DRAKE R8A - Page 31

29 Special Use Features and Functions
This receiver has several special features that are referred
tointhe main body of thisowner's manual but may require
additional explanation.
FUNCTION LINE INVERT
As described on page 11 of this manual, the six function
buttons, located below the display area of the receiver,
activate a primary or secondary function if the
annunciator is displayed or not. The user can define either
of two function lines as primary functions, To continuously
access the alternate function line without incurring the
time out action, Press the button and hold for 3
seconds until a confirmation beep is heard. The
annunciator will remain lit indicating that the alternate
function line is now continuously active.
To summarize, pressing the button allows access to
the alternate function line for the short duration. Alternate
function availability times out after any front panel inac-
tivity. Pressing the button and holding itfor 3 seconds
acts as a Shift Lock on the function lines.
SETTING POWER OFF (ON) LAMP BRIGHTNESS
To set the brightness of the display when the power is
turned off, press the [*] button followed by the
button until the desired brightness is selected. Continue
to hold down the button and turn power off. This
action will store the Off state brightness. Turn power on
and press the button sequence Fr}. to set the
power On state brightness. Now the lamp will automati-
cally change to the desired brightness for power on and
power off states. This can be used to dim or blackout the
display when power is off, without changing the lamp
state during use of the radio.
POWER ON BUTTON FUNCTIONS
Press the button shown while tuming power on to perform
the indicated function.
* Indicates hold for two seconds.
Toggle 9/10 kHz
selection
Display software
revision number
*Clear ALL
memory channels Master reset of all
radio settings
10 kHz/9 kHz SCAN
If aselected scan range includes the 540-1800 kHz broad-
castband, the receiver automatically switches to a 10kHz
step size while the receiver scans the broadcast band.
The 10 kHz step size is practical for tuning the U.S. and
Canadian broadcast bands. The step size can be
changed to 9 kHz for the 540 - 1800 kHz broadcast band
to permit practical tuning of European broadcast sta-
tions. To select the alternate step size:
With the POWER OFF
Press the TIMER/STEP function button and hold while press-
ing the POWER button.
If the step size was 10 kHz prior to performing the above
procedure, then the 9 kHz step size is now programmed.
To change back to 10 kHz, repeat the same procedure.
DELETE ALL MEMORY LOCATIONS
If it is desired to delete ALL programmed memory loca-
tions, perform the following procedure:
With POWER OFF,
Press the le | button and hold while pressing the POWER
button,
Hold the button until a double 'beep' is heard to
indicate that ALL memory locations have been cleared.
HELD BUTTON FUNCTIONS
Hold the indicated button for two seconds to perform the
function shown.
Store default
AGC, STEP, and
BANDWIDTH for
Auto mode
Set clock Toggle between — Enter a memory
times Slow/Fast and channel name
Slow/Fast/Off
AGC operation Set timer
times
Tunes frequency
or memory
channel up
Tunes frequency
or memory
channel down
Invert Toggles between
the F shift
operation
MEM and MEM
TUNE modes