FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES

SPLIT Switch

Pressing this button to activate split frequency operation between the Main band (VFO-A), used for recep- tion, and the Sub band (VFO-B), used for transmis- sion. If you press and hold in the [SPLIT] button for two seconds, the “Quick Split” feature will be engaged, whereby the Sub band VFO (VFO-B) will automatically be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than the Main band (VFO-A) frequency with same operating mode, and the transceiver will be placed in the Split mode.

TXW “TX Watch” Switch

Pressing this button lets you monitor the transmit frequency when split frequency operation is engaged. Release the button to return to normal operation.

C.S Switch

Press this button momentarily to recall a favorite Menu Selection directly.

To program a Menu selection as the short-cut, press the [MENU] button to enter the Menu, then select the Menu item you want to set as the short-cut. Now press and hold in the [C.S] button for two seconds; this will lock in the selected Menu item as the short-cut.

RX Indicator/Switch

This button, when pressed, engages the Main band (VFO-A) receiver; the LED inside this button will glow Green when the Main receiver is active.

When the Main (VFO-A) receiver is active, pressing this button momentarily will mute the receiver, and the indicator will blink. Pressing the button once more will restore receiver operation, and the indicator will glow Green steadily.

TX Indicator/Switch

When this button is pushed, the LED inside this button will glow Red, and the transmitter will be engaged on the same frequency and mode as set up for the Main band (VFO-A) (subject to any Clarifier offset, of course).

ADVICE:

If this indicator is not illuminated, it means that the Sub (VFO-B) TX indicator has been selected (it will be glowing Red). In this case, transmission will be effected on the frequency and mode programmed for the Sub (VFO-B) band.

Main Tuning Dial Knob

This large knob adjusts the operating frequency of the Main band (VFO-A) or a recalled memory. Clockwise rotation of this knob increases the frequency. Default tuning increments are 10 Hz (100 Hz in AM and FM modes); when the [FAST] button is pressed, the tuning steps increase. The available steps are:

ADVICE:

OPERATING MODE

1 STEP

1 DIAL ROTATION

LSB/USB/CW/RTTY/PKT(LSB)

10 Hz (100 Hz)

10 kHz (100 kHz)

AM/FM/PKT(FM)

100 Hz (1 kHz)

100 kHz (1 MHz)

Numbers in parentheses indicate steps when the [FAST] button is On.

The tuning steps for the Main Tuning Dial knob are set, at the factory, to 10 Hz per step. Via Menu item “116 tun DIALSTP,” however, you may change this setting from 10 Hz to 1 Hz instead. When 1 Hz basic steps are selected, the action of the [FAST] button will be changed to 1/10 of the values listed above.

FAST Switch

Pressing this button will increase or decrease the tuning rate of the Main Tuning Dial knob by a factor of ten, as mentioned in the previous section.

When this function is activated, the “” icon appears in the display.

LOCK Switch

This button toggles locking of the Main Tuning Dial knob, to prevent accidental frequency changes. When the button is active, the Main Tuning Dial knob can still be turned, but the frequency will not change, and the “” icon appears in the display.

[A￿B] Switch

Press this button momentarily to transfer data from the Main band (VFO-A) frequency (or a recalled memory channel) to the Sub band (VFO-B), overwriting any previous contents in the Sub band (VFO-B). Use this key to set both Main band (VFO-A) and Sub band (VFO-B) receivers to the same frequency and mode.

[A￿ B] Switch

￿

Pressing this button momentarily exchanges the contents of the Main band (VFO-A) (or a recalled memory channel) and the Sub band (VFO-B).

[V/M] Switch

This button toggles Main band (VFO-A) receiver operation between the memory system and the VFO. Either “” or “” will be displayed to the under the main frequency display field to indicate the current selection. If you have tuned off of a Memory channel frequency (MT), pressing this button returns the display to the original memory contents (MR), and pressing it once more returns operation to the Main VFO (no icon).

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