
]
to turn ON the power.
w
Set the volume and squelch levels.
You can enter each adjustment mode by pushing
[VOL/
SQL]
.
➥
Enter the squelch adjustment mode, and then push
[
Z
]
one or
more times to open the squelch.
➥
Enter the volume adjustment mode, and then push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to adjust the volume level.
➥
Enter the squelch adjustment mode again, and push
[
Y
]
until
the noise just disappears.
e
Push
[VOL/SQL]
again to exit the squelch adjustment mode.
r
Push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
to select a desired channel.
• When receiving a signal, “
” appears and audio is heard
from the speaker.
• You may want to further adjust the audio level.
t
Push
[Hi/Lo]
to select the output power if necessary.
• “
LOW
” appears when low power is selected; no icon is
displayed when high power is selected.
• Choose low power for short range communications; choose
high power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for only low power communication.
y
Hold down
[PTT]
to transmit, then speak into the microphone.
• “
” appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
u
Release
[PTT]
to receive.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause for a second after pushing
[PTT]
,
hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice
level.
NOTE:
To conserve battery power, the transceiver’s
Power Save function automatically activates when no sig-
nal is received for 5 seconds.
For U.S.A version
:
To prevent prolonged transmission, a
time-out timer cuts OFF after 5 minutes of continuous
transmission.
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BP-266
Microphone
t
Set output
power.
q
Power ON.
y
Push to
transmit.
u
Release to
receive.
r
Set channel.
Enter the volume
and squelch ad-
justment mode.
Exit the squelch
adjustment mode.
w
e
w
Adjust the
volume and
squelch level.
BP-266
BP-266
