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GX1300
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
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PULL OPEN
BUSY
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7.1 FRONT PANEL
Power Switch / Volume Control Knob
(
VOL
)
Turns the transceiver on and off as well as adjusts the audio volume.
Rotate this knob clockwise to turn the radio on and to increase the
speaker audio volume level.
To turn the radio off, rotate fully counterclockwise until the pointer stops
on the “
OFF
” indication on the panel.
Squelch Control Knob
(
SQL
)
Adjusting this control clockwise, sets the point at which random noise
on the channel does not activate the audio circuits but a received signal
will. This point is called the squelch threshold. Further adjustment of the
squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions.
▲ / ▼ Keys
The ▲ and ▼ keys are used to select a desired channel and to select
items in the DSC operation and other menu operations.
◄ / ► Keys
The ◄ and ► keys are used to select items in the DSC operation and
other menu operations.