Installation manual

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Distress

This control is a button which is concealed by a sprung cover, so

preventing accidental activation of the DSC automatic distress alert

operation.

This button immediately switches the radio to a listening watch

on Channel 16. This function takes priority over any activity

other than a distress call.

1/25

This button toggles the output power of the radio between 1W

and 25W on successive operations.

dual watch

This button allows the radio to monitor both the selected channel

and Channel 16 automatically.

To use the Dual Watch function, first set the radio to the desired

channel, then push the dual watch button. The display will alternately display the

selected channel number and channel 16, at a rate which is controlled by the scan

dwell time (refer to the 'Setting Profiles' section for information on this parameter).

Pressing the dual watch button again cancels the dual watch and returns the radio

to a listening watch on the selected channel.

light

This button controls the backlighting of the display and

keyboard.

When the button is first pushed, it sets the keyboard backlight

ON and the display backlight DIM. Successive pushes of the button cycle the

lighting though the sequence:

Display Keyboard

DIM ON

FULL ON

OFF OFF

DIM (reversed) ON

Scroll keys

The Scroll Keys are the two buttons on

the right of the display. Scrolling is used

to cycle through available choices, to

move the display list up and down and to

set the channel.

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