Setting the Dual Watch
Your radio is equipped with a Dual Watch function that allows you to monitor 2 differents channels / CTCSS codes
combinations.
To set the Dual Watch mode :
1. Enter
to
Menu
mode. Advance through the Menu until the “
Dual Watch
” icon (1) appears on the display.
2.
The first channel is the channel in use. Press the
Up
or
Down
key to select the second channel between the
PMR or the LPD available channels.
3. To set the CTCSS function at the second chanel press again the
Menu
key and use the
Up
or
Down
key to
select the code.
4.
To exit the Menu, press
PTT
or
Call
key. Radio will start monitoring and will stop when a signal is received on
one of the two stored channels, scan will re-start at the end of transmission.
5.
To disable the Dual Watch function, press the
Scan
key.
Channel Scan
This function allows automatic scanning of all channels. To scan the 8 PMR + 69 LPD channels proceed as follows :
1. Press
the
Scan
key. Once Scan is engaged, the unit will automatically start to rapidly scan the whole channels of
the radio for any activity.
The unit will pause on the first active channel found for about 4 seconds, before resuming Scan function. If the PTT
button is pressed while on an active channel, the radio will stop scanning and will resume scanning after about 14
seconds if no transmission is further received. If a signal with a CTCSS code is received, the radio shows that
channel with the corresponding code. If the receiving code is different from the pre-programmed, the radio won’t
correspond with that correspondent.
If the PTT button is pressed while scanning, the radio will return to its original channel.
2. To exit the Scan mode, depress the
Scan
key.
Keypad Lock
To avoid entering unwanted command, press and hold the
Scan/Keylock
button for 4 seconds . The “
Key Lock
” icon
will appear on the display. When the unit is in “
Key Lock
” mode, the
UP
,
DOWN
,
Scan
and
Menu
buttons will be
disabled. When the keypad is locked, you will still be able to turn the radio off and on, monitor, transmit/receive, and
send a call tone. To unlock the Keypad, press again the
Scan/Keylock
button for 4 seconds.
Auto Squelch
Your radio is equipped with an automatic
Squelch
system that automatically cuts off weak transmissions and
unwanted noise due to terrain conditions and range limitations. By pressing the
Monitor
key, the Squelch function will
be disabled and you will hear the background noise or any weak signal. To resume the automatic Squelch, just press
the
Monitor
key again.
Automatic Power Save
Your radio has a unique Automatic Power Save circuit designed to dramatically extend battery life. If it senses no
transmission within 5 seconds, it automatically switches to the Power Save mode. The Radio can still receive
transmissions in this mode.
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