Operation Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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Controller — Front panel
q POWER SWITCH•AF VOLUME [PWR]•[AF]
(p. 3-2)
Push to turn ON the transceiver power. ➥
  •First,conrmtheDCpowersourceisturnedON.
Hold down for 1 second to turn OFF the power. ➥
Rotate to adjust the audio output level. ➥
Increases
Decreases
w RF GAIN CONTROL/ SQUELCH CONTROL
[RF/SQL] (p. 3-19)
Rotate to adjust the RF gain and squelch threshold
levels.
The squelch removes noise output to the speaker
when no signal is received. (closed condition)
 •ThesquelchisparticularlyeffectiveforAMandFM,but
also works in other modes.
 •The12to1o’clockpositionisrecommendedforthemost
effectiveuseofthe[RF/SQL]control.
 •[RF/SQL]operates as only an RF gain control in SSB,
CW and RTTY (Squelch is fixed open), or a squelch con-
trol in AM, FM, WFM and DV (RF gain is fixed at maxi-
mum sensitivity),when“Auto”isselectedasthe“RF/SQL
Control” item in the “Function” Set mode. (p. 6-5)
SET
> Function > RF/SQL Control
• When used as an RF gain/squelch control
Maximum
RF gain
S-meter
squelch
Noise squelch (FM/DV modes)
Squelch is
open.
RF gain
adjustable
range
Recommended level
• When used as an RF gain control
(Squelch is fixed open; SSB, CW and RTTY only)
Minimum RF gain
Adjustable
range
Maximum
RF gain
While rotating the RF gain control, a faint noise may
be heard. This comes from the DSP unit and does
not indicate an equipment malfunction.
• When used as a squelch control
(RF gain is fixed at maximum.)
Squelch is
open.
S-meter
squelch
S-meter squelch
threshold
Noise squelch
threshold
(FM/DV modes)
Shallow Deep
Noise squelch (FM/DV modes)
PBT RIT
TX / RX
PWR
AF RF/SQL
CLR
M-CH BANK
RIT
TUNER/CALL
MENU
MIC/RF PWR
NB
SPEED/PITCH
SET
QUICK
NOTCH
DR
AUTO TUNE RX
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