Controls:
Power On/Off (15) Button
Press and hold the power on/off button ( 
) for at least 2 seconds. You will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, press and hold the button for at least 2 seconds.
Adjusting the Volume
With the unit powered on, press the Up Channel/Volume button ( 
) to increase volume and the Down Channel/Volume button ( 
) to decrease volume. The display will indicate the current volume level by the small
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Monitor/Display Backlight Button (2)
This button is used to to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting. Check activity by pressing the Monitor (M) Button longer
than 2 seconds; the 
icon will apppear on the display and you will hear static if frequency is clear. Do not transmit if you hear conversation. Hold down the Monitor Button again longer than 2 seconds and the 
icon will disapppear from the display.
The monitor function will temporarily bypass the squelch setting and play all signals on a given channel. This feature is useful when communicating with other parties at extreme range.
By pressing the monitor button momentarily, the LCD backlight is turned on; the LCD backlight will turn off automatically in about 5 seconds, or when the monitor button is pressed momentarily once again.
Push To Talk (PTT) Button (4)
Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any transceiver that is set to the same channel and privacy code setting as yours. Hold the transceiver approximately 1 to 2 inches from your face as you speak into the built in microphone (9). After you have finished speaking, release the PTT Button to allow reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to
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