123BASIC OPERATION1234567891011121314151617181920■ Turning power ONPrior to using the transceiver for the firsttime, the battery pack must be fully chargedfor optimum life and operation. (p. 23)➥ Rotate [VOL] to turn power ON.D Battery type selectionThe battery type must be selected according to the battery pack orcase when it is changed, but only the first time it is used.Check the battery type before you begin the selection procedure.One to three beep(s) sound in sequence, so you must repeat thesteps until the number of beeps matches your battery type.For example, if your battery type is a Li-ion battery pack, you mustrepeat the procedure until 1 beep is heard.q Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to anychannel other than Channel 16.w Rotate [VOL] to t urn OFF thetransceiver power.e While holding down [PTT], rotate[VOL] to turn ON the power.• You should hold [PTT] until the bat-tery type confirmation beeps sound.( It takes approximately 5 seconds;while holding down [PTT], the countdown beeps sound. After that, the confirmation beeps sound.)• 1 beep sounds when the Li-ion battery is selected.• 2 beeps sound when the battery case is selected.• 3 beeps sound when the Ni-MH battery is selected.r After the beep sounds, release [PTT].t Repeat steps w to r until you select the correct battery type.NOTE: This operation may not be available, depending on thepresetting. Ask your dealer for details.[VOL][VOL][PTT][ROTARY SELECTOR]