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BG TECH.
VERSION III
2001/2/28
090, 045, 005, appear by 5 degree step in the right on the display.
For calibration of compass, press “PWR” + “ COMP” key and then confirm the display “ CAL”.
Then, turn the unit twice clockwise or counterclockwise. And then press “PTT” or to return to
normal mode.
To see the more precise compass direction, have the unit horizontal.
The display provides 8 primary directions ; N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW.
On the mode of XBO, compass will be displayed unless the radio is receiving the signal.
If the radio receives signal, it shows the frequency.
While pressing any key, frequency appears.
TX POWER OUTPUT SETTING
Press “H/L” key repeatedly. You can select High (No display), Mid (display: M), Low(display : L)
in turn.
SKIP
Press “F” + “M (SKIP)” to turn this feature on or off. When SKIP is on, "MR" is blinking.
SKIP works in only memory channel.
RESETTING
To reset, press “6” + “MR + “ PWR”.
XBO CHANNEL OPERATION. (Main channel : RX, Sub channel : TX)
Press “F” + “ XBO(SC)”. “XB” appears on the LCD. Enter main frequency for RX frequency
and then press “F”+ “ REV(8)” to switch to sub channel with main channel. Enter frequency to
main channel.
DUAL WATCH
If radio is in VFO mode, press ”DW” to enter dual watch. Enter the frequency you want to watch
on the main-freq. display by keying in the frequency or read the memory. (Default is the last
memory channel).
The radio scans in main frequency for 200 msec and sub-frequency for 2.5sec.
If main (VFO or memory channel) is not active, it scan sub (VFO or memory channel).
If main is active, it receives in main. If it drops out, it waits for 2.5 sec. During this time, if the radio