FT-817
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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Front Panel Control & Switches
Front Panel Control & Switches
Front Panel Control & Switches
Front Panel Control & Switches
(1)
PWR
Switch
Press and hold in the
PWR
switch for one second to turn to the transceiver on or off.
(2)
AF
Knob
This (inner)
VOL
knob adjusts the receiver audio volume level presented to the speaker
or external speaker. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level.
(3)
SQL/RF
Knob
In the USA version, this (outer)
SQL/RF
knob adjust the gain of the receiver’s RF and IF
stage. Using Menu Selection 45, this control may be changed to function as a Squelch
control, which may be used to silence background noise when no signal is present. In
the other versions, its default setting is squelch control.
(4)
LOCK
Key
Pressing this key locks the so as to prevent accidental frequency change.
(5)
V/M
Key
Pressing this key switches frequency control between the VFO and Memory System.
(6)
TRANSMIT/BUSY
Indicator
This LED glows green when the squelch open, and turns red during transmit.
(7)
MAIN DIAL
This is the main tuning dial for the transceiver. It is used both for frequency tuning as
well as “Menu” setting in the transceiver.
(8)
F
Key
Pressing this key to changes the
SEL
knob which is selecting the
FUNC
key functions.
Press and hold this key for one second to activate the menu function.
(9)
FUNC
Keys
These three keys select many of the most important operating features of the
transceiver. When pressing the [
F
] key, the current function of that key appears above
each of the [
A
], [
B
], [
C
] keys (along the bottom of the LCD); rotating the SEL knob
scrolls the display through eleven rows of functions available for use via the [
A
], [
B
], [
C
]
keys.
The available features are shown in chart below.
[
A
] Key
[
B
] Key
[
C
] Key
1
A/B
Press the [
A
] key to switch between
VFO-A and VFO-B on the display.
A=B
Press and hold the [
B
] key for 1/2
second to copy the contents of
VFO-A into the VFO-B register, so
that the two VFOs’ contains will
be identical.
SPL
Press the [
C
] key to activates Split
frequency operation between VFO-A and
VFO-B.
2
MW
Press and hold the [
A
] key for 1/2
second to transfer the contents of the
VFO into a Memory register.
MC
Press the [
B
] key to designates
the current Memory channel to be
“skipped” during scanning.
TAG
Press the [
C
] key to select the display type
(Frequency or Alpha-numeric Tag) during
Memory operation.
3
STO
Press the [
A
] key to store the contents
of the VFO into a QMB register.
RCL
Press the [
B
] key to recall the
QMB Memory.
PMS
Press the [
C
] key to activates the
Programmable Memory Scan.
4
RPT
Press the [
A
] key to select the direction
of the uplink frequency shift (“–,” “+,” or
simplex) during FM repeater operation.
Press and hold the [
A
] key for 1/2
second to recall Menu #42 (for setting
the shift frequency).
REV
Press the [
B
] key to reverse the
transmit and receive frequency
while working through a repeater.
TON
Press the [
C
] key to activate the CTCSS or
DCS operation.
Press and hold the [
C
] key for 1/2 second to
recall Menu #48 (for selecting the CTCSS
tone frequency).
5
SCN
Press the [
A
] key to initiate scanning
(in the direction of
higher frequency).
PRI
Press the [
B
] key to activate the
priority scan.
DW
Press the [
C
] key to activates the Dual
Watch system.
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SSM
SCH
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