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