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rPress and hold in both the PTT switch and 
key, while turning the radio on, to activate the Field Pro- gramming Mode. “FD” will appear at the upper left corner on the display.
rSelect the desired frequency to be stored in the Book Memory.
rPress and hold in the 
key for 2 seconds. The dis- play will indicate a “Book” memory channel number will blink on the LCD.
rWithin five seconds of pressing the 
key, rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the desired memory chan- nel number for storage. In order to prevent writing
over memory channels, a “ 
” icon will appear at the right of the channel number to indicate if the memory channel is vacant.
rNow press and hold in the 
key for 3 seconds; you will now see the blinking “A” character on the LCD.
To attach an alpha/numeric name (label) to the memory, proceed to the next step; otherwise press and
hold in the 
key for 2 seconds to save the entry and exit.
rTo label a memory with an alpha/numeric name, the next step is to use the DIAL selector knob to select any of the 125 available characters (including letters, numbers, and special symbols). When the desired first
character appears, press the 
key momentarily to select it and move on to the next character.
rSelect succeeding characters in the same manner,
pressing the 
key momentarily after each selec- tion.
rAfter entering the entire name (eight characters maxi-
mum), press the 
key for 2 seconds to save all data for the channel.
rTurn the radio off, then turn the radio back on again to begin normal operation.
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