84 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT Basic voice receive and transmit➀ Check the following in advance:➥ Microphone is connected.➥ [SPEAKER] switch is turned off.➥ [SQL] switch is turned off.➥ [CLARITY] control is set to the center position.➥ Memory mode is selected.• Push [CH/FREQ] to select memory mode, if neces-sary.➁ Select the desired channel to be received with the[GROUP] and [CHANNEL] selectors.• When receiving a signal, the S-meter shows the signalstrength.➂ Adjust [VOLUME] to the desired audio level whenreceiving a signal.➃ Push [MODE] to select the desired operating mode,if the received signal is in a different mode.➄ Push [TUNE] to tune the antenna tuner, if con-nected.• This operation is not necessary when “automatic tuning”is selected in set mode (p. 11).➅ To transmit on the channel, push and hold the PTTswitch on the microphone.• “TUNE” flashes for 1 to 2 sec. for the first transmissionon a channel when an antenna tuner is connected.➆ After the flashing stops, speak into the microphoneat your normal voice level.• The RF meter shows the output power according to yourvoice level.➇ Release the PTT switch to return to receive.microphoneconnector[SQL][SPEAKER] [CLARITY] Functions for transmitD Transmit frequency checkWhen “DUP” appears on the display such as for aship-to-shore channel, the transmit frequency differsfrom the receive frequency.In such cases, the transmit frequency should be mon-itored before transmitting to prevent interference toother stations.Push and hold [TX FREQ] to monitor the transmit fre-quency.• The display shows the transmit frequency.TX FREQ