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DELETE is to delete a stored memory with
no other action taken. EXIT is to exit the
MEMORY STORE submenu.
Note that pressing either VFO A>M or VFO
B>M button allows the operator to actually
store either VFO's information as a memory.
This was done so if the operator accidentally
pressed the VFO A>M button, when the
intention was VFO B>M (and vice versa),
the memory could still be stored as desired.
(50) and (51) LCK
The LCK buttons are to lock the main tuning
knobs for VFO A and/or VFO B. Press the
left hand LCK button (50) and the VFO A
tuning knob to the left is locked. An amber
LED will light inside the button indicating it is
locked. Press the right hand LCK button
(51) and the VFO B tuning knob to the left is
locked. An amber LED will light inside the
button indicating it is locked.
(52) VFO B>M
See description for button 49.
(53) XIT
See description for button 48.
(54) MAIN TUNING KNOB "B"
See description for knob 47.
(55) SUB RX and (56) MAIN RX
Buttons 55 (SUB RX) and 56 (MAIN RX)
control which receiver is accepting
commands from the buttons surrounding the
screen, and from the encoders above the
main tuning knob. It also utilizes a hidden
step size jump function ("xm") that will be
explained further below.
Many receiver functions can be set
independently for each receiver. The default
condition is to have the MAIN RX (56) button
lit. Try adjusting some of the receiver
controls like RIT, RFGAIN, BW, AGC,
ATTN. Now, press the SUB RX button (55).
Note that many of the settings for the items
you have adjusted may change on the
screen. That is because you are now
seeing the settings for the sub receiver on
the screen, and you are now ready to
change values for subreceiver functions. To
return to main receiver functions, press the
MAIN RX button.
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There is also a step size jump function
accessible by pressing an already lit MAIN
RX or SUB RX button.
When tuning up and down the band, it may
be useful to be able to quickly jump up one
step size without having to push the STEP
button (see description for button 31), go
into the submenu, come out, tune, go back
into the STEP submenu, and so forth.
To use the jump feature on the main
receiver: If the MAIN RX button is already lit,
press it again. The annunciator on the
screen next to the STEP button will now
move up to the next highest step size and
the letters "xm" will appear above the shown
step size. To de-select the "xm" feature,
press the MAIN RX button again.
This feature is also available on the
subreceiver by pressing an already lit SUB
RX button.
(57) FREQUENCY ENTRY AND BAND
CHANGE BUTTONS
ORION II is equipped with a band-change
keypad that also is used for direct frequency
entry and to access the four bandstacking
registers.
To change bands, press the button that
corresponds to the desired ham band. Note:
Press the "0" button for 60 meters (5 MHz).
ORION II is equipped with four bandstacking
registers per band that will retain frequency,
mode, and receiver bandwidth. Example:
Press the 20 button to put the radio on the
20 meter band. Repeated pressing of the
20 button will cycle through the four band
stacking registers for 20 meters.
ORION II uses a default VFO for the band
change keypad. Next to the frequency
displays on the screen are "A" and "B" to the
extreme left of the screen. One of the two
will be highlighted in reverse text (default is
VFO A). This indicates to the operator
which VFO will accept band changes from
the keypad. See description of the A/B
button function (60).
(58) VFO A ENTER
ORION II allows for direct frequency entry
from the keypad for either VFO. To enter a
frequency into VFO A, press VFO A ENTER
and then use the keypad to enter a
frequency. Use the decimal point button.
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