ADVANCED OPERATION

LOCK FEATURE

To order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various aspects of the FT-2800M’s keys and knob may be locked out. The possible lockout combinations are:

KEY: Just the front panel keys are locked out

DIAL: Just the front panel DIAL knob is locked out

K+D: Both the keys and DIAL knob are locked out

PTT: The PTT switch is locked (TX not possible)

K+P: Both keys and PTT switch are locked out

D+P: Both DIAL knob and PTT switch are locked out

ALL: All of the above are locked out

OFF: The Lock feature is disabled

To lock out some or all of the keys, use the “Set” (Menu) mode, described in detail beginning on page 51:

1.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “14 LOCK.”

2.Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob to set the display to one of the selections shown above.

3.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save your new setting and exit to normal operation.

When the Lock feature is activated, the “” icon will appear on the LCD.

To disable the Lock feature, repeat the above process, selecting “OFF” in step 2 above.

KEYPAD BEEPER

A key/button beeper provides useful audible feedback whenever a key/button is pressed. If you want to turn the beeper off (or back on again):

1.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “03 BEEP.”

2.Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob to set the display to “OFF.”

3.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save your new setting and exit to normal operation.

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FT-2800M OPERATING MANUAL