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FT-2000 

Operating Manual 

Vertex Standard Co., Ltd. 

132

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Page 1: ...sing your FT 2000 be sure to read and follow the instructions in the Before You Begin section of this manual Accessories Options Supplied Accessories AC Power Cord 1 pc T9017882 USA T9013285 Europe T9013283A Australia 4 pin DIN Plug 1 pc P0091004 5 pin DIN Plug 1 pc P0091006 8 pin DIN Plug 1 pc P0090651 1 4 inch 3 contact Plug 2 pcs P0090008 3 5 mm 3 contact Plug 1 pcs P0091046 3 5 mm 2 contact Pl...

Page 2: ...t use the improper fuse If you have any doubts about the procedure contact your dealer for assistance After making certain the AC voltage for which the transceiver is set matches your mains voltage connect the AC power cord to the 3 pin AC jack on the rear panel Wait until all other transceiver interconnections have been made before connecting the other end of the power cord to the wall outlet CAU...

Page 3: ...front feel should now be locked in the retracted position Adjusting the Main Tuning Dial Torque The torque drag of the Main Tuning Dial knob may be adjusted according to your preferences Simply hold down the rear skirt of the knob and while holding it in place rotate the knob itself to the right to reduce the drag or to the left to increase the drag Resetting the Microprocessor Resetting Memories ...

Page 4: ...ication are of no consequence the transceiver s Automatic Antenna Tuner may not be able to reduce the impedance mismatch to an acceptable value if the Standing Wave Ratio SWR present at the Antenna jack is greater than 3 1 Every effort should therefore be made to ensure that the impedance of the antenna system utilized with the FT 2000 be as close as possible to the specified 50 Ohm value Any ante...

Page 5: ...eel 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 ...

Page 6: ...eduction of performance due to high heat Do not install this apparatus in a mechanically unstable location or where objects may fall onto this product from above To minimize the possibility of interference to home entertainment devices take all precautionary steps including separation of TV FM antennas from Amateur transmitting antennas to the greatest extent possible and keep transmitting coaxial...

Page 7: ...itching in the linear amplifier is controlled by switching components in the transceiver The relay circuit of the FT 2000 used for this switching is capable of switching AC voltage of 100 Volts at up to 300 mA or DC voltages or 60 V at 200 mA or 30 V at up to 1 Amp In order to engage the switching relay use Menu item 134 tGEn ETX GND set this Menu item to EnA Enable to activate the amplifier switc...

Page 8: ...to the selected Antenna jack 4 VOX Switch This button enables automatic voice actuated transmitter switching in the SSB AM and FM modes While activated the LED inside this button glows red The controls affecting VOX operation are the front panel s VOX and DELAY knobs By proper adjustment of these controls hands free voice actuated operation is possible 5 TUNE Switch This is the on off switch for t...

Page 9: ...With stereo headphones such as the optional YH 77STA you can monitor both Main VFO A and Sub VFO B receiver channels at the same time during Dual Receive operation Note When wearing headphones we recommend that you turn the AF Gain levels down to their lowest settings before turning power on to minimize the impact on your hearing caused by audio pops during switch on 8 KEY Jack This 1 4 inch 3 con...

Page 10: ...cessor is a tool for increasing the average power output through a compression technique However if the PROC level control is advanced too far the increase in compression becomes counter productive as intelligibility will suffer We recommend that you monitor the sound of your signal using the Monitor with headphones When the optional Data Management Unit DMU xxxx is connected you may use the Audio...

Page 11: ...g to the bandwidth selected Advice The Roofing Filter effects to the Main band VFO A only Because the roofing filter is in the first IF the protection it provides against interference is quite significant When set to AUTO the SSB bandwidth is 6 kHz while CW is 3 kHz and FM RTTY are 15 kHz On a crowded SSB band however you may wish to select the 3 kHz filter for the maximum possible interference re...

Page 12: ...e relative ALC voltage PO Indicates the power output level SWR Indicates the Standing Wave Ratio Forward Reflected ID Indicates the final amplifier drain current VDD Indicates the final amplifier drain voltage 19 MONI o PROC Knobs MONI Knob The inner MONI knob adjust the audio level of the transmit RF monitor during transmission relative to the AF GAIN control when activated by the MONI button PRO...

Page 13: ...l adjusts via Menu item 035 GEnE SNB LVL SQL Knob The outer SQL knob sets the signal level threshold at which Main VFO A receiver audio is muted in all modes It is very useful during local rag chews to eliminate noise between incoming transmissions This control is normally kept fully counter clockwise off except when scanning and during FM operation 24 MIC o RF PWR Knobs MIC Knob The inner MIC kno...

Page 14: ...operation Adjust this just long enough to prevent the receiver from being restored during word spaces at your preferred sending speed 26 SUB SQL Knob This knob sets the signal level threshold at which Sub VFO B receiver audio is muted in all modes It is very useful during local rag chews to eliminate noise between incoming transmissions This control is normally kept fully counter clockwise off exc...

Page 15: ...essed for the purpose of storing either a Voice Memory or a Contest Keyer Memory channel s contents See page xx Voice Memory or page xx Contest Keyer for details F6 DEC Key When utilizing the sequential contest number capability of the Contest Keyer press this key to decrement back up the current Contest Number by one digit i e to back up from 198 to 197 etc See page xx Voice Memory or page xx Con...

Page 16: ...n will select the operating mode Pressing the CW AM FM RTTY or PKT button multiple times will switch between the alternate operating features that can be used on these modes covered later 31 QMB Quick Memory Bank Switch STO Store Button Pressing this button copies operating information frequency mode bandwidth and also repeater direction shift frequency and CTCSS functions on the FM mode into cons...

Page 17: ...l be engaged whereby the Sub band VFO VFO B will automatically be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than the Main band VFO A frequency with same operating mode and the transceiver will be placed in the Split mode 34 TXW TX Watch Switch Pressing this button lets you monitor the transmit frequency when split frequency operation is engaged Release the button to return to normal operation 35 C S Switch ...

Page 18: ...B 10 Hz 100 Hz 10 kHz 100 kHz AM FM PKT FM 100 Hz 1 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz Numbers in parentheses indicate steps when the FAST button is On Advice The tuning steps for the Main Tuning Dial knob are set at the factory to 10 Hz per step Via Menu item 115 tun DIALSTP however you may change this setting from 10 Hz to 1 Hz instead When 1 Hz basic steps are selected the action of the FAST button will be chan...

Page 19: ...ts of the currently selected memory channel for three seconds Holding this button in for 2 seconds copies the data from the currently selected memory to the Main VFO VFO A as two beeps sound Previous data in the Main VFO will be overwritten 45 A M Switch Pressing and holding in this key for 1 2 second until the double beep copies the current operating data from the Main band VFO A into the current...

Page 20: ...ess the CLEAR button 49 TX CLAR Switch Pressing this button activates the TX Clarifier to allow offsetting the Main VFO A transmit frequency temporarily Press this button once more to return the transmitter to the Main VFO A frequency shown on the main frequency display field the Clarifier offset will still be present though in case you want to use it again To cancel the Clarifier offset press the...

Page 21: ...er center frequency is adjusted via the NOTCH knobs 55 DNF Switch This button turns the Main band VFO A receiver s Digital Notch Filter on and off When the Digital Notch Filter is activated DNF icon appears in the display This is an automatic circuit and there is no adjustment knob for the DNF 56 NOTCH Knob These knobs adjusts the center frequency of the Main band VFO A receiver s IF Notch Filter ...

Page 22: ... Switch This button turns the Main band VFO A receiver s CONTOUR filter on and off When the CONTOUR Filter is activated appears the graphically depict the peak position of the CONTOUR Filter in the display Adjustment of the CONTOUR filter s center frequency is provided by the CONTOUR knob Note There are times when you re trying to remove interference with a sharp DSP filter that the remaining sign...

Page 23: ...is button is pressed to transfer transmitter control to the Sub VFO B frequency and mode the Red LED imbedded within the button will light up Pressing this button once more will transfer frequency mode control back to the Main VFO A side and the Red LED imbedded within this button will turn off 63 SUB VFO B Knob Depending on the status of the A B button located at the right bottom of the SUB VFO B...

Page 24: ...O B knob lights up the SUB VFO B knob will be controlling the Sub band VFO B frequency pressing the FAST button will increase the tuning rate by a factor of 10 71 A B Switch The A B button determines whether the actions of the SUB VFO B knob will be applied to the Main band VFO A or the Sub band VFO B Pressing this button once causes the Orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob to light up i...

Page 25: ...FO A operation by the front panel AGC switch 2 DNR This indicator appears whenever the Digital Noise Reduction is activated 3 DNF This indicator appears whenever the Digital Noise Filter is activated 4 CONTOUR Appears the graphically depict the peak position of the CONTOUR Filter when the CONTOUR Filter is activated 5 NOTCH Appears the graphically depict the peak position of the IF Notch Filter wh...

Page 26: ...l CW keyer is activated 13 BK IN This indicator appears whenever the break in operation is activated 14 TUNER This indicator appears when the internal Automatic Antenna Tuner is activated 15 HI SWR This indicator appears if the directional coupler and microprocessor detect an abnormally high SWR condition over 3 0 1 that cannot be resolved by the Automatic Antenna Tuner Note If this indicator appe...

Page 27: ...n this area during setup 19 LOCK This indicator appears when the Main Tuning Dial knob is locked 20 FAST This indicator appears when the Main Tuning Dial knob s tuning rate is selected to fast 21 MIC EQ This indicator appears whenever the Three Band Parametric Microphone Equalizer is activated via the Menu mode 22 Tuning Offset Indicator This is a tuning scale that as configured from the factory p...

Page 28: ...whenever the Clarifier function is activated 27 MR This indicator appears when the FT 2000 is in the Memory Recall mode 28 MT This indicator appears when the FT 2000 is in the Memory Tune mode to indicate that the memory contents have been temporarily changed 30 Sub VFO B receiver S meter Displays relative signal strength of the Sub band VFO B receiving signal 31 TX This indicator appears during t...

Page 29: ...the Sub VFO B receiver s short duration Noise Blanker is activated Further more this indicator will blinks for three second then appears continuously when the Sub VFO B receiver s longer duration Noise Blanker is activated 38 NAR This indicator appears whenever the optional Sub VFO B receiver s narrow filter is selected Rear Panel 1 RX ANT OUT Jack This BNC jack provides output of the receiver sig...

Page 30: ...after ensuring that your AC mains voltage matches that on the label See the Installation section for instructions on how to change the internal switching power supply AC mains voltage if necessary 6 FUSE This holder requires a 10 A fuse for operation from AC voltages below 125 V and a 6 A fuse for AC voltages of 200 V and above 7 Main Power Switch This is main power On I Off O switch of the FT 200...

Page 31: ...e receiver audio level at this jack is at a constant 100 mV 600 Ohms level FSK keying at this jack is accomplished by a closure of the SHIFT line to ground by the terminal unit 14 PTT Jack This RCA input jack may be used to provide manual 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 available at ...

Page 32: ...this jack please set Menu item 134 tGEn ETX GND to the ENABLE selection The relay circuit of the FT 2000 used for this jack is capable of switching AC voltage of 100 Volts at up to 300 mA or DC voltages or 60 V at 200 mA or 30 V at up to 1 Amp 21 13 8 V Jack This RCA output jack provides regulated separately fused 13 8 VDC at up to 200 mA to power an external device such as a packet TNC Make sure ...

Page 33: ...INI DIN jack accepts a cable connected to an optional DMU xxxx Data Management Unit 27 PGM PROGRAM Jack This jack is used for the factory Please be not connected any equipment to this jack 28 CAT Jack This 9 pin serial DB 9 jack allows external computer control of the FT 2000 Connect a serial cable here and to the RS 232C COM port on your personal computer no external interface is required 29 KEY ...

Page 34: ...omplete power up cycle in order to ensure that all circuits are properly initialized To do this be sure the front panel Power switch is turned off then set the rear panel Power switch to the O position Now unplug the AC cable from the rear panel of the transceiver and wait ten seconds Here is the start up procedure 1 Plug the AC cable back in set the rear panel POWER switch to I 2 Press and hold i...

Page 35: ...o store up to three favorite frequencies and modes onto each band s VFO register For example you may store one frequency each on 14 MHz CW RTTY and USB then recall these VFOs by successive momentary presses of the 14 MHz band button Each Amateur band button may similarly have up to three frequency mode settings applied If you press the VFO A BAND button the SUB VFO B knob may be used as a band sel...

Page 36: ...eak signals Adjustment of the Sub band VFO B Squelch is accomplished using the Sub SQL knob 1 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to tune around the band and begin normal operation Advice Clockwise rotation of the Main Tuning Dial knob increases the operating frequency one step of the synthesizer at a time similarly counter clockwise rotation of the Main Tuning Dial knob will decrease the frequency T...

Page 37: ...the permitted frequencies in the 5 MHz band and the USB mode is automatically selected on these channels 4 To exit from 60 meter operation and return to the VFO mode just press the V M button Note The frequencies and operating mode for 5 MHz band operation are both fixed and may not be changed CLAR Clarifier Operation on Main VFO A The TX CLAR RX CLAR CLEAR buttons and SUB VFO B knob are used to o...

Page 38: ...See page xx for details Quick Point The Tuning Offset Indicator provides a graphical representation of the Clarifier offset On CW the Tuning Offset Indicator is used for CW Center Tuning instead of Clarifier Offset as the transceiver is configured at the factory If you wish to change this so that the Clarifier Offset is also displayed on CW use the following procedure 1 Press the MENU button to en...

Page 39: ...mode Especially useful for DX work here is the operating procedure for Dual Receive operation 1 While receiving on the Main band VFO A engage the Sub VFO B receiver by pressing the SUB RX button located to the upper left of the SUB VFO B knob You will now be receiving on the two frequencies shown on the frequency display 2 Adjusting the volume To adjust the Main VFO A audio level rotate the Main A...

Page 40: ...from for example USB to CW use the Menu item 060 A1A FRQDISP described on page xx When operating on the FM mode on the Sub band VFO B rotate the SUB SQL knob clockwise just to the point where the background noise is just silenced This is the point of maximum sensitivity to weak signals Excessive advancement of the SUB SQL knob will degrade the ability of the receiver to detect weak signals Adjustm...

Page 41: ...dual reception Adjust the AF GAIN knob s to balance the volume of the two receivers If interference is present on one of the channels you may have to turn its AF GAIN knob to suppress that channel or press the green RX LED button to disable the receiver with the sideband experiencing interference Otherwise try changing the headphone audio mixing scheme to Con2 or SEP in the Menu item 088 rout HEAD...

Page 42: ...eption Frequently the fading observed on the HF bands is not so much a change in ionization level but rather a shift in the polarization of the signal as it travels to and from the ionosphere Having an opposite polarization antenna available can fill in the signal during deep fades and you may then transmit on whichever antenna is providing the strongest signal at the moment see the discussion bel...

Page 43: ...n the FH 2 s P B key for two seconds to initiate recording REC icon will appears in the display to confirm that recording is in progress Press the FH 2 s P B key momentarily to halt recording the REC icon will go out You may also press the front panel s F7 P BACK button momentarily to halt recording as well When the transceiver is turned off the contents of the recording memory are erased Playback...

Page 44: ...sable 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select deselect as many bands as you like Note The ON command sets the selected band to be skipped while the OFF command sets the selected band to be included in the band selection list Return d notation to E 6 Press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to lock in the new configuration and exit to normal operation Advice My Band feature is effected to both th...

Page 45: ...W Mode then press the 14 MHz band button 2 Program 14 080 MHz RTTY Mode then press the 14 MHz band button 3 Program 14 195 MHz SSB Mode then press the 14 MHz band button With this configuration successive momentary presses of the 14 MHz band button will allow you to toggle sequentially through these three VFOs C S Custom Switch An often used Menu mode selection may be brought out to the front pane...

Page 46: ...up rotation Usually you will be using the 100 setting When you are through exercising rotator control press the ENT button momentarily The frequency display will return to the main display field More Frequency Navigation Techniques Keyboard Frequency Entry You may enter operating frequencies for either the Main VFO A or Sub VFO B bands using the front panel band frequency selection keys Example 1 ...

Page 47: ...rating range of 30 kHz 60 MHz the microprocessor will ignore the attempt and you will be returned to your previous operating frequency If this happens please try again taking care not to repeat the error in the frequency entry process Using the SUB VFO B knob You may change the Main band VFO A frequency in 1 MHz steps If you press the VFO A BAND button the 1 MHz steps will be applied to the Main b...

Page 48: ... Receiver Configuration Indicator on the display ATT Even with the IPO function on extremely strong local signals or high noise can still degrade reception In such situations you can use the ATT button to insert 6 12 or 18 dB of RF attenuation in front of the RF amplifier Press the ATT button several times to set the desired attenuation level per the chart below OFF Attenuator is Off 6 dB The inco...

Page 49: ...tially be rotated to the fully clockwise position This is the point of maximum sensitivity and counter clockwise rotation will gradually reduce the system gain 2 The Sub RF GAIN knob operates identically to the Main RF GAIN knob The effects of counter clockwise rotation of the Sub VFO B receiver s RF Gain control may be observed visually on the Sub band VFO B S meter Advice As the RF GAIN knob is ...

Page 50: ...ovides outstanding rejection of out of band signals and if low gain in your antenna system causes insertion loss to be a critical factor you may wish to use VRF 1 Press the VRF button momentarily VRF icon will appear at the FLT column of the Receiver Configuration Indicator on the display and the VRF system will be engaged centered on your current Amateur band 2 You may rotate the VRF knob to skew...

Page 51: ...ction fort the 2nd mixer DSP and other circuitry that follow and can dramatically improve reception on a very crowded band during a contest etc Typically the AUTO selection mode is satisfactory for most operating situations but in an extremely crowded phone band you may wish to select for example the 3 kHz roofing filter for SSB operation Press the R FLT button to toggle the Roofing Filter selecti...

Page 52: ... 1 Press the CONTOUR button The Contour characteristic will appear in the display to confirm that the Contour filter is engaged 2 Rotate the CONTOUR knob to achieve the most natural sounding audio reproduction on the incoming signal 3 To cancel Contour tuning press the CONTOUR button once more Advice The Contour filter effects to the Main band VFO A only The Contour filter s level either nulling o...

Page 53: ...ng signal itself may have undesirable or excessive frequency components especially in the low frequency range around 400 Hz By judicious use of the Contour filter the shoulder of the passband response may be altered or components removed from within the passband allowing the desired signal to rise above the background noise and interference in a manner not obtainable with other filtering systems I...

Page 54: ...idth effects to the Main band VFO A only The bandwidth of the IF width can be observed on the display Referring to Figure B you can see the default bandwidth with the WIDTH knob set to the 12 o clock position By rotating the WIDTH knob to the left the bandwidth will narrow see Figure A while rotation of the WIDTH knob to the right as depicted in Figure C will widen the bandwidth The default bandwi...

Page 55: ...nning rough center frequency of the IF Notch Filter is adjusted by the outer COARSE knob next fine center frequency is adjusted by the inner FINE knob 3 First in beginning rough center frequency of the IF Notch Filter is adjusted by the outer COARSE knob next fine center frequency is adjusted by the inner FINE knob 4 Rotate the COARSE knob to null out the interfering carrier by roughly next rotate...

Page 56: ...reate 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 DNR button DNR icon will appear in the display confirming that the DNR system is engaged 2 Rotate the DNR knob to select the setting that most effectively reduces the noise level 3 To disable the DNR system pres...

Page 57: ... mode Menu item 100 rdsP RTY NAR 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz When the NAR button has been pushed so as to engage the narrow filter the WIDTH knob will be disabled but IF Shift still is operational For many applications you may find that simple adjustment of the WIDTH knob instead of engaging the Narrow filter may be satisfactory for interference reduction When you press the NAR button in the FM mode ...

Page 58: ...Notch Filter is no longer in operation Advice The Digital Notch Filter effects to the Main VFO A band only IF Noise Blanke NB Operation The FT 2000 includes an effective IF Noise Blanker which can significantly reduce noise caused by automotive ignition systems Main band VFO A NB Operation 1 Press the NB button momentarily to reduce a short pulse noise such as from switching transients automobile ...

Page 59: ...NB LVL Tools for Comfortable and Effective Reception AGC Automatic Gain Control The AGC system is designed to help compensate for fading and other 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 Main VFO A Band AGC S...

Page 60: ... configured via the Menu However because AGC can have such a profound impact on overall receiver performance we generally do not recommend any changes to the AGC Menu selections Terminology Automatic Gain Control or AGC is a circuit that senses the incoming signal strength and then limits the gains of the RF and IF stages so as to keep the output audio volume at a more or less constant level AGC a...

Page 61: ...tch will blink To restore reception on the Main VFO A receiver just press the blinking RX switch LED once more SSB AM Mode Transmission 1 The operating mode is selected using the MODE buttons to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob and the VFO A or B to which the selection is applied is selected by the A or B button above the MODE buttons Usually the A button glow Red signifying Main band VFO A i...

Page 62: ...ctory for most situations at the factory However using Menu item 049 A3E MICGAIN you may set a different fixed value or choose the Ur option which then lets you use the front panel MIC knob to set the microphone gain in the AM mode In this case the MIC knob should not be advanced to the point where the ALC meter deflects In many cases the same setting as used on SSB will be satisfactory 2 Release ...

Page 63: ...nsure a 50 Ohm load for the final amplifier stage of the transmitter We recommend that the ATU be used whenever you operate on the FT 2000 Advice The ATU of the FT 2000 being located inside the station only adjusts the impedance presented to the transceiver at the station end of your coaxial cable feedline It does not tune the SWR at the antenna feedpoint itself When designing and building your an...

Page 64: ...Main Tuning Dial knob you will observe that the TUNER icon blinks momentarily every 10 kHz This momentary blinking indicates that a new tuning window has been entered If you want to save tuning data associated with this 10 kHz window repeat step 4 above for each such window On bands like 1 8 MHz where the impedance may change rapidly the storage of a number of tuning points is recommended 6 To dis...

Page 65: ...tuation where normal tuning via the ATU has been successfully completed and the tuning data has been stored in the ATU memory The antenna system as seen by the transmitter is shown In Figure 2 the operator has changed frequency and HI SWR icon has become appeared The operator presses and holds in the TUNE button for two seconds to begin impedance matching using the ATU If a high SWR conditions exi...

Page 66: ...rom the rear panel s AC IN jack 3 Referring to Figure 1 remove the three screws from each side of the transceiver and three screws from the top edge of the rear panel Slide the top case toward to the rear about 1 2 inch 1 cm then remove the top case 4 Turn the transceiver up side down 5 Remove the seven screws affixing the bottom case and then remove the bottom case Figure 2 6 Locate the Lithium b...

Page 67: ...ou do not feel capable of replacing the battery and ask a service shop to do so on your behalf a service fee may apply Caution Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type Enhancing Transmit Signal Quality Using the Speech Processor SSB AM Mode The Speech Processor is designed to increase talk power by increasing the average power output via ...

Page 68: ...g the SSB Transmitted Bandwidth SSB Mode For transmission on SSB a default bandwidth of 2 4 kHz is provided This bandwidth provides reasonable fidelity along with good talk power and is typical of the bandwidth used for decades during SSB transmission However the bandwidth may be varied by the operator so as to provide different levels of fidelity or talk power according to your preferences Here s...

Page 69: ... This is because the available power from the transmitter is being distributed over a wider bandwidth and the power detection circuitry does not compensate for the effect of the bandwidth selection it is calibrated in the default 2 4 kHz bandwidth Parametric Microphone Equalizer SSB AM mode The FT 2000 includes a unique Three Band Parametric Microphone Equalizer that provides precise independent c...

Page 70: ...ametric Microphone Equalizer 4 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to perform adjustments to a particular Menu item 5 Close the PTT switch and speak into the microphone while listening to the effects of the changes you are making in step 6 Because the overall effect on the sound will change with each adjustment you make you should make several passes through each adjustment area to be sure that you are achi...

Page 71: ...4 Press the microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone 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 recording any message is 20 seconds 5 Press the F5 MEM button to terminate the message storage process Checking Your Recording 1 Be sure that the front panel MOX button is Of...

Page 72: ...he microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone 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 recording any message is 20 seconds Press the FH 2 s MEM key to terminate the message storage process Checking Your Recording Be sure that the front panel MOX button is Off The LED im...

Page 73: ...imum usable setting of the MONI knob if the speaker must be used Because the Monitor feature utilizes a sampling of the transmitter s IF signal it can be very useful for checking the adjustment of the Speech Processor or Parametric Equalizer on SSB and for checking the general signal quality on AM and FM Split Operation Using the TX Clarifier VFO A Operation For split TX RX operation in casual pil...

Page 74: ...t Bar Indicator A visual depiction of the relative offset of the Clarifier may be displayed using the Bar Indicator 1 Press the MENU button the Menu list will appear in the display 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 010 diSP BAR SEL 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select CLAr form the available choices the factory default is C tn 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for two secon...

Page 75: ...equency alignment During Split operation if you press the RX switch above and to the right of the SUB VFO B knob you will engage Dual Receive operation and now can listen to both sides of the DX pile up while transmitting on the Sub VFO B frequency This is very useful for maintaining the timing of your calls while also monitoring both sides of the pile up During Split operation you may also listen...

Page 76: ...VFO VFO A is programmed via the Menu and is set to 5 kHz at the factory Other offsets may be selected however using the following procedure 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 031 gene Q SPLIT 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select the desired offset The available selections are 20kHz 20kHz factory default 5 kHz 4 When you have compl...

Page 77: ... if you select CW Reverse 1 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired operating frequency 2 Press the BK IN button to engage automatic activation of the transmitter when you close the CW key BK IN 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 you release the key transmission will c...

Page 78: ...lectronic Keyer Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack 4 Press the CW mode button to engage CW operation The operating mode is selected using the MODE buttons to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob and the VFO A or B to which the selection is applied is selected by the A or B button above the MODE buttons Usually the A button glow Red signifying Main band VF...

Page 79: ...not indicate any problem whatsoever because increased ALC voltage is being used to lower the power Full Break in QSK Operation As shipped from the factory the FT 2000 TX RX system for CW is configured for Semi break in operation However using Menu item 057 A1A BK IN you may change this setup for full break in QSK operation whereby the switching is quick enough to hear incoming signals in the space...

Page 80: ...3 A1A R TYPE for the rear panel s KEY jack 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to set the keyer to the desired mode The available selections are OFF The built in Electronic Keyer is turned off straight key mode buG Dots will be generated automatically by the keyer but dashes must be sent manually ELE Both dots and dashes will be generated automatically when you use your paddle ACS Same as ELEKEY except th...

Page 81: ...s calling slightly higher or lower may get your call through The Tuning Offset Indicator in the display may be utilized for CW frequency adjustment as well Its configuration is set via Menu item 010 diSP BAR SEL at the factory the Tuning Offset Indicator is already set up for the CW TUNE selection Quick Points The CW Spotting process utilizes the Spot tone or the Tuning Offset Indicator with the a...

Page 82: ...B injection side has now been selected When using Dual Receive press the B button then within five seconds of pressing the BN button press the CW button to engage CW Reverse on the Sub VFO B receiver in exactly the same was as for the Main VFO A receiver Press the CW mode button once more to return to the normal USB injection side and cancel CW Reverse operation the USB LED will blink for three se...

Page 83: ...ing from Voice to CW CW Pitch Adjustment Rotation of the front panel s PITCH knob will allow adjustment of the center frequency of the receiver passband as well as the pitch of your offset CW carrier to the tone you prefer The tone may be varied between 300 Hz and 1050 Hz in 50 Hz steps Terminology CW Pitch If you tuned to an exact zero beat on an incoming CW signal you could not copy it Zero beat...

Page 84: ...t selecting the message entry technique Keyer entry 020 tEy CW MEM1 021 tEy CW MEM2 022 tEy CW MEM3 023 tEy CW MEM4 024 tEy CW MEM5 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to set the selected Memory Register to tyP2 If you want to use your keyer paddle for message entry on all memories set all five Menu items 020 024 to tyP2 4 Press and hold in the MENU button to save the new settings and exit Message Memory ...

Page 85: ...se note that the contents of a message stored using keyer puddle input will not be transferred over when you select Text Memory technique on a particular memory register the Menu Mode Setting is set to tyP1 Transmitting in the Beacon Mode It is possible to transmit repetitively in a Beacon mode any message programmed either via paddle input or via the Text input method The time delay between messa...

Page 86: ...xit Text Message Programming 1 Press the CW mode button to set the operating mode to CW 2 Be sure that Break in is Off by pressing the BK IN button if necessary 3 Press the F5 MEM button on the front panel 4 Press the F1 CH 1 F4 CH 4 button to select the desired Message Memory Register into which you wish to program the text 5 Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to set the cursor position and use the Su...

Page 87: ...th the proper number in the middle of a contest 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 019 tEy CONTEST 3 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to set the Contest Number to the desired value 4 Press and hold the MENU button for two seconds more to store the new number and exit Decrementing the Contest Number Use this process if the current c...

Page 88: ...n to save the new settings and exit Message Memory Programming Using Your Paddle Set the operating mode to CW Set the BK IN button to Off Turn the internal Electronic Keyer On by pressing the KEYER button if necessary Press the FH 2 s MEM key Press the 1 5 key on the FH 2 to begin the memory storage process Send the desired message using your keyer paddle Press the MEM key on the FH 2 once more at...

Page 89: ...ode Setting is set to tyP1 TEXT Memory The five channels of CW message memory up to 50 characters total may also be programmed using a text entry technique This technique is somewhat slower than when you send the message directly from your keyer paddle but accuracy of character spacing is ensured Example 1 CQ CQ CQ DE W6DXC K 20 characters Now we will utilize another powerful feature of the CW Mem...

Page 90: ...Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the last correct letter in the message Now rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select the character everything after the character will be deleted Checking the CW Memory Contents Be sure that Break in is still turned Off Press the FH 2 s 1 5 key to check your work You will hear the results in the sidetone but no RF energy will be transmitted On The Air CW Message P...

Page 91: ...xed value or choose the ur option which then lets you use the front panel MIC knob to set the microphone gain in the FM mode Advice The Transmit Monitor is another helpful way of verifying proper adjustment of the FM MIC Gain By pressing the MONI button then adjusting the MONI knob for a comfortable listening level while you are transmitting you will be able to hear the difference in deviation as ...

Page 92: ...er shift use Menu items 073 F3E 28 RPT 28 MHz and 074 F3E 50 RPT 50 MHz as appropriate You may also use Tone Squelch whereby your receiver will be kept silent until an incoming signal bearing a matching CTCSS tone is receiver Your receiver s squelch will then open in response to the reception of the required tone 1 Rotate the Main tuning Dial to the output frequency downlink from the repeater 2 Pr...

Page 93: ...tatus and its Reduction algorithm selection DSP Notch filter NOTCH status NAR bandwidth status DSP Auto Notch filter DNF status Repeater Shift Direction and Shift Frequency CTCSS status and Tone Frequency QMB Quick Memory Bank The Quick Memory Bank is comprised of five memories labeled C 1 through C 5 independent from the regular and PMS memories These can quickly store operating parameters for la...

Page 94: ...te the contents of the current memory channel the original contents will not be disturbed by the initiation of Memory Tune operation Memory Groups Memory Group Assignment 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 030 GEnE MEM GRP 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to set this Menu item to On the default setting is OFF 4 Press and hold in the MEN...

Page 95: ...B knob is not illuminated If it is press the A B button to make it go out then press the GRP or M CH button again If no channels have been assigned to a particular Memory Group you will not have access to that Group Standard Memory Operation The Standard Memory of the FT 2000 allows storage and recall of up to 99 memories each storing frequency mode and a wide variety of status information detaile...

Page 96: ... M CH button again 3 After pressing the M CH button you may rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select the desired memory channel Advice To work within a particular Memory Group press the GRP button the imbedded LED will glow Red then rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select the desired Memory Group Now press the M CH button the imbedded LED will glow Red you may now choose the memory channel within the selec...

Page 97: ... 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 steps 1 through 3 above Moving Memory Data to the Main Band VFO A You may transfer the contents of the currently selected memory channel into the Main band VFO A register if you like 1 Press the V M button as necess...

Page 98: ...requency is changing MT icon will replace MR icon in the multi panel window indicating you are in the Memory Tune mode During Memory Tune operation you may change operating modes and engage and offset the Clarifier if desired 3 Press the V M button momentarily to return to the originally memorized frequency of the current memory channel One more press of the V M button will return you to VFO opera...

Page 99: ...k If the incoming signal disappears scanning will resume in about five seconds On the SSB CW and SSB based Data modes the scanner will pause on a received signal then will step across the signal very slowly giving you time to stop the scan if you like In these modes on the VFO the scanner does not stop however 1 To cancel the scanning press the microphone s UP or DOWN key momentarily Memory Scan 1...

Page 100: ...ning and manual tuning within a particular frequency range you can use the Programmable Memory Scanning PMS feature which utilizes nine special purpose memory pairs P 1L P 1U through P 9L P 9U 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 frequencies into the m...

Page 101: ...nner does not stop however If the scan has paused on a signal pressing the microphone s UP or DOWN key will cause scanning to resume instantly 8 If you rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob in the opposite direction from the current scanning direction in other words you rotate the dial to the left when scanning toward a higher frequency the direction of the scan will reverse 9 If you press the micropho...

Page 102: ...e If you need to adjust the output level from the DATA OUT pin of the PACKET jack pin 4 on the radio please do so at the TNC side For the input level from the TNC as applied to the DATA IN pin of the PACKET jack pin 1 please use Menu item 066 dAtA OUT LVL During Packet operation via the rear panel s PACKET jack the front panel MIC jack is cut off so you won t have a live microphone problem during ...

Page 103: ... have finished making your adjustments press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation If you only momentarily press the MENU button the new settings will not be retained Menu Mode Reset You may reset all the Menu settings to their original factory defaults if desired 1 Turn the front panel POWER switch off 2 Press and hold in the MENU button ...

Page 104: ...GC SLOW mode of the Main band VFO A receiver Available Values 20 4000 msec 20 msec step Default Setting 2000 msec 006 AGc SLW HLD Function Sets the hang time of the AGC peak voltage for the AGC SLOW mode of the Main band VFO A receiver Available Values 0 2000 msec 20 msec step Default Setting 0 msec DISPLAY Group 007 diSP COLOR Function Selects the Display color when the optional Data Management U...

Page 105: ...s relative clarifier offset C tu Displays relative tuning offset between the incoming signal and transmitted frequency u tn Displays the peak position of the VRF or µ TUNE filter Note The µ TUNE filter is option 011 diSP PK HLD Function Selects the peak hold time of the Sub VFO B receiver s S meter Available Values OFF 0 5 1 0 2 0 sec Default Setting OFF 012 diSP RTR STU Function Selects the start...

Page 106: ...e optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit is not connected this adjustment has no effect DVS Group 015 dUS RX LVL Function Sets the audio output level from the voice memory Available Values 0 100 Default 50 016 dUS TX LVL Function Sets the microphone input level to the voice memory Available Values 0 100 Default 50 KEYER SETUP Group 017 tEy BEACON Function Sets the interval time between repeats of ...

Page 107: ... require the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit tyP2 You may enter the CW message from the CW keyer 021 tEy CW MEM2 Function Permits entry of the CW message for message register 2 Available Values tyP1 tyP2 Default Setting tyP2 tyP1 You may enter the CW message from a front panel s Function Keys require the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit tyP2 You may enter the CW message from the CW ke...

Page 108: ...E ANT SEL Function Sets the method of antenna selection Available Values bAnd rEG Default Setting bAnd bAnd The antenna is selected in accordance with the operating band rEG The antenna is selected in accordance with the band stack different antennas may be utilized on the same band if so selected in the band stack 026 GEnE BEP LVL Function Sets the beep level Available Values 0 255 Default Settin...

Page 109: ... Split feature Available Values 20 0 20 kHz 1 kHz Step Default Setting 5 kHz 032 GEnE TX TOT Function Sets the Time Out Timer countdown time Available Values OFF 5 10 15 20 25 30 min Default Setting OFF The Time Out Timer shuts off the transmitter after continuous transmission of the programmed time 033 GEnE TRV SET Function Set the 10 s and 1 s of the MHz digits display for operation with a trans...

Page 110: ...ning Unit xxxx is not connected this adjustment has no effect 035 GEnE SNB LVL Function Adjusts the Sub band VFO B receiver s IF Noise Blanker level when the Noise Blanker is engaged Available Values nAin MAIN 0 100 Default Setting 50 When this menu is set to nAin MAIN you may adjust the Noise Blanker level using the front panel s NB knob 036 GEnE SUB FIL Function Select the Sub band VFO B receive...

Page 111: ...counter to the antenna jack adjust the SUB VFO B knob so that the frequency counter reading is same as the VFO frequency while pressing the PTT switch Advice Do not perform this Menu item unless you have a high performance frequency counter Perform this Menu item after aging the transceiver and frequency counter sufficiently at least 30 minutes S IF SFT Group 041 S iF LSB SFT Function Set the cent...

Page 112: ...e Available Values 1000 1000 Hz Default Setting 0 Hz 046 S iF RTTY R Function Set the center frequency of the Sub band VFO B receiver s IF filter at the RTTY reverse mode Available Values 1000 1000 Hz Default Setting 0 Hz 047 S iF PKT LSB Function Set the center frequency of the Sub band VFO B receiver s IF filter at the Packet LSB mode Available Values 1000 1000 Hz Default Setting 0 Hz 048 S iF P...

Page 113: ...tional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit while using the AM mode MODE CW Group 051 A1A F TYPE Function Selects the desired keyer operation mode for the device connected to the front panel s KEY jack Available Values OFF buG ELE ACS Default Setting ELE OFF Disables the front panel s keyer straight key mode for use with external keyer or computer driven keying interface buG Mechanical bug keyer emulatio...

Page 114: ...utomatic Character Spacing enabled 054 A1A R REV Function Selects the keyer paddle s wiring configuration of the KEY jack on the rear panel Available Values nor rEU Default Setting nor nor Tip Dot Ring Dash Shaft Ground rEU Tip Dash Ring Dot Shaft Ground 055 A1A CW AUTO Function Enables disables CW keying while operating on SSB Available Values OFF 50 On Default Setting OFF OFF Disables CW keying ...

Page 115: ...rate in the full break in QSK mode 058 A1A SHAPE Function Selects the CW carrier wave form shape rise fall times Available Values 1 2 4 6 msec Default Setting 4 msec 059 A1A WEIGHT Function Sets the Dot Dash ratio for the built in electronic keyer Available Values 1 2 5 4 5 Default Setting 3 0 060 A1A FRQDISP Function Frequency Display Format for the CW mode Available Values dir OFSt Default Setti...

Page 116: ...ting dAtA dAtA Uses the data input line which is connected to the rear panel s PACKET jack while using the PKT mode PC Selects the microphone connected to the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit while using the PKT mode 064 dAtA DT GAIN Function Sets the data input level from the TNC to the AFSK modulator Available Values 0 100 Default Setting 50 065 dAtA DT OUT Function Selects the receiver to...

Page 117: ...int during the SSB packet operation Available 3000 3000 Hz 10 Hz step Default 1000 Hz typical center frequency for PSK31 etc MODE FM Group 071 F3E MICGAIN Function Sets the microphone gain for the FM mode Available Values Ur 0 100 Default Setting 50 When this menu is set to Ur you may adjust the microphone gain using the front panel s MIC knob 072 F3E MIC SEL Function Selects the microphone to be ...

Page 118: ...0 kHz MODE RTY Group 075 rtty R PLRTY Function Selects normal or reverse Mark Space polarity for RTTY receive operation Available Values nor rEU Default Setting nor 076 rtty T PLRTY Function Selects normal or reverse Mark Space polarity for RTTY transmit operation Available Values nor rEU Default Setting nor 077 rtty RTY OUT Function Selects the receiver to be connected to the data output port pin...

Page 119: ...NT Selects the microphone connected to the front panel s MIC jack while using the SSB modes dAtA Selects the microphone connected to pin 1 of the PACKET Jack while using the SSB modes PC Selects the microphone connected to the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit while using the SSB mode 082 A3J TX BPF Function Selects the audio passband of the Enhanced DSP modulator on the SSB mode Available Va...

Page 120: ...Hz steps Default Setting 0 Hz RX AUDIO Group 087 rout AGC SLP Function Selects the gain curve of the AGC amplifier Available Values nor SLP Default Setting nor nor NORMAL The AGC output level will follow a linear response to the antenna input level while AGC is activated SLP SLOPED The AGC output level will increase at 1 10 the rate of the antenna input level while AGC is activated 088 rout HEADPH...

Page 121: ...able Values 1 11 Default Setting 10 091 rdSP NOTCH W Function Selects the bandwidth of the DSP NOTCH filter Available Values nArr Narrow uuid Wide Default Setting uuid Wide 092 rdSP CW SHAP Function Selects the passband characteristics of the DSP filter for the CW mode Available Values SOFt ShAP Default Setting ShAP SOFt SOFT Primary importance attached to amplitude of the filter factor ShAP SHARP...

Page 122: ...IUM 097 rdSP PSK NAR Function Selects the passband of the DSP filter for the PSK Narrow mode Available Values 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz Default Setting 300 Hz 098 rdSP RTY SHP Function Selects the passband characteristics of the DSP filter for the RTTY mode Available Values SOFt ShAP Default Setting ShAP SOFt SOFT Primary importance attached to amplitude of the filter factor ShAP SHARP Primary impo...

Page 123: ...he DSP filter for the Narrow SSB mode Available Values 200 400 600 850 1100 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 2250 Hz Default Setting 1800 Hz SCOPE Group Advice This group s adjustment has no effect if the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit is not connected 104 SCP 1 8 FI Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 160 m amateur band Available V...

Page 124: ...fault Setting 1 0 100 MHz 109 SCP 14 0 FI Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 20 m amateur band Available Values 1 3 999 1 4 349 MHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 1 4 000 MHz 110 SCP 18 0 FI Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 17 m amateur band Available Values 1 8 000 1 8 199 MH...

Page 125: ...he 6 m amateur band Available Values 4 9 900 5 3 999 MHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 5 0 000 MHz TUNING Group 115 tun DIALSTEP Function Setting of the Main Tuning Dial knob s tuning speed on the SSB CW and AM modes Available Values 1 or 10 Hz Default Setting 10 Hz 116 tun CW FINE Function Setting of the Main Tuning Dial knob s tuning speed in the CW mode Available Values EnA diS Default Setting di...

Page 126: ... be skipped while selecting bands using the SUB VFO B knob Available Values 1 8 50 GE AU Default Setting AU To program the band to be skipped rotate the SUB VFO B knob to recall the band to be skipped while selecting bands via the SUB VFO B knob then press the ENT button to change this setting to ON d notation will replace E notation Repeat the same procedures to cancel the setting skipped Off d n...

Page 127: ...tric microphone equalizer Available Values OFF 700 1500 Hz 100 Hz step Default Setting OFF OFF The equalizer gain and Q factor are set to factory defaults flat 700 1500 You may adjust the equalizer gain and Q factor at this selected audio frequency via menu items 126 tAUd EQ2 LVL and 127 EQ2 BW 126 tAUd EQ2 LVL Function Adjusts the equalizer gain of the middle range of the parametric microphone eq...

Page 128: ...fault Setting 5 130 tUAd EQ3 BW Function Adjusts the Q factor of the high range of the parametric microphone equalizer Available Values 1 10 Default Setting 10 TX GNRL Group 131 tGEn BIAS This Menu item does not work Please do not change this setting 132 tGEn MAX PWR Function Selects a maximum output power limit Available Values 10 20 50 100 W Default Setting 100 W 133 tGEn PWRCTRL Function Config...

Page 129: ...t Setting nic nic MIC The VOX function will be activated by microphone audio input dAtA DATA The VOX function will be activated by data audio input 137 tGEn EMRGNCY Function Enables Tx Rx operation on the Alaska Emergency Channel 5167 5 kHz Available Values EnA ENABLE diS DISABLE Default Setting diS DISABLE When this Menu Item is set to EnA ENABLE the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz will be enabled T...

Page 130: ...put 5 100 watts 2 25 watts AM carrier Modulation Types J3E SSB Balanced A3E AM Low Level Early Stage F3E FM Variable Reactance Maximum FM Deviation 5 0 kHz 2 5 kHz Harmonic Radiation Better than 60 dB 160 10m Amateur bands Better than 70 dB 6m Amateur band SSB Carrier Suppression At least 60 dB below peak output Undesired Sideband Suppression At least 60 dB below peak output Audio Response SSB Not...

Page 131: ... 1 µV 50 54 MHz There is no specification in a frequency ranges not listed Selectivity 6 60 dB Main VFO A Mode 6 dB 60 dB CW RTTY PKT 0 5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less SSB 2 4 kHz or better 3 6 kHz or less AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less WIDTH Center VRF OFF Sub VFO B Mode 6 dB 60 dB CW RTTY PKT 1 1 kHz or better 3 0 kHz or less SSB 2 2 kHz or better 4 5 kHz or ...

Page 132: ...nual Vertex Standard Co Ltd 132 Conducted Radiation Less than 2 nW Specifications are subject to change in the interest of technical improvement without notice or obligation and are guaranteed only within the amateur bands ...

Page 133: ...device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Vertex Standard could void the user s authorization to operate this device DECLARATION BY MANUFACTURER The scanner receiver is not a digital scanner and is incapable of being converted or modified to a digital scanner re...

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