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IMPORT ANT ................................................................................................... ii
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................................ ii
CAUTIONS ..................................................................................................... ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ........................................................................... iii
T ABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. iv
1 ACCESSOR Y A TT ACHMENT ................................................................... 1
2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 2–5
■ Switches, controls, keys and connectors ............................................... 2
■ Function display ..................................................................................... 4
3 BA TTER Y P ACKS AND CHARGING ................................................... 6–8
■ Battery pack charging ............................................................................ 6
■ Charging precautions ............................................................................. 6
■ About battery packs ............................................................................... 6
■ Charging connections ............................................................................ 7
■ Battery case ........................................................................................... 8
4 BASIC OPERA TION ........................................................................... 9–14
■ Power ON .............................................................................................. 9
■ Setting a frequency ................................................................................ 9
■ Setting tuning steps ............................................................................. 10
■ Selecting a memory channel ................................................................ 1 1
■ Lock function ........................................................................................ 1 1
■ Receive and transmit ........................................................................... 1 1
■ FM broadcast reception ....................................................................... 12
■ Air band reception ................................................................................ 12
■ Narrow FM operation ........................................................................... 12
■ RIT/VXOa function ............................................................................... 13
■ Receive mode ...................................................................................... 14
5 REPEA TER OPERA TION ................................................................. 15–17
■ General ................................................................................................ 15
■ Subaudible tones for repeater use ....................................................... 16
■ Setting an offset frequency .................................................................. 16
■ Auto repeater function ......................................................................... 17
6 MEMOR Y/CALL PROGRAMMING ................................................... 18–20
■ General ................................................................................................ 18
■ Programming a memory channel ......................................................... 18
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
■ Memory editing .................................................................................... 19
■ Memory names .................................................................................... 20
7 DTMF MEMOR Y ..................................................................................... 21
■ Programming a DTMF code ................................................................ 21
■ Transmitting a DTMF code .................................................................. 21
8 SCAN FUNCTIONS .......................................................................... 22–24
■ Scan types ........................................................................................... 22
■ Full/programmed scan ......................................................................... 23
■ Memory (skip) scan ............................................................................. 23
■ Skip channel setting ............................................................................. 24
■ Scan resume condition ........................................................................ 24
9 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERA TION .................................................. 25–26
■ T one squelch ........................................................................................ 25
■ T one scan ............................................................................................ 26
■ Pocket beep operation ......................................................................... 26
10 OTHER FUNCTIONS ........................................................................ 27–30
■ Help function ........................................................................................ 27
■ Initial set mode ..................................................................................... 27
■ Resetting the CPU ............................................................................... 29
■ Cloning ................................................................................................. 30
1 1 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................ 31
12 SPECIFICA TIONS ................................................................................... 32
13 OPTIONS ................................................................................................ 33
14 MODE ARRANGEMENT .................................................................. 34–35
15 CS-T81 CLONING SOFTWARE (OPTION) ...................................... 36–39
■ Getting started ..................................................................................... 36
■ System requirements ........................................................................... 36
■ Software installation ............................................................................. 36
■ COM port/Call sign setting ................................................................... 37
■ Memory channel list description .......................................................... 37
■ Edit menu ............................................................................................. 38
■ DTMF autodial ..................................................................................... 38
■ Common settings ................................................................................. 39
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