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FT-8800R Operating Manual
Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many features
of the
FT-8800R
. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but I encourage you to
read the “Operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the
most out of this fantastic new transceiver. Now. . .let’s get operating!
T
URNING
THE
T
RANSCEIVER
O
N
AND
O
FF
1. To turn the transceiver on, press and hold in the “
right
”
VOL
knob for 2 seconds.
When you turn on the
FT-8800R
, the current DC sup-
ply voltage is indicated on the LCD for 2 seconds.
After this interval, the display will switch its normal
indication of the operating frequency.
2. To turn the transceiver off, again press and hold in the “
right
”
VOL
knob for 2 seconds.
A
DJUSTING
THE
A
UDIO
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
The audio volume level is set independently for the “
left
” and “right” sides of the trans-
ceiver. The “
left
”
VOL
knob provides adjustment for the “
left
” side of the
FT-8800R
, while
the “
right
”
VOL
knob provides adjustment for the “
right
” side of the
FT-8800R
.
A
DJUSTING
THE
S
QUELCH
S
ETTING
The squelch is also set independently for the “
left
” and “
right
” sides of the transceiver. The
“
left
”
SQL
knob provides adjustment for the “
left
” side of the
FT-8800R
, while the “
right
”
SQL
knob provides adjustment for the “
right
” side of the
FT-8800R
.
A special “RF Squelch” feature is provided on this radio. This feature allows you to set the
squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain S-meter level will open the squelch. See
page 26 for details
S
ELECTING
THE
O
PERATING
B
AND
In the factory default configuration, The
FT-8800R
operates in the “Dual Receive” mode.
During Dual Receive operation, the “
Main
” band frequency ( on which transmission is pos-
sible) will be indicated by the “
” icon.
To establish the “Main” band, simply press the microphone’s [
P1
] key (
MH-48
A6J
, [
ACC
]
key:
MH-42
B6JS
), or press the
DIAL
knob for the “
left
” or “
right
” side momentarily, as
appropriate. You will observe the “
” icon lighting up alternate sides of the display as
you switch “Main” bands from the “
left
” side to the “
right
” side, and vice-versa.
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
4
6
5
SQL
VOL
LOW
V/M
HM
SCN
KEY2
PWR