10
4 BASIC OPERATION
■ Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
q Push and hold [PWR] to turn power ON.
w Set the audio and squelch levels.
➥ Push [SQL], and push [
ZZ
] several times to open the squelch.
➥ Push [VOL], then push [
YY
]/[
ZZ
] to adjust the volume level.
➥ Push [SQL], and push [
YY
] until the noise disappears.
e Push [
YY
]/[
ZZ
] to select the desired channel.
• When receiving a signal, “” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this point.
r Push [H/L] to select the output power if necessary.
• “LOW” appears when low power is selected; no indication when
high power is selected.
• Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
• “” appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak
into the microphone at a normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function activates
automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
