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6. BASIC OPERATION
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS
The FCC prohibits the following communications:
False distress or emergency messages:
Messages to “any boat” except in emergencies and radio tests;
Messages to or from a vessel on land;
Transmission while on land;
Obscene, indecent, or profane language (potential fine of $10,000).
6.2 INITIAL SETUP
Install the battery pack on the transceiver (see section “
4.2.2 BATTERY
INSTALLATION/REMOVAL
”).
6.3 RECEPTION
1. Press and hold the
key for two seconds to turn the radio “on”.
2. Press the key twice to enter the squech level ad-
justment mode (“
SQL
” is displayed to the left of the
channel number).
3. When “
SQL
” is displayed, press the
key until the “
” indicator
appears on the display, then press the
key.
4. Press the key to enter the speaker volume adjustment mode (“
VOL
”
is displayed to the left of the channel number).
5. When “
VOL
” is displayed, press the
/
key until
the noise or audio from the speaker is at a comfortable
level, then press the
key.
6. Activate the squelch level adjustment mode by press-
ing the key twice. Press the
key until the ran-
dom noise disappears, then press the
key. This
state is known as the “Squelch Threshold”.
7. Press the
or
key to select the desired chan-
nel. Refer to section “
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL AS-
SIGNMENTS
” for available channels.
8. When a signal is received, adjust the volume (press
the key, followed by the
/
key) to the de-
sired listening level. The “
” indicator in the LCD
is displayed indicating that the channel is being used or the radio is not
squelched.
