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BASIC OPERATION
1.
Startup
:
Press the red POWER button for at least 1.5 seconds to start or close the radio.
2.
Volume
Press the “MONITOR” or “Squelch” button to listen to the background noise first,
and then adjust the volume by turning the volume control knob. Turning the Volume
knob to the right (clockwise) increases the volume and turning the Volume knob to
the left (counter-clockwise) decreases the volume.
3.
Channel
The radio can provide 512 conventional channels (There are totally 16 groups and
each has at most 16 channels per group). Press the “CHANNEL UP” or “CHANNEL
DOWN” button to select the channel. Press the “GROUP UP” or “GROUP DOWN”
button to select the group you require.
4.
Transmission
To send a call, press the PTT button and speak to the microphone in the normal voice.
Please keep the microphone close to your mouth. After speaking, please release the
PTT button.
5.
Receive
The radio will return to the receiving state after you release the PTT button.
The radio dealer may have set the QT/DQT/LTR signaling in the program of your
radio. When QT/DQT/LTR is programmed, you can only hear calls from the other
radios if your QT/DQT/LTR matches the QT/DQT/LTR from the other radio.