AOR AR8600m Receiver Manual

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(5)  Memory channels & banks
It is convenient to store commonly used frequencies into a memory channel along with mode etc, this
saves having to key the data in over and over again.  Memory read is very straightforward and quick
when compared to retyping all data.
5-1  Memory channel overview
Think of memory channels as pages in a notebook each of which is numbered to identify it.  Data may
be written to each new page (memory channel) and each page may be overwritten with new data, they
can be used...

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Auto-store
When shipped from the factory, memory bank “J” is reserved for auto-store of memory channels
from search mode.  This is a useful facility to quickly build a list of active frequencies.  Please refer
to 
section 8-7-5 of this manual for further information regarding AUTO-STORE.
Dynamic memory bank resizing
The lettered memory banks are regarded as a ‘pair’ making a total of 100 memory channels per bank,
initially equally divided between the upper and lower case letters.  It is however...

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  to place the AR8600 into VFO mode.
         
  to select the desired frequency, the mode and step size will be automatically set by
the AR8600 microprocessor.
b)  the  key for more than one second to enter ‘memory input’ mode.
One line up from the bottom of the LCD will be the legend
“M-WRITE” with the highlight cursor positioned to the left of the
bank identification letter such as “j”.  The microprocessor will
automatically select the youngest free memory location.
c) You may change the bank...

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If the memory location has been used previously and a text comment is displayed,   to
delete the existing comment.
&Note: It is possible to use keypad short cuts to select text characters, please refer to
section 13-2 of this manual for further details.
You may accept the new frequency and text comment “AIRBAND” by pushing 
 or you may add
memory channel write protect (see below).
e) To add the memory channel write protect,  ò to access the “PROTECT” menu, the default is
off.  
  to toggle the status...

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To recap:
       
Once the three digit memory location has been selected, the 2 second keypad time-out does not apply
to the rest of the sequence.
d) To add the text comment “70cm”,  ò then use the main dial to select the text and the
ï ð keys to move position of text input.  To accept the new frequency and text comment “70cm”,
 , if you wish to add write protect  ò to access the PROTECT menu.
&Note: If the memory location has been previously used and a text comment is displayed,
   to delete the...

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The memory bank write protect may be toggled on/off using the SCAN environment menu accessed by
the key sequence 
    followed by four pushes of the ò key.
 the  to toggle bank select on/off and   to accept the changes and
exit the menu.  Please refer to 
section 7-8-6 of this manual for details on MEMORY BANK write
PROTECT.
&Note: Memory channel write protect prevents accidental over-writing and deletion of specific
memory channels but does not prevent loss of data due to memory resizing or when...

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5-4-1  Memory channel review / hunt
From VFO mode   to enter memory read “M.RD” mode.
The main dial may be rotated or the ñ ò keys pushed to review, hunt for and select memory channels
one by one, channels with no data stored will be skipped.  
 the ï ð keys to move between
memory banks one by one.
&Important note: It is suggested that each memory bank be
programmed with at least one memory channel otherwise the
AR8600 may appear 
slow or sluggish when recalling banks
as the CPU has to check all...

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5-5-2  Adding text names to memory banks
To assist with memory management and identification, memory banks can be named.  The SCAN BANK
menu is used to add or edit memory bank names.
To access the SCAN BANK menu 
   .  The LCD will initially display
the legend “M-BANK”, the currently selected memory bank ‘pair’ (i.e. D/d or A/a or C/c etc) and the
current size allocation for the bank displayed i.e. B:50  b:50 for memory bank “B/b” with the allocation
of 50 channels for “B” and 50 channels for “b”,...

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The LCD will initially display the legend “M-BANK” , the currently
selected memory bank ‘pair’ (i.e. D/d or A/a or C/c etc) and the
current size allocation for the bank displayed i.e. A:50  a:50 for
memory bank “A/a” with the allocation of 50 channels for “A” and
50 channels for “a”, this split of 50/50 being the default.  Use the
main dial, ï ð keys or numeric keypad to select the required
bank for resizing.  
 the ò key to move to the
“BANK TEXT” menu where a text comment may be added
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&Note: The priority mode is automatically suspended during entry of frequencies via the
keypad, this prevents the receiver from changing frequency while you are busy programming.
Priority operation is disabled when the band scope is in operation.
6-1  Engaging PRIORITY channel
Once engaged, the default channel used for PRIORITY is “A00” and the frequency contained is checked
for activity every 5 seconds.
First ensure that there is data stored in memory channel “A00”.
To engage the priority facility...