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Task #4:
Place the radio in operation & reduce HF power from 100W to 50W.
1. Place the radio in operation – Do steps 1 to 7 from Task#1.
Note: HF, VHF, and UHF power levels (100W, 50W, 20W), are set independently. The
current band needs to be an HF band to start this training task.
2. Enter MENU operation - Press and hold the FUNC key for one second (Near lwr L corner of
display)(
Note: No need to rush - no auto five second action will follow)
3. Move to Menu item #001 -Extended Menu, - Rotate the Select Knob either way until "MENU
MODE No-001 EXT MENU" shows in the top of the display. The current setting of this item,
ON or OFF, will be in large text on the display. (Select Knob -Lwr L corner of Fnt Panel)
4. Ensure Extended Menu is ON – Rotate the Large Main Tuning Knob L or Rt. to change the
current setting to ON. (R side of Fnt Panel)
5. Save the new setting and exit to normal operation- Press and hold the FUNC key for one
second (Near Lwr L corner of display)
Note: Turning Extended Menu to ON ensures all 91 menu items will be displayed as the
Select Knob is rotated. When EXT MENU is OFF, items tyou have previously
chosen to hide by pressing the Skip key are skipped over.)
6. Re-enter Menu operation and Move to MENU item #075, – Press the FUNC key for one
second and rotate the Select Knob either way until "MENU MODE No-075 RF Power Set"
shows in the top of the display. The current value of this item, between 5 – 100, will be in
large text on the display. (Select Knob -Lwr L corner of Fnt Panel)
7. Adjust the HF power level – Rotate the large main tuning knob to change the large text display
value to 50. (R side of Fnt Panel)
8. Save the new setting and exit to normal operation - Press and hold the FUNC key for one
second (Near Lwr L corner of display)
Note: Press and hold the C key for one second to exit without saving the new setting.)
(Additional details on exiting MENU mode and general operation can be found
starting on FT-857 Manual page 94.)
The sequence of: FUNC key for one second, Select Knob to select item, Large Main Tuning
knob to adjust the item, followed by FUNC key for ne second to save the change, (or C key for ne
second to exit without changing) is the key to operating "The Menu".
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