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FT-857 Operating Manual
M
ENU
O
PERATION
Function
Selects the device which is connected to the CAT/
LINEAR jack on the rear panel.
Defines the “control” knob to be used for setting of
the clarifier offset frequency.
Selects whether the KEY jack shall be “Enabled” or
“Disabled” while using the SSB/FM modes.
Sets the CW carrier oscillator injection side on the
CW mode.
Sets the receiver recovery time during pseudo-
VOX CW semi-break-in operation.
Sets the keyer paddle’s wiring configuration.
Enables/disables CW keying by the microphone’s
[UP]/[DWN] keys.
Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone, BFO offset,
and CW filter center frequencies.
Selects the time delay between when the PTT is
keyed and the carrier is transmitted during QSK
operation when using the internal keyer.
Setting of the CW sidetone volume level.
Sets the sending speed for the built-in Electronic
keyer.
Sends random Morse Code five-character groups
via the sidetone.
Sets the Dot:Dash ratio for the built-in electronic
keyer.
Setting of the DCS code.
Selects “Normal” or “Inverted” DCS coding.
Setting of the DIAL knob’s tuning speed.
Defines the displayed frequency offset during DIG
(USER-L or USER-U) mode operation.
Adjusts the audio input level from terminal
equipment during DIG (Digital) mode operation.
Selects the mode and sideband in the DIG (Digital)
mode.
Defines the carrier frequency offset during DIG
(USER-L or USER-U) mode operation.
Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry’s input level for
the DIG mode.
Selects the illumination color for each operating
status.
Setting of the display contrast level.
Setting of the display brightness level.
Sets up the LCD Lamp mode.
Setting of the bandwidth for the DSP CW audio
filter.
Adjusts the low-cut characteristics of the DSP HPF
filter.
Adjusts the high-cut characteristics of the DSP LPF
filter.
Sets the DSP microphone equalization pattern.
Setting of the degree of DSP Noise Reduction.
Enables Tx/Rx operation on the Alaska Emergency
Channel, 5167.5 kHz.
Adjusts the microphone gain level for the FM
mode.
Selects the tuning steps for the MEM/VFO CH
knob in the FM mode.
Enables/disables the moving of HOME channel
data to the VFO.
Selects the operation of the front panel’s LOCK
key.
Enables/disables the memory grouping feature.
Stores Alpha-Numeric “Tags” for the memory
channels.
Selects the function which is engaged when you
press the MEM/VFO CH knob.
Enables/disables scanning access via the
microphone’s [UP]/[DWN] keys.
Available Values
CAT/LINEAR/TUNER
SEL, MAIN
ON/OFF
USB/LSB/AUTO
FULL/
30 ~ 3000 msec
NORMAL/REVERSE
ELEKEY/MICKEY
400 ~ 800 Hz
10/15/20/25/30 ms
0 ~ 100
4 ~ 60 wpm (1wpm/step)/
20 ~ 300 cpm (5cpm/step)
N, A, AN
1:2.5 ~ 1:4.5
104 Standard DCS codes
Tn-Rn/Tn-Riv/Tiv-Rn/
Tiv-Riv
FINE/COARSE
–3000 ~ +3000 Hz
0 ~ 100
RTTY-L/RTTY-U/PSK31-L/
RTTY-L/PSK31-U/
USER-L/USER-U
–3000 ~ +3000 Hz
0 ~ 100
–
1 ~ 13
1 (Dim) ~ 3 (Bright)
OFF/AUTO1/AUTO2/ON
60/120/240 Hz
100 ~ 1000 Hz
1000 ~ 6000 Hz
OFF/LPF/HPF/BOTH
1 ~ 16
ON/OFF
0 ~ 100
5/6.25/10/12.5/15/20/25/
50 kHz
ON/OFF
DIAL/FREQ/PANEL/ALL
ON/OFF
–
CW SIDETONE,
CW SPEED,
MHz/MEM GRP,
MIC GAIN, NB LEVEL,
RF POWER, STEP
ON/OFF
Default
CAT
SEL
OFF
USB
250 msec
NORMAL
ELEKEY
700 Hz
10 ms
50
12 wpm
(60 cpm)
N
1:3.0
023
Tn-Rn
FINE
0 Hz
50
RTTY-L
0 Hz
0
FIX: 26
5
3
AUTO2
240 Hz
100 Hz
6000 Hz
OFF
8
OFF
50
ø
2
ON
DIAL
OFF
–
MHz/
MEM
GRP
ON
No
Menu Item
020
CAT/LIN/TUN
021
CLAR DIAL SEL
022
CW AUTO MODE
023
CW BFO
024
CW DELAY
025
CW KEY REV
026
CW PADDLE
027
CW PITCH
028
CW QSK
029
CW SIDE TONE
030
CW SPEED
031
CW TRAINING
032
CW WEIGHT
033
DCS CODE
034
DCS INV
035
DIAL STEP
036
DIG DISP
037
DIG GAIN
038
DIG MODE
039
DIG SHIFT
040
DIG VOX
041
DISP COLOR
042
DISP CONTRAST
043 DISP INTENSITY
044 DISP MODE
045
DSP BPF WIDTH
046
DSP HPF CUTOFF
047
DSP LPF CUTOFF
048
DSP MIC EQ
049
DSP NR LEVEL
050
EMERGENCY
051
FM MIC GAIN
052
FM STEP
053
HOME-->VFO
054
LOCK MODE
055
MEM GROUP
056
MEM TAG
057 MEM/VFO DIAL MODE
058
MIC SCAN