1.PTT(Pushtotalk)
Pressandholdtosendavoicemessage.Releasetoreturn
toreceivemode.
Note:Themaximumtransmittimeislimitedto5minutes
topreventun-intentionaltransmissionsfromoccupying
theVHFchannel.
2.VOL/SQ
•Adjustsvolumeupanddown.
•Pressandreleasethecenterbuttontoactivatethe
squelchthresholdadjustment.
•Withsquelchactivatedusetheupanddownbuttonsto
increaseanddecreasethesquelchlevel.
3.CLEAR/WXorCLEAR
•Pressandreleasetoterminateafunctionandreturnto
thelastusedchannel.
•Pressandholdfor3secondstoselecttheweathermode
(NorthAmericaandCanadaonly).
4.16/9or16PLUS
•Presstopoweruptheradio.
•Pressandholdfor5secondstopoweroff.
•Whenpoweredonpresstocyclebetweenpriority
channelsandlastusedchannel.
5.Softbuttons
Thesoftbutton’sfunctionschangeaccordingtocontext,
suchasnavigatethroughmenusortomakeamenu
selection.Presstoselectthecorrespondingfunctionsas
identiedbytheon-screenlabel.
6.MENU/DSC
•Pressandreleasetoaccesstheradiomenu.
•Pressandholdfor3secondstoaccesstheDSCmenu.
7.OK/INTCM
•Pressandreleaseonmenuoptionstoconrmaselection
orvalue.
•Pressandholdfor3secondstoopentheintercommenu.
8.ChannelUpandDown
•Movestheselectedchannelupordown.
•Scrollsupordownthroughmenuitems.
9.DISTRESS
TheDistressbuttonislocatedonthebackofthehandset.
Pushupthespringloadedcoverandpressthisbuttonto
makeaDSCdistresscall.
6.2Switchingtheradioon
Topowertheradioonusinganyconnectedhandsetfollowthe
stepsbelow.
Withthepoweroff:
1.Pressthered16/9/16PLUSbutton.
TheradiowillpowerupandtheradiosMMSInumberis
displayedon-screenforapproximately3secondsbefore
displayingthemainscreen.
1
StartupscreenwithMMSIregistered(autodismissesafter3
seconds).
2
StartupscreenwithnoMMSIregistered(PressCLEARto
dismiss).
Note:IfnoMMSInumberhasbeenprogrammedthenan
alarmissoundedandawarningmessageisdisplayed
INPUTMMSITOACTIVATEDSC—PRESSCLEARTO
CONTINUE.DSCfunctionswillnotbeavailableuntilanMMSI
numberhasbeenentered.
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