Alinco DR-SR8 - Manual (Page 36)

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Chapter 2 Communications
Selecting output power level
To select the output power, press [FUNC] key and then press [0] key while “FUNC” icon
is on the display. As the [0] key is pressed, the output power changes among 3 levels. The
“S-LOW” icon stands for SUPPER LOW power setting, “LOW” for LOW power. When
the transceiver is set at HIGH power, no icon will appear. The output power level cannot
be changed during transmission.
Hi LOW S-LOW
SSB, CW, FM Hi 100 W
LOW 10 W
S-LOW 1 W
AM Hi 40 W
LOW 4 W
S-LOW 0.4 W
NOTE: The fan starts to run at 60 °C (140°F/inside temperature), and reduces the power
by about 50% at 80 °C (176°F). It stops or resumes high power when the inside
temperature is cooled down.
Speech compressor: increases talk power to enable clear and powerful transmission.
See the Set mode Menu 19 (P.81) for more details.
• TXIT (Transmit Incremental Tuning) function (See page 65)
* Press the [RIT] key repeatedly until the “TXIT” icon appears. Then rotate the RIT
control knob to change the transmit frequency within a range ± 1.2 kHz.
* When the “TXIT/RIT” icon appears, it means that you can fi ne-adjust both transmit
and receive frequencies.
• OFF BAND display:
Stop transmission when you attempt to transmit outside of the amateur radio band.
The LCD will display the following: