Yaesu FT DX 9000 CONTEST - 2, Operation Manual

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Page 78 FT
DX
9000 C
ONTEST
O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
V
OICE
M
EMORY
You may utilize the Voice Memory capability of the FT
DX
9000 Contest by plugging in the supplied FH-2 Remote Control
Keypad into the rear panel’s REMOTE jack.
The Voice Memory system includes five memories capable of storing up to 20 seconds of voice audio each. The maximum
that any memory can hold is 20 seconds. Please see the diagram depicting connection of the FH-2 Remote Control Keypad
on page 15.
Recording Your Own Voice in Memory
1. Select the LSB, USB, AM, or FM mode using the front
panel Mode selector switches.
2. Press the MEM key on the FH-2.
Checking Your Recording
1. Be sure that the front panel MOX switch is Off (not
pushed in).
2. Press the 1 ~ 5 key (whichever one you just re-
corded in), and you will hear the contents of the voice
memory you just recorded.
SSB/AM M
ODE
T
RANSMISSION
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 next step) within five seconds, the
memory storage process will be cancelled.
4. Press the microphone’s PTT switch, and speak into
the microphone in a normal voice level to record the
message (such as “CQ DX, CQ DX, this is W 6 Delta
X-Ray Charlie, W 6 Delta X-Ray Charlie, Over”). Re-
member that the time limit for recording any message
is 20 seconds.
5. Press the FH-2 MEM key to terminate the message
storage process.
Advice
You may rotate the AF GAIN control (# ) to ad-
just the playback level of the recording.
Transmitting the Recorded Message
1. Select the LSB, USB, AM, or FM mode using the front
panel MODE selector switches (# ).
2. Press the front panel’s BK-IN/SPOT switch (# ).
3. Press the FH-2 1 ~ 5 key, depending on which
memory register's message you wish to transmit. If
you hit the key again during playback, the message
will be terminated.