Receiving Signals
To Receive
1. Turn the transceiver on.
2. Check the battery condition on the display. If the battery icon
is displayed, charge or replace the batteries.
3. Set the desired channel number.
4. Adjust the volume control to the desired listening volume
by pressing and holding the monitor button while using the up
and down buttons to adjust the sound level.
5. The receive icon will be displayed when the
transceiver detects an incoming transmission and its signal
strength will be displayed by the indicator on the left.
When communicating with other transceivers at extreme
range or when it is desirable to receive weak signals, the
monitorbutton may be used to bypass the squelch and listen
toall activity on a channel. Press and hold the monitor button
whenever this is desired.
Continuous Monitor Mode
The monitor feature may be locked on by pressing and holding the
monitorbutton, then pressing and holding the PTT button. Releasing
themonitor button, then PTT button will initiate the continuous monitor
mode. When in continuous monitor mode the receive icon will be
displayed and the signal strength indicator will display the strength
of any signals received. Pressing the monitor button momentarily
will return to the standard reception mode.