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"David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:45:41 -0800
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Control Unit

The cable to the main unit plugs in on the right side and the
eighth-inch mono/stereo headphone jack is below it.

Most buttons on the front panel have two functions with the second
function accessed by holding the button down for one second.  Most
are toggle buttons so that one push yields one state and a second
push yields another.  The low beep is the "off" state or sometimes
the default state.  The various toggle values are listed separated by
slashes in what follows.  The word "AND" separates the first function
from the second function; i.e., the one accessed by holding the
button for one second.

Column of 4 buttons starting in the Upper left corner
top is Power:  Press to turn power on and press for one second to
turn power off.
second down is PF:  programmable funtion key (frequency readout by default)
third is off/preamp/attenuator and Ant 1/2
Fourth is Antenna tuner (press quickly to turn on/off and press
longer to initiate tuning when on

Lower left corner concentric knobs
inner is Audio gain
outer is squelch control

To the right of the knob in the lower left corner is a 12-key
keypad.  Many of its functions require an adjustment using the
multifunction knob (the inner knob in the lower right corner).
keypad 1-3 is play Channels 1 - 3 and Record Chanels 1-3.  When
recording use the Keypad * to terminate recording.

Keypad 4 is Power level adjust off/on and TX monitor off/on.  Use the
multiknob to adjust.

Keypad 5 is Mike gain adjust off/on and RFGain adjust off/on (RF gain
is max by default).  Use the multiknob to adjust.

Keypad 6 is Keyer speed and semi-break-in delay.  Use multiknob to adjust.

Keypad 7 is Noise Blanker off/on and Noise blanker adjust.  Use multi
knob to adjust.

Keypad 8 is QSK or VOX off/on and VOX sensitivity.  Use multiknob to adjust.

Keypad 9 is Processer off/on and compression level.  Use multiknob to adjust.

Keypad * is meter function or clear

Keypad 0 is AGC speed slow/fast and AGC Off/on.

Keypad # is Enter

To directly enter a frequency, press enter, the frequency, and enter
again.  Use a leading zero for frequencies below 6 MHZ.  Decimal is automatic.

The Diamond of four keys to the right of the keypad:
top is Digital Noise Limiter off/on and digital noise limiter
adjust.  Use multiknob to adjust.

left is noise reduction off/1/2.  and NR adjust.  Use Use NR1 for SSB
and NR2 for CW.  Use multiknob to adjust.

right is Audio filter bandwidth adjust and narrow filter on/off.  Use
multiknob to adjust bandwidth in CW mode and cut frequencies in SSB mode.

bottom adjusts VFO to match frequency of incoming signal in CW mode
or  nulls carrier of QRM in SSB mode.  In SSB mode one beep cancels a
constant carrier and two beeps cancels an intermittent carrier such as CW QRM.

Below the diamond are two buttons
left is fine tuning off/on and tuning step size.  Use multiknob to adjust.
right is scan and scan group.select

Column of Three buttons left of tuning knob
top is mode: Press and hold to reverse (e.g., LSB to USB CW to CW
reverse, AM to FM, RTTY to RTTY reverse)

middle is menu on/off and frequency lock.  Use multiknob to choose menu.
bottom is mhz or band and frequency change step size

Column of four to the right of the tuning knob
top is quick memory in and memory in
second is quick memory recall and memory > vfo
third is VFO A/B and Memory/VFO.
bottom is A=B and split off/on.

Upper Right corner is XIT/RIT Tuning Knob
Left of it is a Column of three small buttons
top is offset clear (CL)
middle is XIT off/on
bottom is RIT off/on

Under the fine tuning knob is a row of two buttons labeled TF-set up
and down (use to make parameter selections within a menu).  Hold
either while tuning to set TX freq during split operation.

The lower right corner concentric knobs
inner is multi used to select menus and other multi-choice options
outer is IF shift

The multi knob is used for making selections initiated by other
functions.  For example, to select a menu, press the menu/F-Lock
button (middle button left of tuning knob) to enter menu mode, turn
the multi knob till the correct menu is displayed, use the up and
down arrows (buttons below the XIT/RIT tuning knob) to display the
desired parameter value, and finally press menu/f-flock again to exit
menu mode.

Main Unit

Two short cords on the rear panel terminate in coax receptacles.  The
inner is for Antenna 1 and the outer is for Antenna 2.  The Antenna
tuner tunes Antenna 1 by default.  Below these is the ground lug and
below it is the power input.

The mike plugs into the jack in the upper left corner on the front
with the control cable plugging in next to it on the right.  The
nine-pin female jack in the upper right corner is for connecting to a computer.

The lower left corner of the front has two eighth-inch jacks.  The
left one is stereo and is for keyer paddles.  The right jack is for a
straight key or external keyer/keyboard.


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