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MENU MODE Many functions on this transceiver are selected or configured through the Menu instead of physical controls. MENU ACCESS Example: Setting the time for [Battery Saver] of Menu No. 920. 1 Press [MENU]. The transceiver enters the Menu mode. The icon currently selected by the cursor is highlighted, and the item name is displayed at the bottom of the screen. (Example: TX/RX) Software Key Operation Software keys ([Back], [OK], etc.) are displayed in the key guide area of various setting screens and other screens. To select or operate the displayed functions, press the corresponding keys. Directly Entering a Menu Number (Direct Access) You can also directly enter a Menu number using the number keys from this screen. Press [PF1], [MR], [MARK] for Menu No.920. In this case, you can move to step 4. 2 Select [Configuration] with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC] control and press [A/B]. Example: [Back] ➡ Press [MODE]: Returns to the previous screen without confirming the displayed setting. [OK] ➡ Press [A/B]: Changes to the next screen. CHARACTER ENTRY In the screens that require you to enter text such as the screen for entering a memory name or power-on message, there are two methods to enter text. One is to enter text using the number keys in the same ways as a mobile phone and the other is to enter text by selecting characters one by one with the Multi-Scroll Key or [ENC] control. 3 Select [Battery] with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC] control and press [A/B]. 4 Select [Battery Saver] with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC] control and press [A/B]. Keypad Character Entry 1 Enter text with [0] to [9] and [ENT]. • The each press of a key changes the character that can be entered. • To enter another character assigned to the same key, move the cursor to the next position with [ ] ([ ] moves the cursor to the previous position) and enter the next character. • Pressing [A/B] deletes a character. The character at the cursor position is deleted. The backspace operation is performed when there is a blank space. • Pressing [ ]/[ ] moves the cursor. Example: Entering the power-on message (Menu No.903) 5 Select a setting value with [ ]/[ ] or [ENC] control and press [A/B] to set the value. 6 Press [MENU]. The Menu mode ends and the frequency screen appears. For subsequent Menu operations, steps 1 to 4 will be referred to as "Access Menu No. XXX". Note: ◆ Pressing [PTT] during each operation ends Menu mode without confirming the setting. ◆ Pressing [MODE] during each operation returns to the previous screen. Also, pressing [MODE] during step 4 discards the new setting value and returns to the previous operation. ◆ Pressing [MENU] in scanning cancels scan. • Pressing [MODE] changes the character input mode. • Pressing [A/B] clears the text. 2 Press [ ]. The cursor moves to the right. If 16 characters are entered, this operation confirms the characters and ends text input. 3 Press [ENT]. The text is confirmed and text input ends. 15