38 FT-857 Operating Manual
RECEIVER ACCESSORIES
LOCKING FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
The front panel LOCK button allows you to
disable the DIAL and/or the front panel con-
trols.
In the transceiver’s default configuration,
pressing the
[
LOCK
]
button disables just the DIAL, while the other keys and switches are
unaffected. To lock out the remainder of the controls and the SELECT knob, use Menu
Mode No-054
[
LOCK MODE
]
:
1. Press and hold in the
[
FUNC
]
key for one second to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the SELECT knob to recall Menu Mode No-001
[
EXT MENU
]
, then rotate the
DIAL to change the setting to “ON” to enable the extended Menu Mode.
3. Rotate the SELECT knob so as to recall No-054
[
LOCK MODE
]
.
4. Rotate the DIAL to select the desired configuration:
DIAL: Locks DIAL knob only.
FREQ: Locks 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
locks the microphone keys.
5. When you have made your selection, press and hold in the
[
FUNC
]
key for one second
to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
When the controls are locked out (small “ ” icon will appear at the bottom right-hand
corner of the LCD), press the LOCK button once more to release them to normal operation.
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