Contents
Introduction ........................................................................1
Safety Precautions ............................................................2
Important Notice! ............................................................... 4
Accessories and Options .................................................5
Supplied Accessories .......................................................5
Options ............................................................................. 5
Before You Begin ...............................................................6
Antenna Installation..........................................................6
Belt Clip Installation..........................................................6
Installing the Battery Pack................................................6
Removing the Battery Pack..............................................6
Charging the Battery Pack................................................7
Charging with external power cable .................................7
Low Battery Indication ...................................................... 7
Quick Guide .......................................................................8
Enter the COMM, MEMORY and WX modes ..................8
Adjust frequency ..............................................................8
Store frequencies to memory ...........................................8
Recall a memory channel.................................................8
Recall six frequently used functions ................................. 8
Return to previous operating frequencies or
memory channels ............................................................. 8
Call the emergency communication
frequency (121.5 MHz).....................................................8
Controls & Connectors (Top / Front Panel) .....................9
Controls & Connectors (Left / Right Side) ....................10
Operation ..........................................................................11
Using comm mode .........................................................13
Using memory mode ......................................................13
Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts ...................15
Weather alert reception ..................................................15
Function feature .............................................................16
Scanning Operation .......................................................18
Memory Scan Skip .........................................................19
Maintenance of the Memory...........................................19
Dual Watch feature ........................................................20
Accessing the 121.5 MHz Emergency Frequency .........21
Adjusting the squelch .....................................................22
Key Lock ........................................................................22
Previous Frequency and Memory Recall Feature .......... 22
Advanced Operation .......................................................23
Enter setup mode ........................................................... 23
Summary of the SETUP Menu .......................................24
Resetting the Transceiver ............................................... 28
Headset Connection ........................................................ 28
Troubleshooting For Headset Connection .....................29
Headset specication requirements for SCU-42 ............29
Specications ..................................................................30
