Lock; Dim; Operation On 60-Meter (5 Mhz) Band (U.s. Version Only) - Yaesu FTdx5000 Series Operating Manual

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You may lock the setting of the Main Tuning Dial knob, to prevent accidental frequency change.
To lock out the Main Tuning Dial knob, just press the
[ LOCK ] button that is located to the right of the Main
Tuning Dial knob. To unlock the Dial setting, and restore
normal tuning, just press the [ LOCK ] button once more.
When the Main Tuning Dial knob is "locked", the blue
" " icon will appear on the display.
The illumination level of the analog meter and frequency display may be reduced, if you are using the transceiver in a dark
environment where high brightness is not desired.
To reduce the illumination level, press the [ DIM ] button,
located to the left of the analog meter. To restore full bright-
ness, press the [ DIM ] button once more.
A :
The amount of brightness may be customized for different
front panel areas. The follwing menu settings are effective
when the [ DIM ] button is depresses:
008 DISP DIM MTR: for analog meter
009 DISP DIM VFD:
010 DISP DIM OLE: SUB DISPLAY windows
011 DISP DIM ELCD: for Spectrum Scope display
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PERATION ON
The recently-released 60-meter band is covered, in the FT 5000, by five special, fixed memory channels. These channels are
set to USB, and they appear between the "last" PMS channel ("P-9U") and the first "regular" memory channel (Channel 1).
To operate on the 60-meter (5 MHz) band:
1. Press the [ V/M ] button once, if neccessary, to enter the
"Memory" mode (the "
display.
2. Press and hold in the [ BAND/MCH ] button for two
seconds. The button will glow yellow to signify that
rotation of the [ CLAR ( VFO-B )] knob will allow se-
lection of the memory channel.
3. Memory channels "US-1" through "US-5" are pre-pro-
grammed, at the factory, with the permitted frequen-
cies in the 5 MHz band, and the USB mode is auto-
matically selected on these channels.
4. To exit from 60-meter operation and return to the VFO
mode, just press the [ V/M ] button.
N :
The frequencies and operating mode for 5 MHz band op-
eration are both fixed, and may not be changed.
FT 5000 O
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LOCK

for frequency dispaly
of the optional SM-5000 Sta-
tion Monitor
60-M
ETER
" icon will appear on the
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ECEIVING ON

DIM

5 MH B
Z AND U.S.
C
US-1
US-2
US-3
US-4
US-5
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MATEUR
[ LOCK ] Button
[ LOCK ] Button
[ BAND/MCH ] Button
[ CLAR ( VFO-B )] Knob
[ V/M ] Button
N F
5.3320 MHz
5,3480 MHz
5.3680 MHz
5.3730 MHz
5.4050 MHz
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