Turning The Transceiver On And Off - Yaesu FT-8800R Quick Start Manual

Turning the Transceiver On and Off

• To turn the transceiver "ON", press and hold the "Right" VOL knob for 2 seconds
• When you turn on the FT-8800R, the current DC Supply voltage is indicated for 2 seconds
After the 2 second interval, the display will switch to its normal indication of the operating frequency
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To turn the transceiver "OFF", press and hold the "Right" VOL knob for 2 seconds
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Frequency Band Operation
In the factory default configuration, the FT−8800R operates in the Dual Receive mode.
The following illustration shows VHF- UHF mode of operation.
Selecting the Main Operating Band
During Dual Receive operation, the Main band frequency (on which transmission is possible) will be indicated by the
You will observe the icon lighting up alternate sides of the display as you switch Main bands from the left side to the right side, and vice-
versa. (The following illustration shows the Main band on the left side and the Sub band on the right side.)
To establish the Main band, momentarily press one of the following:
The left or right DIAL knob
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