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P-T-T (Push-To-Talk) Button
1) DO NOT transmit [P-T-T] when receiving a
call or when the “BUSY” icon is seen in the
display.
2) To transmit, push and hold the P-T-T button.
When the “TX” icon appears in the LCD,
begin speaking in a normal tone into the
microphone. Release the P-T-T button once
you have finished your message, and wait
for the other person to respond.
3) Once the person you called has responded,
you can return a response by pressing the
P-T-T button and continue the conversation
by repeating the step above.
MONITOR / SCAN Function
1) MONITOR Function
a. Press and hold the MON (monitor) button
to temporarily remove a CTCSS sub-code
programmed on a channel and to listen to
(monitor) other radio traffic on that
channel. This function is also useful for
adjusting radio volume.
b. If there is no message being received,
background noise is heard and the
“BUSY” icon will show in the display.
2) SCAN Function
a. Press and release the MON button to
activate the channel scan function.
b. When scanning, the “SCAN” icon will be
shown in the display and channel
numbers will be scrolling.
c. While in scan, the direction in which the
channels are scanned can be changed.
Press the 5 to scan “up” channel
numbers, or press b to scan “down”
channel numbers.
d. During scan, if a transmission is made
while not receiving a call, you will transmit
on the channel you selected before
entering scan. If a call is received during
scan, you will be able return a message
(transmit) on that same channel. Scan will
resume approximately 5 seconds after
your message has been completed.
e. Press and release the MON button again
to stop channel scan.
