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FT
DX
5000 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
Checking a Memory Channel’s Status
Before programming a channel into memory, you can check the current contents of that channel without the danger of
overwriting the channel accidentally.
M
EMORY
O
PERATION
R
EGULAR
M
EMORY
O
PERATION
1. Press the [
A
M
] button briefly.
The data stored in the currently-selected memory chan-
nel will be displayed in the
SUB DISPLAY-
I
win-
dow. However, since you are only checking the con-
tents of the memory channel, your radio will not have
moved to the memory channel’s frequency.
2. Rotate the [
CLAR
(
VFO-B
)] knob to select a different
memory channel. To exit from the Memory Check
mode, press the [
A
M
] button briefly, once more.
A
DVICE
:
While the Memory Check function is engaged, the
memory channel number will blink in the multi-panel
window.
While operating in the VFO mode, using Memory
Check, you may store the current contents of the VFO-
A register into the selected memory by pressing and
holding in the [
A
M
] button for two seconds (listen
for the double beep). Conversely, if you wish to write
the contents of the current memory into the VFO-A
register, press and hold in the [
M
A
] button for two
seconds.
Erasing Memory Channel Data
1. Press the [
A
M
] button briefly.
The data stored in the currently-selected memory chan-
nel will be displayed in the
SUB DISPLAY-
I
win-
dow.
2. Rotate the [
CLAR
(
VFO-B
)] knob to select the memory
channel that you would like to erase.
3. Press the [
LOCK
] button briefly, to erase the contents
of the selected memory channel.
A
DVICE
:
After erasure, only the memory channel number will
remain. The frequency data will disappear from the
display.
If you make a mistake and wish to restore the memory
contents, just repeat steps (1) through (3) above.
[CLAR(VFO-B)] Knob
[A
M] Button
[CLAR(VFO-B)] Knob
[A
M] Button
[LOCK] Button
