Xiegu X5105 QRP Transceiver
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press the
YES
soft key (or press
NO
to escape). The radio will store the entry and return to normal VFO
operation. Should you accidentally try to overwrite an occupied memory slot, the operation will abort and
switch the radio back to VFO operation. To write a new setup into a currently occupied memory channel,
you
must first clear out the existing data.
See
MC
(Memory Clear) below.
[ ] MC
(Memory Clear): Press
MC
to bring up the Channel Select function on the display (
CH-00
). Next,
rotate the channel encoder to find the memory slot you wish to clear. Press
YES
to clear it, or
NO
to escape.
When completed, normal VFO operation will be restored.
[ ] Read a TAG
: The
TAG
function labels memory channels for more convenient identification. To read an
existing TAG, go to MEMORY mode using
M/V
button (upper right-hand corner). Next, use
VFO
to scroll to
an occupied channel (
CH-XX
) that has been tagged. To read the TAG, select
MENU
page
3,
then press the
TAG
soft key. The soft-key will change to
>TAG
and the TAG will replace the frequency in the screen display.
Press
TAG
again to exit back to the operating frequency.
[ ] Write a TAG:
Each
TAG
may be up to 9 characters long. To write a TAG, first select the channel you wish
to label and then go to
MENU
page
3.
Next,
press and hold
TAG
for 2-3 seconds. When you release it, the
radio’s text editor will come up on screen. Locate the blinking cursor in the upper-left corner and rotate the
VFO
encoder to find your first character. When it appears, press
ADD
to lock it in. The cursor then
automatically shifts to the next character. To add a space between words, insert the thin space marker ( _ ).
The space marker is next to the
^
symbol in the character list. To make corrections or deletions, shift the
cursor using the
<
and
>
keys. Press
DEL
to delete characters. Once the message is complete, press
SAVE
to load it into the memory. Press
TAG
again to exit.
Menu Page-4 [M4]
[ ] BK
(break-in)
:
The soft key toggles between
BK ON
and
BK OFF. BK ON
engages the transmitter to
send CW over the air.
BK OFF
allows you to practice sending or check CW memories without transmitting.
[ ] KEY: Manual
= Straight Key (or external keyer),
Auto-L
= dash left-paddle,
Auto-R
= dash right-paddle.
[ ] KSP:
(Keyer Speed). Press
KSP
to display current speed in WPM on screen. Rotate
VFO
to change
speed setting. Press
KSP
again to lock in new speed and return to VFO operation.
Practice Mode:
To practice sending CW, first switch to
BK OFF
to disable the transmitter. Set
KEY
for the
type of key or paddle you are using -- and adjust sending speed using
KSP
.
Finally, go to the System Menu
to adjust side-tone pitch (entry 03) and beep volume (entry 15) to your preference.
‘
Menu Page-5 [M5]
[ ] RE1-RE3 Playback:
To call up an existing CW-memory file,
Press
RE1
,
RE2
, or
RE3
.
[ ] RE1-RE3 Record:
Press and Hold the desired channel key for 2-3 seconds. The screen and soft-key
labels will switch over to
Text-Editor
mode. Each memory channel holds up to 100 CW characters.
To begin entering your message, locate the blinking cursor in the upper-left corner of the screen. Next, rotate
the
VFO
encoder to bring up your first character (turn clockwise for capital letters, counter-clockwise to find
numbers). When the desired character appears, press
ADD
to lock it in. The cursor then automatically shifts
to the next character – use VFO to change it. To add a space between words or numbers, insert a thin space
marker __. The space marker follows the
^
in the character list. To make corrections, shift the cursor left or
right using the
<
or
>
keys. Press
DEL
to delete characters. Once the message is complete, press
SAVE
to