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TWO GAIN CONTROL KEYS ADJUST BOTH THE HEARD VOLUME, PERIOD AND COMMA, AND
THE VOLUME OF THE DECODER, LEFT AND RIGHT ANGLE BRACKETS.  THE SPACE BAR
CONTROLS THE DECODER RESPONSE TO LOST LOCK.  WHEN THE DECODER LOSES LOCK DUE
TO A FREQUENCY CHANGE, QSB, QRM, OR ANY OTHER REASON, IT WILL KEEP TRYING TO
DECODE BASED ON ITS PREVIOUS ACTIVITY.  AT THIS POINT, TELL THE AUTOMATIC
DECODE TO DROP THE PAST HISTORY AND START FRESH.  A PRESS OF THE SPACE BAR
TELLS THE DECODER TO DROP THIS CONTINUATION, START FRESH, AND LOOK FOR A NEW
LOCK.  THIS STEP IS NECESSARY. BECAUSE THE INTERNAL TRANSCEIVER IS BASED ON
A DIRECT CONVERSION CIRCUIT, OFTEN A SIGNAL CAN BE HEARD AT THE CARRIER
FREQUENCY PLUS AND MINUS THE EQUIVALENT OF A BEAT NOTE.  IF YOU SELECT THE
WRONG SIGNAL, YOUR RECEIVER WILL BE CENTERED AT TWICE THE BEAT NOTE FROM
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