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OPERATION
TURNING ON THE HTX-400
To turn on the HTX-400, rotate
VOL/OFF
clockwise until it clicks.
The HTX-400 sounds a brief melody if the key tone feature is en-
abled. Then
HELLO
appears for about 2 seconds and the last
used 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 or
directly select the frequency.
To step to a frequency, repeatedly press or hold down
or
until the display shows the desired frequency.
Note:
The HTX-400 steps up or down in increments which you
set using the Frequency Step menu option. (See “Setting the Fre-
quency Step” on Page 39).
To directly enter a frequency, press
FUNC
+ (the second digit
from the left flashes), then press or to change the number.
Press
FUNC
+ again to select the next digit. Repeat this to select
each number of the desired frequency, then press
PTT
to store
the selection.
Note:
The HTX-400 is preset to receive frequencies between 420
and 470 MHz, and transmit between 430 and 450 MHz. To ex-
pand the frequency coverage, see “Changing the Transmit Fre-
quency Range” on Page 38.
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