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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving
➀
Rotate [PWR/VOL] to turn power ON.
➁
Rotate [SQUELCH] fully counterclockwise.
➂
Adjust [PWR/VOL] to a suitable listening level.
➃
Rotate [SQUELCH] clockwise until the audio noise disap-
pears.
➄
Select the desired channel. See pgs. 6–7 for details.
• When a signal is received:
➧
The squelch opens;
➧
Audio is emitted from the speaker;
➧
“BUSY” appears in the function dis-
play.
D
Dual/tri-watch functions
These functions allow you to conveniently check the distress
channel (ch 16) or, both the distress and programmable call
channel while receiving another channel. When receiving a
signal on one of these channels, the transceiver stops on the
channel until the signal disappears.
BUSY
INT
• Dualwatch operation
➥
Push [DUAL•
TRI
] momentarily for dualwatch.
•Tri-watch operation
➥
Push and hold [
DUAL
•TRI] for tri-watch.
INT
DUAL
INT
DUAL
BUSY
Checking channel 16
every 2 sec.
When receiving a signal on
channel 16. Channel 16 is
monitored until the signal
disappears.
INT
TRI
CALL
INT
TRI
BUSY
INT
TRI
BUSY
Checking channel 16
and the call channel
every 2 sec.
When receiving a signal on
channel 16, channel 16 has
priority.
When receiving a signal on the
call channel, the call channel
is monitored while checking ch
16 in 2 sec. intervals.
