■ Turning power ONPrior to using the transceiver for the first time, the batterypack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation.(p. 19)q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power ON.w If the transceiver is programmed for a start up password,input the digit codes as directed by your dealer.• 10-keypad can be used for password input depending onversion.• The keys in the table below can be used for password input.• The transceiver detects numbers in the same block as identical.Therefore “01234” and “56789” are the same.KEYNUMBER 0549382716(Side1)P0 P1 P2 P3e When the “PASSWORD” indication does not clear afterinputting 6 digits, the input code number may be incorrect.Turn the power off and start over in this case.■ Channel selectionSeveral types of channel selections are available. Methodsmay differ according to your system set up.NON-ZONE TYPE:To select the desired operating channel:• Push [CH Up] or [CH Down].• Rotate [ROTARY SELECTOR]*.- Up to pre-programmed 16 channels can be selected.• Push one of [MR-CH 1] to [MR-CH 4].ZONE TYPE:To select the desired zone:• Push [Zone], then push [CH Up] or [CH Down].• Push [Zone Up] or [Zone Down].• Rotate [ROTARY SELECTOR]*.- Up to pre-programmed 16 zones can be selected.D Voting operationThe transceiver automatically starts scanning when a zone,specified for the voting operation, is selected.The voting scan detects the S-meter of the repeater andautomatically selects the strongest station.3 BASIC OPERATION11