■ Call procedureWhen your system employs tone sgnalng (excludngCTCSS and DTCS), a call procedure may be necessarypror to voce transmsson. The tone sgnallng employedmay be a selectve callng system whch allows you to callspecfic staton(s) only and prevent unwanted statons fromcontactng you.q Select the desred TX code channel or 2/5-tone code ac-cordng to your System Operator’s nstructons.• Ths may not be necessary dependng on programmng.• Refer to pgs. 10–11 for selecton.w Push [Call] (assgned to one of the dealer programmablekeys).e After transmttng, the remander of your communcatoncan be carred out n the normal fashon.Selective calling Non-selective calling■ Receiving and transmittingReceiving:q Push and hold [ ] for 1 sec. to turn the power ON.w Push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the conventonalsystem channel, n sequence.e When recevng a call, rotate [VOL] to adjust the audooutput level to a comfortable lstenng level.Transmitting:Wat for the channel to become clear to avod nterference.q Take the mcrophone off hook.• 2/5-tone mute may be released. (The ‘audble’ condton s se-lected and BUSY ndcator lghts green.)• A prorty channel may be selected automatcally.w Wat for the channel to become clear.• The channel s busy when BUSY ndcator lghts green.e Whle pushng and holdng [PTT], speak nto the mcro-phone at your normal voce level.r Release [PTT] to return to receve.IMPORTANT: To maxmze the readablty of your sgnal;1. Pause brefly after pushng [PTT].2. Hold the mcrophone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 nches) fromyour mouth, then speak nto the mcrophone at a nor-mal voce level.92 BASIC OPERATION