Operating Screen:
After two seconds, the boot screen switches to an operating screen
that displays the following information:
(1.) Upper-left: Shows IF bandwidth [
CW
] or [
LSB
]/[
USB
]
(depends on band in use).
Every four seconds, this readout momentarily switches to show power supply voltage.
Example: [
12.6
].
(2.) Upper-right: Shows VFO status. A [
V
] means the tunable VFO is active and [
M
]
indicates the
Memory Mode
is selected (see
MEM-VFO
). The adjacent number [
1-8
]
shows the current memory channel. When power is applied, the radio comes up in
Memory Mode
[
M
].
(3.) Lower Line: Shows the radio’s active operating frequency for the VFO or memory
channel. Resolution is normally 100-Hz, but diverts to 10-Hz when the RIT is activated.
Band Error:
If no filter module has been installed, the display will flash [
BAND-???
] to
alert you that a module needs to be installed.
Transmit Error:
If the transmitter is keyed
while the VFO is tuned outside the amateur
band
, the top line of the display flashes [
TX ERROR
] and transmission is blocked.
Push-Button Controls:
Front-panel switches control most transceiver functions. There
are five red pushbuttons plus a momentary push-in switch built into the
TUNE
knob.
Four switches activate more than one function and require two types of user input. The
primary
switch-input is a momentary press. The
secondary
switch-input is a two-second
press and hold. The manual instructions are
“tap”
for a short input and
“depress
” for a
long input.
MEM-VFO Switch:
To toggle between VFO and MEMORY,
tap
the
MEM-VFO
switch.
In
Memory
mode, [
M
] is displayed and the
TUNE
knob is used to scroll through the
channels. The radio normally boots up in memory mode.
In
VFO
mode, [
V
]
appears on the display and the
TUNE
knob changes operating
frequency. Note that the number of the most recently selected memory channel [
1-8
] is
displayed in both the
VFO
and
Memory
modes (many synthesized radios and HTs use
a similar VFO/Memory setup).
To load a VFO Frequency into Memory (VFO
Æ
Mem):
[ ]
Tap
MEM-VFO
to [
M
] and rotate
TUNE
to select a desired
memory channel
[
1-8
].
[ ]
Tap
MEM-VFO
to [
V
]
and rotate
TUNE
for the exact frequency you wish to store.
[ ]
Depress
MEM-VFO
to move the VFO frequency into memory. [
Save
] confirms
completion.