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Model RG1 Owner’s Manual
Controls and Indicators
Controls and Indicators
Squelch
Knob
PA
Button
Weather
Alert
Button
Scan/
UIC
Button
Distress
Button
HI/LO
Power
Button
16/9/
Tri -Watch
Button
Select
Button
DSC
Button
Channel
Up
Button
Power/
Volume
Knob
Channel
Down
Button
PTT
Button
Front Panel
Power/Volume Knob: (On/Off/Volume) - Turns the unit On or Off and adjusts the speaker volume.
Squelch Knob: Rotate this knob to eliminate background noise when a signal is not being received.
PA Button:
Press this key to enable the PA (Public Address) feature.
Weather Alert Button:
Press this key to listen to active NOAA Weather channels. Press and hold this key for 2 sec-
onds to place the radio into the Weather Alert mode.
Scan/UIC Button: Press this key once to activate channel scan mode. Press and hold for 2 seconds to change chan-
nel modes from USA to CANADIAN to INTERNATIONAL.
Distress Button:
Press this key to send a signal of distress in case of emergency.
HI/LO Power Button:
Press this key to change the transmit power to either High or Low. Default mode is high
power.
16/9/Tri-Watch Button: Press this key instantly to change to Channel 16, Channel 9 or current channel. Pressing
and holding this key for 2 seconds will activate the Triple Watch Feature.
Select Button:
In DSC mode, this key is used to makes selections.
DSC Button:
Press this button to enter DSC mode.
Channel Up/Down Buttons: These keys are used to arrow through the channels.