FT-270R QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
KEY OVERVIEW
Press Key Press [F/L] + Key Press & Hold Key
Frequency entry digit “1.” Activates the CTCSS or Toggles the “Weather”
DCS Operation. broadcast channel memory
bank on/off.
Frequency entry digit “2.” Selects the CTCSS tone or Activates the ARTS fea-
DCS code number. ture.
Frequency entry digit “3.” Selects the desired trans- Activates the Smart Search
mit power output level. feature.
Frequency entry digit “4.” Selects the direction of the Activates the EMER-
uplink frequency shift dur- GENCY function.
ing repeater operation.
Frequency entry digit “5.” Selects the CTCSS/DCS
Bell ringer repetitions.
Frequency entry digit “6.” Toggles the display indica- Starts the programmable
tion between “frequency” scanner upward (toward a
and the channel’s “Alpha/ higher frequency or a
Numeric Tag”. higher channel number).
Frequency entry digit “7.” Selects the Scan Resume
Mode.
Frequency entry digit “8.” Selects the LCD/Keypad
Lamp Mode.
Frequency entry digit “9.” Selects the DTMF Mode.
Activates the Internet Con- Engages the Set (Menu) Enables Internet access
nection feature. Mode. code selection.
Frequency entry digit “0.”
Sets the frequency control to Selects the Memory Scan Activates the “Memory
the Memory Recall mode. “Skip” channel-selection Write” mode (for memory
Activates the “Memory mode. channel storage).
“Tune” mode while in the
Memory Recall mode.
Sets frequency control to Activates the Priority Selects the Band width for
the VFO mode. (Dual Watch) function. the VFO scanner. Selects
Toggles the VFO between the Memory Bank while in
“VFO A” and “VFO B” the Memory Recall mode.
while in the VFO mode.
Increasser the VFO fre- Tunes the VFO frequency Starts the scanner upward.
quency by one step or moves upward in 1 MHz steps. (toward a higher frequency
the memory channel to the or a higher channel num-
next-highest channel. ber).
Decreases the VFO fre- Tunes the VFO frequency Starts the scanner down-
quency by one step or moves downward in 1 MHz steps. ward. (toward a lower fre-
the memory channel to the quency or a lower channel
next-lowest channel. number).
Reverses the transmit and Switches to the “Home”
receive frequencies while (favorite frequency) Chan-
working through a repeater. nel.
Activates the “Alternate” Disables the “Alternate” Activates the Key Lockout
key function. key function. feature.
