PX777OperationGuide
ThePuxingPX777isanexcellent,inexpensivehandheldradio.TheEnglish languagedocumentationprovidedbythemanufacturer,however,has considerableroomforimprovement.Thisguidecoversthebasicsofusingthe PX777inamoreunderstandableformat.
IntroductoryNotes
Whenplacingtheradioinitschargingstand,besurethatitsinsertedstraight andthatthebatterytouchesthechargingcontactsproperly.Itspossibleto misaligntheradio,whichwillcauseittofailtocharge.Youcanremovethe batteryfromtheradioandchargeitseparatelynotonlyisthisusefulfor chargingsparebatteries,butitmakesiteasytoseehowthebatteryshouldfitin thecharger. 1On/OffandVolume 2Selectorknob 3PTTbutton 4Monitorbutton 5Callbutton 6Speaker/micjack ThePX777hasachannelmodewitha selfprogrammingfeaturesimilartothat foundonmanycommercialradios.This guideaddressesonlythePX777s memory/VFOmode,whichresembles thatofmostmodernamateurradios.
Programming
1 Turnontheradio.IfyouseeachannelnamelikeCH001,yourein channelmode.Turntheradiooff,holddownENTER,andturnitbackon. Youshouldnowseeafrequencydisplay. Ifthereisa2digitnumberdisplayedunderthebatteryindicator,youre inmemorymode.PresstheVFO/MRbuttontoselectVFOmode. EnterReceivefrequencyfromkeyboard(allsixnumbersnodecimal points)orbyturningselectorknob. Forrepeateroperation,enteroffset(positive,negative,ornone)by pressingMENUandthen*LOCK.Selectoffset(,+,or0)byturning selectorknob.PressENTERtosaveyourselection.PressVFO/MRtwice togetbacktothefrequencydisplay. Thedefaultrepeatersplitsettingmaybewrong,sobesuretocheckit pressMENUandusetheselectorknobtoselectDIFFR?#14andpress ENTER.Usetheselectorknoborkeyboardtoselecttherepeatersplit.For the2meterbandinNorthAmerica,thisshouldbe0.600MHz. EnterreceivingCTCSStonebypressingMENUandthenENTER.Turn theselectorknobuntilRCDC?#15isdisplayed.Turntheselectorknob untilyouseethefrequencyyouwantandpressENTER.SelectOFFfor normalrepeateroperation. EntertransmitCTCSStonebypressingMENUandthenENTER.Turnthe selectorknobuntilTCDC?#16isdisplayed.Turntheselectorknobuntil youseethefrequencythatyouwantandpressENTER. ForpowerselectionpressMENUandthen4POWER.SelectHforhighor LforlowpowerandpressENTERtosaveyourselection. TosavefrequencytomemorypressMENUandthenVFO/MR.Achannel numberwillflashontherightsideofthedisplay.Turntheselectorknob toselectthechanneltosaveto,orenterthechannelnumberfromthe keyboardandpressVFO/MRtosave.
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Scanning
Tostartscanning,pressMENUandthen1SCAN.Tostopscanning,press ENTERorPTT.Iftheradioisinmemorymode,itwillscanmemorychannels.If itsinVFOmode,itwillstartscanningatthecurrentlyselectedfrequency.
Other Functions
Reverse Holding down the # T-R button for two seconds will put the radio into reverse mode, indicated by an R on the display. This temporarily reverses the transmit and receive frequencies used, which can be useful for bypassing the repeater when calling another station for example, one that is within simplex range but is out of range of the repeater. DTMF The number, *, and # buttons send the corresponding DTMF tones while transmitting. To send the DTMF tones for A, B, C, and D, use buttons MENU, ENTER, VFO/MR, and CALL respectively. Access to most other functions is through the MENU key. Press MENU and use the selector knob to choose a menu item. ENTER selects the item and saves selections, and VFO/MR cancels or exits.
