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6 BASIC OPERATION
6.1 PROHIBITED 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.
6.2 INITIAL SETUP
1. Install the battery pack on the transceiver (see section “
4.2.2 BATTERY
INSTALLATION/REMOVAL
”).
2. Install the antenna onto the transceiver; hold the bottom end of the an-
tenna, then screw it onto the mating connector on the transceiver until it is
snug. Do not over-tighten.
NOTE
Water resistance of the transceiver is assured only when the battery
pack is attached to the transceiver and
MIC/SP
cap is installed in the
MIC/SP
jack.
6.3 RECEPTION
1. Press and hold the [
POWER
(
)] key for two seconds to turn the trans-
ceiver on.
2. Press the [
SQL
] key to activate the squelch adjusting mode. Press the [
]
key until the “
” indicator will appear on the display, then press the
[
SQL
] key again (or wait 3 seconds to exit from the squelch adjusting mode).
3. Press the [
VOL
(
STROBE
)] key to activate the audio volume adjusting mode.
Press the [
] / [
] key until the noise or audio from the speaker is at a
comfortable level, then press the [
VOL
(
STROBE
)] key again (or wait 3
seconds to exit from the volume adjusting mode).
4. Press the [
SQL
] key to activate the squelch adjusting mode again. Press
the [
] key until the random noise disappears, then press the [
SQL
] key
again (or wait 3 seconds to exit from the squelch adjusting mode). This
state is known as the “Squelch Threshold”.
5. Press the [
] or [
] key to select the desired channel. Refer to the chan-
nel chart on page 71 for available channels.
6. When a signal is received, adjust the volume (Press the [
VOL
(
STROBE
)]
key, followed by the [
]/[
] key) to desired listening level. The “
” indi-
cator will appear on the display indicating that the channel is being used.