BendixKing KXP 756 - Manual (Page 34)

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Active frequency. When the channel
number is flashing, the Frequency
Control knobs change the channel
number. An unprogrammed channel
displays dashes in the Standby
window, in which case the receiver
tunes the last valid Active frequency.
B. Pressing the Transfer button
causes the channel number to stop
flashing and the frequency to flash.
The Frequency Control knobs then
operate as in Frequency mode.
Pressing the Transfer button again
causes the the Channel number to
flash and the frequency to stop
flashing.
C. In frequency rollover or
rollunder dashes will be displayed
before rolling to the lowest or highest
frequency respectively. Leaving the
dashes in the display unprograms the
channel when leaving Program mode.
D. The unit returns to the mode
and frequency which were in use prior
to entering Program mode by
momentarily pressing the CHAN
button or if no activity has occurred for
20 seconds. The ADF receiver will be
tuned to the frequency in the
Active/Chan display if the prior mode
was Frequency mode or the frequency
in the Standby window if the prior
mode was Channel mode.
E. The On/Off/Volume and Mode
controls operate as in Frequency
mode.
Default Mode
Turning the unit on while holding
the Transfer button down will bring the
unit on in Active Entry and load
800KHz as the Active frequency. This
will aid the pilot in blind tuning the
radio in case of a display failure.
X Character
The small x to the left of the
Active/Chan display turns off in the
ADF and ADF/BFO modes only when
the ADF is pointing.
Marine Distress Frequency
Operation
A strap on the KFS 586 or 586A
will allow the KDF 806 to tune the
marine distress frequency, 2182 KHZ.
To select 2182 KHZ, channel the
KFS 586/A to any 1700 frequency and
rotate the large frequency select knob
one click to the right, clockwise. The
KDF 806 will be tuned to 2182. To
fine tune the reception, the small knob
may be used to vary the frequency
between 2180 and 2189.
To return to standard ADF
frequencies rotate the large knob to
the right, clockwise. The fist click will
select the 100 KHZ frequency, an
invalid ADF frequency. The display will
flash and continue to flash until the
second rotation click and a valid
frequency is tuned.