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FT-897D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
M
ENU
O
PERATION
MENU MODE
No - 001
[
EXT MENU
]
Function:
Enables/Disables the extended Menu Mode.
Available Values:
ON/OFF
Default:
OFF
MENU MODE
No
•
002
[
144 MHz ARS
]
Function:
Activates/deactivates the Aut omatic Repeater
Shift feature when operating on the 144 MHz band.
Available Values:
ON/OFF
Default:
ON (depending on transceiver version)
MENU MODE
No
•
003
[
430 MHz ARS
]
Function:
Activates/deactivates the Automatic Repeater
Shift feature when operating on the 430 MHz band.
Available Values:
ON/OFF
Default:
ON (depending on transceiver version)
MENU MODE
No
•
004
[
AM&FM DIAL
]
Function:
Enabling/disabling of the DIAL knob on the AM
and FM modes.
Available Values:
ENABLE/DISABLE
Default:
DISABLE
MENU MODE
No - 005
[
AM MIC GAIN
]
Function:
Adjusts the microphone gain level for the AM
mode.
Available Values:
0 ~ 100
Default:
50
MENU MODE
No - 006
[
AM STEP
]
Function:
Selects the tuning steps for the MEM/VFO CH
knob on the AM mode.
Available Values:
2.5/5/9/10/12.5/25kHz
Default:
5 kHz (depending on transceiver version)
MENU MODE
No - 007
[
APO TIME
]
Function:
Selects the Auto Power Off time (time before
power goes off).
Available Values:
OFF/1h ~ 6h
Default:
OFF
MENU MODE
No
•
008
[
ARTS BEEP
]
Function:
Selects the ARTS beep mode.
Available Values:
OFF/RANGE/ALL
Default:
RANGE
OFF
:
No alert beeps sound; you must look at the dis-
play to determine current ARTS status.
RANGE
: A high tone beep will sound when the transceiver
first detects that you are within range, and a low
beep will sound when the other station goes out
of range.
ALL
:
A high tone beep will sound every time a polling
transmission is received from the other station,
and a low beep will sound once when the other
station goes out of range.
MENU MODE
No
•
009
[
ARTS ID
]
Function:
Enables/disables the CW identifier during ARTS
operation.
Available Values:
ON/OFF
Default:
OFF
MENU MODE
No
•
010
[
ARTS IDW
]
Function:
Stores your callsign into the CW identifier. Up to
ten characters may be stored. The storage procedure is as
follows:
1. Press the
MEM/VFO CH
knob momentarily to initiate
callsign storage (the first character location of the callsign
will be underlined).
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the first letter/number of
your callsign, then rotate the
MEM/VFO CH
knob one
click clockwise to save the first letter/number and move
to the next entry position.
3. Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to
complete your callsign.
4. Press the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to save your completed
callsign and exit.
Default:
YAESU
MENU MODE
No
•
011
[
BEACON TEXT 1
]
Function:
Stores the message for the Beacon. Up to 40 char-
acters may be stored. The storage procedure is as follows:
1. Press and hold in the [
F
] key for one second to enter the
Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to select Menu Mode
No-011
[
BEACON TEXT 1
]
.
3. Press the
MEM/VFO CH
knob to enable storage of the
Beacon Text (the first character location will be under-
lined).
4. Rotate the
DIAL
to select the first character (number or
letter) in the Beacon Text you wish to store, then rotate
the
MEM/VFO CH
knob one click clockwise to move
to the next character.
5. Repeat step 4 as many times as necessary to complete
the Beacon Text.
If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters or more
than 40 characters, see page 50 for details.
MENU MODE
No
•
012
[
BEACON TIME
]
Function:
Selects the interval time (between message and
message).
Available Values:
OFF/1 sec ~ 255 sec
Default:
OFF
MENU MODE
No
•
013
[
BEEP TONE
]
Function:
Selects the beep frequency.
Available Values:
440/880/1760 Hz
Default:
880 Hz
MENU MODE
No - 014
[
BEEP VOL
]
Function:
Selects the beep volume level.
Available Values:
0 ~ 100
Default:
50
Press the [
B
] key to monitor the level during adjustment.
