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Front panel/Microphone
1. PTT Switch - Press to transmit and release to receive.
2. CHANNEL/▲/▼- These keys are used to change the channel number
up/down. These buttons are also used to move the cursor in DSC Menu
mode.
3. SELECT - In the DSC Menu mode this is used to select the DSC menu
options.
4. PWR/VOL (On/Off/Volume) - Turns the unit On or Off and adjusts the
speaker volume.
5. DSC - Press this key to activate DSC Menu mode.
6. 16/9 - Press this key instantly change to Channel 16, Channel 9 or current
channel.
7. HI/LO/SCAN/UIC - Press this key to change the transmit power to either
High or Low. Press and hold this key for 2 seconds to place the radio into
the Scan mode. Press both HI/LO/SCAN/UIC and WX/ALERT/UIC at the
same time to change channel modes from USAto INTERNATIONAL to
CANADIAN.
8. WX/ALERT/UIC - Press this key to listen to active NOAAWeather channels.
Press and hold this key for 2 seconds to place the radio into the Weather
Alert mode. Press both HI/LO/SCAN/UIC and WX/ALERT/UIC at the same
time to change channel modes from USAto INTERNATIONAL to
CANADIAN.
9. DISTRESS - Press this key to send a signal of distress in case of
emergency.
10. SQUELCH - Rotate this knob eliminate background noise when a signal is
not being received.
Controls and Indicators