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GETTING STARTED
ESCALERT
You can program your radio to increase the 
volume of the alarm tones when a radio call is 
not answered.
Press the preprogrammed Escalert button 
(see page 17).
SET SQUELCH LEVEL
Use this feature to filter out (unwanted) calls 
and/or background noise. However, tightening 
squelch could cause calls from remote 
locations to be filtered out as well. In this case, 
normal squelch may be more desirable.
Press the preprogrammed Squelch button 
(see page 14) to toggle between tight and 
normal squelch.
SET POWER LEVEL
Each channel in your radio has a predefined 
transmit power level that can be changed.
To set the power level, press the 
preprogrammed Power Level button (see 
page 14) to toggle between low and high 
power.
OPTION BOARD ON/OFF
Use this feature to enable or disable an option 
board.
Press the preprogrammed Option Board 
button (see page 14) to toggle the option board 
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