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rota t i n g t h e IF S H IF T control i n t h e 8 d i rection .This w i l l cause the re sulting a u d i o frequencies to a pp e a r a l ittle o n the h i g h s i d e , a g ain j u st t h e o p pos iteof t h e U S B mode .• CW modeT h e operation of t h e I F S H I F T control i s s i m i l a r tothat fo r USB w i t h t h e exception that you c a n c o ntrol t h e tone of the C W n ote by u s i n g t h e R ITcontro l .T u r n e d i n 8d i re c t i o n T u r n e d i n E£}d i re c t i o n... I F f i l t e r p a s s b a n d ......c h a ra c t e r i s t i c ...,..Si g n a l0Interfe r i n g s i g n a lRIT/XIT-@-IF SHIFT RIT/XIT-@-IF SHIFT RIT/XIT-®-IF SHIFT(i;o� �o� (i;o�-@+ -(Qj+ ->@+'T u r n in 8 d i re c t i o nto e l i m i n at e i n t e rfe r e n c e from s i g n alBT u r n in Ef} d i r e c t i o nto e l i m i n ate i n t e rfe r e n c e f r o m s i g n a lAI F S H I FT o peration@ RIT /XIT control• R I T contro lW h e n t h e tra n s m it freq u e n c y of the d i stant stat i o ndrifts a l i ttle bit d u r i n g the QS O , but you do n o t w i s hto a lter your t r a n s m i t frequency to compensate, youmay w i s h to m a k e use of the R IT control fu n ct i o n .T h i s control a l l o w s s h i ft i n g the rec e i ve fre q u e n c yw ithout s h i ft i n g t h e tra n s m it freq u e n c y . The R ITcontrol a l l o w s you to s h i ft t h e re c e i v e r fre q u e n c y+I - 1 . 2 k H z . T h i s c o n t r o l is a l s o useful f o r p i le u psw h e n t h e D X station is transm itt i n g a l ittle a boveo r below his rec e i v e freq u e n c y .N o tes:��1 . The R IT offset is d i s p l a yed on the m a i n d ispl a y . Youcan t h e refore preset t h e offset before you actu a l l yn e e d to u s e i t . W h e n y o u m ove to a n other stat i o nm a ke s u re you t u r n O F F t h e R IT s w i tc h .2 . T h e fi g u re a t t h e r i g ht i l l ustrates that t h e R IT d i sp l a y a n d t h e V F O d i s p l a y m a y n o t a g re e e x a ct l y i na l l i n st a n c e s s i n c e t h e R IT a n d V F O t u n e i n 1 0 H zste p s . T h e n o r m a l reso lution o f t h e V F O i s 1 00 H z ,so i f t h e R IT o r V F O i s t u r n e d s l o w l y t h e assoc i ate d d i s p l a y may not u p d ate i m me d iate l y . Y o u w i l lh a ve to t u n e 1 00 H z to s e e t h e d is p l a y actu a l l yc h a n g e .VFOI l_I I/ It // I/I 1.UUU.UI: =: 0 9 c: '-ti-· I .lt3.C/9':Z9109I' .:i o o o 0 1 0I _I. I I I. II' .:i o o o 0 1 9I _I. I I 1.0s• XIT controlRITI a.al o/-a.al 1s1-a.Q] 91-a. : I o1-a. :/ 1sW h e n t h e R IT/X I T c o ntrol is rotated w it h t h e X ITs w it c h d e pressed t h e t ra n s m it fre q u e n c y c a n bevaried +I - 1 . 2 kHz w it h o ut affecti n g the rece i v e rfreq u e n c y .Pressi n g the s w i t c h a g a i n releases the X IT function .@ RF gain controlT h i s control adju sts t h e g a i n of the re c e i ve r h i g hfre q u e n c y a m p l if i e r sect i o n .F o r n o r m a l re c e i v e r perfo r m a n c e , a n d m a x i m u m g a i n ,t h i s control s h o u l d be i n t h e fu l l c l oc k w i s e p o s it i o n . I fy o u a re h a v i n g trouble copying t h e d e s i red s i g n a l m a k ea n o t e of t h e stat i o n s p e a k S -meter read i n g . T�e n , a dj u st the R F c o ntrol countercloc k w i s e , so t h a t the meterneedle i s stat i o n a ry at this leve l . N o w , all s i g n a l s t h a tw e re l e s s t h a n the d e s i red s i g n a l w i l l be atte n u at e d ,s u c h a s static n o i s e , etc . , m a k i n g the c o m p letion o ft h e OS O e a s i e r .If the i n c o m i n g s i g n a l pegs the S - m eter you c a n a l sore d u c e the receiver g a i n by cou nte r c l o c k w i s e rotat i o nof the R F contro l . The S - m e t e r p o i nter w i l l a l w1a y s a dvance u p - s c a l e a s the R F c o n t r o l i s rotated c o u nterc l o c k w i s e , a s a visual re m i n d e r that the g a i n of t h er a d i o h a s been red uced .@ AF gain controlTurn t h e i n s i d e k n o b to i n c re a se or d e c rease t h evol u m e .@ SELECTIVITY switchW h e n an o pt i o n a l fi lte r is i n sta l l e d , the rad i o ' s passb a n d c a n b e s w itched to one of fo u r d iffe rent b a n dw i dt h s .The s w itch h a s five positions; A U T O , N , M 1 , M 2 a n dW , t h a t a re used to select t h e b a n d w idth . The M 1 , a n dN posit i o n s are n o t a c t i v e u n t i l t h e o pt i o n a l filters a r ei n sta l l e d , see t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g c h a rt . This s w it c hs h o u l d n o rm a l l y be s e t to t h e A U TO pos i t io n . T h e I Fb a n d w idth w i l l t h e n be s e lected fo r o pt i m u m recei v e rc h a racterist i c s , a c c o rd i n g to the M O D E that h a s b e e ns e l e cted . M a n u a l override i s poss i b l e by s i m p le rot at i o n of the S EL EC T IV ITY contro l .7