TRANSMITTER CONVENIENCE FEATURES

SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION

A powerful capability of the FT-2000is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation, using the Main (VFO-A) and Sub (VFO-B) frequency registers. This makes the FT-2000especially useful for high-level DX-pedition use, as the Split operation capability is very advanced and easy to use.

1.Set the Main (VFO-A) frequency as desired.

2.Set the Sub (VFO-B) frequency.

3.Now press the [SPLIT] button. The

front panel switch/LEDs will look like this:

Main (VFO-A)

[RX] switch “ON” (LED glows Green)

[TX] switch “OFF” (LED Off)

Sub (VFO-B)

[RX] switch “OFF” (LED Off)

[TX] switch “ON” (LED glows Red)

MAIN [RX] Switch

MAIN [TX] Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SPLIT] Button

Sub [RX] Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub [TX] Switch

During Split operation, the Main (VFO-A) register will be used for reception, while the Sub (VFO-B) register will be used for transmission. If you press the [SPLIT] button once more, Split operation will be cancelled.

You may also press the Main [TX] switch located above and to the right of the Main Tuning Dial knob to return transmit frequency control to the Main (VFO-A) side, thereby cancelling Split operation.

ADVICE:

￿ During normal (non-split) VFO-A operation, you may simply press the Sub (VFO-B) [TX] switch (located above and to the right of the [SUB VFO-B] knob) to engage Split operation. The Sub [TX] indicator will glow Red when you press the switch.

￿ During Split operation, pressing the [A￿B] button will

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reverse the contents of the Main and Sub VFOs. Press the [A￿￿B] button once more to return to the original frequency alignment.

￿During Split operation, if you press the [RX] switch above and to the right of the [SUB VFO-B] knob, you will engage Dual Receive operation, and now can lis- ten to both sides of the DX pile-up, while transmitting on the Sub (VFO-B) frequency. This is very useful for maintaining the timing of your calls, while also moni- toring both sides of the pile-up.

￿During Split operation, you may also listen the TX fre- quency temporarily while pressing the [TXW] button (below and to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob).

￿It is possible to set different operating modes (for ex- ample, LSB and USB) on the two VFOs used during Split operation.

￿During Split operation, it also is possible to set the Main and Sub VFOs to different Amateur bands. But remember that Dual Reception must be within the same band.

VFO Tracking Feature

In the default setting, the Main Band (VFO-A) frequency and Sub Band (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 Band (VFO-A) frequency and Sub Band (VFO-B) frequency together, the VFO Tracking feature is very useful.

Here is the procedure for activating the VFO Tracking fea- ture:

1.Press the [MENU] button to engage the Menu mode.

2.Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item “032 GEnE TRACK.”

3.Rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to select the desired Tracking mode.

OFF: Disables the VFO Tracking feature.

bAND: When you change bands on the Main (VFO-

A)side, the Sub (VFO-B) band’s VFO will au- tomatically change to be the same as that of

VFO-A.

FrEq: This function is the almost same as “bAND,” however, furthermore, the Sub band’s (VFO-

B)frequency changes together with the Main Band’s (VFO-A) frequency when turning the Main Dial Tuning knob.

4.Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two seconds to lock in the new configuration and exit to normal operation.

[MENU] Button

Main Tuning Dial Knob [SUB VFO-B] Knob

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