Vertex Standard FT-2000 manual 37

BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS

Here is the typical start-up procedure for normal operation:

[POWER] Switch Main [RX] Button Sub [RX] Button

CLAR +

[AF GAIN] Knob

Sub [AF GAIN] Knob

1.Plug the AC cable back in, and set the rear-panel [POWER] switch to “I.”

2.Press and hold in the front-panel [POWER] switch for one second to

turn the transceiver on.

3.The transceiver will start up on 7.000.00 MHz LSB, and normal operation may begin.

NOTE:

To turn power off, press and hold in the front panel

[POWER] switch for one second.

4. Rotate the [AF GAIN] knob to set a comfortable audio level on incoming signals or noise. Clockwise rotation of the [AF GAIN] knob increases the volume level.

NOTE:

When using headphones, start by rotating the [AF GAIN] knob counter-clockwise, then bring the volume level up after you put the headphones on. This will minimize the chance of damage to your hearing caused by an unexpectedly-high audio level.

5. Press the Main [RX] button to engage the Main (VFO-A) receiver; the imbedded LED will glow Green.

ADVICE:

￿ If you press the Main [RX] button when the imbedded LED is already glowing Green, the LED will now blink on and off; this indicates that the Main (VFO-A) receiver is temporarily muted. Just press the Main [RX] button once more to restore Main (VFO-A) receiver operation.

[BAND] Button

￿Press the Sub [RX] button to engage Dual Reception (us-

ing the Sub (VFO-B) receiver in addition to the Main (VFO-A) receiver). When you press the Sub

[RX] button, its imbedded LED

will glow green; pressing this button once more will turn off the Sub (VFO-B) receiver, and

the imbeded LED will go dark. Use the Sub receiver’s Sub [AF

GAIN] knob to adjust the Sub (VFO-B) receiver volume level.

7. Press the [BAND] button corresponding to the Amateur band on

which you wish to begin operation.

ADVICE:

￿One-touch selec-

tion of each Amateur band between

1.8 and 50 MHz is provided.

￿The FT-2000utilizes a triple band-stack VFO se- lection technique, which permits you to store up to three favorite frequencies and modes onto each band’s VFO register. For example, you may store one frequency each on 14 MHz CW, RTTY, and USB, then recall these VFOs by successive, mo- mentary presses of the [14] MHz band button. Each Amateur band button may similarly have up to three frequency/mode settings applied.

FT-2000 OPERATING MANUAL Page 35