14 FT-817ND Operating Manual
SPL
Press the key to activate
Split frequency operation be-
tween VFO-A and VFO-B.
TAG
Press the key to select
the display type (Frequency
or Alpha-numeric Tag) during
Memory operation.
PMS
Press the key to activate
the Programmable Memory
Scan feature.
TON
Press the key to activate
CTCSS or DCS operation.
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to recall Menu
#48 (for selecting the CTCSS
tone frequency).
DW
Press the key to activate
the Dual Watch system.
ART
Press the key to initiate
the Auto-Range Transponder
mode.
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to recall Menu
#09 (for selecting the ARTS
“Beep” option).
NAR
Press the key to activate
the “Narrow” filter mode in the
CW (optional YF-122C or YF-
122CN required) or SSB (op-
tional YF-122S required)
mode. On the FM mode, it
also selects the low-deviation
mode required for HF FM op-
eration on 29 MHz.
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to recall Menu
#38 (to Enable/Disable the
optional filter during installa-
tion).
A/B
Press the key to switch
between VFO-A and VFO-B
on the display.
MW
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to transfer the
contents of the VFO into a
Memory register.
STO
Press the key to store
the contents of the VFO into
the QMB (Quick Memory
Bank) register.
RPT
Press the key to select
the direction of the uplink fre-
quency shift (“–,” “+,” or Sim-
plex) during FM repeater op-
eration.
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to recall Menu
#42 (for setting the shift fre-
quency offset).
SCN
Press the key to initiate
scanning (in the direction of
higher frequencies).
SSM
Press the key to activate
the Spectrum Scope Monitor
feature.
Press and hold in the key
for 1/2 second to recall Menu
#43 (for selecting the SSM
sweep mode).
IPO
Press the key to bypass
the receiver preamplifier,
thereby activating Intercept
Point Optimization for im-
proved overload characteris-
tics.
The IPO feature does not
function on 144/430 MHz.
A=B
Press and hold in the key
for ½ second to copy the con-
tents of VFO-A into the VFO-
B register, so that the two
VFOs’ contents will be identi-
cal.
MC
Press the key to desig-
nate the current Memory
channel to be “skipped” dur-
ing scanning.
RCL
Press the key to recall
the QMB Memory.
REV
Press the key to reverse
the transmit and receive fre-
quencies while working
through a repeater.
PRI
Press the key to activate
the Priority Scan feature.
SCH
Press the key to activate
Smart Search
TM
operation.
ATT
Press the key to engage
the receiver front-end attenu-
ator, which will reduce all sig-
nals and noise by approxi-
mately 10 dB.
The ATT feature does not
function on 144/430 MHz.
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