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FT-8800R Operating Manual
P
ROGRAMMING
THE
K
EY
A
SSIGNMENTS
Default
FT-8800R
key functions have been assigned to Microphone’s [
P1
]/[
P2
]/[
P3
]/[
P4
]
buttons (
MH-48
A6J
, [
ACC
]/[
P
]/[
P1
]/[
P2
] buttons:
MH-42
B6JS
) at the factory. These may
be changed by the user, if you wish to utilize another function on one of these keys.
To program the function assigned to a key:
1. Press the [
SET
] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select the Menu Item to be configured (“#28
PG
P1
,” “#29
PG P2
,” “#30
PG P3
,” or “#31
PG P4
”).
3. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob
to select the function you wish to assign to the button you selected in the previous step.
4. Press the [
SET
] key to save the new setting, then rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to
select another programmable button to modify, if desired, and repeat the above steps.
5. Press and hold in the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob for 1/2 second to exit to normal operation.
M
ISCELLANEOUS
S
ETTINGS
Press and hold the button
When the “
Main
” band is set to the Memory
mode, press and hold in this button for 1/2 sec-
ond to shift to the “Memory Tuning” feature.
Opens the Squelch on the “Main” band to al-
low un-muted reception.
Activates 1750 Hz Tone Burst.
—
—
When the “
Main
” band is set to the Memory
mode or Home Channel, press and hold in this
button for 1/2 second to switch the memory
channel display between the “Frequency” for-
mat and “Alpha-numeric Tag” format.
—
Allows tuning in 10-MHz step on the “
Main
”
band VFO.
Press this button momentarily to selects Re-
peater Shift direction on the “
Main
” band.
Activate the Priority Scanning.
Switches operating band on the “
Main
” band.
Activate the Smart Search Feature when the
“
Main
” band is set to the VFO mode.
Activate the “Memory Bank” feature when the
“
Main
” band is set to the Memory mode.
Function
SCAN
SQL.OFF
TCALL
RPTR
PRI
LOW
TONE
MHz
REV
HOME
BAND
VFO
/
MR
Press the button
Activate the Scanner on the “
Main
” band.
Opens the Squelch on the “Main” band to
allow un-muted reception.
Activates 1750 Hz Tone Burst.
Selects Repeater Shift direction on the
“
Main
” band.
Activates the Priority feature on the “
Main
”
band.
Selects the transmit power output level on the
“
Main
” band.
Activates the CTCSS or DCS operation on
the “
Main
” band.
Allows tuning in 1-MHz step on the “
Main
”
band VFO.
Reverses the transmit and receive frequencies
during split-frequency operation.
Switches operation to the “Home” channel
on the “
Main
” band.
Toggles the “
Main
” band of operation
between the “
Left
” band and “
right
” band.
Switches frequency control between the VFO
and Memory modes on the “
Main
” band.
