GETTING STARTED
For the following explanations, refer to "Parts Of The
Radio" on page 13.
TURNING RADIO ON/OFF
To turn ON the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Knob
clockwise. The radio plays one of the following:
•
Power up tone and channel number
announcement, or
•
Battery level and channel number
announcements, or
•
Silent (Audible tones disabled)
The LED blinks red briefly.
To turn the radio OFF, rotate the On/Off/Volume Knob
counterclockwise until you hear a 'click' and the radio
LED Indicator turns OFF.
ADJUSTING VOLUME
Turn the On/Off/Volume Knob clockwise to increase
the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the
volume.
Note:
Do not hold the radio too close to the ear
when the volume is high or when adjusting
the volume
SELECTING A CHANNEL
To select a channel, turn the Channel Selector Knob
until you reach the desired channel. An audible voice
indicates the selected channel.
Each channel has its own Frequency, Interference
Eliminator Code and Scan Settings.
TALKING AND MONITORING
It is important to monitor for traffic before transmitting
to avoid 'talking over' someone who is already
transmitting
To monitor, long press and hold the SB1(*) button to
access channel traffic. If no activity is present, you will
hear 'static'. To release, press SB1 again. Once
channel traffic has cleared, proceed with your call by
pressing the PTT button. When transmitting, the LED
Indicator stays solid red.
Note:
•
To listen to all activity on a current channel, short
press the SB1 to set the CTCSS/DPL code to 0.
This feature is called 'CTCSS/DPL Defeat
(Squelch set to SILENT)'.
•
(*) This assumes SB1 is not being programmed
for a different mode.
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