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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT
■ Operating SSB
q Push and hold
F-INP ENT
BAND
for 1 sec., then push a
band key to select the desired band.
w Push
MODE
to select SSB mode.
• After SSB mode is selected, push and hold
MODE
for
1 sec. to toggle between LSB and USB modes.
• Below 10 MHz LSB is automatically selected; above
10 MHz USB is automatically selected.
e Rotate [DIAL] to tune in a desired signal.
• The S-meter indicates received signal strength when
a signal is received.
r Rotate the [AF] control to set audio to a comfort-
able listening level.
t Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
• “ ” appears.
y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
level.
• Adjust ‘MIC Gain’ at this step, if necessary. (p. 71)
u Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.
D Convenient functions for receive
• Preamp and attenuator (p. 45)
➥ Push
P.AMP
ATT
to turn the preamp ON or OFF.
• “ ” appears when the preamp is set to ON.
➥ Push and hold
P.AMP
ATT
for 1 sec. to turn the attenu-
ator ON.
• Push
P.AMP
ATT
to turn the attenuator OFF.
•
“ ” appears when the attenuator is set to ON.
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 46)
➥Rotate [TWIN PBT] (controls–inner/outer).
• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 45)
➥ Push
AGC
once or twice to select the time con-
stant for the AGC circuit fast and slow.
• “F.AGC” appears when the fast time constant is se-
lected, and no indicator appears when the slow time
constant is selected, respectively.
➥ Push and hold
AGC
for 1 sec. to turn the AGC
function OFF.
• “AGC-OFF” appears on the display.
• Noise blanker (p. 49)
➥ Push
NB
to turn the noise blanker ON or OFF.
• “ ” appears when the noise blanker is set to ON.
➥ Push and hold
NB
for 1 sec. to enter the noise
blanker set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the
threshold level, or the blank time.
• Rotate [M-CH] to select an item.
• Noise reduction (p. 50)
➥ Push
NR
to turn the noise reduction ON or OFF.
• “ ” appears when the noise reduction is ON.
➥ Push and hold
NR
for 1 sec. to enter the noise
reduction level set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to
adjust the noise reduction level.
• Manual notch filter (pgs. 51, 52)
➥ Push
MNF
to turn the manual notch filter ON or
OFF.
•
“ ”
appears when the manual notch filter is set to
ON.
➥ Push and hold
MNF
for 1 sec. to enter the man-
ual notch filter set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to se-
lect the filter width from narrow, middle and wide.
• Auto notch filter (p. 51)
➥ Push
ANF
METER
to turn the auto notch filter ON or
OFF.
• “ ” appears when the auto notch filter is set to
ON.