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FT-897D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
Hi! I’m R.F. Radio, and I’m here to guide you
through the fine points of the setup and use of
your new FT-897D. I know you’re anxious to
get on the air, but I encourage you to read the “Opera-
tion” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so
you’ll get the most out of this fantastic new rig. Now. .
.let’s get operating!
T
URNING
THE
T
RANSCEIVER
O
N
AND
O
FF
Ì
To turn the transceiver on, press and hold in the
POWER
switch for one second.
Ì
To turn the transceiver off, again press and hold in the
POWER
switch for one second.
O
PERATION
When you are operating the FT-897D with the
optional FP-30 External power supply, always
turn on the MAIN switch on the FP-30 before
turning on the POWER switch on the FT-897D. When shut-
ting down, please turn off the POWER switch on the FT-
897D before turning off the MAIN switch on the FP-30.
O
PERATING
B
AND
S
ELECTION
This transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range,
over which a number of different operating modes are used.
Therefore, this transceiver’s frequency coverage has been
divided into different operating bands, each of with has its
own pre-set frequency steps and operating modes. You can
change the channel steps and operating mode once you get
started, of course, per the next section.
To change the frequency band, press either the
BAND
(
DWN
) or
BAND
(
UP
) key to move to the next lower
or higher operating band, respectively.
1) Recalling the 5 MHz band (U.S. model) re-
quires different procedure. See page 23 for de-
tails.
2)VFOa and VFOb are independent VFOs, so they may
be set to different bands. See the “Stacked VFO System”
discussion on page 22 for details.
1. Press and hold in the [
F
] key for one second to enter
the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to recall the Menu
Item to be changed (for example, Menu Mode
No-001
[
EXT MENU
]
, which Enables or Disables the “Extended
Menu” Mode).
3. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this feature (in this ex-
ample, the default setting is “
OFF
(Disabled),” so ro-
tate the
DIAL
knob to set this feature to “
ON
” (En-
abled).
4. Press and hold in the [
F
] key for one second to save
the new setting and exit to normal operation.
If you have momentarily pressed the
[
F
]
key
to enable the changing of the function of the
Multi Function keys (
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
, and
[
C
]
) by
the
MEM/VFO CH
knob.
BATT-B
BATT-A
POWER
BATT-B
BATT-A
BAND
BAT T-B
BAT T-A
F
DIAL MEM/VFO CH
1.8 MHz
108 MHz
18 MHz
21 MHz
3.5 MHz
7 MHz
5 MHz
50 MHz
14 MHz
24.5 MHz
10 MHz
28 MHz
144 MHz
88 MHz
15 MHz
430 MHz
BAND
UP
LCD Contrast
If you experience difficulty in reading the main display,
try adjusting the LCD’s contrast, using the Menu mode.
1. Press and hold in the [
F
] button for one second to
activate the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to select Menu
Mode
No-042
[
DISP CONTRAST
]
.
3. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to adjust the contrast. As you
make the adjustment, you will be able to see the ef-
fects of you changes.
4. When you have completed the adjustment, press and
hold in the [
F
] button for one second to exit the Menu
mode.
Menu Quick Start
Many aspects of this transceiver’s configuration may be customized using the convenient “Menu” system, which allow you
to configure many “set and forget” settings just the way you want to. A full discussion of the Menu system begins on page
54; for now, here is a brief discussion on how to change Menu settings:
