4. Accessing the Priority Channels 16
Channel 16 key allows you to access the emergency channel 16
quickly; pressing and holding this key also allows you to access
channel 9.
To access the channel16:
1. Press Channel 16 key to access Priority channel 16.
2. To access the alternate channel 9 which is available in some
areas, press and hold the Channel 16 key for 3 seconds, when
Channel appears then release.
5. Selecting Channels
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Use [
] or [
] (Up/Down) key to scroll through the available
channels.
For a list of channels and their frequencies, see marine Frequency
Charts on page 16.
To select a channel:
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Use [
] or [
] (Up/Down) key to find a channel. Stop when you find
the
desired channel.
NOTE: Not all channel numbers are available in INT bands.
6. Selecting High/Low Power
You must press and release HI/LOW/LOCK key to toggle the transmit
power between high and low. Select high (High power transmit) for
long-range communications, and select low (Low power transmit) for
short-range communications to save battery power.
To change the transmit power:
Press HI/LOW/LOCK key to toggle between High and Low transmit
power. When the radio is operating at high power, the "Hi" icon
appears on the LCD display, and when operating at low power, the
"Lo" icon appears on the LCD display.
7. Locking the Keypad
Use HI/LOW/LOCK key to activate the Key Lock function in order to
avoid accidental key press of the radio keypad.
To lock and unlock the keypad:
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1. To lock the keypad, press and hold the HI/LOW/LOCK key
until the Key Lock icon appears on the LCD display
2. To unlock the keypad, press and hold the HI/LOW/LOCK
key again until the Key Lock icon disappear from the LCD
display.
NOTE: Once Key Lock is turned on, pressing any keys will have no effect
except for the Push-To-Talk (PTT) key, which is not affected by Key
Lock.
8. Adding/Deleting Channels to/from Memory
Your radio can store any channel (including private channels). The
stored channels are the one scanned in the Memory Scan mode.
To add channels to memory:
1. During normal operating mode, use [
(Up/Down) keys to select the desired channel for
programming.
2. Press and hold MEM key for 3 seconds. The Stored icon will
appear, indicating that the current channel has been saved into
memory. Any channel scan number can be saved as memory
channels.
To delete channels from memory:
1. During normal operating mode, use [
(Up/Down) keys to select the saved channel you wish to
delete.
2. Press and hold MEM key for 3 seconds. The selected channel
will be deleted from memory.
9. Scanning
Your radio comes with three scan options:
• Normal Scan: If there are no channels in memory, the default is
Normal Scan. In Normal Scan mode, all channels in the channel set
are scanned in sequence. After the last channel number has been
scanned, the cycle repeats.
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] or [
]
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] or [
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