User manual YAESU FTDX-9000 CONTEST

[. . . ] FTDX9000 Contest Operation Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your purchase of the FT DX 9000 Series Transceiver!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. And now, with the introduction of the FT DX 9000 Series, we again lead the way with a no-compromise 21st-century design that will make your operating dreams come true. [. . . ] If the Orange lamp is lit, press the A/B switch (# ), then press the CLAR switch, to engage Clarifier operation. TX switch CLAR/VFO-B knob CLAR switch CLEAR switch Quick Point The Clarifier is frequently used for receiver offset tuning. However, for DX pile-ups where the DX station is using a split of less than 10 kHz, the TX Clarifier function is usually the quickest way to set the transmitter to the desired offset frequency. 2. Press the TX switch (# ), located above and to the right of the CLAR/VFO-B knob. The "TX" notation will appear on the frequency display to the left of the main frequency. To disengage the transmit Clarifier temporarily, press the TX switch once more. The "TX" indication will disappear from the frequency display area. The "CLAR" indication will disappear from the display. Advice To listen to the pile-up calling the DX station, so as to find the station currently being worked, you may press the RX switch (# ) (above and to the left of the CLAR/VFO-B knob). Once you have zeroed in on the station calling the DX (use the SPOT function on CW for precise alignment of your frequency), you may then press the RX switch again to cancel the RX Clarifier, and return to reception on the DX station's frequency. Just as with receiver Clarifier operation, the amount of offset from the original VFO frequency will appear in the small display window. As with receiver Clarifier operation, when you turn the TX Clarifier off the last-used offset is not lost, and will be available if you turn the TX Clarifier back on. To clear the Clarifier offset, press the CLAR 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 81 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 VFOB 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. 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) to listen to the TX frequency temporarily. [. . . ] Menu operation is described in detail, in this manual, beginning on page 110. 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 160 FT DX 9000 CONTEST OPERATION MANUAL OPTIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT (DMU-9000) TFT DISPLAY UNIT (TFT-9000) REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS DISPLAY Connect an external monitor (not supplied) to this jack. [. . . ]