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BASIC OPERATION
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Setting a frequency (Continued) ■
D Selecting a tuning step
Rotating [DIAL]S changes the frequency in the selected tun-
ing steps.
The VFO scan uses this step to search for a signal.
(pp. 37, 41)
Push [MAIN BAND] q S on the band that the tuning step is
set to.
Push [MENU w
]C.
•EnterstheMENUmode.
e Rotate [DIAL]S to select “TS” (Tuning step).
Push [ r ï]D.
•Goestothenexttreelevel.
Rotate [DIAL] t S to select the desired value.
Selectable values:
5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, 8.33 kHz*, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 15 kHz,
20 kHz, 25 kHz, 30 kHz, 50 kHz or AUTO*.
*Appears only when the AIR band is selected.
Push [ y ï]D.
•Setstheselectedvalue,andgoesbacktotheprevioustreelevel.
Push [MAIN BAND] u S.
•ExitstheMENUmode.
Rotate [DIAL] i S.
•Thefrequencychangesintheselectedtuningsteps.
■ Setting audio volume and
squelch level
•Youcanmakethesettingoneithertheleftorrightband,
regardless of the MAIN band setting.
Rotate [VOL] q S to adjust the audio level.
•You can change the beep level in the “BEEPLV” (Beep Level)
item of the MENU mode. (p. 16)
(MENU-EXMENU > EXMEN-SOUNDS > SOUND-BEEPLV)
Rotate [SQL] w S until the noise and the “BUSY” icon just
disappear.
•Rotating [SQL]S clockwise makes the squelch tight. Tight
squelch is for strong signals.
•Whenyourotate[SQL]S clockwise beyond the center position,
[SQL]S becomes an ‘S-meter Squelch’ or ‘Attenuator.’ Select
the [SQL]S option in the MENU mode. (p. 14)
■ Lock function
You can use the Lock function to prevent accidental frequency
changes and unnecessary function access on both the MAIN
and SUB bands.
Hold down [MENU ➥
]C for 1 second.
•“ ” appears.
•Holddown[MENU ]C again to cancel the function.
•Youcanstilluse[ ], [MONI DUP]C (only the Monitor function can-
celing), [PTT], [MAIN BAND]S (only the MAIN band selection),
[MENU ]C (only the Lock function canceling), [SQL]S, and
[VOL]S while the Lock function is ON.