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Two data input lines are presented LOAD and SAVE.
The cursor will be positioned on the LOAD line.  “LOAD” represents the
memory channel which you would like to move (this is the data you
want).  Use the main dial to select channel number and the ï ð keys to
select bank, alternatively type in a three digit memory location via the
keypad.
 ò to move to the SAVE line.  “SAVE” is the target memory
location where data is to be written.  Use the main dial to select channel
number and the ï ð keys to select bank, alternatively type in a three
digit memory location via the keypad.
  to move the memory channel data to the target location.  Both LOAD and SAVE
displayed memory channel locations revert to LOAD location.  The memory channel data will have
moved from the LOAD to SAVE locations and the original LOAD location will be empty (contents
deleted).  It is even possible to move empty memory locations!
The process may be repeated for other locations.
&Note: If the SAVE location is write protected, the legend “PROTECT” will be displayed.
You must remove write protect from the SAVE memory location before you can move new
data to that location.  You may remove the write protection for all memory channels in one go,
refer to 
section 11 of this manual.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  ò to move
to the “SWAP MEM-BNK” selection point.
9-5  EDIT SWAP memory channel
The SWAP MEMORY CHANNEL menu enables you to make an exact copy of one memory bank into
another bank location while simultaneously copying the data from the target location back to the original
memory location…. This means in effect that both channels are load and both are save.  For this reason
the legends “CH-A” and “CH-B” are used, both having equal status.  Due to dynamic memory bank
resizing, it is possible that the highest channel number in any memory bank could be in the range of
09 to 89 (default is 49).
The “SWAP MEM-CH” menu is accessed using the key sequence 
   .
 the ò key eight times to move the cursor to the “SWAP MEM-CH” selection point.  Two data
input lines are presented CH-A and CH-B.
The cursor will be positioned on the CH-A line.  Use the main dial to
select channel number and the ï ð keys to select bank, alternatively
type in a three digit memory location via the keypad.
 ò to move to the CH-B line.  Use the main dial to select
channel number and the ï ð keys to select bank, alternatively type in a
three digit memory location via the keypad.
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  to swap the memory channel data between CH-A and CH-B.  Both CH-A and CH-B
display the memory channel location of CH-A.
The process may be repeated for other locations.
&Note: If either location is write protected, the legend “PROTECT” will be displayed.  You
must remove write protect from the memory location before you can swap new data to that
location.  You may remove the write protection for all memory channels in one go, refer to
section 11 of this manual.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  ò to move
to the “EDIT MEM-CH” selection point.
9-6  EDIT memory channel
The EDIT MEMORY CHANNEL menu enables you to make the following changes to memory channel
data:
l Receive mode
l Tuning step including step-adjust
l Receive frequency
l Text comment
l Write protect
The “EDIT MEM-CH” menu is accessed using the key sequence
   .   the ò key ten
times to move the cursor to the “EDIT MEM-CH” selection point.
A memory channel will be displayed, this will usually be the last channel accessed in memory read
mode.  If you desire a different memory channel location, use the main dial to select channel number
and the ï ð keys to select bank, alternatively type in a three digit memory location via the keypad.
If the memory channel is write protected, the legend “PROTECT” will be displayed.
You must remove write protect from the memory location before you can edit the memory
channel data.  A short cut to the memory channel “PROTECT” menu is provided when you
first access the edit memory channel menu.  
 ò to move to the “EDIT MEM-CH
PROTECT” selection point, toggle the protect OFF using the 
 key then
 ñ to return to the “EDIT MEM-CH” menu from where you started.  The write
protect menu is also available as you progress through the “EDIT MEM-CH” menu so that
you may protect the new data as the last step of memory channel editing.
&Important note: You MUST reconfirm the required channel location even if the correct
channel is displayed when the menu is assessed as the 
ò key will otherwise act as a short cut
to the “MEM PROTECT” menu.  The easiest way to reconfirm memory location is to rotate the
main dial one click then back again.
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 ò to move to the “MODE SET” line.  Use the main dial or ï ð keys to select receive mode.
The 
 key may be used as a short cut to “AUTO”.  In auto, receive mode & tuning step will be
read from the pre-programmed auto band plan data.
 ò to move to the “SET STEP” line.  Use the main dial or ï ð keys to select the tuning step
size or via the keypad in kHz format (don’t push enter).  The 
 key may be used to access the
STEP-ADJUST menu.
 ò to move to the “FREQ SET” line.  The receive
frequency may be overwritten in MHz format using the keypad
(don’t push enter).
 ò to move to the “TEXT SET” line.  Use the main dial,
ï ð keys and keypad to select new text (remember that the
 key can be used to delete existing text from the cursor
position to the end of the line to the right).
 ò to move to the “PROTECT” line.  Use the main dial
or ï ð keys or 
 key to toggle write protect status on/off
(default is off).
  to accept the data and exit the menu returning
to the standard display, alternatively 
 ò twice to move
to the “SRCH PROT” selection point.
9-7  EDIT Search protect
The SEARCH PROTECT menu enables you to toggle write protect for each search bank to prevent
accidental deletion of data.  The search protect menu is the last entry of the EDIT menu.
    to access the edit menu then  the ò key twelve times to
move the cursor to the “SRCH PROT” selection point.
The cursor will be positioned on the upper line of the display.  Use the main dial or ï ð keys to select
the required search bank, alternatively type in the required bank via the keypad.  
  to
toggle the write protect status on/off (default off).  The process
may be repeated for other locations.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard
display, alternatively 
 ò to loop to the top of the edit
menu displaying “COPY MEM-CH”.
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(10)  DELETE menu facilities
It is often desirable to delete many data entries in one go such as memory channels and pass
frequencies.  To assist with data management a DELETE menu is provided which offers the following:-
DEL SRCHdelete a search bank
DEL SRCH PASSdelete the search pass frequencies
DELETE VFO PASSdelete the VFO pass frequencies
MEM-BANKdelete complete memory banks
SEL-CHdelete all select scan channels
PRO-CHdelete the write protect status of memory channels
MEM PASSdelete the pass status of all memory channels
The delete menu is accessed using the key sequence 
   .
10-1  DELETE search banks and search PASS frequencies
The DELETE SEARCH menu enables complete search banks to be deleted in one simple operation.
This makes the new entry of program search information straight forward rather than overwriting existing
program search data (especially if step-adjust etc has been employed).
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in SCAN or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ) with “DEL SRCH” being the first item.  Use the main dial, ï ð keys or keypad to
select the desired search bank from the 40 available A - T and a - t.  Search banks which are write
protected cannot be deleted, you must remove the protection first.
The “HI” and “LO” frequency limits will flash on the LCD along
with any associated text comment to aid identification of bank.
To delete the program search data 
 , the legend
“----.----” confirms data deletion.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard
display, alternatively 
 ò to move to the “DEL PASS”
selection point.
When deleting program search data, the associated FREQUENCY PASS channels are not deleted
just in case you wish to go back to the same programming at a later date, after all they will be ignored
if a different frequency range is programmed into program search for this bank.  With this in mind, you
may leave regularly used pass frequencies relating to several frequency ranges in the bank to save
reprogramming at a later date when different program search ranges are used (there are a total of 50
pass frequencies per bank and are only acted upon when searching the associated bank).
If frequency pass channels exist for the current bank, the legend “DEL PASS xx” will be displayed
with the “xx” number (00 to 49) indicating that data is present.
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If no data is present the legend “DEL PASS --” will be displayed.  To delete the frequency pass data
 , the legend “DEL PASS --” confirms deletion.
&Note: When searching, an empty search bank will cause the next search bank containing
valid data to be recalled.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  ò to move
to the next item in the menu “DELETE VFO PASS”.
10-2  DELETE VFO PASS
It is possible to delete all VFO frequency pass channels using the DELETE menu (also possible in the
VFO PASS menu accessed by 
 , refer to section 4-3-4 of this manual).
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in SCAN or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ).   the ò key twice to move the cursor to the “DELETE VFO-PASS”
selection point.
If VFO-PASS channels exist, the legend “VFO-PASS xx” will be displayed with the “xx” number
(00 to 49) indicating that data is present.  If no data is present the legend “VFO-PASS --” will be
displayed.  To delete VFO-PASS data 
 , the legend “VFO-PASS --” confirms deletion.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  the ò key
to move to the next item in the menu “DELETE MEM-BANK”.
10-3  DELETE memory bank
The DELETE MEMORY BANK menu enables complete memory banks to be deleted in one simple
operation.
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in SCAN or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ).   the ò key three times to move the cursor to the “DELETE MEM-BANK”
selection point.
Use the main dial, ï ð keys or keypad to select the desired memory bank from the 20 available A - J
and a - j.  Memory banks which are write protected cannot be deleted, you must remove the protection
first, even a single protected memory channel in the displayed memory bank will prevent deletion.  You
may remove the write protection for all memory channels in one go, refer to 
section 11 of this manual.
If no memory data exists in the selected memory bank, the legend “MEM-BANK X--” will be displayed.
If memory data does exist, the legend “MEM-BANK Xxx” will be displayed with the “xx” number
(00 to 89) indicating that data is present.
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To delete MEM-BANK data  , the legend “MEM-BANK Xxx“ confirms deletion.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  the ò key
to move to the next item in the menu “DELETE SEL-CH”.
10-4  DELETE select scan channels
It is possible to delete all SELECT SCAN channel ‘tags’ using the DELETE menu.
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in scan or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ).   the ò key four times to move the cursor to the “DELETE SEL-CH”
selection point.
If SELECT SCAN channels exist, the legend “SEL-CH xx” will be displayed with the “xx” number
(00 to 99) indicating that data is present.  If no select scan channels exist the legend “SEL-CH --” will be
displayed.  To delete all select scan channels 
 , the legend “SEL-CH --” confirms
deletion.
If even a single select scan channel is write protected, the select scan bank cannot be deleted, you must
remove the protection first.  You may remove the write protection for all memory channels in one go,
refer to 
section 11 of this manual.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  the ò key to
move to the next item in the menu “CH PROTECT”.
10-5  DELETE memory channel protect
It is possible to remove the write protection from all memory channels in one go using the DELETE
menu.
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in SCAN or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ).   the ò key five times, the LCD will temporarily display
“MEM PROTECT CH SEARCH !
!” as the AR8600 checks to see which memory channels are write
protected (if any).  The menu selection “CH PROTECT” will be displayed after a few seconds.
If any memory channels are write protected, the legend “PRO-CH xx” will be displayed with the “xx”
number (00 to 89) indicating that data is present.  If no memory channels are write protected, the legend
“PRO-CH --” will be displayed.  To remove all memory channel write protection 
 , the
legend “PRO-CH --” confirms deletion.  The memory channels are not affected other than the protect
status being switched off.
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  to exit the menu returning to the standard display, alternatively  the ò key
to move to the next item in the menu “DEL MEM PASS”.
10-6  DELETE memory channel pass
It is possible to remove the channel pass ‘tags’ from all memory channels in one go using the DELETE
menu.
While in search mode, the DELETE menu is accessed using the key sequence 
 
 , (while in SCAN or VFO mode use the key sequence  
 ).   the ò key six times.
&Note: The LCD will temporarily display “MEM PROTECT CH SEARCH !!” after the fifth
push (this takes a few seconds to clear) then push 
ò for the sixth time the LCD will
temporarily display “MEM PASS CH SEARCH !!” as the AR8600 checks to see which
memory channels have PASS tags (if any).
The menu selection “DEL MEM PASS” will be displayed after a few seconds.
If any memory channels are tagged PASS, the legend “PASS-CH xx” will be displayed with the “xx”
number (00 to 99) indicating that data is present.  If no memory channels are tagged PASS, the legend
“PASS-CH --” will be displayed.  To delete all memory channel PASS tags 
 , the
legend “PASS-CH --” confirms deletion.
If even a single memory channel is write protected, the PASS tags cannot be deleted, you must remove
the protection first.  You may remove the write protection for all memory channels in one go, refer to
sections 10-5 & 11 of this manual.
  to exit the menu returning to the standard display.
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(11)  Write protect
It is possible to write protect memory channels, whole memory banks, search banks and ‘globally
protect’ memory to prevent data being accidentally overwritten.
11-1  Memory CHANNEL write protect
It is possible to protect memories while writing new data, toggle the protect status of previously stored
memory channels and to delete all memory channel protect tags in one go.
11-2  Write protect during memory input
While in VFO mode, select a frequency then   to
access the memory input menu.  Key in a three digit location for
memory storage or use the ï ð keys to select bank and main dial
to select channel number.  
 ò to move to the text input
menu, add text as desired using the ï ð keys to move the
position left and right, 
 blanks the line from the current
character to the right.  
 ò to move on to CHANNEL
PROTECT.  The 
 key or the ï ð keys may be used toggle write protect status on/off
(default is off).  When protect is ON, the memory channel cannot be overwritten while entering new
memories or when copying, swapping and moving specific memory channels.
11-3  Channel protect status for existing memory channels
Existing memory channel write protect status may also be toggled on/off via the EDIT menu.
    to access the edit menu.   the ò key ten times to display
the “EDIT MEM-CH” menu.  Key in a three digit location to recall the desired memory channel or use
the ï ð keys to select bank and main dial to select channel number. 
 the ò key four times
(passing through MODE SET, FREQ SET, TEXT SET and on to PROTECT. The 
 key or the
ï ð keys may be used toggle write protect status on/off (default is off).  
  to save the
changes and exit the menu.
PROTECT - Quick method for several channels
If the required memory channel is recalled in memory read mode, you may move directly to the
PROTECT menu using the following key strokes: 
    to access the
edit menu.  
 the ò key eleven times to display the “MEM PROTECT” menu (the memory
channel just recalled will be displayed).  The 
 key is used toggle write protect status on/off.
It is still possible to select other memory channels by keying in a three digit location to recall the desired
memory channel or use the ï ð keys to select bank and main dial to select channel number.
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Again use the  key to toggle write protect status on/off… in this manner you may quickly
change the protect status of several memory channels. 
  to save the changes and exit
the menu.
&Note: Channel write protect is ignored when copying complete memory banks or when
copying ALL data.
11-4  Channel protect delete
It is possible to remove all channel protect tags in one go, this allows you to return the AR8600 to a
known state of operation if you have mixed many facilities together and unexpected results have been
encountered.  The DELETE menu is used to delete all memory channel protect tags.
    to access the DELETE menu.   the ò key five times to
access the “CH PROTECT” menu used to delete all channel protect tags in one go.  If protected
channels exist the legend “PRO-CH A00” will be displayed with “A00” being an example to illustrate that
channel protect tags have been located.  
  to delete channel protect tags in one go, the
legend “MEM PROTECT CH ALL OFF !!” indicates that deletion of tags is in progress followed by
“MEM PROTECT SEARCH !!” indicating that the CPU is checking that all tags have been removed.
The legend “CH PROTECT ---“ indicates that there are no memory channels tagged as write protect.
&Note:  No memory channels are deleted, only the write protect tags are removed from all
channels in one go.
11-5  Memory BANK write protect
It is also possible to write protect a whole memory bank, this prevents accidental deletion of data when
resizing memory banks.  The memory bank write protect may be toggled on/off using the SCAN
environment menu accessed by the key sequence 
   , the legend
“M-BANK” is displayed.
Both upper and lower case letters are displayed as memory banks are treated as a ‘pair’.  Use the
keypad, main dial or ï ð keys to select the memory bank for which you wish to amend protect status.
 the ò key four times to access the “BANK PROTECT” menu.  Use the ñ ò keys to toggle
between upper and lower case banks.  
  to toggle bank protect on/off (or use the main
dial or ï ð keys).  
  to accept the changes and exit the menu (alternatively
  to abort).
&Note: Memory bank write protect is ignored when loading ALL DATA using the optional
EM8200 slot card.
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11-6  Search bank write protect
It is possible to write protect individual search banks to prevent accidental deletion.  The search bank
write protect may be toggled on/off using the EDIT menu.
    to access the edit menu.
 the ò key twelve times to display the “SRCH PROT”
menu.  Select the desired search bank letter via the keypad, main
dial or ï ð keys.
To select the lower case bank letters, the CASE SHIFT key
 must be used.
For example: To select search bank “h” (presuming it has been
previously programmed) 
   .
To select bank “K - T” the SHIFT key 
 must be used.
For example: To select bank “N” (presuming it has been previously programmed)  
quickly followed by  , you only have 2 seconds to PUSH a key following the use of the
SHIFT key or bank “A” will be used.
To select lower case banks “k - t” both the CASE SHIFT and SHIFT keys must be used.
For example:  To select bank “m” use the key sequence    
 .  Remember, you only have 2 seconds to PUSH a key following the use of the
SHIFT key or  bank “a” 
will be used in this example.
The  key is used to toggle search bank write protect status on/off (default is off).
  to save the changes and exit the menu.
&Note: Search bank write protect is ignored when loading ALL DATA using the optional
EM8200 slot card.
11-7  Global write protect
For the ultimate in write protection a GLOBAL facility is available.  This will ensure that casual users of
the AR8600 will not be able to enter, delete or edit any current data within the AR8600, even the optional
EM8200 will not be able to load data into the radio.
The main CONFIGURATION (CONFIG) menu is used to toggle the global write protect status on/off.
To access the CONFIG menu 
   .   the ò key nine times to
display “WRITE PROT” with the cursor flashing to the left hand side of this legend.  
  or
use the main dial or ï ð keys to toggle global write protection on/off (default is off).  
 
to accept the changes and exit the menu.
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