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FT-8800R Operating Manual
MH-42
B6JS
M
ICROPHONE
The
MH-42
B6JS
is similar to the
MH-48
A6J
, but the
MH-42
B6JS
does not include a DTMF
keypad and its illumination switch.
1
PTT
Switch
Press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive.
2
[
ACC
]/[
P
]/[
P1
]/[
P2
] Buttons
[
ACC
]
button
: Press this button to switch the “
Main
”
band between the “
Left
” and “
Right
” displays on the
LCD screen. This is the best and easiest way to set
the “
Main
” band to the side you prefer.
Pressing and holding in this button for 1/2 second moves
operation to the next-highest frequency band on the “Main”
band.
[
P
]
button
: Press this button momentarily to switch the fre-
quency control for the “
Main
” band between the VFO and
Memory Systems.
When the “
Main
” band is set to the VFO mode, press and hold in this
button for 1/2 second to activate the Smart Search Feature.
When the “
Main
” band is set to the Memory mode, press and hold
in this button for 1/2 second to activates the “Memory Bank” feature.
[
P1
]
button
: Pressing this button repeatedly allows selection of the CTCSS or DCS mode
on the “
Main
” band. The selections available are:
ENC
ENC.DEC (Tone Squelch)
DCS
OFF
ENC ......
[
P2
]
button
: Press this button momentarily to select the transmitter power output level on
the “
Main
” band (“LOW,” “MID2,” “MID1,” or “HIGH”).
When the “
Main
” band is set to the Memory mode or Home Channel, press and hold in this
key for 1/2 second to switch the memory channel display between the “Frequency” format
and “Alpha-numeric Tag” format.
You can reprogram the [
ACC
], [
P
], [
P1
], and [
P2
] buttons for other functions, if desired.
See page 53 for details.
3
LOCK
Switch
This switch locks out the Microphone buttons (except for the keypad and
PTT
switch).
4
[
UP
]/[
DWN
] Button
Press (or hold in) either of these buttons to tune (or scan up or down) the operating
frequency or through the memory channels on the “
Main
” band. In many ways, these
buttons emulate the function of the (rotary) “Main” band
DIAL
knob.
Notice
: If you change the microphone from the
MH-48
A6J
to the
MH-42
B6JS
or
vice versa, change the setting of Menu #23 (
MIC
). See page 64 for details.
1
2
3
4
CONDENSER MIC
MH-42
B