Operation Manual

Page 15FT-897 OPERATING MANUAL
FRONT PANEL CONTROL & SWITCHES
Multi Function Row “e”
(
MFe
) [
TON, -------, TDCH
] ([
ENC, DEC, TDCH
])
[
A
]
Key: TON/ENC
Press the
[
A
](
TON
)
key to activate CTCSS or DCS operation on FM.
When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No-079
[
SPLIT TONE
]
, this key function changes to “ENC” for
activation of the CTCSS Encoder or DCS Encoder. Press the
[
A
](
ENC
)
key to activate the encoder.
Press and hold in the
[
A
](
TON/ENC
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-083
[
TONE FREQ
]
(for selecting the
CTCSS tone frequency).
[
B
]
Key:
------
/DEC
Normally, this key does nothing.
When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No-079
[
SPLIT TONE
]
, this key function changes to “DEC” to
engage the DCS or CTCSS Decoder. Press the
[
B
](
DEC
)
key to activate the decoder.
Press and hold in the
[
B
](
DEC
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-033
[
DCS CODE
]
(for selecting the DCS
code).
[
C
]
Key: TDCH
Press the
[
C
](
TDCH
)
key to initiate CTCSS Tone or DCS Search.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
Multi Function Row “h”
(
MFh
) [
SCOP, WID, STEP
]
[
A
]
Key: SCOP
Press the
[
A
](
SCOP
)
key to activate the Spectrum Scope Monitor feature.
Press and hold in the
[
A
](
SCOP
)
key for one second to initiate the Spectrum Scope.
[
B
]
Key: WID
Press the
[
B
](
WID
)
key to select the visible bandwidth for the Spectrum Scope Monitor.
Press and hold in the
[
B
](
WID
)
key for one second to select the operating mode for the Spectrum Scope Monitor.
[
C
]
Key: STEP
Press the
[
C
](
STEP
)
key to select the channel steps for Spectrum Scope Monitor.
Press and hold in the
[
C
](
STEP
)
key for one second to activate the MAX HOLD feature, which will display and hold the
peak signal strength level for each channel.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
Multi Function Row “g”
(
MFg
) [
SCN, PRI, DW
]
[
A
]
Key: SCN
Press the
[
A
](
SCN
)
key to initiate the Scanning (in the direction of higher frequencies).
[
B
]
Key: PRI
Press the
[
B
](
PRI
)
key to activate the Priority Scan feature.
[
C
]
Key: DW
Press the
[
C
](
DW
)
key to activate the Dual Watch feature.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
Multi Function Row “f”
(
MFf
) [
ARTS, SRCH, PMS
]
[
A
]
Key: ARTS
Press the
[
A
](
ARTS
)
key to initiate the Auto-Range Transponder mode.
Press and hold in the
[
A
](
ARTS
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-008
[
ARTS BEEP
]
(for selecting the ARTS
“Beep” option).
[
B
]
Key: SRCH
Press the
[
B
](
SRCH
)
key to activate the Smart Search feature.
Press the
[
B
](
SRCH
)
key to initiate Smart Search scanning.
[
C
]
Key: PMS
Press the
[
C
](
PMS
)
key to activate the Programmable Memory Scan feature.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
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