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Alinco DJ-S17 User Manual

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4.Basic Operation

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Squelch is a function that eliminates the noise when no signals are being received.

• There are 11 squelch levels (00~10).

• The default setting is Level 00.

1. Press the

key. The squelch level is displayed

on the LCD.

2. Rotate the dial to increase or decrease the squelch

level. Set to the lowest level that the noise is cut.

3. Press any key except for the MONI key or just leave it for 5 seconds to

automatically complete the setting.

The factory default of this unit is the VFO mode. The VFO mode allows you to

change the frequency and operating parameters by using the dial and key operations.

4.4.1 Setting the Frequency

To Select the VFO Mode

The

key switches between the VFO, Memory and Call channel mode each time

the key is pressed.

"

" is displayed in the Memory mode and " " in the Call channel mode.

Selecting the Operating Frequency

Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the frequency by one tuning step.

Rotate the dial counter-clockwise to decrease it by one tuning step.

A beep sounds after every 0.5MHz increases/decreases in the frequency.

To Quickly Change the Frequency

Press the FUNC key, and while

is displayed on the screen, rotate the dial to increase

or decrease (depending on the direction of rotation) the frequency by 1MHz order.

4.4.2 Setting the Tuning Step

1. Select the menu 09 in the Set mode to display the current tuning step.

2. Rotate the dial to select the desired tuning step.

Setting the Frequency in the VFO Mode

4.4

Adjusting the Squelch

4.3

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