User's Manual

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SECTION 2
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 FEATURES
The equipment has several important operating features which provide maximum flexibility,
performance and versatility. These features include:
1. VHF and UHF bands that can be configured to be operated independently or as a single
unit.
2. The unit can be set up as a crossband repeater, linking a VHF and UHF frequency in both
directions.
3. 200 memory positions per band which can each be programmed with a transmit and
receive frequency with 25 or 12.5 kHz channel spacing, Tx/Rx CTCSS tones or DPL codes
and a 9-character alphanumeric title.
4. 2 guard channels which can each be programmed with a Rx frequency with 25 or 12.5
kHz channel spacing, CTCSS Tx tone or DPL code and a 9-character alphanumeric title.
5. Scanning of preprogrammed memories with selective memory scanning, in 5 scan lists.
6. Priority scan of memory channel 1, if desired.
7. Direct frequency entry mode.
8. Receive frequency simplex function.
9. Switchable RF output power between 1 watt and 8-10 watts.
10. Lockout of keyboard to prevent inadvertent entries.
11. Variable frequency mode to manually scan up and down in 2.5 kHz steps.
12. LED display variable dimming mode.
13. Selectable 90 second Tx time out feature.
14. Quick download of any of the VHF memory positions to the guard memories.
15. PC Memory Upload or Download capability.
16. Configuration Menu - Pressing ENTER, RCL and FUNC together while turning the radio
on will put it into configuration mode.The programming features
affected are:
a) DPL - Can be turned on or off with th MUP and MDN (4 and 7) keys. This only
removes the DPL entry step from the programming sequence and does not
stop memories that already have DPL codes from working. This also applies to
the rest of the on/off configurable items.
b) Scan - Can be disabled. Selecting FUNC and SCAN will do nothing if Scan is off. The
scan list indicator (+) will still display if was previously programmed.
c) Rx CTCSS - Can be turned on or off from the programming sequence. This affects only
the CTCSS tones for receive.
d) FUNC 7 - Can be turned on or off. When off, the main memory channel can not be
dumped into one of the guard channels using function 7.
e) LAST MEM - If set to on, the last memory channel on the display will be what comes
up when the radio is turned on. If set to off, the last memory that changes
were made to will be what comes up when the unit is switched on.
f) DUALMODE - If set to on, the UHF and VHF bands are operated independently and
simultaneously. The radio is shipped with this feature OFF.