User's Manual

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CONVENTIONAL OPERATION
■ Receiving and transmitting
NOTE: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the
transceiver. See page 1 for antenna attachment.
Receiving:
q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power ON.
w Push [UP] or [DOWN], or rotate [ROTARY SELECTOR]
to select the conventional system channel, in sequence.
eWhenreceivingacall,adjusttheaudiooutputleveltoa
comfortable listening level.
Transmitting:
Waitforthechanneltobecomecleartoavoidinterference.
qWhilepushingandholding[PTT], speak into the micro-
phone at a normal voice level.
w Release [PTT] to return to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your signal;
1. Pause briefly after pushing [PTT].
2. Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from
your mouth, then speak into the microphone at a nor-
mal voice level.
D Transmitting notes
• Transmit inhibit function
The transceiver has several inhibit functions which restrict
transmission under the following conditions:
- Channel is busy.
- Un-matched (or matched) CTCSS is received.
-Theselectedchannelisa‘receiveonly’channel.
• Time-out timer
After continuous transmission for the pre-programmed time
period, the time-out timer is activated, causing the trans-
ceiver to stop transmitting.
• Penalty timer
Once the time-out timer is activated, transmission is further
inhibited for a period determined by the penalty timer.