Yaesu FT DX 9000MP CONTEST - DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATION Operation Manual Download

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001. MAIN-FAST-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC FAST

mode of the Main band (VFO-A) receiver.

Available Values

: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 300 msec

002. MAIN-FAST-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC FAST mode of the Main band (VFO-
A) receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 20 msec

003.MAIN-MID-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC MID mode

of the Main band (VFO-A) receiver.

Available Values

: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 700 msec

004. MAIN-MID-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC MID mode of the Main band (VFO-
A) receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 20 msec

005. MAIN-SLOW-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC SLOW

mode of the Main band (VFO-A) receiver.

Available Values

: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 2000 msec

006. MAIN-SLOW-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC SLOW mode of the Main band (VFO-
A) receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 20 msec

007. SUB-FAST-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC FAST

mode of the Sub band (VFO-B) receiver.
Available Values: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)
Default Setting: 300 msec

008. SUB-FAST-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC FAST mode of the Sub band (VFO-
B) receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 20 msec

009. SUB-MID-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC MID mode

of the Sub band (VFO-B) receiver.

Available Values

: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 700 msec

010. SUB-MID-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC MID mode of the Sub band (VFO-B)
receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting: 20 msec

011. SUB-SLOW-DELAY

Function

: Sets the delay time for the AGC SLOW

mode of the Sub band (VFO-B) receiver.

Available Values

: 20 ~ 4000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 2000 msec

012. SUB-SLOW-HOLD

Function

: Sets the hang time of the AGC peak volt-

age for the AGC SLOW mode of the Sub band (VFO-
B) receiver.

Available Values

: 0 ~ 2000 msec (20 msec/step)

Default Setting

: 20 msec

Summary of Contents for FT DX 9000MP CONTEST - DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATION

Page 1: ...FTDX 9000MP Operation Manual...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...rder to gain the most enjoyment and operating efficiency from your FT DX 9000MP we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety and keep it handy for reference as you explore the many capabilit...

Page 4: ...43 Operation 43 Operation on 60 Meter 5 MHz Band U S version only 46 CLAR Clarifier Operation on Main VFO A 47 LOCK 48 DIM 49 B DISP OFF 50 Convenient Features 51 Dual Receive 51 Dual Receive Full Dup...

Page 5: ...io 111 Selecting the Keyer Operating Mode 111 CW Convenience Features 112 CW Spotting Zero Beating 112 Using CW Reverse 113 CW Delay Time Setting 114 CW Pitch Adjustment 115 CW Wave Shape 115 Contest...

Page 6: ...50 seconds from turning the radio on to completing the self check until the radio be comes ready to use however from the next time you turn it on it will take around 10 seconds until the transceiver i...

Page 7: ...key for two sec onds to save the new setting and exit to normal opera tion U In a similar manner you may use Menu 048 AM MIC SELECT in the MODE AM Menu Group to select the microphone jack to be used...

Page 8: ...o 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 switch is turned off then set the FPS 9000H s Power switch to...

Page 9: ...ront 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 panel s POWER switch to turn the transceiver on Once the tra...

Page 10: ...Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator is a large area 50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 oven stabilized oscillator operating at high temperature for industry leading frequency stability rated at 0 03 ppm over the temper...

Page 11: ...ough This alerts you to the situation and you can QSY or ask the other station to QSY Rugged High Output Final Amplifier Design Page 99 The final amplifier stage of the FT DX 9000MP utilizes parallel...

Page 12: ...d 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 micro...

Page 13: ...P 1000 Ultra High Fidelity Desk Top Microphone MD 200A8X Desk Top Microphone MD 100A8X AVAILABLE OPTIONS MD 200A8X Customization Options P P P P P RF Tuning Unit A MTU 160 160 m Band P P P P P RF Tuni...

Page 14: ...possible to the specified 50 Ohm value Any antenna to be used with the FT DX 9000MP must ultimately be fed with 50 Ohm coaxial cable Therefore when using a balanced antenna such as a dipole remember t...

Page 15: ...discarded shield from type RG 213 coaxial cable and strong cable clamps to secure the braided cable s to the ground rods Be sure to weatherproof the connections to ensure many years of reliable servi...

Page 16: ...which could damage the cable or cause it to be accidentally unplugged from the rear panel AC input jack y Be absolutely certain to install your transmitting antenna s such that they cannot possibly c...

Page 17: ...for 2 seconds If the MNU key is not held for 2 seconds the set up will not be saved N N N N NO O O O OTE TE TE TE TE To use the AM or FM mode please select Menu items 048 for AM and 067 for FM and fol...

Page 18: ...line from your personal computer which emulates a straight key for connection purposes and configure the rear panel jack using Menu item 051 Both KEY jacks on the FT DX 9000MP utilize Positive keying...

Page 19: ...VL 1000 please set the ATT switch to the ON position and set the maximum RF output power level to 200 W via menu item TX GNRL 173 TX MAX POWER The 400 Watt power output from the FT DX 9000MP is far i...

Page 20: ...within the TX GNRL Menu Group set this Menu selection to ENABLE to activate the amplifier switching relay y The specified range for ALC voltage to be used with the FT DX 9000MP is 0 to 4 Volts DC y A...

Page 21: ...E RCA PLUG KEY CAT MAIN GND SUB DOT DASH COMMON KEY GND GND or SIGNAL or 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 XL...

Page 22: ...rs and the frequency display LCD independently 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 W...

Page 23: ...F preamplifier and the receiver Intercept Point will be substantially increased by en gaging IPO so as to feed the incoming signals directly to the first active mixer We recommend that IPO be switched...

Page 24: ...Knob The inner MIC knob adjusts the microphone input level for non processed SSB transmission ADVICE If you adjust the MIC Gain while speaking in a louder than normal voice level and watching the ALC...

Page 25: ...DELAY knob sets the hang time of the CW VOX circuit between the moment you stop sending and the automatic switch from transmit back to receive during Semi break in operation Adjust this just long eno...

Page 26: ...or switch so as to change operating frequencies on the proper Main or Sub band LSB USB CW AM FM RTTY PKT Button Pressing the LSB USB CW AM FM RTTY or PKT button will select the operating mode Pressing...

Page 27: ...e this button is used to toggle the receiver s bandwidth between wide 9 kHz and nar row 6 kHz In the FM mode on the 28 MHz and 50 MHz bands this button is used to toggle the FM deviation band width be...

Page 28: ...yed to the left of the main frequency display field to indicate the current selection If you have tuned off of a Memory channel frequency M TUNE pressing this button returns the display to the origina...

Page 29: ...n Amateur band this indicator will blink Red indi cating an out of band condition B BUSY Indicator This LED glows green whenever the Sub band VFO B receiver squelch is open If this indicator is not il...

Page 30: ...quency via Menu item DISPLAY 022 LEVEL INDICATOR See page 148 for details NTCH Switch This switch turns the Sub band VFO B manual IF Notch filter On and Off Adjustment of the center fre quency of the...

Page 31: ...n and off When the Digital Noise Reduction is activated the LED inside the button will glow umber Adjustment of the Noise Reduction level is provided by the DNR knob below DNF Switch Refer to Main VFO...

Page 32: ...ed Press the VDD below or BIAS below switch to select the desired information VDD Switch Pressing this switch enables display of the final am plifier FET Drain Voltage on the VDD BIAS meter above a re...

Page 33: ...dissipation associated with Class A operation SWR Switch Pressing this switch enables display of the antenna system SWR a red LED will light up to confirm your selection The SWR measured at the rear p...

Page 34: ...age the configuration Menu When this key is pressed the Menu Mode information will appear on the LCD allowing selection and adjustment of the various Menu items Use the MAIN Tuning Dial described prev...

Page 35: ...ital Voice Re corder The Voice Recorder allows you to record the Main band VFO A receiver audio for the most re cent 15 seconds While you re recording the receiver audio the LED in this button glows r...

Page 36: ...h see details in be low F F F F FR R R R RONT ONT ONT ONT ONT P P P P PANEL ANEL ANEL ANEL ANEL C C C C CONTR ONTR ONTR ONTR ONTROLS OLS OLS OLS OLS BAND MHz TX Switch BAND MHz When the A B switch des...

Page 37: ...FO B fre quency will change to 100 Hz Press the FAST RX button once more to return to the normal tuning rate Sub VFO B BAND MHz Up Down Control If you press the BAND MHz TX switch momen tarily the imb...

Page 38: ...uch as contest memory keying plus frequency and function control 13 8V This gold plated output jack provides regulated sepa rately fused 13 8 VDC at up to 200 mA to power an external device such as a...

Page 39: ...ACC This is an accessory jack which is used at the factory for adjustment of the radio Please do not connect any cable or accessory to this terminal R R R R REAR EAR EAR EAR EAR P P P P PANEL ANEL ANE...

Page 40: ...of your location when setting up the World Clock AUDIO OUT This terminal is for future expansion of the transceiver s capabilities It is designed for connec tion to a computer s sound card input but...

Page 41: ...ons caused by noise or slight vibration of the controls how ever the actual value will be changed even if not displayed You can observe the fine adjustment for a few seconds while the display is activ...

Page 42: ...ure to 8 or 200 mm This yields a significant enhancement of overall tonal quality Press the OUTPUT switch once more to restore separate operation of the speakers whereby the left speaker puts out audi...

Page 43: ...ver so that only one receiver s audio is passed to the OUTPUT jack Because the audio at the OUTPUT jack is affected by the transceiver s AF GAIN control you can use that control to set the optimum aud...

Page 44: ...mory Selection Keys 5 Channels In the case 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 s...

Page 45: ...t using the transceiver on a voice mode you must tell it which microphone jack you wish to use by default the front panel s Cannon XLR connector is connected and the rear panel s 8 pin round mic jack...

Page 46: ...ur hearing caused by an unexpectedly high audio level 5 Press the MAIN RX switch to engage the Main VFO A receiver the imbeded LED will glow Green A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE If you pre...

Page 47: ...frequency Two steps one normal and one fast are avail able on each operating mode Pressing the FAST key engages the Fast tuning selection Operating Mode 1 Step 1 Dial Rotation LSB USB CW RTTY 10Hz 100...

Page 48: ...uencies assigned to the Amateur Service in the United States To operate on the 5 MHz band 1 Press the V M key once to enter the Memory mode a memory channel number USX will appear on the display in th...

Page 49: ...RX notation will disappear from the display To cancel Clarifier operation press the CLAR switch A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE Turning the Clarifier Off simply cancels the applica tion of...

Page 50: ...A A A AMA MA MA MA MATEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR B B B B BANDS ANDS ANDS ANDS ANDS LOCK You may lock the setting of the Main Tuning Dial to prevent accidental frequency change To lock out the MAIN Tunin...

Page 51: ...fective only when the DIM switch is pressed DIM Switch LCD Display Brightness Adjustment By following the procedure below you may adjust the brightness level of the LCD window 1 Press the front panel...

Page 52: ...e lower left side of the CLAR VFO B knob Press the B DISP OFF switch once more to restore the Sub band VFO B frequency display B DISP OFF Switch VDD TEMP SWR BIAS B B B B BASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC O O...

Page 53: ...y 2 Adjusting the volume To adjust the Main VFO A audio level rotate the Main AF GAIN control To adjust the Sub VFO B audio level rotate the Sub AF GAIN control In both cases clockwise rotation of the...

Page 54: ...ver is a unique fea ture of the FT DX 9000MP It relieves you of the need to run separate key PTT and other control lines to two dif ferent radios from your logging computer N N N N NO O O O OTE TE TE...

Page 55: ...signals where the phase of the sidebands is likely to be the same there is an interesting sense of depth to the signal To tune in a signal using this mode you should have stereo headphones connected t...

Page 56: ...e AF GAIN knob s to balance the volume of the two receivers Now try manipulating the SHIFT and WIDTH con trols on both Main band VFO A and Sub band VFO B receivers to observe the interesting effects o...

Page 57: ...ec onds to initiate recording The front panel P BACK switch s LED will light up to con firm that recording is in progress Press the FH 2 s P B key mo mentarily to halt recording the front panel s LED...

Page 58: ...21 24 28 50 GEN TRV and the factory default selection is TRV only 4 Press the ENT key to set the omission command to ON 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select deselect as many bands as you like N N N N NO O...

Page 59: ...e then press the 14 MHz BAND key Band Stack1 Frequency MHz MODE 1 800000 CW 3 500000 LSB 5 000000 USB 7 000000 LSB 10 100000 CW 14 100000 USB 18 068000 USB 21 000000 USB 24 890000 USB 28 000000 USB 50...

Page 60: ...ar on the LCD display 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 Press and hold in the C S key for two seconds to lock in your selection...

Page 61: ...play 2 Rotate the MAIN Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item GENERAL 046 AF RF DIAL SWAP 3 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob so as to select SWAP instead of the factory default NORMAL selection 4 Press and ho...

Page 62: ...ory Channel List World Clock C C C C CONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT F F F F FEA EA EA EA EATURES TURES TURES TURES TURES A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE Without programm...

Page 63: ...seconds the 1 MHz steps will be ap plied to the Sub band VFO B instead The imbedded LED in the BAND MHz key will glow Red in the lat ter case When tuning in 1 MHz steps clockwise rotation of the CLAR...

Page 64: ...X only antenna must be connected to the cor responding RX ANT antenna jack on the rear panel The antenna currently selected for use on the Main band VFO A will be designated by a Red LED The antenna c...

Page 65: ...and right sides of the transceiver 6 Speaker re configuration is now complete You may now plug in the DC cable and turn the FPS 9000H and front panel POWER switches back on in that order to resume ope...

Page 66: ...filtering may be carried using this con trol IF NOTCH See page 75 The IF Notch filter is a high Q notch filter that can significantly reduce if not eliminate an interfering carrier The Q sharp ness o...

Page 67: ...operation and restore full system gian and sensitivity press the IPO switch key once more SUB VFO B IPO Switch MAIN VFO A IPO Switch C C C C CONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT F F F F...

Page 68: ...ity noise and interference immunity Also once you have tuned in a station you want to work you may want to reduce sensitivity further or add more attenuation by turning the ATT knob to a more clockwis...

Page 69: ...gain will be greatly reduced In this case as well the S meter will appear to be pegged against the right edge of the analog S meter scale C C C C CONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT ONVENIENT F F...

Page 70: ...FEA EA EA EA EATURES TURES TURES TURES TURES RF F RF F RF F RF F RF FR R R R RONT ONT ONT ONT ONT E E E E END ND ND ND ND Q Q Q Q QUICK UICK UICK UICK UICK P P P P POINT OINT OINT OINT OINT The VRF fi...

Page 71: ...on will be memorized independently on each VFO in the VFO stack SUB BAND VFO B ROOFING FILTER OPERATION 1 Pressing the Sub VFO B band s RX switch will engage Dual Receive operation When the imbedded L...

Page 72: ...system but you also can see the position of the notch peak with respect to frequency components of interest on the incoming signal You may then observe on theAudio Scope the effect of the Contour cont...

Page 73: ...filtering can when adjusted aggressively impart an unnatural sound to an incoming signal Oftentimes though a nar row bandwidth is not the key to improving copy the incoming signal itself may have unde...

Page 74: ...eft or right to reduce the interference SUB BAND VFO B IF SHIFT OPERATION 1 Press the Sub VFO B band s RX switch to engage Dual Receive operation 2 Rotate the Sub VFO B band s SHIFT control to the lef...

Page 75: ...RFERENCE NTERFERENCE NTERFERENCE R R R R REJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION S S S S SIGN IGN IGN IGN IGNALS ALS ALS ALS ALS WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN 3 3 3 3 3 KHZ KHZ KHZ KHZ KHZ...

Page 76: ...adjusting the center of the passband Shift the Contour control may also yield additional signal enhancement benefits on the net residual bandwidth What s more the IF Notch Filter see the next section...

Page 77: ...VFO A NOTCH Switch MAIN VFO A NOTCH Knob SUB VFO B NTCH Switch SUB VFO B NTCH Knob N N N N NO O O O OTE TE TE TE TE When the NOTCH switch is pressed and held in for twoseconds thecenterofthenotchacti...

Page 78: ...t the DNR system is not active I II IINTERFERENCE NTERFERENCE NTERFERENCE NTERFERENCE NTERFERENCE R R R R REJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION S S S S SIGN IGN IGN IGN IGNALS ALS ALS ALS ALS...

Page 79: ...TEMP SWR BIAS A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE The bandwidth applied when the NAR switch is pressed may be adjusted using the Menu This allows you to customize a quick switch Narrow bandwidt...

Page 80: ...engaged To cancel DNF operation press the Main VFO A band s D NOTCH switch once more The imbedded LED will go out confirming that the Digital Notch Filter is no longer in operation I II IINTERFERENCE...

Page 81: ...R R R R REJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION EJECTION S S S S SIGN IGN IGN IGN IGNALS ALS ALS ALS ALS WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN WITHIN 3 3 3 3 3 KHZ KHZ KHZ KHZ KHZ VDD TEMP SWR BIAS SUB BAND VFO B...

Page 82: ...ORT T T T TABLE ABLE ABLE ABLE ABLE AND AND AND AND AND E E E E EFFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE R R R R RECEPTION ECEPTION ECEPTION ECEPTION ECEPTION MAIN VFO A AGC Switch A A A A AD D D...

Page 83: ...T T TOOLS OOLS OOLS OOLS OOLS FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR C C C C COMFOR OMFOR OMFOR OMFOR OMFORT T T T TABLE ABLE ABLE ABLE ABLE AND AND AND AND AND E E E E EFFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE FFECTIVE R R...

Page 84: ...o accom plish Press the Main VFO A band s RX LED switch The Main VFO A receiver will be silenced and the green LED in the RX switch will blink To restore reception on the Main VFO A receiver just pres...

Page 85: ...that is permitted to flow to the speaker or earphones For these circumstances the AFL Audio Limiter feature will provide the desired cap on the audio output SUB VFO B AFL Switch MAIN VFO A AFL Switch...

Page 86: ...eive engaged turn ing on theACM feature will cause the RX LED associated with the Sub VFO B receiver to become illuminated When ACM is turned on the frequency of the Sub VFO B receiver will automatica...

Page 87: ...se try en gaging one or both of the filters See the charts for further information about the typical response curves for these highly useful filters which oftentimes can significantly enhance receptio...

Page 88: ...the front panel s three pin XLR Cannon connector and the rear panel s 8 pin round connector and either jack may be chosen indepen dently for SSB AM and FM operation MIC Knob RF PWR Knob VOX Switch MOX...

Page 89: ...unications ADVICE The Sub band VFO B frequency display will show the RF output power for 3 seconds whenever the RF PWR knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the RF output power via Me...

Page 90: ...nd to the right of the XLR connector is now illuminated If this LED is not glowing red please check the status of the jumper plug once more 11 If the red LED is glowing properly the modification to en...

Page 91: ...ICROPHONES T T T T TERMINOL ERMINOL ERMINOL ERMINOL ERMINOLOGY OGY OGY OGY OGY Phantom Voltage Phantom Voltage is a term describing the voltage 48 Volts at 10 mA max provided via the front panel s XLR...

Page 92: ...nd the band using the Main tuning dial you will observe that the TUNE LED blinks momentarily every 10 kHz This momentary blinking indicates that a new tuning window has been entered If you want to sav...

Page 93: ...to memorize settings on frequencies where the SWR exceeds 3 1 the high SWR may indicate a mechanical failure in the feed system and such failures can lead to the generation of spurious signals causin...

Page 94: ...s at the bottom left and bottom right so they can hold the front panel as it is folded forward 6 Refer to Figure 4 and slide the front panel diagonally upward and outward then fold the front panel for...

Page 95: ...se care in the handling and storage of the Lithium battery It is small and presents a choking hazard to small children therefore keep such batteries out of the reach of children at all times Do not di...

Page 96: ...the relative speech processor gain level for 3 seconds when ever the PROC knob is turned You may disable this feature displaying the relative speech processor gain level via Menu item DISPLAY 022 LEVE...

Page 97: ...E If you have an after market monitor connected to the DISPLAY jack you can verify the effect of your adjustments of the transmitted bandwidth by observing the Audio Scope on the Oscillo scope page on...

Page 98: ...e with each adjustment you make you should make several passes through each adjust ment area to be sure that you are achieving the opti mum setting SSB AM M SSB AM M SSB AM M SSB AM M SSB AM MODE ODE...

Page 99: ...TX AUDIO 148 F PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH Low 1 10 TX AUDIO 151 F PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH Mid 1 10 TX AUDIO 154 F PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH High 1 10 3 Stage Parametric Equalizer Adjustments Rear Panel Microphone Jack Center Fre...

Page 100: ...herefore if the ambient temperature in your operation loca tion is high the transceiver temperature may rise as well due to the high bias level which must be dissipated as heat Depending on the temper...

Page 101: ...ill typically be suppressed 70 dB or more If you are using a linear amplifier such as the VL 1000 the low distortion produced by the FT DX 9000MP s transmitter means that these intermodulation distort...

Page 102: ...RANSMISSION RANSMISSION RANSMISSION RANSMISSION 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 d...

Page 103: ...ll make the transmitter re spond to minor background noises in your station 4 Now stop speaking and note the amount of time it takes for the receiver to recover If the hang time is too long or too sho...

Page 104: ...MONI switch once more The Red LED will go out confirm ing that the Monitor is now disengaged MONI Switch MONI Knob VDD TEMP SWR BIAS A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE If you are using the spe...

Page 105: ...VICE VICE VICE To listen to the pile up calling the DX station so as to find the station currently being worked you may press the Sub VFO B band s RX switch above and to the left of the CLAR VFO B kno...

Page 106: ...ON LED glows Red A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE During normal non split VFO Aoperation you may simply press the Sub VFO B band s TX switch located above and to the right of the CLAR VFO B...

Page 107: ...CLAR VFO B knob to select the desired Tracking mode OFF Disables the VFO Tracking feature BAND When you change bands on the Main VFO A side the Sub VFO B frequency will automatically change to be the...

Page 108: ...20kHz 0kHz 20kHz factory default 5 kHz 4 When you have completed all adjustments press and hold in the MNU switch for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation If you only press...

Page 109: ...damaging RF voltage to be conducted from your transmitting antenna into your receiving antenna during full duplex operation The exact amplitude will depend on the operating frequency proximity and po...

Page 110: ...ge automatic activation of the transmitter when you close the CW key The LED imbedded in the BK IN SPOT switch will light up A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE When you close your CW key the t...

Page 111: ...n dots and dashes unless the sending speed is extremely slow Full break in Full break in Also known as Full QSK involves very fast switching between transmit and receive such that incoming signals may...

Page 112: ...A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE If you reduce power using the RF PWR control theALC meter reading will increase this is normal and does not indicate any problem whatsoever be cause increasedALC...

Page 113: ...ating Mode The configuration of the Electronic Keyer may be customized independently for the front and rear KEY jacks of the FT DX 9000MP This permits utilization of Automatic Character Spacing ACS if...

Page 114: ...use the SPOT system to find a gap in the spread of calling stations instead of zeroing in precisely on the last station being worked by the DX sta tion From the DX side if a dozen or more opera tors...

Page 115: ...Figure A demonstrates the nor mal CW injection setup using the USB side In Figure B CW Reverse has been engaged so as to receive using LSB side injection to eliminate in terference The beneficial effe...

Page 116: ...S TURES 1 Press the BK IN SPOT key momentarily to enable CW transmission Menu item MODE CW 052 CW BK IN must be set to SEMI 2 Start sending and adjust the CW DELAY knob so that the hang time is as you...

Page 117: ...Y OGY OGY OGY OGY CW Pitch If you tuned to an exact zero beat on an incoming CW signal you could not copy it Zero beat implies a 0 Hz tone Therefore the receiver is offset several hundreds of Hz typic...

Page 118: ...TURES TURES TURES Storing a Message into Memory 1 Press the MNU key to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MAIN Tuning Dial knob to select the CW Memory Register into which you wish to store the message...

Page 119: ...the CW Memory Contents 1 Be sure that Break in is still turned Off 2 Press 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 A...

Page 120: ...save the new 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...

Page 121: ...Number will appear A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE You may also use the MAIN Tuning Dial knob and the CLAR VFO B knobs to program the message characters 6 Press the FH 2 s MEM key again onc...

Page 122: ...t 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 situations However using Menu item MODE FM 066 FM MIC...

Page 123: ...tone select tn For encode decode operation choose ts instead The available choices are OFF tn ts OFF 4 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the desired CTCSS Tone to be used Atotal of 50 standard CTC...

Page 124: ...in the FM Mode key for two sec onds to engage the CTCSS mode 3 Rotatethe MAIN Tuning Dial knobtochoose ts The available choices are OFF tn ts OFF 4 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the de sired CT...

Page 125: ...Page 123 FT DX 9000MP OPERATION MANUAL N N N N NO O O O OTE TE TE TE TE...

Page 126: ...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 CTCSS Tone Frequency Me...

Page 127: ...appear instantly as though you were operating on the VFO A QMB QMB QMB QMB QMB Q Q Q Q QUICK UICK UICK UICK UICK M M M M MEMOR EMOR EMOR EMOR EMORY Y Y Y Y B B B B BANK ANK ANK ANK ANK QMB STO Switch...

Page 128: ...EMORY GROUP You may recall memories just within a particular Memory Group if desired Memory Channel Number Groups Memory OFF Groups Memory ON 01 19 1 01 1 19 20 39 2 01 2 20 40 59 3 01 3 20 60 79 4 01...

Page 129: ...hould light up indicat ing that you are ready to choose a channel into which to store the data A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE If the Red LED imbedded in the MCH GRP key does not light up c...

Page 130: ...CLAR VFO B knob is not illumi nated It it is press the A B switch to make it go out then press the MCH GRP key again 3 After pressing the MCH GRP key you may rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the d...

Page 131: ...and frequency field However since you are only check ing the contents of the memory channel your radio will not have moved to the memory channel s fre quency 3 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select oth...

Page 132: ...ake 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 displayed in the Sub VFO B band fre quency field 3 Rotate the CLAR...

Page 133: ...LED imbedded in the MCH GRP switch does not light up check to be sure that the orange lamp to the right of the CLAR VFO B knob is not illumi nated It it is press the A B switch to make it go out then...

Page 134: ...gage and offset the Clari fier if desired Press the V M switch momentarily to return to the originally memorized frequency of the current memory channel One more press of the V M key will return you t...

Page 135: ...hold in the MNU key for 2 second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Emer gency communication on this spot frequency is now possible 5 Press the V M key as necessary to enter the Mem...

Page 136: ...channels are set to USB and they appear between the last PMS channel P9U and the first regular memnory channel Channel 1 To operate on the 60 meter band channels press the V M key if necessary to ent...

Page 137: ...crophone s UP or DOWN key for 2 second to start scanning in the specified di rection CLAR VFO B Knob VDD TEMP SWR BIAS V M Switch If the scanner halts on an incoming signal the decimal point between t...

Page 138: ...Menu Item GENERAL 044 MIC SCAN set it to DIS ABLE VFO VFO VFO VFO VFO AND AND AND AND AND M M M M MEMOR EMOR EMOR EMOR EMORY Y Y Y Y S S S S SCANNING CANNING CANNING CANNING CANNING A A A A AD D D D...

Page 139: ...so that the background noise is just silenced 6 Turn the MAIN Tuning Dial knob slightly to acti vate memory tuning Tuning and scanning are now limited to the range within the P1L P1U limits until you...

Page 140: ...cally be engaged Likewise the command to re turn to receive will cause the radio to revert to the receive mode If you need to adjust the output level from the ra dio from the DATA OUT pin of the PACKE...

Page 141: ...Y operation please direct your attention to the setup steps below BASIC SETUP Menu Mode Setup MODE RTY 073 POLARITY R NOR REV MODE RTY 074 POLARITY T NOR REV MODE RTY 075 RTTY SHIFT 170Hz MODE RTY 076...

Page 142: ...PTT LINE MIC LINE IN or MIC IN LINE OUT or MIC OUT COM PORT The FT DX 9000MP may also me used for a host of other SSB based Data modes Please set up your system using the illustration as a guideline Q...

Page 143: ...one of these may be con nected to your transverter s RX jack Just be cer tain to disconnect the transverter when returning to HF operation as the selectedAntenna jack will now be capable of passing RF...

Page 144: ...LAR VFO B knob to change the cur rent setting of the selected Menu item A A A A AD D D D DVICE VICE VICE VICE VICE Press the B MODE CLEAR key momentarily to re set the selected Menu item to the factor...

Page 145: ...1 MY SCREEN MAP RF SCOPE AF SCOPE LOGBOOK SWR ROTATOR MCH LIST DISPLAY 022 LEVEL INDICATOR PITCH SPEED CONTOUR NOTCH DNR CW DELAY VOX DELAY RF PWR MIC GAIN PROC DISPLAY 023 APF INDICATOR STEADY ON BLI...

Page 146: ...128 MODE PKT 072 PKT SHIFT 3000 0 3000Hz 10 Hz Step 1000 Hz MODE RTY 073 POLARITY R NOR REV NOR MODE RTY 074 POLARITY T NOR REV NOR MODE RTY 075 RTTY SHIFT 170 200 425 850 Hz 170 Hz MODE RTY 076 RTTY...

Page 147: ...OPE 122 MAIN FIX 14MHz 14000 14349 kHz 14000kHz SCOPE 123 MAIN FIX 18MHz 18000 18199 kHz 18068kHz SCOPE 124 MAIN FIX 21MHz 21000 21449 kHz 21000kHz SCOPE 125 MAIN FIX 24MHz 24800 24989 kHz 24890 kHz S...

Page 148: ...P PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ OFF 100 200 300 400 500 OFF 600 700 Hz TX AUDIO 165 P PRMTRC EQ1 LEVEL 20 0 10 5 TX AUDIO 166 P PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH 1 10 10 TX AUDIO 167 P PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ OFF 700 800 900 1000 1100 OFF...

Page 149: ...the hang time of the AGC peak volt age for theAGC SLOW mode of the Main band VFO A receiver Available Values 0 2000 msec 20 msec step Default Setting 20 msec 007 SUB FAST DELAY Function Sets the dela...

Page 150: ...oming signal strength on the Sub band VFO B while receiving and indicates the ALC Automatic Level Control operating range while transmitting VDD Indicates the Vdd final amplifier drain voltage at all...

Page 151: ...lable Values TEXT MESSAGE Default Setting MESSAGE TEXT You may enter the CW message from a supplied FH 2 Remote Control Keypad MESSAGE You may enter the CW message from the CW keyer 028 CW MEMORY 2 Fu...

Page 152: ...0 20 kHz 1 kHz Step Default Setting 5 kHz 040 TRACKING Function Sets the VFO Tracking feature Available Values OFF BAND FREQ Default Setting OFF OFF Disables the VFO Tracking feature BAND When you ch...

Page 153: ...o SWAP you may adjust the Sub VFO B receiver audio using the large RF GAIN VFO A knob and adjust the Main VFO A receiver RF gain using the small AF GAIN VFO B knob This puts both Volume controls on th...

Page 154: ...acter Spacing enabled 052 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 Shaf...

Page 155: ...sing the internal keyer Available Values 15 20 25 30 msec Default Setting 15 msec MODE DAT GROUP 061 DATA IN SELECT Function Selects the data input to be used on the PKT mode Available Values DATA PC...

Page 156: ...pin 1 of the PACKET Jack while using the FM mode PC Selects the microphone connected to the rear panel s AUDIO IN 3 5 mm jack while using the FM mode 068 RPT SHIFT 28MHz Function Sets the magnitude o...

Page 157: ...using the SSB modes REAR Selects the microphone connected to the rear panel s MIC jack while using the SSB modes DATA Selects the microphone connected to pin 1 of the PACKET Jack while using the SSB m...

Page 158: ...ery narrow audio fil ter The APF Audio Peak Filter and Contour filter do not work at the same time 089 SUB CONTOUR LEVEL Function Adjusts the parametric equalizer gain of the Sub band VFO B receiver C...

Page 159: ...M STEEP Default Setting MEDIUM 095 MAIN CW NARROW Function Selects the passband of the Main band VFO A DSP filter for the CW narrow mode Available Values 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz Default Setting 300 H...

Page 160: ...ARROW Function Selects the passband of the Sub band VFO B DSP filter for the CW narrow mode Available Values 25 50 100 200 300 400 Hz Default Setting 300 Hz 108 SUB PSK SHAPE Function Selects the pass...

Page 161: ...00 kHz 119 MAIN FIX 5 0 MHz Function Selects the scan start frequency of the FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the Main band VFO A 60 m amateur band Available Values 5250 5499 kHz 1 kHz step...

Page 162: ...e Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the Sub band VFO B 40 m amateur band Available Values 7000 7299 kHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 7000 kHz 132 SUB FIX 10 MHz Function Selects the scan start frequen...

Page 163: ...C EQ2 LEVEL Function Adjusts the equalizer gain of the middle range of the front panel s parametric microphone equalizer Available Values 20 10 Default Setting 5 151 F PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH Function Adjusts...

Page 164: ...ction Adjusts the Q factor of the low range of the rear panel s parametric microphone equalizer Available Values 1 10 Default Setting 10 158 R PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ Function Selects the center frequency of...

Page 165: ...RMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL and 169 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 P PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH BWTH BWTH BWTH BWTH 168 P PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL...

Page 166: ...e tuning while using the Remote Control function of the linear RF amplifier Available Values 400 200 100 50 W Default Setting 100 W 177 FULL DUPLEX Function Enables Disables Full Duplex operation Avai...

Page 167: ...receiver front end and following cir cuits TFT Display Unit TFT 9000 The TFT 9000 TFT Display Unit allows the radio dis play the World Clock Spectrum Scope Audio Scope Oscilloscope Logbook Rotator Co...

Page 168: ...even by VRF can also be manually adjusted to provide relief against interference as close as 10 kHz away The insertion loss of the Tune filters is higher than that of the VRF circuit so if Noise Figu...

Page 169: ...your current operating frequency the tuning resolution is 5 kHz You may however use the VRF knob to skew the filter response to one side or the other from your operating frequency to deal with heavy...

Page 170: ...the same fixed BPF with the white area representing the typical passband 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 Tu...

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Page 172: ...anges to conform to the illustration below FRONT PANEL CONTROLS CONT Button This button turns the Main VFO A band s CON TOUR filter on and off CONT DNR Knob CONT Knob The inner CONT knob selects the d...

Page 173: ...TFT display is used for viewing and control of a variety of features and it includes pages including a World Map World Clock Spectrum Scope SWR and Transmitter Status Log Book Au dio Scope and Oscill...

Page 174: ...in the A and B sections above are used for directly programming the operating frequency Once the frequency has been successfully entered press the ENT key once more to exit to the newly selected frequ...

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Page 176: ...eur bands TX only 25 100 unbalanced Tuner ON 6 m Amateur band TX only Dimensions WxHxD 20 4 x 6 5 x 17 3 518 x 165 x 438 5 mm Weight approx 64 lbs 29 kg Transmitter Power Output 10 400 watts 10 100 wa...

Page 177: ...THD Audio Output Impedance 4 to 8 4 nominal Power Supply Unit FPS 9000H Power Supply Section Input Voltage 90 VAC 264 VAC Universal Output Voltage 50 VDC 13 8 VDC 5 VDC Power Consumption Rx no signal...

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Page 179: ...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...

Page 180: ...guro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEXSTANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB...

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