AOR AR8600 Receiver Manual

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(4)  VFO enhanced facilities
As well as providing a tuning data storage, the two VFOs offer additional features including quick
memory, VFO scan, VFO search and VFO environment.
4-1  Quick memories
While monitoring in 2VFO mode, 10 ‘quick memories’ are provided for easy saving of current VFO data
and simple recall at a later time.  When all 10 quick memories have been used and further data is
stored, the oldest quick memory will be overwritten.  Quick memory channels are not numbered, they
simply form...

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4-1-2  Recalling quick memories
Once a few quick memory channels have been stored, key a different frequency into the VFO to assist
identification of recalled data (until you fully understand the process).
While in 2VFO mode 
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The LCD will display one of the quick memory channels which have been stored, use the ï ð keys to
scroll through the list which contains up to ten frequencies.  The star legend “
«” is displayed toward the
upper right of the LCD to indicate that quick memory recall is in...

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The third line displays “ON” and “OFF” with the “OFF” legend
displayed in reverse contrast to show that it is currently selected
(default).  To toggle the VFO SCAN on/off 
 the 
key or use the main dial or ï ð keys.
To accept the changes 
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While VFO SCAN is active, the “2VFO” legend is replaced with
the legend “V-SC” representing VFO SCAN.  To toggle VFO scan
off, use the same key sequence and menu.
& Note:  While the primary VFO remains active, VFO scan will not check the secondary
VFO… VFO scan...

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&Note:  While in VFO mode, if the keypad or  key is used, the current status of the
audio with respect to the squelch control will be maintained.  If the squelch is closed before
you PUSH a key, the audio will remain muted until the key sequence is completed even if the
frequency becomes active (and vice-versa… if the squelch is open, audio remains even when
the squelch closes).
4-3-3  Forcing VFO search to resume & changing search direction
Should VFO search stop on a busy frequency, you can force...

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 If PASS channels have already been tagged for VFO SEARCH the legend “PASS xx” will be displayed
where “xx” indicates that data is present.  If no pass frequencies have been tagged, the legend
“PASS 00 ----.----” will be displayed.
The frequency pass contents may be reviewed using the ï ð keys or main dial.
To delete the current VFO pass frequency, key in a nul value (zero) 
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The frequency pass channel will be deleted and the list will reshuffle.  The frequency is once again
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4-3-6  Exiting VFO search
To exit VFO search,   to return to the VFO mode (the frequencies in use before VFO
search was initiated will be displayed).  Alternatively use the 
 or  keys to exit VFO
search.
4-4  VFO environment menu
The VFO has a special menu to enable VFO scan to be toggled, VFO search to be customised, VFO
auto store to be toggled on/off, memory bank “J” (which is used as the target for auto store) to be
deleted and quick memory auto write to be configured.
Use the key sequence 
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VFO search DELAY is configured via the VFO environment menu, use the key sequence
    to access the VFO environment menu.   the ò key once
to move to the DELAY parameter.  
  to toggle the status between 2.0s / HOLD / OFF,
the default is 2.0s.  Use the main dial to increment in 0.1s or the ï ð keys to increment in 1.0s.
2.0sThe AR8600 will wait the specified time after the squelch closes
before resuming VFO search.
HOLDOnce a busy frequency has been detected, the search process will
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  to accept the changes and return to the display prior to accessing the VFO
environment menu.  Alternatively you may move to the next option (VFO VOICE squelch) by
pressing the ò key.
While in VFO or VFO search, the LCD legend “LSQ” is displayed to indicate that VFO level squelch is in
operation.
4-4-4  VFO search VOICE squelch
The VFO VOICE squelch parameter causes the AR8600 to check the current frequency for valid audio
and to only open the squelch when audio above a specified level (which is...

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    to access the VFO environment menu.   the ò key four
times to move to the FREE parameter.  
  to toggle between OFF and 5 seconds
(the default is off).  Use the main dial to increment value by 1s or use the ï ð keys to increment by 5s.
  to accept the changes and return to the display prior to accessing the VFO
environment menu.  Alternatively you may move to the next option (VFO AUTO STORE) by pressing
the 
ò key.
While in VFO search, the LCD legend “FRE” is displayed to indicate that VFO free...

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Section 4-4-7, 4-4-8
If bank “J” contains data, the legend “J00” will be displayed (the number indicating the presence of data),
if no data is held in bank “J” the legend “J--“ will be displayed.  
   to delete the contents
of bank “J”, this will take a few seconds to action by the CPU.  The legend “J--“ will be displayed to
confirm deletion.
  to return to the display prior to accessing the VFO environment menu.  Alternatively
you may move to the next option (QUICK MEMORY) by pressing the 
ò key....