User's Manual
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BASIC OPERATION
D Weather channels
The transceiver has 10 weather channels. These are used for
monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone
on the selected weather channel or while scanning. (p. 16)
Push [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel. q
sh78vAPPEARSWHENAWEATHERCHANNELISSELECTED
sh78 ” appears when the Weather Alert function is in turned
ON. (p. 78)
Push [ w ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel.
s0USHING;Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-
nels.
When weather alert is OFF. When weather alert is ON.
Receiving and transmitting N
#!54)/. Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
Hold down [PWR](Dial) to turn ON the power. q
Set the audio and squelch levels. (p. 15) w
First, open the squelch. Then, adjust the audio output ±
level. After that, adjust the squelch level until the noise
just disappears.
Change the channel group. (p. 10) e
Push [ r ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel. (pp. 9, 10)
s0USHING;Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-
nels.
s7HENRECEIVINGASIGNALh ” appears and audio is heard.
s&URTHERADJUSTMENTOFTHEVOLUMELEVELMAYBENECESSARY
Push [LO/DX] to turn the receive Attenuator function ON t
or OFF, if necessary.
s/NLY53!AND!USTRALIANVERSIONTRANSCEIVERS
sh,/#vAPPEARSWHENTHERECEIVE!TTENUATORFUNCTIONIS/.
Push [HI/LO] to select the output power, if necessary. y
sh7vAPPEARSWHENHIGHPOWERISSELECTEDANDh7vAPPEARS
when low power is selected.
s#HOOSELOWPOWERFORSHORTRANGECOMMUNICATIONSCHOOSEHIGH
power for longer distance communications.
s3OMECHANNELSAREFORONLYLOWPOWER
u Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak at your normal
voice level.
sh ” appears.
s#HANNELCANNOTBEUSEDFORTRANSMISSIONOTHERTHAN$3#