Operation Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
METER SELECTION (p. 52)
Selects the type of meter displayed (dur-
ing transmit) in the function display.
Power, ALC or SWR metering can be se-
lected.
Only an S-meter is available for receive.
D M4 functions
DURING SSB/AM OPERATION:
DURING CW OPERATION:
DURING RTTY OPERATION:
DURING SSB-D OPERATION:
DURING FM OPERATION:
VOX FUNCTION (p. 53)
Push momentarily to toggle the VOX func-
tion ON and OFF.
“VOX” appears when the VOX function is
ON.
Push for 1 sec. to enter the VOX set
mode.
The VOX delay, VOX gain and ANTI-VOX
can be set in VOX set mode.
What is the VOX function?
The VOX function (voice operated transmission) starts trans-
mission without pushing the PTT switch when you speak into
the microphone; then, automatically returns to receive when
you stop speaking.
SPEECH COMPRESSOR (p. 54)
Push momentarily to toggle the speech
compressor ON and OFF.
“COM” appears when the speech compres-
sor is ON.
Push for 1 sec. to enter the compression
level set mode.
The COMP gain can be set in compression
level set mode.
AGC (p. 48)
Push to change the time constant of the
AGC circuit.
•“F
AGC
” appears when the fast time constant
is selected.
1/4 FUNCTION
Push to toggle the 1/4 tuning function ON
and OFF.
When the
1
4 function is ON, a bar appears
under the
1
4 indication and fine tuning can be
used.
KEYER SET MODE (p. 32)
Push for 1 sec. to enter the keyer set
mode.
The break-in setting, break-in delay time, CW
pitch, CW paddle type and dot/dash ratio can
be set in the keyer set mode.
What is the break-in function?
Full break-in (QSK) activates the receiver between transmit-
ted dots and dashes. This is useful when operating in nets,
or during DX pileups and during contests, when “fast ex-
changes” are common.
RTTY TONE SET MODE (p. 40)
Push for 1 sec. to enter the RTTY tone set
mode.
The RTTY tone frequency, RTTY shift fre-
quency and RTTY keying polarity can be set
in RTTY tone set mode.
FM TONE OPERATION
Push momentarily to select the subaudi-
ble tone encoder for repeater use, tone
squelch function and OFF. (pgs. 43–45)
“T” appears when the repeater tone function
is ON. (pgs. 43, 45)
“TSQL” appears when the tone squelch func-
tion is ON. (p. 43)
Push for 1 sec. to enter the FM tone set
mode. (p. 44)
The repeater tone frequency, tone squelch
frequency can be set in FM tone set mode.
F-2
TON
F-2
TON
F-2
KEY
F-1
1/4
F-3
AGC
F-2
COM
F-1
VOX
MENU
M4
F-1
VOX
F-2
TON
F-3
MENU
M4
F-1
1/4
F-2 F-3
AGC
MENU
M4
F-1
1/4 TON
F-2 F-3
AGC
MENU
M4
F-1 F-2
KEY1/4
F-3
AGC
MENU
M4
F-1
VOX
F-2
COM
F-3
AGC
F-3
MET