Owner manual

To reset the timer and re-enable the transmitter:
ReleasethePTTswitchandwait10seconds.Duringthis
timetheradiowilldisplay‘TXINHIBITEDFOR10SECS’.
NOTE: EvenifthePTTswitchisreleasedduringthe10
secondwarningperiod,thePTTwillstillbeinhibitedfor
10 seconds after the PTTisreleased.
CHANNEL 16
Brieypressthe16keytoswitchstraighttoChannel16.
Allpreviouscontrolsettings(suchasscanningorlow
transmitterpower)willbecancelledandtheradiowill
be restored to normal operation with high transmit
powerselected.
SELECTING CHANNEL SETS
TheGX600DisprogrammedwiththreeChannelSets
-International,USAandCanada.TheseChannelSets
supportvariouschannelandfrequencyallocationsforother
partsoftheworld.Onceyouhaveselectedtherequired
ChannelSetforyourlocation,youshouldnotneedto
changeitagainunlessyouhavemovedtoanothercountry.
When using the GX600D in Australia:
TheInternationalChannelSetshouldbeselected.
To change the Channel Set:
PleaserefertotheCongurationMenuSetuponpage17
ofthismanual.
DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING/ CONTRAST
TheLCDdisplayisbacklitforeasyviewingatnight.The
brightnessandcontrastofthebacklightingcanbeadjusted.
Backlightsettingsareaccessedthroughthemenu.For
detailsonsettingthedisplaybrightnessorcontrastplease
refer to the CongurationMenuSetuponpage16ofthis
manual.
TRANSMIT POWER
TheGX600DhasbothHigh(25Watt)andLow(1Watt)
transmitterpowersettings.Forlongrangetransmissionsthe
powershouldbesetto25Watts.Forlocaltransmissionsa
1Wattsettingwillconservepowerandreduceinterference
tonearbyradios.Thedefaultsettingis25Watts.
To switch between High and Low transmitter
power:
Brieypressthe25/1Wkey.AhighbeepindicatesHigh
power is selected while a low beep indicates Low power
isselected.WhenLowpowerisselected‘LO’isdisplayed.
NOTE: TheradioalwaysdefaultstoHighpowerwhen
Channel16isselected.
• SelectingChannel16usingthe16keywillresetALL
channelstoHighpower.
• SelectingChannel16usingthe or keysresetsonly
channel16toHighPowerbutretainsanyLowpower
settingontheotherchannels.
• TospecicallyuseLowpoweronChannel16,select
channel16thenbrieypressthe25/1Wkeytoselect
lowpower.‘LO’willbedisplayed.
WORKING CHANNEL MEMORY
TheGX600Dhasadedicated‘workingchannel’memory
calledChannelAwhichallowsyoutostoreandrecallan
often-usedworkingchannel.Thememoryisaccessedusing
the CHAN Akey.ChannelAisalsousedasthepriority
channelfortheTripleWatchfunction(seepage7).
To Store a Frequency into Channel A:
Selecttherequiredchannelusingthe or keys,
then press and hold the CHAN Akeyfor1.5seconds.
Thechannelnumberwillashthenahighbeepwill
beheardasthechannelisstored.
To Recall Channel A:
BrieypresstheCHAN Akeytoswitchimmediatelytothe
channelstoredinthatmemory.Iftheradiowasscanning
thescanwillbecancelled.
DUAL WATCH KEY (DW)
TheDualWatchfunctionisa2channelscanfeaturewhere
theGX600DswitchesbetweenChannel16andanyother
selectedchannel.Thisallowsyoutomonitoraworking
orclubchannelwhilestillbeingabletoreceiveimportant
broadcastsonChannel16.
To use the Dual Watch function:
Selectyourpreferredworkingchannel-eitherwiththe
or keysorbyselectingtheCHAN Amemory-then
brieypresstheDWkey.Ahighbeepwillbeheardand
both‘DW’and‘CH16’willappearonthedisplaytoindicate
youareDualWatchingtheselectedchannelwithChannel
16.TheGX600Dwillnowmonitortheselectedchannel
ANDChannel16byalternatingequallybetweenthem.
Duringthistimethechanneldisplaywillremainonthe
selectedchannel.
To cancel Dual Watching:
BrieypresstheDWkeyagain.
DUAL WATCH FEATURES
If a signal appears on Channel 16:
TheradiowillswitchimmediatelytoChannel16and‘16’
willbedisplayed.Atthispointtheselectedchannelisno
longerbeingmonitoredbecauseChannel16haspriority.
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