BASIC OPERATIONSYour dealer can program your transceiver with ConventionalGroup, Voting, Voting with Signaling, or Free Channel Call.TRANSMITTING1 Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise toswitch the transceiver power ON.• A beep sounds if enabled by your dealer.2 Rotate the Channel selector to select your desiredchannel.• In Voting, Voting with Signaling, and Free Channel Call, thechannel is selected automatically.3 In Conventional groups, press the key programmed asMonitor or Squelch Off to check whether or not thechannel is free.• If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.4 Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone.Release the PTT switch to receive.• For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold themicrophone approximately 3 ~ cm (.5 inches) from yourmouth.• In Voting and Voting with Signaling, the transceiver will searchfor the closest repeater and transmit using that repeater’sfrequency.• In Free Channel Call, the transceiver will search for a freechannel and will begin transmitting on that channel.Note: When the battery pack voltage becomes too low, transmissionwill stop and an alert tone will sound.