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Setting the frequency, Directly entering a frequency, Changing the Tuning Step

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3 BASIC OPERATION Selecting the receiving mode (continued) LLInformatio ••S (Synchronous)-AM mode: The Synchronous AM demodulation is a receive method that mixes the incoming signal with a pure carrier frequency with no level variation, then extracts one of the two sides (USB or LSB) signal which is free from interferences. This method is effective to reduce the distortions due to fading, or interferences from adjacent stations. ••When the "D-STAR" and "FM" icons alternately blink: Indicates that an FM signal is being received while in the Digital (D-STAR) mode. Setting the frequency zzRotate to set the receive frequency. ••The displayed frequency changes depending on the selected tuning step. DDDirectly entering a frequency You can set the frequency with the keypad. Example: Entering 383.000000 MHz 1. Touch the MHz digits. Changing the Tuning Step 1. Touch the TS indicator. 2. Touch to select the tuning step. (Example: 20k) ••T he tuning step is set and returns to the previous screen. DDAbout the Tuning Step (TS) function By turning the Tuning Step function ON or OFF, you can change the frequency in MHz steps or 10 Hz. Changing the frequency in MHz steps: zzTouch the MHz digit for 1 second, then rotate . 2. Start entry with the MHz digits. LTo clear the entry, touch [CE]. LTo clear the entry and return to the previous screen, push EXIT . The Tuning Step function is ON. Changing the frequency in 10 Hz steps: zzTouch the kHz digit to turn OFF the TS function, then rotate . 3. Touch [ENT] to set the entered frequency. ••Closes the F-INP screen. LIf you touch [ENT] when the digits under 100 kHz are not entered, "0" will be automatically entered into the blank digits. Entry examples ••14.025000 MHz: [1], [4], [•], [0], [2], [5], [ENT] ••21.240000 MHz: [2], [1], [•], [2], [4], [ENT] ••14 MHz: [1], [4], [ENT] ••150 kHz: [0], [•], [1], [5], [ENT] ••Changing from 21.240000 MHz to 21.360000 MHz: [•], [3], [6], [ENT] (You can omit MHz digit entry.) The Tuning Step function is OFF. LTo set the frequency in 1 Hz steps, directly enter the frequency with the keypad. 3-2

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3
BASIC OPERATION
3-2
Setting the frequency
z
Rotate
to set the
receive frequency.
•
The displayed frequency changes depending on the
selected tuning step.
D
Directly entering a frequency
You can set the frequency with the keypad.
Example: Entering 383.000000 MHz
1.
Touch the MHz digits.
2.
Start entry with the MHz digits.
L
To clear the entry, touch [CE].
L
To clear the entry and return to the previous screen,
push
EXIT
.
3.
Touch [ENT] to set the entered frequency.
•
Closes the F-INP screen.
L
If you touch [ENT] when the digits under 100 kHz are
not entered, “0” will be automatically entered into the
blank digits.
Entry examples
•
14.025000 MHz:
[1], [4], [
•
], [0], [2], [5], [ENT]
•
21.240000 MHz:
[2], [1], [
•
], [2], [4], [ENT]
•
14 MHz:
[1], [
4
], [ENT]
•
150 kHz:
[0], [
•
], [
1
], [
5
], [ENT]
•
Changing from 21.240000 MHz to 21.360000 MHz:
[
•
], [3], [6], [ENT]
(You can omit MHz digit entry.)
Changing the Tuning Step
Selecting the receiving mode (continued)
1.
Touch the TS indicator.
2.
Touch to select the tuning step. (Example: 20k)
•
The tuning step is set and returns to the previous screen.
Information
L
•
S (Synchronous)-AM mode:
The Synchronous AM demodulation is a receive method that
mixes the incoming signal with a pure carrier frequency with
no level variation, then extracts one of the two sides (USB or
LSB) signal which is free from interferences.
This method is effective to reduce the distortions due to
fading, or interferences from adjacent stations.
•
When the "D-STAR" and "FM" icons alternately blink:
Indicates that an FM signal is being received while in the
Digital (D-STAR) mode.
D
About the Tuning Step (TS) function
By turning the Tuning Step function ON or OFF, you can
change the frequency in MHz steps or 10 Hz.
Changing the frequency in MHz steps:
z
Touch the MHz digit for 1 second, then rotate
.
Changing the frequency in 10 Hz steps:
z
Touch the kHz digit to turn OFF the TS function,
then rotate
.
L
To set the frequency in 1 Hz steps, directly enter the
frequency with the keypad.
The Tuning Step
function is ON.
The Tuning Step
function is OFF.