User's Manual Part 1

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T6T 300 Watt VHF Transmitter Page 47 Operation
Settings
Operational settings for the transmitter are configured at the front panel, through the VFP, or through an
associated MARC system (or compatible control system). Some settings can also be made remotely via
a T6 controller. The Settings screen is entered from the Control screen.
The settings that can be selected at the front panel Settings screen are:
Mode: either AM-Voice, AM-MSK, Mode 2 or Mode 3
Mode settings - allows the selected mode parameters to be set
Polarities
Band edges
Reference frequency
Backlight.
Note that the mode selection, reference frequency and backlight are set from this screen. When mode
settings, polarities and band edges are selected the user is taken to other screens.
General and mode specific settings, showing default values, are referenced in Table 8 on the following
page. Click on any required parameter by page number for further references.
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Select AM-Voice, AM-MSK, Mode 2 or Mode 3.
Select for the mode specific Settings menu.
Select for the Polarities menu.
Select for band edge settings screen.
Align the transmitter reference frequency (Note 1).
Adjust the LCD’s backlight time out (Note 2).
Notes:
(1) Setting the transmitter reference frequency is a maintenance operation. The current value
should not be reset unless the correct test equipment is connected. See the Maintenance topic.
(2) The LCD backlight can be set for permanently on, off, or timed to stay on for a period between
15 and 120 seconds.