iTHANK YOUWe are grateful you have chosen KENWOOD for your personal mobileapplications.This instruction manual covers only the basic operations of your NEXEDGE mobile radio. Ask yourdealer for information on any customized features they may have added to your radio.NOTICES TO THE USER◆ Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed transmitters within the territories undergovernment control.◆ Illegal operation is punishable by fi ne and/or imprisonment.◆ Refer service to qualifi ed technicians only.SAFETY: It is important that the operator is aware of, and understands, hazardscommon to the operation of any transceiver.◆ EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES (GASES, DUST, FUMES, etc.)Turn OFF your transceiver while taking on fuel or while parked in gasoline service stations. Donot carry spare fuel containers in the trunk of your vehicle if your transceiver is mounted in thetrunk area.◆ INJURY FROM RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONSDo not operate your transceiver when somebody is either standing near to or touching theantenna, to avoid the possibility of radio frequency burns or related physical injury.◆ DYNAMITE BLASTING CAPSOperating the transceiver within 500 feet (150 m) of dynamite blasting caps may cause themto explode. Turn OFF your transceiver when in an area where blasting is in progress, or where“TURN OFF TWO-WAY RADIO” signs have been posted. If you are transporting blasting capsin your vehicle, make sure they are carried in a closed metal box with a padded interior. Do nottransmit while the caps are being placed into or removed from the container.The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected byintellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of DigitalVoice Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within thisCommunications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited fromattempting to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the ObjectCode, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S.Patent Nos. #6,199,037, #6,912,495, #8,200,497, #7,970,606, and #8,359,197.Firmware CopyrightsThe title to and ownership of copyrights for firmware embedded in KENWOOD product memories arereserved for JVC KENWOOD Corporation.