[TenTec] Orion try this

[Steve Ellington]

Tom:
I have now slapped my forehead as you suggested however I could not hear the
slap. My question now is: If one cannot hear the slap, was there indeed a
slap?

Steve
N4LQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion try this


> Well, I disagree. Let me say this politely....that is a USER problem
because
> you should NOT be using the AF control while you are in the MENU. There is
> absolutely no reason to do that, that I know of. And as Steve said, he
only
> pressed it by accident.
>
> As far as testing it the exact way Steve asked, when you push either the
> MAIN or SUB AF button, you mute the output audio. You regain the audio by
> either pushing the AF button again OR by rotating the knob. But when you
> push the MENU button and then push the AF knob and then push the MENU
button
> again, the audio does jump up and you can see it on the audio amplitude
> horizontal scale, when you exit the menu. Firmware problem? I would just
> slap myself on the forehead and say 'use the MENU the way the instructions
> in the manual tells you to use it!'
>
> Nope...let me change my mind, I would report it also, but mainly because
it
> just might be a problem or part of a problem that has not been solved yet
> and could help the programmers in doing some debugging.
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ at igLou.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion try this
>
>
> > I noticed that you don't need to exit the menu but wanted to retrace
> exactly
> > how I did it. I accidently hit that AF button instead of the menu to
> excape
> > the menu then touched the AF gain and WHAM!! My poor little MFJ
cleartone
> > speaker almost smoked! I'm just thankful I did not have headphones on or
I
> > could have ear damage!
> > Steve
> > N4LQ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
> > To: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ at igLou.com>; <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion try this
> >
> >
> > > It appears that pressing the AF push button when in menu mode
> > > causes the volume level value to get scewed up.  It isn't necessary
> > > to exit menu mode to hear the results.  Just rotate the gain control
> > > after pressing the button while still in menu mode.  The level control
> > > value seems to get set to full on.
> > >
> > > Definitely need to send your note to ditsnbits at tentec.com.  Maybe
> > > there's time to get this fixed in 1.370 -- although I had to see 1.370
> > > delayed further since there are so many other good  things in that
> > > release.
> > >
> > > Grant/NQ5T
> > >
> > > > Someone try this and see what happens.
> > > > Hit the menu button.
> > > > Push the Main AF knob in once.
> > > > Exit the menu by hitting menu button again.
> > > > Turn Main AF gain slightly.
> > > > Anything unusual happen?
> > > > My ears haven't recovered yet.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > > N4LQ
> > > >
> > > >
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