15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

■Sending Messages

1Select SSB, FM, or AM.

•Use the same mode for transmitting and receiving.

2Press [VOX/ LEVEL] to switch VOX ON or OFF.

•If you switched VOX ON, skip step 3.

3Press [SEND], or press and hold Mic [PTT].

4Press [1/ CH1/REC], [2/ CH2/REC], or

[3/ CH3/REC], depending on which channel you want to use.

•For example, “s PLAY BACK” and “AP 1– –” appear while playing back the message in channel 1.

•To interrupt playback, press [CLR].

5To play back another message in sequence, press the corresponding key ([1/ CH1/REC], [2/ CH2/REC], or [3/ CH3/REC]) while the first message is being played.

•Up to 3 channels can be queued.

6If you pressed [SEND] or Mic [PTT] in step 3, press [SEND] again or release Mic [PTT].

■Erasing a Recorded Message

1Press [FUNC] then [1/ CH1/REC] or

[2/ CH2/REC] or [3/ CH3/REC] to select the message which you want to erase.

•“Á REC WAIT” and “APn –” appear, where “n” represents the channel number.

2To erase the recorded message, press and hold the same key as in step 1 ([1/ CH1/REC], [2/ CH2/REC], or [3/ CH3/REC]), and press [CLR] at the same time.

•A beep sounds and the message is erased.

■Changing Inter-message Interval Time

For repetitive message playback, you can change the interval between each series of messages. Use Menu No. 29B, and select the time in the range of 0 to 60 seconds.

■Changing Playback Volume

Turning the MAIN AF or SUB AF control does not change the volume for playback. To change the volume, access Menu No. 14 to select the playback volume level from OFF and 1 to 9.

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