Using The Built-In Electronic Keyer - Yaesu FTDX5000 Series Operating Manual

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Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack.
[ MONI ] Button
[ RF PWR ] Knob [ MONI ] Knob
[ SPEED ] Knob
1. Press the [ CW ] mode button
to engage CW operation.
The " " and "
icons will appear in the dis-
play, and the CW monitor
will be activated.
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DVICE
 The operating mode
is selected using the
[ MODE ] button.
The (A or B) VFO to
which the selection
is applied, is se-
lected by the [ A ] or
[ B ] button, located to the upper left of the Main
Tuning Dial knob. Usually, the [ A ] button glows
red, signifying VFO-A is being adjusted. Alter-
nately, pressing the [ B ] button will cause its indi-
cator to glow orange, signifying VFO-B adjustment.
Therefore, press the [ A ] or [ B ] button to select the
desired VFO, then press the [ CW ] button to select
the CW mode.
 After initially selecting CW, If you press the [ CW ]
button once more you will engage the "CW Re-
verse" mode (see page 92), whereby the "oppo-
site" sideband injection is used. Normally, the up-
per sideband (USB) is used in conjunction with CW.
In reverse CW the lower sideband (LSB) is used.
The " " and "
select CW Reverse.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired
operating frequency.
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[ A ] Button
[ B ] Button
Main Tuning Dial knob
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" icons will appear if you
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3. Press the [ KEYER ] button.
The " " icon will ap-
pear in the display, confirm-
ing that the built-in Elec-
tronic Keyer is now active.
4. Rotate the [ SPEED ] knob to
set the desired sending speed
(4 ~ 60 wpm). Clockwise ro-
tation of the [ SPEED ] knob will in-
crease the keying speed.
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DVICE
 The keying speed will show for 3
seconds in the lower right corner of the Main Dis-
play whenever the outer [ SPEED ] knob is turned.
Alternately, the 3-second display feature may be
changed to show in the SUB DISPLAY-
dow via Menu item "018 DISP INDI". Addition-
ally, you may disable the 3-second display feature
via Menu item "017 DISP LVL IND" See page
122 for details.
 When you press either the "Dot" or "Dash" side of
your paddle, the transmitter will automatically be
activated.
5. If you press the [ BK-IN ] button briefly, "semi-break-
in" operation (discussed previously) will be engaged.
6. CW operation utilizing your paddle may now com-
mence.
A CW sidetone sounds from a speaker
in accordance with your keying. Ad-
just the [ MONI ] knob for a comfort-
able listening level of the CW
sidetone.
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[ KEYER ] Button
[ MODE ] Buttons [ BK-IN ] Button
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