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Group Up/Down
(
GRP UP/DWN
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
GRP UP
” or “
GRP DWN
” to select a differ-
ent group of channels.
Channel Up/Down
(
CH UP/DWN
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
CH UP
” or “
CH DWN
” to select a different
channel within the current group.
AUX A/B/C
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
AUX A
”, “
AUX B
”, or “
AUX C
” to turn the
output port (respectively).
Public Address
(
PA
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
PA
” to use the transceiver as a PA amplifier.
When you enable this function, a tone sounds and “
” appears on the display.
The public address can be used even while scanning and receiving a call.
Monitor
(
MON
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
MONI
” momentarily to cancel CTCSS and
DCS signaling squelch; the “
MON
” icon appears on the display. Press and hold this
key for 1/2 seconds to hear background noise (unmute the audio); the
MON
icon
blinks on the display.
Channel Recall
(
RCL
)
During scan, you can press the assigned
PF
button of the “
RCL
” to select the last
called channel.
Selectable Tone
(
ST
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
Selectable Tone
”, then rotate the
CHANNEL
selector knob to select a 2-Tone.
Speaker
(
SP
)
Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
SP
” to switch “Front panel”, “Front panel
& Body” and “Body” speaker. When “Body” is selected, a tone sounds and the
“
” icon appears on the display. You can use this function while scanning and
receiving a call. However, all audio will be emitted from the PA speaker.
Squelch Level
(
SQL
)
You can manually adjust the squelch level using this function:
1. Press the assigned
PF
button of the “
SQL
”. A tone sounds and “
SQL
” appears
on the display with the current squelch level.
2. Rotate the
CHANNEL
selector knob to select the desired level.
3. Press the this key. A tone sounds and the display returns to the normal channel.
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