AR-DV10 Controls, Connectors & Display

Summary: The controls, connectors and display symbols of the AR-DV10.

Top

• Antenna jack: BNC, 50 ohm, with an antenna ring that covers the gap (it isn’t a waterproof seal).
• VOLUME (inner) knob: turn clockwise for louder.
• DIAL selector (outer) knob: tunes the frequency and selects menu items.

Front

• LCD, cursor keys (left/right/up/down) and [ENT]: the cursor keys change frequency or select items; [ENT] stores selections and switches VFO; hold [ENT] for the memory channel registration menu.
• [MENU] shows the MENU-TOP screen; [MODE] the receive modes menu; [REC] starts and stops recording; [CLR] cancels or goes back; key lock key (hold to lock everything except VOL and power).
• Numeric keypad and the loudspeaker.

Left Side

• POWER switch: brief press for on; hold for 3 seconds for off.
• SQL/MONI: press to adjust squelch with the dial (press again to save); hold to open the squelch (monitor).
• microSD card slot under a rubber cover.

Right Side

• EARPHONES jack (3.5 mm, mono output) under a rubber cover. A menu setting lets the earphone cable act as an FM broadcast antenna.
• DATA jack (USB mini-B) for command control.
• EXT DC jack for the AC adapter or car converter. Use only the supplied power devices.

Rear and Bottom

Belt clip screw holes (fit the screws even without the clip, or water can get in), the battery pack, the battery latch and the grey locking plate.

Display

• Top: key lock, remote control, recording ([REC]), battery (full, partial, almost empty; charging and external power icons) and the clock in 24-hour format.
• Operation mode: VFO, MEM (memory readout), SCN (scan) or SER (search), with the demodulation mode and IF bandwidth (for example FM15, AM8, USB2.6, CW500), the digital mode (YAES, DSTR, DMR, D-CR, dPMR, ALIN, P-25, T-DM) and the step. VFO-A and VFO-B frequencies show (MHz above 3 MHz, kHz below). In memory and scan the bank-channel and titles show.
• Bottom: B (busy), S-meter, microSD card icon (solid ready, blinking checking), squelch type and level (NSQ, LSQ), step adjust value and indicators: DUP (offset), VolATT, CTC, DCS, RTN, VI (descrambler), AGCF/AGCM/AGCS or RF-G, ATT, EAR and PAS (pass).
• Signal info lines (mode dependent, for example D-STAR from/to/rep1/rep2).
• Soft keys at the bottom, for example left/right, A<->B, ENT, BS (delete), SEL, SET, SET&, NEXT and S<->Z.