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.
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.
Pressing the SHIFT/CLR twice ("double click") to monitor the
channel, may affect Busy Tone signalling if programmed for the
selected channel.
NOTE
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