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SCANNING FOR ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
1. To search for activity on a frequency, press SC. The trans-
ceiver begins to scan up or down the full frequency range,
and stops on active frequencies for 5 seconds.
2. To change the scan direction, press or .
3. To stop on a frequency or to stop scanning completely,
press
SC
again.
MONITORING A FREQUENCY
While the radio is receiving a transmission, press
MO
(monitor) to
suspend the squelch setting and hear everything on that frequen-
cy. This lets you hear the signal even if the incoming CTCSS
(subaudible tone) does not match your setting.
If you hold down
MO
for longer than 1 second, the set values for
receive tone, transmit tone, scan skip condition (if any), repeater
offset, and frequency step appear.
Release
MO
to turn on the squelch again.
CHANGING THE FREQUENCY RANGE
You can change the standard transmit frequency range from
430–450 MHz to an extended range of 420–450.000 MHz.
To set the transceiver to its extended range, turn off the transceiv-
er. Then hold down
SC
and turn on the transceiver again.
To return to the standard frequency range, turn the transceiver off
then hold down SC and turn it on again.
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