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Channel/Volume button ( ) to decrease volume. The display will indicate
the current volume level between 1 and 7 by the small number in the icon
( U
05
).
Monitor/Display Backlight Button
This button is used to check activity on the current frequency before
transmitting. Check activity by pressing the Monitor (M) Button longer
than 2 seconds; the
icon will apppear on the display and you will
hear static if frequency is clear. Do not transmit if you hear conversation.
Hold down the Monitor Button again longer than 2 seconds and the
icon will disapppear from the display.
The monitor function will temporarily bypass the squelch setting and play
all signals on a given channel. This feature is useful when communicating
with other parties at extreme range.
By pressing the monitor button momentarily, the green monitor LED (left
side) and red LCD backlight (right side) are both turned on accompanied
by a beep tone; both LEDs will turn off automatically in about 5 seconds, or
when the monitor button is pressed momentarily once again.
Push To Talk (PTT) Button
Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any transceiver
that is set to the same channel and privacy code setting as yours. Hold the
transceiver approximately 1 to 2 inches from your face as you speak into
the built in microphone . After you have finished speaking, release the PTT
Button to allow reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to transmit
and receive at the same time. The Transmit/Monitor LED at the upper
inside right corner of the LCD Panel will light red while the PTT Button is
pressed.
Releasing the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When
receiving an incoming signal, the Transmit/Monitor indicator at the upper
inside left corner of the LCD panel will light green, and the received signal
strength indicator (
) will display the relative strength of the signal.
The PTT Button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing the
button twice quickly will call another party on the same channel. The call
ring melody will sound on the receiving unit for approximately 3 seconds.