NOTE: Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations require that you monitor a channel for activity before transmitting.
NOTE: The tri-color LED located on the top panel can help with channel monitoring. It will glow amber if RF activity is present; or green if the transmission has a CTCSS or DCS tone that matches a tone programmed for receive in your radio. When this LED is not illuminated, the radio is indicating a "clear" channel.
2)When the channel is clear, hold the radio upright with the antenna vertical and the front microphone area about 2-3 inches from the mouth, keeping the antenna away from the face and eyes. Press and hold the P-T-T bar on the side of the radio, and speak slowly and clearly into the microphone area.
NOTE: The LED will glow red when transmitting. This indicator should be on continuously while the P-T-T bar is being pressed and the radio is transmitting. Should the red LED be "flashing", the battery needs to be recharged and transmission will cease. Recharge the battery before attempting more than one transmission.
Receive
When you have finished transmitting, release the P-T-T bar to receive.
Power Off
When finished transmitting, receiving, monitoring, etc., turn the radio off by rotating the on/off-volume control fully counter- clockwise, to the detent position.
