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that roger tone is enabled and one beep sounds indicating disabled.
Monitor
This feature is used to receive weak signals, but will be interfered in by other noises and/or
unwanted signals.
Press MON key to enter monitor mode. Release MON key in five seconds to go to standby
mode. Press MON key for more than five seconds, the radio will monitor automatically after
a beep. Press again to return to standby mode.
Using PTT On External Earphone To Talk
This feature enables you to talk without holding the radio.
Insert plug of earphone (with external PTT) into the accessory jack of the radio. Put on the
earphone and press PTT. Speak into the microphone to talk.
Using VOX To Talk
This feature enables you to talk hands-free.
Insert plug of VOX accessory into the accessory jack of the radio, set the VOX Sensitivity
Level in the VOX setting menu, and then speak into the microphone to talk. When
transmitting using VOX feature, you will hear yourself talking through the accessory
speaker.
Keypad Lock/Unlock
When keypad lock is on, “+” /“-“ and MENU key are all locked to avoid accidental
operations that may change your selected channel and menu settings. Press”
” more
than one second to switch between keypad lock and unlock.”
” appears when keypad
lock is turned on and disappears when off.
Entering Menu Mode
In the following setting, the radio will save the setting and go to standby mode if no button is
pressed in fifteen seconds, unless the radio is scanning.
Channel Scanning
By using channel scanning, you can detect channels that are set as scan items in “select
desired channel” menu for activity. The radio will stay on the active channel when detecting
a signal from the same frequency and CTCSS.
Briefly press MENU key in standby mode to enter channel scanning menu and “
”
appears on the LCD. Continue to press MENU key to enter the next setting menus.
1. Press “+”/”-“ key to scan upwards/ downwards.
2. When the radio detects activity, it will lock on to that channel for five seconds. If no key
is pressed in five seconds, scan resumes. You can press “+” to scroll through the active
channel and resume scanning upwards or press “-“ to scan downwards.
3. Press PTT button during scan to transmit on the last active channel; release PTT
button to receive on the same channel. If no signal is received within five seconds and
neither PTT nor MON is pressed, scan resumes.
