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FT-450 Operators Manual

1. ff SN INPUT Y pau 4 9 pc 13 8v Q 22a 00000000 DATA TUNER LINEAR CAT 5 n N 2 LJ mu GND Terminal For safety and optimum performance use this termi nal to connect the transceiver to a good earth ground Use a large diameter short braided cable for making ground connections Refer to page 12 for other notes about proper grounding EXT SPKR Jack This 3 5 mm 2 pin jack provides variable audio output for an external speaker The audio output impedance at this jack is 4 16 Ohms and the level varies according to the setting of the front panel s AF GAIN knob Inserting a plug into this jack disables the internal loudspeaker amp CTS ORTS CAT Jack O Connect to This 9 serial DB 9 jack allows 26 ternal computer control of the FT PERS 450 Connect a straight serial cable OND Sm Connect to here and to the RS 232C COM port Connect to SERIAL OUT on your personal computer no ex GSERIAL ternal interface is required viewed from rear panel LINEAR Jack TX GND OUT This 10 pin output jack pro O 13 8V GND vides band selection data BAND DATA A LSB BAND DATA D MSB which may be used for control INH IN TXREG IN of the optional VL 1000 Solid GBAND DATA B BAND DATA C State Linear Amplifier GEXT ALC IN viewed from rear panel TU
2. To assign a function to the VOICE C S button VOICE C S button 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The icon will appear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select Menu Item PNL CS 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this Menu Item The MAT icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired function 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The 2312 icon returns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to return DSP SEL knob F button to normal operation Activates the Monitor function No Function Activates the Digital Voice Recorder Send the CW message which is memorized in BEACON TEXT 1 Send the CW message which is memorized in BEACON TEXT 2 Send the CW message which is memorized in BEACON TEXT 3 Activates Quick Split Operation Generates a CW Spot Tone while pressing the VOICE C S button when using CW mode SQLOFF Opens the noise squelch while pressing the VOICE C S button SWR Transmits a 10 watts carrier CW mode to measure the SWR ratio while pressing the VOICE C S button TXW Monitor the transmit frequency while pressing the VOICE C S button when Split Frequency operation is engaged VCC Display the DC supply voltage while pressing the VOICE C S button
3. 916 30 OFS ALL Locks all front panel keys and knobs except POWER and LOCK keys and microphone keys Front Panel DSP switch PROC KEYER switch ATT IPO switch AGC switch MODE switch NB switch CLAR switch A B switch FAST switch BAND switch A B switch HOME switch RCL switch VOX switch STO switch STEP switch SPLIT switch MW switch V M switch PMS switch SCAN switch MAIN DIAL knob DSP SEL knob Turns or Pushes CLAR knob C S switch MONI N A P B PLAY1 PLAY2 PLAY3 QSPL SWR VCC DWN FAST UP Option MH 3148J MH 36E8J MD 10048x MD 20048x UP key DWN key FAST key M TUNE Function Permission non permission of Memory tune Available Values ON OFF Default ON ON Forwarding from the memory channel and the home channel to VFO is permitted OFF Forwarding from the memory channel and the home channel to VFO is not permitted In the Memory Tune mode you may freely tune off of the memory channel This is similar to VFO opera tion Memory Tune operation will not alter the con tents of the memory channel so long as you do not over write the contents of the current memory MEM GRP MEMORY GROUP Function Enables disables the memory grouping feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF When this Menu It
4. Automatic Antenna Tuner The umma icon will appear the display If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur band the icon will not appear IOI If the antenna SWR is High more than 1 2 0 the CX 2 Y icon will blink 2 Press and hold in the microphone PTT switch With the transceiver in the transmit mode press and hold in the BAND A button to raise the an tenna or the BAND V button to lower the an tenna While you hold in one of these keys the FT 450 will generate a carrier and you may watch the SWR meter of the FT 450 looking for the meter indication to reach its minimum value When this is reached release the BAND A or BAND V key then release the PTT key to return to the ceive mode TUNE button ATAS 120A j mw After market mount 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 95 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES CARRYING HANDLE MHG 1 INSTALLATION The MHG 1 is a Carrying Handle designed to match FT 450 transceiver Parts List 1 Handle end ndi 2pcs Mounting Screws M4x15B 2pcs Installation Screw the Carrying Handle to the FT 450 using the supplied screws Do not install the supplied MHG 1 Mounting Screws if you ar
5. PACKET PTT N C DATA OUT Pin 5 lt gt DATA IN SQL OUT Pin 6 lt gt SQL Control 1 Lt 1 1 TNC Packet SETUP INCLUDING SUBCARRIER FREQUENCY Before operation can commence change Menu Item D TYPE setting to USER L for LSB Based Packet Operation or USER U for USB Based Packet Op eration to configure your radio for the data mode to be used Basic SETUP 1 Press the IMODEW MODE A buttons several times to indicate both the and icons for LSB Based Packet or the and icons for USB Based Packet on the display En gage the Packet operation 2 When the transmit command is received from the TNC the transmitter of the FT 450 will auto matically be engaged Likewise the command to return to receive will cause the radio to revert to the receive mode ADVICE O There is no adjustment of the DATA input level and DATA output level of the DATA jack on the rear panel please make any needed level ad justments at the TU side CJ During Packet operation via the rear panel s DATA jack the front panel MIC jack is cut off so you won t have a live microphone problem during data operation If you anticipate making data transmissions of longer than a few minutes we recommend that you reduce the transmitter power to 1 2 1 3 of its normal maxi mum via
6. eene 76 USING THE MENU 2422221 76 MENU MODE RESEP ether beet reiten 76 iejEehllcqe 86 INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 87 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER ATU 450 OPERATION 87 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER FC 30 OPERATION 90 AUTOMATIC MATCHING 200 MEMORY ANTENNA TUNER FC 40 OPERATION 92 ACTIVE TUNING ANTENNA SYSTEM ATAS 100 120 120A OPERATION 94 CARRYING HANDLE MHG 1 INSTALLATION 96 MOUNTING BRACKET MMB 90 INSTALLATION 97 SPECIFICATIONS eese 98 Congratulations on the purchase of your Yaesu amateur transceiver Whether this is your first rig or if Yaesu equipment is already the backbone of your station rest assured that your transceiver will provide many hours of operating pleasure for years to come GENERAL FEATURE Super Compact HF Transceiver with IF DSP transceiver Black Nega type LCD o Modulation Demodulation CONTOUR MANUAL NOTCH DNR Microphone equalizer built in Speech Processor DSP VOX operation Two Voice memory channels included Frequency read out function TCXO built in 500 memory channels IF SHIFT IPO 20 dB ATT built in Clarifier Electronic keyer built in FSK RTTY TX operat
7. CJ Advice J To work within a particular Memory Group press the LI DSP SEL button Then rotate the DSP SEL knob DSP SEL Knob MW V M button to select the desired Memory Group Now press the DSP SEL button again You may now choose the memory channel within the selected Memory Group Page 58 450 OPERATION MANUAL Memory OPERATION REGULAR Memory OPERATION Erasing Memory Channel Data 1 2 Press the MW V M button if necessary to enter the Memory mode Press the F button followed by the MW V M button The blinking current memory channel number will be shown on the display and the contents of the current memory channel will be shown on the dis play Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the memory channel that you would like to erase Press the CLAR button to erase the contents of the selected memory channel Press the MW V M button momentarily to erase the selected memory channel The display will revert to memory channel 1 ApvickE After erasure only the memory channel number will remain The frequency data will disappear from the display If you make a mistake and wish to restore the memory s contents just repeat above steps Memory Tune Operation You may freely tune off of any memory channel in the Memory Tune mode this is similar to VFO opera tion So long as you do not over write the contents of the current memory Memory Tune
8. icon will be blink IIO OE SJIOIOIO ng 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex Band the menu itema DSP SEL knob F button 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMA icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The 212 icon Operation will appear on the display 1 Press the MW V M button if necessary to enter 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu the Memory mode A memory channel number will item EMERGEN appear in display 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the emer of this menu item The GMB icon will be blink gency channel MEM EMG which is found be ing tween channels MEM P2U and 055 001 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON If you partitioned your memory channels into 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAM icon re Memory Groups via Menu Item GRP then turns to appear continuously select the memory channel group 12 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to which is the emergency channel save the new setting and return to normal opera 3 To exit from emergency channel and return to the tion VFO mode just press the MW V M button Note The receive mode CLARIFIE
9. SQL RF GAIN Knob In the factory default this knob ad justs the gain of the receiver s RF and IF stages Using Menu Item SQL RFG this knob may be changed to function as a squelch AIB Switch control which may be used to si This button toggles the frequency lence background noise when no sig control between VFO A and VFO B nal is present LOCK Switch This button toggles the locking of the MAIN DIAL knob and some switches to prevent accidental frequency changes Advice You may select the locking schemes via the Menu Mode Term Explanation The Menu Mode permits you to make small changes in the parameters of many of the functions of the FT 450 You can cus tomize the operations to your personal preferences MAIN DIAL Knob This knob adjusts the operating frequency in the SSB CW DATA modes You may change the knobs function to also adjust frequency in AM FM mode via the Menu Mode When the Clarifier is activated this knob adjusts the receiver offset frequency FAST Switch Pressing this button will increase or decrease the tuning rate of the MAIN DIAL knob by a factor of ten and also increase or decrease the tuning rate of the DSP SEL knob by a factor of two A B Switch Press this button momentarily to transfer data from VFO A fre quency or a recalled memory channel to VFO B overwriting the previous contents in VFO B Use this key to set both VFO A and VFO B to the same frequency and mode
10. d EXT ALC IN TX GND OUT 4 450 OPERATION MANUAL 13 Easy OPERATION POWER ON OFF switch BAND V BAND A button Q PHONES am RF GC SLOW AN ON FF ra IO SHIFT MODE V IMODE A button RECEIVING 1 2 Connect your antenna to the ANT jack on the rear panel Connect the after market DC power supply or car battery using the supplied DC power cable and set the POWER switch of the DC power supply to on Press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the transceiver on Rotate the SQL RF GAIN knob to the fully clock wise position Rotate the AF GAIN knob to set a comfortable audio level on incoming signals or noise Clock wise rotation of the AF GAIN knob increases the volume level Press the BAND V BAND A button to select the amateur band which you wish to begin operating Press the MODE W MODE A button to select the desired operating mode Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to set the desired frequency Page 14 MAIN DIAL knob AF GAIN knob SQL RF GAIN knob TRANSMIT 1 2 Connect the supplied MH 67asy to the MIC jack on the front panel To transmit press the microphon
11. DEC Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon re turns to appear continuously Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select menu item TONE F then press the DSP SEL knob to en able adjustment of this menu item Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired CTCSS tone to be used A total of 50 standard CTCSS tones are provided Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation When Tone Squelch is activated the ENC EC icon appears in the display J 67 0 69 3 719 74 4 77 0 797 88 5 DSP SEL knob F button 91 5 CTCSS Tone Frequency Hz 94 8 114 8 118 8 123 0 151 4 177 3 156 7 179 9 159 8 203 5 206 5 250 3 251 4 183 5 210 7 218 1 Page 54 450 OPERATION MANUAL FIM OPERATION SEARCH SCANNING In operating situations where you don t know the CTCSS tone being used by another station or stations you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used Two things must be remembered in this regard CJ You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type CTCSS O Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone you may have
12. Basic OPERATION BAND W BAND A button PHONES GN N8 HAH ON OFF DSP ATT IPO AQNO SHIFT 4 DSP SEL gt JOIO NIE souRrGAIN MAIN DIAL knob MODE V MODE A button 1 Press the BAND V BANDA buttons to select Note the 28 MHz or 50 MHz At the factory a microphone gain has been pro Note FM is only used in the 28 MHz and 50 MHz grammed that should be satisfactory for the supplied Amateur bands covered in the FT 450 Please 6 Hand Microphone If you use an after mar do not use FM on any other bands ket microphone you may wish to set a different Mi 2 Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to select crophone Gain Level described previously Micro the FM mode phone Gain Level Adjustment see page 37 3 Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to adjust the oper ating frequency If you use the optional 31 8 or 100 you may adjust the operating frequency by the NoricE Regarding of the DSP SEL knob UP DWN buttons on the microphone The DSP SEL knob is used for operating 4 Press the microphone s PTT Push To Talk various functions depending on the situation switch to begin transmission Speak into the mi If you can not change the frequ
13. RESETTING THE MICROPROCESSOR RECEIVING 5 eerta ia nana canina nino TUNING STEPS CHANGE THE TUNING STEP OF THE MAIN DIAL KNOB 19 CHANGE THE TUNING STEP OF THE DSP SEL KNOB 19 ABOUT THE UP DWN BUTTONS OF THE OPTIONAL MH 31A8J AND MD 100A8X 20 CEARIEIER 3 Rs dn DIGITAL VOICE ANNOUNCEMENT DAL LEOCK u s dee tar es tete tiens MY BANDS OPERATION MY MODES OPERATION DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER 24 CONVENIENCE FEATURES 25 RECEIVER OPERATION FRONT END BLOCK DIAGRAM 25 ATT IPO ADJUST THE RECEIVING SENSITIVITY 26 NOISE BLANKER INTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 26 AGC TOOL FOR COMFORTABLE AND EFFECTIVE RECEPTION 27 CONTOUR NTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 28 SHIFT NTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 29 WIDTH NTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 30 NOTCH NTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 31 DNR NTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 kHz 32 RE GAIN ite ir ec tie eiue eise e dta 33 SSB AM M
14. Page 64 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL SCANNING OPERATION VFO AND MEMORY SCANNING VFO Memory Scan 1 Rotate the SQL RF GAIN knob just to the point SQL RF GAIN Knob where the noise is silenced and the EITEIZ indi cator on the display turns off 2 Press the PMS SCAN key to initiate upward OG scanning toward higher frequencies or higher Q memory channel numbers 9 ADIOTOIOIOI 3 If you want to change direction of the scan while it OG JO 0 19 C JC J is underway rotate the MAIN DIAL knob one click 9 the opposite direction in this case one click counter clockwise You will see the scanner re verse direction and scan down in frequency You may change the direction of the scanner by pressing and holding the microphone s UP DWN key for one second if you are using the optional MH 31asy Hand Microphone or MD 100asx Desktop Microphone 4 In FM AM mode when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt for five seconds after which scan ning will resume In the SSB CW and SSB based Data modes when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will step across the signal very slowly giving you time to stop the scan if you like 5 To stop the scanner press the PMS SCAN but ton or PTT switch DSP SEL Knob P
15. VOICE2 Announces the current S meter reading operating frequency with resolution to the displayed 100 Hz digit and operating mode VM1MONI Play back the voice message which is memorized in Voice Memory 1 VM1REC Store the voice message into Voice Memory 1 VM1TX Send the voice message which is memorized in Voice Memory 1 VM2MONI Play back the voice message which is memorized in Voice Memory 2 VM2REC Store the voice message into Voice Memory 2 VM2TX Send the voice message which is memorized in Voice Memory 2 DOWN Decreases the VFO frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next lowest channel while pressing the VOICE C S button FAST Set to the same function as the front panel s FAST button UP Increases the VFO frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next highest channel while pressing the VOICE C S button DSP Set to the same function as the front panel s DSP button ATT IPO Set to the same function as the front panel s ATT IPO button NB Set to the same function as the front panel s NB button AGC Set to the same function as the front panel s AGC button MODEDN Set to the same function as the front panel s MODE V button MODEUP Set to the same function as the front panel s MODE A button DSP SEL Set to the same function as the front panel s DSP SEL butto
16. button to return to the previous used frequency either a VFO or a memory channel 10 CI The transceiver switches to VFO mode if either the DSP SEL Knob MAIN DIAL Knob F button DSP SEL knob or MAIN DIAL knob is turned In AM FM modes the menu item A amp FDIAL should be set to ON for the MAIN DIAL to be active Home Channel Frequency Change The factory default for the Home Channel is 29 300 MHz FM for HF band and 51 000 MHz FM for 50 MHz band You can re program the Home Channel in a manner identical to that used for the regular memories 1 In the VFO mode select the desired frequency MW V M button mode and status the way you want to have it HOME RCL button stored 2 Press the F button followed by the MW V M button The blinking current memory channel number will be shown on the display and the contents of the current memory channel will be shown on the dis play If there is no action by you within 10 second from releasing the MW V M button the Memory Stor age procedure is canceled The memory storage procedure is canceled un less you operate it within 10 seconds 3 Press the HOME RCL button momentarily to store the frequency and other data into the Home Channel A double beep will confirm that you have held the HOME RCL button in long enough io OFS F button Page 62 450 OPERATION MANUAL Memory
17. RED 3077 BLACK LJ LJ FUSE 25 H IE T ABour CoAxiAL CABLE Use high quality 50 Ohm coaxial cable for the lead in to your FT 450 transceiver All efforts at providing an efficient antenna system will be wasted if poor quality lossy coaxial cable is used This transceiver utilizes standard M PL 259 type connector Adapter x 1 8 3 8 5 8 PL 259 INSTALLATION FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 11 INSTALLATION GROUNDING The FT 450 transceiver like any other HF communications apparatus requires an effective ground system for maximum electrical safety and best communications effectiveness A good ground system can contribute to station efficiency in a number of ways O It can minimize the possibility of electrical shock to the operator O It can minimize RF currents flowing on the shield of the coaxial cable and the chassis of the transceiver Such currents may lead to radiation which can cause interference to home entertainment devices or laboratory test equipment O It can minimize the possibility of erratic transceiver accessory operation caused by RF feedback and or improper current flow through logic devices An effective earth ground system may take several forms For a more complete discussion see an appropriate RF
18. YAESU 5 MHz TRANSCEIVER FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 OLB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Normanby Business Park Unit 14 45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168 Victoria Australia TABLE CONTENTS GENERAL FEATURE 4422 1 FRONT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS 2 DISPLAY INDICATIONS 6 REAR PANEL JACKS 8 SUPPLIED MH 6748J MICROPHONE 9 ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS 10 INSTALLATION etur dente 11 CONNESTION OF ANTENNA AND POWER SUPPLY 11 ABOUT COAXIAL CABLE 11 GROUNDING sinnn 12 INTERFACING TO OTHER LINEAR AMPLIFIER EASY OPERATION HOW USE THE DSP SEL KNOB MENU OPERATION HOW TO USE THE VOICE C S SWITCH KEY DURATION SETTING
19. Available Values 1275 2125 Hz Default 2125 RTYRPOL RTTY RX POLARITY Function Selects normal or reverse Mark Space polarity for RTTY receive operation Available Values NOR REV Default NOR RTYTPOL RTTY TX POLARITY Function Selects normal or reverse Mark Space polarity for RTTY transmit operation Available Values NOR REV Default NOR SCN RES SCAN RESUME Function Sets the delay time for scan resume Available Values BUSY TIME1 10 sec Default RIME5 sec SELDIAL SEL DIAL MODE Function Assigns a second function to DSP SEL knob that is activated when the DSP SEL knob is momentarily depressed Available Values CWSTONE CWSPEED 100KHZ 1MHZ MICGAIN RFPOWER Default 100KHZ 100 kHz CWSTONE CW SIDETONE LEVEL CWSPEED CW KEYER SPEED 100KHZ 100KHz Step 1MHZ 1MHz Step MICGAIN GAIN SET RFPOWER RF POWER SET SQL TYP SQL TYPE Function Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Available Values OFF ENC ENC DEC Default OFF OFF The function of SQL knob that exists in the front panel is selected ENC CTCSS Encoder ENC DEC CTCSS Encoder Decoder Tone Squelch SQL RFG SQL RF GAIN Function Selects the configuration of the front panel s SQL RF knob Function SQL RF GAIN Default RF GAIN FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 83 MENU STBY BP STBY BEEP Function Setting of standby beep Available Values OFF ON
20. E 2 M d NI b Ci 711 LINEAR BAND DATA 2 CT 118 CONNECTION CABLE Option Ti Bi Bl a INPUT 1 ALC 2 CONTROL VP 1000 10007 H5 INTERFACING TO OrHER LiNEAR AMPLIFIER The T R control line is a transistor collector circuit capable of handling positive amplifier relay coil volt ages of up to 50V DC and current of up to 400 mA If you plan on using multiple linear amplifiers for different bands you must provide external band switching of the Lin Tx relay control line from the TX GND OUT line at the LINEAR jack ANTENNA CABLE 500 Important Note Do not exceed the maximum volt age or current ratings for the TX GND OUT line at the LINEAR jack This line is not compatible with negative DC voltages nor AC volt HF Antenna INPUT ages of any magnitude Most amplifier control relay systems require only low DC voltage current switching capability typically 12V t 4 BE n DC 13 8 V DC at 25 75 mA and the switch ing transistor in the FT 450 will eas ily accommodate such amplifiers 5 2 5 lt m lt z A GND FUSE EACE RY 0 e Oe
21. O There is no adjustment of the FSK input level FSK IN of the DATA jack on the rear panel please make any needed level adjustments at the TU side O The Mark Space Shift utilized in most Amateur RTTY operation is 170 Hz Other shifts may be configured however using Menu Item RTY SFT The FT 450 is set up for high tone operation centered on 2125 Hz by default but you may configure it for low tone 1275 Hz operation us ing Menu Item RTY TON O You may find that you are unable to decode some RTTY stations even if they are of sufficient sig nal strength If this is observed there may be a Mark Space polarity problem between your sta tion and the other station If so try setting Menu Item RTYRPOL to REV Reverse to see if that permits copy A separate Menu Item permits reversal of your transmitter s Mark Space polar ity RTYTPOL Page 72 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL PACKET OPERATION Packet operation is easily accomplished on the FT 450 by connecting your TNC Terminal Node Controller to the transceiver per the illustration n n 00 DATA DATA IN OUT DATA JACK FSK IN Pin 4 DATA OUT DATA DATA PTT DATA IN Pin 1 lt gt DATA OUT GND Pin 2 4 GND DATA PTT Pin 3 4
22. cordance with the AF GAIN knob press the F key to change the display to LNK XX then rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the volume ratio of the beep volume level for the receiving audio volume level Available selections are LNK 50 LNK LNK 50 When the LNK is selected the beep volume level is the same as receiving audio volume level You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the beep volume level to the factory default Press the DSP SEL knob The MA icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion HOME RCL button DSP SEL knob METERIDIM button FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 69 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS BEEPER SETTING Beep Tone You may adjust the beep tone to your desired tone via the Menu Item 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The 2312 icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The QM icon re turns to appear continuously Press
23. F button If the delay selection is set to FULL the trans ceiver operates in the full break in mode allow 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The ET icon ing you to hear between the characters that are returns to appear continuously being sent 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to You may press the HOME RCL button to reset save the new setting and return to normal opera the delay time to the factory default tion CW VoLume LEVEL SETTING You may adjust the CW sidetone volume level via the Menu Item CWSTONE 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu mode The AMA icon will ap pear on the display lOIOIOIOIO K 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CVWSTONE 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MATI icon will be blink ing 4 While pressing and holding the METER DIN but ton rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired sidetone volume level FIX O FIX 100 If you wish to adjust the CW sidetone level with the AF GAIN knob press the F key to change the display to LNK xx then rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the volume ratio of the CW sidetone volume level for the receiving audio volume level Available selections are LNK 50 LNK O LNK 50 When the LNK O is selected the CW sidetone volume level becomes the same as re ceiving audi
24. FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 5 DisPLAY INDICATIONS Display IIO NAOI SHIFT lt 4DSP SELP gt Meter While receiving the received signal strength is displayed While transmitting the meter displays PO ALC or SWR determined by the METER DIM button Ae SWR 15 210 1 NR SEHR ee NND mm MWA CLAR SPLIT yaa sses IC LL PUT 8 Ee FE ELL LIL wi DSP Graphic Display peak position of the CONTOUR Filter is depicted graphically here when the CONTOUR Filter is activated MAA The null position of the IF Notch Filter is depicted graphically here when the IF Notch Filter is activated EPG Indicates the Noise Reduction level of the Digital Noise Reducer MMP Indicates the bandwidth of the DSP IF filter BEGG Indicates the peak position of the DSP IF filter Page 6 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL DisPLAY INDICATIONS Block Diagram Display Indicates the antenna status When the antenna system became abnormality this indicator will blink ATT Indicates the RF attenuator status or OFF selected for operation by the ATT IPO button Indicates that the front end RF pre amplifier is removed from the receiver circuit The incoming signal is fed direct to the fi
25. MODE A button In the illustration Figure A demonstrates the normal CW injection setup using the USB side In Figure B CW Reverse has been en gaged so as to receive using LSB side in jection to eliminate interference The beneficial effect of switching sidebands can clearly be seen in this example Normal CW Carrier USB Signal m RX Passband 6 gt Carrier Signal CW Reverse LSB RX Passband 4 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 47 CW Move OPERATION CW DE ay Time SETTING During semi break in not QSK operation the hang time of the transmitter after you have finished sending may be adjusted to a comfortable value consistent with your sending speed This is the functional equivalent to the VOX Delay adjustment used on voice modes and the delay may be varied anywhere between 30 3000 millisecond 10 millisecond step and FULL Full Break in operation 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu mode The MAND icon will ap pear on the display IOIDIOIOION 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CW 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The AMI icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired de lay time DSP SEL knob
26. ND AUTO E PEH fli ON OFF DSP ATT IPO NB CC 5 4DSP SEL MAIN DIAL knob MODE V IMODE A button Press the BAND V BAND A buttons to select the operating band By pressing the BAND W BAND A buttons the operating band will change as follows 7 106e 14e 15 18 e21 214 28 950 91 8 35 7 Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to select the LSB USB or AM mode By convention LSB is used in the 7 MHz and lower Amateur bands for SSB communication and USB is used on the 14 MHz and higher bands the 10 MHz band is used for CW and data modes only Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to adjust the oper ating frequency If you use the optional MH 31a8u or 100 you may adjust the operating frequency by the UP DWN buttons on the microphone 4 Press the microphone s PTT Push To Talk switch to begin transmission Speak into the mi crophone in a normal voice level The EIS icon will appear in the display con firming that transmission is in progress The Speech Processor is automatically activated while transmitting The Speech Processor in creases talk power by increasing the average power output 5 Release the PTT switch at the end of your trans mission The transceiver will return to
27. Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select PLAY1 5 Press the DSP SEL knob 312 icon re DSP SEL knob F button turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 7 Set the operating mode to CW 8 Press the VOICE C S button to activate the Bea con Feature transmit the CW Beacon The PLAY1 notation appears on the display while sending the beacon and the BEACON notation appears on the display between transmissions To disable the transmission from the Beacon press the VOICE C S button again MANUAL BEACON TRANSMISSION You may also send the Beacon text manually If this VOICEIC S button is done all three Beacon messages may be used as a traditional CW message keyer To do this 1 Repeat the Set the Beacon Interval Time pro cedure described previously rotating the DSP SEL knob to select off in step 11 2 Repeat the Beacon Transmission On the Air procedure rotating the DSP SEL knob to se lect PLAY2 if you wish to send the message manually which is stored in bank 2 or PLAY3 if you wish to send the message manually which is stored in bank 3 in step 4 3 Press the VOICE C S button to activate the Bea con Feature transmit the CW Beacon FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 51 FIM OPERATION
28. TONE F TONE FREQ 67 254 1 Hz 88 5 Hz TOT TOT TIME OFF 1 20 Min OFF TUNER TUNER ATAS ATAS EXT ATU INT ATU INTRATU F TRANS INT ATU VOX DLY VOX DELAY 100 3000 mSec 500 mSec VOXGAIN 1 100 50 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 77 MENU EXT MNU EXTENSION MENU Function Enables Disables the extended Menu Mode Available Values ON OFF Default OFF OFF The menu will only display the 16 most often used items ON All 62 menu mode items will be displayed A amp FDIAL AM amp FM DIAL Function Enables or disables the MAIN DIAL knob in the AMand FM modes Available Values ENABLE DISABLE Default DISABLE ENABLE The frequency can be set with the MAIN DIAL knob even in the AM FM mode DISABLE The MAIN DIAL knob does not change the frequency in the AM FM mode APO APO TIME Function OFF 1 12 h Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Selects the Auto Power Off time time before power goes off BCN TIM BEACON TIME Function Selects the interval time between mes sage and message Available Values OFF 1 255 sec Default OFF BCN TXT BEACON TEXT Function Stores the message for the Beacon Up to 118 characters may be stored Please refer to page 50 for storage procedure BEEPTON BEEP TONE Function Selects the beep frequency Available Values 440 880 1760 Hz Default
29. the bandwidth will narrow see Figure A fighting filtering system while rotation of the DSP SEL knob to the For example in Figure you can see how right as depicted in Figure will widen the interference has appeared both on the high bandwidth and low sides of the desired signal By rotat ing the DSP SEL WIDTH knob as shown in Figure B the interference from one side can be eliminated and by re positioning the SHIFT knob Figure C the interference on the opposite side can be removed with out re introducing the interference previously eliminated in Figure B BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH 4DSP SEL 4DSP SEL 4DSP SEL Advice For best interference reduction the Width and Shift features are the primary tools you should use After narrowing the bandwidth Width and or adjusting the center of the passband Shift the Contour control may also yield additional signal enhancement ben efits on the net residual bandwidth What s more the IF Notch Filter see the next sec tion may also be utilized in conjunction with SSB Mode 1 8 kHz 2 4 kHz 3 0 kHz the three other filter systems to significant Nominal 2 4 kHz advantage CW Mode 500 Hz 1 8 kHz 2 4 kHz b KHZ E Signal Br Signal E Signal AM Mode 3 0 kHz 6 0 kHz 9 0 kHz Nominal 6 0 kHz FM Mode 2 5 2 5 0 kHz Nominal 5 0 kHz The default bandwidths and total bandwidth adjustment range will vary a
30. 880 Hz BEEPVOL Function Selects the beep volume level Available Values FIXO FIX100 or LNK 50 LNK 0 LNK 50 Default FIX10 or LNK 8 CAT RTS Function Enables Disables the RTS port of the CAT jack Available Values DISABLE ENABLE Default ENABLE CAT TOT CAT TIME OUT TIME Function Sets the Time Out Timer countdown time for a CAT command input Available Values 10 100 1000 3000 mS Default 10 The Time Out Timer shuts off the CAT data input af ter a continuous transmission of the programmed time CATRATE Function Sets the transceiver circuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used Available Values 4800 9600 38400 bps DATA Default 4800 The CAT baud rate is set for the transceiver Setting to DATA will enable RTTY op eration from the CAT jack The interconnection for RTTY operation is shown below Yat EEN Ep Mey 000 0900000 s SPKR SND 1 0000 I 9 6 P FSK IN DATA PTT FSK OUT EXT SP Requires the RTTY Software Not Supplied LINE IN Jack Pin 5 GND Pin 3 SERIAL IN Pin 7 RTS Page 78 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MENU Move CLAR CLAR DIAL SEL Function Setting of CLAR switch Available Values DIAL SEL Default DIAL Defines which Control knob i
31. A F button DIAL Lock Pressing the LOCK button toggles the locking of the MAIN DIAL knob and some switches to pre vent accidental frequency changes You may select the locking schemes via the menu item LOCKMOD See page 81 for details LOCK button 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 21 RECEIVING Banps OPERATION The My Bands feature allows you to select several Amateur bands and make only those bands available for selection via the BAND W BAND A buttons This feature can be very useful in a contest where the 10 18 24 MHz band are not used or if you do not have antennas for some bands My Banos SETUP 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to BAND V BAND A button enter the Menu mode The MAMA icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of IOIOIOIOIO this menu item The MAMI icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex CJ pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob to save the new set DSP SEL knob F button ting The MAT icon returns to appear con tinuously aee 6 Press and hold the F
32. DSP SEL knob The 231 icon re one word of CW is defined as the length of the Morse turns to appear continuously Code characters spelling the word PARIS This char 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save acter dot dash space length is used for the stan the new setting and return to normal operation dard definition of code speed in words per minute FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 45 CW Move OPERATION USING THE BuiLT IN ELECTRONIC KEYER SETTING THE Kever WeicHT Dor SPAcE DasH Ratio The Menu Item CWWEIGHT may be used to adjust the Weight for the built in Electronic Keyer The default weighting is 3 1 a dash is three times longer than a dot or space 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MATH icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again AMD icon will appear on the display 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu i
33. DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The UAND icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu item Press the DSP SEL knob The UAM icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The WAMI icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item BCN TIM Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAM icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the interval time between message and message Available selections are 1 255 second or off Press the DSP SEL knob The 31 icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Page 50 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL CW OPERATION BEACON FEATURE BEACON TRANSMISSION ON THE 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to VOICEIC S button enter the Menu mode The MAT icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select menu item PNL C S 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The mAT icon will be blink ing 4
34. GND LT 2 2 amp a TU P 9 Mom vmm SETTING UP RTTY OPERATION Before commencing RTTY operation please direct your attention to the setup steps shown in the chart to the right RTY SFT RTTY SHIFT 170 200 425 850 Hz 1275 2125 Hz NOR REV NOR REV RTY TON RTTY TONE RTYRPOL RTTY RX POLARITY RTYTPOL RTTY TX POLARITY Basic SETUP 1 Press the MODE W MODE A buttons several times to indicate both the GAWD and icons on the display Engage the RTTY operation us ing LSB injection which is generally used in the Amateur service 2 When you begin typing on your TU or computer keyboard the command to transmit should auto matically be sent to the transceiver causing it to enter the transmit mode If you anticipate making data transmissions longer than a few minutes we recommend that you reduce the transmitter power to 1 2 1 3 of its normal maxi mum via Menu Item Quick Point In the FT 450 RTTY is a mode defined as being an FSK mode whereby the closing and opening of a keying line to ground causes the Mark Space tones to alternate The RTTY mode is not an AFSK based mode in this transceiver and the AFSK output tones from a TNC will not cause Mark Space shifting to oc cur Use the Packet mode for AFSK based Baudot and other data modes ApviceE
35. Home channels one for the HF band and another for the 50 MHz band two special programmed limit memory pairs labeled MEM P1L MEM P1U and MEM P2L MEM P2U one QMB Quick Memory Bank memory one Alaska Emergency Frequency Channel 5167 5 kHz and five 60 meter 5 MHz band channels Each except the Alaska Emer Frequency Channel and 60 meter Band channels which are fixed stores various settings in addition to the frequency and mode See below By default the 500 regular memories are contained in one group how ever they can be arranged in up to 10 separate groups if desired Quick Point The FT 450 s memory channels store the following data 1 Operating Frequency J Operating Mode CJ NARROW WIDE FM bandwidth status J ATT status J IPO status J CONTOUR status and its Peak Frequency 1 DSP Noise Reduction DNR status and its Reduction algorithm selection 1 DSP Notch filter NOTCH status J Repeater Shift Direction 1 CTCSS Tone Frequency IMPORTANT NOTE On a rare occasion the memory data may be lost or corrupted due to static electricity electrical noise or errone ous operation Parts changes or repairs may cause memory loss Be sure to write down or record your data so you will be able to restore it REGULAR Memory CHANNELS 500 ch 60 METER 5 MHz BAND CHANNELS 5 ch PMS Memory CHANNELS 2 ch QMB Memory CHANNELS 1 ch Page 56 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Memor
36. Menu Item RFPOWER Quick Point DATA Jack Specifications O DATA IN Input Level 60 mVp p Input Impedance 600 Ohms O DATA OUT Fixed level does not respond to setting of AF GAIN or SQL RF GAIN knob Output Level 500 mVp p Output Impedance 600 Ohms FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 73 MiscELLANEOoUS AFSK Basep Data Moves The FT 450 may also be used for a host of other SSB based Data modes Please set up your system using the illustration as a guideline 1 gr 00000000 s DATA OUT A LL E 3 2 3 3 gt 3 c DATA JACK DATA IN DATA PTT Interface FSK IN Pin 4 9 NC DATA OUT Pin 5 lt gt DATA IN SQL OUT Pin 6 4 amp N C Interface Quick Point When you have configured Menu Item DIG VOX to select the desired VOX Gain level 1 100 the trans ceiver will operate in a VOX mode and it is not nec essary to connect a PTT line This makes for very convenient interfacing to computer Sound Cards etc LINE IN or MIC IN LINE OUT or MIC OUT COM PORT Page 74 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MiscELLANEOoUS AFSK Basep Data Moves 450 Operation MANUAL Page 75 Menu The Menu s
37. a wide range of special features to suppress the many types of interference that may be encountered on the HF bands However real world interference conditions are constantly changing so optimum setting of the controls is somewhat of an art requiring familiarity with the types of interference and the subtle effects of some of the controls Therefore the following information is provided as a general guideline for typical situations and a starting point for your own experimentation The FT 450 s interference fighting circuitry begins its RF stages and continues throughout the entire re ceiver section FT 450 allows configuration of the features described below R FLT iF Roofing Filters The Roofing filter with a bandwidth of 10 kHz is pro vided in the 68 MHz First IF right after the first mixer This filter provides narrow band selectivity to protect the following IF and DSP stages for special operat ing circumstances CONTOUR Filter See pace 28 The DSP Contour filter provides a unique capability on the receiver providing either nulling or peaking of tunable segments of the receiver passband so as to suppress interference or excessive frequency com ponents on an incoming signal or to peak those tun able frequency segments The amount of nulling peaking and the bandwidth over which it is applied are adjustable via the Menu IF SHIFT ss pace 29 The passband center frequency response of the IF DSP filtering m
38. engineering text The information below is intended only as a guideline Typically the ground connection consists of one or more copper clad steel rods driven into the ground If multiple ground rods are used they should be positioned in a V configuration and bonded together at the apex of the V which is nearest the station location Use a heavy braided cable such as the discarded shield from type RG 213 coaxial cable and strong cable clamps to secure the braided cable s to the ground rods Be sure to weatherproof the connections to ensure many years of reliable service Use the same type of heavy braided cable for the connections to the station ground bus described below Inside of the station a common ground bus consisting of a copper pipe of at least 25 mm 1 diameter should be used An alternative station ground bus may consist of a wide copper plate single sided circuit board material is ideal secured to the bottom of the operating desk Grounding connections from individual devices such as transceivers power supplies and data communications devices etc should be made directly to the ground bus using a heavy braided cable Do not make ground connections from one electrical device to another and thence to the ground bus This so called Daisy Chain grounding technique may nullify any attempt at effective radio frequency grounding See the drawing below for examples of proper grounding techniques Inspect t
39. frequency register to the transmit fre ION OO OI ON quency register The sPLiT icon will appear in the display Press and hold in the STEP SPLIT button for two seconds to increment the transmit fre STEP SPLIT button quency 5 kHz To quit the Quick Split Operation press the STEP SPLIT button again ADVICE If you assign the TXW feature into the VOICE C S button you may also listen to the TX frequency temporarily while pressing the VOICE C S button during Split operation FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 41 SSB AM TRANSMISSION Voice MEMORY SSB AM FM Mones You may utilize the Voice Memory capability of the FT 450 for repetitive messages The Voice Memory system includes two memories VM1 and VMe capable of storing up to 10 seconds of voice audio each The maximum that both memories can hold is 10 seconds Recording Your Own Voice in Memory 1 Assign the VM1REC Voice Recording function to the VOICE C S button using the procedure in the box below Select the LSB USB AM or FM mode using the MODE V MODE A buttons Press the VOICE C S button A 1 REC no tation will appear in the display Press and hold the microphone s PTT switch the radio display will count down 1 3 gt VM1 2 gt VM1 1 gt IMA 10 lt lt When the display Shows VM1 10 speak into the microphone
40. icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion If there is no action by you within the time interval programmed the APO notation will blink on the dis play and an alert bell will provide an audible warning from the speaker within one minute of the APO timer expiration then the microprocessor will shut down the radio automatically HOME RCL button UJ DSP SEL Knob F button FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 71 RTTY Rapio TELETYPE OPERATION Most RTTY operation today is accomplished using a TNC or other computer based system that utilizes AFSK tones For RTTY operation using a Terminal Unit TU or the output from TNC please see the discus sion below See also the illustration for details regarding connection to your TU 1 seur pe 12av ma 000 00000000 DATA TUNI hiec 4 z U E 4 DATA PTT Pin 3 DATA PTT TT FSK IN Pin 4 FSK OUT z DATA OUT Pin 5 lt gt AF IN SQL OUT Pin 6 4 amp N C wo z 0 DATA JACK 2 DATA IN Pin 1 amp 4 3 N C GND Pin 2 lt _____
41. in a normal voice level to record the message such as CQ DX CQ Dx this is W 6 Delta X Ray Charlie W 6 Delta X Ray Charlie Over Remember that the time limit for record ing is 10 seconds Release the PTT switch to terminate the mes sage storage process Checking Your Recording 1 Assign the VM1MONI Voice Monitoring func tion to the VOICE C S button using the proce dure in the box below Select the LSB USB AM or FM mode using the MODE V IMODE A buttons Press the VOICE C S button and you will hear the contents of the voice memory you just re corded You may adjust the playback level of the record ing by the AF GAIN knob VOICE C S button s EY MODE V MODEA button AF GAIN button ADVICE You may perform the Voice Memory operation with the memory slot 2 VM2REC VMeMONI VM2TX instead of memory slot M1 VM1REC VM1 MONI and VM1TX Transmitting the Recorded Message 1 Assign the VM1TX Voice Transmitting func tion to the VOICE C S button using the proce dure in the box below Select the LSB USB AM or FM mode using the MODE V MODE A buttons Press the VOICE C S button to transmit the con tents of the voice memory you just recorded You may adjust the playback level of the record ing by the AF GAIN knob How to assign a function to t
42. ing the filter passband so that the interfer ence is outside of the passband Desired Signal Desired Signal Desired Signal IF 1 IF BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 29 CONVENIENCE FEATURES WIDTH INTERFERENCE REJECTION Sicnats within 3 KHZ The IF Width tuning system allows you to vary the width of the DSP IF passband with three steps FM two steps so as to eliminate interference Moreover the bandwidth may actually be expanded from its default setting should you wish to enhance incoming signal fidelity when interference on the band is low 1 Press the DSP button several times to set the WIDTH Indicator gt icon to the WIDTH indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display to enable adjust ment of the bandwidth by the DSP SEL knob 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to adjust the band width Counter clockwise rotation reduces the bandwidth while clockwise rotation increases the bandwidth uv 369 DSP SEL knob DSP button CI Os Oo Referring to Figure this is default band Using IF Shift and Width Together width The IF Shift and Variable IF Width features By rotating the DSP SEL knob to the left together form a very effective interference
43. item The 2310 icon will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired equalizer pattern Observe the relative equalizer pattern on the dis play You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the equalizer pattern to the factory default Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation The available selections are 0 Flat Low frequency components are reduced Mid frequency components are reduced High frequency components are reduced High frequency components are enhanced Mid frequency components are enhanced Low frequency components are enhanced Low frequency components are enhanced and High frequency components are re duced 8 Low frequency components are reduced and Mid frequency components are enhanced 9 Low frequency components are reduced and High frequency components are enhanced DSP button HOME RCL button CQO O DSP SEL knob F button Page 38 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL SSB AM TRANSMISSION Automatic TX RX usinc Voice Controt VOX Instead of using the microphone s PTT switch to activate the transmitter the VOX Voice Operated TX RX Control system provides hands free automatic activation of the transmitter
44. operation will not alter the contents of the memory channel 1 2 Press the MW V M button if necessary to enter the Memory mode Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob You will now ob serve that the memory channel s frequency is changing The M TUNE notation will replace the Memory Channel Number indicating you are in the Memory Tune mode During Memory Tune operation you may change operating modes and engage and offset the Clari fier if desired Press the MW V M button momentarily to return to the originally memorized frequency of the cur rent memory channel One more press of the MW V M button will return you to VFO opera tion IOQIOIOIOIOLI C UL F DSP SEL Knob F button CLAR button MW V M button z IOIOIOIOIOR MW V M button MAIN DIAL Knob FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 59 Memory OPERATION REGULAR Memory OPERATION Labeling Memories You may wish to append an Alphanumeric Tag label to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the channel s use such as a club name etc This is easily accomplished using the Menu mode 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The 2312 icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item E
45. second to enter the Menu mode again The WAMA icon will appear on the display 9 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item MEM TAG 10 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item MAM icon will blink and the MEM TAG notation will be replaced with the Alphanumeric Tag label 11 Press the F button The icon returns to appear continuously and the Alphanumeric Tag label will be replaced with the TAG OFF nota tion 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion E IOIOIOIOIOIC 10 72 DSP SEL Knob F button 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 61 Memory OPERATION Home CHANNEL MEMORIES Two one touch Home channels are available for special frequencies you use often The HF band Special Home channel default is 29 300 MHz FM The 50 MHz band channel default is 51 000 MHz FM Home Channel Recall 1 Press the F button followed by the HOME RCL HOME RCL button button to recall the Home Channel on the band group where you currently are operating HF or 50 MHz The HOME notation appears in the dis play 2 Press the F button followed by the HOME RCL
46. sidetone volume level via normal operation Menu Item CWSTONE FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 49 CW Move OPERATION BEACON FEATURE The FT 450 s unique Beacon feature allows you to set up the transceiver to send a repetitive message For example on a DX pedition the FT 450 beacon might be activated on a 50 MHz frequency to alert DXers to possible band openings Beacon TEXT STORAGE 1 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob one click clockwise 11 12 13 14 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAM icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAMI icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The WAMI icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The WAM icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item BCN TXT Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The AMD icon will be blink ing Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select 1 1 to enable storage of the Beacon Text Rotate the MAIN DIAL kn
47. squelch VFO AND Memory SCANNING Preparation SQL RF GAIN Knob When operating the Scanning feature set the con figuration of the SQL RF GAIN knob to Squelch via the Menu Item SGL RFG 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The AMD icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU DSP SEL Knob F button 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The EZT2IT icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The QM icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The icon will appear on the display 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item SQL RFG 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The UAD icon will be blink ing 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select 501 to as sign the Squelch feature to the SQL RF GAIN knob 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMA icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion
48. the receive mode IMPORTANT When performing tests be sure to check the fre quency before transmitting to avoid interfering with others who may already be using the frequency Regarding of the DSP SEL knob The DSP SEL knob is used for operating various functions depending on the situation If you can not change the frequency memory channel by tuning the DSP SEL knob the DSP SEL knob is selected to operate of one of the DSP functions In this case press the DSP button several times until the gt icon disappears from the DSP Graphic Display Page 34 450 OPERATION MANUAL SSB AM TRANSMISSION TX METER SELECTION You may change the PO meter function to ALC meter or SWR meter in the transmit mode By pressing the METER DIM button the meter func tion will change as follows PO PO gt ALC gt SWR gt PWR Indicates the average power output level ALC Indicates the relative ALC voltage SWR Indicates the Standing Wave Ratio Forward Power Reflected Power METERIDIM button TX Power ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the TX output power 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The MAMI icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item HFPOWER Press the DSP SEL knob
49. transmission You will observe that the frequency The conventional repeater shift used on 29 MHz is has shifted to correspond to the programming you 100 kHz while on the 50 MHz band the shift may set up in the previous steps Speak into the mi vary between 500 kHz and 1 7 MHz or more To crophone in a normal voice level and release the program the proper repeater shift use Menu Item PTT switch to return to the receive mode RPT SFT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 53 FIM OPERATION TONE SQUELCH OPERATION You may also use Tone Squelch whereby your receiver will be kept silent until an incoming signal bearing a matching CTCSS tone is received Your receiver s squelch will then open in response to the reception of the required tone 1 10 11 12 13 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode MATH icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAMI icon will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon re turns to appear continuously Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select menu item SQL TYP Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 2310 icon will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the
50. transmits continuously while tuning is in progress Please check the operating frequency before beginning the tuning process Be sure you are not interfering with others who may already be using the frequency O It is normal to hear the sound of the relays while tuning is in progress If the ATU 450 does not tune the Y icon does not blink even though you have pressed the TUNE switch within the amateur band it may be because the antenna or its coaxial cable have a serious problem very high or low impedance due to an Open or short circuit condition Please check the antenna and coaxial cable if this happens O The ATU 450 only adjusts the impedance presented to the transceiver at the station end of your coaxial cable feed line It does not tune the SWR at the antenna feed point itself When designing and building your antenna system we recommended that every effort be made to ensure a low SWR at the antenna feed point O Do not connect an antenna or feed cable that is not designed for 50 ohm impedance The impedance matching range of the ATU 450 is from 16 5 ohms to 150 ohms up to 3 1 SWR Accord ingly the ATU 450 should not be expected to match long wire type antennas unless you have taken specific design steps to ensure that the impedance presented to the FT 450 is within this specification FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 89 INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER FC 30 OPERATION T
51. 00asx Desktop Microphone 8 In FM AM mode when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt for five seconds after which scan ning will resume In the SSB CW and SSB based Data modes when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will step across the signal very slowly giving you time to stop the scan if you like 66 450 OPERATION MANUAL I OPERATION ON ALASKA Emercency Freauency 9167 5 kHz us Version Ou OM SS er Section 97 401 d of the regulations governing amateur radio in the United States permit emergency amateur communications on the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz by stations in or within 92 6 km of the state of Alaska This frequency is only to be used when the immediate safety of human life and or property are threatened and is never to be used for routine communications The FT 450 includes the capability for transmission and reception on 5167 5 kHz under such emergency condi tions Preparation 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to MW V M button enter the Menu mode The MAMI icon will ap HOME RCL button pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu i tem EXT MNU item EXT MNU bs 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The
52. 10 20 Hz 1 0 2 5 5 0 kHz 1 10 20 Hz 1 0 2 5 5 0 kHz 100 200 Hz 2 5 5 0 9 0 10 12 5 25 kHz 100 200 Hz 5 0 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 kHz x1 2 CHANGE THE TUNING STEP THE MAIN DIAL 1 CHANGE THE TUNING STEP OF THE DSP SEL 1 59 10 20 2 1 0 2 5 5 0 2 When you press the DSP SEL knob the tuning step of the DSP SEL knob changes to 100 kHz in all modes In the factory default the MAIN DIAL knob does not tune the AM and FM modes However you may activate the MAIN DIAL knob on the AM and FM mode via Menu Item A amp FDIAL Pressing the FAST button will increase or de crease the tuning rate of the MAIN DIAL knob by a factor of ten and also increase or decrease the tuning rate of the DSP SEL knob by a factor of two Set the operating mode by pressing the MODE W MODE A button Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAM icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item DIALSTP Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MATI icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired tuning step described above You may Press the HOME RCL button to reset the tuning step to the factory default Press the DSP SEL knob The icon is displayed continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to sa
53. 450 s HF 50 MHz antenna port Before operation can begin you must instruct the FT 450 s microprocessor that the FC 30 is being used This is done using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The icon will appear in the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item TUNER all E ae 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable this selected Q Q Q Q Q Menu Item t 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to change the setting DSP SEL Knob F button to EXT ATU 5 Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation Page 90 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER FC 30 OPERATION Operation 1 Press the TUNE button briefly to activate the Automatic Antenna Tuner gg The qmm icon will appear in the display If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur Ny M M M band the icon will not appear KOI OI OIOIO 5000 2 Press and hold the TUNE button for one second 2 to begin automatic tuning The transmitter will be engaged and the gag icon will blink while tun ing is in progress 3 Tuning will stop automatically when a low SWR is achieved You may Press and hold the TUNE button for one second while tuning is in progress to c
54. C S key using this option Please see page 16 for a detailed explanation QSPL F QUICK SPLIT FREQ Function offsets the transmit frequency Available Values 20 0 20 kHz in 1 2 increments Default 5 The Quick Split feature allows you to set a one touch offset to be applied to your radio s transmit frequency compared to the receiving frequency Also the trans mit mode is set to the same mode as the receive frequency See page 41 RFPOWER RF PWR SET Function Sets the maximums transmit power level for the current band Available Values 5 100 W Default 100 W RPT REPEATER SHIFT DIRECTION Function Sets the Repeater shift Direction Available Values SHIFT SIMPLEX SHIFT Default SIMPLEX RPT SFT REPEATER SHIFT OFFSET Function Sets the magnitude of the repeater shift on the 28 50MHz band Available Values 0 00 99 99 MHz Default HF 0 10 MHz 50 MHz 1 00 MHz The FT 450 may be utilized on 29 MHz and 50 MHz repeaters ADVICE The conventional repeater shift used on 29 MHz is 100 kHz while on the 50 MHz band the shift may vary between 500 kHz and 1 7 MHz or more To program the proper repeater shift use Menu Item RPT SFT see page 53 SFT RTTY SHIFT Function Selects the frequency shift for FSK RTTY operation Available Values 170 200 425 850 Hz Default 170 RTY TON RTTY TONE Function Selects the Mark tone for RTTY opera tion
55. DSP SEL knob to change the setting DSP SEL Knob button to EXT ATU 5 Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation Page 92 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AuTomatic MatcHinG 200 Memory ANTENNA TUNER FC 40 OPERATION Operation 1 Press the TUNE button briefly to activate the Automatic Antenna Tuner o 25 The gm icon will appear in the display A CIO If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur ICICOIOIOTOIC band the Grimm icon will not appear CAS 3 2 Press and hold the TUNE button for one second C C to begin automatic tuning The transmitter will be TUNE button engaged and the gag icon will blink while tun ing is in progress 3 Tuning will stop automatically when a low SWR is achieved You may Press and hold the TUNE button for one second while tuning is in progress to cancel the automatic tuning 4 To disable the Automatic Antenna Tuner press the TUNE button briefly again Note J Please connect a good earth ground to the GND terminal of FC 40 The carrier signal transmits continuously while tuning is in progress Please monitor the operating frequency before beginning the tuning process Be sure you are not interfering with others who may already be using the frequency J It is normal to hear the soun
56. DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The QM icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select a desired contrast level 1 24 You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the contrast level to the factory default 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The 31 icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion METER DIM button DSP SEL Knob F button HOME RCL button IOIOIOIOIOIC OHA DSP SEL Knob F button Page 68 450 OPERATION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS BEEPER SETTING Beep Volume You may adjust the beep volume level via the Menu Item BEEPVOL 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The WAW icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item BEEPVOL Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 23102 icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired beep volume level FIX 0 FIX 100 WARNING Do not adjust the beep volume too high You may press the METER DIM button to sound a beep as you adjust the DSP SEL knob If you wish to adjust the beep volume level in ac
57. DX pedition use as the Split operation capability is very advanced and easy to use 1 Press the A B button to switch the VFO register STEP SPLIT button to VFO A then set the transmit frequency register to VFO B then set the receive frequency 3 Now press the STEP SPLIT button to activate Split Frequency Operation IOIOIOIOIOI 4 The sPLIT icon will appear in the display HE 5 To quit Split Frequency Operation press the 5 STEP SPLIT button again ew 2 Press the A B button again to switch the VFO moms A B button ADVICE CJ Itis possible to set different operating modes for example LSB and USB on the two VFOs used during Split operation CJ Itis possible to set different amateur bands for example 14 MHz and 21 MHz on the two VFOs used during Split operation if you use the multi band antenna Quick SPLIT OPERATION The Quick Split feature allows you to set a one touch offset of 5 kHz to be applied to your radio s transmit frequency compared to the receiving frequency Furthermore the transmit mode sets to the same mode as the receiving frequency register 1 Press and hold in the STEP SPLIT button VOICE C S button for one second to engage the Quick Split fea ture The transmit mode is set to the same mode as the receiver frequency register and applies a frequency 5 kHz above the receiv ing
58. Default OFF OFF No beep sound is transmitted ON A beep is transmitted before returning to receive The beep transmitted when the PTT is released will inform the other operators that your transmission has ended TONE F TONE FREQ Function Sets the CTCSS Tone Frequency Available Values 67 0 254 1 Hz 50 Standard CTCSS tones Default 88 5 Hz TOT TOT TIME Function Selects the time of the Time Out Timer Available Values OFF 1 20 min Default OFF TUNER TUNER ATAS Function Setting of the Auto Antenna and Antenna Tuner Available Values ATAS EXT ATU INT ATU INTRATU F RANS Default INT ATU Selects the device FC 30 40 or ATAS 100 120 120A controlled by the front panel s TUNE button ATAS The TUNE button will activate the op tional ATAS 100 120 120A on the HF amateur bands and 50 MHz amateur band The TUNE button will activate the op tional FC 30 40 The TUNE button will activate the op tional ATU 450 The tuner passes only the Transmitter RF INTRATU The TUNE button will activate the op tional ATU 450 The tuner passes both the Transmitter RF and the Receiver signal F TRANS The frequency data of the radio is sent to another FT 450 This feature is very usefll for the SO2R Single Operator Two Radio operation In this case the inter connection is as follows EXT ATU INT ATU MasrER SETTING Set menu itme TUNER to F TRANS SLAVE TRAN
59. E C S Switch Press this button to activate one of the 52 functions which can be assigned via Menu Item PNL C S Press the F button followed by this button to announce the current operating frequency with resolution to the displayed 100 Hz digit and operating mode HOME RCL Switch Press this button to recall the Quick Memory Bank memory for operation Press this button again to return to the VFO or Memory mode Press the F button followed by this button to recall the Home favorite frequency channel The home channel default settings are 29 30000 MHz for the HF Band and 51 00000 MHz for the 6 m band MW V M Switch This button toggles frequency control between the VFO and the memory system Press the F button followed by this button to copy the current operating data from the VFO into the cur rently selected memory channel VOX STO Switch Press this button to copy the operating in formation frequency mode bandwidth and also repeater direction shift frequency and CTCSS functions on the FM mode into the Quick Memory Bank Press the F button followed by this button to activate the VOX voice actuated trans mitter switching feature in the SSB AM and FM modes STEP SPLIT Switch Press this button to activate split fre quency operation between VFO A used for reception and VFO B used for transmission or vice versa Press the F button followed by this button to enable setting of the fre quen
60. EL knob The icon re through 100 factory default 50 fans ta ani Press the HOME RCL button to reset the VOX 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save gain level to the factory default the new setting and return to normal operation VOX DELAY ADJUSTMENT THE TRANSMIT RECEIVE DELAY AFTER THE CESSATION OF SPEECH 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAMA icon will ap HOME RCL button pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of IKOIOIOUOION this menu item The icon will be blinking i 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The MA icon re DSP SEL knob F button turns to appear continuously 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob while saying a brief 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save syllable like Ah and listening to the hang time the new setting and return to normal operation 50 as to set the desired delay Available selec 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to tions are 100 through 3000 msec factory default enter the Menu mode again The MAMI icon 500 msec will appear on the display Press the HOME RCL button to reset the VOX 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the
61. MS SCAN button MAIN DIAL Knob ApviceE You may select the manner in which the scanner re sumes while it has paused on a signal using Menu Item SCN RES The default 5Sec setting will cause the scanner to resume scanning after five seconds you may change it however to resume only after the carrier has dropped out if you like See page 83 During Memory Group operation only the channels within the current Memory Group will be scanned 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 65 PROGRAMMABLE Memory SCANNING PMS To limit scanning and manual tuning within a particular frequency range you can use the Programmable Memory Scanning PMS feature which utilizes two special purpose memory pairs MEM P1L MEM P1U and MEM P2L MEM P2U The PMS feature is especially useful in helping you to observe any operating sub band limits which apply to your Amateur license class 1 Store the Lower and Upper tuning scanning limit F button frequencies into the memory pair MEM P1L and SQL RF GAIN Knob MEM P1U respectively or MEM P2L and MEM P2U See page 58 for details regarding memory storage 2 Press the F button followed by the PMS SCAN button KACIONIOIO Ne 3 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select PMS 1 PMS2 or PMS1 2 Ke ae PMS 1 The scanner will be limited within the DSP SEL Knob PMS SCAN button f
62. N MIC AUTO SCAN Function ON OFF of microphone scanning func tion Available Values ON OFF Default ON Enables disables scanning access via the microphone s UP DWN keys OFF The frequency or the memory channel is scanned only while UP DWN button is be ing pushed The scanning stops when UP DWN button is released ON When UP DWN button is held for about 1 0 second the scanning continues even after the button is released WN MY BAND Function Setting of the my band Available Values ON OFF Default ON The My Bands feature allows you to select several Amateur bands and make only those bands avail able for selection via the BAND W BAND A but tons ON Only the bands that are turned on will be shown when pushing the BAND V BAND A switch OFF ABand that is turned off will not appear when the BAND V BAND A switch is pushed Note The band presently in use and the General band can not be turned off MY MODE Function Setting of my mode Available Values ON OFF Default ON The My Mode feature allows you to select an oper ating mode and set whether or not the mode will be displayed or skipped when the MODE W MODE A buttons are pressed This feature can be very useful in HF operation when the AM FM DATA modes are not used ON Only the mode registered by turning on can be selected by pushing MODE MODE A switch OFF A mode that i
63. N DIAL knob on the SSB CW DATA mode and utilize the tuning steps of the DSP SEL knob on the AM FM mode In the factory default the microphone s FST but ton does not activate However you may activate the microphone s FST button via the Menu Item P M FST Norte o The microphone holder is affixed to the place where is contacted to the ground for example the chassis of your car and the microphone is hooked on the microphone holder the FST func tion becomes ON We recommend that not to contact the micro phone holder to the ground nor set menu item P M FST to N A FST Button DWN A UP Button CLARIFIER You may change the receiving frequency only without changing the transmit frequency 1 Press the CLAR button to activate the clarifier The CLAR icon will appear on the display 2 Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to tune the desired receive frequency Offset of up to 9 99 kHz may be set using the clarifier The offset frequency will appear at the bottom right corner of the 4 m display Lu 2 3 Pressthe CLAR button again to disable the clari fier The CLAR icon will disappear from the dis play O Even when the clarifier is disabled the variance of the clarifier remains both TX and RX frequen cies Press and hold in the CLAR button for one sec ond to clear the clarifier offset meaning the re ceiving frequ
64. NER Jack 13 8V OUT TX GND OUT This 8 pin jack is used for Connection to CND RXD the FC 30 or FC 40 External Automatic TXD Antenna Tuner TUNER SENSE TX INH IN RESETOUT viewed from rear panel DATA Jack This 6 pin input output jack provides receiver audio and squelch sig nals and accepts transmit AFSK audio and PTT control from an external packet TNC Page 8 viewed from rear panel 450 OPERATION MANUAL SuPPLIED MH 67asJ MICROPHONE PTT Switch Press this switch to transmit and release it to receive after your transmission is com pleted FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MIC The microphone is located here Speak into the micro phone in a normal voice level The microphone should be po sitioned within 2 inches 5 cm from the mouth for optimum performance Page 9 ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS SuPPLIED ACCESSORIES Hand Microphone 67 8 1 pc P N M3090122A DC Power Cord with Fuse 1 pc P N T9023725 Fuse 1 pc P N Q0000074 Operation Manual 1 pc Warranty Card 1 pc AVAILABLE OPTIONS Internal Automatic Antenna Tuner ATU 450 External Automatic Antenna Tuner FC 30 External Automatic Antenna Tuner for Wire Antenna FC 40 Active Tuning Antenna System ATAS 25 Active Tuning Antenna System ATAS 120A Solid State Linear Amplifier AC Power Supply VL 1000 VP 1000 Band Data Cable for VL 1000 CT 118 Desktop Microphone MD 100 DTMF Hand Microphone MH 36E8J Hand Micro
65. ODE TRANSMISSION 34 TX METER 35 TX POWER ADJUSTMENT 35 TRANSMITTER TIME OUT TIMER TOT 36 MICROPHONE GAIN LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 37 DSP MICROPHONE EQUALIZER 38 AUTOMATIC TX RX SWITCHING USING VOICE CONTROL VOX 39 MONITOR ee SL tete 40 SPLIT FREQUENCY OPERATION 41 QUICK SPLIT OPERATION VOICE MEMORY SSB AM FM MODES 42 CW MODE OPERATION 44 SETUP FOR STRAIGHT KEY AND STRAIGHT KEY EMULATION OPERATION 44 USING THE BUILT IN ELECTRONIC KEYER 45 CW SPOTTING 2 47 USING CW REVERSE esee 47 CW DELAY TIME SETTING 48 CW SIDETONE VOLUME LEVEL SETTING 48 CW PITCH ADJUSTMENT 49 CW TRAINING FEATURE sss 49 BEACON FEATURE 50 FM MODE OPERATION 52 BASIC OPERATION sess 52 REPEATER OPERATION 53 TONE SQUELCH DCS OPERATION 54 TONE SEARCH SCANNING MEMORY OPERATION CONVENIENT MEMORY FUNC
66. ON OFF OFF KEYHOLD KEY HOLD TIME 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 LOCKMOD LOCK MODE M TUNE FREQ PANEL ALL ON OFF FREQ ON MEM GRP MEMORY GROUP ON OFF OFF MEM TAG TAG OFF TAGNAME TAG OFF MIC EQ 0 9 0 MICGAIN LOW NOR HIGH NOR MICSCAN MIC AUTO SCAN MY BAND ON OFF ON OFF ON MY MODE ON OFF P M DWN MIC DWN PG One of 52 functions See page 16 P M FST MIC FAST PG One of 52 functions See page 16 P M UP MIC UP PG One of 52 functions See page 16 PEAKHLD METER PEAK HOLD PNL C S PANEL S CUSTOM SWITCH ON OFF One of 52 functions See page 16 VCC QSPL F QUICK SPLIT FREQ 20 0 20 KHz 5 RFPOWER RF PWR SET 5 100 100 RPT REPEATER SHIFT DIRECTION SHIFT SIMPLEX SHIFT SIMPLEX RPT SFT REPEATER SHIFT OFFSET 0 9 99 HF 0 10 50M 1 00 RTY SFT RTTY SHIFT RTY TON RTTY TONE 170 200 425 850 127512125 Hz 170 2125 RTYRPOL RTTY RX POLARITY NOR REV NOR RTYTPOL RTTY TX POLARITY NOR REV NOR SCN RES SCAN RESUME BUSY TIME 1 10 5 SEL DIAL MODE SQL TYP SQL TYPE CWSTONE CWSPEED 100KHz 1MHz MICGAIN RFPOWER OFF ENC ENC DEC 100KHZ OFF SQL RFG SQL RF GAIN SQL RF GAIN RF GAIN STBY BP STBY BEEP ON OFF OFF
67. OPERATION QMB Quick Memory Bank The Quick Memory Bank is independent from the regular and PMS memories You can quickly store operating parameters for later recall Storage 1 Tune to the desired frequency on the VFO mode 2 Press the VOX STO button momentarily The beep will confirm that the contents of the VFO have been written to the QMB memory Recall 1 Press the HOME RCL button The QMB channel s data will be shown on the display 2 Press the HOME RCL button to return to the previous used frequency either a VFO ora memory channel Advice Rotating the MAIN DIAL knob or changing the op erating mode will place the transceiver in the Memory Tune mode The notation will place the MT GMB in the display which is a tem porary pseudo VFO method of tuning off of a stored memory channel If you do not over write the con tents of the current memory channel the original con tents will not be disturbed by the initiation of Memory Tune operation Press the HOME RCL button to return original QMB frequency and or operating mode VOX STO button HOME RCL button z FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 63 SCANNING OPERATION You may scan either the VFO or the memories of the FT 450 and the radio will halt the scan on any station with a signal strong enough to open the receiver s
68. R functions normally while using this frequency but variation of the transmit frequency is not possible Activation of MEM EMG or M 12 EM does not enable any other out of amateur band capability on the transceiver The full specifications of the FT 450 are not necessarily guaranteed on this frequency but power output and receiver sensitivity should be fully satisfactory for the purpose of emer gency communication In an emergency note that a half wave dipole cut for this frequency should be approximately 4573 on each leg 90 6 total length Emergency operation on 5167 5 kHz is shared with the Alaska Fixed Service This transceiver is not authorized for operation under the FCC s Part 87 for aeronautical communications FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 67 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS DisPLAY SETTINGS Display Dimmer You may adjust the brightness level with the five steps 1 Press the F button followed by the METER DIM button to enable adjustment of display dimmer 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select a comfort able brightness level 0 4 3 Press the METER DIM button to save the new setting and return to normal operation Display Contrast Level You may also adjust the contrast level with the 24 steps 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The AMD icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CONT 3 Press the
69. SCEIVER SETTING Set menu itme CAT RTS to DISABLE Set menu itme to 4800 bps 1 Y ne is av n 0 1 Y ant ejl input Dc 13 8v c gt e LC e c 3 ET ES 14 n n 5 gt 1 0 cd E OO cli pa d 62 Junction Connector Cross Cable Dsub to Dsub OPERATION IMPORTANT NoricE When the TUNE button on the Master Transceiver is pressed the Slave Transceiver frequency becomes the same as the Master Trans ceiver Page 84 Please install an antenna protection circuit so the Master RX Trans ceiver is not damaged when the Slave TX Transceiver is transmitting FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MENU Move VOX DLY VOX DELAY VOXGAIN Function Sets the hang time for the VOX circuitry Function Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry s input Available Values 100 3000 ms 100 ms step audio detector Default 500 ms Available Values 1 100 In VOX operation sets the delay time when the trans Default 50 mitter will return to receive after a voice pause The sensitivity is least
70. TIONS 56 MEMORY GROUPS uet e airs tss 57 REGULAR MEMORY OPERATION 58 MEMORY 58 MEMORY CHANNEL _ 58 ERASING MEMORY CHANNEL DATA 59 MEMORY TUNE OPERATION 59 LABELING MEMORIES 60 HOME CHANNEL MEMORIES 62 HOME CHANNEL 62 HOME CHANNEL FREQUENCY CHANGE 62 QMB QUICK MEMORY BANK 63 STORAGE REGAEBL x iid nitet ee p FERES PMS 66 OPERATION ON ALASKA EMERGENCY FREQUENCY 5167 5 kHz U S VERSION ONLY 67 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS 68 DISPLAY SETTING eerte 68 BEEPER SETTING ettet eni 69 BEEP VOLUME eee rent 69 BEEP TONE creditarii iiiar aliii derari AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO TABLE CONTENTS RTTY RADIO TELETYPE OPERATION 72 SETTING UP FOR RTTY OPERATION 72 BASIC SETUP citas terre 72 PACKET OPERATION 73 PACKET SETUP INCLUDING SUBCARRIER FREQUENCY 73 BASIC SETUP eeu 73 MISCELLANEOUS AFSK BASED DATA MODES 74 MENU
71. XT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAMI icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMB icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 7 Recall the memory channel that you wish to ap pend a label 8 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The icon will appear on the display 9 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item MEM TAG 10 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 12 icon will blink and MEM TAG will be replaced with TAG OFF 11 Press the F button to display the previously stored label in the factory default all memory channels are stored with the memory channel number as the label 12 Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label 13 Rotate the DSP SEL knob one step clockwise to move to the next character 14 Repeat steps 12 and 13 to program the remain ing letters numbers or symbols of the desired label Seven characters may be used in the cre ation of a label 15 If you make a mistake rotate the DSP SEL knob counter clockwise to move back the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol You may press the CLAR button to cle
72. ailable Values 3000Hz 0 3000Hz Default 0 Defines the displayed frequency offset during DIG USER L or USER U mode operation D TYPE DTAT MODE Function Selects the mode and sideband if appli cable in the DIG Digital mode Available Values RTTY USR L USR U Default RTTY RTTY FSK RTTY operation USR L User programmed custom operation based on LSB mode USR U User programmed custom operation based on USB mode DIALSTP DIAL STEP Function Sets the DIAL knob s tuning speed Available Values SSB CW 1 10 20 Hz AM FM 100 200 Hz Default SSB CW 10 Hz AM FM 100 Hz The width of the step of the MAIN DIAL knob can be set for each mode DIG VOX Function Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry input level for the DIG mode Available Values OFF 1 100 Default OFF EMERGEN EMERGENCY Function Enables Tx Rx operation on the Alaska Emergency Channel 5167 5 kHz Available Values ON OFF Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON the spot fre quency of 5167 5 kHz will be enabled To get to this frequency use the DSP SEL knob to navigate The Alaska Emergency Channel will be found between the Memory channel 055 001 and 500 Use of this frequency is restricted to amateurs oper ating in or within 92 6 km of the U S State of Alaska and it is to be used for emergency communications only involving the immediate protection of life or prop er
73. ancel the automatic tuning 4 To disable the Automatic Antenna Tuner press the TUNE button briefly again TUNE button Interconnections to FT 450 1 Always switch the transceiver off before connecting any cables to the FC 30 J If the FC 30 doesn t tune even though you have pushed the TUNER switch of FT 450 it may be because the antenna or its coaxial cable have a serious problem very high or low impedance due to an open or short circuit condition Please check the antenna and coax if this happens 1 Do not place any objects next to the ventilation ducts on the FC 30 especially those in the front Note 1 FC 30 and the ATAS 120A Active Tuning Antenna System cannot be operated at the same time The carrier signal transmits continuously while tuning is in progress Please monitor the operating frequency before beginning the tuning process Be sure you are not interfering with others who may already be using the frequency It is normal to hear the sound of the relays while tuning is in progress If the FC 30 does not tune the E icon will blink even though you have pressed the TUNE switch within the amateur band it may be because the antenna or its coaxial cable have a serious problem very high or low impedance due to an Open or short circuit condition Please check the antenna and coaxial cable if this happens 1 The 30 only adjusts the impedance presented to th
74. and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The QM icon will be blink ing 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired tone Available selections are 440 880 1760 Hz factory default 880 Hz You may press the METERIDIM button to sound beep as you ad just the DSP SEL knob You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the beep tone level to the factory default 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The WAMA icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion HOME RCL button o 309 DSP SEL knob F button METER DIMI button Page 70 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Automatic Power Orr APO The Automatic Power Off APO feature will turn the radio completely off after a user defined period of PTT or key button inactivity If you do not press any front panel keys or buttons rotate the MAIN DIAL knob use the microphone s keys and bu
75. ar the cur rent digit label 16 When you have completed the creation of the la bel press the DSP SEL knob The WAM icon returns to appear continuously 17 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion In Memory mode operation the display indicates the channel numbers while selecting the memory chan nels then the display will switch to the Alphanumeric Tag label after two seconds CLAR button MW V M button DSP SEL Knob MAIN DIAL Knob F button Page 60 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Memory OPERATION REGULAR Memory OPERATION To disable the Alphanumeric Tag label display 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The AI icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The QM icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion 7 Recall the memory channel that you wish to dis able the Alphanumeric Tag label 8 Press and hold the F button for one
76. at 1 and maximum at 100 The Delay time can be set while transmitting The VOX operation sensitivity can be set while trans mitting 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 85 CLONING You can transfer all data stored in one transceiver to another set by utilizing the handy Cloning feature This requires a user supplied cloning cable which connects the CAT jacks on the two transceivers as shown below To clone from one transceiver to another use the following procedure 1 Insert the D SUB cross cable User Supplied into the CAT jack of each transceiver Turn both transceivers off then press and hold in the MODE V and MODE A buttons on each ra dio while turning the power on again The cLonE C S SND notation will appear on the display On the Source radio press the VOICE C S button Data will now be transferred to the Destination radio from the Source radio When the clone completes successfully CLonE SENDING is displayed on the display If there is a problem during the cloning process Error will be displayed Check your cable con nections and try again If cloning is successful turn the Destination ra dio off and cLonE C S SND notation will reappear on the Source radio Turn the Source radio off Remove the clone cable The channel and oper ating data for both radios are now identical Both radios may be turned on now for no
77. ay be adjusted using this control IF WIDTH Ste race 30 The width of the IF DSP filtering may be adjusted using this control IF NOTCH ss pace 31 The IF Notch filter is a high Q notch filter that can significantly reduce if not eliminate an interfering carrier DNR Noise REDUCTION SEE 32 The DSP s Digital Noise Reduction DNR feature uti lizes eleven different mathematical algorithms to ana lyze and suppress different noise profiles encountered on the HF 50 MHz bands Choose the selection that provides the best noise suppression which concur rently will allow the signal to rise up out of the noise pace 27 AGC system is highly adaptable to changing sig nal and fading characteristics making reception pos sible under the most difficult conditions FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 25 CONVENIENCE FEATURES ApJusr THE RECEIVING You may reduce the receiving signal strength to 20 dB when extremely strong local signals or high noise de grade reception You may optimize the characteristics of the receiver front end for best reception depending on the noise levels and the signal strengths Press the ATT IPO button several times to set the desired selection per the chart below OFF IPO OFF Attenuator is OFF and the incoming signal is ampli
78. based on voice input into the mi crophone Setup of the VOX system takes only a few seconds 1 Press the F button followed by the VOX STO VOX STO button button to engage the VOX operation uv 2 Without pressing the PTT switch speak into the The 0 icon will appear in the display moms microphone in a normal voice level When you start speaking the transmitter should be activated automatically When you finish speaking the transceiver should return to the receive mode after a short delay 3 To exit from VOX operation press the F button followed by the VOX STO button again VOX Gain ADJUSTMENT IOIOIOIOION F button Adjust the VOX gain level to prevent accidental transmitter activation in a noisy environment 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAMA icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item VOXGAIN 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set to the point where the transmitter is quickly activated by your voice without causing background noise to acti vate the transmitter Available selections are 1 HOME RCL button DSP SEL knob F button 5 Press the DSP S
79. button for one second to 5 return to normal operation NS 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to A 14MHz 7MHz 28 21 2 i MENU enter the Menu mode again The MAT icon s 21 will appear on the display Eos a 8 ds knob to select the menu Em awe ORN 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of ET this menu item The icon will be blinking pou 10 Press the BAND V BAND A buttons to choose cA a band you wish to skip omit from the band se lection loop 11 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select OFF and then press the DSP SEL knob The OFF selection sets the selected band to be skipped while the ON selection sets the selected band to be included in the band selection list 12 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 13 Repeat steps 10 through 12 to select deselect as many bands as you like Note The GEN General Band and the current band cannot be skipped 14 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation BAND BAND My Banps OPERATION Press the BAND W BAND A buttons to choose the BAND Y BAND A button Amateur band on which you wish to operate Only those Amateur bands that have not been skipped will OO appear as you sc
80. ccording to the operating mode IF BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH lt DSP SEL gt SHIFT Page 30 450 OPERATION MANUAL CONVENIENCE FEATURES NOTCH INTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 The IF Notch filter is a highly effective system that allows you to slice out an interfering beat note or other carrier signal from inside the receiver passband 1 Press the DSP button several times to set the gt icon to the NOTCH indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display Press the DSP SEL knob to engage the IF Notch filter Rotate the DSP SEL knob to adjust the center frequency of the IF Notch Filter You may observe the graphically depicted peak position of the IF Notch filter in the NOTCH indi cator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display To disable the IF Notch filter press the DSP SEL button again The graphically depicted peak po sition disappears from the NOTCH indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display confirm ing that the IF Notch filter is no longer operating Indicator DSP SEL knob DSP button The performance of the IF Notch filter is shown in Figure A where the effect of rota tion of the DSP SEL knob is depicted In Figure B you can see the notching effect of the IF Notch filter as you rotate th
81. ching may be as little as 4 60 Watts and matching settings are automatically stored in memory for instant recall when the same frequency range is selected later Please see the manual of FC 40 for detailed information Interconnections to FT 450 After mounting the FC 40 connect the cables from the tuner to the ANT and TUNER jacks on the rear panel of the FT 450 Transceiver Antenna Terminal f Coaxial Cable 5 m N ER vous ss GND ee FC 40 Wrap the ends of the wa terproof cap with supplied sealing tape to protect against moisture ingress Instal supplied ferrite core as close to con nector as possible fd Control Cable 5 m Installation The optional FC 40 Automatic Antenna Tuner provides automatic tuning of a coaxial line so as to present a nominal 50 ohm impedance to the FT 450 s HF 50 MHz antenna port Before operation can begin you must instruct the FT 450 s microprocessor that the FC 30 is being used This is done using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The icon will appear in the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item TUNER Y dz 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable this selected 0 Menu Item 4 Rotate the
82. ck Diagram on the display DSP Switch This button selects the DSP functions Available selections are CONTOUR NOTCH DNR and WIDTH ON OFF Switch Press and hold in this switch for one second to turn the transceiver on or off AGC Switch This button selects the AGC characteristics for the receiver Press and hold in this button for one second to disable the AGC for testing or weak signal reception NB Switch This button turns the IF Noise Blanker on and off Press this button to re duce short duration pulse noise SN PHONE Jack A 1 4 inch 3 contact jack accepts ei ther monaural or stereo headphones with 2 or 3 contact plugs When a plug is inserted the loudspeaker is dis abled KEY When wearing headphones we rec ommend that you turn the AF GAIN ab Q levels down to their lowest settings before turning power on to minimize the impact on your hearing caused by audio pops during switch on IOIO KEY Jack rent is 0 5 mA Page 2 This 1 4 inch 3 contact jack accepts a CW key or keyer paddles for the built in electronic keyer or output from an external electronic keyer Pinout is shown below Key up is 5 volts and key down cur Nir DOT DASH COMMON 7 450 OPERATION MANUAL FRoNT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS VOIC
83. ct P B to as sign the Play Back feature to the VOICE C S button Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation RECORDING 1 Press and hold in the VOICE C S button for one second to initiate recording The BACK icon will appear in the display to confirm that recording is in progress The recorder will store up to 20 sec onds of the received audio and then halt the re cording The EBACK icon will go out You may halt the recording in progress by press ing and holding the VOICE C S button for one Second PLAYBACK Press the VOICE C S button momentarily to begin playback of the recorded audio The BACK icon will blink in the display to confirm that playback is in progress ApvickE You may adjust the playback level of the recording with the AF GAIN knob LJ ae DSP SEL knob F button VOICE C S button lOlOlOlOlOoll io OFS 7 LJ IOIOIQIOIOK 10 OBE LJ AF GAIN knob Page 24 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL CONVENIENCE FEATURES RECEIVER OPERATION FRONT END BLock DIAGRAM The FT 450 includes
84. cy step with the DSP SEL knob When the selection is complete press this key again PMS SCAN Switch Press this button to initiate the upward scanning of VFO fre quencies or memory chan nels Press the F button followed by this button to engage the Programmable Memory Scan PMS which limits scanning within a particular frequency D range BAND TUNE METER DIM Switch Press this button to change the meter 2 function in the transmit mode fol lows ALC SWR PO PO Indicates the average power output level ALC Indicates the relative ALC volt age SWR Indicates the Standing Wave Ratio Forward Reflected Press the F button followed by this button to enable adjustment of the display dimmer level by the DSP SEL knob When the adjustment is complete press this key again TUNE Switch Press this button momentarily to toggle the ATU 450 Internal Automatic Antenna Tuner on off Press and hold in this button to begin the automatic Tuning F Switch Press this button to activate the alternate key functions of the six command buttons located on the upper right corner of the front panel Press and hold this button for one second to engage the Menu mode 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 3 FRoNT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS MIC Jack This 8 p
85. d of the relays while tuning is in progress If the impedance cannot be matched by the FC 40 better than 2 1 and the gis a icon will blink the micropro cessor will not retain the tuning data for that frequency as the FC 40 presumes that you will want to adjust or repair your antenna system to correct the high SWR condition FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 93 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AcTIVE TUNING ANTENNA System ATAS 100 120 120A OPERATION The optional ATAS 100 ATAS 120 or ATAS 120A Active Tuning Antenna System permits operation on a num ber of HF bands 7 14 21 28 MHz plus 50 MHz The FT 450 provides microprocessor control of the tuning mechanism in the ATAS antenna for convenient automatic tuning Interconnections to FT 450 ATAS 120A is connected referring to the figure below ADVICE Always turn off the power switch on the FT 450 and the external power supply before you connect any cables ATTENTION 1 Do not touch the cables or connectors with wet hands 1 Do not touch the cables or connectors when you transmit There is danger of electric shock or other serious injury J It is not possible to use an ATU 450 or the FC 30 with an ATAS 120A at the same time Installation Before operation can begin you must instruct the FT 450 s microprocessor that the ATAS 100 120 120A is being used This is done using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to ente
86. e BFO offset and the CW filter center frequen cies Available Values 400 500 600 700 800 Hz Default 700 The CW pitch may be adjusted in steps of 100 Hz FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 79 MENU Move CWSPEED Function Sets the sending speed for the built in Electronic keyer Available Values 4 wom 20cpm 60wpm 300cpm Default 12wpm 60cpm You can set the sending speed in either wom words per minute or com characters per minute To switch between Wpm and cpm just press the F button Note If the CW QSK is set to 25ms the setting of CW SPEED must not exceed 50wpm 250 And if the CW QSK is set to 30ms the setting of CW SPEED must not exceed 42wpm 210cpm The delay will make it impossible to transmit CWSTONE CW SIDE TONE Function Sets the CW sidetone volume level Available Values FIXO FIX100 or LNK 50 LNK 0 LNK 50 Default FIX10 or LNK 8 CWTRAIN CW TRAINING Function Setting of CW training function Available Values N A M Default N Sends random Morse Code five character groups via the sidetone N Numeric characters only A Alphabet characters only M Numeric and Alphabet characters Mixed CWWEIGT CW WEIGHT Function Sets the CW weight level Available Values 1 2 5 1 4 5 Default 1 3 0 Sets the Dot Dash ratio for the built in electronic keyer D DISP DATA DISP Function DIG USER L or USER U mode opera tion Av
87. e DSP SEL knob to eliminate the incoming interfer ence Desired Signal M Heterodyne N Desired Signal QRM Heterodyne lt gt IF BANDWIDTH lt BANDWIDTH lt DSP SELP 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 31 CONVENIENCE FEATURES DNR INTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 KHZ The Digital Noise Reduction DNR system is designed to reduce the level of random noise found on the HF and 50 MHz bands and it is especially effective during SSB operation Any of eleven different noise reduction algo rithms can be selected Each of these algorithms was created for dealing with a different noise profile and you will want to experiment with the DNR system to find the best setting according to the noise currently being experienced 1 Press the DSP button several times to set the gt icon to the DNP indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display Press the DSP SEL knob to engage the Digital Noise Reduction system Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the setting that most effectively reduces the noise level You may observe the effectiveness of the Digital Noise Reduction system in the DNR indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display To disable the Digital Noise Reduction system press the DSP SEL button again The graph ef fectively disappears from the DNR indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display confirm ing that t
88. e OPERATION USING THE BUILT IN ELECTRONIC KEYER Before starting connect your keyer paddle to the front panel KEY jack in the status that turned off the POWER ON OFF switch By pressing the BAND V BAND A buttons the operating band will change as follows 7e610e14e15e18e21e214e OC OUO ON om 3 Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to adjust the oper T ating Trequency MAIN DIAL knob If you use the optional MH 31a8u or 100 KEYER button F button DOT DASH COMMON button to engage automatic activation of the trans mitter when you close the CW key The EKN icon will appear in the display 6 When you press either the Dot or Dash side of your paddle the transmitter will automatically be activated and the CW carrier will be transmitted 1 Press the BANDW BAND A buttons to select MODE Y MODE A button VOX STO button 28 e 50 e 1 8 3 5 8 7 vs 2 Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to select you may adjust the operating frequency by the UP DWN buttons on the microphone 5 Press the KEYER button to activate the built in Electronic Keyer The REYER icon will appear in When your release the paddle transmission will cease after a brief delay The delay time is user the operating band BAND V BAND A button the CW mode 4 Press the F button followed by the VOX STO the display programmable per the discussi
89. e not installing the MHG 1 Also do not use an improper screw for mount ing the MHG 1 An improper screw may cause a short circuit to the internal circuitry caus ing serious damage Handle end 2 pes Mounting Screws 2 pes Page 96 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES MountiInG Bracket MMB 90 INSTALLATION The MMB 90 is a mounting bracket designed to match the YAESU FT 450 transceiver Parts List Mounting Double Face Adhesives Screws Washers Nuts for Mounting Bracket M4 Knob screws 5 20 Screws M5X20 Tapping screws WaSLi rS u cct er re ELE Installation Procedure 1 Determine a convenient mounting location with sufficient clearance and ventilation Use the bracket as a template and locate the mounting holes Use a 4 8 mm 3 16 bit to drill the holes Secure the bracket with the supplied screws washers and nuts Note The supplied double sided adhesive tape may be used to temporarily hold the mobile mounting bracket in place while drilling the holes for instal lation Stay user prepared 2 Position the transceiver in the bracket so the hol
90. e s PTT Push To Talk switch speak into the microphone in a normal voice level Release the PTT switch to return to the receive mode NoricE Regarding of the DSP SEL knob The DSP SEL knob is used for operating various functions depending on the situation If you can not change the frequency memory channel by tuning the DSP SEL knob the DSP SEL knob is selected to operate of one of the DSP functions In this case press the DSP button several times until the gt icon disappears from the DSP Graphic Display FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Easy OPERATION How ro use THE DSP SEL When a DSP function is not selected and no gt icon is shown in the LCD Graphic Display then turning o oe the DSP SEL knob controls the frequency in VFO d mode or selects the memory channel memory mode or selects the menu item in memory mode In lOlOIOIOIOIQ the VFO Mode briefly depressing the DSP SEL knob will permit frequency adjustment in 100 kHz steps Default setting The 100 kHz operation may be changed with the SELDIAL menu function DSP SEL knob When a DSP function is selected the gt icon will appear next to the function in the LCD Graphic Dis play Then pressing the DSP SEL knob will switch the DSP function on or off When the DSP function is on turning the DSP SEL knob wi
91. e transceiver at the station end of your coaxial cable feed line It does not tune the SWR at the antenna feed point itself When designing and building your antenna system we recommended that every effort be made to ensure a low SWR at the antenna feed point J Do not connect an antenna or feed cable that is not designed for 50 ohm impedance 1 The impedance matching range of the FC 30 is from 16 5 ohms to 150 ohms up to 3 1 SWR Accordingly the FC 30 should not be expected to match long wire type antennas unless you have taken specific design steps to ensure that the impedance presented to the FT 450 is within this specification FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 91 INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 200 Memory ANTENNA TUNER FC 40 OPERATION The FC 40 makes use of the control circuitry built into the transceiver which allows the operator to control and monitor automatic operation of the FC 40 which mounts near the antenna feedpoint The FC 40 uses specially selected thermally stable components and is housed in a waterproof case to withstand severe environmental conditions with high reliability carefully chosen combination of solid state switching components and high speed relays allows the FC 40 to match a wide variety of antennas to within a 2 1 SWR on any amateur band frequency 160 through 6 meters typically in less than eight seconds Transmitter power required for mat
92. e18e21e214e 28 50 1 8 e 3 5 7 e Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to select the CW mode Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to adjust the oper ating frequency If you use the optional MH 31a8u or 100 you may adjust the operating frequency by the UP DWN buttons on the microphone Press the F button followed by the VOX STO button to engage automatic activation of the trans mitter when you close the CW key icon will appear in the display When you close your CW key the transmitter will automatically be activated and the CW carrier will be transmitted When your release the key transmission will cease after a brief delay The delay time is user programmable per the discus sion on page 48 MODE V MODEA button VOX STO button BAND Y BAND A button _ ae JO 5 50 0 MAIN DIAL knob KEYER button F button KEY GND Regarding of the DSP SEL knob The DSP SEL knob is used for operating various functions depending on the situation If you can not change the frequency memory channel by tuning the DSP SEL knob the DSP SEL knob is selected to operate of one of the DSP functions In this case press the DSP button several times until the gt icon disappears from the DSP Graphic Display Page 44 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL CW Mov
93. ect to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The 31 icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The UAD icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired Maximum TX time Available selections are 1 minute through 20 minutes or off Press the HOME RCL button to reset the TOT time to the factory default Press the DSP SEL knob The 31 icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion HOME RCL button lOlIOIOIOIOIG LJ DSP SEL knob F button Page 36 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL SSB AM TRANSMISSION MicRoPHONE GAIN LEvEL ADJUSTMENT At the factory a microphone gain has been programmed that should be satisfactory for the supplied MH 67asu Hand Microphone If you use an after market microphone you may wish to set a different Microphone Gain Level 1 Press and hold the F button for o
94. ecting the memories you have programmed 1 Press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the transceiver off 2 Press and hold the F button While holding it in press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the transceiver on Once the transceiver comes on you may release the F button Furt RESET Use this procedure to restore all Menu and Memory settings to their original factory defaults All Memo ries will be cleared by this procedure 1 Press and hold the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the transceiver off 2 Press and hold the HOME RCL button While holding it in press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the trans ceiver on Once the transceiver comes on you may release the HOME RCL button Page 18 4 ON OFF switch MW V M button ON OFF switch F button 0 OUIOUOBON ON OFF switch HOME RCL button 450 OPERATION MANUAL RECEIVING TUNING STEPS The tuning step of the MAIN DIAL knob and the DSP SEL knob is different depending on the oper ating mode Mope MAIN DIAL DSP SEL 1
95. ed z woo IO IO NB button Block Diagram FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 27 CONVENIENCE FEATURES CONTOUR INTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3 KHZ The Contour filtering system provides a gentle perturbation of the IF filter pass band so as to suppress or enhance particular frequency components in five steps thus improving the sound and or readability of a re ceived signal 1 Press the DSP button several times to set the CONTOUR Indicator gt icon to the CONTOUR indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the display 2 Press the DSP SEL knob to engage the con tour filter 3 Press and hold the DSP SEL knob for one sec ond to toggle the contour filter s level between null and 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to achieve the most natural sounding audio reproduction on the in DSP SEL knob DSP button coming signal The peak position of the contour filter is graphi cally depicted in the CONTOUR indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the LCD Refer to Figure B this shows a indenta 5 Press the DSP SEL knob again to increase the lion of the contour filter is center of a pass contour filter s level null or peak band Counter clockwise rotation to the left 6 To disable the contour filter press the DSP SEL of the DSP SEL knob causes the button agai
96. ed repeater shift direction Available selections are SHIFT SIMPLEX and SHIFT 9 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item SQL TYP 11 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 2310 icon will be blinking 12 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired CTCSS mode If you just need to send the uplink encoding tone select ENC For encode decode operation choose ENC DEC instead 13 Press the DSP SEL knob The mAN icon re turns to appear continuously 14 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item TONE P 15 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 16 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired CTCSS Tone FnEaueNcy Hz CTCSS tone to be used A total of 50 standard 74 4 885 915 948 CTCSS tones provided Hee 4535 17 Press the DSP SEL knob The QM icon re 4 1567 159 8 turns to appear continuously 3 179 9 183 5 18 Press and hold the F button for one second to save 2095 the new setting and return to normal operation 19 Rotate the MAIN DIAL to the output frequency downlink from the repeater 20 Close the microphone s PTT switch to begin Apvick
97. em is set to ON the 500 stan dard memory channels are partitioned into ten Memory Groups each holding up to 50 memory chan nels MEM TAG Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the memory channels See page 60 for information on setting the Memory Tags 450 OPERATION MANUAL 81 MENU MIC EQ Function Setting of the DSP microphone equalizer Available Values 0 9 Default 0 You may select one of ten available DSP equaliza tion techniques for transmitted microphone audio Flat Low frequency component is decreased Mid frequency component is decreased High frequency component is decreased High frequency component is enhanced Mid frequency component is enhanced Low frequency component is enhanced Low frequency component is enhanced and High frequency component is decreased 8 Low frequency component is decreased and Mid frequency component is enhanced 9 Low frequency component is decreased and High frequency component is enhanced MICGAIN Function Setting of the MIC gain Available Values LOW NOR HIGH Default NOR Adjusts the microphone gain level for SSB AM FM LOW When the microphone input is high the speech processor is turned off automatically NOR For normal voice the speech processor is turned on automatically HIGH When the microphone input is low the speech processor is turned on automatically MICSCA
98. ency is equal to the transmit fre quency When the MAIN DIAL knob is rotated to change the frequency after disabling the clarifier the clari fier offset becomes zero meaning the receiv ing frequency is equal to the transmit frequency Clarifier Offset MAIN DIAL knob CLAR button O When the receiving frequency is cram higher than transmit frequency 1 m will be appended to the off Hi Ju set frequency When the receiving frequency is lower than transmit frequency Vi will be appended to the offset fre CHi 5 Ll quency You may assign the CLAR function to the DSP SEL knob via the Menu Item CLAR Page 20 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL RECEIVING DIGITAL VoicE ANNOUNCEMENT Press the F button followed by the VOICE C S but ton to announce the current operating frequency with resolution to the displayed 100 Hz digit and operat ing mode ADVICE If you assign the VOICE2 function to the VOICE C S button via the menu item PNL C S you may confirm the current operating frequency with resolu tion to the displayed 100 Hz digit operating mode and S meter reading through the voice message announcement system by pressing the VOICE C S button See page 16 for details of the VOICE C S button assignment VOICE C S button OX OI OU ODIO
99. ency memory crophone in a normal voice level channel by tuning the DSP SEL knob the The 8 icon will appear the display con DSP SEL knob is selected to operate of one firming that transmission is in progress of the DSP functions 5 Release the PTT switch at the end of your trans mission The transceiver will return to the receive mode In this case press the DSP button several times until the gt icon disappears from the DSP Graphic Display Page 52 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL FIM OPERATION REPEATER OPERATION The FT 450 may be operated on 29 MHz and 50 MHz repeaters Use this procedure to set the repeater shift direction and the CTCSS squelch mode amp tone 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAM icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The MA icon re DSP SEL knob MAIN DIAL knob F button turns to appear continuously 6 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item RPT 7 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The mAT icon will change to blink 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desir
100. es in the side are aligned with those in the bracket Fasten the transceiver into place using the sup plied Knob screws 4 M4 Knob screws 4 pcs Upper side Lower side 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 97 SPECIFICATIONS General Rx Frequency Range Tx Frequency Ranges Frequency Stability Operating Temperature Range Emission Modes Frequency Steps Antenna Impedance Power Consumption Supply Voltage Dimensions WxHxD Weight approx Transmitter Power Output Modulation Types Maximum FM Deviation Harmonic Radiation SSB Carrier Suppression Undesired Sideband Suppression Audio Response SSB Microphone Impedance 30 kHz 56 MHz operating 160 6 m specified performance Amateur bands only 160 6 m Amateur bands only 1 ppm hour 77 F 25 C after warmup 14 F 122 F 10 50 C A1A CW A3E AM J3E LSB USB F3E FM 10 Hz SSB amp CW 100 Hz AM amp FM 50 Ohms unbalanced Rx signal present 1 5A Tx 100 W 22A DC 13 8 V 10 9 x 3 3 x 8 5 229 x 84 x 217 mm 7 9 Ib 3 6 kg 100 watts 25 watts AM carrier J3E SSB Balanced AM Low Level Early Stage FM Variable Reactance 5 0 kHz x2 5 kHz Better than 60 dB 160 10m Amateur bands Better than 70 dB 6m Amateur band At least 60 dB below peak output At lea
101. ever the internal CW is activated BIGIN This indicator appears whenever the CW break in operation is activated This indicator appears when the MAIN DIAL knob s tuning rate is set to fast 93 This indicator appears when the MAIN DIAL knob is locked This indicator appears whenever the Menu Mode is engaged CLAR This indicator appears whenever the Clarifier function is activated SPLIT This indicator appears whenever Split frequency operation is activated 9 This indicator appears when the alternate key functions of the six command buttons located on the upper right corner of the front panel is activated FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 7 REAR PANEL JACKS viewed from rear panel DC IN Jack This is the DC power supply connection for the transceiver Use the supplied DC cable to connect directly to the car bat tery or to a DC power supply which must be capable of sup plying at least 22 A 13 8 VDC ANT Jack Connect your antenna here using a type M PL 259 co axial connector and 50 Ohm coaxial feedline Warning High Power RF voltage is present at the TX RF section of the transceiver while transmitting Absolutely Do not touch the TX RF section while transmitting COOLING FAN Turns at low speed in receive mode Turns at high speed when the temperature begins to rise or in transmit mode
102. fied by the RF preampli OO OFF 055 gt Attenuator is the incoming signal pam is reduced by 20 dB and the incom S 356 EO ing signal is amplified by the RF pream plifier ATT IPO button Block Diagram Attenuator is OFF and the incoming signal bypasses the RF preamplifier yielding direct feed to the first mixer Attenuator is ON the incoming signal power is reduced by 20 dB and the incoming signal bypasses the RF preamplifier yielding direct feed to the first mixer The selection will be indicated in the Block Diagram on the display NorE An attenuator is always ON between 30kHz m ma and 1 7 2 Noise BLANKER INTERFERENCE REJECTION Sicnats within 3 KHZ The FT 450 includes an effective Noise Blanker which can significantly reduce noise caused by automotive ignition systems 1 Press the NB button to activate the Noise Blanker 2 Press the NB button again to disable the Noise Blanker The selection will be indicated in the Block Diagram on the display OFF NB button Block Diagram Page 26 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL CONVENIENCE FEATURES AGC FoR COMFORTABLE AND EFFECTIVE RECEPTION The AGC system is designed to help compensate for fading and other
103. he VOICE C S button Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The MAMI icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select Menu Item PNL C S Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjust icon ment of this Menu Item The will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the de sired function Press the DSP SEL knob The icon returns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation KOC OON OC A OO DSP SEL knob F button 450 OPERATION MANUAL SSB AM TRANSMISSION 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 43 CW Move OPERATION The powerful CW operating capabilities of the FT 450 include operation using both an electronic keyer paddle and a straight key or emulation thereof as is provided by a computer based keying device SETUP FOR STRAIGHT KEY AND STRAIGHT KEY EMULATION OPERATION Before starting connect your key to the front panel KEY jack in the status that turned off the POWER ON OFF switch and be sure the button is turned off the KEYER icon is not displayed for now 1 Press the BAND V BAND A buttons to select the operating band By pressing the BAND V BAND A buttons the operating band will change as follows 7e610e14e15
104. he FC 30 Automatic Antenna Tuner responds to control commands from the FT 450 Transceiver providing microprocessor based impedance matching on the 160 through 6 meter Amateur bands On the HF and 50 MHz bands the impedance matching range is from 16 5 ohms to 150 ohms up to 3 1 SWR Accordingly the FC 30 should not be expected to match Long wire type antennas unless you have taken specific design steps to ensure that the impedance presented to the FC 30 is within these specifications Please see the manual of FC 30 for more detailed information Rear Panel Information Connect one end of the Interconnecting Control Cable s miniature DIN connector to the TUNER jack on the rear of the FT 450 Connect the other end of the Control Cable s miniature DIN connector to the CNTL jack on the FC 30 Connect one end of the Antenna Cable s M type connector to the ANT jack on the rear of the FT 450 Connect the other end of the Antenna Cable s M type connector to the TRX jack on the FC 30 Connect the Antenna Cable from the Antenna to the ANT jack on the FC 30 GND 4 TUNER CTRL Installation The optional FC 30 Automatic Antenna Tuner provides automatic tuning of a coaxial line so as to present a nominal 50 ohm impedance to the FT
105. he IF Notch filter is no longer operating DNR Indicator DSP SEL knob DSP button Page 32 450 OPERATION MANUAL CONVENIENCE FEATURES RF GAIN The RF Gain controls provide manual adjustment of the gain levels for the receiver RF and IF stages to com pensate for noise and or signal strength conditions at the moment SQL RF GAIN knob should initially be rotated to the fully clockwise position This is the point of maxi mum sensitivity and counter clockwise rotation will gradually reduce the system gain ADVICE As the SQL RF GAIN knob is rotated counter clockwise to reduce the gain the S meter read ing will rise This indicates that the AGC voltage being applied to the receiver is increasing which causes a reduction in receiver gain CJ Rotating the SQL RF GAIN knob control to the fully counter clockwise position will essentially dis able the receiver as the gain will be greatly re duced In this case the S meter will appear to be pegged That is a full scale reading E E SQL RF GAIN knob FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 33 SSB AM TRANSMISSION 1 BAND V BAND A button PHONES 1 q ED TD REED
106. he ground system inside the station as well as outside on a regular basis so as to ensure maximum performance and safety Besides following the above guidelines carefully note that household or industrial gas lines must never be used in an attempt to establish an electrical ground Cold water pipes may in some instances help in the grounding effort but gas lines represent a significant explosion hazard and must never be used Linear TNC Amplifier Transceiver GND 5 GND GND PROPER GROUND CONNECTION Transceiver Linear TNC Amplifier GND GND GND IMPROPER GROUND CONNECTION Page 12 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION VL 1000 LINEAR AMPLIFIER INTERCONNECTION Be sure that both the FT 450 and VL 1000 are turned off then follow the installation recommendations con tained in the illustration Note J Please refer to the VL 1000 Operating Manual for details regarding amplifier operation J Please do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial cables when your hands wet N ANTENNA CABLE Not Supplied HF Beam Antenna j DC 13 8 V BE gt HF Dipole Antenna INPUT To link the FT 450 and VL 1000 Power switches set the VL 1000 REMOTE Switch to the ON position Q 04 2 3 HF vertical Antenna 18 6 rL m
107. ill be heard and Spot tone frequency will show in the display This tone cor responds to the pitch of your transmitted signal and if you adjust the receiver frequency to match the pitch of the received CW signal to that of the Spot tone your transmitted signal will be precisely matched to that of the other station Release the ATT IPO button to turn the Spot tone off IOIOIQIOIO i Case ATT IPO button Usinc CW Reverse If you experience a difficult interference situation where an interfering station cannot readily be eliminated you may wish to try receiving using the opposite sideband This may throw the interfering station s frequency direction that may lend itself more readily to rejection 1 To start let s use a typical example where you have set the CW mode using the default USB ad injection the 12 and icon appear 2 Press and hold in the MODE Y or MODE A button for one second icon appears instead 99 indicating that the LSB injec tion side has now been selected 3 Press and hold the MODE V or MODE A button once again for one second to return to the normal USB injection side and cancel CW Reverse operation the 12 and icons appear MODE Y
108. in jack accepts input from a supplied MH 67A8J Hand Micro phone DOWN UP 5V MIC GND MIC PTT GND FAST viewed from front panel Page 4 2 KEY IOI OIC SHIFT lt DsP SELP i SHIFT Knob This knob shifts the IF DSP passband to reduce an interfering signal which is inside the IF passband DSP SEL Knob This knob is used to select functions depending on the situation Frequency Tuning Memory Channel Selection DSP Setting Menu Mode Selection MODEV MODEA Switch These buttons select the operating mode KEYER Switch This button toggles the in ternal CW keyer on and off CLAR Switch Pressing this button activates the Clarifier to allow temporarily offsetting the receive frequency When the Clarifier is active you may offset the receive frequency by adjust ing the MAIN DIAL knob 450 OPERATION MANUAL FRoNT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS BAND V BANDA Switch These buttons select the operating band BA ID TUNE AF GAIN This knob sets the receiver s audio volume level Typically you will op erate with this control set between the 9 o clock and 10 o clock posi tions
109. ion uagaaudgaaaauzcu Microphone and phone jacks on the front panel ATU automatic antenna tuner can be installed in the radio optional A perfect performance on HF radio with easy operation is realized only by the FT 450 very small HF HF 50 MHz with 100 Watts output all mode operation Small compact and light weight HF radio 9 W x 3 3 H x 8 5 D in 7 9 Ib 9 segment LCD frequency display with large characters provides more natural indication Built in IF DSP unit which realize the following functions WIDTH CW narrow 500 Hz operation available without any optional filters Long wire antenna can be used by the optional FC 40 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 1 FRoNT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS ATT IPO Switch This button selects the ATT or IPO feature Available se lections are ATT OFF IPO OFF ATT ON IPO OFF ATT OFF IPO ON ATT ON IPO ON ATT OFF IPO OFF ATT OFF IPO OFF Attenuator is OFF and the RF preamplifier amplifies the incoming signal ATT ON IPO OFF The received signal is reduced by 20 dB and the RF preamplifier amplifies the incoming signal ATT OFF IPO ON Attenuator is OFF and the received signal bypasses the RF preamplifier yielding a direct feed to the first mixer ATT ON IPO ON The received signal is reduced by 20 dB and the in coming signal bypasses the RF preamplifier yielding a direct feed to the first mixer The selection will be indicated in the Blo
110. ll change the func tion parameters ADVICE You may change the function of the DSP SEL knob via menu item SELDIAL OPERATION The Menu System allows you to customize a wide variety of transceiver performance aspects and operating characteristics After you have initially customized the various Menu procedures you will find that you will not have to resort to them frequently during everyday operation 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The MAT icon will ap onem pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item to be adjusted IKORCOIOUIOUIOIC 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of 8 the selected Menu Item The MAMI icon will blink Ss 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to adjust or select the parameter to be changed DSP SEL knob F button 5 Press the DSP SEL knob to save the selection The icon appears continuously GND GAD N8 AGC 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to ER return to normal operation Er MENU uT 85 E 1 Menu Item or m Setting FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 15 Easy OPERATION How ro use THE VOICE C S Switcu You may set the VOICE C S button function to one of 52 functions via Menu Item PNL C S
111. menu delay time to the factory default item VOX DLY 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The UAT icon 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of returns to appear continuously this menu item The 23102 icon will be blinking 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 39 SSB AM TRANSMISSION MONITOR You may listen to the quality of your transmitted signal using the Monitor feature PREPARATIONS Assign the Monitor feature to the VOICE C S button 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode AMA icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item PNL C S 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select MONI to assign the Monitor feature to the VOICE C S button 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation ADVICE You may assign the MONITOR feature to the optional microphone s DWN FST UP button via the Menu Item P M DWN P M FST or M UP MONITORING 1 Press the VOICE C S MONITOR button to ac tivate the Monitor fea
112. mode selection loop Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select OFF and then press the DSP SEL knob OFF selection sets the selected mode to be skipped while the ON selection sets the selected mode to be included in the mode selection list Press the DSP SEL knob The MM icon returns to appear continuously Repeat steps 10 through 12 to select deselect as many modes as you like Note The mode currently in use cannot be turned off Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Mopes OPERATION Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to choose the operating mode on which you wish to operate Only those operating modes that have not been skipped will appear as you scroll through the modes MODE V MODE A button z IOIOIOIC DSP SEL knob F button LSB USB NS MODE V MODE A button 450 OPERATION MANUAL RECEIVING DicirTAL Voice RECORDER PREPARATIONS 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAT icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item PNL C S Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 2310 icon will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to sele
113. mp FDIAL AM amp FM DIAL APO APO TIME OFF 1 12 h OFF BCN TIM BEACON TIME OFF 1 255 sec OFF BCN TXT BEACON TEXT BEEPTON BEEP TONE 440 880 1760 Hz 880Hz BEEPVOL FIX100 or LNK 50 LNKO LNK 50 FIX10 or LNK8 CAT RTS CAT TOT CAT TIME OUT TIME DISABLE ENABLE 10 100 1000 3000 mSec ENABLE CATRATE 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps DATA CLAR CLAR DIAL SEL DIAL SEL CLK SFT CLOCK SHIFT ON OFF CONT DISP CONTRAST 1 24 CW AUTO CW AUTO MODE CW BFO ON OFF USB LSB AUTO CW DLY CW DELAY FULL 30 3000 mSec CW KEY CW KEY REV NOR REV CW QSK 15 20 25 30 mSec CWPADDL CW PADDLE KEY MIC CWPITCH Page 76 400 500 600 700 800 Hz 450 OPERATION MANUAL Menu CWSPEED MENU AVAILABLE VALUES 4 wpm 20cpm 60 300cpm DEFAULT SETTING 12wpm 60cpm CWSTONE CW SIDE TONE FIXO 100 or LNK 50 LNKO LNK 50 FIX10 or LNK 8 CWTRAIN CW TRAINING N CWWEIGT CW WEIGHT 1 2 5 1 4 5 1 3 0 D DISP DATA DISP D TYPE DTAT MODE 3000 0 3000 Hz RTTY USER L USER U 0 RTTY DIALSTP DIAL STEP SSB CW 1 10 20 Hz AM FM 100 200 Hz SSB CW 10 AM FM 100 DIG VOX OFF 1 100 OFF EMERGEN EMERGENCY
114. n KEYER Set to the same function as the front panel s KEYER button CLAR Set to the same function as the front panel s CLAR button BANDDN Set to the same function as the front panel s BAND V button BANDUP Set to the same function as the front panel s BAND A button A B Set to the same function as the front panel s A B button AIB Set to the same function as the front panel s A B button LOCK Set to the same function as the front panel s LOCK button TUNE Set to the same function as the front panel s TUNE button VOICE Announce the current operating frequency with resolution to the displayed 100 Hz digit and operating mode MW Copies the current operating data from the VFO into the currently selected memory channel V M Toggles frequency control between VFO and memory system HOME Recall the favorite frequency channel RCL Recall the QMB Quick Memory Bank memory VOX Activate the VOX automatic voice actuated transmitter switching feature STO Copies operating data into QMB Quick Memory Bank Memory STEP Enables the setting of the frequency step of the DSP SEL knob by the DSP SEL knob SPLIT Activates split frequency operation between VFO A and VFO B PMS Engages Programmable Memory Scan PMS SCAN Initiates the upward scanning of VFO frequencies or memory cha
115. n The MAMI icon will appear on the display 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select menu item KEYHOLD 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired du ration time Available selections are 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 sec default value 1 0 sec You may Press the HOME RCL button to reset the duration time to the factory default 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The AMD icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation F button FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 17 Easy OPERATION RESETTING THE MICROPROCESSOR The FT 450 has three reset methods VFO Mewory RESET Use this procedure to reset clear out the Memory channels Except the QMB channel previously stored and VFO data without affecting any configuration changes you may have made to the Menu settings 1 Press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the transceiver off 2 Press and hold the MW V M button While holding it in press and hold in the POWER ON OFF switch for one second to turn the trans ceiver on Once the transceiver comes on you may release the MW V M button Menu Mope Reset Use this procedure to restore the Menu settings to their factory defaults without aff
116. n The graphic disappears from the tion to move toward a lower frequency within CONTOUR indicator of the LCD Display confirm the passband while clockwise rotation to the ing that the contour filter is no longer operating right causes the indentation to move toward a higher frequency within the passband By removing interference or unwanted frequency components on the incoming signal it is pos sible to make the desired signal rise out of the background noise interference enhanc ing intelligibility BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH BANDWIDTH DSP SEL DSP SEL DSP SEL JI Q T Contour Nu _ v Contour Peak ENO Contour Ore 1017 E Contour Gain Low v Contour Nu _ Contour Peak ME uen Contour Orr Contour Gain HIGH Quick Point The steep slopes of the DSP filtering can when adjusted aggressively impart an unnatural sound to an incom ing signal Often a narrow bandwidth is not the key to improving copy The incoming signal itself may have undesirable or excessive frequency components By judicious use of the Contour filter the shoulder of the passband response may be altered or components removed from within the pa
117. ne second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu mode again WAMA icon will appear on the display Oros 3l 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu ew item MICGAIN 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment OOOO of this menu item The MAM icon will be blink OG JOQ Q5 O ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired microphone gain LOW NOR or HIGH factory DSP SEL knob F button default NOR LOW When the microphone input is high the speech processor is turned off automati cally NOR For normal voice the speech processor is turned on automatically HIGH When the microphone input is low the speech processor is turned on automati cally Press the HOME RCL button to reset the mi crophone gain to the factory default 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 37 SSB AM TRANSMISSION DSP MicRoPHONE EQUALIZER You may select one of ten available DSP equalization techniques for transmitted microphone audio 1 Press and hold the DSP button for one second This instantly activates menu item MIC EQ The icon will appear on the display Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu
118. nk ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again WAMI icon will appear on the display 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CW KEY 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The AMD icon will be blink ing HOME RCL button OU OI OUI OION JIOXOIO U F button DSP SEL knob 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the REV de fault NOR You may Press the HOME RCL button to reset the paddle polarity to the factory default 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The 310 icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Page 46 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL CW Move OPERATION CW ZERO BEATING Spotting zeroing in on another CW station is a handy technique for ensuring that you and the other station are precisely on the same frequency To Use CW Sporttine In CW mode while pressing and holding the ATT IPO button the Spot tone w
119. nnels MENU Engage the Menu mode DIMMER Enables adjustment of the display dimmer level by the DSP SEL knob MTR Change the meter function in the transmit mode USER This parameter is for future expansion of the transceiver s capabilities Do not select this parameter Page 16 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Easy OPERATION Key DuRATION SETTING The duration that buttons are held determines the function they activate Factory default is one second Pressing a button for less than one second activates one function Pressing and holding the button in for longer than one second activates another function The default one second release time can be changed to a shorter or longer duration if desired To do this 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu Mode The MAMA icon will ap pear on the display OU COO OUO 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu item 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon re DSP SEL knob turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode agai
120. nt screws Do not damage the packing or the top case may not close 4 Remove the two screws from each side and four screws from the bottom case of the transceiver and then remove the bottom case 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 87 INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER ATU 450 OPERATION 9 Turn the FT 450 over to access the topside Con nect the TMP plug marked green from the ATU 450 to J5402 on the MAIN Unit and connect the other TMP plug marked gray from the ATU 450 to J5404 on the MAIN Unit Secure the two co axial cables with the lead clamper TMP plug marked green TMP plug marked gray e Ed Mie 8 E oa ul AS 2 Clump toC 4 A 20 0 5101000 go 00 E a iR p sta aoo ome L 10 Replace the Bottom case and Top case with 16 screws 11 Connect the DC cable to the DC IN jack on the rear panel of the FT 450 Turn on the External DC Power Supply s POWER switch and then turn on the FT 450 s POWER by pressing and holding the POWER ON OFF switch for one second OU OUO OIONK DSP SEL knob F button 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu Mode The MAT icon will appear in the display 13 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item TUNER 14 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable
121. o appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion CW TRAINING FEATURE The FT 450 provides a unique CW Training feature which sends random Morse Code five character groups via the sidetone heard in the speaker so you can improve your CW proficiency whether or not the bands are open 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAM icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CWTRAIN 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MATI icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the training DSP SEL knob F button mode N Numeric character only A Alphabet character only M Numeric and Alphabet characters Mixed 5 Press the F button to begin generation of the five character code groups CW sidetone only does not key the transmitter 6 When the code group is completed the Answer will appear on the display 7 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAM icon re turns to appear continuously 8 Press the F button to generate another code Note group as above O You may adjust the Morse Speed via Menu Item 9 To disable the CW Training feature press and CWSPEED hold the F button for one second to return to O You may adjust the
122. o volume level You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the CW sidetone level to the factory default 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion Page 48 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL DSP SEL knob F button METER DIM button CW OPERATION CW ADJUSTMENT You may adjust the center frequency of the receiver passband as well as the pitch of your offset CW carrier via the Menu Item CWPITCH Available tone selections are 400 Hz through 800 Hz in 100 Hz step 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu mode The icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CWPITCH 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment KO OI OU OUO i item vAN i i ink a menu item The AMN icon will be blink 4 While pressing and holding the METER DIM but ton rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired DSP SEL knob pitch frequency button You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the pitch frequency to the factory default 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The 312 icon re turns t
123. ob to select the first character number or letter in the Beacon Text you wish to store Then rotate the DSP SEL knob one click clockwise to move to the next character Available characters are A Z O 8 gt and space character Repeat step 12 as many times as necessary to complete the Beacon Text O If the Beacon Text is more than 40 charac ters long but less than 79 set the last 40th character to be gt press the DSP SEL knob twice then rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select 2 2 Now repeat step 12 If the Beacon Text is more than 79 charac ters long but less than 118 characters may be stored In this case set the final character slot 2 to be gt press the DSP SEL knob twice and then rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select 3 3 Now repeat step 12 CJ Do not forget to install the gt mark after the last character to terminate the text Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation HOME RCL button IOICIOIOION DSP SEL knob MAIN DIAL knob F button THE BEACON INTERVAL TIME 1 10 11 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAMB icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the
124. on on page 48 You may enable the CW keying by the DWN keys of the optional Dash Dot MH 31asy while the built in electronic keyer is en gaged via menu item Cw PADDLE See page 79 for details BOGREOGREOGREOGQREOQREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOQREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOQR EOQREOGREO ADJUSTING THE KEYER SPEED 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to HOME RCL button enter the Menu mode The WAMA icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item CWSPEED 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of IOIOIOIQOIOIC this menu item The WAT icon will be blinking 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob while pressing either the Dot or Dash side of your paddle so as to set the desired keyer speed 4 60 wpm DSP SEL knob F button Press the F button if you wish to select display of cpm characters per minute instead of wpm words per minute The cpm selection is based on the international PARIS standard which stipu lates five characters per word TERMINOLOGY You may Press the HOME RCL button to reset PARIS Word Length By convention in the Amateur the keyer speed to the factory default industry utilized by ARRL and others the length of 5 Press the
125. phone MH 3148J Lightweight Stereo Headphone YH 77STA Mobile Mounting Bracket MMB 90 Carrying Handle MHG 1 Page 10 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION CONNECTION OF ANTENNA AND Power SuPPLY The FT 450 is designed for use with any antenna system providing a 50 Ohm resistive impedance at the desired operating frequency Every effort should be made to ensure the impedance of the antenna system is as close as possible to the specified 50 Ohm value Note that the G5RV type antenna does not provide 50 Ohm imped ance on all HF Amateur bands and an external wide range antenna coupler must be used with this antenna type Any antenna to be used with the FT 450 must ultimately be fed with 50 Ohm coaxial cable Therefore when using a balanced antenna such as a dipole remember that a balun or other matching balancing device must be used to ensure proper antenna performance CAUTION 22 Permanent damage can result if improper supply 5 voltage reverse polarity voltage is applied to P d the FT 450 Limited Warranty on this trans ceiver does not cover damage caused by applica tion of AC voltage reversed polarity DC or DC volt age outside the specified range of 13 8V 10 When replacing fuses be certain to use a fuse of the proper rating The FT 450 requires a 25A fast blow fuse AC Power Supply ANTENNA ne KZ POWER SUPPLY 2 s E
126. propagation effects with characteristics that can be of particular value on each operating mode The basic objective of AGC is to maintain a constant audio output level once a certain minimum threshold of signal strength is achieved Press the AGC button repeatedly to select the de sired receiver recovery time constant The AGC sta tus is indicated in the Block Diagram displayed on the display For most operations we recommend the AUTO mode You may disable the AGC by press ing and holding in the AGC button for one second AUTO aac Sets the receiver recovery time automatically depending on the operating mode AUTO SLOW FAST Sets the receiver recovery time to fast This mode is suitable for CW DATA recep tion SLOW Sets the receiver recovery time to slow This mode is suitable for SSB AM reception Note Normally the AUTO selection is satisfactory for most situations but in the event of operation on a crowded band where you wish to receive a weak signal you may wish to change the setting to FAST for ex ample The AUTO mode selections are SLOW SLOW FAST SLOW FAST Fixed FAST ADVICE If the AGC receiver recovery time is set to Off by pressing and holding in the AGC button the S meter will no longer deflect Additionally you will likely encounter distortion on stronger signals as the IF amplifiers and the following stages are prob ably being overload
127. r the Menu Mode The 1 icon will appear in the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the Menu Item TUNER 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable this selected Menu Item 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to change the setting to ATAS 5 Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation DSP SEL Knob F button Operation AUTOMATIC TUNING 1 Press the TUNE button briefly to activate the Automatic Antenna Tuner The qum icon will appear the display If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur band the icon will not appear If the antenna SWR is High more than 1 2 0 the icon will blink 2 Press and hold the TUNE button for one second TUNE button to begin automatic tuning The transmitter will be engaged and the qmm icon will blink while tun ing is in progress 3 Tuning will stop automatically when a low SWR is achieved You may Press and hold the TUNE button for one second while tuning is in progress to cancel the automatic tuning o Page 94 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AcTIVE TUNING ANTENNA System ATAS 100 120 120A OPERATION MANUAL TUNING 1 Press the TUNE button briefly to activate the
128. requency range programmed in the memory pair MEM P1L MEM P1U MAIN DIAL Knob PMS 2 The scanner will be limited within the frequency range programmed in the ADVICE memory pair MEM P2L MEM P2U You may select the manner in which the scanner re PMS 1 2 The scanner will be limited within the sumes while it has paused on a signal using Menu frequency ranges programmed by both Item SCN RES The default 55 setting will cause memory pairs MEM P1L MEM P1U the scanner to resume scanning after five seconds MEM P2L MEM P2U you may change it however to resume only after the If a memory pair is vacant the PMS 1 2 selec carrier has dropped out if you like See page 83 tion is not available Press the PMS SCAN button 5 Rotate the SQL RF GAIN knob just to the point where the noise is silenced and the 092 indi cator on the display turns off 6 Press the PMS SCAN key to initiate upward scanning toward higher frequencies or higher memory channel numbers T If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway rotate the MAIN DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction in this case one click counter clockwise You will see the scanner re verse direction and scan down in frequency You may change the direction of the scanner by pressing and holding the microphone s UP DWN key for one second if you are using the optional MH 31asy Hand Microphone or MD 1
129. rmal opera tion Destination ON OFF button VOICE C S button MODE Y and MODE A buttons input input Dc 13 8v Ele 22A GND SPKR D SUB cross cable User Supplied Page 86 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER ATU 450 OPERATION The ATU 450 Automatic Antenna Tuner responds to control commands from the FT 450 Transceiver providing microprocessor based impedance matching on the 160 through 6 meter amateur bands The impedance matching range is from 16 5 ohms to 150 ohms up to 3 1 SWR Accordingly the ATU 450 should not be expected to match Long wire type antennas unless you have taken specific design steps to ensure that the impedance presented to the FT 450 is within this specification Important Note 1 Please be careful to avoid any short circuit to any metal object 1 Please install with great care to prevent injuries from sharp corners of metal objects 1 Please practice standard grounding techniques and do not touch semiconductor components unnecessarily to avoid breakage or damage b
130. roll through the bands bf DO IOICIOIOIO JOIOIO UL J LJ Page 22 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL RECEIVING Mopes OPERATION The My Modes feature allows you to select the operating modes you wish to have available for selection via the MODE V MODE A buttons Only the desired modes will be displayed in the loop This feature can be very useful in an HF operation where the AM FM DATA modes are not used Setup 1 10 11 12 13 14 Press hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MATH icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAM icon will be blinking Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select ON to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The QM icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item MY MODE Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The Mam icon will be blinking Press the MODE W MODE A buttons to choose a mode you wish to skip omit from the
131. rst mixer R FLT Indicates the 10 kHz Roofing Filter status This is always turned on CNB Indicates the Noise Blanker status or AGC Indicates the AGC decay time 9 0 ENC GMD GID CD GRD co mimi n E38 09 con m en HoH sa swr 15 210 53 1050 20100W GYNEY KEER 5 amp am mma sPLIT 3 1 1 d lil li LZ umm emm mcm m mm mu dum lt m gt j dm rg HELBEE EHE sssasss EA ee eee ee Gum Gum Frequency Display The operating frequency is displayed This indicator appears during transmission 18 42 This indicator appears whenever the receiver squelch is open uNa This indicator appears when the optional ATU 450 Internal Automatic Antenna Tuner is activated GSD CED 2 CX 978 CIMA Displays the currently selected operating mode ENC DEC Displays the current CTCSS operation while in FM mode C GJ Displays the Repeater Shift Direction while in FM mode This indicator appears whenever the VOX automatic voice actuated transmitter switching circuit is activated This indicator appears while the voice recorder is recording the receiver audio This indicator blinks while the voice recorder is playing back the recorded audio This indicator appears when
132. s of band limit PMS memories along with one QMB Quick Memory Bank memory and two Home channels Memory Storage 1 In the VFO mode select the desired frequency mode and status the way you want to have it stored 2 Press the F button followed by the MW V M button The blinking current memory channel number will be shown on the display and the contents of the current memory channel will be shown on the dis DSP SEL Knob MW V M button play If there is no action by you within 10 second from releasing the MW V M button the Memory Stor age procedure is canceled The memory storage procedure is canceled un less you operate it within 10 seconds 3 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the memory channel in which you wish to store the data If you have selected a channel on which data is already stored that frequency will appear on the display 4 Press the MW V M button momentarily to store the frequency and other data into the selected memory channel A beep will confirm that you have held the MW V M button You may over write new data into a channel on which data is already stored Memory Channel Recall 1 Press the MW V M button if necessary to enter the Memory mode Amemory channel number will appear in the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired memory channel IOIOIOIOIOIC
133. s turned off will not be appear when pressing the MODEW MODE A switch Note The mode displayed on the display while setting My mode cannot be turned off P M DWN MIC DWN PG Function One of 52 functions can be preset and assigned to the DWN key of the microphone Available Values Please see page 16 Default DOWN Presets of various functions can be assigned to the DOWN key of the microphone using this option P M FST MIC FAST PG Function One of 52 functions can be preset and assigned to the FST key of the microphone Available Values Please see page 16 Default N A Presets of various functions can be assigned to the FST key of the microphone using this option Page 82 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MENU Move P M UP MIC UP PG Function One of 52 functions can be preset and assigned to the UP key of the micro phone Available Values Please see page 16 Default UP Presets of various functions can be assigned to the UP key of the microphone using this option PEAKHLD METER PEAK HOLD Function Peak hold setting of S meter Available Values ON OFF Default ON When this function is set to on the peak S meter read ing is held for 0 5 seconds to improve readability PNL C S Function One of 53 functions can be preset and as signed to the VOICE C S key Available Values Please see page 16 Default VCC Presets of various functions can be assigned to the VOICE
134. s used for setting the clarifier offset frequency CLK SFT CLOCK SHIFT Function Shifting of CPU clock frequency Available Values ON OFF Default OFF This function is only used to move a spurious re sponse birdie should it fall on a desired frequency CONT DISP CONTRAST Function Display contrast adjustment Available Values 1 24 Default 24 The display contrast level is set 1 13 CW AUTO CW AUTO MODE Function Enables the KEY jack to permit CW op eration while in SSB modes Available Values OFF ON Default OFF OFF The KEY jack is enabled in CW mode only ON The KEY jack is enabled on all modes SSB mode A1A Thus on SSB you can ask a sta tion for a CW QSO without having to change your FT 450 s Mode selection if Menu CW AUTO is set to ON CW BFO Function Sets the CW carrier oscillator injection side in CW mode Available Values USB LSB AUTO Default USB USB Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the USB side LSB Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side AUTO Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side while operating on the 7 MHz band and below USB side while operating on the 10 MHz band and up CW DLY CW DELAY Function Sets the receiver recovery time during pseudo VOX CW semi break in opera tion Available Values FULL 30 3000ms Default 250 The recovery time may be adjusted in steps of 10 msec A longer delay may be preferable if yo
135. ssband allowing the desired signal to rise above the background noise and interference in a manner not obtainable with other filtering sys tems Page 28 450 OPERATION MANUAL CONVENIENCE FEATURES SHIFT INTERFERENCE REJECTION Sicnats within 3 IF Shift allows you to vary the DSP filter passband higher or lower without changing the pitch of the incoming signal so as to reduce or eliminate interference Because the carrier tuning frequency is not varied there is no need to re tune the operating frequency when eliminating the interference The total passband tuning range for the IF Shift system is 1 kHz Rotate the SHIFT knob to the left or right to reduce SHIFT Indicator the interference You may observe the position of the passband in the o SHIFT indicator of the DSP Graphic Display on the aay ayer IOIOIOIOIO SHIFT 2 SHIFT FuLLy COUNTER CLOCKWISE SHIFT knob SHIFT 12 o cLock Position p SHIFT FuLty Clockwise Referring to Figure note the depiction of the IF DSP filter as the thick line with the SHIFT knob in the 12 o clock position In Figure an interfering signal has appeared inside the original passband In Figure C you can see the effect of rotating the SHIFT knob to reduce the interference level by mov
136. st 60 dB below peak output Not more than 6 dB from 400 to 2600 Hz 600 Ohms 200 to 10 kOhms Page 98 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS Receiver Circuit Type Double conversion superheterodyne Intermediate Frequencies 67 899 MHz 24 kHz Sensitivity IPO OFF ATT OFF SSB 2 4 kHz 10 dB S N N 0 25 uV 1 8 2 0 MHz 0 25 uV 3 5 30 MHz 0 20 uV 50 54 MHz AM 6 kHz 10 dB S N N 30 modulation 0400 Hz 2 00 uV 1 8 2 0 MHz 2 00 uV 3 5 30 MHz 1 00 uV 50 54 MHz FM BW 15 kHz 12 dB SINAD 0 50 uV 28 30 MHz 0 30 uV 50 54 MHz There is no specification in frequency ranges not listed Squelch Sensitivity SSB CW AM OFF OFF 2 50 uV 1 8 30 MHz 1 00 uV 50 54 MHz FM 0 32 uV 28 30 MHz 0 16 uV 50 54 MHz There is no specification in frequency ranges not listed Selectivity 6 60 dB Mode 6 dB 60 dB CW 0 5 kHz or better 2 0 Hz or less SSB 2 2 kHz or better 4 5 kHz or less AM 6 kHz or better 20 kHz or less FM 15 kHz or better 30 kHz or less FM N 9 kHz or better 25 kHz or less Image Rejection 80 dB or better 160 10m Amateur bands 65 dB or better 6m Amateur band Maximum Audio Output 2 2 W into 4 Ohms with 1096 THD Audio Output Impedance 4 to 16 Ohms 8 Ohms nominal Conducted Radiation Less than 4000 uuW Specifications are subject to change in the interest of technical improvement without notice or obligation and are g
137. tem CWWEIGHT 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 11 icon will change to blink HOME RCL button F button DSP SEL knob 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to set the desired keyer weight value Available adjustment range is for a Dot Space Dash ratio of 2 5 4 5 de fault value 3 0 You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the keyer weight value to the factory default 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAM icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation BOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREO GREOGREOGREO GREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREOGREO SELECTING THE KEYER PADDLE s WiRING CONFIGURATION You may select normal or reverse paddle polarity via Menu Item CW KEY The default setting is normal whereby the Tip connection on the key plug is Dot and the Ring connection is Dash To change the paddle polarity 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The MAMA icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The AMD icon will be bli
138. the DSP SEL knob to select ON 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The 312 icon re turns to appear continuously 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion To cancel Memory Group operation repeat above steps choosing OFF in step 10 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL arom ae OO IOIOIOIOIOK OO LJ UJ DSP SEL Knob F button Memory Channel Number Group Memory OFF MEM 001 MEM 050 Group Memory M 01 01 M 01 50 MEM 051 MEM 100 M 02 01 M 02 50 MEM 101 MEM 150 MEM 151 MEM 200 M 03 01 M 03 50 M 04 01 M 04 50 MEM 201 MEM 250 M 05 01 M 05 50 MEM 251 MEM 300 M 06 01 M 06 50 MEM 301 MEM 350 M 07 01 M 07 50 MEM 351 MEM 400 M 08 01 M 08 50 MEM 401 MEM 450 MEM 450 MEM 500 M 09 01 M 09 50 M 10 01 M 10 50 MEM P1L 20 M 11 1L M 11 2U MEM EMG M 12 EM US5 001 US5 005 M 13 01 M 13 05 Page 57 Memory OPERATION REGULAR Memory OPERATION The Regular Memory of the FT 450 allows storage and recall of up to 500 memories each storing frequency mode and a wide variety of status information detailed previously Memories may be organized into as many as ten Memory Groups and additionally you get two pair
139. this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to the Domestic public Cellular Telecommunications Service in Part 22 DECLARATION BY MANUFACTURER The scanner receiver is not a digital scanner and is incapable of being converted or modified a digital scanner receiver by any user WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW Copyright 2007 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD gt YAESU Choice of the World s top DX ers Printed in Japan 0705X BY E H O 2 4 H 1 O 1
140. this selected Menu Item 15 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired ATU mode INT ATU Passes only the transmitted signal through the ATU 450 INTRATU Passes both transmit and receive sig nals through the ATU 450 16 Press the DSP SEL knob to save the new set ting 17 Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation The installation and antenna tuner setting is now com pleted Operation J 36 OE TUNE button 1 Press the TUNE button briefly to activate the Automatic Antenna Tuner The qmm icon will appear in the display If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur band the umm icon will not appear 2 Press and hold the TUNE button for one second to begin automatic tuning The transmitter will be engaged and the mpi icon will blink while tun ing is in progress 3 Tuning will stop automatically when a low SWR is achieved You may Press and hold the TUNE button for one second while tuning is in progress to cancel the automatic tuning 4 To disable the Automatic Antenna Tuner press the TUNE button briefly again Page 88 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER ATU 450 OPERATION Notes The ATU 450 and ATAS 120A Active Tuning Antenna System cannot be connected at the same time O The carrier signal
141. to enable adjustment of this menu item The AMD icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired power output You may press the HOME RCL button to reset the power output to the factory default Press the DSP SEL knob The icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion HOME RCL button DSP SEL knob F button FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 35 SSB AM TRANSMISSION TRANSMITTER TiIME OuT TIMER TOT The Time Out Timer TOT feature that is designed to force the transceiver into the receive mode after a preset time period of continuous transmission the default is OFF This feature prevents your transceiver from transmitting a dead carrier for a long period of time if the microphone PTT switch is accidentally locked in the TX condition The Time Out Timer switch to receive time may be adjusted from 1 to 20 minutes or Off via Menu Item TOT 10 11 12 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The QM icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The MAMI icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to sel
142. to listen to the station s transmitting on the repeater uplink input frequency in order to allow Tone Search Scanning to work To scan for the tone in use 1 Setthe radio up for CTCSS operation see the PMS SCAN button previous discussion The ENc GEC icon will appear on the display ICICOIONOROR 2 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode MATH icon will ap pear on the display 3 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item TONE 4 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of the selected Menu Item The MAT icon will DSP SEL knob F button be blinking 5 Press the PMS SCAN button to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS tone 6 When the radio detects the correct tone it will halt on that tone and audio will be allowed to pass 7 Press the DSP SEL knob to lock in that tone 8 Press and hold the F button for one second to return to normal operation Note If the Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone it will continue to scan indefinitely When this happens it may be that the other station is not sending any tone You can press the PMS SCAN button to halt the scan at any time 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 55 MEMORY OPERATION CONVENIENT MEMORY FUNCTIONS FT 450 contains 500 regular memories labeled MEM 001 through MEM 500 two
143. ttons or transmit and so long as the transceiver is not scanning or engaged in priority monitoring the radio will shut itself off after the specified time period The available selections for the time before power off are 1 12 hours 1 hour step as well as APO Off This feature is useful in minimizing battery drain in a mobile installation if you forget to turn the transceiver off 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode AM icon will ap pear on the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU 3 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The QM icon will be blink ing 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The QM icon re turns to appear continuously 6 Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion 7 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The mam icon will appear on the display 8 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item APO 9 Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The icon will be blink ing 10 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select desired Switch off time or off You may press HOME RCL button to reset the beep volume level to the factory default 11 Press the DSP SEL knob The
144. ture During transmission your transmitted voice is output from the speaker 2 Rotate the AF GAIN knob to adjust the audio level from the monitor 3 disable the Monitor feature press the VOICE C S MONITOR button again ADVICE HOME RCL button IOIOIOIQOIOIC DSP SEL knob F button VOICE C S button IOIOIOIOION 0E AF GAIN button CJ If you are using the speaker for monitoring instead of headphones excessive advancement of the AF GAIN knob can cause feedback to occur Additionally this feedback can cause the VOX system to hang up in a loop making it impossible to return to receive Therefore we recommend the use of headphones if at all possible or the minimum usable setting of the AF GAIN knob if the speaker must be used Because the Monitor feature utilizes a sampling of the transmitter s DSP signal it can be very useful for checking the adjustment of the Speech Processor or Microphone Equalizer on SSB and for checking the general signal quality on AM and FM Page 40 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL SSB AM TRANSMISSION SPLIT FREQUENCY OPERATION A powerful capability of the FT 450 is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation using VFO A and VFO B fre quency registers This makes the FT 450 especially useful for high level
145. ty KEYHOLD KEY HOLD TIME Function Sets the hold time for a push switch to activate Available Values 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 Default 1 0 Page 80 FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL MENU Move LOCKMOD LOCK MODE Function Sets the keylock for the panel switches and dial Available Values FREQ PANEL ALL Default FREQ Selects the operation of the front panel s LOCK key FREQ Locks the front panel keys and knobs related to frequency control Front Panel A B switch FAST switch BAND switch A B switch MW switch V M switch HOME switch RCL switch STO switch SPLIT switch PMS switch SCN switch MAIN DIAL knob DSP SEL knob Turns or Pushes C S switch QSPL DWN FAST UP Option MH 31a8u MH 36E8s MD 1 00a8x MD 200as8x UP key DWN key FAST key PANEL Locks all front panel keys and knobs DSP switch PROC KEYER switch ATT IPO switch AGC switch switch NB switch CLAR switch A B switch FAST switch BAND switch A B switch HOME switch RCL switch VOX switch STO switch STEP switch SPLIT switch MW switch V M switch PMS switch SCAN switch MAIN DIAL knob DSP SEL knob Turns or Pushes METER switch gl amp
146. u pause frequently while sending CW KEY CW KEY REV Function Sets the keyer paddle s wiring configura tion Available Values NOR REV Default NOR The polarity can be reversed in the menu without changing the connection of the keyer when there is a left handed operator or two or more people NOR NORMAL Keyer paddle polarity is normal The plug Tip connection pro duces dots and the plug ring con nection produces dashes REV REVERSE Keyer paddle polarity is inverted The plug connection pro duces dashes and the Ring con nection produces dots CW QSK Function Selects the time delay between when the key is closed and the carrier is transmit ted during QSK operation when using the internal keyer Available Values 15 20 25 30 ms Default 15 ms Note If you select 25 ms or 30 ms please do not at tempt to set Menu CW SPEED to a speed faster than 50 wpm 250 cpm as the delay will make it impos sible to transmit CWPADDL CW PADDLE Function When enabled the Optional microphone s MH 3148J UP DWN keys may be used for CW keying Available Values KEY MIC Default KEY KEY The key connected to KEY Jack is selected MIC When this Menu Item is set to MIC the Op tional MH 31A8J microphone s UP DWN keys may be used for CW keying while the built in electronic keyer is engaged CWPITCH Function Sets the pitch of the CW sideton
147. uaranteed only within the amateur bands FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 99 Nore Page 100 450 OPERATION MANUAL This equipment has been tested found to comply with the limits for a Class digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 1 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by VERTEX STANDARD could void the user s authorization to operate this device 2 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1
148. ve the new setting and return to normal operation Set the operating mode by pressing the MODE V MODE A button Press the F button momentarily Press the STEP SPLIT button Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired tuning step described above Press the DSP SEL knob to save the new set ting and return to normal operation FAST button DSP SEL knob MAIN DIAL knob NoricE Regarding of the DSP SEL knob The DSP SEL knob is used for operating various functions depending on the situation If you can not change the frequency memory channel by tuning the DSP SEL knob the DSP SEL knob is selected to operate of one of the DSP functions In this case press the DSP button several times until the gt icon disappears from the DSP Graphic Display DSP SEL button HOME RCL button F button MODE V IMODE A button DSP SEL knob STEP SPLIT button wootc d OIO OS U F button MODE Y MODE A button FT 450 OPERATION MANUAL Page 19 RECEIVING Asout THE UP DWN Burrows THE OPTIONAL 31 8 ano MD 1004sx o microphone s UP DWN buttons utilize the tuning steps of the MAI
149. y OPERATION Memory Groups Memory channels may be organized into as many as 10 convenient groups for easy identification and selec tion For example you might want to set aside memory groups for AM BC stations shortwave broadcast stations contest frequencies repeater frequencies and PMS limits or any other groupings you like Each memory group is capable of holding up to 50 memory channels the Group size is fixed When a memory channel is grouped the channel numbers change to correspond to the chart below Memory Group Assignment 1 Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode The WAMI icon will ap pear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item EXT MNU Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The 23102 icon will be blink ing Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select to ex pand the menu items Press the DSP SEL knob The MAM icon re turns to appear continuously Press and hold the F button for one second to save the new setting and return to normal opera tion Press and hold the F button for one second to enter the Menu mode again The icon will appear on the display Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the menu item MEM GRP Press the DSP SEL knob to enable adjustment of this menu item The GM icon will be blink ing 10 Rotate
150. y static electricity etc Cable Information Connect the interconnecting Control Cable from the FT 450 Connect the TMP plug marked green from the ATU 450 to J5402 on the MAIN Unit Connect the other TMP plug marked gray from the ATU 450 to J5404 on the MAIN Unit Installation 1 Turn off the FT 450 s POWER switch by pressing 5 The ATU 450 mounting location is on the right side and holding the POWER ON OFF switch for one second and then turn off the External DC Power Supply s POWER switch of the bottom chassis Insert the two coaxial cables from the ATU 450 into this hole Connect the 6 pin plug from the ATU 450 to the 2 Disconnect the power cable from the DC IN Jack 6 pin Jack on the rear panel and then disconnect all cables 7 Install the ATU 450 to the chassis while pulling from the FT 450 the two coaxial cables thru the chassis 3 Remove the two screws from each side and four screws from the top case of the transceiver Slide the top case upward about 1 inch then discon nect the speaker plug from the MAIN Unit and remove the top case Note Because the speaker cable is connected to the top case please be careful not to break the speaker cable Through Hole 6 pin Connector 8 Mount the ATU 450 with the supplied four screws Note At the front side of the ATU 450 carefully lift the rubber packing which is around the transceiver front panel and install the two fro
151. ystem permits extensive customization of the FT 450 You can set up your transceiver to operate just the way you want The Menu s 62 items are grouped into generally used categories from EXT MNU to VOXGAIN The Menu Mode may be set to display all 62 items or the abbreviated set of 16 most often used items USING THE MENU 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second The Menu Item and a title for the Menu Mode will appear in the display 2 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to select the desired Menu Item 3 Press the DSP SEL knob The MAMI icon will appear in the display 4 Rotate the DSP SEL knob to change the value or condition for the Menu Item The icon will blink in the display 5 Press the DSP SEL knob The AMD icon will RELL 195100 6 Now hold the button for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Menu Mode Reset You may reset all the Menu settings to their original factory defaults 1 Turn the front panel POWER Button off 2 While holding in F button press the POWER Button to turn the transceiver on POWER Button F Button DEFAULT SETTING OFF DISABLE AVAILABLE VALUES ON OFF DISABLE ENABLE Menu FUNCTION EXT MNU EXTENSION MENU A a

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