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BASIC OPERATION, Selecting a channel

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5 BASIC OPERATION ■■Selecting a channel DD Channel 16 Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for establishing initial contact with a station, and for emergency communications. While standing by, you must monitor Channel 16. zzPush [16/C] to select Channel 16. DDCall channel Each Channel Group has separate Call channels. The Call channel is monitored during Tri-watch. The Call channels can be selected and used to store your most often used channel in each Channel Group, for quick recall. zzHold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel. ••The Call channel number and "CALL" are displayed. LLTo return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX]*1 or [CH]*2. *1 For the USA, Chinese, and Export versions. *2 For the European, UK, German, Dutch, and Australian versions.  Setting the Call channel By default, a Call channel is set in each Channel Group. You can set your most often-used channel as your Call channel in each Channel Group for a quick recall. 1. Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel. ••"CALL" and Call channel number is displayed. 2. Hold down [16/C] again for 3 seconds (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) . ••The Call channel number blinks. 3. Rotate [DIAL] to select the channel. 4. Push [16/C] to set the selected channel as the Call channel. ••The Call channel number stops blinking. 11

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BASIC OPERATION
5
■
Selecting a channel
D
Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for
establishing initial contact with a station, and for emergency
communications.
While standing by, you must monitor Channel 16.
z
Push [16/C] to select
Channel 16.
D
Call channel
Each Channel Group has separate Call channels. The Call
channel is monitored during Tri-watch. The Call channels
can be selected and used to store your most often used
channel in each Channel Group, for quick recall.
z
Hold down [16/C] for 1
second to select the Call
channel.
• The Call channel number and
“CALL” are displayed.
L
To return to the previously
selected channel, push [CH/WX]*
1
or [CH]*
2
.
*
1
For the USA, Chinese, and Export versions.
*
2
For the European, UK, German, Dutch, and Australian versions.
Setting the Call channel
By default, a Call channel is set in each Channel Group.
You can set your most often-used channel as your Call
channel in each Channel Group for a quick recall.
1.
Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call
channel.
• “CALL” and Call channel number is displayed.
2.
Hold down [16/C] again
for 3 seconds (until a
long beep changes to
2 short beeps) .
• The Call channel number
blinks.
3.
Rotate [DIAL] to select
the channel.
4.
Push [16/C] to set the selected channel as the Call
channel.
• The Call channel number stops blinking.