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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Refer to Figure 1 for the location of the following controls, indicators, and

connections:

3.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

q

q

POWER SWITCH/VOLUME CONTROL

Turns the transceiver on and off, and adjusts the volume.

w

w

SQUELCH CONTROL

Sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not

activate the audio circuits but a received signal does. This point is

called the squelch threshold. Further adjustment of the squelch

control degrades reception of wanted transmissions.

e

e

KEY PAD

UP KEY

Selects the desired channel. Each press increases the channel

number. When held down, channels increase continuously.

DN KEY

Selects the desired channel. Each press decreases the channel

number. When held down, channels decrease continuously.

H/L KEY

Toggles between high and low transmitting power. This key does not

operate on “low power only” and transmission-inhibited channels.

When held down while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67, the

power temporarily enters high range.

WX KEY

Immediately recalls a weather channel 01 from any channel location.

Reverts the transceiver to the previous channel when pressed twice

after 16/9 key is pressed.

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