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FT
DX
5000 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
A number of interesting and useful features are available during Electronic Keyer operation.
S
ETTING
THE
K
EYER
W
EIGHT
(
D
OT
/S
PACE
:D
ASH
)
R
ATIO
The Menu may be used to adjust the Weight for the built-in Electronic Keyer. The default weighting is 3:1 (a dash is
three times longer than a dot or space).
U
SING
THE
B
UILT
-
IN
E
LECTRONIC
K
EYER
CW M
ODE
O
PERATION
1. Press the [
MENU
] button briefly, to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select
Menu item “
065 A1A WEIGHT
”.
3. Rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to set the
weight to the desired value. The available adjust-
ment range is for a Dot/Space:Dash ratio of “2.5”
~ “4.5” (default value: “3.0”).
4. When you are finished, press and hold in the
[
MENU
] button for two seconds to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.
S
ELECTING
THE
K
EYER
O
PERATING
M
ODE
The configuration of the Electronic Keyer may be customized independently for the front and rear
KEY
jacks of the
FT
DX
5000
. This permits utilization of Automatic Character Spacing (ACS), if desired, as well as the use of the
electronic keyer via the front jack and a straight key or computer-driven keying line via the rear panel.
1. Press the [
MENU
] button briefly, to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select
Menu item “
057 A1A F-TYPE
” (for the front
KEY
jack) or “
059 A1A R-TYPE
” (for the rear-panel
KEY
jack).
3. Rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to set the
keyer to the desired mode. The available selections
are:
OFF
:
The built-in Electronic Keyer is turned off
(“straight key” mode).
BUG
:
Dots will be generated automatically by
the keyer, but dashes 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 spac-
ing between characters is precisely set by
the keyer to be the same length as a dash
(three dots in length)
4. When you are finished, press and hold in the
[
MENU
] button for two seconds to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.
Inter-character
spacing to short
Morse
“E” & “T”
Morse
“E” & “T”
ACS “ON”
ACS “OFF”
(VFO-B)[SELECT] Knob
[MENU] Button
(VFO-A)[SELECT] Knob
(VFO-B)[SELECT] Knob
[MENU] Button
(VFO-A)[SELECT] Knob
