Table Of Contents - Yaesu FT-900 Operating Manual

Table of Contents

Contents2
General Description3
Specifications5
Supplied Accessories6
Options6
Atu-2 & Fc-800 Automatic Antenna Tuners6
Ysk-900 Separation Kit6
Dvs-2 Digital Voice System7
Sp-6 Speaker W/Audio Filters & Ll-5 Phone Patch Option7
Fif-232C Cat System Interface7
If Crystal Filter Options7
Microphones8
Station Installation9
Preliminary Inspection9
Installing The Front Sub-Panel9
Changing The Ac Voltage Range Of The Fp-800 Power Supply9
Ac Power Supply10
Transceiver Location10
Grounding10
Adjusting The Front Panel Angle10
Mobile Power Connection11
Mobile Mounting11
Mobile Antenna Installation11
Memory Backup11
Connecting External Accessories12
Connector Pinouts13
Connecting A Linear Amplifier14
Linear Amp T/R Switching In The Ft-90014
Power-Up Customization & Button Combination Settings15
Operation17
Getting Started Tutorial17
Amateur Bands17
Hiding The 10-Hz Frequency Digit17
Selecting Tuning Step Size18
Using The Keypad For Direct Band Selection & Frequency Entry18
Meter Functions19
General Coverage Reception19
Dealing With Interference19
Dial & Panel Locking Schemes19
Front End Selections: Rf Amp (Ipo) & Attenuation20
If Shift Adjustment20
Agc Selection20
Am & Cw Narrow If Filters20
If Notch Filter21
Adjusting Beeper Pitch21
Xf-110S Ssb Crystal Filter Option21
Transmitting22
Automatic Antenna Matching22
Ssb Transmission22
Microphone Tone Selection23
Af Speech Processor23
Vox23
If Processor Frequency Shift23
Cw Transmission24
Straight Key Operation24
Sidestone & Beeper Volume24
Cw Straight Key Or Paddle Connections24
Using The Internal Electronic Keyer25
Using The External Keyer25
Cw Bfo Offset25
Reverse Cw Sideband25
Am Transmission26
Fm Transmission26
Repeater Operation26
Tuning Knob Torque Adjustment26
Vfo B & Split Frequency Operation27
Clarifier (Receiver Offset Tuning)27
Optional Clarifier Display27
Memory Features28
Vfo & Memory Structure28
Panel & Microhpone Down/Up Button Functions28
Memory Storage29
Frequency Display Modes29
Memory Channel Display29
Copying Vfo A To Memory 15 (Front Half)29
Checking Memory Contents30
Memory Recall & Operation30
Scanning Features31
Scan Resume Mode31
Memory 'Masking'31
Memory Scan Skip31
Band & Subband Scanning: Subband Limit Memories P1~P032
Copying Between Memories32
Masked Memory Selected For Display32
Adjusting Vfo Scanning Speed33
Optimizing Pms Memories33
Digital Modes34
Tu/Tnc Interconnections34
Data I/O Plug Connections34
Transmitter Adjustment35
Frequency Display & Tuning35
Transmitter Af Input Relationships35
1200-Baud Fm Packet36
Note: Computer-Generated Rfi36
Optional Dvs-2 Digital Voice Recorder36
Ysk-900 Features And Speaker Audio Selection37
Installing Internal Accessories39
Cover Removal39
Tcxo-3 Enhanced-Stability Crystal Oscillator Option39
Rf Unit Location39
Top Cover/Heatsink Removal40
Local Unit Shield Cover40
Local Unit Connections And Screws40
Front Panel Screws40
Local Unit Components To Remove41
Tcxo-3 Orientation41
Optional If Crystal Filters42
Atu-2 Internal Antenna Tuner42
Cw Filter, Jumper & Ceramic Ssb Filter42
Ssb Filter Location42
Atu-2 Mounting43
Important Advice On Mobile Installation And Operation44
Cat System Computer Control45
Cat System Interface With The Optional Yaesu Fif-232C Unit45
Fif-232C Cat System Interface Box45
Cat Data Protocol46
Data Returned From Ft-90046
Status Update Data Organization46
All 1941 Bytes Of Status Update Data (Sent L-To-R)47
Flags47
Memory Channel Number47
19-Byte Operating Data Records47
Status Update Data Selection48
Read Flags Data48
Read S/Po Meter Data48
Ctcss Tone Codes (Hex) & Frequencies (Hz)48
Writing Programs49
Coding Examples49
Cat Commands50
Front Panel Controls51
Rear Panel Controls52
Meter Functions & Display Indications52