106 FT-857 Operating Manual
MENU MODE No•054
[
LOCK MODE
]
Function: Selects the operation of the front panel’s
[
LOCK
]
key.
Available Values: DIAL/FREQ/PANEL/ALL
Default: DIAL
DIAL: Locks the DIAL knob only.
FREQ: Locks the front panel keys and knobs related to frequency control (such as
[
BAND
(
DWN
)
]
and
[
BAND
(
UP
)
]
key,
[
A
](
A/B
)
key., etc.)
PANEL: Locks all front panel keys and knobs (except POWER and
[
LOCK
]
keys)
ALL: Locks all front panel keys and knobs (except POWER and
[
LOCK
]
keys) and
microphone keys.
MENU MODE No•055
[
MEM GROUP
]
Function: Enables/disables the memory grouping feature.
Available Values: OFF/ON
Default: OFF
When this Menu Item is set to “ON,” the 200 “standard” memory channels are partitioned
into ten Memory Groups, each holding up to 20 memory channels (the Group size is fixed).
MENU MODE No•056
[
MEM TAG
]
Function: Stores Alpha-Numeric “Tags” for the memory channels.
Up to eight characters may be stored. The storage procedure is as follows:
1. Recall the memory channel onto which you wish to appended a label.
2. Press and hold in the
[
FUNC
]
key for one second to enter the Menu mode.
3. Rotate the SELECT knob to recall Menu Mode No-056
[
MEM TAG
]
.
4. Press the SELECT knob to enable the programming of the label.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first character (number, letter, or symbol) in the name
you wish to store, then rotate the SELECT knob clockwise to move to the next character.
6. Again rotate the DIAL knob to select the next number, letter, or symbol, then rotate the
SELECT knob clockwise to move to the next character’s slot.
7. Repeat step 6 as many times as necessary to complete the name tag for the memory, then
press and hold in the
[
FUNC
]
key for one second to save the A/N (Alpha-Numeric)
name entry and exit to normal operation.
8. During Memory operation, press the
[
FUNC
]
key momentarily, then rotate the SELECT
knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row “b”
[
MW, MCLR, TAG
]
appears on the dis-
play. Press the
[
C
](
TAG
)
key momentarily to activate the Alpha-Numeric Tag. Repeat-
edly pressing this key will toggle operation between “Frequency” display and “Tag”
display.
You can recall Menu Mode No-056
[
MEM TAG
]
instantly by pressing and holding in the
[
C
](
TAG
)
key for one second.
MENU OPERATION
