Setup
Your FT-Meter will display any two parameters you select, one on receive and one on transmit.
You specify the parameters in the radio's extended setup menu.
Press and hold the
FUNC
button on the radio to bring up the menu. Rotate the
SELECT
knob to
menu item 1, labeled "EXT MENU" and turn the main tuning knob until the setting is "ON". This
enables the extended menu items.
Initial Calibration
When off, the meter needle should rest on the bottom index mark of the SWR scale, labeled
"1:1". If it doesn't, insert a small flat-blade screwdriver into the hole under the center of the meter
face into the needle adjustment slot. Gently turn the screwdriver to center the needle on the mark.
Rotate the
SELECT
knob to menu item 60, labeled "MTR ARX SEL". Turn the main tuning
knob until the menu option reads "FS". This provides a full scale meter reading for calibration.
Check that the meter settles at the top of the red portion of the S Meter scale, just to the right of
the +60 mark.
If the meter needs calibration, locate the FS adjustment on the back of the meter enclosure. Adjust
it with a small flat-blade screwdriver until the meter is exactly at the top of the red arc.
Your meter is now calibrated. The meter is calibrated at the factory, but shipping or other forces
may require a recalibration. You should only have to do this once, when you first set up the
meter.
Receive parameter setup
Leave the
SELECT
knob on menu item 60, labeled "MTR ARX SEL" to set the parameter that
will be displayed during receive. Turning the main tuning knob, you can select from the
following options:
OFF
: no meter display on receive
VLT
: power supply voltage
CTR
: discriminator center meter
SIG
: received signal strength ("S" meter)
Select whichever parameter you want displayed on receive.
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