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HF/50 MH

RANSCEIVER

FT-2000D

PERATING

ANUAL

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 UK LTD.

Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close

Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,

Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

VERTEX STANDARD

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AUSTRALIA

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PTY., LTD.

Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road

Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia

Summary of Contents for FT-2000D

Page 1: ...0900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB 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 ...

Page 2: ...In order to gain the most enjoyment and operating efficiency from your FT 2000D we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety and keep it handy for reference as you explore the many capabilities of your new transceiver Before using your FT 2000D be sure to read and follow the instructions in the Before You Begin section of this manual ...

Page 3: ...igh audio frequency spectra and the transmitted bandwidth may also be adjusted as well Advanced features include Direct Keyboard Frequency En try and Band Change Speech Processor IF Monitor for Voice modes CW Pitch control CW Spot switch Full CW QSK adjustable IF Noise Blanker and all mode Squelch Two TX RX antenna ports plus a receive only antenna port are pro vided on the rear panel Two key jack...

Page 4: ...Operation Front End Block Diagram 50 IPO Intercept Point Optimization 51 ATT 51 RF Gain SSB CW AM Modes 52 Advanced Interference Suppression Features RF Front End 53 Using the VRF Variable RF Front end Filter 53 Interference Rejection Signals Off Frequency by Just a Few kHz 54 R FLT Roofing Filters 54 Interference Rejection Signals within 3 kHz 55 CONTOUR Control Operation 55 IF SHIFT Operation 56...

Page 5: ...Main Band VFO A 102 Memory Tune Operation 102 Memory Groups 103 Memory Group Assignment 103 Choosing the Desired Memory Group 103 Operation on Alaska Emergency Frequency 5167 5 kHz U S Version Only 104 VFO and Memory Scanning 105 VFO Scanning 105 Memory Scan 106 PMS 107 Packet Operation 108 Packet Setup Including Subcarrier Frequency 108 Basic Setup 108 RTTY Radio Teletype Operation 109 Setting Up...

Page 6: ...2 contact Plug 1 pcs P0090034 RCA Plug 2 pcs P0091365 Operating Manual 1 pc CAT Reference Book 1 pc Warranty Card 1 pc AVAILABLE OPTIONS MD 200A8X Ultra High Fidelity Desk Top Microphone YH 77STA Lightweight Stereo Headphone SP 2000 External Speaker with Audio Filter VL 1000 VP 1000 Linear Amplifier AC Power Supply DMU 2000 Data Management Unit RF μTuning Kit A For 160 m Band RF μTuning Kit B For ...

Page 7: ...Page 5 FT 2000D OPERATING MANUAL NOTE ...

Page 8: ...d an unlocked leg could result in damage should the transceiver move suddenly 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 Retracting the Front Feet Ro...

Page 9: ... it in press and hold in the front panel s POWER switch to turn the transceiver on Once the transceiver comes on you may release the MENU button FULL RESET Use this procedure to restore all Menu and Memory set tings to their original factory defaults All Memories will be cleared out by this procedure 1 Press the front panel s POWER switch to turn the transceiver off 2 Press and hold in the FAST an...

Page 10: ... used with this antenna type Any antenna to be used with the FT 2000D 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 so as to ensure proper antenna performance The same precautions apply to any additional receive only antennas connected to the RX ANT jack if your receive...

Page 11: ...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 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 cop...

Page 12: ...nce to home entertainment devices take all precautionary steps including sepa ration of TV FM antennas from Amateur transmitting antennas to the greatest extent possible and keep transmitting coaxial cables separated from cables connected to home entertainment devices Ensure that the AC power cord is not subject to undue stress or bending which could damage the cable or cause it to be accidentally...

Page 13: ...Page 11 FT 2000D OPERATING MANUAL CONNECTION OF MICROPHONE AND HEADPHONE INSTALLATION AND INTERCONNECTIONS ...

Page 14: ...r keyer paddle to the front panel KEY jack and use Menu item 054 A1A F TYPE for paddle input while connecting the rear panel s KEY jack to the keying line from your personal computer which emulates a straight key for connection purposes and configure the rear panel jack using Menu item 056 A1A R TYPE Both KEY jacks on the FT 2000D utilize Positive keying voltage Key up voltage is approximately 5V ...

Page 15: ...ations contained in the illustration Set the ATT switch to the ON position on the front panel of the VL 1000 The 200 Watt power output from the FT 2000D is far in excess of that which is required to drive the VL 1000 to its full rated output NOTE Refer to the VL 1000 Operating Manual for details regarding amplifier operation Do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial cables when your hands ar...

Page 16: ... 60 V at 200 mA or 30 V at up to 1 Amp In order to engage the switching relay use Menu item 146 tGEn ETX GND set this Menu item to EnA EnA EnA EnA EnA Enable to activate the amplifier switch ing relay The specified range for ALC voltage to be used with the FT 2000D is 0 to 4 Volts DC Amplifier systems utilizing differentALC voltages will not work correctly with the FT 2000D and theirALC lines must...

Page 17: ... DATA B BAND DATA C BAND DATA D TX INH RTTY BAND DATA AF OUT RCA PLUG KEY MIC CAT SIGNAL or GND or DATA IN GND PACKET PTT DATA OUT BUSY SHIFT RX OUT PTT GND EXT SPKR DC IN 13 8 V DC IN 50 V PACKET ROT ROTATOR PHONE REM REMOTE N A SERIAL OUT SERIAL IN N A GND N A RTS CTS NC CW ROTATION SPEED DIRECTION GND NC CCW ROTATION as viewed from front panel as viewed from rear panel as viewed from rear panel...

Page 18: ...to Talk PTT switch on the microphone When engaging the MOX button the LED inside this button glows red or otherwise causing a transmission to be started be certain you have either an antenna or 50 OhmdummyloadconnectedtotheselectedAntennajack TUNE Switch This is the on off switch for the FT 2000D s Auto matic Antenna Tuner Pressing this button momentarily places the antenna tuner in line between t...

Page 19: ...ed antenna jack is indicated at the upper left corner of the display RX Normally the antenna connected to the ANT 1 or 2 jack is used for receive and always used for trans mit When the RX switch is pressed an antenna con nected to the RX ANT will be used during receive MONI Monitor Switch This button enables the transmit monitor in all modes While activated the icon appears in the dis play Adjustm...

Page 20: ...n it provides against interference is quite sig nificant When set toAUTO 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 rejection AGC Switch This button selects the AGC characteristics for the re ceiver Available selections are FAST MID SLOW or AUTO and the AGC icon will...

Page 21: ...e the CW break in is activated the icon appears in the display SPOT Switch This button turns on the CW receiver spotting tone by matching the SPOT tone to that of the incoming CW signal precisely the same pitch you will be zero beating your transmitted signal on to the frequency of the other station The Sub VFO B frequency display will indicate the offset tone frequency when this button is pressed...

Page 22: ... disable this feature displaying the RF Power output via Menu item 015 diSPLVLIND See page 117 for details VOX DELAY Knobs VOX Knob The inner VOX knob sets the gain of the VOX cir cuit to set the level of microphone audio needed to activate the transmitter during voice operation while the VOX switch is engaged The VOX switch must be switched ON to engage the VOX circuit DELAY Knob The outer DELAY ...

Page 23: ...page 88 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 91 for details F7 P BACK key Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to activate the recording feature of the internal Digital Voice Re corder The Voice R...

Page 24: ...ssing the A or B button located above the MODE selection buttons will select either the Main band VFO A or Sub band VFO B for individual bandwidth setting SPLIT Switch Pressing this button to activate split frequency opera tion between the Main band VFO A used for recep tion and the Sub band VFO B used for transmis sion If you press and hold in the SPLIT button for two seconds the Quick Split feat...

Page 25: ...lay to the original memory contents MR and pressing it once more returns operation to the Main VFO no icon MXA Switch Pressing this button momentarily displays the contents of the currently selected memory channel for three sec onds 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 ...

Page 26: ...CLEAR Switch Pressing this button clears out any frequency offset you have programmed into the Clarifier register thereby setting the offset to Zero CLAR Knob This knob tunes the Clarifier offset frequency up to 9 999 kHz VRF Knob This knob tunes the passband of the VRF Variable RF Filter preselector circuit for maximum receiver sensi tivity and out of band interference rejection ADVICE The relati...

Page 27: ...ult bandwidth for example 2 4 kHz for SSB clockwise rotation of this knob increases the bandwidth out to a maximum of 4 kHz while counter clock wise rotation reduces the bandwidth When the NAR Narrow filter selection is engaged the WIDTH knob is disabled The SHIFT knob may be used to re center the pass band response on the incoming signal and you may find that the CONTOUR and IF Notch Filter may a...

Page 28: ... noise reduction parameter via Menu item 015 diSP LVL IND See page 117 for details RX Indicator Switch This is the button that turns the Sub VFO B receiver On and Off When this button is pressed to make the Sub VFO B receiver active the Green LED imbed ded within the button will light up Pressing the button again will disable this receiver and the imbedded Green LED will turn off TX Indicator Swit...

Page 29: ...Hz Switch When the A B button is pressed and the Orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob lights up press ing this button allows you to tune the Sub band VFO B frequency down or up in 1 MHz increments using the SUB VFO B knob FAST Switch When the A B button is pushed and the Orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob lights up the SUB VFO B knob will be controlling the Sub band VFO B fre...

Page 30: ...he IF Notch Filter is activated WIDTH Indicates the bandwidth of the DSP IF filter SHIFT Indicates the peak position of the DSP IF filter NB This indicator appears when the Main band VFO A receiver s short duration Noise Blanker is activated This indicator will blink for three seconds and there after appears continuously when the Main band VFO A receiver s longer pulse Noise Blanker is activated N...

Page 31: ...red from the fac tory provides a visual CW tuning indication of the in coming signal s offset from your transceiver s CW car rier frequency as programmed by the relative clarifier offset or the peak position of the VRF μ TUNE filter REC This indicator appears while the voice recorder is re cording the receiver audio and or the memory is re cording your CW or voice message PLAY This indicator appea...

Page 32: ...yed You can observe the fine adjustment for a few sec onds while the display is active While adjusting functions the display may occa sionally skip one of the numbers in the sequence this is due to rounding of the encoder steps in the ADC converter Set the values to your prefer ence they are unique to your radio and may not directly correspond to other units When setting the Menu items the Menu it...

Page 33: ...ransciver while transmitting Do not touch the TX RF section absolutely while trans mitting COOLING FAN This is a cooling fan for cooling down the Power Am plifier Unit Usually this cooling fan does not rotate However when the temperature begins to rise the cooling fan begins to rotate DC 13 8 V IN Jack Connect this 6 pin connector to the DC 13 8 V Output Jack on the FP 2000AC Power Supply using th...

Page 34: ...ms level FSK keying at this jack is accomplished by a closure of the SHIFT line to ground by the terminal unit 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 the PACKET and RTTY jacks for TNC control Open circuit voltage is 13 ...

Page 35: ...t channel ring A stereo amplifier or recorder is recommended to record each receiver s audio separately when dual reception is enabled au dio from either receiver or both may be used via this jack The front panel AF GAIN knobs do not affect the signals at this jack REM REMOTE Jack By plugging in the optional FH 2 Remote Control Key pad to this gold plated jack direct access to the FT 2000D CPU is ...

Page 36: ...ng Fan This is a fan for cooling the internal power supply unit Usually this fan does not rotate However when the temperature begins to rise the cooling fan begins to rotate OUTPUT DC 13 8 V Jack Connect this 6 pin connector to the DC 13 8 V Input Jack on the FT 2000D using the supplied DC Power Cord The DC output is 13 8 Volts with maximum current of 6 Amps OUTPUT DC 50 V Jack Connect this 2 pin ...

Page 37: ...unter clockwise positions to avoid a loud blast of audio when the transceiver turns on See page 21 for details Rotate the RF PWR control fully counter clockwise to set minimum power at first See page 20 for details If your AC mains power should suffer a significant fluctuation or interruption we recommend that you go through a complete power up cycle in order to ensure that all circuits are proper...

Page 38: ... now blink on and off this indicates that the Main VFO A receiver is temporarily muted Just press the Main RX but ton once more to restore Main VFO A receiver operation Press the Sub RX button to engage Dual Reception us ing the Sub VFO B re ceiver in addition to the Main VFO A receiver When you press the Sub RX button its imbedded LED will glow green pressing this button once more will turn off t...

Page 39: ...y change there are several techniques available y Direct keyboard entry of the frequency see page 49 y Use the SUB VFO B knob to tune in 1 MHz steps see page 49 y Use the microphone s UP DWN scanning keys if your microphone is so equipped see page 49 7 Press the ANTENNA 1 2 button to select the appro priate antenna for the band in use alternatively if one is connected you may also press the ANTENN...

Page 40: ...nel selection seems not to be oper ating check see if the orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob is illuminated If so pressing the A B button will cause the orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob to go out Now press the M CH button to begin memory channel selection 3 Memory channels US1 US1 US1 US1 US1 through US5 US5 US5 US5 US5 are pre pro grammed at the factory with the permitte...

Page 41: ...RX RX RX notation will disappear from the display ADVICE Turning the Clarifier Off simply cancels the application of the programmed offset from the receive and or transmit frequencies To clear out the programmed Clarifier offset altogether and reset it to zero press the CLEAR but ton The programmed offset is displayed in the small multi channel window of the frequency display RX CLAR Button TX CLA...

Page 42: ...nment where high brightness is not desired To reduce the illumina tion level press the DIM button located to the left of the analog meter To restore full brightness press the DIM button once more You may also customize the amount of brightness reduc tion engaged by the pressing of the DIM button and may use different brightness levels for different front panel ar eas Menu item 008 diSP DIM MTR adj...

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Page 44: ...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 frequen cies shown on the frequency display 2 Adjusting the volume To adjust the Main VFO A audio level rotate the Main AF GAIN knob To adjust the Sub VFO B audio level rotate the Sub AF GAIN knob In both cases clockwise rotation of the knob will increase...

Page 45: ...n to both side bands at the same time to get the best copy On groundwave signals where the phase of the sidebands is likely to be the same there is an interesting sense of depth to the signal To tune in a signal using this mode you should have ste reo headphones connected to the front panel PHONES jack Set the Main band VFO A to either LSB or USB mode and tune for zero beat on the desired signal P...

Page 46: ... startling effects on crowded channels Stereo headphones or an external stereo speaker are rec ommended for this mode To set up the transceiver for bandwidth diversity reception Select the desired mode on the Main band VFO A Tune to the signal of interest Press the AX X X X XB button to copy this mode and fre quency into the Sub band VFO B If using headphones set the headphone mixing scheme to the...

Page 47: ... 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 record ing memory will be erased F7 P BACK Button LOCK OFF ON Playback Press the FH 2 s P B key momentarily after record ing has been halted to begin playback of the recorded audio the icon will appear in the display to confirm that playback is in progress The...

Page 48: ...be included in the band selection list Return the d d d d d notation to E E E E E to restore operation on a previ ously deleted band 6 Press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to lock in the new configuration and exit to normal operation CONVENIENCE FEATURES Main Tuning Dial knob SUB VFO B Knob MENU Button ENT Button SUB VFO B Knob VFO A BAND Button A B Button VFO B BAND Button 14 MHz 14 ...

Page 49: ...ation successive momentary presses of the 14 MHz band button will allow you to toggle se quentially through these three VFOs C S CUSTOM SWITCH An often used Menu mode selection may be brought out to the front panel s C S button BAND Switch USB RTTY CW C S Setup 1 Press the MENU button to engage the Menu mode the Menu list will appear on the display 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the ...

Page 50: ...control the speed of rotation Pressing the F5 MEM button will cause slower rotation while pressing the F6 DEC button will speed 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 F2 CH 2 F3 CH 3 Button F5 MEM F6 DEC Button ENT Button CONVENIENCE FEATURES C...

Page 51: ...imal point on the right side of the slash bar In this example enter 21 7 Æ GEN Æ 1 8 1 Æ 50 0 Æ 50 0 Æ 50 0 Æ 50 0 Æ 50 0 4 Press the ENT button once more A short beep will confirm that the frequency entry was successful and the new operating frequency will appear on the Sub VFO B frequency display fields ADVICE If you attempt to enter a frequency outside the operat ing range of 30 kHz 60 MHz the ...

Page 52: ...g peaking and the band width over which it is applied are adjustable via the Menu IF SHIFT SEE PAGE 56 The passband center frequency response of the IF DSP filtering may be adjusted using this control IF WIDTH SEE PAGE 57 The width of the IF DSP filtering may be adjusted using this control IF NOTCH SEE PAGE 58 The IF Notch filter is a high Q notch filter that can signifi cantly reduce if not elimi...

Page 53: ...TT button several times to set the desired attenuation level per the chart below OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Attenuator is Off 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB The incoming signal power is reduced by 6 dB Signal voltage reduced by 1 2 12 dB 12 dB 12 dB 12 dB 12 dB The incoming signal power is reduced by 12 dB Signal voltage reduced by 1 4 18 dB 18 dB 18 dB 18 dB 18 dB The incoming signal power is reduced by 18 dB...

Page 54: ...appear to be pegged against the right edge of the analog S meter scale The Sub RF GAIN knob operates identically to the Main RF GAIN knob The effects of counter clock wise rotation of the Sub VFO B receiver s RF Gain control may be observed visually on the Sub band VFO B S meter QUICK POINT Reception frequently can be optimized by rotating the RF GAIN knob slightly counter clockwise to the point w...

Page 55: ...eception of the desired signal if overload was degrading reception ADVICE You may observe the relative skew of the VRF system in the Tun ing Offset Indicator on the display while turning the VRF knob After moving the passband of the VRF system manually you may re center it on the current Ama teur band by pressing and holding in the VRF button for two seconds 3 To switch VRF off press the VRF butto...

Page 56: ...s the Main band VFO A only The Sub band s VFO B Roofing fil ter is fixed at a bandwidth of 15 kHz As you repeatedly press the R FLT button you will observe changes in the notation in the R FLT column of the Receiver Configuration Indicator on the display denoting the Roofing Fil ter currently in use Typically this selection will be set to AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO The Roofing Filter selection will ...

Page 57: ...tem 092 referenced above Counter clockwise rotation to the left of the CONTOUR knob causes the indentation to move towered a lower frequency within the passband while clockwise rotation to the 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 possible to make the desired signal r...

Page 58: ... S iF LSB SFT through 051 S iF PKT USB The Sub band VFO B frequency display will show the shift value of the IF SHIFT for 3 seconds when ever the SHIFT knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the shift value of the IF SHIFT via Menu item 015 diSPLVLIND See page 117 for details The position of the passband set by the IF Shift can be observed on the display SHIFT knob SHIFT Indicator ...

Page 59: ...the left the band width 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 bandwidthsÚ and total bandwidth ad justment range will vary according to the operat ing mode SSB Mode 200 Hz 4 0 kHz 2 4 kHzÚ CW Mode 25 Hz 2 4 kHz 2 4 kHzÚ RTTY PKT Modes 25 Hz 2 4 kHz 500 HzÚ Ú bandwidth at 12 o clock position of WIDTH knob W...

Page 60: ... NOTCH knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the Notch fre quency via Menu item 015 LVLIND See page 117 for details The width of the IF Notch null may be adjusted using Menu item 094 rdSP NOTCH W Both Wide and Narrow selections are available with Narrow pro viding the least disruption of the desired signal When the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit is connected the effect of ...

Page 61: ...ital Noise Reduction affects the Main band VFO A only The Sub band VFO B frequency display will show the current noise reduction parameter for 3 seconds whenever the DNR knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the current noise reduction parameter via Menu item 015 LVL IND See page 117 for details DNR Knob DNR Button NOTCH Indicator DIGITAL NOTCH FILTER DNF OPERATION The Digital Not...

Page 62: ...sing the WIDTH knob even if the narrow filter is engaged In this case available bandwidth selections are 25 Hz 2 kHz When you press the NAR button in the FM mode both the transmit and receive bandwidths are narrowed NOTE When the NAR button is pressed the WIDTH knob no longer functions except the CW mode Pressing the NAR button provides one touch mode spe cific selection of a narrow IF DSP filter ...

Page 63: ...ge to be the same as that for VFO A if the Sub VFO B band s Noise Blanker is en gaged Main Band VFO A NB Icon B Button Sub Band VFO B NB Icon NB Button INTERFERENCE REJECTION SIGNALS WITHIN 3KHZ NB Knob Sub band VFO B NB Operation 1 Press the B button 2 Within five seconds of pressing the B button while the imbedded orange LED is blinking press the NB button momentarily to reduce short duration pu...

Page 64: ...TO AUTO 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 example The AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO mode selections are ADVICE If the AGC receiver recovery time is set to Off Off Off Off Off by press ing and holding in the AGC button the S meter will no longer deflect ...

Page 65: ...omentarily to enter the Menu mode 2 Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 090 rout AGC SLP 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to change the set ting to SLP SLP SLP SLP SLP 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for two sec onds to save the new setting and exit to normal op eration You will now be using the Sloped AGC system MUTE FEATURE MAIN VFO A BAND There may be occasions during Dual Receive ...

Page 66: ...area confirming that transmission is in progress When transmitting in theAM mode rotate the RF PWR knob so as to set a maximum carrier power output of 50 Watts 4 In the SSB mode adjust the microphone amplifier gain to match the microphone and your voice level set the METER switch to the ALC position close the PTT switch speak into the microphone in a normal voice level and adjust the MIC gain knob...

Page 67: ...Output via Menu item 015 diSPLVLIND See page 117 for details The analog PO meter indicates the average power out put level SSB transmit average talk power is normally 10 to 50 of the peak power output Voice charac teristics microphone qualities parametric equalizer and compression settings affect actual talk power out put When performing tests such as the setup of the MIC or RF PWR knobs be sure t...

Page 68: ... to the current operating frequency 4 Press and hold in the TUNE button for two seconds to begin automatic tuning The transmitter will be en gaged and the icon will blink while tuning is in progress When the optimum tuning point has been reached the radio will return to receive and the icon will again glow steadily instead of blinking 5 While tuning around the band using the Main Tuning Dial knob ...

Page 69: ...the high SWR may indicate a mechanical failure in the feed system and such failures can lead to the generation of spurious signals causing TVI etc About ATU Memories SWR Post tuning Less than 1 5 1 The tuning settings are committed to the ATU memory SWR Post tuning Greater than 1 5 1 Tuning data will not be retained in memory If you return to the same frequency the tuning process must be repeated ...

Page 70: ...R switch off then turn the FP 2000 s POWER switch off 13 Unplug the AC cable from the AC jack on the FP 2000 rear panel then disconnect both DC cables from the FT 2000D rear panel connectors 14 Replace bottom case and its seven screws removed in step 5 and then replace the top case and its nine screws removed in step 3 15 The ATU Backup Battery replacement is now com plete CAUTION Danger of explos...

Page 71: ... more talk power for DX pile ups 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation ADVICE The Transmit Monitor is very helpful way of verifying the effects on fidelity of changing the bandwidth Press ing the MONI button then adjusting the MONI knob for a comfortable listening level while you are trans mitting you will be able to hear the diffe...

Page 72: ...etric Microphone Equalizer while the speech processor is disabled press the PROC button until the icon appears in the display To adjust the Parametric Microphone Equalizer with the speech processor engaged press the PROC but ton until the and icons appear in the display 4 Press the MONI button if you want to listen on the FT 2000D s internal monitor 5 Press the MENU button momentarily The Menu lis...

Page 73: ...epeatedly until the icon disappears PROC Button MIC Knob 3 STAGE PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER ADJUSTMENTS SPEECH PROCESSOR OFF Center Frequency 125 tAUd EQ1 FREQ 100 Hz 700 Hz 128 tAUd EQ2 FREQ 700 Hz 1500 Hz 131 tAUd EQ3 FREQ 1500 Hz 3200 Hz Parametric Gain 126 AUd EQ1 LVL Low 20 dB 10 dB 129 tAUd EQ2 LVL Mid 20 dB 10 dB 132 tAUd EQ3 LVL High 20 dB 10 dB Q Bandwidth 127 tAUd EQ1 BW Low 1 10 130 tAUd EQ2 ...

Page 74: ...disable this feature displaying the relative the compression level via Menu item 015 diSP LVL IND See page 117 for details To switch the Speech Processor off press the PROC button once more The and icons will turn off confirming that the Speech processor is turned off PROC Button MIC Knob RF PWR Knob MONI Button METER Switch MONI Knob PROC Knob ADVICE Excessive advancement of the PROC knob will re...

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Page 76: ... products Rotate the SUB VFO B knob clockwise to increases the BIAS Amenu setting of 100 100 100 100 100 will place the trans mitter fully in Class A operation Counter clockwise rotation of the SUB VFO B knob will move the trans mitter toward Class AB operation The menu setting Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab will place the transmitter fully in Class AB op eration Advice When the Class A operation is engaged icon ...

Page 77: ...ng dissipated An innovative aspect of the Class A mode is that the actual power output is always limited to 75 Watts So even though you might adjust the BIAS in the direction of Class AB operation the power output will not rise this eliminates the need to re tune your linear amplifier if used QUICK POINT Class A operation provides a significant improvement in transmitter distortion suppression Dur...

Page 78: ...ecord 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 6 Press the F5 MEM button to terminate the message storage process Checking Your Recording 1 Be sure that the front panel MOX and VOX but tons are both Off the LED imbedded in the switch is must be off 2 Press the F1 CH 1 F4 CH 4 bu...

Page 79: ...teadily and recording will begin 5 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 6 Press the FH 2 s MEM key to terminate the message storage process Checking Your Recording 1 Be sure that the front panel MOX and VOX but tons...

Page 80: ...ure 1 Press the MONI button The icon will ap pear in the display indicating that the Monitor is turned on 2 During transmission rotate the MONI knob to ad just the audio level from the Monitor Clockwise rota tion of this knob will increase the volume level 3 To switch the Monitor off again press the MONI button once more The icon will turn off con firming that the Monitor is now disengaged TRANSMI...

Page 81: ...rn to reception on the DX station s frequency Just as with receiver Clarifier operation the amount of offset from the original VFO frequency will appear in the small display window As with receiver Clarifier operation when you turn the TX Clarifier off the last used offset is not lost and will be available if you turn the TX Clarifier back on To clear the Clarifier offset press the CLEAR button Cl...

Page 82: ...en 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 moni toring both sides of the pile up During Split operation you may also listen the TX fre quency temporarily while pressing the TXW button below and to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob It is possible to set different operating modes for ex ...

Page 83: ...in VFO VFO A is programmed via the Menu and is set to 5 kHz at the factory Other offsets may be se lected 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 033 GEnE Q SPLIT 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to select the de sired offset The available selections are 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20kHz 20...

Page 84: ...ctivated and the CW carrier will be transmitted When you release the key trans mission will cease after a brief delay the delay time is user programmable per the discussion on page 87 As shipped from the factory the FT 2000D TX RX system for CW is configured for Semi break in operation However using Menu item 060A1A BK IN you may change this setup for full break in QSK operation whereby the switch...

Page 85: ...never the SPEED knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the key ing speed via Menu item 015 diSP LVL IND See page 117 for details When you press either the Dot or Dash side of your paddle the transmitter will automatically be activated 5 If you press the BK IN button semi break in operation discussed previously will be en gaged 6 CW operation utilizing your paddle may now com mence ...

Page 86: ... KEY jacks of the FT 2000 This permits utilization of Automatic Character Spacing ACS if desired as well as the use of the electronic keyer via the front jack and a straight key or computer driven keying line via the rear panel 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item 054 A1A F TYPE for the front KEY jack or 056 A1A R TYPE for the rear p...

Page 87: ...ns calling slightly higher or lower may get your call through The Tuning Offset Indicator in the display may be uti lized for CW frequency adjustment as well Its con figuration is set via Menu item 010 diSP BAR SEL at the factory and the Tuning Offset Indicator is al ready set to the CW TUNE selection QUICK POINTS The CW Spotting process utilizes the Spot tone or the Tuning Offset Indicator with t...

Page 88: ... button to engage CW Reverse on the Sub VFO B receiver in ex actly the same way as for the Main VFO A receiver 4 Press the CW mode button once more to return to the normal USB injection side and cancel CW Re verse operation the USB LED will blink for three seconds NOTES When CW Reverse is engaged the Tuning Offset In dicator action will concurrently be reversed as to its indication When the incomi...

Page 89: ...anel s PITCH knob will allow adjustment of the center frequency of the receiver pass band 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 ADVICE The Sub band VFO B frequency display will show the spot tone frequency for 3 seconds whenever the PITCH knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the spot ...

Page 90: ...yP2 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to save the new settings and exit MESSAGE MEMORY PROGRAMMING USING YOUR PADDLE 1 Set the operating mode to CW 2 Set the BK IN button to Off 3 Turn the internal Electronic Keyer On by pressing the KEYER button if necessary 4 Press the F5 MEM button on the front panel 5 Press the F1 CH1 F4 CH 4 button to begin the memory storage process 6 Send ...

Page 91: ...ed message NOTE If you subsequently decide to use the Text Memory tech nique for memory storage please note that the contents of a message stored using keyer paddle input will not be trans ferred over when you select Text Memory technique on a particular memory register the Menu Mode Setting is set to tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 Transmitting in the Beacon Mode It is possible to transmit repetitively ...

Page 92: ...tton to save the new settings and exit 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 CH1 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 ...

Page 93: ... over when you select Message Memory technique on a particular memory register the Menu Mode Setting is set to tyP2 tyP2 tyP2 tyP2 tyP2 F1 CH 1 F4 CH 4 Button BK IN Button Contest Number Programming Use this process if you are starting a contest or if you somehow get out of sync with the proper num ber in the middle of a contest 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuni...

Page 94: ...G A MESSAGE INTO MEMORY 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the CW Memory Register into which you wish to store the message for now we are just selecting the message entry technique Keyer entry 021 tEy CW MEM1 022 tEy CW MEM2 023 tEy CW MEM3 024 tEy CW MEM4 025 tEy CW MEM5 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to set the selected Memory Register to tyP...

Page 95: ...eak in is still turned Off 2 Press the MONI button to enable the CW monitor 3 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 NOTE You may adjust the monitor level using the MONI knob ON THE AIR CW MESSAGE PLAYBACK 1 Press the BK IN button to enable transmission Ei ther Full or Semi break in will be engaged depend ing on th...

Page 96: ...024 tEy CW MEM4 025 tEy CW MEM5 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to set the selected Memory Register to tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to save the new settings and exit 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 FH 2 s MEM key 4 Pres...

Page 97: ...urned Off 2 Press the MONI button to enable CW monitor 3 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 NOTE You may adjust the monitor level using the MONI knob ON THE AIR CW MESSAGE PLAYBACK 1 Press the BK IN button to enable transmission Ei ther Full or Semi break in will be engaged depend ing on the setting of Menu ite...

Page 98: ...or MOX switch to return to receive 4 Adjustment of the microphone gain may be accom plished in two ways At the factory a default level has been programmed that should be satisfactory for most situations However using Menu item 074 F3E MICGAIN you may set a different fixed value or choose the ur ur ur ur ur option which then lets you use the front panel MIC knob to set the microphone gain in the FM...

Page 99: ...dard CTCSS tones are provided see the CTCSS Tone Chart 5 Press and hold in the AM FM button for two sec onds On the display just below the 10 Hz fre quency digit a small will indicate that the Tone Decoder is engaged 1 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to the output fre quency downlink from the repeater 2 If CTCSS Tone operation is desired needed press and hold in the AM FM button for two seconds t...

Page 100: ...p however they can be arranged in up to six separate groups if desired QUICK POINT The FT 2000D s memory channels store the following data not just the operating frequency Frequency Mode Clarifier status and its Offset Frequency ANT status ATT status IPO status VRF status Roofing filter status and its Bandwidth Noise Blanker status CONTOUR status and its Peak Frequency DSP Noise Reduction DNR stat...

Page 101: ...previous data starting with channel C 1 C 1 C 1 C 1 C 1 will be over written on a first in first out basis QMB Channel Recall 1 Press the QMB RCL button The current QMB channel s data will be shown on the Main VFO A frequency display field and the QMB memory channel number will be shown in the Multi Display Window 2 Repeatedly pressing the QMB RCL button will toggle you through the QMB channels C ...

Page 102: ... that frequency will appear on the Sub band s VFO B frequency display field 4 Press and hold in the AX X X X XM button for two seconds to store the frequency and other data into the selected memory channel A double beep will confirm that you have held the AX X X X XM button in long enough Memory Channel Recall 1 Press the V M button if necessary to enter the Memory mode A memory channel number wil...

Page 103: ...indow While operating in the VFO mode using Memory Check you may store the current contents of the Main VFO A register into the selected memory by press ing and holding in the AX X X X XM button for two seconds until the double beep Conversely if you wish to write the contents of the current memory into the Main VFO A register press and hold in the MX X X X XA button for two seconds Erasing Memory...

Page 104: ...y function that leaves the memory contents un changed 1 Press the V M button to recall any memory channel 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob you will now ob serve that the memory channel s frequency is chang ing ADVICE The icon will replace the 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 the Clarif...

Page 105: ...L P 1L P 1L P 1L P 1L through P 9U P 9U P 9U P 9U P 9U will be so designated so as to avoid confusion Choosing the Desired Memory Group You may recall memories just within a particular Memory Group if desired 1 Press the V M button if necessary to enter the Memory mode 2 Press the GRP button below and to the left of the SUB VFO B knob The imbedded LED inside the switch will light up 3 Rotate the S...

Page 106: ...1 01 01 01 01 ADVICE If the Red LED imbedded in the M CH button does not light up check to be sure that the orange lamp to the right of the SUB VFO B knob is not illuminated If it is press the A B switch to make it go out then press the M CH button again NOTE The receive mode CLARIFIER functions normally while using this frequency but variation of the trans mit frequency is not possible Activation...

Page 107: ...ignal the decimal point between the MHz and kHz digits of the fre quency display will blink ADVICE If the incoming signal disappears scanning will re sume 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 sto...

Page 108: ... disappears scanning will re sume in about five seconds 5 To cancel the scanning press the microphone s UP or DWN key momentarily ADVICE During Memory Group operation only the channels within the current Memory Group will be scanned If the scan has paused on a signal pressing the microphone s UP or DWN key will cause scanning to resume instantly If you press the microphone s PTT switch during scan...

Page 109: ...P 1U 5 Rotate the Main SQL knob so that the background noise is just silenced 6 Turn the Main Tuning Dial knob slightly to activate memory tuning Tuning and scanning are now limited to the range within the P 1L P 1L P 1L P 1L P 1L P 1U P 1U P 1U P 1U P 1U limits until you press the V M button to return to memory channel or Main band VFO A operation 7 Press and hold in the microphone s UP or DWN ke...

Page 110: ...e will cause the radio to revert to the receive mode ADVICE If you need to adjust the output level from the DATA OUT pin of the PACKET jack pin 4 on the radio please use Menu item 069 dAtAOUT LVL For the input level from the TNC as applied to the DATA IN pin of the PACKET jack pin 1 please use Menu item 067 dAtA DT GAIN During Packet operation via the rear panel s PACKET jack the front panel MIC j...

Page 111: ...tter power to 1 2 1 3 of its normal maximum MENU ITEM AVAILABLE VALUES 078 rtty R PLRTY nor normal rEU reverse 079 rtty T PLRTY nor normal rEU reverse 080 rtty RTY OUT nAin Main Sub Sub 081 rtty OUT LEL 0 100 082 rtty SHIFT 170 200 425 850 Hz 083 rtty TONE 1275 2125 Hz RTTY RADIO TELETYPE OPERATION ADVICE The Mark Space Shift utilized in mostAmateur RTTY operation is 170 Hz Other shifts may be con...

Page 112: ...en you have configured Menu item 148 tGEn VOX SEL to dAtA dAtA dAtA dAtA dAtA the transceiver will operate in a VOX mode and it is not necessary to connect a PTT line This makes for very convenient interfacing to computer Sound Cards etc PACKET Interface DATA OUT GND PACKET PTT DATA IN LINE IN or MIC IN LINE OUT or MIC OUT COM PORT Interface PACKET JACK Pin 1 DATA IN Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 GND PA...

Page 113: ...E When the TRV mode is turned on power output will not be allowed to pass to the ANT 1 or ANT 2 main antenna jacks So one of these may be connected to your transverter s RX jack Just be certain to disconnect the transverter when returning to HF operation as the selected Antenna jack will now be capable of passing RF power Setting the Transverter Frequency Offset You may set up the frequency displa...

Page 114: ...ently selected Menu item 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the Menu item you wish to work on 3 Rotate the SUB VFO B knob to change the current setting of the selected Menu item ADVICE Press the CLEAR button momentarily to reset the selected Menu item to the factory default value 4 When you have finished making your adjustments press and hold in the MENU button for two seconds to save th...

Page 115: ...5 tyP1 tyP2 tyP2Ú GENERAL 026 GEnE ANT SEL bAnd rEG bAnd GENERAL 027 GEnE BEP LVL 0 100 50 GENERAL 028 GEnE CAT BPS 4800 9600 192H 19200 384H 38400 bps 4800 bps GENERAL 029 GEnE CAT TOT 10 100 1000 3000 msec 10 msec GENERAL 030 GEnE CAT RTS On OFF On GENERAL 031 GEnE CAT IND On OFF On GENERAL 032 GEnE MEM GRP On OFF OFF GENERAL 033 GEnE Q SPLIT 20 0 20 kHz 1 kHz step 5 kHz GENERAL 034 GEnE TRACK O...

Page 116: ...DE RTY 080 rtty RTY OUT nAin Main Sub nAin Main MODE RTY 081 rtty OUT LEL 0 100 50 MODE RTY 082 rtty SHIFT 170 200 425 850 Hz 170 Hz MODE RTY 083 rtty TONE 1275 2125 Hz 2125 Hz MODE SSB 084 J3E MIC SEL Frnt dAtA PC Frnt MODE SSB 085 J3E TX BPF 1 30 1 29 2 28 3 27 4 26 3000 3 27 MODE SSB 086 J3E LSB CAR 200 Hz 200 Hz 10 Hz step 0 Hz MODE SSB 087 J3E USB CAR 200 Hz 200 Hz 10 Hz step 0 Hz MODE SSB 08...

Page 117: ...TUNING 123 tun FM DIAL 10 100 Hz 100 Hz TUNING 124 tun MY BAND 1 8 50 GE AU TX AUDIO 125 tAUd EQ1 FRQ OFF 100 700 Hz 100 Hz step OFF TX AUDIO 126 tAUd EQ1 LVL 20 10 5 TX AUDIO 127 tAUd EQ1 BW 1 10 10 TX AUDIO 128 tAUd EQ2 FRQ OFF 700 1500 Hz 100 Hz step OFF TX AUDIO 129 tAUd EQ2 LVL 20 10 5 TX AUDIO 130 tAUd EQ2 BW 1 10 10 TX AUDIO 131 tAUd EQ3 FRQ OFF 1500 3200 Hz 100 Hz step OFF TX AUDIO 132 tAU...

Page 118: ...a Management Unit DMU 2000 is connected Available Values bL1 bL2 bL3 ub1 ub2 bL1 COOL BLUE bL2 CONTRAST BLUE bL3 FLASH WHITE ub1 CONTRAST UMBER ub2 UMBER Default Setting bL1 COOL BLUE ADVICE If the optional DMU 2000 Data Management Unit is not connected this adjustment has no effect 008 diSP DIM MTR Function Setting of the meter brightness level when DIM is selected Available Values 0 15 Default S...

Page 119: ...BEACON Function Sets the interval time between repeats of the beacon message Available Values OFF 1 255 sec Default Setting OFF 019 tEy NUM STL Function Selects the Contest Number Cut format for an imbedded contest number Available Values 1290 AunO Aunt A2nO A2nt 12nO 12nt Default Setting 1290 1290 Does not abbreviate the Contest Number AunO Abbreviates to A for One U for Two N for Nine and O for ...

Page 120: ...e 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 027 GEnE BEP LVL Function Sets the beep level Available Values 0 100 Default Setting 50 028 GEnE CAT BPS Function Sets the transceiver s computer interface cir cuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used Available Values 4800 9600 192H 1920...

Page 121: ... optional RF μTuning Kit is not connected this ad justment has no effect 038 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 nAin MAIN When this menu is set to nAin MAIN you may adjust the Noise Blanker level using the front panel s NB knob 039 GEnE SUB FIL Function Defines the Sub...

Page 122: ... the center frequency of the Sub band VFO B receiver s IF filter in the RTTY reverse mode Available Values 1000 1000 Hz 20Hz step Default Setting 0 Hz 050 S iF PKT LSB Function Sets the center frequency of the Sub band VFO B receiver s IF filter in the Packet LSB mode Available Values 1000 1000 Hz 20Hz step Default Setting 0 Hz 051 S iF PKT USB Function Sets the center frequency of the Sub band VF...

Page 123: ...yer paddle s wiring configuration for the KEY jack on the rear panel Available Values nor rEU REV Default Setting nor nor Tip Dot Ring Dash Shaft Ground rEU REV Tip Dash Ring Dot Shaft Ground 058 A1A CW AUTO Function Enables disables CW keying while operating on SSB Available Values OFF 50 On Default Setting OFF OFF Disables CW keying while operating on SSB 50 Enables CW keying only while operatin...

Page 124: ...the data input line connected to pin 1 of the PACKET jack while using the PKT mode PC This parameter is for future expansion of this transceiver s capabilities but at this time is not supported 067 dAtA DT GAIN Function Sets the data input level from the TNC to the AFSK modulator Available Values 0 100 Default Setting 50 068 dAtA DT OUT Function Selects the receiver to be connected to the data out...

Page 125: ...tone for RTTY operation Available Values 1275 2125 Hz Default Setting 2125 Hz MENU MODE MODE FM GROUP 074 F3E MICGAIN Function Sets the microphone gain for the FM mode Available Values Ur VR 0 100 Default Setting 50 When this menu is set to Ur VR you may adjust the microphone gain using the front panel s MIC knob 075 F3E MIC SEL Function Selects the microphone to be used on the FM mode Available V...

Page 126: ...Hz 087 J3E USB CAR Function Adjusts the receiver carrier point for Main band s VFO A USB mode Available Values 200 Hz 200 Hz 10 Hz step Default Setting 0 Hz 088 J3E SLSB CR Function Adjusts the receiver carrier point for the Sub band s VFO B LSB mode Available Values 200 Hz 200 Hz 10 Hz step Default Setting 0 Hz 089 J3E SUSB CR Function Adjusts the receiver carrier point for Sub band s VFO B USB m...

Page 127: ...rimary importance is attached to the amplitude of the filter factor 099 rdSP PKT SLP Function Selects the shape factor of the DSP filter for the PKT mode Available Values StP STEEP nEd MEDIUM GEnt GENTLE Default Setting nEd MEDIUM 100 rdSP PKT NAR Function Selects the passband of the DSP filter for the PKT Narrow mode Available Values 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz Default Setting 300 Hz 101 rdSP RTY SH...

Page 128: ...he scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 160 m amateur band Available Values 1 800 1 999 MHz 1 kHz step Default Setting 1 800 MHz 108 SCP 3 5 FIX Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 80 m amateur band Available Values 3 500 3 999 MHz 1 kHz step Default Setting 3 500 MHz 109 SCP 5 0 FIX Function Select...

Page 129: ...ning Dial knob s tuning speed except the FM and FM PKT modes Available Values 1 5 10 Hz Default Setting 10 Hz 119 tun CW FINE Function Enabling disabling of the Fine tuning speed in the CW RTTY and PKT SSB modes Available Values EnA ENABLE diS DISABLE Default Setting diS DISABLE EnA ENABLE Tuning in 1 Hz steps on the CW RTTY and PKT SSB modes diS DISABLE Tuning according to the steps deter mined v...

Page 130: ... parametric microphone equalizer Available Values 1 10 Default Setting 10 131 tAUd EQ3 FRQ Function Selects the center frequency of the high range for the parametric microphone equalizer Available Values OFF 1500 3200 Hz 100 Hz step Default Setting OFF OFF The equalizer gain and Q factor are set to factory defaults flat 1500 3200 Centerfrequenciesof1500Hz 3200Hz You may adjust the equalizer gain a...

Page 131: ...etric microphone equalizer when the speech pro cessor is activated Available Values 20 10 Default Setting 0 142 tAUd PE3 BW Function Adjusts the Q factor of the high range of the parametric microphone equalizer when the speech proces sor is activated Available Values 1 10 Default Setting 1 TX GNRL GROUP 143 tGEn BIAS Function Selects the FinalAmplifier s operation between the Class A and Class AB ...

Page 132: ...n this Menu Item is set to EnA ENABLE the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz will be enabled The Alaska Emergency Channel will be found between the Memory channels P 1 and 01 or 1 01 IMPORTANT The use of this frequency is restricted to stations operat ing in or near Alaska and only for emergency purposes never for routine operations See 97 401 c of the FCC s regulations for details MENU MODE TX GNRL GRO...

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Page 134: ...3 8 410 x 135 x 350 mm Weight approx 34 1 lbs 15 5 kg Transmitter Power Output 10 200 watts 10 75 watts Class A SSB 5 50 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 SSB Carrier Suppression At least 60 dB below peak output Undesired Sideband Suppression At least 60...

Page 135: ...8 30 MHz 1 μV 50 54 MHz There is no specification in 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 k...

Page 136: ... place 6 Replace the top cover and its nine screws 7 Filter installation is now complete Now you must en able the newly installed filter using the Menu 8 Connect the two DC cables to the FT 2000D rear panel and then connect the AC cable to the AC jack on the FP 2000 rear panel 9 Turn the FP 2000 s POWER switch on then turn the FT 2000D s POWER switch on 10 Press the MENU button momentarily to enga...

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Page 139: ...TED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 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 ...

Page 140: ...Copyright 2009 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan E H 0 2 5 H 1 4 2 ...

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