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FT-897D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
F
RONT
P
ANEL
C
ONTROL
& S
WITCHES
Multi Function Row “e”
(
MFe
)
[
TON
,
-------
,
TDCH
] ([
ENC
,
DEC
,
TDCH
])
[
A
] Key:
TON
/
ENC
Press the [
A
](
TON
) key to activate CTCSS or DCS operation on FM.
When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No-079 [
SPLIT TONE
], this key function changes to “
ENC
” for
activation of the CTCSS Encoder or DCS Encoder. Press the [
A
](
ENC
) key to activate the encoder.
Press and hold in the [
A
](
TON
/
ENC
) key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-083 [
TONE FREQ
] (for selecting the
CTCSS tone frequency).
[
B
] Key:
------
/
DEC
Normally, this key does nothing.
When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No-079 [
SPLIT TONE
], this key function changes to “
DEC
” to
engage the DCS or CTCSS Decoder. Press the [
B
](
DEC
) key to activate the decoder.
Press and hold in the [
B
](
DEC
) key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-033 [
DCS CODE
] (for selecting the DCS
code).
[
C
] Key:
TDCH
Press the [
C
](
TDCH
) key to initiate CTCSS Tone or DCS Search.
[
A
]
[
B
]
[
C
]
[
A
]
[
B
]
[
C
]
Multi Function Row “h”
(
MFh
)
[
SCOP
,
WID
,
STEP
]
[
A
] Key:
SCOP
Press the [
A
](
SCOP
) key to activate the Spectrum Scope Monitor feature.
Press and hold in the [
A
](
SCOP
) key for one second to initiate the Spectrum Scope.
[
B
] Key:
WID
Press the [
B
](
WID
) key to select the visible bandwidth for the Spectrum Scope Monitor.
Press and hold in the [
B
](
WID
) key for one second to select the operating mode for the Spectrum Scope Monitor.
[
C
] Key:
STEP
Press the [
C
](
STEP
) key to select the channel steps for Spectrum Scope Monitor.
Press and hold in the [
C
](
STEP
) key for one second to activate the
MAX HOLD
feature, which will display and hold the
peak signal strength level for each channel.
[
A
]
[
B
]
[
C
]
Multi Function Row “g”
(
MFg
)
[
SCN
,
PRI
,
DW
]
[
A
] Key:
SCN
Press the [
A
](
SCN
) key to initiate the Scanning (in the direction of higher frequencies).
[
B
] Key:
PRI
Press the [
B
](
PRI
) key to activate the Priority Scan feature.
[
C
] Key:
DW
Press the [
C
](
DW
) key to activate the Dual Watch feature.
[
A
]
[
B
]
[
C
]
Multi Function Row “f”
(
MFf
)
[
ARTS
,
SRCH
,
PMS
]
[
A
] Key:
ARTS
Press the [
A
](
ARTS
) key to initiate the Auto-Range Transponder mode.
Press and hold in the [
A
](
ARTS
) key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-008 [
ARTS BEEP
] (for selecting the ARTS
“Beep” option).
[
B
] Key:
SRCH
Press the [
B
](
SRCH
) key to activate the Smart Search feature.
Press the [
B
](
SRCH
) key to initiate Smart Search scanning.
[
C
] Key:
PMS
Press the [
C
](
PMS
) key to activate the Programmable Memory Scan feature.
[
A
]
[
B
]
[
C
]
