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1 CONTENTS
1 CONTENTS ................................................................................. 1
2 BEFORE STARTING................................................................. 2-1
3 PREPARATION......................................................................... 3-1
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES..................................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE ANTENNA ...............................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK .......................................................3-1
INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES....................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP ...............................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP..........................................................3-2
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ........................................................3-2
BATTERY LIFE.....................................................................................3-3
CONNECTING TO A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET..........................3-3
CONNECTING TO A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY............................3-3
4 GETTING ACQUAINTED .......................................................... 4-1
KEY AND CONTROL KNOB OPERATIONS..........................................4-1
DISPLAY..............................................................................................4-3
5 BASIC OPERATIONS ............................................................... 5-1
SWITCHING THE POWER ON/ OFF.....................................................5-1
ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK...................................................5-1
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ..................................................................5-1
VOLUME BALANCE (BAND A/B)..........................................................5-1
SELECTING DUAL BAND MODE/ SINGLE BAND MODE .....................5-1
SELECTING AN OPERATION BAND....................................................5-2
SELECTING A FREQUENCY BAND .....................................................5-2
SELECTING THE DEMODULATION MODE..........................................5-2
SELECTING A FREQUENCY ...............................................................5-2
ADJUSTING THE SQUELCH................................................................5-3
TRANSMITTING ..................................................................................5-3
MONITOR............................................................................................5-3
FUNCTION SELECT MODE .................................................................5-4
6MENU MODE............................................................................ 6-1
MENU ACCESS ...................................................................................6-1
CHARACTER ENTRY...........................................................................6-1
MENU CONFIGURATION.....................................................................6-2
7 OPERATING THROUGH FM REPEATERS................................ 7-1
REPEATER ACCESS ...........................................................................7-1
TRANSMITTING A 1750 Hz TONE .......................................................7-3
REVERSE FUNCTION .........................................................................7-3
8 MEMORY CHANNEL ................................................................ 8-1
SIMPLEX & REPEATER OR ODD-SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL?...........8-1
MEMORY CHANNEL LIST ..................................................................8-1
RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL ....................................................8-2
EDITING MEMORY CHANNEL.............................................................8-3
CALL CHANNEL MEMORY (SIMPLEX) ................................................8-4
CALL CHANNEL MEMORY (ODD-SPLIT) ............................................ 8-4
CALL CHANNEL LIST ..........................................................................8-4
MEMORY GROUP ...............................................................................8-4
MEMORY SHIFT .................................................................................8-5
9 SCAN ....................................................................................... 9-1
SELECTING A SCAN RESUME METHOD ............................................9-1
BAND SCAN........................................................................................9-1
PROGRAM SCAN................................................................................9-2
MHz SCAN ..........................................................................................9-2
MEMORY SCAN ..................................................................................9-2
GROUP LINK SCAN.............................................................................9-3
PRIORITY SCAN .................................................................................9-4
CALL SCAN.........................................................................................9-4
SCAN AUTO BACKLIGHT ....................................................................9-4
10 CTCSS/DCS/CROSS TONE.................................................. 10-1
CTCSS .............................................................................................. 10-1
DCS...................................................................................................10-2
CROSS TONE....................................................................................10-3
11 DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY(DTMF) ............................ 11-1
MANUAL DIALING ............................................................................. 11-1
AUTOMATIC DIALER .........................................................................11-1
EchoLink MEMORY............................................................................11-2
12 OTHER OPERATIONS .......................................................... 12-1
FREQUENCY STEP SIZE...................................................................12-1
FINE TUNING ....................................................................................12-1
ATTENUATOR (ATT) .......................................................................... 12-1
PROGRAMMABLE VFO .....................................................................12-2
BEAT SHIFT ...................................................................................... 12-2
AF/ IF/ DETECT OUTPUT MODE ....................................................... 12-2
FM NARROW ....................................................................................12-3
BAR ANTENNA..................................................................................12-3
TX INHIBIT ........................................................................................ 12-3
TIME-OUT TIMER ..............................................................................12-3
MICROPHONE SENSITIVITY............................................................. 12-3
SETTING RECEIVING FILTERS .........................................................12-4
VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMISSION) .......................................12-4
PITCH FREQUENCY..........................................................................12-5
CW REVERSE ..................................................................................12-5
LED CONTROL..................................................................................12-6
DISPLAY ILLUMINATION ...................................................................12-6
POWER ON MESSAGE ..................................................................... 12-6
SINGLE BAND DISPLAY .................................................................... 12-7
METER TYPE .................................................................................... 12-7
DISPLAY BACKGROUND COLOR...................................................... 12-7
INFORMATION BACKLIGHT ..............................................................12-8
AUDIO EQUALIZER (TX/RX).............................................................. 12-8
KEY BEEP ......................................................................................... 12-9
BEEP VOLUME .................................................................................12-9
BATTERY SAVER............................................................................... 12-9
AUTO POWER OFF (APO)................................................................. 12-9
BATTERY LEVEL ............................................................................... 12-9
CHARGING .......................................................................................12-9
PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS .............................................. 12-10
KEY LOCK....................................................................................... 12-11
VOLUME LOCK ............................................................................... 12-11
DISPLAY UNIT ................................................................................. 12-11
OUTPUT DESTINATION INTERFACE (USB/Bluetooth)..................... 12-12
SELECTING A LANGUAGE.............................................................. 12-13
VERIFYING THE FIRMWARE VERSION........................................... 12-13
TRANSCEIVER RESET.................................................................... 12-14
13 GPS...................................................................................... 13-1
BUILT-IN GPS FUNCTION ON/ OFF ................................................... 13-1
SETTING MY POSITION DATA........................................................... 13-1
MARK FUNCTION .............................................................................13-4
POSITION MEMORY LIST .................................................................13-4
TARGET POINT ................................................................................. 13-6
TRACK LOG ......................................................................................13-6
14 APRS®..............................................................................................................................................14-1
BASIC SETTINGS.............................................................................. 14-1
POSITION COMMENT....................................................................... 14-3
STATUS TEXT.................................................................................... 14-3
STATION LIST.................................................................................... 14-5
APRS MESSAGE FUNCTIONS ..........................................................14-9
PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH................................................... 14-11
SETTING INTERNAL TNC ............................................................... 14-12
APRS LOCK .................................................................................... 14-13
SETTING TX BEACON..................................................................... 14-13
SETTING BEACON INFORMATION ................................................. 14-14
OBJECT FUNCTIONS...................................................................... 14-15
QSY FUNCTION .............................................................................. 14-16
SETTING SmartBeaconingTM ....................................................................................................... 14-17
SETTING WAY POINT...................................................................... 14-18
SETTING PACKET FILTER............................................................... 14-19
STORING USER PHRASES ............................................................. 14-19
STORING AUTO MESSAGE REPLY ................................................. 14-19
SETTING NOTIFICATION SOUND ................................................... 14-20
SETTING DISPLAY .......................................................................... 14-21
APRS VOICE ................................................................................... 14-21
SETTING DIGIPEATER .................................................................... 14-21
PC OUTPUT .................................................................................... 14-23