Alinco Dr-620t/e Vhf/uhf Fm Transceiver Instruction Manual

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Parameter Setting Mode
Channel Step setting
This is to select the channel step to be used in the VFO mode.
Refer to the chart below for the sequence of the actual steps
and how they are displayed.
Scan Type
This is to select the scan resume condition. The TIMER set-
ting allows the radio to resume scanning after 5 seconds, re-
gardless of the signal receiving status. The BUSY setting re-
sumes scanning when the received signal is gone. The scan
mode is explained later.
Beep Sound
This is to change the volume of a beep sound during operation.
1.The [BEEP2] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the dial, the display will change as
below and the volume of the beep sound will
be changed.
STEP 5
(5 kHz)
STEP 50
(50 kHz) STEP 100
(100 kHz)STEP 30
(30 kHz)STEP 25
(25 kHz)STEP 20
(20 kHz) STEP 8.33
(8.33 kHz)STEP 10
(10 kHz)STEP 12.5
(12.5 kHz)STEP 15
(15 kHz)
TIMER BUSY
Volume low 
BEEP 1 BEEP 2Volume High
BEEP 3  Volume 0 
BEEP OFF
NOTE: The default is as follows.
• DR-620E  [STEP 12.5]
• DR-620T  [STEP 5](Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

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Parameter Setting Mode
TOT Penalty
When transmission is shut down in the TOT mode, this function prohibits another transmission
during a selected TOT penalty period regardless of the PTT key being pressed.  A beep sounds
when the PTT key is pressed during the TOT penalty period. If the PTT is continuously pressed
over both TOT and the TOT penalty period, this function will be automatically cancelled.
Setting the TOT penalty time
In case the setting time is 5 seconds
Time-Out-Timer (TOT)
The TOT feature is popular in repeater systems. It prohibits users from transmitting on the repeater
after a certain period of time has elapsed. By setting this function and activating it according to the
repeaters’ requirement, the radio alerts the user by a beep 5 seconds prior to time-out. When the
time is expired, transmitting stops and the transceiver automatically returns to the receiving mode.
This avoids the repeater going into its TOT mode. Until the PTT is released once and pressed again,
the transceiver will not transmit.
1.In this Menu, the default display shows TOT-
OFF.
2.Rotate the main dial to select the desired time-
out time. The display should change as shown.
The number followed by TOT is the time-out
time in seconds.
The TOT feature is selectable up to 450 sec-
onds (7.5 minutes).
During the setting time of 60 seconds
TOT OFF TOT 30 TOT 60TOT 450
1.The [TOTP OFF] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as below and TOT penalty setting is changed.
The penalty time can be set up to 15 seconds.
TOTP 0FF TOTP 1 TOTP 4TOTP 15
(Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

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Parameter Setting Mode
APO-Auto Power OFF
This feature will automatically shut off the transceiver. It is useful in mobile operation to avoid
draining the car battery. If there is no activity or use of the radio, it will turn off automatically after
30 minutes followed by a beep sound.
1.Default is APO-OFF.
2.Rotate dial to select APO-ON to activate the
function.
During the ON setting
Tone-Burst Frequency
This is to access Tone-Burst repeaters which require a certain pitch of audible tone to activate
“sleeping” repeaters. Usually, a repeater system does not require the tone once the repeater is
activated.
Tone Burst frequency can be set to ALERT, 1750Hz, 2100Hz, 1000Hz and 1450Hz.
(ALERT is an intermittent recalling sound)
Clock shift
In the unlikely event that CPU clock noise is present on a particular operating frequency pro-
grammed into the radio, you can shift the CPU clock frequency to avoid the CPU clock noise,
which normally is so weak that it is inaudible even if the radio is tuned exactly to its frequency.
1.The [ALERT] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as below and Tone Burst frequency setting is
changed.
ALERT TB 1750TB 2100
TB 1000 TB 1450
1.[CKSFT OFF] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as shown and the Clock shift setting is changed.CKSFT OFF CKSFT ON
(Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

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Parameter Setting Mode
Bell
The bell informs you that you are being called by sounding a bell, and flashing the bell icon on the
display.
Busy-Channel-Lock-Out (BCLO)
This function prohibits transmission as long as there is a signal on the receiving frequency.
The default is BCLO-OFF, which is the off position. By activating this function, the radio transmits
only when:
1. No signal is received (BUSY icon is gone) on the receiving frequency.
2. The tone-squelch is not opened by receiving the corresponding CTCSS tone.
3. As above, with DCS code.
Otherwise a beep sounds but  the unit does not transmit even when the PTT is pressed.
1.[BELL OFF] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes as
shown and the Bell function setting is changed.BELL OFF BELL ON
1.The [BCLO OFF] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as shown and BCLO setting is changed.
Theft Alarm
(Please refer page 44 for details)
BCLO OFF BCLO ON
1.The [SCR OFF] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as shown and Theft Alarm is set ON/OFF.
3.When Theft Alarm is set, [*] icon appears on
the display.
SCR OFF SCR ON
SCR DLY
(Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

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Parameter Setting Mode
Display Illumination color setting
This is to select the display illumination color.
1.The [COLOR 1] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as shown on the right and the illumination color
is changed.
COLOR 1 is Amber (Red) illumination.
COLOR 2 is Yellow illumination.
COLOR 3 is Orange illumination.COLOR 1 COLOR 2
COLOR 3
Dimmer
This is to provide better visibility of the display by dimming the display illumination in the dark.
1.The [LAMP 4] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as below and the Dimmer setting is changed.
It is bright when set to LAMP 4 and will be
darker with 3-2-1.LAMP 1 LAMP 2
LAMP 4 LAMP 3
Call sign setting (In packet operation)
This is to register the call sign of your station to transmit in the Packet communication mode. 36
characters, A - Z and 0 - 9 are available for registration.
1.The display shows [C] flashing.
2.Rotate the dial to select a character to be pro-
grammed.
3.By pressing the BAND key, the character is il-
luminated and entered.
An identical character to the one just entered
flashes on the immediate right ready to be en-
tered.
4.Enter with the BAND key (Repeat the same
sequence). You can program up to 6 digits.
5.Pressing the CALL key during programming
will delete all characters to be programmed.
(Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

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Parameter Setting Mode
Transmission speed setting
(In packet operation)
This sets the data transmission speed in packet operation.
1.[HB 1200] icon appears on the display.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as shown on the  right and the setting is changed.
[HB 1200] Transmission speed is set at 1200bps.
[HB 9600] Transmission speed is set at 9600bps.
Beacon interval setting
(In geolocating communication/A.P.R.S.
®)
This is to set the transmission interval of GPS location data when Geolocating communication is in
operation.
HB 1200 HB 9600
1.[BCON 0] icon appears on the display. No
transmission is made at BCON 0.
2.By rotating the main dial, the display changes
as below and setting is changed.
Settings for call sign, transmission speed and beacon interval will be transmitted to the TNC unit
(EJ-50U) when cloning the TNC.
Operation of  the TNC will stay unchanged until the TNC clone transmission is completed.
BCON 05
(30sec.)
BCON 30
(30min.) BCON 0
(OFF)BCON 20
(20min.)BCON 10
(10min.) BCON 1
(1min.)BCON 3
(3min.)BCON 5
(5min.)
(Refer page 27 for how to enter the setting mode.) 
						

							Useful functions
Reception band switching
This is to Select the receiving band. On the VHF side, FM broadcasting can be received. While in
the VFO  mode.
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V-V/U-U simultaneous reception
This is to receive the same frequency band simultaneously both on the MAIN band and the SUB
band, while in the VFO mode.
1.After pressing the FUNC key, press the CALL
key while [F] icon is on.
On the VHF side, the band switches from
144MHz band to the FM broadcasting band.
1.After pressing the FUNC key, press the BAND
key while [F] icon is on.
Display on the SUB band changes to the same
frequency band as the MAIN band.
The default frequency of the SUB band is the
VFO default frequency.
2.To change the frequency or settings of the SUB
band, switch the SUB band to the MAIN dis-
play by pressing the BAND key before opera-
tion.
3.By pressing the BANDs key after pressing the
FUNC key again, the display will return to the
normal V-U display.
When V-V/U-U is set
In this case no transmission is possible
on the MAIN band
SUB
NOTE: If you switch BANDs while having FM broadcasting band on the MAIN side, the display will show
the [SUB] icon.
At this time, the MAIN band will be exclusively for reception and the radio will not transmit.
When the [SUB] icon is on the display, memory programming is not possible. 
						

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Useful functions
Single-band mode
This is to use the unit as a single-band transceiver only for VHF or UHF, by elimi nati ng the display
on the SUB side.
1.Press the BAND key while pressing and hold-
ing the FUNC key.
The display on the SUB side disappears and its
function is temporarily suspended.
While in the V-V/U-U mode, the unit will not
enter in to the single-band mode.
VFO Auto-program setting function
This is to program various automatic settings in a certain frequency range in the VFO mode.
It is useful for quick repeater access.
1.Program the lower edge frequency of the de-
sired range as well as other parameters such as
repeater shift, CTCSS tone into the [AL] chan-
nel in the memory mode (Refer page 19).
Programmable items are frequency, shift direc-
tion, offset frequency, tone ENC frequency and
its setting, tone DEC frequency and its setting,
DCSEN code and its setting, and DESDEC set-
ting.
2.As above, program the higher edge frequency
in the [AH] channel of the memory. Disregard
other settings such as CTCSS tones or repeater
shift.
3.In the VFO mode, what has been programmed
in the AL memory is automatically set within
the frequency band between AL and AH.
Temporary setting change is possible between
AL and AH, but once the frequency is changed
by rotating the dial, all the preset values in AL
will be restored.
When 439.000MHz 88.5Hz ENC-5.000MHZ
shift is set in AL
Shows an example within
VFO auto-program setting 
						

							SCANNING FUNCTION
Use this function to automatically search for signals. 6 different scan types are available in the unit.
In the parameter setting mode, choose the Timer mode or the Busy mode to determine the desired
resuming condition. If the CTCSS(TSQ) squelch or DCS squelch is set, the audio can be heard
only when the tone/code matches the incoming signal. Otherwise, scanning stops but no audio will
be heard. The direction of scan, upward or downward, can be changed during the scan by rotating
the main dial or pressing the Mic UP or DOWN keys in the desired direction.
•VFO Scan
Scans all VFO channels in regard to the preset tuning step.
1.Enter the VFO mode.
2.Press UP (to go upward) or Down (to go down-
ward) key for more than 1 second but less than
2 seconds.
3.The scan starts. It stops at the frequency where
an incoming signal is detected, and resumes the
scan according to the resume setting.
4.Press any key (other than UP/DOWN keys) to
exit.
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Useful functions
NOTE: • By pressing the UP/DOWN key for more than 2 seconds the frequency changes as long as the
key is pressed.
• When both MAIN and SUB bands are in the VFO mode (except when in V-V/U-U), you can
operate the BAND key even during scanning and simultaneous scanning both for V and U is
possible. 
						

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Useful functions
•Memory Scan
Scans all memory channels unless the Memory skip feature
is selected for a given memory channel.
1.Enter Memory mode.
2.Sequence is the same as in VFO scan. Use UP/
DOWN keys for commands, otherwise press
MHZ key for more than 2 seconds.
Range of Memory Scan
Exclusive scanning for VHF/UHF:
If scanning is started somewhere between memory
channels 00 and 79, scanning is only done within this
range.
Mixed scanning for V/U:
If scanning is started somewhere between memory
channels 100 and 139, scanning is only done within
this range.
During mixed scanning for V/U
•Skip-channel setting
A memory channel set as a skip-channel will be excluded
from scanning during Memory Scan. This designation can be
set even after the memory is programed.
1.Press the FUNC key in the Memory mode, and
then press the V/M key while the [F] icon is
displayed. Skip setting of a memory channel
selected is now in place.
A memory channel with skip setting will have
the 1MHz decimal point removed. When the
alphanumeric display is selected, a decimal
point will appear.
2.To cancel the skip-channel setting, repeat the step
1.
IMPORTANT: CALL, PL, PH, AL, AH and ch.99 are always skipped.