User's Manual

Transmit
CAUTION
OPERATION OF THE TRANSMITTER WITHOUT
A PROPER ANTENNA INSTALLED MAY RESULT IN
PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE RADIO
1) Press the monitor button to monitor the channel for activity. To avoid
interrupting another user, make sure the channel is clear before you
begin transmitting.
NOTE: Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations require
that you monitor a channel for activity before transmitting.
NOTE:
The tri-color LED located on the top panel can help with channel
monitoring. It will glow amber if RF activity is present; or green if the
transmission has a CTCSS or DCS or Selcall tone that matches a tone
programmed for receive in your radio. When this LED is not illuminated, the
radio is indicating a "clear" channel.
2) When the channel is clear, hold the radio upright with the antenna
vertical and the front microphone area about 2-3 inches from the mouth,
keeping the antenna away from the face and eyes. Press and hold the
P-T-T bar on the side of the radio, and speak slowly and clearly into the
microphone area.
NOTE: The LED will glow red when transmitting. This indicator should be
on continuously while the P-T-T bar is being pressed and the radio is
transmitting. Should the red LED be "flashing", the battery needs to be
recharged and transmission will cease. Recharge the battery before attempting
more than onetransmission.
Receive
When you have finished transmitting, release the P-T-T bar to receive.
Power Off
When finished transmitting, receiving, monitoring, etc., turn the radio off by
rotating the on/off-volume
control fully counter-clockwise, to the detent position.