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CW Mode Operation
FT-891 Advance Manual
Setting the Keyer Weight (Dot/Dash) Ratio
This Menu item may be used to adjust the dot/dash ratio for the built-in Electronic Keyer.
The default weighting is 3:1 (a dash is three times longer than a dot).
1. Press and hold in the [
F
] key for one second
to activate the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
MULTI
function knob to select
Menu Mode “
04-03
[
CW WEIGHT
]”.
3. Press the
MULTI
function knob, and then
rotate it to set the weight to the desired val-
ue. The available adjustment range is a Dot/
Dash ratio of 2.5 - 4.5.
Default:
3.0
4. When the adjustment is satisfactory, press
the
MULTI
function knob.
5. Press the [
F
] key to save the new setting and exit the Menu mode to normal operation.
Reversing the Keyer Polarity
For left-handed operators in a contest, for example, the polarity can be reversed easily
in the Menu mode without changing the keyer connection (the default setting is “NOR”).
1. Press and hold in the [
F
] key for one second
to activate the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
MULTI
function knob to select
Menu Mode “
04-02
[
KEYER DOT/DASH
]”.
3. Press the
MULTI
function knob, and then
rotate it to select “REV”.
4. When the adjustment is satisfactory, press
the
MULTI
function knob.
5. Press the [
F
] key to save the new setting
and exit the Menu mode to normal opera-
tion.