4
Basic Operation
Turning the Transceiver ON
1. Press and hold the
POWER (LOCK)
switch to turn the transceiver
ON
/
OFF
.
DIGITAL / ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
FTM - 500D
DISP
S-DX
Press and hold
z
Inputting the call sign
1. The first time the transceiver is turned ON after it is pur-
chased; input your own call sign.
2. Press the
FUNC
knob to proceed to the call sign input
screen.
•
When the transceiver is subsequently turned ON, the
opening screen appears followed by the frequency
screen.
•
The input call sign may be changed from the Setup
Menu [
121 CALLSIGN
].
3. Touch or rotate the
FUNC
knob, then press it to select
each character.
Please enter
Your CALLSIGN
(Max 10 letters)
Press the FUNC knob
: to move the cursor to the right.
: to move the cursor to the left.
: change to the numeric and symbol input
: delete the character left of the cursor
Up to 10 characters (letters, numbers, and a hyphen) can be entered.
4. Repeat step 3 to input the remaining call sign characters.
5. Press and hold the
FUNC
knob to conclude inputting.
Normal operating (VFO Mode) screen will be displayed.
