COMMUNICATING AIDS
RECEIVING
SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY
In addition to turning the Tuning control or pressing Mic [UP]/[DWN], there are several other ways to select your frequency. This section describes additional methods of frequency selection that may save you effort and time.
■Direct Frequency Entry
When the desired frequency is far removed from the current frequency, directly entering a frequency from the numeric keypad can be the fastest method.
1 Press [ENT].
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2Press numeric buttons [0] to [9] to enter the frequency you desire.
•Pressing [ENT] fills the remaining
•To select 1.85 MHz for example, press [0] for the 10 MHz digit (first digit), because you can also select 18.5 MHz on this transceiver.
•Pressing [CLR] cancels entry and restores the previous frequency.
Note:
◆Some digits cannot be entered for the 10 MHz digit (first digit). Pressing one of those digits will cause that digit to be entered in the 1 MHz position.
◆When the 10 Hz digit (last digit) is entered, the digit 0 is entered automatically for the 1 Hz digit, and frequency entry is completed. The 1 Hz digit is not displayed.
◆Attempting to enter a frequency that is outside the selectable frequency range causes an alarm to be generated. The entered frequency is rejected.
◆When an entered frequency is accepted, RIT and XIT are switched OFF, but the RIT or XIT frequency is not changed.
◆After recalling memory channels 90 to 99 that have Start and End frequencies stored, the receive frequency can be changed by using Direct Frequency Entry within the programmed range.
■Using 1 MHz Steps
Pressing [UP]/[DOWN] on the front panel changes Amateur bands. You can also use [UP]/[DOWN] to change operating frequencies in steps of 1 MHz.
1 Press [1MHz].
• “1MHz” appears.
2 Press [UP] or [DOWN].
•Holding down either button causes the function to repeat.
3To restore the original function, press [1MHz] again.
•“1MHz” disappears.
If you prefer 100 kHz or 500 kHz steps instead of 1 MHz, use Menu No. 02. The default is 1 MHz.
■Quick Changes
To move up or down in frequency quickly, use the MULTI/CH control. Turning this control changes the operating frequency in 10 kHz steps.
•If you want to change the frequency step size, use Menu Nos. 03 and 04. Select 1 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 20 kHz, or 25 kHz for FM, and select 1 kHz, 5 kHz, or 10 kHz for the other modes. The default for both Menu numbers is 10kHz.
•When changing the operating frequency by using the MULTI/CH control, frequencies are rounded such that new frequencies are multiples of the frequency step size. To cancel this function, access Menu No. 05 and select OFF.
•Within the AM broadcast band, the step size automatically defaults to 9 kHz (U.S.A./Canada versions: 10 kHz) for AM mode. This step size can be switched between 9 kHz and 10 kHz via Menu No. 06.
■Fine Tuning
Usually, turning the Tuning control changes the frequency in steps of 10 Hz for SSB, CW, and FSK modes, and 100 Hz for FM and AM modes. However, you can also change the step size to 1 Hz for SSB, CW, and FSK modes, and to 10 Hz for FM and AM modes.
1 Press [FINE].
• “FINE” appears.
2Turn the Tuning control to select the exact frequency.
3To cancel the function, press [FINE] again.
• “FINE” disappears.
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