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PWR
Key
Turns the transceiver on and off. To turn the transceiver on, press and
hold this key until the LCD turns on. To turn it off, press and hold this
key until the LCD turns off. When the power is turned on, the trans-
ceiver is set to the last selected channel.
16/9
Key
Pressing this key immediately recalls Channel 16 from any channel
location. Pressing and holding this key recalls Channel 9. Pressing
this key again reverts to the previous selected working channel.
Secondary use
:
Press
the
WX
key while pressing and holding the
16/9
key to switch
between USA, International and Canadian channel assignments.
H/L
Key
Press this key to toggle between 25 W (High) and 1 W (Low) power.
When this key is pressed while the transceiver is on Channel 13 or 67,
the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the
PTT
switch of the microphone is released. The
H/L
key does not function
on transmission inhibited and low power only channels.
DIAL Knob (Channel Selector)
Rotary knob used to select channels and to choose menu items (such as
the DSC menu, Radio Setup and DSC Setup menu). The
/
keys
on the microphone can also be used to select channels and menu items.
Secondary Use
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Pressing the
F
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key, and turning the
DIAL
knob while holding the
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nels for scanning.
y
Adjusts the PA output level while in PA/FOG mode.
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a channel number.
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Secondary use
Press
the
F
key first then press the
1 -/*
DIM
key to access the LCD
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Key
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in a channel number.