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MT-500
5.3 Basic Operation
Power On/Off
Power to the transceiver is controlled with the
VOL
ume knob. When the
VOL
knob is in the full CCW position the unit is turned Off.
To turn the transceiver On:
•
Rotate the
VOL
knob CW until it clicks over the detent. The LCD back-
light illuminates and the Power-On screen appears.
INT
MT-500
CODE 000.00
Power-On Screen
After approximately two seconds, the Normal Communication screen ap-
pears in the display.
INT
16 PRI. HI
MEM CHANNEL
N 28 04.814
W 83 42.169
INT
16 PRI. HI
MEM CHANNEL
99 99.999
999 99.999
Normal Com Screen Normal Com Screen
with GPS Connected w/o GPS connected
To turn the transceiver Off:
•
Rotate the
VOL
knob CCW until it clicks over the detent to the OFF posi-
tion.
Volume and Squelch
The
VOL
ume and
SQ
uelch controls have each knob. They are independent
controls but work together to control audio output from the speaker. The
volume control sets the loudness of sound from the speaker and the squelch
control is used to mute background noise when no received signals are present.
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