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FT-450D O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
PHONES
KEY
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
1. Press the [
BAND
]/[
BAND
] buttons to select
the 28 MHz or 50 MHz.
Note: FM is only used in the 28 MHz and 50 MHz
Amateur bands covered in the
FT-450D
. Please
do not use FM on any other bands.
2. Press the [
MODE
]/[
MODE
] buttons to select
the FM mode.
3. Rotate the [
MAIN DIAL
] knob to adjust the oper-
ating frequency.
If you use the
MH-31
A8J
(or
MD-100
A8X:
option),
you may adjust the operating frequency by the
[
UP
]/[
DWN
] buttons on the microphone.
4. Press the microphone’s
PTT
(Push To Talk)
switch to begin transmission. Speak into the mi-
crophone in a normal voice level.
The “
” icon will appear in the display, con-
firming that transmission is in progress.
5. Release the
PTT
switch at the end of your trans-
mission. The transceiver will return to the receive
mode.
FM M
ODE
O
PERATION
N
OTE
:
In the FM mode, the squelch circuit is set to the
threshold point automatically.
However, when turn the [
SQL/RF GAIN
] knob
counter-clockwise, the squelch circuit is turned
off.
Keep the [
SQL/RF GAIN
] knob always clockwise
position.
You may change the [
SQL/RF GAIN
] knob from
the RF GAIN function to the squelch function via
Menu item SQL/RFG.
At the factory, a microphone gain has been pro-
grammed that should be satisfactory for the sup-
plied
MH-31
A8J
Hand Microphone. If you use an
after-market microphone, you may wish to set a
different Microphone Gain Level, described pre-
viously (Microphone Gain Level Adjustment: see
page 39)
[
MAIN DIAL
] knob
[
BAND
]/[
BAND
] button
[
MODE
]/[
MODE
] button
N
OTICE
Regarding of the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
The [
DSP/SEL
] knob is used for operating
various functions depending on the situation.
If you can not change the frequency/memory
channel by tuning the [
DSP/SEL
] knob, the
[
DSP/SEL
] knob is selected to operate of one
of the DSP functions.
In this case, press the [
DSP
] button several
times until the “
>
” icon disappears from the
DSP Graphic Display.
