Operation Manual

16 FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL
PTT Switch
Press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive.
Keypad
These 16 keys generate DTMF tones during trans-
mission.
In the receive mode, the numeric (0 - 9) keys can
be used for direct frequency entry and/or direct
numeric recall of the Memory channels and the
alphabet (A - D) keys can be used for controls the
transceiver, as follow:
[
A
]
Key:
Press this key momentarily to activate the Smart
Search feature.
Press and hold in this key for 1/2 second to activates the
ARTS feature.
[
B
]
Key:
Press this key momentarily to switch the Memory Channel display between the
“Frequency” format and “Alpha-numeric Tag” format.
[
C
]
Key:
Press this key momentarily to disable the noise squelch action, allowing you to hear
very weak signals near the background noise level.
[
D
]
Key:
Press this key momentarily to allow tuning in 1-MHz steps on the VFO frequency
while operating on the VFO mode. In the Memory mode, this allows tuning in 10-
channel steps on the memory channels.
Press and hold in this key for 1/2 second to activate the Priority Channel Scanning
(Dual Watch) feature.
[
P1
]
/
[
P2
]
/
[
P3
]
/
[
P4
]
Buttons
[
P1
]
button:
This button replicates the functions of the front panel
[
BAND
(
SET
)]
key.
While operating on the VFO mode, press this button momentarily to toggle the
operating band as follows:
144 MHz  250 MHz  350 MHz  430 MHz  850 MHz  144 MHz
......
In the Memory mode, press this button momentarily to activate the “Memory Tune”
function.
Press and hold in this key for 1/2 second to enter the Set (“Menu”) mode.
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