General Procedures. Micom 3T, MICOM-3F M91AMNOKV5-K, MICOM-3T M90AMNOKV5-K, 3R, MICOM-3R M95AMNOKV5-K, 3f

MICOM-3F/3T/3R HF-SSB Owner’s Guide

General Procedures

This section provides general procedures that will help you start using your MICOM-3 radio and get the most of its advanced features.

Most of the activities that can be performed by you (selection of operating mode, status display, programming, testing, etc.) are done using the keypad together with the four navigation keys (up, down, left and right) and the front panel display.

To simplify operation, MICOM-3 uses soft keys that let you control the radio simply and efficiently, using a menu-driven mode that guides you and helps you make the required selections.

“Menu-driven” simply means that whenever you must select a parameter, an operating mode, etc., you select it from a list of allowed values displayed on the front panel display, thereby reducing the chance of error:

• To make the selection, you use navigation keys to reach the desired parameter value or operation, and then confirm the selection by pressing the ENTER key.

• To let you go back to previous options, there is an ESC key.

Using the Keypad

Each key is imprinted with a numeral and several letters. These characters are accessed in clockwise order, as follows:

1

?

@

/

2

A

B

C

3

D

E

F

MENU

• A single key press enters the numeral

• Two consecutive key presses enter the first letter

4

G

I

H

5

J

L

6

M

N

O

P

Esc

• Three consecutive key presses enter the second letter

• Four consecutive key presses enter the third letter.

7

P

R

S

Q

8

T

U

V

9

Y

W

ZX

ALARM

GPS

• Five consecutive key presses enter the fourth letter.

* 0

#

• To enter a blank space, press

0

When entering frequencies, use the

twice.

*

key as a decimal point, if needed. In the ALE mode, the key is also used to enter the wild-card character (? or @).

Note

To enter the ampersand @ symbol, press the

#

key.

*

key twice. Do not use the

1

?

/

@

Example

: to enter “MIKE 01”:

Press

6

M

N

O

twice (for the letter M).

Press

4

G

I

H

four times (for the letter I).

Press

5

J

K

L

three times (for the letter K).

Press

3

D

E

F

three times (for the letter E).

Press

0

twice (for the blank space).

Press

0

once (for the numeral 0).

Press

1

/

?

@

once (for the numeral 1).

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Function Keys

The function keys F1, F2, F3 and F4 appearing next to the display are soft keys used to select options which depend on the current radio mode. The current function of each key is shown in the options area of the display, next to the key. For example, on the

PROG screen you can press F2 to start programming the ALE parameters.

If a certain function key is not used, no label appears next to the key (see for example F4), and pressing that key has no effect.

Familiarization with MICOM-3 Radios

MICOM-3

PROG

RAD

ALE

LANG

F3

F4

F1

F2

Scroll (MORE) Key

The

MORE

key is used to scroll the options appearing in the options area of the display.

Up/Down Scroll Keys

The up and down scroll keys are used to scroll between values that are already programmed into the radio. For example:

• In the Channel mode, pressing the up or down scroll key once lets you view the previous, respectively next, programmed channel.

Pressing either key continuously scrolls the channels in the selected direction.

• In the Frequency mode, you can change the frequency in the corresponding direction.

• In the radio Programming mode, you can use these keys to scroll among the programmable parameters.

Up

Down

More

Selection from List of Predetermined Values

When the parameter you want to select can assume only one of several predetermined values, you select the desired value by pressing the function keys:

• F1 enters the lowest possible value (or OFF)

• F4 enters the highest possible value

• F2 and F3 increment or decrement the value. When you reach either end, the corresponding key disappears

You cannot use the keypad to enter a value for such pa r ameters.

MICOM-3

PROG

ADT - 9 SEC

1

<--

-->

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Toggle Mode

When the function being set can only be toggled on or off, one function key will be marked

YES

and another

NO

.

To expedite turning on and off often-used functions (for example, turn the squelch on or off) only one key is used. In this case, just press the key assigned to the function to be toggled: the new state is shown for a few seconds, and then disappears as it takes effect immediately.

MICOM-3

PROG

ALE - NO

YES

NO

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MICOM-3F/3T/3R HF-SSB Owner’s Guide

Alphanumeric Edit Mode

When you need to enter an alphanumeric string in a field, or edit a string, you type the desired alphanumeric character on the keypad. A blinking cursor _ indicates the location being edited.

In addition, the following function keys are available:

SAVE

(F1) Saves editing changes (equivalent to pressing the

ENTER

key).

<−−

(F2)

−−> (F3)

Used to move the cursor backwards and forwards. When you reach either end, the corresponding key disappears.

CLR

(F4) Pressing this key momentarily erases the digit/letter at which the cursor is presently located, and shifts the entire field one place to the left.

Press this key continuously clears the entire field.

Numeric Edit Mode

When you need to enter a number in a field, or edit the number, you type the desired digits on the keypad. A blinking cursor _ indicates the location being edited.

In addition, the following function keys are available:

BACK

(F3) Erases the last digit.

CLR

(F4) Erases all newly entered digits and restores the original value.

View Mode

When the string to be displayed is longer than the number of characters that fit in one line (for instance, with long addresses or messages), the view mode enables scrolling to the rest of the string.

The view mode is indicated by the symbol

<->

next to one of the function keys.

MICOM-3

AMD 0

01 AMD MESS

EDIT

ERAS

<->

MICOM-3

AMD 0

1 AMD MESSA

HOME

<--

-->

END

When you press

<->

, the key functions change:

HOME

(F1) Scrolls to display the first character of the string.

<−−

(F2)

−−> (F3)

Scroll one character to the left or right, respectively. If you press either key continuously, the scrolling continues at a rate of four characters per second.

END

(F4) Scrolls to display the last character of the string.

When you reach the beginning of the string, the

HOME

(F1) and <−− (F2) function keys disappear, whereas when you reach the end of the string, the

−−>

(F3) and

END

(F4) function keys disappear.

Message Attached Alert

When a message is attached to the received call (an option available for

ALE calls, even if you are using the Channel mode), an exclamation sign ! appears to the left of the originating station name.

You can view the message contents after you accept the call.

MICOM-3

FROM

!ABC

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