Front Panel Control & Switches; Main Dial - Yaesu FT-817ND Operating Manual

F P
RONT
PWR Switch
Press and hold in the
AF Knob
The (inner)
or external speaker. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level.
SQL/RF Knob
In the USA version, this (outer)
IF stages. Using Menu Selection 45, this control may be changed to function as a Squelch
control, which may be used to silence background noise when no signal is present. In
the other versions, its default setting is set to "Squelch."
LOCK Key
Pressing this key locks the front panel keys so as to prevent accidental frequency change.
V/M Key
Pressing this key switches frequency control between the VFO and Memory Systems.
TRANSMIT/BUSY Indicator
This LED glows green when the squelch opens, and turns red during transmit. It also
glows orange during charging of the FNB-85 (Ni-MH) / FNB-72 (Ni-Cd) battery pack.

MAIN Dial

This is the main tuning dial for the transceiver. It is used both for frequency tuning as
well as "Menu" setting in the transceiver.
F Key
Pressing this key momentarily changes the display to show the operating functions avail-
able via the
Press and hold this key for one second to activate the "Menu" mode.
12
C
ANEL ONTROL
switch for one second to turn to the transceiver on or off.
knob adjusts the receiver audio volume level presented to the internal
, , keys.
& S
knob adjusts the gain of the receiver's RF and
FT-817
WITCHES
Operating Manual