Operating instructions

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 Press the
[
7
(
V/M
)]
key, as needed, to select the Memory
Channel mode.
 Press the
[
9
(
M/W
)]
key; on the LCD, you will see a
blinking memory channel number.
 Rotate the CH Selector knob to select the Memory
channel onto which you wish to store new frequency
information. If you select a channel on which data is
already stored, entering new data will cause you to over-
write the data previously stored.
 Press the keypad’s
[
ENT
]
key, then enter six digits of
the desired operating frequency (the “10s of Hz digit”
can not be entered, even if 10 Hz steps are selected, as
frequency resolution during memory operation is to
the nearest 100 Hz step). If you make a mistake during
frequency entry, rotate the CH Selector knob so as to
cause the erroneous digit of the frequency to blink;
now, press the correct number on the key pad, and con-
tinue with the remainder of the frequency entry pro-
cess.
 Press the
[
ENT
]
key momentarily, then press the
keypad’s
[
1
(
MODE
)]
key to select the desired operat-
ing mode. Available operating modes are J3E(USB),
J3E(LSB), J2B(USB/LSB), A1A(CW), and A3E(AM).
MEMORY CHANNEL STORAGE
 Press the
[
ENT
]
key momentarily. If your radio assign
the CLAR (+)/CLAR(–) functions to the Programmable
Function (P1 ~ P4) Keys, set the clarifier offset fre-
quency by pressing the to the
[
CLAR
(
+
)]
/
[
CLAR
(
–
)]
key. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
 Press the
[
ENT
]
key momentarily, then enter six digits
of the desired transmit frequency (only if you wish to
store independent transmit and receive frequencies on
the same channel). Otherwise, skip to the next step.
 If you wish to append an Alpha/numeric “Tag” to this
channel, press the
[
ENT
]
key momentarily, then enter
the desired name “Tag” using the CH Selector knob
and keypad. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
 Rotate the CH Selector knob to select the first digit
of the label.
 Press the keypad to select the desired character.
Example 1: Press the
[
1
(
MODE
)]
key repeatedly
to select the character “1” and any of the 27 avail-
able characters.
Example 2: Press the
[
2
(
NB
)]
key repeatedly to
toggle among the available characters associated
with that key: 2  A  B  C  2
…
Example 3: Press the
[
0
(
DIM
)]
key to toggle the
characters “0” and “space.”
 Press the
[
ENT
]
key momentarily to lock the fre-
quencies, mode, and “Tag” into the memory.