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FT
DX
1200 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
momentary presses of the [
14
]
0
H
]
band button.
(
ach
$
mateur band button may similarly have up
to three fre
T
uency
mode settings applied.
When the [
MHz/
μ
T
] button
located to the left of
the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob) is pressed, the “
MHz
”
notation will appear in the display, and then rota-
tion of the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob will change the
fre
T
uency in 1
0
H
]
steps.
6.
3
ress the [
ANT
] button to select the ap-
propriate antenna for the band in use.
A
DVICE
:
When you make an antenna selection,
that antenna is “remembered” by the
microprocessor in conjunction with the
VF
2
register in use.
7.
3
ress the [
MODE
] button to select the
desired operating mode.
5
epeated presses of the [
MODE
]
button step through the available se-
lections.
3
ressing and holding the [
MODE
]
button will toggle to the alternate
mode.
For
example,
In the LSB or USB modes
, pressing
and holding the [
MODE
] button toggles between
“LSB” and “USB” mode.
A
DVICE
:
By convention in the
$
mateur bands, LSB is
used on the 7
0
H
]
and lower bands
with the
exception of 60 meters), while USB is utili
]
ed on
the 14
0
H
]
and higher bands.
When changing modes from SSB to CW, you
will observe a fre
T
uency shift on the display.
This shift represents the BF
2
offset between the
“
]
ero beat” fre
T
uency and the audible CW pitch
tone) you can hear
the pitch is programmed via
the
0
enu it
em “
066 CW FREQ DISPLAY
”),
even
1. Turn on the external
'
C power supply.
.
3
ress and hold in the front-panel [
ON/OFF
] switch
until the transceiver turns on.
$
fter
about five seconds
ten seconds if the
optional
-Tuning
.
it is connected), the
transceiver is ready for full operation.
3. The transceiver will start up on 7.000.000
0
H
]
LSB,
or the previously used operating fre
T
uency)
and normal operation may begin.
N
OTE
:
To turn power off, press and hold in the front panel
[
ON/OFF
] switch for one second.
4.
5
otate the [
AF
] knob to set a com-
fortable audio level of the incoming
signals or noise. Clockwise rotation
of the [
AF
] knob increases the vol-
ume level.
N
OTE
:
When using headphones, start by rotating the [
AF
]
knob counter-clockwise, then bring the volume level
up after you put the headphones on. This will mini-
mi
]
e the chance of damage to your hearing caused
by an unexpectedly high audio level.
.
3
ress an appropriate [
BAND
] key corresponding to
the
$
mateur band on which you wish to begin opera-
tion.
A
DVICE
:
2
ne-touch selection of each
$
mateur band between 1.8
and
0
0
H
]
is provided.
The
FT
DX
1200
utili
]
es a triple band-stack VF
2
selection techni
T
ue, which permits storing up to
three favorite fre
T
uencies and modes onto each
VF
2
band register. For example, you may store
one fre
T
uency each on 14
0
H
]
CW,
5
TTY, and
USB, then recall these fre
T
uencies by successive,
Here is the typical start-up procedure for normal operation
[POWER] Switch
[AF] Knob
Main Tuning Dial Knob
[BAND] Keys
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
:
R
ECEIVING
ON
A
MATEUR
B
ANDS
[MODE] Button
[ANT] Switch