Atas-120A ) Operation; Setup The Ft-891; Tuning Operation - Yaesu FT-891 Advance Manual

Auto Active-Tuning Antenna System (ATAS-120A) Operation

Setup the FT-891

Before operation can begin, the FT-891 microprocessor must be setup to accommodate
the ATAS-120A Auto Active-Tuning Antenna. This is done using the Menu Mode:
1. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second
to activate the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the MULTI function knob to select
Menu Mode "16-15 [ TUNER SELECT ]" .
3. Press the MULTI function knob, and then ro-
tate it to set this Menu item to "ATAS".
4. Press the MULTI function knob to save the
new setting.
5. Press the [ F ] key to exit the Menu mode and
resume normal operation.
The "ATS" icon will appear in the display.

Tuning Operation

1. Press the [ F ] key repeatedly to find the
"FUNCTION-1" list screen.
2. Rotate the MULTI function knob to select
"TNR".
3. Press the MULTI function knob to begin au-
tomatic tuning. The transmitter will be en-
gaged, and the "ATS" icon will blink while
tuning is in progress.
4. Tuning will stop automatically when a low SWR is achieved. You may Press the
MULTI function knob while tuning is in progress, to cancel the automatic tuning.
r Antenna Tuner function may be assigned to the [ A ] , [ B ] or [ C ] key. Refer to "Changing
the function assigned to the [ A ] / [ B ] / [ C ] keys" in the FT-891 Operating Manual.
r Check the grounding and installation conditions if "Hi-SWR" icon appear (tuning
cannot be carried out).
r As transmit signals are emitted during tuning, take note not to interfere with any
communication that is already in progress on the frequency.
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