User manual YAESU FTDX9000 CONTEST CAT OPERATION REFERENCE BOOK

[. . . ] FT DX 9000 Contest Operation Manual DESCRIPTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your purchase of the FT DX 9000 Contest!The FT DX 9000 Contest is the culmination of a four-year design project. But it also is the product of our company's fifty years of engineering, design, and manufacturing know how. As pioneers in the development of SSB, we have led the technological advances in Amateur Radio communications over the last half century. [. . . ] To clear the Clarifier offset, press the [CLEAR] switch. Clarifier Offset Bar Indicator A visual depiction of the relative offset of the Clarifier may be displayed, using the Bar Indicator. Rotate the [Main Tuning Dial] knob to select Menu item "DISPLAY 016 BAR DISPLAY SELECT. " 3. Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] control to select "CLAR" form the available choices; the factory default is "CW-TUNE. " 4. Press and hold in the [MNU] key for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. (TX frequency < RX frequency) (TX frequency = RX frequency) (TX frequency > RX frequency) FT DX 9000 CONTEST OPERATION MANUAL Page 89 TRANSMITTER ACCESSORIES CONVENIENT TRANSMITTER ACCESSORIES SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION A powerful capability of the FT DX 9000 Contest is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation, using the VFO-A and VFO-B frequency registers. This makes the FT DX 9000 Contest especially useful for high-level DX-pedition use, as the Split operation capability is very advanced and easy to use. VFO-A [RX] Switch VFO-A [TX] Switch "SPLIT" Indicator VFO-B [TX] Switch [RX] Switch VFO-B VDD BIAS TEMP SWR [TXW] Switch [A B] Switch [SPLIT] Switch [Main Tuning Dial] Knob [CLAR/VFO-B] Switch 1. The "Split" mode will be engaged, and the front panel switch/LEDs will look like this: VFO-A [RX] switch "ON" (LED glows Green) [TX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) VFO-B [RX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) [TX] switch "ON"(LED glows Red) During Split operation, the VFO-A register will be used for reception, while the VFO-B register will be used for transmission. If you press the [SPLIT] switch once more, Split operation will be cancelled. You may also press the [TX] switch located above and to the right of the [Main Tuning Dial] knob to return transmit frequency control to the VFO-A side, and thereby cancel Split operation. ADVICE During normal (non-split) VFO-A operation, you may simply press the VFO-B [TX] switch (located above and to the right of the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob) to engage Split operation. During Split operation, pressing the [A B ] switch will reverse the contents of the VFO-A and VFO-B. Press the [A B] switch once more to return to the original frequency alignment. During Split operation, you may also press the [TXW] switch (below and to the left of the [Main Tuning Dial] knob) to listen to the TX frequency temporarily. It is possible to set different operating modes (for example, LSB and USB) on the two VFOs used during Split operation. During Split operation, it also is possible to set the VFO-A and VFO-B to different Amateur bands, and it also is possible to engage Crossband operation for multiplier hunting while calling CQ on the "TX" band. VFO Tracking Feature In the default setting, the Main (VFO-A) frequency and Sub (VFO-B) frequency are changed individually using the [Main Tuning Dial] knob and the [SUB VFO-B] knob. If you want to tune the Main (VFO-A) frequency and Sub (VFO-B) frequency together, the VFO Tracking feature is very useful. Rotate the [Main Tuning Dial] knob to select Menu item "GENERAL 040 TRACKING. " 3. BAND: When you change bands on the Main (VFOA) side, the Sub (VFO-B) frequency will automatically change to be the same as that of VFO-A. FREQ: This function is the almost same as "BAND, " however, furthermore, the Sub (VFO-B) frequency changes together with the Main (VFO-A) frequency when turning the [Main Tuning Dial] knob. Press and hold in the [MNU] switch for two seconds to lock in the new configuration and exit to normal operation. Page 90 FT DX 9000 CONTEST OPERATION MANUAL TRANSMITTER ACCESSORIES CONVENIENT TRANSMITTER ACCESSORIES SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION Quick Split Operation The Quick Split feature allows you to set a one-touch offset of +5 kHz to be applied to your radio's transmit frequency on the VFO-B, compared to the VFO-A frequency. VFO-A [RX] Switch VFO-A [TX] Switch "SPLIT" Indicator VFO-B [TX] Switch VFO-B [RX] Switch VDD BIAS TEMP SWR [Main Tuning Dial] Knob [SPLIT] Switch [CLAR/VFO-B] Switch 1. VFO-A [RX] switch "ON" (LED glows Green) [TX] switch "ON" (LED glows Red) VFO-B [RX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) [TX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) 2. Press and hold in the [SPLIT] switch for two seconds to engage the Quick Split feature, and apply a frequency 5 kHz above the VFO-A frequency to the VFO-B frequency register. The VFO configuration will then be: VFO-A [RX] switch "ON" (LED glows Green) [TX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) VFO-B [RX] switch "OFF" (LED Off) [TX] switch "ON" (LED glows Red) 3. Press and hold in the [SPLIT] switch for two seconds to increment the VFO-B frequency another +5 kHz. QUICK POINT The operating mode applied to the VFO-B register will be the same as that in use on the VFO-A register. [. . . ] IMPORTANT NOTE Pressing this key momentarily activates the Menu, and the Menu selections will appear on the TFT screen; once you are finished, you must press and hold in the [MNU] key for two seconds to save any configuration changes (momentarily pressing [MNU] key to exit will not save the changes). These are the "Function" keys for the various functions associated with each page of the TFT's operational capability. The exact function of each key will depend on the page selected. Page 178 FT DX 9000 CONTEST OPERATION MANUAL PTIONAL DA MAN ANA UNIT DMU-9000 DISPLA UNIT TFT-9000 ISPLAY OPTIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT (DMU-9000) / TFT DISPLAY UNIT (TFT-9000) REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS DISPLAY Connect an external monitor (800 x 600 SVGA, not supplied) to this jack. An external monitor makes TFT display information available on a much larger screen, for ease of viewing. AUDIO IN This terminal is for future expansion of the transceiver's capabilities. [. . . ]