VR-500 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
10
F
REQUENCY
N
AVIGATION
Tuning
DIAL
Rotating the
DIAL
allows frequency tuning in the steps pre-programmed at the factory.
Clockwise rotation of the
DIAL
causes the radio to be tuned to toward a higher frequency,
while counter-clockwise rotation will lower the operating frequency.
If you rotate the
DIAL
while pressing the
[FUNC]
key, the frequency will change in 1 kHz
steps (SSB/CW) or 1 MHz steps (AM/NFM/WFM). This feature is extremely useful for
making rapid frequency excursions over the wide tuning range of the radio. This step size
(1 MHz) can be changed; see the “Changing the Channel Steps” section on page 15 for
details.
Direct Keypad Frequency Entry
The desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad.
To enter a frequency from the keypad:
•
Enter the “MHz” portion of the frequency on which you wish to operate.
‚
Enter the decimal point after the “MHz” portion by pressing the
[
•
(STEP)]
key.
ƒ
Enter four more digits to complete the frequency.
„
If there are “zeroes” at the end of the frequency, you may press the
[ENT (SET/NAME)]
key after the final non-zero digit.
Examples:
To enter 146.5200 MHz: Press
[1]
è
[4]
è
[6]
è
[
•
]
è
[5]
è
[2]
è
[0]
è
[0]
.
To enter 810 kHz:
Press
[
•
]
è
[8]
è
[1]
è
[0]
è
[0]
.
To enter 445.4000 MHz: Press
[4]
è
[4]
è
[5]
è
[
•
]
è
[4]
è
[ENT]
.
Basic Operation
