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FIeld programmIng mode
The
FTA-230
’s Book Memories also allow the user to
store, label, and recall channel frequencies which you
may want to use frequently while the
FTA-230
is in the
Field Programming mode.
Memory Storage into the Book Memory
Press and hold the
PTT
and
[
ENT
( )]
key while
turning the radio on, to activate the Field Program-
ming Mode.
Select the desired frequency to be stored in the
Book Memory.
Press and hold in the
[
MW
(
SPL-W
)]
key for
2 seconds. The book
memory channel num-
ber will blink on the
LCD.
Within ve seconds of
pressing the
[
MW
(
SPL-
W
)]
key, rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select the
desired memory channel
number for storage. In order to prevent writing over
memory channels, an “underline” will appear under
the hyphen (located between “BOOK” and the chan-
nel number) to indicate a vacant memory channel.
Now press and hold in the
[
MW
(
SPL-W
)]
key for
2 seconds; you will now see blinking “
A
” at the left
side of the LCD. To attach an alpha/numeric name
(label) to the memory, proceed to the next step; oth-
erwise press and hold in
the
[
MW
(
SPL-W
)]
key
for 2 seconds to save the
entry and exit.
To label a memory with an alpha/numeric name, the
next step is to use the
DIAL
selector knob to select
any of the 48 available characters (including letters,
numbers, and special symbols). When the desired
first character appears, press the
[
ENT
(
)]
key
momentarily to move on to the next character.
Select succeeding characters in the same manner,
pressing the
[
ENT
( )]
key momentarily after
each selection.
After entering the entire name (eight characters
maximum), press the
[
MW
(
SPL-W
)]
key for 2 sec-
onds to save all data for the channel.
Repeat this procedure to
store additional frequen-
cies into the Book Memo-
ry section, as desired.
Turn the radio off, then turn the radio back on again
to begin normal operation.