AR-DV3 Controls, Keys & Display

Summary: The controls of the AR-DV3 and what the display shows.

Front Panel

• [VOL][POWER] knob: press to power on, press and hold to power off, turn for volume.
• SQL/MONI knob: turn for squelch (or RF gain when AGC is set to RF-G); press to show the volume and squelch values; press and hold to choose the squelch type (VSQ, LSQ, AUTO).
• Dial: turns to change frequency, memory channel, search/scan direction and menu values; pressing it steps through the selective-receive items in digital modes.
• [UP]/[DOWN]: move the cursor and change frequency.
• PHONES: 3.5 mm stereo jack (mono audio).
• USB Type-C port (control, USB audio, 12 kHz IF) and the SD card slot on the front.

Keys

• [F]: function key. Press [F] then a key for the function printed above it (for example ATT = [F] then [5]; AGC = [F] then hold [5]).
• [LOCK]: hold to lock everything except volume and squelch.
• [MONI]: hold to open the squelch; with offset on, receives the offset frequency.
• [VFO], [SRCH], [SCAN]: VFO mode, search mode, scan mode. [MODE]: demodulation mode. [PASS], [CLR]: pass and cancel. [ENT]: enter or MHz. The record key starts and stops recording.
• Number keys enter frequencies and codes. Second functions (after [F]): [1] tone/code squelch (hold for voice squelch), [2] step, [3] clock and alarm/timer, [4] priority (hold to set), [5] ATT/AMP (hold for AGC), [6] search bank, [7] configuration, [8] memory edit (hold for data editor), [9] options, [0] sleep, [.] offset.

Display

The screen shows the function mode, receive mode and IF bandwidth, squelch type, attenuator/amp, recording and playback, sleep time, priority, voice squelch, offset (DUP), auto mode (FA), digital auto (DA), CTC/DCS/VI/RTN, AGC, pass, delay and free, noise reduction, SD card, key lock and remote status, the step and step adjust, the receive frequency or title, busy and the S-meter. You can change the display colour and brightness in the configuration menu.

Digital Information Line

In digital modes the display can show, depending on the mode: DCR/NXDN whitening code (WC) and user code (UC), NXDN Radio Access Number (RAN), DMR colour code and slot, P25 Network Access Code (NAC), TETRA slot (1-4) and D-STAR call sign (CAL) and repeater (RPT or DIRECT). Show or hide it with DIG. DECODE in the option menu.

Rear Panel

• ANT: BNC, 50 ohm. Option terminal: BNC IF output. LINE: Type-C digital I/Q output (option).
• SP: 3.5 mm stereo jack for an external speaker (mono, left channel).
• USB PD and DC 12 V power inputs, an M4 ground terminal and a side mounting screw hole (M4, 10 mm maximum).