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FT-8800R Operating Manual
D
ISPLAY
B
RIGHTNESS
The
FT-8800R
display illumination has been specially engineered to provide high visibility
with minimal disruption of your “night vision” while you are driving. The brightness of the
display is manually adjustable, using following procedure:
1. Press the [
SET
] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select Menu #9 (
DIMMER
).
3. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob
to select a comfortable brightness level:
DIM 1
,
DIM 2
,
DIM 3
, or
DIM.OFF
(no illumi-
nation).
4. Press and hold in the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
B
AND
L
INKING
For operation on Amateur satellites which use a “normal” (not “inverted”) FM transponder,
the Band Link feature may be useful.
1. Press the [
SET
] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select Menu #43 (
VFO.TR
).
3. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob
to change the setting to “
ON
.”
4. Press and hold in the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
As you rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
, you will observe that both bands’ frequencies are
changing together. When you are done with this operating mode, select “
OFF
” in step 3
above.
A
DVANCED
O
PERATION