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OPERATION PROCEDURE

Frequency Selection

Frequency selection for the

DX 2527

is simple. Select the desired

operating frequency by rotating the Frequency selector or using the

UP/DOWN

buttons on the top of the microphone. Press the

LOCK

button to lock the selected frequency. This will disable the

frequency selector and the

UP/DOWN

buttons on the top of the

microphone. Repressing the

LOCK

button unlocks the frequency.

Use the

SHF

button to set the step frequency in 100Hz, 1KHz,

10KHz, 100KHz or 1MHz increments. The frequency step is
indicated by a small triangle directly under the corresponding digit
on the frequency display.

Mode Selection

To select an operating mode on your

DX 2527

, simply rotate the

MODE

selector, and place it in the desired operating mode

position. The

PTT

switch on the microphone controls the transmit

and receive of your radio.

RF Power Control

This control adjusts the power output continuously from 1 to 25
watts, on SSB and from 0.25 to 10 watts on AM.

PROGRAMMING

Frequency Selection

Frequency selection in the radio can be accomplished using any
three of the following methods:
1. The first method of frequency selection I through the use of the

SHF

key and

the

and

DOWN

arrows.

To accomplish this,

press the

SHF

button until the cursor arrow is position under

the digit of the frequency that is to be changed. Then use the

arrow

to increase the number. If a decrease in frequency is

desired, press the

DOWN

arrow. Perform the steps described

above for each digit of the frequency until the desired frequency
is displayed in the

LCD

display windows.

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2. The second method of frequency selection

is accomplished

using the

SHF

button and the channel select knob located on

the front panel. Use the

SHF

button in the manner described

above to select the digit to be changed. Then proceed to rotate
the channel selector knob clockwise to increase the frequency.
Rotate the channel select knob counterclockwise to decrease
the frequency.

3. The third method of selecting he operating frequency of the

radio is through the use of the

SHF

button and the channel

and

DOWN

buttons located on the microphone. Frequency

selection by this method is accomplished in the same manner
as with the

and

DOWN

arrows on the keypad. The only

difference is that the channels UP and DOWN buttons on the
microphone are used.

Once a signal has been detected on a particular frequency, It may
be necessary to slightly change the frequency to provide the best
audio through the speaker. This can be accomplished by rotating
the clarifier control to vary the frequency by ±0.5 KHz. After this
fine-tuning has been accomplished, press the LOCK button to
lock in the frequency at the point of best reception.

Receive Scanning

The receive scanning feature allows you to locate active
frequencies in the entire band segment. To begin scanning,
slowly turn the squelch control clockwise until the receiver noise
disappears. Next, press the

SCAN

button. The unit should start

scanning from the lower to the higher frequency. Pressing the

SCAN

button again will change the direction of scanning. When

the

SCAN

button is pressed

"SCAN+"

"SCAN-"

will be

displayed on the LCD display. The scan will stop on any active
frequency for the duration of the transmission. When the
transmission stops, the