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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [MIC]
Connect an optional microphone.
• See
for appropriate microphones.
• See
for microphone connector information.
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SD CARD SLOT [SD CARD]
Insert the supplied SD card for both reading and stor-
ing a wide variety of the transceiver’s information and
data.
• The indicator beside the slot lights, or blinks when read
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ing from or writing to the card.
• Push the card once to remove it.
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USB INDICATOR [USB]
Lights while accessing a USB flash drive inserted to
the [USB A] port.
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MONITOR GAIN CONTROL [MONI GAIN]
Rotate to adjust the transmit IF signal monitor level.
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COMPRESSION LEVEL CONTROL [COMP]
Rotate to adjust the speech compression level in
SSB.
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DRIVE GAIN CONTROL [DRIVE]
Rotate to adjust the transmitter level at the driver
stage. Activates in all modes
(except SSB with [COMP]
OFF)
.
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VOX GAIN CONTROL [VOX GAIN]
■
Rotate to adjust the transmit/receive switching
threshold level for VOX operation.
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ANTI VOX CONTROL [ANTI VOX]
■ ■
Adjusts the VOX deactivate level to prevent un
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wanted VOX activation from the speaker or other
sounds.
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DISPLAY CONTRAST CONTROL [CONTRAST]
Adjusts the display contrast.
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DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL [BRIGHT]
Adjusts the display brightness.
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MONITOR KEY [MONI]
Push to monitor your transmitted signal.
• The CW sidetone functions regardless of the [MONI] key
setting in the CW mode.
• The [MONI] indicator above this key lights white while
the function is activated.
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BREAK-IN DELAY CONTROL [DELAY]
■ ■
Rotate to adjust the transmit-to-receive switching
delay time in the CW semi-break-in mode.
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ELECTRONIC CW KEYER SPEED CONTROL
[KEY SPEED]
Rotate to adjust the internal electronic CW keyer’s
speed to between 6 wpm (minimum) and 48 wpm
(maximum).
• The keyer’s speed is displayed.
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VOX/BREAK-IN KEY [VOX/BK-IN]
➥
Push to turn the VOX function ON or OFF in the
➥
Push to turn the break-in function ON
(Semi break-
in, Full break-in)
or OFF in the CW mode.
➥
Hold down for 1 second to enter the VOX set
screen
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What is the VOX function?
The VOX function (voice operated transmission) starts
transmission without pushing the transmit key or PTT
switch when you speak into the microphone, then auto-
matically returns to receive when you stop speaking.
✔
What is the break-in function?
The break-in function toggles between transmit and
receive with CW keying. Full break-in (QSK) can moni
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tor the receive signal during keying.
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RF POWER CONTROL [RF PWR]
Rotate to continuously vary the RF output power
from less than 5 watts (minimum) to 200* watts
(maximum).
*AM mode: less than 5 W to 50 W
• The output power setting is displayed.
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MIC GAIN CONTROL [MIC]
Rotate to adjust microphone gain.
• The transmit audio tone in the SSB, AM, or FM mode
can be independently adjusted in the Level set screen.
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How to set the microphone gain.
Adjust the [MIC] control so that the ALC meter swings
within the ALC range during normal voice level trans-
mission in the SSB or AM mode. (The ALC meter must
be selected.)