Summary Of Keys - AOR AR8600 Operating Manual

1-5-2 Summary of keys

The keypad is split into four areas of the front cabinet of the AR8600, the 'ten keys' for frequency
access, the bottom row for VFO, SCAN, SEARCH operations, three on the left for standby, key lock,
monitor and a group of four arrow keys on the right for frequency control and manipulation of menus.
When initially powered, the lamp is configured to AUTO, the lamp will be permanently illuminated when
connected to external power and when running from the optional BP8600 internal battery pack, the lamp
will automatically illuminate when keys are pressed and will stay illuminated for five seconds after the
last key press. It is possible to configure the lamp to OFF and CONTINUOUS in addition to AUTO.
An RS232 lead is required for computer control, various optional SLOT CARDS are available which
further extend the AR8600 facilities (and menus).
PUSH this key to place the AR8600 into SEARCH mode, the LCD "SRCH" legend confirms operation.
of linked search banks may be grouped, this is useful where a large frequency band has been split up
into smaller more manageable sizes for close scrutiny.
Additional search related parameters may be set up to optimise each search group independently using
this menu:-
DELAY
LEVEL
VOICE
FREE
AUTOSTORE
DELETE J
PUSH this key to place the AR8600 into MEMORY READ mode, the LCD legend "M.RD" confirms
selection.
may be selected to be scanned in succession, effectively forming one large scan bank. Additional scan
related parameters may be set up to optimise each scan group independently using this menu:-
DELAY
LEVEL
VOICE
FREE
MODE SCAN
common letter in upper and lower case.
to access the bank link menu where up to ten different selections
OFF / HOLD / 0.1s to 9.9s (default = OFF)
OFF / 1 to 255 (default = OFF)
OFF / 1 to 255 (default = OFF)
OFF / 1s to 60s (default = OFF)
ON / OFF (default = OFF)
(deletes the current data from bank J)
again to initiate SCAN, the LCD legend "SCAN" confirms selection
to access the bank link menu where up to ten groups of memories
OFF / HOLD / 0.1s to 9.9s (default = OFF)
OFF / 1 to 255 (default = OFF)
OFF / 1 to 255 (default = OFF)
OFF / 1s to 60s (default = OFF)
ALL / WFM / NFM / SFM / WAM / AM
/ NAM / USB / LSB / CW (default = ALL)
to set the ratio of bank size between memory channels sharing a