Display (lcd) – Elecraft KX3 Quick Reference User Manual
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Display (LCD)
Bar graph, receive mode: Normally acts
as an S-meter. If
C WT
is turned on, the
right half of the S-meter becomes a tuning
aid.
Bar graph, transmit mode: Normally
shows
SWR
and
RF
output. In voice and
data modes, the bar graph shows
CMP
(compression) and
ALC
whenever mic
gain or compression are adjusted.
VFO Icons:
Shows that a VFO is locked.
The
TX
icon points to the transmit VFO:
TX
A
VFO A is the transmit VFO
TX
B
VFO B is the transmit VFO; see
VFO A
VFO B
Filter Passband Graphic: Shows
location of receive passband
Filter Icons:
NTC H
Notch filtering on (
N T C H
)
Manual notch (
N T C H
)
I / II
PBT filter function (
I/I I
)
XFI L
Extended filtering (
FL1
-
FL5
)
Mode Icons
Basic modes (
LSB
or
US B
,
CW
,
DAT A
,
AM
, or
FM
) are selected by tapping
M O D E
. Alternate modes
(
CW REV
,
DAT A REV
,
AM- S
,
FM +/-
) are
selected by holding
A L T
.
LSB
and
USB
are alternates
of each other. In SSB mode the
+
icon indicates
ESSB.
T
indicates FM/tone, CW/DATA text decode,
or AM-Sync auto-tracking.
Other Icons:
CWT
CW/data tuning aid on (
C WT
)
Message play/rec (
M S G
/
R E C
)
VOX
VOX enabled (
V O X
)
QSK
Full break-in CW enabled (
D L Y
)
NB
Noise blanker on (
N B
)
NR
Noise reduction on (
N R
)
ANT
Antenna
1
/
2
, KXAT100 (
A N T
)
ATT
Attenuator on (
A T T
)
PRE
Preamp on (
P R E
)
ATU
ATU enabled (
A T U T U N E
)
RIT
RIT on (
R IT
)
XIT
XIT on (
X IT
)
SUB
Dual-watch enabled
SPL T
Split mode in effect (
S P L IT
)
SPLIT