Setting The Keyer Weight; Selecting The Keyer Operating Mode - Yaesu FT-2000 Operating Manual

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A number of interesting and useful features are available during Electronic Keyer operation.
Setting the Keyer Weight (Dot/Space:Dash) Ratio
The Menu may be used to adjust the Weight for the built-in Electronic Keyer. The default weighting is 3:1 (a dash is
three times longer than a dot or space).
1. Press the [ MENU ] button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu
item "060 AIA WEIGHT
060 AIA WEIGHT 060 AIA WEIGHT 060 AIA WEIGHT 060 AIA WEIGHT."
3. Rotate the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob to set the weight
to the desired value. The available adjustment range
is for a Dot/Space:Dash ratio of "2.5
fault value: "3.0
3.0 3.0"). 3.0
3.0
4. When you are finished, press and hold in the
[ MENU ] button for two seconds to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.
The configuration of the Electronic Keyer may be customized independently for the front and rear KEY jacks of the
FT-2000. This permits utilization of Automatic Character Spacing (ACS), if desired, as well as the use of the
electronic keyer via the front jack and a straight key or computer-driven keying line via the rear panel.
1. Press the [ MENU ] button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu
item "052 A1A F-TYPE 052 A1A F-TYPE" (for the front KEY jack)
052 A1A F-TYPE 052 A1A F-TYPE
052 A1A F-TYPE
or "054 A1A R-TYPE 054 A1A R-TYPE" (for the rear-panel's KEY
054 A1A R-TYPE 054 A1A R-TYPE
054 A1A R-TYPE
jack).
3. Rotate the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob to set the keyer to
the desired mode. The available selections are:
OFF: The built-in Electronic Keyer is turned off
OFF OFF OFF OFF
("straight key" mode).
buG: Dots will be generated automatically by the
buG buG buG buG
keyer, but dashes must be sent manually.
ELE: Both dots and dashes will be generated au-
ELE ELE
ELE ELE
tomatically when you use your paddle.
ACS: Same as "ELE ELE" except that the spacing be-
ACS ACS ELE ELE
ACS ACS ELE
tween characters is precisely set by the keyer
to be the same length as a dash (three dots in
length)
4. When you are finished, press and hold in the
[ MENU ] button for two seconds to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.
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Selecting the Keyer Operating Mode

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Main Tuning Dial Knob
Main Tuning Dial Knob
ACS "OFF"
Morse
"E" & "T"
ACS "ON"
Morse
"E" & "T"
FT-2000 O
EYER
[ MENU ] Button
[ SUB VFO-B ] Knob
[ MENU ] Button
[ SUB VFO-B ] Knob
Inter-character
spacing to short
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