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VR-160 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
17
AF-DUAL O
PERATION
The AF-DUAL Operation allows you to monitor your desired frequency while receiving
AM or FM broadcast stations.
When a signal is received in your desired frequency, the audio is output instead of the AM
or FM Broadcast station. When the signal drops on your desired frequency, the AF-DUAL
Operation is resumed as determined by the user settings in the below procedures.
1. Set the VR-160 to the desired frequency using the VFO or Memory channel selection.
2. Press the [
F/W
] key then press the [
RADIO
] key. This provides
a “Short-cut” to Set Mode Item 02:
AF DUAL
.
3. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the resume mode of the AF-DUAL
Operation. Available selections are:
1 sec - 10 sec : When the selected time passes after your desired frequency signal
drops, the AM or FM Broadcast station will be heard from the speaker
and the AF-DUAL Operation is resumed.
OFF
: Disable the AF-DUAL Operation.
Note : Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
4. Press the [ RADIO
] key briefly to exit from the “Resume Mode Selection” mode of the
AF-DUAL Operation.
5. Press the [ RADIO
] key again to activate AF-DUAL Operation. The small “
P ” icon
appears above the volume level indicator on the display.
6. Press the [ BAND
] key to toggle the receiving band between “AM
broadcast” and “FM broadcast”.
7. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Broadcast station.
8. When a signal is received in your desired frequency, its audio is
output to the speaker. The AM or FM Broadcast station will no
longer be heard. When your desired frequency signal drops, the
AM or FM Broadcast station will be heard from the speaker,
and AF-DUAL Operation is resumed (your desired frequency is monitored while the
AM broadcast station is heard from the speaker) according to the AF-DUAL Opera-
tion Resume mode selected in step 3 above.
9. You may monitor your desired frequency forcibly by holding the MONI switch.
To disable the AF-DUAL Operation, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL
knob to select “ OFF ” in step 3 above.
1) You may change the frequency by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing
the MONI switch.
2) When the [V/M] key is pressed, the VR-160 recalls AM and FM Broadcast
station memories only. In this case, the “ ” icon will blink.
AM
AND
FM B
ROADCAST
R
ECEPTION
O
PERATION