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Section 3
BASIC OPERATION
When rst applying power ...................................................... 3-2
Turning power ON or OFF ...................................................... 3-2
Adjusting the volume level ...................................................... 3-2
About the VFO and Memory modes ....................................... 3-2
Using the VFO mode .............................................................. 3-2
D Selecting VFO A or VFO B .............................................. 3-2
D Equalizing VFO A and VFO B ......................................... 3-2
Selecting the operating band .................................................. 3-3
D Using the band stacking registers ................................... 3-3
Selecting the operating mode ................................................. 3-3
Setting the frequency.............................................................. 3-4
D Using the Main Dial ......................................................... 3-4
D About the Tuning Step function ....................................... 3-4
D Changing the Tuning Step .............................................. 3-4
D About the 1 Hz step Fine Tuning function ....................... 3-4
D About the 1/4 Tuning function ......................................... 3-5
D About the Auto Tuning Step function .............................. 3-5
D Directly entering a frequency .......................................... 3-5
D Band Edge Beep ............................................................. 3-6
D Entering a Band Edge ..................................................... 3-7
RF gain and SQL level ......................................................... 3-10
Dial Lock function ................................................................. 3-10
Basic transmission................................................................ 3-10
Adjusting the transmit output power ..................................... 3-10
D Adjusting the transmit output power ............................. 3-10
Meter display .........................................................................3-11
D Meter display selection ..................................................3-11
D Multi-function meter .......................................................3-11
Adjusting the microphone gain ..............................................3-11
About the 5 MHz frequency band
operation (USA version only) ............................................ 3-12