AOR AR-2700 Wideband Reciever Operating Manual

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process.  Alternatively, the UP /
DOWN key may take the place of the
second [SCAN] key press.
Secondly
From “MEMORY RECALL” mode:
Press [SCAN] once holding the key for more than 1.5 seconds to
initiate the scan process.  Alternatively, the UP / DOWN key may take the
place of the [SCAN] key press.
To reverse the direction of SCAN press either the [UP] or [DOWN] key or
rotate the [DIAL].
The legend “SCAN” is displayed on the top row of the LCD to indicate that the
SCAN process...

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away from the channel or listen to it indefinitely until you decide otherwise.
To force the receiver to pause on a memory channel for about 30 seconds,
press [2ndF] [SCAN].
To cancel the SCAN process and return to the VFO’s previous frequency
without transferring the contents of the memory channel press [MANU].
9-4  Selecting a single memory bank to scan
The memory bank which is currently being scanned will be identified on the left
of the LCD (for example “0”) and channel...

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The left of the “oF / on” legend and lower row of the LCD provide places for all
ten scan banks.  To add more banks to the bank link list simply press the
appropriate identifying scan bank number using the numeric keypad, the
number legends will toggle On and Off... the legend “ - “ depicting Off
(unselected).
To accept the new list and setting press [ENT].
The next time the receiver enters SCAN MODE with bank link specified as On,
the legend “SCAN” “LINK” will be displayed and...

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Press [SCAN] to place the receiver into memory recall mode.  The legend
“BANK” and “CH” appears toward the top left of the LCD to confirm selection of
memory recall mode.
The receiver will display a memory channel, mode, frequency, attenuator and
CHANNEL PASS status.
If the desired memory channel to be
PASSED (locked out) is not immediately
displayed, the UP / DOWN keys or [DIAL]
may be used to review specific memory
scan channels.  Alternatively the memory
channel location may...

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passed back-and-fore between a control tower / aircraft which may take a few
seconds.  If you are scanning duplex channels then a small delay or no delay
at all may be preferable.
The limits are 0.0 to 9.9 seconds with 0.0 being interpreted as DELAY OFF.
The default is 2.0 seconds.
To access the menu to change the delay
time press [2ndF] [6].  The legend
“SEARCH SCAN” appears on the top line
of the LCD with the flashing legend
“DELAY” centrally positioned to the left of
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(11)  SEARCH - manual & program search banks and PASS
The AR2700 has a SEARCH mode whereby an upper and lower frequency
limit may be defined and the receiver instructed to look for activity on all
frequencies in selected step size and mode in an upward or downward
direction.
The mode and channel step will change automatically when set to the default
of PROGRAM “PROG” but data may be specified specifically if preferred.
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The search process takes place from the
displayed frequency using the receive
mode and step size displayed.
If the default mode of PROGRAM “PROG”
has been selected, then the receive
mode and channel step will change
automatically depending upon the
automatic bandplan data programmed
into the AR2700 during manufacture.
Example of manual search
For example, to search manually from
145.000 MHz key [1] [4] [5] [ENT] in
MANUAL mode then press and hold the
[UP] key for more than 1.5...

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Alternatively you may choose a new memory location using the UP / DOWN
keys, [DIAL] or by keying in a three digit memory location.  To accept the data
and write to memory press  [ENT].
11-2  FREQUENCY PASS in search mode
It is possible to PASS frequencies (lockout - frequencies that you wish to be
skipped and not searched such as blank carriers) during manual search.
There are a total of 50 PASS channels provided by the AR2700.
PASS a frequency
To PASS a frequency during manual...

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11-3  Program search banks
It is possible to save parameters of frequency, mode, step and attenuator into
any of the 10 program search banks for easy access at any time.
The program search banks (referred to simply as search banks) are identified
by the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.
For your convenience the microprocessor (depending on world market area)
may have been pre-programmed with search banks at the factory, these being
specifically chosen for each market area....

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To cancel program search
To cancel program search press [MANU] and the display will return to the
original VFO frequency in MANUAL mode.
Transfer of an active frequency to VFO
Should the search process stop on an interesting active frequency, you may
stop the search process and transfer the frequency to VFO by pressing
[SRCH].
The receiver will monitor the active frequency and may be tuned using the
[DIAL] or UP / DOWN keys.
Writing active frequencies to memory
If an...