vCONTENTSPREPARATION ................................................................................................ 1SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ....................................................................... 1INSTALLING THE ANTENNA..................................................................... 1INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK .......................................................... 2INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES ........................................................ 2INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP .................................................................... 3CHARGING THE PB-45L BATTERY PACK ............................................... 4BATTERY LIFE ........................................................................................... 5CONNECTING TO A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET ............................ 6CONNECTING TO A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY.............................. 7CONNECTING TO A PC ............................................................................ 7GETTING ACQUAINTED ................................................................................. 8KEY AND CONTROL KNOB OPERATIONS .............................................. 8DISPLAY ................................................................................................... 12BASIC OPERATIONS .................................................................................... 14SWITCHING THE POWER ON/ OFF ....................................................... 14ADjUSTING THE VOLUME ..................................................................... 14ADjUSTING THE SQUELCH ................................................................... 15SELECTING AN OPERATION BAND ...................................................... 15SELECTING DUAL BAND MODE/ SINGLE BAND MODE ...................... 16SELECTING A FREQUENCY BAND........................................................ 16SELECTING AN OPERATING MODE...................................................... 17FREQUENCY DIRECT ENTRY ................................................................ 19TRANSMITTING ....................................................................................... 20BACKLIGHT ............................................................................................. 21MONITOR ................................................................................................. 21SETUP OPERATION ................................................................................ 22MENU MODE ................................................................................................. 23MENU MODE ........................................................................................... 23MENU ACCESS ....................................................................................... 23MENU CONFIGURATION ........................................................................ 24CHARACTER ENTRY .............................................................................. 33OPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 35MEMORY CONTROL PROGRAM MCP-4A ............................................. 35MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................. 36GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................................... 36SERVICE .................................................................................................. 36SERVICE NOTE ....................................................................................... 36CLEANING ............................................................................................... 36TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................. 37SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................... 41