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FT-450 O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
CW D
ELAY
T
IME
S
ETTING
During semi-break-in (not QSK) operation, the hang time of the transmitter, after you have finished sending, may
be adjusted to a comfortable value consistent with your sending speed. This is the functional equivalent to the
“VOX Delay” adjustment used on voice modes, and the delay may be varied anywhere between 30 - 3000
millisecond (10 millisecond step) and FULL (Full Break-in operation).
1. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
CW DLY
”.
3. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to set the desired de-
lay time.
If the delay selection is set to “
FULL
”, the trans-
ceiver operates in the full break-in mode (allow-
ing you to hear between the characters that are
being sent).
(You may press the [
HOME/RCL
] button to reset
the delay time to the factory default.)
CW S
IDETONE
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
S
ETTING
You may adjust the CW sidetone volume level via the Menu Item “CWSTONE”.
1. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
CWSTONE
”.
3. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. While pressing and holding the [
METER/DIM
] but-
ton, rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to set the desired
sidetone volume level (
FIX 0
-
FIX 100
).
If you wish to adjust the CW sidetone level with
the [
AF GAIN
] knob, press the [
F
] key to change
the display to “
LNK-xx
” then rotate the [
DSP/SEL
]
knob to set the volume ratio of the CW sidetone
volume level for the receiving audio volume level.
Available selections are
LNK-50
~
LNK 0
~
LNK+50
. When the
LNK 0
is selected, the CW
sidetone volume level becomes the same as re-
ceiving audio volume level.
(You may press the [
HOME/RCL
] button to reset
the CW sidetone level to the factory default.)
5. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
save the new setting and return to normal opera-
tion.
5. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon
returns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
save the new setting and return to normal opera-
tion.
[
HOME/RCL
] button
[
F
] button
[
DSP/SEL
] knob
CW M
ODE
O
PERATION
[
HOME/RCL
] button
[
F
] button
[
DSP/SEL
] knob
[
METER/DIM
] button