User Manual

3: Operation
RT7000-MSOP 3-5
Alpha Pressing ALPHA allows access to the Alpha menu. To exit the menu, press
ALPHA again. For information on this menu,
refer to "Alpha Menu
Described" on page 3-8.
Scan Group A scan group is a collection of channels grouped together. Turn the
FUNCTION knob until the SCAN GROUP icon flashes. Press STATUS to
select a scan group. For more information on selecting scan groups, refer to
"Selecting a Scan Group" on page 3-19.
RF Power Level Turn the FUNCTION knob until the RF PWR icon flashes. Press STATUS
to scroll through the L (low), M (medium), and H (high) power settings.
Default settings for the three RF power levels are as follows:
To change these values,
refer to "Using Menus to Change Settings" on page 3-
6.
RX Attenuator Turn the FUNCTION knob until the ATTN icon flashes. Press STATUS to
change the status of the input receiver attenuator from ON (+20 dB input RX
pad) to OFF or vice versa.
External RF
Amplifier
Turn the FUNCTION knob until the EXT AMP icon flashes. Press STATUS
to provide PTT control from accessory 3 of the RT7000 to an external
amplifier. To automatically set and lock RF power in the H (high power)
position, set it to ON. To restore control, set it to OFF and the RT7000 no
longer requires an external amplifier.
Squelch Turn the FUNCTION knob until the SQ icon flashes. Press STATUS to
change the status of the transceiver squelch circuit from ON to OFF or vice
versa. In the ON setting, background noise is muted.
RF Power Level Factory Preset ALPHA 5 Setting
L (Low) 10W (average power) 10
M (Medium) 25W (average power) 30
H (High) 100W (average power) 200