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Remote Control Operation
Description
The following describes the operation of the remote control. Some of these operations are only
available on certain radios. Refer to the Universal Remote Commands tables, or the Commands
Quick Reference guides for specific features.
Once you begin to use the remote you will get very comfortable with the operation. There is a lot
of functionality achieved by just a few remote buttons. You can stick with the basic operations of
the remote (frequency, and memory) and still achieve a lot of control over your radio. The
biggest problem you will have in the operation of the remote is the
Enter
key. If you do not enter
the codes exactly you will end up trying to enter a direct frequency. Direct frequency entry can
occur in either VFO or memory modes.
Power
Most Transceivers do not have the CI-V command implemented for power on and off, so the
SWL IR Remote will not be able to power the Transceiver.
Direct Frequency Entry
When entering frequencies directly, be sure to press a digit key before the first decimal point.
The
Mute
button functions to mute the radio, as a decimal point when entering frequencies, and
as a clear to abort any key entry to that point. When using the
Mute
button as a clear, be sure to
press it enough times to get the LED to blink twice, or for the volume to mute. This is
confirmation that the clear command has been accepted. When entering frequencies directly, the
Mute
key will operate as a decimal point only after a digit key has been pressed before the first
decimal point. As an example, you can enter
0 Mute 3 Enter
for 300KHz. Pressing the
Mute
a
second time during direct frequency entry will then enter 100Hz values. To enter 15.235.500 you
would enter
1 5 Mute 2 3 5 Mute 5 Enter.
Zeroes are assumed when not entered. You can enter
15.235.500 by pressing
1
5
2
3
5
Mute
5 Enter
. You can enter the frequency without any
decimal places, but you need to enter all the zeros so the frequency is not misunderstood. To
enter 15.235.500 without using the decimal key, enter
1 5 2 3 5 5 0 0 Enter
.
The SWL IR Remote assumes that you are entering frequencies in kHz. Any frequency in kHz
can be entered directly. 9565kHz would be entered as
9 5 6 5 Enter
. The decimal place (
Mute
)
is not necessary in this case. The decimal place is only needed to save zero entries or optionally
when entering a frequency less than 1MHz. When entering frequencies below 1MHz, press a
leading zero before the frequency and then
Enter.
For example:
0 7 0 0 Enter
for 700kHz. Or
use the
Mute
key as a decimal place before or after the frequency entry. For example:
7
0
0
Mute
Enter
for 700kHz or
0
Mute
7
Enter
for 700 kHz.
After a frequency has been entered, you can then use the
CH+/-
to step the frequency in the VFO
mode. Frequency steps of 1Hz, 10Hz, 100Hz, 1kHz, 5kHz, 9kHz, 10kHz, 100kHz, and 1MHz
can be used to adjust an entered frequency very quickly or step through stations with set
frequency spacing. The 1Hz step is not available on the Yaesu FRG-100 or the Drake R8/A/B.
The frequency resolution on the Yaesu FRG-8800 is 10Hz (frequency changes by 25Hz). The
1Hz, 10Hz, and 100Hz steps are not available on the Lowe HF-225. You can set User Defined
Tuning Steps for tuning CW and SSB below 1kHz. Press a numeric key corresponding to the
frequency step desired (see commands below), and then the
CH+/-
and the step frequency will be
