Manual Mode - Yaesu FT DX 9000 TFT Manual

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It is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station's location has been entered, the location
of the other station and yours will be connected with a line on the Great Circle Map, and you can rotate the
antenna manually to the direction of the other station.
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Use the [ F2 ]( CCW ) key to rotate the antenna coun-
terclockwise, or the [ F3 ]( CW ) key to cause clockwise
rotation of your antenna.
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1. Press the [ F4 ]( MODE ) key, as necessary, to se-
lect the "PRESET" or "MANUAL" mode. The mode
is indicated in the middle of the TFT display.
2. Press the [ F7 ]( MAP ) key to display the Great
Circle Map on the screen. If you know the ap-
proximate location of the country of the other sta-
tion, rotate your antenna by looking the map and
rotating the antenna in the appropriate direction.
3. If you want to display a station on the Great Circle
Map, start by pressing the [ F1 ]( ZONE ) key; the
World Map's zones will be displayed.
Select the Zone of the other station by pressing
the [ F1 ]( ) , [ F2 ]( ) , [ F3 ]( ) , and [ F4 ]( ) keys,
then press the [ F7 ]( SELECT ) key momentarily.
The list of the countries in the selected Zone will
be shown.
Select the country name of the other station by
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pressing the [ F1 ](
[ F4 ]( ) keys, then press the [F7](SELECT) key
momentarily.
Now, the list of the city names within the selected
country will appear, and you will need to select
one of the city names by pressing [ F1 ](
[ F2 ]( ) , [ F3 ]( ) , and [ F4 ]( ) keys. Now press
the [ F7 ]( SELECT ) key .
Note; in some countries, there may be only one
city in the country; select that one city anyway.
4. Automatically the screen will revert to the Great
Circle Map, and the location of the other station
will plotted on the map, connected by a line to
your location via the short path.
5. Use the [ F2 ]( CCW ) and [ F3 ]( CW ) keys to rotate
your antenna system to the direction just plotted
on the TFT.
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