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CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver. ■ qqRotate clockwise to turn ON power. • An opening comment scrolls across the function display. • Push to skip the opening comment. wwSet the volume and squelch level. ➥ Push , and push Z to open the squelch. ➥ Rotate to set the volume level. ➥ Push , and push YZ to set the squelch level. eePush YZ to select the desired channel. • Pushing ★selects only Favorite channels. - When receiving a signal, the "" icon appears while audio is heard from the speaker. - Further adjustment of may be necessary at this point. rrPush to select the output power, if necessary. - "LOW" appears when low power is selected; "MID" appears when mid power is selected; no indication is displayed when high power is selected. - Choose low or mid power to conserve battery power; choose high power for longer distance communications. - Some channels are for only low transmission. ttHold down to transmit, and speak at your normal voice level. - The appears while transmitting. - Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission. yyRelease to receive. BASIC OPERATION 4 To maximize the readability of your transmitted signal, pause a second after pushing . Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth, and speak at 2 your normal voice level. The transceiver has a power save function to conserve the battery power. The power save function automatically 4 activates when no signal is received for 5 seconds. To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans- 6 ceiver has a time-out timer function*. This timer cuts OFF a transmission after 5 minutes of continuous trans- mission. 8 * For only the USA and AUS versions. t Push to transmit y Release to receive 10 q Power ON w Set the volume 12 w Set the squelch level w Set the squelch level e Select the channel r Set the output 14 power 16 Microphone Speaker 11

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■
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q
Rotate
clockwise to turn ON power.
• An opening comment scrolls across the function display.
• Push
to skip the opening comment.
w
Set the volume and squelch level.
➥
Push , and push
Z
to open the squelch.
➥
Rotate
to set the volume level.
➥
Push , and push
YZ
to set the squelch level.
E
Push
YZ
to select the desired channel.
• Pushing
★
selects only Favorite channels.
- When receiving a signal, the “” icon appears while audio is
heard from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of
may be necessary at this point.
r
Push
to select the output power, if necessary.
- “LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears
when mid power is selected; no indication is displayed when
high power is selected.
- Choose low or mid power to conserve battery power; choose
high power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for only low transmission.
e
te
Hold down
to transmit, and speak at your normal voice
level.
-
The
appears while transmitting.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y
Release
to receive.
To maximize the readability of your transmitted signal,
pause a second after pushing . Hold the microphone 5
to 10 cm
(2 to 4 inches)
from your mouth, and speak at
your normal voice level.
The transceiver has a power save function to conserve
the battery power. The power save function automatically
activates when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans-
ceiver has a time-out timer function*. This timer cuts
OFF a transmission after 5 minutes of continuous trans-
mission.
* For only the USA and AUS versions.
q
Power ON
w
Set the volume
w
Set the squelch
level
w
Set the squelch
level
e
Select the
channel
r
Set the output
power
t
Push to transmit
y
Release to receive
Microphone
Speaker