Yaesu FTdx5000 Series Operating Manual page 9

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RONT ANEL
[ SPLIT ] Switch
Pressing this button to activate split frequency opera-
tion between the VFO-A, used for reception, and the
VFO-B, used for transmission. If you press and hold
in this button for two seconds, the "Quick Split" fea-
ture will be engaged, whereby the VFO-B will auto-
matically be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than the
VFO-A frequency with same operating mode, and the
transceiver will be placed in the Split mode.
[ TXW ] ( TX Watch ) Switch
Pressing this button lets you monitor the transmit fre-
quency when split frequency operation is engaged.
Release the button to return to normal operation.
[ CLASS-A ] Switch
Pressing this button engages the Class-A capability for
the transmitter. The power output will be reduced to a
maximum of 75 Watts, however, the Class-A opera-
tion provides an ultra-clean SSB wave-form. When
Class-A operation is engaged, the "CLASS-A" icon
appears in the display. Press this button once more to
return to Class-AB operation at a maximum power
output of 200 Watts; the "CLASS-A" icon disappears
to confirm Class-AB operation.
A :
DVICE
You may adjust the bias level between "Class-AB" and
"Class-A" via Menu item "015 tGEn BAIS". See page
??? for details.
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ONTROLS
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WITCHES
[ C.S ] Switch
Press this button briefly to recall a favorite Menu Se-
lection directly.
To program a Menu selection as the short-cut, press
the [ MENU ] button to enter the Menu, then select the
Menu item you want to set as the short-cut. Now press
and hold in the [ C.S ] button for two seconds; this will
lock in the selected Menu item as the short-cut.
( VFO-A )[ RX ] Indicator/Switch
This button, when pressed, engages the VFO-A re-
ceiver; the LED inside this button will glow green when
the VFO-A receiver is active.
When the VFO-A receiver is active, pressing this but-
ton briefly will mute the receiver, and the indicator will
blink. Pressing the button once more will restore re-
ceiver operation, and the indicator will glow green
steadily.
( VFO-A )[ TX ] Indicator/Switch
When this button is pressed, the LED inside this but-
ton will glow red, and the transmitter will be engaged
on the same frequency and mode as set up for the VFO-
A (subject to any Clarifier offset, of course).
A :
DVICE
If this indicator is not illuminated, it means that the
VFO-B TX indicator has been selected (it will be glow-
ing red). In this case, transmission will be effected on
the frequency and mode programmed for the VFO-B.
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