■Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver.
qRotate [OFF/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.
-Use the squelch function to mute any audio noise if necessary. Refer to the previous page for details.
wPush* [SQL•MONI] for 1 sec., and rotate volume to set audio output level.
*According to Monitor action selection in SET mode (p. 14).
BASIC OPERATION 3
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans- mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth and speak at a normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con- serve the battery power and cannot be turned OFF. The power save function activates automatically when no sig- nal is received for 5 sec.
ePush [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
-When receiving a signal, “BUSY” appears and audio is emitted from the speaker.
(The S/RF meter appears while S/RF meter turned ON in SET mode.)
-Further adjustment of [OFF/VOL] may be necessary at this point. r Push [H/L] to select the output power if necessary.
-“LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears when middle power is selected; no indicator appears when high power is selected.
-Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high power for longer distance communications.
-Some channels are for low power only.
tPush and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone.
-“TX” appears.
(The S/RF meter appears while S/RF meter is turned ON in SET mode.)
-Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission (for GMDSS use). y Release [PTT] to receive.
qPower ON
wSet volume
tPush to
transmit
yRelease to receive
w | Set squelch level |
e | Set channel |
wSet squelch level
rSet output power
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