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FT-897D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
S
ETTING
THE
O
PERATING
F
REQUENCY
1. In the “
SSB/CW/DIG
” modes, rotate the
DIAL
knob to
set the frequency. Clockwise rotation of the
DIAL
in-
creases the operating frequency.
2. In the “
AM/FM/PKT
” modes, rotate the
MEM/VFO
CH
knob to set the frequency. Clockwise rotation of the
MEM/VFO CH
increases the operating frequency.
3. You may also use the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to adjust the
operating frequency in the “
SSB/CW/DIG
” modes. The
MEM/VFO CH
knob provides faster tuning, ideal for
making quick changes in frequency when you want to
move across the band in a hurry. You can then use the
DIAL
knob to make fine frequency adjustments.
The synthesizer steps for the
MEM/VFO CH
knob may be
adjusted independently by mode. Use Menu Mode
No-006
[
AM STEP
]
for AM,
No-052
[
FM STEP
]
for FM, and
No-
082
[
SSB STEP
]
for SSB/CW/Digital. See pages 56, 59,
and 62 for details.
If you press the
MEM/VFO CH
knob momentarily, then
rotate the
MEM/VFO CH
knob, you can now change the
operating frequency in 1 MHz steps, allowing very quick
frequency excursions. This can be particularly helpful on
the VHF and UHF bands.
In step 2 above, it was mentioned that tuning in the “
AM/
FM/PKT
” modes is accomplished using the
MEM/VFO CH
knob. By default, the
DIAL
is disabled in these modes; if
you wish to enable the
DIAL
in these modes, use Menu Mode
No-004
[
AM&FM DIAL
]
; see page 56.
The main
DIAL
synthesizer’s tuning rate (the
number of steps per rotation of the
DIAL
) can
be adjusted using Menu Mode
No-035
[
DIAL
STEP
]
. See page 58 for details.
S
TACKED
VFO S
YSTEM
Press the [
F
] key momentarily, then rotate the
MEM/VFO
CH
knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row “a” [
A
/
B
,
A=B
,
SPL
] appears on the display.
O
PERATION
Now press the [
A
](
A
/
B
) key to toggle between the “
A
” and
“
B
” VFOs. There are two such VFOs provided on each
Amateur band, so you may set VFO-A to the CW sub-band,
and VFO-B to the SSB sub-band, if you like. The operating
mode will be preserved, along with the frequency informa-
tion, on each VFO.
When changing bands on either the “A” or “B”
VFO, the two VFOs do not change bands to-
gether. This facilitates split-band operation,
such as on FM satellites.
C
HANGING
THE
D
IAL
S
PEED
By default, the
FT-897D
begins operation in the “fine tun-
ing” mode for the main tuning dial. However, a faster tuning
rate may be selected, for quick navigation up and down the
band.
BATT-B
BATT-A
DIAL MEM/VFO CH
BATT-
A
BATT-
B
BAND
MODE
CLAR
AF
LOCK
PHONE
MIC
SQL
/RF
MEM/VFO CH
DWN
UP
V/M
DSP
UP
DSP
F
A
F
MEM/VFO CH
BATT-B
BATT-A
POWER
To engage the “Fast Tuning” mode, just press the
POWER
switch momentarily while the transceiver is on. You will
observe a small “
” icon in the bottom right-hand corner of
the LCD, and as you rotate the main tuning dial you will
notice that the tuning rate has increased significantly. Press
the
POWER
switch momentarily once more to return to the
“Slow Tuning” mode (the small “
” will disappear).
