6 VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s ManualBasic OperationTransmitting with the Radio or the Handset1. Select the appropriate channel.2. Check to ensure that the channel is clear before transmitting. The FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) and international regulations require that you notobstruct the communications of others.3. Press the PTT key on the microphone or the handset to transmit on the current channel.The TX icon is displayed at the top of the screen.4. Speak your message and release the PTT key.NOTE: Five minutes is the maximum amount of time for transmission. After you have pressedPTT key for five minutes, PTT is disabled until you release the PTT key.Bypassing the LO (1 W) Transmission Power SettingIn the USA frequency band, transmissions on Channels 13 and 67 are required to be low-power (1 watt) by default. You can bypass this power setting by pressing the 25W soft keyduring transmission.1. If you are on USA Channels 13 or 67, when you press the PTT key, the screen displaysa message to press 25W to bypass the 1 W transmission requirement.2. Press and hold the 25W soft key to broadcast on HI. The radio bypasses the 1 Wtransmission requirement when you are pressing the 25W soft key.Scanning and Saving ChannelsIMPORTANT: If you turn on ATIS, the radio cannot scan or save channels. See page 13.Scanning All ChannelsWhen you scan channels, the radio searches for channels that are broadcasting. If a channelis broadcasting, the radio pauses on that channel until the broadcast stops. After fourseconds of inactivity on the channel, the radio resumes scanning.1. Select SCAN > ALL.2. Choose from the following options:SKIP—this option is displayed if active channels are detected. When you selectthis option, the system resumes the scan and does not include that channel insubsequent passes.+CH16—Channel 16 is scanned every other channel (for example: 21, 16, 22, 16,and so on). “ALL SCAN +CH16” is displayed on the screen.-CH16—Channel 16 is scanned in its normal order (for example, 14, 15, 16, 17, andso on). “ALL SCAN” is displayed on the screen.EXIT—returns you to Home screen. The system ends the current scan and continuesto receive on the channel where you ended the scan.••••