Yaesu FT DX 3000 Operating Manual page 133

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nstallation of
Fc-40 e
xternAl
Setup the FT 3000
DX
The optional FC-40 utomatic ntenna uner pro ides automatic tuning of a coa ial line to present nominal
impedance to the FT 3000 s
DX
efore operation can egin you must instruct the FT
using the enu ode
ress the [ MENU
. utton to enter the
otate the [ CLAR/VFO-B
.
utton to select the
LECT .
ress the [ SELECT utton then rotate the [ CLAR/
.
VFO-B no or press the
EXTERNAL .
ress the [ SELECT button.
.
ress the [ MENU button to save the new setting and
.
exit to normal operation.
Operation
ress the [ TUNE button briefly to activate the
.
utomatic ntenna uner.
. he TUNER icon ill appear in the
ress and hold the [ TUNE button for one second
.
to begin automatic tuning. The transmitter will be
engaged and the TUNER icon
tuning is in progress.
. uning ill stop automatically
is achie ed. ou may ress and hold the [ TUNE
utton for one second hile tuning is in progress to
cancel the automatic tuning.
. o disa le the utomatic ntenna uner press the
[ TUNE
utton rie y again.
FT 3000 O
DX peraTing
A A
utoMAtic ntennA
jac .
3000 microprocessor that the FC-40 is being used. This is done
DX
enu mode.
no or press the
enu Item 179 TUNER SE-
button) to select
display.
ill lin hile
hen a lo
M
anual
o
ptional
t (
uner For
[ TUNE ] Button [ MENU ] Button
[ / ] Button
n :
ote
r lease connect a good earth ground to the
terminal of FC-40.
r The carrier signal transmits continuously while
tuning is in progress. lease monitor the operating
fre uency efore eginning the tuning process.
sure you are not interfering with others who may
already e using the fre uency.
r It is normal to hear the sound of the relays while
tuning is in progress.
r If the impedance cannot be matched by the FC-40
etter than and the TUNER icon lin s the
microprocessor will not retain the tuning data for that
fre uency as the FC-40 presumes that you will want
to adjust or repair your antenna system to correct the
high condition.
a
ccessories
w A
ire ntennA
[ SELECT ] Button
[ CLAR/VFO-B ] Knob
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