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BASIC OPERATION
18
4
BASIC OPERATION
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Receive and transmit
q
Push [POWER] for 1sec. to turn the power ON
.
w
Adjust volume to the desired level.
e
Set a frequency.
When a signal is received:
• Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker.
• Signal indicator shows the relative signal strength level.
r
Push [9•
H/L
] after pushing [A•
FUNC
] to toggle output power be-
tween high and low.
• “L” appears when low output power is selected.
t
Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the micro-
phone.
• “TX” appears.
• Do not hold the microphone too close to your mouth or speak too
loudly. This may distort the signal.
y
Release [PTT] to receive
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For your information
Monitor function:
Push and hold [SQL] to listen to weak signals that do not open the
squelch.
D
Using other ways
Via the [
Y
Y
]/[
Z
Z
] keys
Each push increments/decrements the frequency with the selected
tuning step
.
Using the [VOL]
Rotate the [VOL] to increment/decrement the frequency with the se-
lected tuning step.
• This function is available when “dial” is assigned with [VOL] in
INITIAL
SET MODE
(p. 51).
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For your information
Tuning steps:
The transceiver has 8 tuning steps as follows:
5 kHz
10 kHz
12.5 kHz
15 kHz
20 kHz
25 kHz
30 kHz
50 kHz
• A tuning step is selected in
SET MODE
. (p. 47)
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Setting audio/squelch level
D
To set the audio level
Rotate the [VOL] to set desired audio level while receiveing the
signal.
• When no signal is received, push and hold [SQL] while setting
audio level
• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], push [
Y
]/[
Z
] to adjust audio output
level. (p. 51)
D
To set the squelch level
While pushing [SQL], push [
Y
]/[
Z
] to set the squelch level.
• The squelch level “1” is loose squelch,“10’ is tight squelch.
• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], rotate [VOL] while [SQL] is pushed.
(p. 51)