Offset Direction Setup; Keypad Lockout; Reverse Function - Alinco DR-B185HT Instruction Manual

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KEY OPERATIONS
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Offset Direction setup

Repeater receives a signal(UP-LINK) on one frequency and re-transmits
on another frequency(DOWN-LINK). The difference between these two
frequencies is called the offset frequency. If the UP-LINK frequency
higher than DOWN-LINK frequency, the direction is positive, If it is lower,
the shift direction is negative.
1.
Press key until the
FUNC
dial, LCD displays offset direction.
2.
Repeatedly press the
3. When LCD displays
positive offset, which means transmitting
f r e q u e n c y h i g h e r t h a n r e c e i v i n g
frequency.
4. When LCD displays
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n e g a t i v e o f f s e t , w h i c h m e a n s
transmitting frequency lower than
receiving frequency.
Shift width(frequnecy) can be set in the parameter setting mode
at menu 13 (p.27).
icon appears on the LCD, then press
key and dial to select offset direction.
FUNC
icon, it indicates
icon, it indicates
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KEYPAD LOCKOUT

Avoiding unintentional operation, this function will lock all keys except
[PTT], , , and VOL knob .
FUNC SQL
1.
Press key until LCD displays
FUNC
icon, then press
TS/DCS
displays icon. Now keypad lockout
function is valid.
2.
Repeat above operation,
lockout function is invalid.
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REVERSE FUNCTION

This function allows you to reverse the transmission frequency and
reception frequency while operating with offset.
The shift offset must be set in advance on the operating
channel.
1.
Press the key, confirm
FUNC
then press .
SQL
icon appears and the receiving
frequency is replaced to the transmitting frequency.
2. To cancel the reverse function, repeat the same operation
described above.
CTCSS and DCS tones won't be reversed even if encoding and
decoding tones are set differently.
key until LCD
icon disappears, indicating keypad
lights up,