TABLE OF CONTENTS
GUIDELINES FOR SAFE AND
EFFICIENT USAGE OF YOUR
RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS . 4
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AVAILABLE CHANNEL FREQUENCIES . . 5
UNPACKING YOUR RADIO . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . 6
FCC LICENSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GETTING YOUR RADIO READY TO USE . 7
Setting The RF Frequency . . . . . . 8
Opening The Battery Compartment . . 8
Attaching The Belt Clip . . . . . . . 12
Mounting The Antenna . . . . . . . 12
Installing Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 13
USING THE RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CHARGING THE BATTERY . . . . . . . . 14
TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING . . . . 14
BATTERY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . 15
CHARGE BEFORE USING . . . . . . . . 15
RECHARGING THE BATTERY . . . . . . 16
Battery Low Indication . . . . . . . . 16
BATTERY CARE & MAINTENANCE . . . 16
BATTERY RECYCLING . . . . . . . . . . 16
OPERATING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
EFFICIENT RADIO OPERATION . . . . . 17
ANTENNA CARE AND REPLACEMENT . 17
ELECTRONIC DEVICES . . . . . . . . . 17
AIRCRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
BLASTING AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE
ATMOSPHERES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
FCC RULES PART 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . 20
REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . 20
NPS-50 PORTABLE RADIO
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
NPC-50 PORTABLE RADIO
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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