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the left of the numeric value to indicate that the displayed tone value is contained in the current
receive frequency, this greatly eases location of the offending tone frequency to allow scan and
search to continue.
To accept the data input , alternatively to abort entry . When
active, the LCD legend “T.EL”
will be displayed in the bottom left corner of the LCD.
Refer to the table to reconcile value with frequency:
Frequency (kHz) 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.2
Tone value 0 70 160 190 210 220 230 237 240 245 248
- - - - - - - - - - -
60 110 170 200 220 230 235 240 245 248 250
Tone eliminator setting and value may be held separately in each VFO, search bank and memory
channel.
The squelch should be set to threshold in the usual manner. Operation continues as normal with the
tone eliminator active, however if a transmission is encountered which
contains a ‘pilot tone’ which matches the current setting of the tone eliminator,
the squelch will close allowing the scan and search processes to continue…
i.e. the AR8200 will NOT think that it has found an active receive frequency or
blank carrier.
&Note: The tone eliminator does not remove whistles from the
loudspeaker, it purely allows scan & squelch to continue unhindered.
18-5 RU8200 optional record & playback slot card
The RU8200 enables around 20 seconds of audio to be recorded to a chip within the RU8200 for
playback at a later time. The chip may be recorded to time and time again overwriting the previous
recordings. The recording may be played back over and over, very useful if you have grabbed an
interesting recording! The RU8200 may be used in VFO, scan, search and memory read modes.
Insert the RU8200 slot card and switch the AR8200 on, select VFO mode.
to access the slot card option menu. The AR8200 will have recognised that the
RU8200 has been fitted so will present the record / playback menu.
The legend “RECORDER” confirms selection of the record & playback menu. the key
or use the main dial or ï ð ñ ò keys to toggle between “REC”
and “PLAY” representing record and playback.
to accept the selection and return to the
previous menu or to abort.
Recording and playback can be carried out while the AR8200 is
in VFO, scan or search mode.
Section 18-4, 18-5, 18-5-1