designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel.

Press SCAN to stop at the current channel.

PUSH TO SELECT Enter (ENT). Use ENT when navigating menus, to confirm entries and edits.

EXITEscape (ESC). Use EXIT when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previ- ous screen.

CALL

Radio and DSC Call Menu. Press to enter the DSC Call Menu and make

 

DSC calls. See Section 6.

MENU

DSC Setup Menu. Press to enter the DSC Setup Menu and to customize

 

your radio. See Section 2-5.

DISTRESS

Send DSC Distress Call. See Section 6.

PTT

Press To Talk. (located on the microphone). Press PTT to transmit at any

 

time on an allowable channel. This automatically exits you from menu

 

mode and stops scanning. You must release PTT to receive a signal.

 

If PTT sticks, a built-in timer will automatically shut down a transmission

 

after five minutes and sound the error beeps.

Rotary knob

Channel Select. Turn to select a channel. The current channel is shown

 

on the LCD in BIG digits an A or B designator suffix (if applicable) in small

 

letters below the channel number. (See appendix C for a listing of channel

 

frequencies).

 

Push to activate the ENT function.

 

You can also use the rotary knob for alphanumeric entry. Turn to step

 

through alphanumeric characters one at a time then push to confirm each

 

selection. If you make an error, select the < character then push to backup.

+ / -

Channel Select. (Located on the microphone). The current channel is

 

shown on the screen in BIG digits with an appropriate designator suffix A or

 

B in small letters below the channel number.

 

Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold

 

down to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix C

 

for a listing of channel charts.

 

Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and

 

for alphanumeric entry. Press + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu

 

options when navigating menus.

 

When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through

 

the numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly.

 

To enter a character, press + to step through the alphabet or hold down to

 

scroll rapidly.

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