4. OPERATION

4-1. CONTROL FUNCTIONS

4-1-1. Front panel

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Note:

All segments on the Display Panel and Indicators are shown on for this explanation.

C) POWER switch

Press to turn the power ON or OFF.

Note:

When the AC or DC power cable is connected the clock and the timer function even if the POWER switch is turned OFF.

® Meter

Indicates signal strength in S units and antenna terminal input voltage.

® MODE/KEY (Numeric Keypad)

These keys are used to select the desired mode of operation and the antenna.

LSB : Lower Sideband

USB : Upper Sideband

CW : Continuous Wave

AM : Amplitude Modulation

FM : Frequency Modulation

FSK : Frequency Shift Keying

ANT 1: Antenna 1

ANT 2 : Antenna 2

When programming a memory channel or directly entering a frequency these keys are used as a numeric keypad to enter the channel number or frequency. FM mode is suitable for the narrow band FM (maximum frequency devia- tion: ± 5kHz) reception.

® Indicators

F.LOCK : Lights when the F.LOCK key is ON.

NOTCH : Lights when the NOTCH key is ON.

ANT 2 Lights when the ANT 2 key is pressed.

ANT 1 : Lights when the ANT 1 key is pressed.

M.SCR : Lights when the M.IN key is pressed. When the memory scroll function is active you can review the contents of the memory channels without a loss of the incoming receive fre- quency.

BUSY : Lights when the squelch opens. (A signal is received that is strong enough to produce a good quality audio output.)

®Display Panel

The fluorescent display tube displays operational information such as receive frequency, and memory channel infor- mation. (See page 15.)

® FUNCTION keys

HOUR : See page 25.

MINUTE : See page 25.

A/B : Selects VFO A or VFO B. (See page 19.)

FLOCK : The selected dial frequency and mode are locked.

STEP : Selects the VFO frequency step. (See page 19.)

A = B : Equalizes the frequencies and modes of VFO A and VFO B. (See page 19.)

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