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BASIC OPERATION
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PowerONandsettingaudiovolume/squelchlevel
TurningONthepower D
Hold down [ ➥ ] for 1 second to turn ON the power.
• A beep sounds and, after the opening message and pow-
er source voltage are displayed, the operating frequency
appears.
• Hold down [
] for 1 second to turn OFF the power.
You can select the opening message display option
in the Menu screen. (p. 12-58)
Display > OpeningMessage
You can select the power source voltage display op-
tion in the Menu screen. (p. 12-58)
Display > Voltage(PowerON)
[ ]
Settingaudiovolumeandsquelchlevel D
Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio level. q
• The beep level is adjusted in the “Beep Level” item of the
Menu screen. (p. 12-61)
Sounds > BeepLevel
Rotate [SQL] until the noise and the “BUSY” icon just w
disappear.
• Rotating [SQL] clockwise makes the squelch tight. The
tight squelch is for strong signals.
• When rotating [SQL] clockwise beyond the center posi-
tion, [SQL] can be used as ‘S-meter Squelch’ or ‘Attenua-
tor.’ Select the [SQL] option in the Menu screen.
(p. 12-52)
[VOL]
[SQL]
[VOL]
[SQL]
(Sample)
To mute the audio, touch [QUICK] for 1 second. ➥
• Releases mute when rotating [DIAL], [VOL] or
[SQL], or operating a key, touch screen or micro-
phone.