14
FT-2900R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many features
of the FT-2900R. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but I encourage you to
read the “Basic Operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get
the most out of this fantastic new transceiver. Now. . .let’s get operating!
T
URNING
THE
T
RANSCEIVER
O
N
AND
O
FF
1. To turn the transceiver on, press and hold in the
PWR
key
for one second.
When you turn on the
FT-2900R
, the current DC supply
voltage is indicated on the LCD for 2 seconds. After this
interval, the display will switch its normal indication of
the operating frequency.
2. To turn the transceiver off, again press and hold in the
PWR
key for one second.
You can change the Opening Message (DC supply voltage indication) to any de-
sired message (up to 6 characters) via Set Mode Item “31 OPN.MSG;” see page
76 for details.
A
DJUSTING
THE
A
UDIO
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
Rotate the
VOL
control to adjust the receiver volume. Clock-
wise rotation increases the audio output level.
A
DJUSTING
THE
S
QUELCH
S
ETTING
Rotate the
SQL
control just to the point where the noise is
silenced and the “
” indicator on the display turns off.
If the
SQL
control is set further clockwise, sensitivity to weak
signals is reduced.
A special “
RF Squelch
” feature is provided on this radio.
This feature allows you to set the squelch so that only signals
exceeding a certain S-meter level will open the squelch. See
page 20 for details
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
