Yaesu FT DX 9000 CONTEST - MANUAL 2 Operation Manual page 32

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RONT ANEL
MNU Key
This key is used to engage the configuration Menu.
When this key is pressed the Menu Mode information
will appear on the LCD, allowing selection and ad-
justment of the various Menu items.
Use the Main Tuning Dial (#
ously) to select the desired Menu item, then use the
CLAR/VFO-B knob (#
just the setting of the selected Menu item. When you
are done, press and hold in the MNU key for two
seconds to save the revised settings and exit to nor-
mal operation.
AF GAIN RF GAIN Knobs
AF GAIN Knob
Clockwise rotation of this control increases the Vol-
ume level. Typically, you will operate with this con-
trol set past the 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock position.
RF GAIN Knob
This is the control that adjusts the gain of the VFO-
A's RF and IF stages. Clockwise rotation increases
the gain level, and this control typically is left in the
fully clockwise position, which provides maximum re-
ceiver gain.
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P.BACK Switch
Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to activate
the recording feature of the internal Digital Voice Re-
corder. The Voice Recorder allows you to record the
VFO-A audio for the most-recent 30 seconds. While
you're recording the receiver audio, the LED in this
button glows red.
Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds once more
to stop the recording, then press this button momen-
tarily again to play back the receiver audio for the
most-recent 30 seconds of reception before you
stopped the recording.
While playing back the receiver audio, the LED in-
side button will glow umber.
Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds again to
resume recording.
AFL Switch
Pressing this button activates the Audio (AF) Limiter
circuit of the VFO-B. This will protect the audio am-
plifier from distortion, and protect your ears from high
audio levels, caused by sudden peaks in audio input
when the AGC is set to "OFF." When the Audio Lim-
iter circuit is activated, the LED inside the button will
glow orange.
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