Operation Manual

18 FT-2900R OPERATING MANUAL
LOCK FEATURE
To activate the locking feature, press and hold in the
[ (
L
)]
key for one second. The “ ” icon will appear on the LCD.
To cancel locking, press and hold in the
[ (
L
)]
key again for
one second.
In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as-
pects of the FT-2900R’s keys and knob may be locked out.
To lock out some or all of the keys, use the “Set” (Menu) mode, described below:
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
26 LOCK26 LOCK
26 LOCK26 LOCK
26 LOCK.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the desired lockout combination.
KEYKEY
KEYKEY
KEY: Just the front panel keys are locked out.
DIALDIAL
DIALDIAL
DIAL: Just the front panel DIAL knob is locked out.
K+DK+D
K+DK+D
K+D: Both the keys and DIAL knob are locked out.
PTTPTT
PTTPTT
PTT: The PTT switch is locked (TX not possible).
K+PK+P
K+PK+P
K+P: Both keys and PTT switch are locked out.
D+PD+P
D+PD+P
D+P: Both DIAL knob and PTT switch are locked out.
ALLALL
ALLALL
ALL: All of the above are locked out.
3. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
KEYBOARD BEEPER
A key/button beeper provides useful audible feedback whenever a key/button is pressed. If
you want to turn the beeper off (or back on again):
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
6 BEEP6 BEEP
6 BEEP6 BEEP
6 BEEP.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
set the display to “
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF.”
3. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to
save your new setting and exit to normal operation.
4. To turn the beep back on again, select “
KEYKEY
KEYKEY
KEY” or “
KY+SCNKY+SCN
KY+SCNKY+SCN
KY+SCN (factory default)” in step 4
above.
KEYKEY
KEYKEY
KEY: The beeper sounds when you press the keypad.
KY+SCNKY+SCN
KY+SCNKY+SCN
KY+SCN: The beeper sounds when you press the keypad, or when the scanner stops.
ADVANCED OPERATION