Password Access To Banks; Disabling Password Protection - AOR AR8000 Operating Manual

When the password facility is first used the numbers "0000" are displayed to
indicate that no password has been set and all banks are accessible.
If "****" is displayed then the password has already
been set and only the upper case banks may be
accessed. To access the password protected banks
key [FUNC] [.] followed by your four digit password
(you haven't forgotten it ? !!) then [ENT].
To set the password for the first time, key in [FUNC]
[.] followed by your chosen password, for example [1]
[2] [3] [4] [ENT]. Switch the set Off/On and the new
password will be in effect.
Note: Ensure that you are not in a password protected bank when you switch
the set Off or the password protection will be partially defeated and the last
bank used may still be accessed even if it is protected. Make a careful note
of your password or you may find yourself locked out !!
9-2 Keying in your PASSWORD to access the protected banks
When you wish to access the password protected memory, scan and search
banks activate the password using the following sequence (assuming the
example of "1234" has been used for the password).
To access the password menu key in the sequence [FUNC] [.].
The display "****" indicates that a password has been set and only the upper
case banks may be accessed. To access the password protected banks, key
in the four digit code [1] [2] [3] [4] followed by [ENT].
All banks may now be accessed. The password entry will only be required
again next time the receiver is switched Off then On again.

9-3 Disabling password protection

When you wish to disable the password protection, set the password to the
code "0000" using the following sequence.
To access the password menu key in the sequence [FUNC] [.].
The display "****" indicates that a password has been set and only the upper
case banks may be accessed. Key in your previously chosen four digit code,
in the earlier example this was [1] [2] [3] [4] followed by [ENT].
Now set the password OFF command code by keying [0] [0] [0] [0] [ENT].
The password would display "0000" if accessed again to indicate that the
password protection has been disabled. All banks may now be accessed. The
password entry will not be required again even if the receiver is switched Off
then On again.