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Transmitter Operation
FM Transmission
Basic Setup/Operation
1. Press the
/
key so as to select the FM mode.
2. Press the microphone’s
PTT
switch, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice.
3. Release the
PTT
switch to return to the receive mode.
4. If you get reports that your modulation level is too high or too low, you may need to ad-
just the FM-mode microphone gain. The procedure is similar to that used on SSB:
Press the key momentarily, then rotate the
knob, as needed, until Operat-
ing Function Row 9 [PWR, MTR] appears on the display, then press the
(MTR)
key to select the “Deviation” meter function (“mod” will appear at the right side of
the “MTR” icon).
Press and hold in the key for one second to enter the Menu mode.
Rotate the
knob to recall Menu #29 (FM MIC).
Increase or decrease the setting of the FM Mic Gain, depending on the level cor-
rection required, then press and hold the key to save the new setting.
Close the PTT switch, and while speaking into the microphone observe the meter
indication; the proper setting of the FM Mic Gain will produce five “bars” of indica
-
tion on voice peaks, slightly less on lower levels of speech input.
When done, press and hold in the key to save the new setting for the FM-mode
microphone gain.
5. The VOX feature is operational during FM transmission. From Operating Function Row
10 [VOX, BK, KYR], press the
(VOX) key to activate/deactivate VOX.
Repeater Operation
1. Press the key momentarily, then rotate the
knob, as needed, until Operating
Function Row 4 [RPT, REV, TON] appears on the display.
2. Press the
(RPT) key to activate repeater operation. One press of the
(RPT)
key will have set the transceiver for “Minus Shift” operation. In this situation, you will
observe the “
–
” indicator on the display. The transmitter frequency will be shifted down
by a default value so as to access the repeater input frequency. If your repeater uses a
positive shift (instead of negative), press the
(RPT) key again; the “
+
” indicator will
replace the “
–
” indicator on the display.
3. If the default repeater shift is not appropriate for your area, it may be set independently
for each band. To change the repeater shifts:
Press and hold the
(RPT) key for one second. This instantly recalls Menu #42
(RPT SHFT).
Rotate the
knob to select the desired shift frequency.
When done, press and hold in the key for one second to save the new setting
and exit to normal operation.
4. Press the
(TON) key to activate the CTCSS tone encoder, which provides a sub-
audible repeater access tone. One press of the
(TON) key will activate the CTCSS
tone encoder. In this situation, you will observe the “ ” indicator on the display. If you
press the
(TON) key repeatedly, you will observe “
” (CTCSS Encode/De-
