To retrieve a Frequency from Memory (Mem
Æ
VFO):
[ ]
Tap
MEM-VFO
to [
M
] and rotate
TUNE
to select the
memory channel
you wish to
recall [
1-8
].
[ ]
Tap
MEM-VFO
to [
V
] to transfer it into
VFO mode
. You may now tune up or down
the band.
[ ]
To update the original stored frequency with a new frequency, depress
MEM-VFO
.
[
Save
] will flash on the display to confirm completion. If you don’t save a new frequency,
the original entry will be retained in memory.
TUNE Switch:
The
TUNE
knob has a momentary press-down switch for selecting
tuning steps.
[ ]
To toggle between 100-Hz and 1-kHz tuning steps,
tap
TUNE.
The frequency
display momentarily underlines the tuning increment you select [
_
].
[ ]
To select
100-kHz
tuning steps for rapid QSY between band segments,
depress
the
TUNE
knob. After shifting band segments,
depress
TUNE
again to restore normal fine-
tuning.
RIT-MODE Switch:
Activates RIT function, plus controls bandwidth and sideband
selection.
[ ]
To use incremental tuning
,
tap
RIT
to toggle it on and off. When active, the
frequency display shifts to 10-Hz resolution and a dash symbol [
-
] appears to the right of
the last digit. The dash symbol [
-
] signifies zero RIT shift. Rotate
TUNE
clockwise to
move above zero-shift and note that an up-arrow [
↑
] appears on display. When tuning
below zero shift, [
↓
] appears. To restore zero-shift, tune opposite the arrow until the
dash reappears [
-
]. The normal RIT tuning step is 10 Hz.
[ ]
To select bandwidth, d
epress
MODE
to toggle between narrow [
CW
] and wide [
LSB
or
USB
]. The processor selects the appropriate sideband designation, depending on the
band.
ATT Switch:
Tap
to toggle the attenuator on or off. Receive attenuation is
approximately 20 dB.
BL Switch:
Tap
to toggle the display’s
backlight
on or off. Off conserves power when
operating on batteries.
CALL Switch:
Initiates an automatic CQ. Also selects several keyer setup functions.
Keyer setup functions require connecting a set of paddles to the radio.
[ ]
Call
CQ:
Tap
CALL
. The keyer will automatically transmit a complete CQ sequence,
inserting the call letters that have been programmed into memory.