Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION
18
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BASIC OPERATION
■ Receive and transmit
q Push [POWER] for 1sec. to turn the power ON.
w Adjust volume to the desired level.
e Set a frequency.
When a signal is received:
• Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker.
• Signal indicator shows the relative signal strength level.
r Push [9• H / L ] after pushing [A• FUNC ] to toggle output power be-
tween high and low.
• “L” appears when low output power is selected.
t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the micro-
phone.
• “TX” appears.
• Do not hold the microphone too close to your mouth or speak too
loudly. This may distort the signal.
y Release [PTT] to receive
✔ For your information
Monitor function:
Push and hold [SQL] to listen to weak signals that do not open the
squelch.
D Using other ways
Via the [
YY
]/[
ZZ
] keys
Each push increments/decrements the frequency with the selected
tuning step
.
Using the [VOL]
Rotate the [VOL] to increment/decrement the frequency with the se-
lected tuning step.
• This function is available when “dial” is assigned with [VOL] in INITIAL
SET MODE (p. 51).
✔ For your information
Tuning steps:
The transceiver has 8 tuning steps as follows:
5 kHz 10 kHz 12.5 kHz 15 kHz
20 kHz 25 kHz 30 kHz 50 kHz
• A tuning step is selected in SET MODE . (p. 47)
■ Setting audio/squelch level
D To set the audio level
Rotate the [VOL] to set desired audio level while receiveing the
signal.
• When no signal is received, push and hold [SQL] while setting
audio level
• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], push [Y]/[Z] to adjust audio output
level. (p. 51)
D To set the squelch level
While pushing [SQL], push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.
• The squelch level “1” is loose squelch,“10’ is tight squelch.
• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], rotate [VOL] while [SQL] is pushed.
(p. 51)