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FT-450 O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
S
ETTING
THE
K
EYER
W
EIGHT
(
D
OT
/S
PACE
:D
ASH
)
R
ATIO
The Menu Item “
CWWEIGHT
” 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).
1. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
EXT MNU
”.
3. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select “
ON
” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
7. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “
” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
CWWEIGHT
”.
9. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will change
to blink.
10. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to set the desired
keyer weight value. Available adjustment range
is for a Dot/Space:Dash ratio of “
2.5
” - “
4.5
” (de-
fault value: “
3.0
”).
(You may press the [
HOME/RCL
] button to reset
the keyer weight value to the factory default.)
11. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
U
SING
THE
B
UILT
-
IN
E
LECTRONIC
K
EYER
S
ELECTING
THE
K
EYER
P
ADDLE
’
S
W
IRING
C
ONFIGURATION
You may select “normal” or “reverse” paddle polarity via Menu Item “
CW KEY
”. The default setting is “normal”,
whereby the “Tip” connection on the key plug is “Dot” and the “Ring” connection is “Dash”.
[
HOME/RCL
] button
[
F
] button
[
DSP/SEL
] knob
To change the paddle polarity:
1. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
EXT MNU
”.
3. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select “
ON
” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
7. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “
” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
CW KEY
”.
9. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
10. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to set the “
REV
” (de-
fault: “
NOR
”).
(You may Press the [
HOME/RCL
] button to reset
the paddle polarity to the factory default.)
11. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
[
HOME/RCL
] button
[
F
] button
[
DSP/SEL
] knob
CW M
ODE
O
PERATION