Lock; Dim; Operation On 60-Meter (5 Mhz) Band (U.s. And U.k. Versions Only) - Yaesu FTdx5000MP Operating Manual

B
ASIC
You may lock the setting of the Main Tuning Dial knob, to prevent accidental frequency change.
To lock out the Main Tuning Dial knob, just press the
[ LOCK ] button that is located to the right of the Main
Tuning Dial knob. To unlock the Dial setting, and restore
normal tuning, just press the [ LOCK ] button once more.
When the Main Tuning Dial knob is "locked", the blue
" " icon will appear on the display.
The illumination level of the analog meter and frequency display may be reduced, if you are using the transceiver in a dark
environment where high brightness is not desired.
To reduce the illumination level, press the [ DIM ] button,
located to the left of the analog meter. To restore full bright-
ness, press the [ DIM ] button once more.
A :
The amount of brightness may be customized for different
front panel areas. The follwing menu settings are effective
when the [ DIM ] button is depresses:
008 DISP DIM MTR: for analog meter
009 DISP DIM VFD:
010 DISP DIM OLE: SUB DISPLAY windows
011 DISP DIM ELCD: for Spectrum Scope display
O
PERATION ON
The recently-released 60-meter band is covered, in the FT
USB, and they appear between the "last" PMS channel ("P-9U") and the first "regular" memory channel (Channel 1).
To operate on the 60-meter (5 MHz) band:
1. Press the [ V/M ] button once, if neccessary, to enter the
"Memory" mode (the "
display.
2. Press and hold in the [ BAND/MCH ] button for two
seconds. The button will glow yellow to signify that
rotation of the [ CLAR ( VFO-B )] knob will allow se-
lection of the memory channel.
3. Memory channels ("US-1" through "US-5": U.S. ver-
sion or "US-1" through "US-7": U.K. version) are pre-
programmed, at the factory, with the permitted frequen-
cies in the 5 MHz band, and the USB mode is auto-
matically selected on these channels.
4. To exit from 60-meter operation and return to the VFO
mode, just press the [ V/M ] button.
N :
The frequencies and operating mode for 5 MHz band op-
eration are both fixed, and may not be changed.
FT 5000 O
DX PERATING
O
PERATION

LOCK

for frequency dispaly
of the optional SM-5000 Sta-
tion Monitor
60-M 5 MH
ETER
" icon will appear on the
M
ANUAL
:
R
ECEIVING ON

DIM

B
Z AND U.S.
AND
5000, by fixed memory channels. These channels are set to
DX
C
HANNEL
N
UMBER
US-1
US-2
US-3
US-4
US-5
US-6
US-7
A B
MATEUR ANDS
[ LOCK ] Button
[ LOCK ] Button
U.K.
VERSIONS ONLY
[ BAND/MCH ] Button
[ CLAR ( VFO-B )] Knob
[ V/M ] Button
F
REQUENCY
U.S. V U.K. V
ERSION ERSION
5.332000 MHz 5.260000 MHz
5.348000 MHz 5.280000 MHz
5.368000 MHz 5.290000 MHz
5.373000 MHz 5.368000 MHz
5.405000 MHz 5.373000 MHz
— 5.400000 MHz
— 5.405000 MHz
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