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STORING CW MESSAGES WITH text entry After reviewing the status of Menu 5-10 to confirm "Text String" has been selected for the entry method of CW messages, you can follow the procedure below to store each CW message. You can store CW messages in channel 1 through channel 8. Be sure that the transceiver is in CW mode. The Bandscope screen must be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen opens. ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5 4 Use the function keys, the MULTI/CH control or a USB keyboard to enter a CW message. • A maximum of 50 alphanumeric characters and symbols can be configured. The default is "On". [SPACE] (F1): Press to enter a space. [-] (F2)/[+] (F3): Displays the previous character or the next character. [ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5): Press to move the cursor to the left or right. [BACK SPACE] (F): Press to delete the character to the left of the cursor. [DEL] (F): Press to delete the character to the right of the cursor. [CHAR] (F): Press to change the character type. Each time you press [CHAR] (F), the character type cycles through the following sequence: ABC (upper case) > abc (lower case) > !"# (symbols) > ABC (upper case) • Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) reverts to the CW Message screen without storing the message. 1 Press [CW/ CW-R] to select CW mode. The Bandscope screen must be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen opens. 2 Press [KEYER] (F2) to open the CW Message screen. While the "TX" (M) LED is unlit, [KEYER] (F2) does not appear in the Key Guide. Press [CW/ CW-R]. 3 Press and hold [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4), [CH4] (F5), [CH5] (F2). [CH6] (F3). [CH7] (F4), or [CH8] (F5) to select the channel to which a CW message will be stored. • Each time you press [MORE] (F1), the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4) and [CH4] (F5), and the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [ ] (F2), [ ] (F3), [REPEAT] (F4), [(DELETE)] (F5) and [NAME] (F6) alternately appears. • Each time you press [NEXT] (F7), a key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4) and [CH4] (F5), and the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH5] (F2), [CH6] (F3), [CH7] (F4), [CH8] (F5) and [NEXT] (F7) alternately appears. Note: ◆◆If "%N" is entered and stored as a part of CW message, this will be substituted with the contest number and sent. ◆◆The continual code such as "AR" or "BT" will be a text string from the character entered subsequent to "~" to a space. ◆◆The following alphanumeric characters and symbols can be entered. ABCDE FGH I J K LM NOPQR S T U VWX Y Z 0123456789 @~%< > Space 5 Press [SAVE] (F6) to store a CW message. 6 Press [ESC] to exit. Contents Index 5-23

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5
Index
Contents
STORING CW MESSAGES WITH TEXT ENTRY
After reviewing the status of Menu 5-10 to confirm "Text
String" has been selected for the entry method of CW
messages, you can follow the procedure below to store
each CW message. You can store CW messages in
channel 1 through channel 8.
Be sure that the transceiver is in CW mode.
The
Bandscope
screen must be closed with a press of
[SCP]
if the
Bandscope
screen opens.
[F1]~[F7]
[ESC]
[SCP/SWL]
1
Press
[CW/ CW-R]
to select CW mode.
The
Bandscope
screen must be closed with a press of
[SCP]
if the
Bandscope
screen opens.
2
Press
[KEYER]
(F2) to open the
CW Message
screen.
While the "TX" (M) LED is unlit,
[KEYER]
(F2) does not
appear in the Key Guide. Press
[CW/ CW-R]
.
3
Press and hold
[CH1]
(F2),
[CH2]
(F3),
[CH3]
(F4),
[CH4]
(F5),
[CH5]
(F2).
[CH6]
(F3).
[CH7]
(F4),
or
[CH8]
(F5) to select the channel to which a CW
message will be stored.
•
Each time you press
[MORE]
(F1), the key guide for
[MORE]
(F1),
[CH1]
(F2),
[CH2]
(F3),
[CH3]
(F4) and
[CH4]
(F5), and the key guide for
[MORE]
(F1), [
]
(F2), [
] (F3),
[REPEAT]
(F4),
[(DELETE)]
(F5)
and
[NAME]
(F6) alternately appears.
•
Each time you press
[NEXT]
(F7), a key guide for
[MORE]
(F1),
[CH1]
(F2),
[CH2]
(F3),
[CH3]
(F4) and
[CH4]
(F5),
and the key guide for
[MORE]
(F1),
[CH5]
(F2),
[CH6]
(F3),
[CH7]
(F4),
[CH8]
(F5) and
[NEXT]
(F7) alternately
appears.
4
Use the function keys, the
MULTI/CH
control or a USB
keyboard to enter a CW message.
•
A maximum of 50 alphanumeric characters and symbols
can be configured. The default is "On".
[SPACE]
(F1): Press to enter a space.
[-]
(F2)/
[+]
(F3): Displays the previous character or the next
character.
[
]
(F4) and
[
]
(F5): Press to move the cursor
to the left or right.
[BACK SPACE]
(F): Press to delete the character to the
left of the cursor.
[DEL]
(F): Press to delete the character to the right of the
cursor.
[CHAR]
(F): Press to change the character type. Each time
you press
[CHAR]
(F), the character type cycles through
the following sequence:
ABC (upper case) > abc (lower case) > !”# (symbols) >
ABC (upper case)
•
Pressing
[CANCEL]
(F7) reverts to the
CW Message
screen without storing the message.
Note:
◆
If "%N" is entered and stored as a part of CW message, this will be
substituted with the contest number and sent.
◆
The continual code
such as “AR
” or “BT
” will be a text string from
the character entered subsequent to "
~
" to a space.
◆
The following alphanumeric characters and symbols can be
entered.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
/
?
.
,
‘
(
)
:
=
+
-
_
"
@
~
%
<
>
Space
5
Press
[SAVE]
(F6) to store a CW message.
6
Press
[ESC]
to exit.