174 BASIC OPERATION184BASIC OPERATION Receive and transmitq Push [POWER] for 1sec. to turn the power ON.w Adjust volume to the desired level.e Set a frequency.When a signal is received:• Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker.• Signal indicator shows the relative signal strength level.r Push [9•H / L] after pushing [A•FUNC] to toggle output power be-tween high and low.• “L” appears when low output power is selected.t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the micro-phone.• “TX” appears.• Do not hold the microphone too close to your mouth or speak tooloudly. This may distort the signal.y Release [PTT] to receive✔ For your informationMonitor function:Push and hold [SQL] to listen to weak signals that do not open thesquelch.D Using other waysVia the [YY]/[ZZ] keysEach push increments/decrements the frequency with the selectedtuning step.Using the [VOL]Rotate the [VOL] to increment/decrement the frequency with the se-lected tuning step.• This function is available when “dial” is assigned with [VOL] in INITIALSET MODE (p. 51).✔ For your informationTuning steps:The transceiver has 8 tuning steps as follows:5 kHz 10 kHz 12.5 kHz 15 kHz20 kHz 25 kHz 30 kHz 50 kHz• A tuning step is selected in SET MODE . (p. 47) Setting audio/squelch levelD To set the audio levelRotate the [VOL] to set desired audio level while receiveing thesignal.• When no signal is received, push and hold [SQL] while settingaudio level• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], push [Y]/[Z] to adjust audio outputlevel. (p. 51)D To set the squelch levelWhile pushing [SQL], push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.• The squelch level “1” is loose squelch,“10’ is tight squelch.• When “dial” is assigned [VOL], rotate [VOL] while [SQL] is pushed.(p. 51)