Yaesu FTdx5000 Series Operating Manual page 28

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 :
DVICE
You may also customize the amount of brightness reduc-
tion engaged by the pressing of the [ DIM ] button, and may
use different brightness levels for different front panel ar-
eas. Menu item "008 DISP DIM MTR" adjusts the bright-
ness level of the analog meter; while menu item "009 DISP
DIM VFD" sets the brightness levels of the frequency dis-
play (these settings are effective only when the [ DIM ] but-
ton is pressed).
O
PERATION ON
The recently-released 60-meter band is covered, in the FT
set to USB, and they appear between the "last" PMS channel ("P-9U
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 LED imbedded in the button will glow
yellow to signify that rotation of the [ CLAR ( VFO-B )]
knob will allow selection the memory channel.
3. Memory channels "US-1 US-1 US-1" through "US-5 US-1
US-1
grammed, 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 :
OTE
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 R
LOCK
60-M
ETER
DX
" icon will appear on the
US-5" are pre-pro- US-5 US-5
US-5
M
ANUAL
ECEIVING ON
DIM
( 5 MH ) B
AND ( U.S.
Z
5000, by five special, fixed memory channels. These channels are
P-9U P-9U") and the first "regular" memory channel (Channel 1). P-9U
P-9U
C
HANNEL
US-1
US-2
US-3
US-4
US-5
A B
MATEUR
[ LOCK ] Button
[ LOCK ] Button
)
VERSION ONLY
[ BAND/MCH ] Button
[ CLAR ( VFO-B )] Knob
[ V/M ] Button
N F
UMBER REQUENCY
5.3320 MHz
5,3480 MHz
5.3680 MHz
5.3730 MHz
5.4050 MHz
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