Yaesu Musen 20581X50 HF/50 MHz Transceiver User Manual FTDX1200 Operating Manual
Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. HF/50 MHz Transceiver FTDX1200 Operating Manual
Contents
Users Manual 2
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INSTALLATION AND INTERCONNECTIONS
INTERFACING TO OTHER LINEAR AMPLIFIERS
NOTE
7KH7;*1'287SLQSLQRIWKHLINEAR jack
LVDWUDQVLVWRU³RSHQFROOHFWRU´FLUFXLW,WLVFDSDEOHRI
KDQGOLQJSRVLWLYHUHOD\FRLOYROWDJHVXSWR9'&
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PXVWSURYLGHH[WHUQDOEDQGVZLWFKLQJRIWKH³/LQHDU
7[´UHOD\FRQWUROOLQHIURPWKH³7;*1'287´OLQH
at the LINEAR jack.
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the FTDX1200LVWR9ROWV'&
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will not work correctly with the FTDX1200 DQG
WKHLU$/&OLQHVPXVWQRWEHFRQQHFWHG LIWKLVLV WKH
case.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
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LQJVIRUWKH³7;*1'287´SLQSLQRIWKHLIN-
EAR jack. This line is not compatible with negative
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ORZ '& YROWDJHFXUUHQW VZLWFKLQJ FDSDELOLW\ W\SL-
FDOO\9'& DW a P$DQG WKH VZLWFKLQJ
transistor in the FTDX1200 will easily accommodate
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Note
When the FC-40 is connected to the FTDX1200
7;*1'SLQRIWKHTUNER jack and the
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GND
EXT ALC TX GND
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PLUG/CONNECTOR PINOUT DIAGRAMS
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[POWER] Switch
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WKH WUDQVFHLYHU RQ 6LPLODUO\ SUHVV DQG KROG LQ WKLV
switch for one second to turn the transceiver off.
[TUNE] Switch
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PDWLF$QWHQQD7XQHU
3UHVVLQJWKLVEXWWRQPRPHQWDULO\SODFHVWKHDQWHQQD
WXQHU LQ OLQH EHWZHHQ WKH WUDQVPLWWHU ¿QDO DPSOL¿HU
DQG WKH DQWHQQD MDFN 7KH ³TUNER´ LFRQ ZLOO DS-
SHDULQWKHGLVSOD\5HFHSWLRQLVQRWDIIHFWHG
3UHVVLQJDQGKROGLQJLQWKLVEXWWRQIRUWZRVHFRQGV
ZKLOHUHFHLYLQJLQDQDPDWHXUEDQGDFWLYDWHV WKH
transmitter for a few seconds while the automatic
antenna tuner rematches the antenna system imped-
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tomatically stored in one of the antenna tuner’s 100
memories for instant automatic recall later when the
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3UHVVLQJWKLVEXWWRQPRPHQWDULO\ZKLOHWKH7XQHULV
HQJDJHGZLOOWDNHWKH$XWRPDWLF$QWHQQDWXQHURXW
of the transmit line.
NOTE:
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D VLJQDO LV EHLQJ WUDQVPLWWHG7KHUHIRUH EH FHUWDLQ
that an antenna or dummy load is connected to the
selected antenna jack before pressing and holding in
the [TUNE] switch to start antenna tuning.
KEY Jack
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NH\HUSDGGOHVIRUWKHEXLOWLQHOHFWURQLFNH\HU
RURXWSXWIURPDQH[WHUQDOHOHFWURQLFNH\HU3LQRXW
is shown RQSDJH.H\XSYROWDJHLV 9
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EH FRQ¿JXUHG IRU NH\HU ³%XJ´ ³VWUDLJKW NH\´ RU
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³018 F CW KEYER´ VHH SDJH 7KHUH LV DQRWK-
er jack with the same name on the reaUSDQHODQGLW
PD\EHFRQ¿JXUHGLQGHSHQGHQWO\IRU,QWHUQDO.H\HU
or pseudo-straight-key operation.
NOTE:
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
PHONES Jack
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NOTE:
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EHIRUHWXUQLQJSRZHURQWRPLQLPL]HWKHLPSDFWRQ
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on.
MIC Jack
This 8-pin jack accepts input from a microphone uti-
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[ANT] Switch
3UHVVLQJWKLVVZLWFKVHOHFWVWKHANT 1 or the ANT
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nient antenna switching at the press of a button. The
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JUDP'LVSOD\VKRZQLQWKH7UDQVFHLYHU'LVSOD\
ADVICE:
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UHFHSWLRQRQO\XVLQJWKH0HQXLWHP³032 ANT2 SET-
TING´6HHSDJH
[IPO] (
INTERCEPT POINT OPTIMIZATION
) Switch
This button may be used to set the optimum front
end characteristics of the receiver circuit for a very
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[ATT] Switch
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to be applied to the receiver input.
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ADVICE:
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[IPO] button to provide two stages of signal reduc-
tion when an extremely strong signal is being re-
ceived.
[R.FLT] (
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) Switch
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Blue).
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3UHVVWKLV EXWWRQ PRPHQWDULO\ WR UHGXFHVKRUWGXUD-
tion pulse noise.
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'LVSOD\RQWKH7)7GLVSOD\
3UHVVWKH[AGC] button repeatedly to select the de-
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in the [AGC] button for one second to disable the
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ADVICE:
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the [IPO] button to provide two stages of signal
reduction when an extremely strong signal is be-
ing received.
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by pressing and holding in the [AGC]EXWWRQWKH
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will likely encounter distortion on stronger sig-
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are probably being overloaded.
[MOX] Switch
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FLUFXLWWRDFWLYDWHWKHWUDQVPLWWHUWKH/('LQVLGH
WKLV EXWWRQ ZLOO JORZ UHG DQG WKH ³MOX´ LFRQ ZLOO
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WKH DFWLRQ RI WKH 3XVK WR 7DON 377 VZLWFK RQ WKH
microphone. When engaging the [MOX] EXWWRQ RU
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FHUWDLQ\RXKDYHHLWKHUDQDQWHQQDRU2KPGXP-
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[MIC/SPEED] Knob
MIC
This knob adjusts the microphone input level for
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The display will show the relative microphone gain
level for 3 seconds whenever this knob is turned.
ADVICE:
$GMXVWWKH[MIC/SPEED] knob while speaking in a
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$/&OHYHODQGDGMXVWWKH[MIC/SPEED] knob so
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SPEED
This knob adjusts the keying speed of the internal
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creases the sending speed.
The display will show the keying speed for 3 sec-
onds whenever this knob is turned.
[PROC/CAR] Knob
PROC
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RI WKH WUDQVPLWWHU 5) VSHHFK SURFHVVRU LQ WKH 66%
mode.
CAR
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WKH WUDQVFHLYHU )RU WKH 66% PRGH VHW WKH GHVLUHG
PD[LPXP5)3RZHURXWSXWYLD0HQXLWHP³176 TX
MAX POWER´VHHSDJH.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
7KHVHWWLQJYDOXHRI0HQXLWHP³176 TX MAX POW-
ER´LVDSSOLHGWRDOOHPLVVLRQPRGHV
For example:KHQ0HQXLWHP³176 TX MAX POW-
ER´ LV VHW WR ³50´ WKH PD[LPXP 5) 3RZHU RXWSXW
IRUDOOHPLVVLRQPRGHVLV³50´HYHQLIWKH[PROC/
CAR] knob is set to the fully clockwise position.
ADVICE:
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seconds in the right of the TFT display whenever the
outer [PROC/CAR] NQRELVWXUQHGH[FHSWZKHQ
0(18³176 TX MAX POWER´LVVHWWRZDWWV
In the SSB mode the [PROC] value will be shown
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
[ NOTCH] Switch
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IUHTXHQF\RIWKH,)1RWFK¿OWHUXVLQJWKH[NOTCH]
NQRE:KLOHDFWLYDWHGWKH/('LQVLGHWKLV EXWWRQ
JORZV RUDQJH 3UHVV WKH [NOTCH] knob briefly to
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[NOTCH] Knob
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¿OWHURQ RU RII 5RWDWH WKH LQQHU[NOTCH] knob to
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¿OWHUIRUVHFRQGVZKHQHYHUWKH[NOTCH] knob is
turned.
[CONT/APF] Knob
CONT
,QWKH66%$0DQG)0PRGHVSUHVVWKH[CONT/
APF] switch then turn the outer [CONT/APF] knob
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&217285 ¿OWHU LV HQJDJHG YLD WKH [CONT/APF]
switch.
APF
,QWKH&:PRGHSUHVVWKH[CONT/APF] switch and
then turn the outer [CONT/APF] knob to select the
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is engaged via the [CONT/APF] switch.
[CONT/APF] Switch
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Contour filter response using the [CONT/APF]
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inside this button glows orange.
[SHIFT Knob] (EXCEPT ON AM AND FM MODE)
5RWDWH WKH LQQHU [SHIFT] to move the passband of
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display will show the shift value of the IF SHIFT for
3 seconds whenever the [SHIFT] knob is turned.
[WIDTH Knob] (EXCEPT ON AM AND FM MODE)
5RWDWHWKHRXWHU[WIDTH] knob to set the overall
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rotation increases the bandwidth. The current band-
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IF passband for 3 seconds whenever the [WIDTH]
knob is turned.
[BK-IN] Switch
This button turns the CW break-in capability on and
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this button glows orange.
[AF] Knob
The inner
[AF] knob sets the receiver audio volume
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[RF/SQL] Knob
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The outer
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in the fully clockwise position.
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ZKLFK WKH UHFHLYHU DXGLR LV PXWHG LQ DOO PRGHV ,W
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noise between incoming transmissions. This control
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[MONI] (Monitor) Switch
This button enables the transmit monitor in all
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glows orange.
ADVICE:
:KHQ XVLQJKHDGSKRQHVWKH0RQLWRUIXQFWLRQLV
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L]HURURWKHUYRLFHTXDOLW\DGMXVWPHQWV7KHYRLFH
heard in the headphones represents the transmitted
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[SCOPE] Switch
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WKH 0(18WKH6FRSHWKH6FRSH$)))7DQG
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577<36.
[AUTO] Switch
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initiate continuous sweeping.
[MENU] Switch
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various transceiver characteristics may be config-
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manual.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
3UHVVLQJWKH[MENU]EXWWRQZLOODFWLYDWHWKH0HQX
DQGWKH0HQXLWHPVZLOODSSHDURQWKHGLVSOD\2QFH
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[MENU] button to save any con¿JXUDWLRQFKDQJHV
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
[SELECT] Switch
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and settings.
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
[A
X
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TXHQF\ RUPHPRU\FKDQQHOGDWDIURP9)2$WR
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[STO] (Store) Button
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TXHQF\ PRGH EDQGZLGWK )0 UHSHDWHU RIIVHW DQG
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[RCL] (Recall) Button
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[NAR] (Narrow) Switch
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ADVICE:
You may adjust the bandwidth using the [WIDTH]
knob.
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[TXW] (TX Watch) Switch
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[C.S] Switch
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press the [MENU]EXWWRQWRHQWHU WKH 0HQX6HOHFW
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the [C.S]EXWWRQWKHQSUHVVWKH[MENU]EXWWRQWKLV
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[SPLIT] Switch
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transmission). If you press and hold in the [SPLIT]
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contents of the currently-selected memory channel
for 10 seconds.
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tents of the currently-selected memory channel for
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the double beep) copies the current operating data
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[MODE] Switch
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rate.
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LSB/USB/CW
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10 Hz (100 Hz)
100 Hz (1 kHz)
5 Hz (100 Hz)
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10 kHz (100 kHz)
100 kHz (1 MHz)
5 kHz (100 kHz)
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[BAND] Keys
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button.
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change the tuning rate of the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob
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the TFT display.
[TX CLAR] Switch
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[CLEAR] button.
[CLEAR] Switch
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you have programmed into the Clarifier register
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[MHz/μT] Switch
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[VFO-B/CLAR] knob.
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MCH
3UHVVLQJ WKLV EXWWRQ DOORZV \RX WR VHOHFW D PHPRU\
channel using the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob.
GRP
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group by turning the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob.
[VFO-B/CLAR] Knob
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ANT
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by the front panel [IPO] button.
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front panel [ATT] button.
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panel [NB] button.
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lected by the front panel [AGC] switch.
DISPLAY INDICATIONS
[VOX] (see page 72)
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ated operation is possible.
[METER]
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during transmission.
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TER´LQGLFDWRU WKHQSUHVVWKH[SELECT] button
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DISPLAY INDICATIONS
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headphones).
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This indicator toggles the internal CW keyer on and
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front panel’s [MIC/SPEED] knob and the CW Hang
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This indicator enables the CW receiver spotting tone.
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keys).
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DISPLAY INDICATIONS
[ FAST] Indicator
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knob is locked.
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LSB, USB, CW, AM, FM, RTTY, DATA
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3UHVVDQGKROGLQWKH[MODE] button in the indi-
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REAR PANEL
ANT 1/2 Jacks
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the TX RF section of the transceiver while trans-
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transmitting.
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keying line.
PTT Jack
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transmitter activation using a footswitch or other
switching device. Its function is identical to the
[MOX] button on the front panel. The same line is
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REAR PANEL
REC Jack
7KLVPPFRQWDFWMDFNSURYLGHVORZOHYHO
receiver audio output for recording. It also outputs
voice audio during transmission if the ³MONI´ is
turned on.
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front panel [AF] knobs do not affect the signals at
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function control.
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variable audio output for an external loudspeaker.
The audio output impedance at this jack is 4 - 8
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the front panel [AF] knob. Inserting a plug into this
jack disables the internal loudspeaker.
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control of the FTDX1200. Connect a serial cable
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OPTIONAL FH-2 SWITCHES
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these buttons are used to move the cursor and select
the text characters.
[P/B] Switch
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