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bASIC 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
Press and release the SQL key to enter squelch mode,press the to adjust squelch
level. Press and release the SQL key again to leave Squelch mode.
Squelch is used to eliminate static and background noise and allows for silent opera
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tion of your NAVY-08 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 OR LOCk kEYPAD
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.
You also can lock your radio keypad to avoid accidental pressing of keys by activating
the key lock. Pressing and holding Hi/Lo-Lock button key lock icon will appear on LCD if
it is enabled. The function is effective to all keys except PTT and Hi/Lo-Lock buttons.
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 NAVY-08 is equipped with three types of scan options: All Scan, Saved(Memory)
Scan and Priority Scan. If there are no channels in memory, 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 five seconds,
the radio resumes scanning. During the Scan Modes:
Press the Channel / (UP/DOWN) button to change the scan direction. UP increments
the channel while DOWN decrements it.
Press and release the SCAN button to terminate the SCAN mode.
DW/TRI button do not function and sound an error beep if pressed.
All Scan
Press and release the SCAN button when no channels are stored in memory to acti
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vate the All Scan function. The SCAN indicator appears on the LCD during All Scan.
In All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequence, assuming
no channels have been stored in memory. After the last channel number has been
scanned, the cycle repeats.
