Chapter 1
General Radio Operation
This chapter explains the general radio operations of your radio.
1.1
Selecting a Zone
Prerequisites:
Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature.
When and where to use:
A zone is a group of channels. Do one of the following to select a radio
channel. You can use these options interchangeably depending on your preference and the
programmed functions.
Procedure:
• Select a zone using the radio menu
Zone
:
a. or to
Zone
and press the
Menu Select
button directly below
Zone
.
b.
or to the required zone, or use the keypad to enter the zone number.
If the zone number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows
Invalid entry
. Repeat
this step.
c. Press the
Menu Select
button directly below
Sel
to confirm the displayed zone.
d. Press the
PTT
button to transmit on the displayed zone channel.
• Turn the preprogrammed
Zone Change MFK
to the required zone.
If
Mode Change
is secondary feature of the
MFK
, press the
MFK
once to toggle to
Zone
Change MFK
then only select the required zone.
• Select a zone using the radio menu
ZnUp
or
ZnDn
:
a. or to
ZnUp
or
ZnDn
.
b. Press and hold the
Menu Select
button directly below
ZnUp
or
ZnDn
until the required zone
appears.
Positions of
ZnUp
and
ZnDn
on the display may differ each time you release the
Menu
Select
button. Read carefully before you press.
c. Press the
PTT
button to transmit on the displayed zone channel.
1.2
Selecting a Radio Channel
Prerequisites:
When and where to use:
A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/receive
frequency pairs. Do one of the following to select a radio channel. You can use the options
interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.
Procedure:
• Select a channel using the
MFK
:
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