Icom IC-R8500 instruction manual Using the main dial, Lock function, Selecting a tuning step

FREQUENCY SETTING 3

■Using the main dial

Rotate the main dial to change the frequency.

•The frequency changes in increments determined by the selected tuning step (see below).

•When the lock function is activated (“LOCK” appears) the frequency cannot be changed.

DSelecting a tuning step

13 preset tuning steps are available plus 1 programma- ble tuning step (see below). The preset tuning steps are:

10	50	100 Hz
1	2.5	5	9	10	12.5	20	25	100	kHz
1 MHz

Push [TSY] or [TSZ] to change the selected tuning step.

DSetting the programmable tuning step

[TSY] [TSZ]

Tuning step indicators

SCAN SET

P

MHz kHz

The programmable tuning step can be set between the range of 0.5–199.5 kHz (in 0.5 kHz steps) for each memory independently.

P	appears when the programmable tuning step
	is selected.

➀Push the numeral keys on the keypad that corre- spond to the tuning step you wish to program.

➁Push [TSY] or [TSZ] to set the programmable tun- ing step to the selected value.

•The programmable tuning step is automatically selected as the active tuning step.

MHz or kHz appears to indicate the units of the selected tuning step.

[EXAMPLE]: Setting the programmable tuning step to 50 kHz.

5 0	TS	(or TS	)
			P
kHz	kHz		kHz

■Lock function

The lock function electronically locks the indicated fre- quency from accidentally being changed.

Push [SPCH LOCK ] for 1 sec. to toggle the lock func- tion ON and OFF.

• “LOCK” appears in the function display while the lock

FM OFF DLY ∞

LOCK

kHz

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function is activated.

DSetting the lock function coverage

The lock function can be set to lock the main dial only or, the main dial and most of the front panel switches.

➀Push [SLEEP SET ] for 1 sec. to enter quick set mode.

➁Rotate the [M-CH] selector to select the “LOCK” indication.

➂Rotate the main dial to set the lock function cover- age to “DIAL” or “PANEL.”

➃Push [SLEEP SET ] momentarily to exit quick set

mode. FM	OFF DLY ∞
	kHz
LOCK	DIAL

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