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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
FOREWORD .............................................................. i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS............................................ i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES....................................... i
FCC INFORMATION .................................................. i
PRECAUTIONS..........................................................ii
ABOUT THE SUPPLIED CD .....................................iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................iv
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION..................................... 1–7
■Front panel ........................................................ 1
■Function display ................................................ 6
■Rear panel......................................................... 7
2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS.......... 8–12
■Unpacking ......................................................... 8
■Selecting a location ........................................... 8
■Grounding ......................................................... 8
■Connecting an antenna ..................................... 8
■Basic connections ............................................. 9
■Power supply connections............................... 10
■Connecting the DC Power Supply................... 10
■External antenna tuners.................................. 11
■Battery connections......................................... 11
■Connecting a CW keyer .................................. 12
3 OPERATION................................................. 13–20
■Before first applying power.............................. 13
■Applying power................................................ 13
■Selecting the VFO and memory modes .......... 13
■Selecting VFO A/B .......................................... 13
DSelecting VFO A/B ...................................... 13
DEqualizing the VFOs ................................... 13
■Setting the operating frequency ...................... 14
DSelecting an operating band ....................... 14
DQuicktuningfunction.................................. 14
DSelecting ‘kHz’ step ..................................... 15
DSelecting the 1 Hz and 10 Hz tuning steps . 15
■Entering a frequency from the keypad ............ 16
■Selecting operating mode ............................... 16
■Adjusting the audio volume ............................. 17
■Using RF gain and Squelch control................. 17
■Locking the Dial............................................... 18
■Basic transmit operation.................................. 18
DTransmitting................................................. 18
DOutput power setting................................... 18
DMicrophone gain setting.............................. 19
■Measuring SWR .............................................. 19
■About the optional AH-4
A U T O M A T I C A N T E N N A T U N E R .............................. 20
DOperating the AH-4 ..................................... 20
4 MEMORY OPERATION................................ 21–22
■About the Memory channels ........................... 21
■Selecting Memory channels............................ 21
■Programming Memory channels ..................... 22
DProgramming in the VFO mode .................. 22
DProgramming in the Memory mode............. 22
5 SCAN OPERATION...................................... 23–24
■Scan types ...................................................... 23
■Preparation...................................................... 23
■Scanning between programmed channels
(VFO mode) .................................................... 24
■Scanning Memory channels
(Memory mode)............................................... 24
6 SET MODE ................................................... 25–34
■General ........................................................... 25
DUsingtheQuickSetmode.......................... 25
DUsing the Set mode .................................... 25
■ItemsintheQuickSetmode........................... 26
■Items in the Set mode ..................................... 26
■QuickSetmode............................................... 28
■Set mode......................................................... 29
DConnect a paddle to the [MIC] connector ... 34
7 MAINTENANCE ........................................... 35–37
■Fuse replacement ........................................... 35
■DC power cable fuse replacement .................. 35
■Circuitry fuse replacement .............................. 35
■Memory backup............................................... 35
■Cleaning .......................................................... 35
■Troubleshooting ............................................... 36
■Resetting the CPU .......................................... 37
8 OPTION INSTALLATIONS ................................. 38
■Installing the MB-116 H A N D L E S ........................ 38
■Installing the MB-117 C A R R Y I N G H A N D L E .......... 38
■Installing the MB-118
M O B I L E M O U N T I N G B R A C K E T .............................. 38
9 SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 39
■General ........................................................... 39
■Transmitter....................................................... 39
■Receiver .......................................................... 39
10 OPTIONS............................................................ 40
