CW MODE OPERATION

USING THE BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC KEYER

Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack.

1. Press the [CW] mode button to engage CW operation.

ADVICE:

￿ The operating mode is selected using the [MODE] buttons to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob, and the VFO (A or B) to which the selection is applied is selected by the [A] or [B] button above the [MODE] buttons. Usu- ally, the [A] button glow Red, signifying Main band (VFO-A) is

being adjusted. Similarly, pressing the [B] button will cause its indicator to blinks Orange for five second, signifying Sub band (VFO-B) adjustment. Therefore, press the [A] or [B] button to select the desired VFO, then press the [CW] button to select the CW mode.

￿If you press the [CW] button once more, after ini- tially selecting CW, you will engage the “CW Re- verse” mode (see page 82), whereby the “oppo- site” sideband injection is used, compared to the “normal” sideband. The CW LED will blink for three seconds if you select CW Reverse.

2.Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired operating frequency.

3.Press the [KEYER] button. The “” icon will ap-

pear in the display, confirming that the built- in Electronic Keyer is now active. 4. Rotate the [SPEED] knob to set the

desired sending speed (4 ~ 60 WPM). Clockwise rotation of the [SPEED] knob will increase the keying speed.

ADVICE:

￿You may confirm the keying speed when turning the [SPEED] knob while pressing the [KEYER] button. The Sub (VFO-B) frequency display shows the keying speed.

￿When you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle, the transmitter will automatically be activated.

5.If you press the [BK-IN] button, “semi-break-in” op-

eration (discussed previously) will be engaged.

6.CW operation utilizing your paddle may now commence.

ADVICE:

When you utilize your keyer paddle, the transmitter will automatically be activated, and the CW charac- ters (or a strong of dots and dashes) will be transmit- ted. When you release the keyer paddle contacts, trans- mission will cease after a brief delay; the delay time is user-programmable, per the discussion on page 83.

[KEYER] Button

[A] Button

 

[BK-IN] Button

 

[B] Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CW] Button

[SPEED] Knob

ADVICE:

If you reduce power using the [RF PWR] knob, the ALC meter reading will increase; this is normal and does not indicate any problem whatsoever (because increased ALC voltage is being used to lower the power).

Full Break-in (QSK) Operation

As shipped from the factory, the FT-2000TX/RX system for CW is configured for “Semi-break-in” operation. However, using Menu item “058 A1A BK-IN,” you may change this setup for full break- in (QSK) operation, whereby the switching is quick enough to hear incoming signals in the spaces between the dots and dashes of your transmission.

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

2.Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item “058 A1A BK-IN.”

3.Rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to set this Menu item to “FuLL.”

4.Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two seconds to save the new setting and exit.

FT-2000 OPERATING MANUAL

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