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FT
DX
5000 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
(
VFO-A
)
Block Diagram Display
ANT
(
1, 2, 3, 4, RX
)
:
Indicates the antenna selected for operation by the front
panel [
ANT 1-4
] and [
RX ANT
] switches.
ATT
(
OFF, –6 dB, –12 dB, –18 dB
)
:
Indicates the attenuation level selected for operation
by the front panel [
ATT
] button.
FLT
(
VRF, µ-TUNE, THRU
)
:
Indicates the RF filter selected for operation by the
front panel (
VFO-A
)[
VRF/µ-T
] button.
A
DVICE
:
The µ-TUNE filter is an option. The “
” icon will
not appear when the optional µ-TUNE unit is not con-
nected.
IPO
(
AMP1, AMP2, IPO1, IPO2
)
:
Indicates the front end RF amplifier selected for op-
eration by the front panel [
IPO
] button.
R.FLT
(
300, 600, 3k, 6k, 15k
)
:
Indicates the 1st IF Roofing Filter selected for opera-
tion with the front panel [
R.FLT
] button.
A
DVICE
:
The 300 Hz Roofing Filter is an option except the MP
version. The “300” icon will not appear when the op-
tional 300 Hz Roofing Filter is not installed.
AGC
(
AUTO, FAST, MID, SLOW
)
:
Indicates the AGC decay time selected for operation
by the front panel [
AGC
] switch.
(
VFO-A
)
Status Indicator
:
This indicator appears during transmission on the VFO-
A frequency.
:
This indicator appears whenever the VFO-A receiver
squelch is open. If this indicator is not showing, and
reception seems to have been lost on the VFO-A re-
ceiver for no apparent reason, check the position of
the (
VFO-A
)[
SQL
] knob, and rotate it fully counter-
clockwise to restore reception.
:
This indicator appears when the Main Tuning Dial tun-
ing rate is selected to fast.
:
This indicator appears when the Main Tuning Dial knob
is locked.
,
,
,
,
,
,
Displays the currently-selected operating mode for
VFO-A.
This indicator appears whenever the VFO-A receiver’s
narrow IF DSP filter is engaged.
The “
” icon appears when the VFO-A receiver’s
(short duration) Noise Blanker is activated.
The “
” icon appears when the VFO-A receiver’s
(longer-pulse) Noise Blanker is activated.
D
ISPLAY
I
NDICATIONS
(
L
EFT
S
IDE
)
I
MPORTANT
N
OTE
The
FT
DX
5000
uses a Vacuum Fluorescent Dis-
play (VFD).
With long-term use, it is normal for the indication
color to change and the brightness level to decrease.
The 50 % brightness level is rated more than 30
thousand hours.
