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Summary of Contents for FT DX 9000 CONTEST - 2

Page 1: ...FTDX9000 Contest Operation Manual...

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Page 3: ...handy for reference as you explore the many capabilities of your new transceiver Before using your FT DX 9000 be sure to read and follow the instructions in the Before You Begin section of this manual...

Page 4: ...Features 54 Using the VRF Variable RF Front end Filter 54 Interference Rejection 55 ROOFING Roofing Filters 55 Contour Control Operation 56 IF SHIFT Operation SSB CW RTTY PKT Modes 57 WIDTH IF DSP Ban...

Page 5: ...0 Menu Mode Setting Table 111 Menu Mode Setting 115 Customized Option 133 About Customized Option 133 Dual Receive Unit RXU 9000 134 Front Panel Controls 134 Dual Receive 136 Dial Swap Configuration A...

Page 6: ...ot represent any trouble or problem When the optional Tuning Unit and or the Data Man agement Unit are installed the initialization process for the transceiver will take about 10 seconds after which o...

Page 7: ...RONT to REAR Press and hold in the MNU Menu key for two sec onds to save the new setting and exit to normal opera tion In a similar manner you may use Menu 040 AM MIC SELECT in the MODE AM Menu Group...

Page 8: ...nificant fluctuation or interruption we recom mend that you go through a complete power up cycle in order to ensure that all circuits are properly initialized To do this be sure the front panel Power...

Page 9: ...t affecting the memories you have pro grammed 1 Press the front panel s POWER switch to turn the transceiver off 2 Press and hold in the MNU Menu key while hold ing it in press and hold in the front p...

Page 10: ...master reference oscillator for the transceiver the 10 MHz OCXO Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator is a large area 50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 oven stabilized oscillator operating at high temperature for indust...

Page 11: ...utput Typically 3rd order IMD products are suppressed more than 50 dB while 5th and higher order distortion products are at least 70 dB down during Class A operation Rugged High Output Final Amplifier...

Page 12: ...y and may vary slightly in appearance 1 AC Power Cord USA T9017882 Europe T9013285 Australia T9013283A UK T9013285 2 This microphone cable is for use with the optional MD 200A8X MD 100A8X or MH 31B8 m...

Page 13: ...upply VL 1000 VP 1000 Ultra High Fidelity Desk Top Microphone MD 200A8X Desk Top Microphone MD 100A8X AVAILABLE OPTIONS MD 200A8X Customization Options Dual Receive Unit RXU 9000 Sub Band VRF Unit VRF...

Page 14: ...DX 9000 Contest must ultimately be fed with 50 Ohm coaxial cable Therefore when using a balanced antenna such as a dipole remember that a balun or other matching balancing device must be used so as t...

Page 15: ...o secure the braided cable s to the ground rods Be sure to weatherproof the connections to ensure many years of reliable service Use the same type of heavy braided cable for the connections to the sta...

Page 16: ...this apparatus in a mechanically unstable location or where objects may fall onto this product from above To minimize the possibility of interference to home entertainment devices take all precautiona...

Page 17: ...ng dial to select menu item MODE SSB 069 SSB MIC SELECT 4 Now rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to change the setting to Rear The available selections are FRONT REAR DATA PC 5 To save the set up press and ho...

Page 18: ...g to the device you wish to connect For example you may connect your keyer paddle to the front panel KEY jack and use Menu 42 for paddle input while connecting the rear panel s KEY jack to the keying...

Page 19: ...r output from the FT DX 9000 Contest is far in excess of what is required to drive the VL 1000 to its full rated output Note Please refer to the VL 1000 Operating Manual for details regarding amplifie...

Page 20: ...the switching relay use Menu item TX GNRL 156 EXT AMP TX GND within the TX GNRL Menu Group set this Menu selection to ENABLE to activate the amplifier switching relay The specified range for ALC volta...

Page 21: ...RX OUT PTT GND SHIFT MAIN GND VFO A SUB VFO B SIGNAL GND EXT SPKR BAND DATA2 EXT ALC TX GND GND NC NC TXINH FSET ROTATOR MIC XLR MIC REMOTE SIGNAL GND MIC GND MIC Hot MIC Cold N A SERIAL OUT SERIAL IN...

Page 22: ...pendently so you can customize the brightness levels PHONES Jack A 1 4 inch 3 contact jack accepts either monaural or stereo headphones with 2 or 3 contact plugs When a plug is inserted the loudspeake...

Page 23: ...g IPO so as to feed the incoming signals directly to the first active mixer We recommend that IPO be switched on whenever possible ANTENNA SELECT Switches These momentary buttons select the antenna ja...

Page 24: ...transmission Advice If you adjust the MIC Gain while speaking in a louder than normal voice level and watching theALC level on the right side meter adjust the MIC Gain so that the ALC reaches over to...

Page 25: ...between the moment you stop sending and the automatic switch from transmit back to receive during Semi break in operation Adjust this just long enough to prevent the receiver from be ing restored dur...

Page 26: ...gs before turning power on to minimize the impact on your hear ing caused by audio pops during switch on ROOFING Switch This button selects the bandwidth for the VFO A receiver s first IF Roofing Filt...

Page 27: ...smit fre quency when split frequency operation is engaged When receiving on the transmit frequency the LED indicator will glow green Press this key again to re turn to normal operation RX Indicator Sw...

Page 28: ...oward the AB side if the heat sink gets too warm The power output will not change if you adjust the setting of the BIAS control CLASS A Switch Pressing this switch engages the Class A capability for t...

Page 29: ...sition of the PITCH control described previously Advice Using Menu item DISPLAY 016 BAR DISPLAY SELECT you can choose indication of the CW TUNE Clarifier VRF or IF Notch function SPLIT Indicator This...

Page 30: ...ration the Bias Level will indi cate 0 during Class AB operation and 100 during Class A Because the power output is fixed when the Class A mode has been engaged you may adjust the Bias Level according...

Page 31: ...the setting of the Contour control for the optimum performance The effect of the Con tour adjustments will be easy to see on the Audio Scope NR Knob This knob selects the optimum VFO A Digital Noise...

Page 32: ...clockwise position which provides maximum re ceiver gain P BACK Switch Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to activate the recording feature of the internal Digital Voice Re corder The Voice...

Page 33: ...oup using the CLAR VFO B knob described later SHIFT WIDTH Knobs except on AM and FM mode SHIFT Knob The inner SHIFT knob provides adjustment of the IF DSP passband using 20 Hz steps for precise ad jus...

Page 34: ...r 2 seconds the imbedded LED will glow Orange and this knob may now be used for rapid tuning in 1 MHz frequency steps Memory Channel Memory Group Control Pressing the MCH GRP switch momentarily will e...

Page 35: ...the CLAR VFO B knob lights up the CLAR VFO B knob above will be controlling the VFO B frequency pressing the FAST RX switch will in crease the tuning rate by a factor of 10 RX Switch When the CLAR swi...

Page 36: ...ay be accommo dated by the FT DX 9000 Contest without any sort of modification universal voltage input CIRCUIT BREAKER Switch This circuit breaker shuts off in the event of danger ously high current c...

Page 37: ...PTT control from an external Packet TNC Pinout is shown on page 106 The receiver audio level at this jack is approximately 100 mV 600 Ohms TRV This gold plated RCA jack provides a low level RF output...

Page 38: ...splay Advice The Tone Encoder Decoder frequency is indicated during the setup process Multi Panel This field within the frequency display area provides several indications depending on the frequency c...

Page 39: ...e of Voice Memory up to 20 seconds of audio may be stored on each channel For CW messages and CW Text messages up to 50 characters PARIS specification may be stored into each channel Text Memory Progr...

Page 40: ...tails Before attempting voice transmissions you must be certain that the microphone you intend to use is plugged into an Active microphone jack On the front panel is a 3 pin Cannon XLR connector and o...

Page 41: ...5 Press the A switch to enable the capability to change the operation for the VFO A the imbedded LED will glow Red 6 Press the BAND key corresponding to the Amateur band on which you wish to begin ope...

Page 42: ...ere are several tech niques available o Direct keyboard frequency entry of the fre quency see page 48 o Use the CLAR VFO B knob to tune in 1 MHz steps see page 48 o Use the microphone s Up Down scanni...

Page 43: ...e 5 MHz band 1 Press the V M key once to enter the Memory mode a memory channel number USX will appear on the Multi Panel in the display 2 Memory channels US1 through US5 are pre pro grammed at the fa...

Page 44: ...display To cancel Clarifier operation press the CLAR switch TXCLAR Without changing the receive frequency you may alternatively apply the Clarifier offset to the trans mit frequency typically for spli...

Page 45: ...nd LCD display while menu item DISPLAY 015 DIMMER VFD sets the brightness levels of the main frequency display these set tings are effective only when the DIM switch is pressed B DISP OFF During monob...

Page 46: ...ill stop automatically To halt playback at any time just press the P BACK key momentarily again The next time you press the P BACK key it will pick up the playback where you left off The P B key of th...

Page 47: ...VFO B knob for band selection The available choices are 1 8 3 5 7 10 14 18 21 24 28 50 GEN TRV and the factory default selection is TRV only 4 Press the ENT key to set the omission com mand to ON 5 Re...

Page 48: ...S Setup 1 Press the MNU key to engage the Menu mode the Menu list will appear on the LCD 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the Menu item you want to be able to access via the C S key 3 Pres...

Page 49: ...to rotate the antenna Pressing the 2 3 5 key will cause rota tion to the left counter clockwise while pressing the 3 5 key will cause rotation to the right clockwise 3 Press the 5 10 key or the 6 14...

Page 50: ...ency display fields Advice In the above examples you will notice that the trail ing zero digits of the frequency were not entered It is not necessary to enter these trailing zeroes just press the ENT...

Page 51: ...the RX only antenna press the RX switch within the Antenna Selection switch group on the front panel The RX only antenna must be connected to the corresponding RX ANT antenna jack on the rear panel T...

Page 52: ...justed using this control IF WIDTH See page 58 The width of the IF DSP filtering may be carried using this control IF NOTCH See page 59 The IF Notch filter is a high Q notch filter that can significan...

Page 53: ...receiver is fundamentally lower than with some other designs Therefore it frequently is not necessary to utilize the RF preamplifier and the receiver Intercept Point will be substantially increased by...

Page 54: ...incoming signal power is reduced by 18 dB signal volt age reduced by 1 8 Advice If background noise causes the S meter to deflect on clear frequencies turn the ATT knob clockwise until the S meter dr...

Page 55: ...will appear to be pegged against the right edge of the analog S meter scale Advice Reception frequently can be optimized by rotating the RF Gain control slightly counter clockwise to the point where...

Page 56: ...gnal rotation of the VRF knob may help reduce the strength of the interfering station allowing improved reception of the desired signal After moving the passband of the VRF system manually you may re...

Page 57: ...e Typically this selection will be set to AUTO The Roofing Filter selection will be memorized independently on each VFO in the VFO stack Quick Point The AUTO selection of the Roofing Filter is based o...

Page 58: ...ontour filter effect is applied may be adjusted using Menu Item RX DSP 079 MAIN CONTOUR WIDTH The factory default setting is 10 Quick Point The steep slopes of the DSP filtering can when adjusted aggr...

Page 59: ...g range for the IF Shift system is 1 kHz Rotate the SHIFT control to the left or right to reduce the interference Advice The position of the IF Shift system may be observed on the LCD Referring to Fig...

Page 60: ...ce For best interference reduction the Width and Shift features are the primary tools you should use After narrowing the bandwidth Width and or adjusting the center of the passband Shift the Contour c...

Page 61: ...ntrol for the optimum performance The effect of the Notch filter adjustments will be easy to see on the Audio Scope The width of the IF Notch null may be adjusted using Menu Item RX DSP 082 IF NOTCH W...

Page 62: ...these algorithms was create for dealing with a different noise profile and you will want to experiment with the NR system to find the best setting according to the noise currently being experienced 1...

Page 63: ...O A RX DSP 094 MAIN SSB NARROW 200 400 600 850 1100 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 2250 Hz Sub VFO B RX DSP 106 SUB SSB NARROW 200 400 600 850 1100 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 2250 Hz CW Main VFO A R...

Page 64: ...SE BLANKER NB OPERATION The FT DX 9000 Contest includes an effective IF Noise Blanker which can significantly reduce noise caused by automotive ignition systems 1 Press the VFO A NB switch momentarily...

Page 65: ...ns are Operation Mode AUTO AGC Selection LSB SLOW USB SLOW CW FAST AM FAST FM FAST RTTY SLOW PKT FM FAST PKT LSB SLOW Advice If the AGC switch is set to the Off position the S meter will no longer def...

Page 66: ...the bottom right side of the LCD press the MNU Menu key momentarily to enter the Menu mode the Menu will appear on the LCD 2 Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu Item RX AUDIO 075 AGC SLOPE 3...

Page 67: ...he AFL feature will generally reduce the overall audio level we recommend that it be left Off unless spe cial operating conditions warrant its use AUDIO LIMITER AFL FEATURE Particularly when the AGC i...

Page 68: ...lows SSB Mode Adjust the MIC control so that the ALC voltage displayed on the right meter stays within the ALC zone of the meter up to 2 3 or full scale deflection on voice peaks For AM the MIC contro...

Page 69: ...the status of the jumper plug once more 11 If the red LED is glowing properly the modification to enable the phantom 48 Volt line is now complete Note When opening closing the case take care with your...

Page 70: ...mitter will be engaged and the red LED imbedded in the TUNE switch will blink while tuning is in progress When the optimum tuning point has been reached the radio will return to receive and the red LE...

Page 71: ...te a mechanical failure in the feed system and such failures can lead to the generation of spurious signals causing TVI etc About ATU Memories SWR Post tuning Less than 1 5 1 The tuning settings are c...

Page 72: ...emove the old battery replacing it with a new one of the identical type 9 Restore the front panel to its original position and replace the two screws one from each side near the top and tighten the tw...

Page 73: ...the front panel diagonally upward and outward ATU Backup Battery CONTROL Unit Backup Switch Removal of the Lithium Backup Battery After pushing in the direction of the arrow move your finger upward I...

Page 74: ...essor off press the PROC switch once more The Red LED imbedded in the switch will go out confirming that the Speech processor is turned off Advice Excessive advancement of the COMP control will result...

Page 75: ...u may use the Audio Scope function of the Audio Scope Oscilloscope page on the TFT to help you view any changes to the passband The Transmit Monitor is another helpful way of veri fying the effects on...

Page 76: ...other users during adjustment Advice Because the setup of the Parametric Equalizer for both front and rear microphone jacks may take some time we recom mend you consider connecting a dummy load to on...

Page 77: ...IO 141 F PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH Mid 1 10 TX AUDIO 144 F PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH High 1 10 3 Stage Parametric Equalizer Adjustments Rear Panel Microphone Jack Center Frequency TX AUDIO 145 R PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ 100 Hz 70...

Page 78: ...emperature you may wish to reduce the setting of the BIAS control so as to reduce the amount of heat being generated During Class A operation we recommend that you monitor the heat sink temperature by...

Page 79: ...VL 1000 the low distortion produced by the FT DX 9000 Contest s transmitter means that these intermodulation distortion products will not exist to be amplified by your linear High Power 200 Watt Final...

Page 80: ...orded SSB AM MODE TRANSMISSION LOCK OFF ON LOCK OFF ON LOCK OFF ON LOCK OFF ON 3 Press any of the keys numbered 1 through 5 to select that memory storage register If you do not press the PTT key see n...

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Page 82: ...ent inadvertent acti vation of the VOX system by a ringing nearby tele phone speaker audio from a TV etc CONVENIENT TRANSMITTER ACCESSORIES USING THE MONITOR You may listen to the quality of your tran...

Page 83: ...cation will disap pear from the frequency display area To exit from Clarifier operation press the CLAR switch once more The CLAR indication will disappear from the display Advice To listen to the pile...

Page 84: ...n transmit frequency control to the VFO A side and thereby cancel Split operation Advice During normal non split VFO Aoperation you may simply press the VFO B TX switch located above and to the right...

Page 85: ...on the VFO A VFO A RX switch ON LED glows Green TX switch ON LED glows Red VFO B RX switch OFF LED Off TX switch OFF LED Off 2 Press and hold in the SPLIT switch for two seconds to engage the Quick S...

Page 86: ...will automati cally be activated and the CW carrier will be transmitted When you release the key transmission will cease after a brief delay the delay time is user programmable per the discus sion on...

Page 87: ...you utilize your keyer paddle the transmitter will auto matically be activated and the CW characters or a strong of dots and dashes will be transmitted When you release the keyer paddle contacts trans...

Page 88: ...ashes must be sent manu ally ELEKEY Both dots and dashes will be generated automatically when you use your paddle ACS Same as ELEKEY except that the spacing between characters is precisely set by the...

Page 89: ...ugh The bar indicator on the front panel may be utilized for CW frequency adjustment as well Its configura tion is set via Menu item DISPLAY 016 BAR DIS PLAY SELECT at the factory the bar indicator is...

Page 90: ...then press the CW key to engage CW Reverse on the VFO B in exactly the same was as for the VFO A Press the CW mode key once more to re turn to the normal USB injection side and cancel CW Reverse oper...

Page 91: ...you prefer for com fortable operation Quick Point The CW Delay feature is the functional equivalent to the VOX Delay adjustment used on voice modes however this is an independent adjustment used on CW...

Page 92: ...regarding interconnection of the FH 2 Message Memory Five memory channels capable of retaining 50 characters total are provided using the PARIS standard for characters and word length Example CQ CQ C...

Page 93: ...s the FH 2 s 1 5 key to check your work You will hear the results in the sidetone but no RF energy will be transmitted On The Air CW Message Playback 1 Press the BK IN SPOT key to enable transmission...

Page 94: ...w settings and exit Contest Number Programming Use this process if you are starting a contest or of you somehow get out of sync with the proper number in the middle of a contest 1 Press the FH 2 s DEC...

Page 95: ...r Advice You may also use the Main Tuning Dial and the CLAR VFO B knobs to program the message characters 6 Press the FH 2 s MEM key again once all charac ters have been programmed On The Air CW Messa...

Page 96: ...e PTT or MOX switch to return to receive 4 Adjustment of the microphone gain may be accom plished in two ways At the factory a default level has been programmed that should be satisfactory for most si...

Page 97: ...the shift may vary be tween 500 kHz and 1 7 kHz or more To program the proper repeater shift use Menu items MODE FM 060 RPT SHIFT 28 MHz and MODE FM 061 RPT SHIFT 50 MHz as appropriate You may also u...

Page 98: ...its Peak Frequency DSP Noise Reduction DNR status and its Reduction algorithm selection DSP Notch filter NTCH status NAR bandwidth status DSP Auto Notch filter DNF status Repeater Shift Direction and...

Page 99: ...nd the current QMB channel s data will be shown on the main frequency display field 2 Repeatedly pressing the QMB RCL key will toggle you through the QMB channels C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 1 Advice You may ch...

Page 100: ...You may recall memories just within a particular Memory Group if desired 1 Press the V M key if necessary to enter the Memory mode 2 Press and hold in the MCH GRP key below and to the left of the CLAR...

Page 101: ...nnel onto which you wish to store the data If you have selected a channel on which data is al ready stored that frequency will appear on the VFO B s frequency display field 5 Press and hold in the AXM...

Page 102: ...VFO B knob is not illuminated It is press the A B switch to make it go out then press the MCH GRP key again 2 Press the AXM key The data stored in the currently selected memory chan nel will be displa...

Page 103: ...aves the memory contents unchanged Memory Tune Operation You may freely tune off of any memory channel in a Memory tune mode that is similar to VFO operation So long as you do not over write the conte...

Page 104: ...the V M switch as necessary to enter the Memory mode then rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the emergency channel M EMG which is found between channels P 9U and 01 Note that the receive mode CLARI...

Page 105: ...ar memory channel Channel 1 The five channels are Channel Number Frequency US1 5 332 000 MHz US2 5 348 000 MHz US3 5 368 000 MHz US4 5 373 000 MHz US5 5 405 000 MHz To operate on the 60 meter band cha...

Page 106: ...e using Menu Item GENERAL 036 MIC SCAN set it to DISABLE MEMORY SCAN 1 Set the transceiver up in the memory mode by press ing the V M switch if necessary 2 Rotate the SQL control so that the back grou...

Page 107: ...so that the back ground noise is just silenced 6 Turn the Main Tuning Dial knob slightly to activate memory tuning Tuning and scanning are now limited to the range within the P1L P1U limits until you...

Page 108: ...me illuminated 2 When the transmit command is received from the TNC the transmitter of the FT DX 9000 Contest will automatically be engaged Likewise the command to return to receive will cause the rad...

Page 109: ...RX OUT of the RTTY jack on the rear panel please make any needed level adjustments at the TU side The Mark Space Shift utilized in mostAmateur RTTY operation is 170 Hz Other shifts may be configured...

Page 110: ...guideline MISCELLANEOUS AFSK BASED DATA MODES Quick Point When you have configured Menu item TX GNRL 159 VOX SELECT to DATA the transceiver will operate in a VOX mode and it is not necessary to conne...

Page 111: ...nected to your transverter s RX jack Just be certain to disconnect the transverter when returning to HF operation as the selected Antenna jack will now be capable of passing RF power 1 Connect the 144...

Page 112: ...the Main Tuning Dial to select the Menu item you wish to work on 3 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to change the current setting of the selected Menu item 4 When you have finished making your adjustments p...

Page 113: ...A2NO A2NT 1290 12NO 12NT FH 2 SET 023 CW MEMORY 1 TEXT MESSAGE MESSAGE FH 2 SET 024 CW MEMORY 2 TEXT MESSAGE MESSAGE FH 2 SET 025 CW MEMORY 3 TEXT MESSAGE MESSAGE FH 2 SET 026 CW MEMORY 4 TEXT MESSAGE...

Page 114: ...INE 2 RXAUDIO 077 SPEAKER OUT SEPARATE COMBINE COMBINE RX DSP 078 MAIN CONTOUR LEVEL 40 0 20 15 RX DSP 079 MAIN CONTOUR WIDTH 1 11 10 RX DSP 080 SUB CONTOUR LEVEL 40 0 20 15 RX DSP 081 SUB CONTOUR WID...

Page 115: ...4890 kHz SCOPE 127 SUB FIX 28MHz 28000 29699kHz 28000 kHz SCOPE 128 SUB FIX 50MHz 50000 53999 kHz 50000 kHz TUNING 129 MAIN DIAL STEP 1 10 Hz 10 Hz TUNING 130 MAIN DIAL CW FINE DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE...

Page 116: ...MODE TXGNRL 156 EXTAMPTX GND ENABLE DISABLE DISABLE TXGNRL 157 EXTAMP TUNING PWR 10 50 100 200 W 100 W TXGNRL 158 FULLDUPLEX SIMP DUP SIMP TXGNRL 159 VOX SELECT MIC DATA MIC TXGNRL 160 EMERGENCY FREQ...

Page 117: ...sec 007 SUB FAST DELAY Function Sets the delay time for theAGC FASTmode of the sub band VFO B receiver Available Values 20 4000 msec 20 msec step Default Setting 300 msec Explanation WhentheDualReceiv...

Page 118: ...ot installed changing this setting will have no effect DISPLAY GROUP 013 TFT COLOR Function Selects the TFT color Available Values COOL BLUE CONTRAST BLUE FLASH WHITE UMBER CONTRAST UMBER Default Sett...

Page 119: ...g OFF 022 CONTEST NUMBER Function Selects the Contest Number Cut format for imbedded contest number Available Values 1290 AUNO AUNT A2NO A2NT 12NO 12NT Default Setting 1290 1290 Does not abbreviate th...

Page 120: ...ets the beep level Available Values 0 255 Default Setting 50 030 CAT RATE Function Sets the transceiver s computer interface circuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used Available Values 4800 9600 38400...

Page 121: ...sume whether or not the other station is still transmitting 038 AF RF DIAL SWAP Function Reverses the functions of the AF GAIN VFO B and RF GAIN VFO A knobs Available Values NORMAL SWAP Default Settin...

Page 122: ...044 R CW KEYER Function Selects the keyer paddle s wiring configu ration of the KEY jack on the rear panel Available Values NOR REV Default Setting NOR NOR Tip Dot Ring Dash Shaft Ground REV Tip Dash...

Page 123: ...t Setting 15 msec MODE CW GROUP MODE DAT GROUP 053 DATA IN SELECT Function Selects the data input to be used on the PKT mode Available Values DATA PC Default Setting DATA DATA Uses the data input line...

Page 124: ...icrophone connected to the rear panel s AUDIO IN 3 5 mm jack while using the FM mode The optional Data Man agement Unit DMU 9000 is required for this to be effective 060 RPT SHIFT 28MHz Function Sets...

Page 125: ...using the SSB modes PC Selects the microphone connected to the rear panel s AUDIO IN 3 5 mm jack while using the SSB modes The optional Data Management Unit DMU 9000 is required for this to be effect...

Page 126: ...nd sub VFO B receiver audio is fed to the sub speaker COMBINE Audio from both main VFO A and sub VFO B receivers is combined and split equally between the main and sub speakers IF BANDWIDTH Gain Q Gai...

Page 127: ...ction Selects the passband of the main band VFO A DSP filter for the RTTY narrow mode Available Values 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz Default Setting 300 Hz 092 MAIN SSB SHAPE Function Selects the passband...

Page 128: ...or SHARP Primary importance attached to phase of the filter factor Advice If the Dual Receiver Unit RXU 9000 is not installed changing this setting will have no effect 102 SUB RTTY SLOPE Function Sele...

Page 129: ...t Unit DMU 9000 and TFT Display Unit TFT 9000 are installed Available Values 14000 14349 kHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 14000 kHz 113 MAIN FIX 18 MHz Function Selects the scan start frequency of the...

Page 130: ...000 and TFT Display Unit TFT 9000 are installed Available Values 14000 14349 kHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 14000 kHz 124 SUB FIX 18 MHz Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spec...

Page 131: ...on the TFT display TX AUDIO GROUP 136 F PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ Function Selects the center frequency of the lower rangeforthefrontpanel sparametricmicrophoneequal izer Available Values OFF 100 700 Hz 100 Hz...

Page 132: ...tor of the low range of the rear panel s parametric microphone equalizer Available Values 1 10 Default Setting 10 148 R PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ Function Selects the center frequency of the middle rangeforther...

Page 133: ...l func tion of the linear RF amplifier Available Values 200 100 50 10 W Default Setting 100 W 158 FULL DUPLEX Function Enables Disables Full Duplex operation Available Values SIMP DUP Default Setting...

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Page 135: ...lowing cir cuits Data Management Unit DMU 9000 TFT Display Unit TFT 9000 In order to enable the World Clock Spectrum Scope Audio Scope Oscilloscope Logbook Rotator Control and Temperature SWR Status D...

Page 136: ...CEIVE UNIT RXU 9000 R FLT Switch Refer to VFO A This switch allows selection of the VFO B Roofing filter AGC ATT Knobs Refer to VFO A AGC Switch This switch selects the AGC characteristics for the VFO...

Page 137: ...1 SUB CON TOUR WIDTH to configure the VFO B CONTOUR filter DNR Knob Refer to VFO A This knob is used to select one of the 16 available noise reduction parameters for the VFO B Digital Noise Reduction...

Page 138: ...l In both cases clockwise rotation of the knob will increase the volume level VFO B AF GAIN VFO A AF GAIN 3 Press the B switch to en able the capability to change the op erating mode for the VFO B 4 H...

Page 139: ...n which the audio is fed to the left and right sides of your head phones Stereo Monaural or Mixed may be config ured using Menu item RX AUDIO 076 HEAD PHONE MIX see page 124 When changing modes from S...

Page 140: ...continue your CQ process This capability within a single transceiver is a unique fea ture of the FT DX 9000 It relieves you of the need to run separate key PTT and other control lines to two different...

Page 141: ...nce Oth erwise try changing the headphone audio mixing scheme to FULL or OFF in the Menu Selection RX AUDIO 076 HEADPHONE MIX for different effects or try set tings with similar effects on your extern...

Page 142: ...operation Dial Swap Setup 1 Press the MNU key to engage the Menu mode the Menu list will appear on the LCD Display 2 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial to select Menu item GENERAL 038 AF RF DIAL SWAP 3 Rota...

Page 143: ...ce the eight screws previously removed from the left and right sides of the transceiver 6 Speaker re configuration is now complete You may now plug in the AC cable and turn the rear panel and front pa...

Page 144: ...v ity outside your current receiver passband on the VFO A When ACM is turned on during Dual Receive operation the audio from the VFO B will disappear A typical operating circumstance where ACM can hel...

Page 145: ...the VFO B S meter As the RF GAIN control is rotated counter clockwise to reduce the gain the S meter reading will rise this indicates that the AGC voltage being applied to the receiver to reduce the g...

Page 146: ...be removed from the incoming received signal path Using VRF on the VFO B Frequency Advice In order to take advantage of the Variable RF Preselector filter on the VFO B the optional VRF Unit VRF 9000...

Page 147: ...tion 2 Press the VFO B R FLT switch to toggle the Roofing Filter selection AUTO 15kHz 6kHz 3kHz AUTO As you repeatedly press the R FLT switch the se lected bandwidth will appear on the LCD Typically t...

Page 148: ...s engaged 2 Rotate the VFO A CONTOUR knob to achieve the most natural sounding audio reproduction on the incoming signal To cancel Contour tuning press the VFO A CONT switch once more Using Contour on...

Page 149: ...ls VFO A Band IF Shift Operation Rotate the VFO A SHIFT control to the left or right to reduce the interference VFO B Band IF Shift Operation 1 Pressing the SUB RX switch will engage Dual Receive oper...

Page 150: ...the bandwidth Counter clockwise rotation reduces the band width while clockwise rotation increases the bandwidth Sub VFO B Band IF Width Operation 1 Pressing the SUB RX switch will engage Dual Receive...

Page 151: ...Notch filter is no longer operating Sub VFO B Band IF Notch Operation 1 Pressing the SUB RX switch will engage Dual Receive operation When the imbedded LED glows green this is your confirmation that D...

Page 152: ...et ting that most effectively reduces the noise level To disable the DNR system press the VFO A NR switch once more The imbedded LED will turn off con firming that the DNR system is not active VFO B B...

Page 153: ...to confirm that the DNF circuit is engaged To cancel DNF operation press the VFO A D NOTCH switch once more The imbedded LED will go out confirming that the Digital Notch Filter is no longer in operat...

Page 154: ...f confirming that the Noise Blanker is no longer in operation VFO B Band NB Operation 1 Pressing the SUB RX switch will engage Dual Receive operation When the imbedded LED glows green this is your con...

Page 155: ...dded LED grows green this is your confirmation that Dual Receive is in operation 2 Rotate the VFO B AGC switch to select the desired receiver recovery time constant MUTE FEATURE VFO A If the optional...

Page 156: ...e is in operation 2 Press the VFO B AFL switch to turn on the Audio Limiter The imbedded LED in the button will glow Umber To disable the Audio limiter press the AFL switch once more the imbedded LED...

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Page 158: ...engage the Tune filter the imbedded Red LED will switch off In this mode only the fixed bandpass filter for the current band will be engaged Advice The Tune filters are the most advanced selective RF...

Page 159: ...band of the VRF fil ter operating in the same frequency range Although the selectivity of the VRF is not as tight as that of the Tune filter the RF selectivity of the VRF preselector is still magnitud...

Page 160: ...please refer to the TFT Operating Manual When the TFT is installed the layout of the front panel of the transceiver changes to conform to the illustration below FRONT PANEL CONTROLS CONT Button This...

Page 161: ...ror mes sage to the right of the MEM CARD indication on the TFT check the position of the CF Card in the slot for proper alignment BAND Key These keys allow one touch selection of the desired Amateur...

Page 162: ...g this key momentarily engages the direct fre quency entry mode of operation whereby the keys described in the A and B sections above are used for directly programming the operating frequency Once the...

Page 163: ...pported KEY BOARD Connect your keyboard not supplied to one of these jacks in accordance with your keyboard type USB or PS 2 to use the Smart Memory Card for storage of logbook data and for input of y...

Page 164: ...Rx no signal 100 VA Rx signal present 120 VA Tx 200 W 720 VA Supply Voltage 90 VAC 264 VAC Universal Dimensions WxHxD 20 4 x 6 5 x 17 3 518 x 165 x 438 5 mm Weight approx 55 lbs 25 kg Transmitter Pow...

Page 165: ...ateur band FM 12 dB SINAD 0 5 V 10 m Amateur band 0 35 V 6 m Amateur band Selectivity 6 66 dB Mode 6 dB 66 dB CW RTTY PKT 0 5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less SSB 2 4 kHz or better 3 6 kHz or less AM 9 kH...

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Page 167: ...ED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro...

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