FT-2600M O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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[2] Automatic Repeater Shift
The ARS (Automatic Repeater Shift) feature in the FT-2600M allows easy and convenient
repeater operation by automatically activating the repeater shift function whenever you
tune to a standard repeater sub-band. The ARS function is preset at the factory to conform
to the standards for the country to which it is exported.
The ARS function is
enabled
at the factory. To
disable
it:
(1) Press and hold in the [
MHz
] key for one second, then rotate the
Main Dial
knob to
select “
23 RPTR
.”
(2) Press the [
MHz
] key, then rotate the
Main Dial
knob to change the display to “
OFF
.”
(3) Press and hold in the [
MHz
] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
To enable the ARS function again, select “
ARS
” in step (2) above.
[3] Separate Transmit Frequency Memories
All memory channels can store independent receive and transmit frequencies, to accom-
modate occasional non-standard offsets with greater frequency resolution than is available
using the “standard” shift feature.
Here is the procedure for storing an “odd split” frequency pair into a memory. A full dis-
cussion of memory channel storage and recall is found in the next section.
(1) First store the
receive
(repeater output) frequency. In the VFO mode, tune the trans-
ceiver to the desired receive frequency. Now press and hold in the [
D/MR
] key for one
second.
(2) Within five seconds of pressing the [
D/MR
] key, use the
Main Dial
knob (or the
microphone’s [
UP
]/[
DWN
] buttons) to select the memory channel number on which
you wish to store the frequency pair. If the memory register already has data stored in
it, the display will blink “
CHnnnUSD
” where “
nnn
” is the channel number.
(3) Now press the [
D/MR
] key for one second to store the receive frequency into the
selected memory.
Operation
