Power on the Radio
5.1
Turn on the radio by turning the [Power/Volume] switch clockwise till a click
is heard, and the LCD displays will show a start-up message, and you will
hear a beep after 7 seconds.
Adjust Volume
5.2
Rotate the [Power/Volume] knob to adjust the volume. Turn clockwise to
increase the volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume. The
LCD display will show the volume status during an adjustment.
Main Channel/Sub channel Switch
5.3
Press the
if there is 2 channels shown on the display. The channel with bold
characters is the main channel.
Select a Channel
5.4
Press
key to switch the radio between VFO and Channel mode, select
Channel mode.
Operation 1: Turn the channel switch to select a channel.
Operation 2: Input the channel numbers by the keyboard. For example, if
you want switch to channel 99, input 0+0+9+9 a total of 4 digits, and it will
switch to channel 99.
A channel can either be Analog or Digital.
For the analog channels the Push-To-Talk button is always available, and
on the Digital Channels the parameters can be set up by the users / system
operators by individual channel to allow talk permit.
There are four possible settings that can be selected in the CPS channel:
Always Allow: The user can transmit all the time.
(1)
Channel Free: The radio can transmit only if the channel is free.
(2)
Different Color Code: The radio can transmit if the channel is free, but
(3)
the color code is mismatch.
Same Color Code: The radio can transmit only if the channel is free and
(4)
the color code matches.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
5.5
When the radio is in the digital mode, it can receive and respond to a call
with the same frequency/color code/ slot. When receiving a call:
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key to switch the main channel to the other channel
AT-D878S Digital DMR and Analog
Two Way Radio