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Menu Functions
There are two groups of menu functions: MAIN andCONFIG. Tap MENU to accessthe MAIN menu; hold
CONF I G to accessthe CONFIG menu. You can also hold CON FIG to switch from one menu to the other. Menu
entries that youd like quick access to can be assignedto programmable function switches (pg. 21).
Tapping DI SP while viewing the menu shows information about the present menu entry in the VFO B display
area. For most entries, the default parameter value is shown in parentheses at the start of the help text. Longhelp
text strings can be interrupted by tapping any switch.
MAIN Menu
Entry Default Description
AFX MD Delay 5 Audio Effects. Selections: DELAY 1-5 (quasi-stereo); BIN (L/R phase shift)
ALARM OFF Set alarm/Auto-Power-On time. Tap 1 to turn alarm on/off; tap 2 / 3 to set HH/MM.
LCD ADJ 8 LCD viewing angle and contrast. Use higher settings if the radio is used at or above
eye level. If adjusted incorrectly, bar graphs will be too light or heavy during keying.
LCD BRT 6 LCD backlight brightness. Use DAY in bright sunlight, 2 to 8 for indoor lighting.
LED BRT 4 LED brightness (relative to LCD backlight brightness). Exception: if LCD BRT is
set to DAY, LEDs are set to their maximum brightness.
MIC SEL FP, low
range,
bias off
Mic/line transmit audio source, mic gain range, and mic bias. Source selections:
FP (front panel 8-pin MIC jack), RP (rear panel 3.5 mm MIC jack), and LINE IN
(rear-panel LINEIN jack). Tap 1 to toggle between .Low and .High mic gain range
for the selected mic. Tap 2 to turn mic BIAS on/off (turn on for electret mics).
MIC+LIN OFF If set to ON, and MIC SEL is set for FP or RP, the present mic OR line input can
be used for transmit audio. NOTE: Setting MIC SEL to LINE overrides the
MIC+LIN menu entry (itsparameter becomes"N-A"). When MIC+LIN is in effect,
rotatingthe MIC control shows MIC gain. The op has to set MIC SEL to LINE
temporarily to adjust LINE IN gain.
MSG RPT 6 Message repeat interval in seconds (0 to 255). To repeat a message, hold M1 M4
ratherthan tap. A 6 - 10 sec. interval is about right for casual CQing. Shorter
intervalsmay be needed during contests, and longer for periodic CW beacons.
RPT OFS 600 Sets thetransmit offset (in kHz) for repeater operation, from 0 to 5000 kHz. Store
per-band and per-memory. Use AL T to select a +/- offset or simplex operation.
RX EQ +0 dB,
each
band
Receiver audio graphic equalizer. VFO A is used as an 8-band bar graph, where each
character shows the boost or cut (-16 dBto +16 dB in 1 dB increments) for a given
AF band. The 8 bands are 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, 2.4 and 3.2 kHz. Tap 1-8 to
select an AF band. VFO A selects boost/cut. Tap CLR to reset all bandsto +0 dB.
TX EQ
TX*EQ
+0 dB,
each
band
Transmit audio graphic equalizer (voice modes only). Functionsthe same as RX EQ,
above, and can be adjusted while in transmit mode. TX*EQ indicates TX ESSB in
effect, which has itsown set oftransmit equalization settings.
VOX GN 0 Adjusts the sensitivity of the VOX to match your mic andvoice.
ANTIVOX 0 Adjusts immunity of the VOX circuit to false triggering as a result of audio fromthe
speaker or 'leaked' from headphones.

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