PA G E 2 8 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L
T X 3 5 5 0 S
e.g. 468.4250 MHz will display as:
Display
46840
46841
46842
46843
46845
46846
46847
46848
46850
Frequency
468.40
00
468.41
25
468.42
50
468.43
75
468.45
00
468.46
25
468.47
50
468.48
75
468.50
00
4
6
8
4
2
10 kHz
100 kHz
1 MHz
10 MHz
100 MHz
Programming Receive-only Frequencies
While in the channel editor:
1. Press the or key to select a suitable channel (81-99).
2. Press and hold
MENU
until the radio beeps. ‘–OFF-’ will
flash under the channel number. You now have 6 seconds
to begin programming otherwise the menu will time-out.
3. Press the key to begin selecting the desired frequency
starting at 403 MHz. Continue pressing the key to
increase the frequency in 12.5/25 kHz steps (the display
will show the frequency to the nearest 10 kHz). Press the
key to decrease the frequency.
4. To change the frequency in 1 MHz steps, briefly press
the
LEVEL
key. The 1 MHz digit will flash. Now press
or to adjust the frequency in 1 MHz steps. As you
approach the desired frequency, briefly press the
LEVEL
key again to return the original 12.5/25 kHz steps for finer
adjustment.
5. When the desired frequency is displayed, press and hold
the
LEVEL
key to store it. The frequency will flash then
the radio will beep. The radio will then exit the menu and
return to normal operation.
e.g. 458.325 MHz stored under CH 90
6. Repeat steps 1 – 5 to program other channels.
NOTE:
The frequency tuning is live which means the radio
is actually listening to the frequencies you are selecting. You
can use this feature to locate and store active frequencies
while you are tuning.
If you need to program more than 19 channels, you will need
to select another Channel Bank.
To Close the Channel Editor
Once you have finished programming your frequencies,
switch the radio Off then On again. Normal operation
will be restored and the Receive-only channels you have
programmed will be visible above channel 80. Remember, if
you have programmed some of your channels into different
Channel Banks, you will need to select the appropriate
Channel Bank (from within the menu) to access them.
Displaying Alpha Names on your
Receive-only Channels
By default your radio displays the received signal strength to
the left of the channel number on all channels. However on
Receive-only channels you can also configure the display to
show an Alpha name or the channel frequency. This option is
only available when a receive-only channel is selected.
1. Select a receive-only channel.
2. Press and hold
MENU
until the radio beeps.
3. Briefly press
MENU
repeatedly to advance to the S-Meter
option. (‘S-MET’, ‘S-LIN’ or ‘BATT’ will be displayed.
‘S-MET’ is the default).
4. Press the or until ‘
ALPHA
’ is displayed.
5. Press the
PTT
to exit the menu.
The channel will now display the channel frequency or an
Alpha name (depending on whether your radio is in
Alpha mode).
