2.Use the SELect buttons s or t to select the desired Channel. The GRP icon will be surpressed, but the field will still display the current Channel selected. The radio is now ready to receive message.
3.Press the SHIFT/CLR button twice ("double click") to disable squelch and monitor the channel. Adjust the VOLUME buttons to the desired audio level.
NOTE
Pressing the SHIFT/CLR twice ("double click") to monitor the channel, may affect Busy Tone signalling if programmed for the selected channel.
4.When a message is received (and the correct Busy Tone signal is decoded, if programmed and enabled) the receiver will unsquelch and the message will be heard.
SENDING A MESSAGE
1.Turn the radio on and set the desired System and Channel as described in the previous section.
2.Ensure no one is transmitting on the selected channel by pressing the SHIFT/CLR button twice ("double click") and/or observing the display for the absence of the "BSY" indicator to ensure that no one is transmitting on the selected Channel.
3.Holding the radio about 3 inches from your mouth, press the PTT bar and speak as you would normally into the microphone.
4.Release the PTT bar when the transmission is complete and listen for any reply.
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