FT-817
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
4
Operation
Operation
Operation
Operation
Turning the Transceiver On and Off
Turning the Transceiver On and Off
Turning the Transceiver On and Off
Turning the Transceiver On and Off
1.
To turn the transceiver on, press and hold the
PWR
switch for one second.
2.
To turn the transceiver off, again press and hold the
PWR
switch for one second.
Supply Voltage
Supply Voltage
Supply Voltage
Supply Voltage Display
Display
Display
Display
When you turn on the transceiver, the dc supply voltage is indicated on the upper right
corner of the LCD for two seconds. After this interval, the display will resume its normal
indication of the operating mode (VFOa, VFOb, or Memory Channel Number). To view the
supply voltage at any time during operation:
1.
Press the [
F
] key momentarily, then rotate the
SEL
knob to select Operating Function
Row [
CHG
,
VLT
,
DSP
] on the display.
2.
Press the [
B
](
VLT
) key momentarily to display the supply voltage on the upper right
corner of the LCD.
3.
To cancel the supply voltage display, again press the [
B
](
VLT
) key.
Operating Band Selection
Operating Band Selection
Operating Band Selection
Operating Band Selection
This transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range, over which a number of
different operating modes are used. Therefore, this transceiver’s frequency coverage has
been divided into different operating band, each of with has its own ore-set channel steps
and operating modes. You can change the channel steps and operating mode later, of course,
per the next section.
To change the operating bands, press either the
BAND
(
DWN
)
or
BAND
(
UP
)
Key to move to
the next higher or lower operating band, respectively.
… 1.8 MHz
!
3.5 MHz
!
7.0 MHz
!
10 MHz
!
14 MHz
!
15 MHz
!
18 MHz
!
24
MHz
!
28 MHz
!
50 MHz
!
88 MHz
!
108 MHz
!
144 MHz
!
430 MHz
!
1.8
MHz …
Mode Selection
Mode Selection
Mode Selection
Mode Selection
Press either
MODE
(
!
)
or
MODE
(
"
)
key to move among the eight settings for the operating
modes, respectively.
… USB
!
LSB
!
CW
!
CWR
!
AM
!
DIG
!
PKT
!
USB …
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level
Rotate the
AF
knob to set a comfortable listening level.
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1: When operating in the “
DIG
” or “
PKT
” modes, you may set the
AF
knob to any
comfortable setting, or even all the way off, because the output from the
DATA
jack is a
fixed-level audio signal.
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2: Start with the
AF
knob set fully counter-clockwise, especially when using FM (the
background noise on FM can be surprisingly loud)!
Setting the Operating
Setting the Operating
Setting the Operating
Setting the Operating Frequency
Frequency
Frequency
Frequency
1.
In the “
SSB
/
CW
/
DIG
” modes, rotate the
DIAL
knob to set the frequency. Clockwise
rotation of the
DIAL
increase the operating frequency.
2.
In the “
AM
/
FM
/
PKT
” modes, rotate the
SEL
knob to set the frequency. Clockwise
rotation of the
SEL
increase the operating frequency.
3.
You may also use the
SEL
knob to adjust the operating frequency in the “
SSB
/
CW
/
DIG
”
modes.
4.
Rotate the
SEL
knob after pressing the
SEL
knob, change the operating frequency in 1
MHz step, allowing quick excursions around the band.
Note
Note
Note
Note: Both the synthesizer’s steps and the tuning rate (the number of steps per rotation of
the
DIAL
) can be adjusted.
Stacked
Stacked
Stacked
Stacked VFO System
VFO System
VFO System
VFO System
1.
Press the [
F
] key momentarily, then rotate the
SEL
knob, as needed, until Operating
Function Row [
A
/
B
,
A=B
,
SPL
] on the display.
2.
Now press the [
A
](
A
/
B
) key to toggle between the “A
A
A
A” and “B
B
B
B” VFO. There are two such
VFOs provided on each Amateur band, so you may set VFO-A to the CW sub-band, and
