Operation; Receiving On Amateur Bands - Yaesu FT DX 9000 CONTEST - MANUAL 2 Operation Manual

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Before turning on main power, please verify the following items once more.
Have you made all ground connections securely? See page 13 for details.
Do you have your antenna(s) connected to the rear-panel Antenna jack(s)? See page 14 for details.
Is your microphone (and/or key or paddle) connected? See pages 15 and 16 for details.
If using a linear amplifier, have all interconnections been successfully completed? See page 17 for details.
Please rotate both AF GAIN controls to their fully counter-clockwise positions, to avoid a loud blast of audio when
the transceiver turns on. See pages 30 and 39 for details.
Rotate the RF PWR control fully counter-clockwise, to set minimum power at first. See pages 26 and 70 for details.
Before attempting voice transmissions, you must be certain that the microphone you intend to use is plugged into an
"Active" microphone jack. On the front panel is a 3-pin "Cannon" (XLR) connector, and on the rear panel you'll find
a "traditional" 8-pin round connector. At the factory, the XLR connector is selected, but you may easily change this
using the Menu item "MODE-SSB 069 SSB MIC SELECT;" please confirm that this Menu item is configured
appropriately.
Note
If the wrong microphone jack is selected, voice transmission will not be possible.
If your AC mains power should suffer a significant fluctuation or interruption, we recommend that you go through a
complete power-up cycle, in order to ensure that all circuits are properly initialized. To do this, be sure the front panel
Power switch is turned off, then set the rear-panel Power switch to the " O " position. Now unplug the AC cable from the
rear panel of the transceiver, and wait ten seconds. The start-up procedure is described on the next page.
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