VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
87
The Spectrum Analyzer allows viewing operating activity on channels above or below the
current operating channel in the VFO mode.
The display indicates the relative signal strength on channels immediately adjacent to the
current operating frequency.
The Spectrum Analyzer feature can be activated only while the
VX-8GR/GE
is in the
“Mono” band mode.
Three basic operating modes for the Spectrum Analyzer are available:
1Time
:
In this mode, the transceiver sweeps the current band once.
CONTINUOUS
: In this mode, the transceiver sweeps the current band repeatedly until the
c
key is pressed, or the Spectrum Analyzer is turned off.
Full Time
:
This mode is activated similar to a “
CONTINUOUS
” mode. However, the
transceiver outputs the audio of the center frequency (
) from a speaker
when the Spectrum Analyzer is activated between 108 ~ 580 MHz.
S
ETTING
UP
THE
S
PECTRUM
A
NALYZER
MODE
:
1.
Press and hold the
m
key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item
84: SPEC-
ANALYZER
.
3.
Press the
m
key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Spectrum Ana-
lyzer mode (see above).
5.
Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to save the new setting
and exit to normal operation.
T
O
ACTIVATE
THE
S
PECTRUM
A
NALYZER
:
1.
Set the radio to the VFO mode in the “Mono” band mode.
2.
Press the
f
key, then press the
8
key to activate the
Spectrum Analyzer.
3.
When the Spectrum Analyzer is activated, press the
a
or
b
key to change the visible bandwidth. Available selec-
tions are ±5, ±9, ±16, ±24, and ±50 channels (default: ±16 channels). The visible
bandwidth, however, depends on the selected channel step size, so match the default
channel steps with the amateur band you are using.
4.
To turn the Spectrum Analyzer off and operate on the center (displayed) channel,
press the
c
key to stop the sweep, if needed, then press the
f
key followed by
8
key.
S
PECTRUM
A
NALYZER
O
PERATION
