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power transmission setting is incorrect.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to
high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix for a
complete listing of channel charts.
PTT
Push To Talk.
On the microphone ONLY
Push to start the transmitting
4. Radio Operation
Turning On/Off Your Radio
Rotate
Power/volume
knob to turn the radio on or off with an indicating voice of click. And adjust the volume
to a comfortable level.
Adjusting Squelch
Rotate
SQL
fully counterclockwise in advance, After
VOL
rotated to adjust the audio output level, then
Rotate
SQL
clockwise until the noise disappears
Squelch is used to eliminate static and background noise and allows for silent operation of your radio
until a transmission is received. If the squelch is too high, only the strongest transmissions can be
heard, and when too low, intermittent static and noise are heard.
Selecting High/Low Power
Press and release this key to toggle the transmit power between high and low. When the unit is operating at
low power, “Lo” appears on LCD and “Hi” appears on LCD when operating at high power.
[Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power
transmission setting is incorrect. Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can
be changed to high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix for a
complete listing of channel charts.]
Selecting Channels
Press the
/
(UP/DOWN )
button to scroll through the available channels.
Note: Not all channel numbers are available in INT bands.
Transmitting and Receiving
Press and hold the Push-To-Talk (
PTT
) key to transmit on the selected channel, then release to receive. The
TX indicator appears while transmitting.
Scanning Features
Your radio is equipped with 2 types of scan options: All Scan, 3CH Scan (Favourite Channel Scan). If there
are no channels added as favourite channels, the default is All Scan. This function automatically searches for
transmissions on the channel set being scanned. If a TX signal is received, the scan stops on the receiving
channel as long as it is present and the SCAN indicator flashes. If the signal is lost for 3 seconds, the radio
resumes scanning.
During the Scan Modes:
Press the Channel
/
(UP/DOWN) will escape from the SCAN mode.
Press
SCAN
button again to terminate the SCAN mode.
All Scan
