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tion. If you have tuned off of a Memory channel fre-
quency (M TUNE), pressing this button returns the
display to the original memory contents (MEM), and
pressing it once more returns operation to the VFO-
A.
M A Switch
Pressing this button momentarily displays the contents
of the currently-selected memory channel for three sec-
onds.
Holding this button in for 2 seconds copies the data
from the currently-selected memory to the VFO-A, as
two beeps sound. Previous data in the VFO-A will be
overwritten.
A M Switch
Pressing and holding in this key for 1/2 second (until
the double beep) copies the current operating data from
the VFO-A into the currently selected memory chan-
nel, overwriting any previous data stored there.
Also, pressing and holding in this button after recall-
ing a memory, without first retuning, causes the
memory channel to be "masked," and repeating the
process restores the masked memory.
A-BUSY Indicator
This LED glows green whenever the VFO-A squelch
is open. If this indicator is not illuminated, and recep-
tion seems to have been "lost" on the VFO-A for no
apparent reason, check the position of the SQL con-
trol (# , described previously) and rotate it fully
counter-clockwise to restore reception.
TX Indicator
This indicator glows Red during transmission.
If you attempt to transmit while operating outside of
an Amateur band, this indicator will blink Red, indi-
cating an "out of band" condition.
B-BUSY Indicator
This LED glows green whenever the VFO-B squelch
is open. If this indicator is not illuminated, and recep-
tion seems to have been "lost" on the VFO-B for no
apparent reason, check the position of the SQL con-
trol (# , described previously) and rotate it fully
counter-clockwise to restore reception.
Tuning Offset Indicator
This is a tuning scale that, as configured from the fac-
tory, provides a visual CW tuning indication of the
incoming signal's offset from your transceiver's CW
carrier frequency, as programmed by the position of
the PITCH control (#
Advice
Using Menu item "DISPLAY 016 BAR DISPLAY
SELECT," you can choose indication of the CW -
TUNE, Clarifier, VRF, or IF Notch function.
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SPLIT Indicator
This indicator glows Red when the "Split" mode is
engaged (with the VFO-A and VFO-B operating on
different frequencies).
DUAL Indicator
In the standard FT 9000 Contest version, this indi-
DX
cator does not function.
When the optional Dual Receive Unit (RXU-9000) is
installed, the Dual Indicator will be available for use.
HI SWR Indicator
This indicator glows Red if the directional coupler
and microprocessor detect an abnormally high SWR
condition (over 3.0:1) that cannot be resolved by the
Automatic Antenna Tuner.
Note
If this indicator lights up, check to be sure that you
have the correct antenna selected on the current oper-
ating band. If so, you will need to check the condition
of the antenna, its coaxial cable, and/or the connec-
tors on the cable so as to locate and correct the fault.
S-Meter (VFO-A)
There are five functions on the main multi-meter. The
bottom five selections in the list below are transmit
functions, determined by the position of the METER
switch (# , described previously):
S: Indicates the received signal strength on
the VFO-A, from S-0 to S9 +60 dB.
PO: Indicates the RF Power Output, from 0 to
250 Watts on transmit.
COMP: Indicates the compression level of the
speech processor, from 0 to 20 dB.
IC: Indicates the final amplifier drain current
(ID), from 0 to 15 A.
SWR: Indicates the antenna system observed
standing wave ratio (SWR), from 1.0 to
5.0.
MIC LVL: Indicates the relative level of modulation
from the microphone amplifier stage (af-
fected by the setting of the MIC Gain
control: # , described previously).
S-Meter (VFO-B)
On receive, this meter displays signal strength of in-
coming signals as received on the VFO-B.
On transmit, this meter serves as the ALC meter. The
function of this meter, on transmit, can be changed to
indication or PA Voltage (VDD) via Menu item "DIS-
PLAY 019 RIGHT TX METER."
ALC: Display of relative ALC voltage. On SSB, the
ALC level is chiefly controlled via the MIC
Gain control (# , described previously).
VDD: Final amplifier FET Drain Voltage (nominal
value: 50 V).
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