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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT, ■ Basic voice transmit/receive - manual

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3 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT Quick Reference ■■Basic voice transmit/receive q First, check the following. ➥ The microphone and external speaker are connected. ➥ No "S," "L" or "V" mute icon appears. • If "S," "L" or "V" appears, push [MUTE](M) one or more times to turn OFF the mute. Mute icon r P ush [TUNE](9) to enter the antenna tune mode. • The "Auto Tune" screen appears. w P ush [r] or [s] to select the desired receive channel. • The S-meter shows the signal strength when a signal is received. e P ush [ +] or [ -] to adjust the desired audio level when receiving a signal. • If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong, push [CLAR](7) to set "Clarifier" to ON, and adjust to obtain clear audio. (See page 14 for the Clarifier function details.) • If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operating mode. (See page 9 for the Mode selection details.) NOTE: The antenna tune mode must be set to ON by the "Tuner" item of "Setmode." (Default: ON) (Main Menu > Setmode > Config) ttPush [4] to start auto tuning. • The display shows the antenna SWR. • If the antenna cannot be tuned after 20 seconds, the tuning circuit is automatically bypassed. • After tuning is finished, the auto tune automatically stops transmitting. • If necessary, push [8] to manually stop transmitting. • Push [Through](§§) to turn OFF the antenna tuner. yyAfter tuning is finished, push [TUNE](9) again to return to the normal operating screen. uuTo transmit on the channel, hold down [PTT] on the microphone, and speak at a normal voice level. • The RF meter shows the output power. iiRelease [PTT] to receive. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11

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Quick Reference
Basic voice transmit/receive
■
q
First, check the following.
➥
The microphone and external speaker are con-
nected.
➥
No “
S
,” “
L
” or “
V
” mute icon appears.
• If “
S
,” “
L
” or “
V
” appears, push
[MUTE]
(
M
) one or
more times to turn OFF the mute.
Mute icon
w
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the desired receive chan-
nel.
•
The S-meter shows the signal strength when a signal is
received.
e
Push
[
+]
or
[
–]
to adjust the desired audio
level when receiving a signal.
• If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong,
push
[CLAR]
(7) to set “Clarifier” to ON
,
and adjust to
obtain clear audio. (See page 14 for the Clarifier func-
tion details.)
• If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operating
mode. (See page 9 for the Mode selection details.)
r
Push
[TUNE]
(9) to enter the antenna tune mode.
• The “Auto Tune” screen appears.
NOTE:
The antenna tune mode must be set to ON by
the “Tuner” item of “Setmode.” (Default: ON)
(Main Menu > Setmode > Config)
Push
t
[
4
]
to start auto tuning.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• If the antenna cannot be tuned after 20 seconds, the
tuning circuit is automatically bypassed.
• After tuning is finished, the auto tune automatically
stops transmitting.
• If necessary, push
[
8
]
to manually stop transmitting.
• Push
[Through]
(
§§
) to turn OFF the antenna tuner.
After tuning is finished, push
y
[TUNE]
(9) again to
return to the normal operating screen.
To transmit on the channel, hold down
u
[PTT]
on the
microphone, and speak at a normal voice level.
• The RF meter shows the output power.
Release
i
[PTT]
to receive.