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FREQUENCY SETTING
■ Using the main dial
Rotate the main dial to change the frequency.
•The frequency changes in increments determined by the
selected tuning step (see below).
•When the lock function is activated (“LOCK” appears) the
frequency cannot be changed.
D Selecting a tuning step
13 preset tuning steps are available plus 1 programma-
ble tuning step (see below). The preset tuning steps are:
10 50 100 Hz
1 2.5 5 9 10 12.5 20 25 100 kHz
1 MHz
Push [TSY] or [TSZ] to change the selected tuning
step.
D Setting the programmable tuning step
The programmable tuning step can be set between the
range of 0.5–199.5 kHz (in 0.5 kHz steps) for each
memory independently.
qPush the numeral keys on the keypad that corre-
spond to the tuning step you wish to program.
wPush [TSY] or [TSZ] to set the programmable tun-
ing step to the selected value.
•The programmable tuning step is automatically selected
as the active tuning step.
■ Lock function
The lock function electronically locks the indicated fre-
quency from accidentally being changed.
Push [
SPCH ] for 1 sec. to toggle the lock func-
tion ON and OFF.
•“LOCK” appears in the function display while the lock
function is activated.
D Setting the lock function coverage
The lock function can be set to lock the main dial only
or, the main dial and most of the front panel switches.
qPush [SLEEP ] for 1 sec. to enter quick set
mode.
wRotate the [M-CH] selector to select the “LOCK”
indication.
eRotate the main dial to set the lock function cover-
age to “DIAL” or “PANEL.”
rPush [SLEEP ] momentarily to exit quick set
mode.
SCAN SET
[TSY]
[TSZ]
MHz kHz
P
Tuning step
indicators
MHz kHz
P
appears when the programmable tuning step
is selected.
or appears to indicate the units of
the selected tuning step.
[EXAMPLE]: Setting the programmable tuning step to 50 kHz.
(or )
kHz
P
kHzkHz
5
0
TS
TS
FM
kHz
LOCK
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IC-R8500
OFFDLY
∞
LOCK
DIAL
kHz
FM
OFFDLY
∞