1.1 Controls, Indications

Controls

CHANNEL/

Selects a channel. Pressing the Channel Selector

MODE

(rotary control) changes the mode from INTL,

 

USA, WX, and PRIV in this order. (Appears when

 

USA/WX and PRIV mode are registered.)

SQUELCH/

Mutes the receiver when no signal is present on

DW/SCAN

the channel selected. Auto position automatically

 

reduces white noise.

 

Pressing the control changes the operating modes:

 

Dual watch, Scan and Off.

VOLUME/

Turns the power on or off and adjusts the volume

LOUDSPEAKER

of the built-in loudspeaker.

 

Pressing the control turns the loudspeaker on or

 

off.

HI/LOW key

Alternates high or low output power.

CH16 key

Selects channel 16.

Indications

The display shows the following indications;

Indication

Function

 

 

 

Internal loudspeaker OFF, by pressing the VOLUME

 

control. Internal loudspeaker is automatically turned

 

off whenever the handset is picked up.

 

 

LOW

Lights for low RF power.

 

 

TX

Lights while transmitting.

 

 

REM

Lights when FM-8500 is under control by RB-700

Remote Station.

 

 

 

USA

USA mode. (Some ITU duplex channels are used as

 

simplex channels.)

 

 

WX

Lights when a weather channel is selected. (Available

 

in US version.)

 

 

DW/SCAN

DW for Dual Watch; SCAN for scanning.

 

 

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