Front Panel Controls And Switches; Power Switch - Yaesu VL-1000 Operating Manual

Front Panel Controls and Switches

1. POWER Switch

This switch turns the VL-1000 on and off.
When the amplifier is turned off, the INPUT 1
jack is connected directly to the ANT 1 jack. If
using a Yaesu transceiver with a B
cable, the VL-1000 AC power will be remotely
controlled by the transceiver's power switch
when the REMOTE switch on the rear panel
of the VL-1000 is set to ON.
2. OPERATE Switch
Pressing this switch activates the power am-
plifier section of the VL-1000. When the power
amplifier is activated, "
on the display. Press this switch again to turn
off the power amplifier section.
3. DIM Switch
This switch selects the brightness level of
the LCD display. In low-light situations, acti-
vating the Dimmer may reduce excess bright-
ness in the display. For normal room lighting,
however, the Dimmer should be set to OFF
for best visibility.
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4. LOW Switch
When in the LOW position, the RF output
power will be reduced to (approximately) 500
D watts PEP, and "
AND ATA
play.
Note: This switch should be set to the LOW
position when operating from a 100 ~ 117 VAC
power source.
5. INPUT Switch
citers connected to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2
" will appear connectors on the rear panel. The indicator
"
play to indicate which exciter is in use.
6. ATT Switch
attenuator, to reduce excessive input power
from the exciter. It should be on if exciter out-
put exceeds 100 watts PEP, as is the case
when using the FT-1000/D. The "
tor will appear on the display when this switch
is on.
This switch selects the RF output power.
" will appear on the dis-
Press this switch to toggle between the ex-
" or " " will appear on the dis-
This switch activates a 3 dB input RF power
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