Connecting And Selecting The Microphone; Extending The Front Feet - Yaesu FT DX 9000 CONTEST Operation Manual

3. Connecting and Selecting the Microphone

The FT 9000 Contest comes equipped with two microphone connectors: the front panel includes a "Cannon" (XLR)
DX
three-pin connector, while the rear panel provides an eight-pin (round) connector.
As shipped from the factory, the front panel XLR connector is engaged for operation, and the rear panel 8-pin microphone
jack is not connected. If you wish to enable the 8-pin connector instead of the XLR connector, use the Menu to accomplish
this. Note that you may leave microphones connected to both jacks, and may select the microphone you want for operation
on a particular operating mode (SSB, AM, FM, etc.), as well!
Press the [ MNU ] (Menu) key momentarily to enter the
Menu Mode.
Rotate the [ Main Tuning Dial ] knob to select Menu
Item #077, located within the "MODE SSB" group:
SSB MIC SELECT.
Rotate the [ CLAR/VFO-B ] knob to change the set-
ting of Menu #077 from "FRONT" to "REAR."
Press and hold in the [ MNU ] (Menu) key for two sec-
onds to save the new setting and exit to normal opera-
tion.
In a similar manner, you may use Menu #048 (AM
MIC SELECT) in the MODE-AM Menu Group to se-
lect the microphone jack to be used during AM opera-
tion, and Menu #067 (FM MIC SELECT) in the
MODE-FM Menu Group to select the microphone to
be used during FM transmission.

4. Extending the Front Feet

In order to elevate the front panel for easy viewing, the front left and right feet of the bottom case may be extended.
Pull the front legs outward from the bottom panel.
Rotate the legs counter-clockwise to lock them in the
extended position. Be sure the legs have locked se-
curely in place, because the transceiver is quite heavy
and an unlocked leg could result in damage, should
the transceiver move suddenly.
Retracting the Front Feet
Rotate the legs clockwise, and push them inward while
rotating to the right.
The front feel should now be locked in the retracted
position.
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PERATION ANUAL
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"FRONT"
[ Main Tuning Dial ] Knob
Cannon (XLR)
three-pin connector
[ MNU ] Key
[ CLAR/VFO-B ] Knob
"REAR"
8-pin microphone jack
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XTEND
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ETRACT
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