12345678910111213141516171819202174KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRYYou can select the desired operating frequency, memorychannel, or tone frequency by entering numbers directlyfrom the MC-53DM microphone. To use this function,assign the Enter function to any Programmable Functionkey first {page 72}.n Operating Frequency Entry1 Select the desired band.2 Press [VFO] to select VFO mode.3 Press the Mic key re-programmed with Enter.• The display for Direct Frequency Entry appears.4 Use the Mic keypad to enter the desired frequency.• Enter the digits in order from the most significant downto the least significant.• When the current step size is 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 15 kHz,20 kHz, 25 kHz, or 50 kHz, enter numeric values downto the 1 kHz digit. Enter either 0 or 5 for the 1 kHzdigit.• On versions with receiver coverage wider than 10MHz, enter from the 10 MHz digit. For other versions,begin entering from the 1 MHz digit.0012.52537.537.501234567895062.57587.587.5Frequency(kHz)10 kHz KeyFrequency(kHz)10 kHz KeyNote:uIf you press any key other than [0] ~ [9] or [Enter], or if you donot make the next entry within 10 seconds, direct entry iscanceled and the VFO mode is restored.uIf you press Mic [Enter] while entering a frequency, the new datais accepted for the digits entered and the previous data remainsunchanged for the digits not yet entered.uExcept for the 1 kHz digit, entering a digit that is outside theallowable range causes the nearest digit within range to bedisplayed. For the 1 kHz digit, pressing [0] ~ [4] selects "0" andpressing [5] ~ [9] selects "5".uWhen the current step size is 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, or 25 kHz,entering the 10 kHz digit completes frequency setting. The10 kHz and subsequent digits are set according to which key ispressed for the 10 kHz digit as shown in the table below.