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2. VOICE RECORDER FUNCTIONS
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Recording a QSO audio
This transceiver is equipped with a QSO recorder not
only for the receive audio, but also for the transmit
audio.
This function is useful to make a QSO record, or
to confirm your QSO with a rare entity's station, or
on a DX’pedition. You can also use the function to
repeatedly transmit the same voice message.
The recorded contents are saved onto an SD card.
There are 2 ways to start recording.
z
Push
QUICK
and select “<<REC Start>>.”
z
Push
MENU
and touch [RECORD].
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The recorded audio is saved in the “Voice” folder on
the SD card.
TIP: About the icons
• While recording, “
●
” is displayed above
the VFO/MEMO icon and the SD card
icon next to the clock blinks blue.
•While pausing, “
〓
” is displayed.
When the PTT Automatic Recording function,
“PTT Auto REC” is set to
ON in RECORDER SET,
the recording automatically starts when you start
transmitting.
Audio recording band
You can select to record the received audio from
only the selected band or both the Main and Sub
bands.
MENU
» RECORD > Recorder Set >
PTT Auto REC
NOTE:
• To record a QSO, an SD card (user supplied) is required.
• Do not remove the SD card from the transceiver while
recording. Otherwise the recording stops, and the card
data may be corrupted or deleted.
• Once the recording starts, it pauses and resumes if the
transceiver is turned OFF and ON again.
• The recording continues until you touch <<REC Stop>>
or the free space on the SD card has run out.
•
When the recording file’s content becomes 2 GB, the
transceiver continues to record, but to a new file.
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Quick recording
You can quickly record the received audio.
1. Push
QUICK
.
• Opens the
QUICK MENU screen.
2. Touch “<<REC Start>>.”
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Basic recording
You can record both receive and transmit audio.
1. Open the QSO RECORDER screen.
MENU
»
RECORD
2. Touch “<<REC Start>>.”
• Starts recording.
•
“Recording started.” is briefly displayed.
• To stop recording, open the QUICK MENU screen
again and touch “<<REC Stop>>.”
• Starts recording.
•
“Recording started.” is briefly displayed.
• To stop recording, touch “<<REC Stop>>.”
3. To close the QSO RECORDER screen, push
EXIT
.
MENU
» RECORD > Recorder Set >
REC Operation