Controls:
Power On-Off/Volume (15):
Turn the
To Adjust Volume:
Hold the Monitor Button down to listen to audio level while rotating the
Monitor/Lamp Button (2):
This button is used to to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting. Check activity by holding down Monitor Button longer than 2 seconds and (MON) will apppear on the display. 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 (MON) will disapppear from the display.
The monitor function will temporarily bypass the squelch setting and play all signals on a given channel. This useful when comunicating with other parties at extreme range.
By pressing this button momentarily, the LCD backlight is turned on; press again and the LCD backlight is turned off.
The monitor function can be turned off by momentarily pressing the monitor/ lamp button once.
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 the reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to transmit and receive at the same time. A red transmit LED (Transmit/Monitor Indicator)
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