Receiver Operation - Kenwood TH-26A Instruction Manual

4-2. RECEIVER OPERATION
4-2-1. Receiver Operation
Connect the battery pack, and the supplied antenna.
Set the controls as follows:
1. Rotate the POWER switch clockwise to turn the
transceiver ON. A frequency will appear in the
display.
2. As the VOL control is rotated . clockwise either
background noise or a aso will be heard coming
from the speaker, provided the CTCSS and squelch
are not ON.
3. To eliminate the no signal noise turn the SaL control
clockwise to the point the background noise just
disappears. This point is known as the squelch
threshold point.
4. Select the desired operating frequency using the
Tuning control.
4-2-2. Frequency Selection
• VFO Mode
1. Press the VFO key.
2. Turn the Tuning control to increase / decrease the
frequency. The step size is determined by the
location of the VFO indicators. (See Step Size
Selection below.)
• MHz Mode
1. Press the MHz key. The MHz indicator will begin
flashing.
2. The Tuning control will now increase / decrease the
operating frequency in 1 MHz increments.
3. The tuning step will revert to the VFO mode 10
seconds after you stop turning the Tuning control.
4-2-3. Step Size Selection
The frequency step is indicated in the chart below.
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5 ~ 10 ~ 15~20 ~ 12 . 5 ~ 25'
To select the desired tuning or scan step size use the
followin g procedure:
1. Press the VFO key to select the VFO mode.
2. Press the F key momentarily. The F indicator should
light in the display.
3. Press the MHz key within 10 seconds of pressing the F
key. The current frequency step size will be
displayed.
4. Rotate the Tuning control until the desired tuning
step size appears in the display.
5. To complete the programming of the step size you
can press MHz key or simply wait 10 seconds and the
microprocessor will automatically return to the
normal frequency display.
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