User's Guide

Table Of Contents
Contents
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Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting Up the Radio Display and Visual
Indicators to Suite Night Vision Goggles . . . . . . . 115
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls . 116
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Turning Voice Mute On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using the Time-Out Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Setting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Editing the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Using the Conventional Squelch Operation
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Analog Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Digital Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the Digital PTT ID Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
IMPRES™ Battery Annunciator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Accessing the Battery Info screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Procedure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Accessing the General Radio Information . . . . . . 121
Accessing the Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Viewing the IP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Viewing the Control Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Editing the Soft ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Caring for Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Handling Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Servicing Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Taking Care of the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Checking the Battery Charge Status . . . . . . . . . . .128
LED and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Fuel Gauge Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Battery Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Highlights for the Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 132
Declaration of Compliance for the User of Distress
and Safety Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Commercial Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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