Main/Sub Band Selection; Selecting Vfo/Memory Mode - Icom IC-7800 Instruction Manual

■ Main/Sub band selection

■ Selecting VFO/memory mode

"VFO" indicator
Memory channel
number
[MAIN] [SUB]
[V/M]
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The IC-7800 has 2 identical receivers, main and sub.
The main band is displayed on the left hand side, and
the sub band is displayed on the right hand side of
the LCD. Some functions can only be applied to the
selected band and transmission occurs on the main
band (except during split frequency operation).
➥ Push [MAIN] to select the main band.
• The key backlight for [MAIN] lights.
• Main band's frequency readout highlighted.
➥ Push [SUB] to select the sub band.
• The key backlight for [SUB] lights.
• Sub band's frequency readout highlighted.
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscil-
lator, and is commonly referred to as a main tuning
function.
The main dial is often called the "VFO knob."
➥ Push [V/M] to switch between VFO and memory
modes.
• "VFO" appears when in VFO mode, or the selected
memory channel number appears when in memory
mode.
• Holding down [V/M] for 1 second transfers the contents
of the selected memory channel to VFO. (p. 8-5)
BASIC OPERATIONS
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