Radio Shack HTX-200 Owner's Manual

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23OPERATIONTURNING ON THE HTX-200To turn on the HTX-200, rotate VOL/OFF clockwise until it clicks.The HTX-200 sounds a brief melody if the key tone feature is en-abled. Then HELLO appears for about 2 seconds and the lastused frequency appears.SELECTING FREQUENCIES(DIRECT TUNING)You tune to the desired frequencies in the VFO (variable frequen-cy oscillator) mode. You can either step to a specific frequency ordirectly select the frequency.To step to a frequency, repeatedly press or hold down oruntil the display shows the desired frequency.Note: The HTX-200 steps up or down in increments which youset using the Frequency Step menu option. (See “Setting the Fre-quency Step” on Page 39).To directly enter a frequency, press FUNC+ (the second digitfrom the left flashes), then press or to change the number.Press FUNC+ again to select the next digit. Repeat this to selecteach number of the desired frequency, then press PTT to storethe selection.Note: The HTX-200 is preset to receive frequencies between 136and 174 MHz, and transmit between 144 to 148 MHz. To expandthe frequency coverage, see “Changing the Transmit FrequencyRange” on Page 38.