FT-2000
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
90
Text Message Programming
Press the [CW] mode button to set the operating mode to CW.
Be sure that Break-in is Off by pressing the [BK-IN] button, if necessary.
Press the FH-2’s [MEM] key.
Press the FH-2’s [1] ~ [5] key to select the desired Message Memory Register into
which you wish to program the text.
Use the FH-2’s [<] and [>] keys to set the cursor position and use the [
▲
] and[
▼
]
keys to choose the letter/number to be programmed in each slot of the memory. In
the case of the second example above, the “#” character designates the slot where
the Contest Number will appear.
Advice: You may also use the Main Tuning Dial knob and the [SUB VFO-B] knobs
to program the message characters.
Press the FH-2’s [MEM] key again once all characters have been programmed.
Deleting Previously-stored Characters
Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the last correct letter in the message. Now
rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to select the “}” character; everything after the “}”
character will be deleted.
Checking the CW Memory Contents
Be sure that Break-in is still turned Off.
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-Air CW Message Playback
Press the [BK-IN] button to enable transmission. Either Full- or Semi-break-in
will be engaged, depending on the setting of Menu item “057 A1A BK-IN.”
Press the FH-2’s [1] ~ [5] key to transmit the programmed message.
Note: If you subsequently decide to use the “Message Memory” technique for memory
storage, please note that the contents of a message stored using text input will not be
transferred over when you select “Message Memory technique” on a particular memory
register (the Menu Mode Setting is set to “tyP2”).
Decrementing the Contest Number
Press the FH-2’s [DEC] key momentarily, you may reduce the current Contest Number