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FT
DX
1200 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
:
R
ECEIVING
ON
A
MATEUR
B
ANDS
CLAR
(
C
LARIFIER
)
O
PERATION
The [
RX CLAR
], [
TX CLAR
], [
CLEAR
] buttons and [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob are used to offset the receive fre
T
uency,
the transmit fre
T
uency, or both, from their settings on the VF
2
-
$
fre
T
uency. Four small numbers on the TFT
'
isplay
show the current Clari
¿
er offset. The Clari
¿
er controls on the
FT
DX
1200
are designed to allow you to preset an offset
up
to
.
kH
]
) without actually retuning, and then to activate it via the Clari
¿
er [
RX CLAR
] and [
TX CLAR
] buttons.
This feature is ideal for following a drifting station, or for setting the small fre
T
uency offsets sometimes utili
]
ed in
';
“Split” work.
Here is the techni
T
ue for utili
]
ing the Clari
¿
er
1.
3
ress the [
RX CLAR
] button. The “
RX
” notation
will appear in the TFT
'
isplay, and the programmed
offset will be applied to the receive fre
T
uency.
.
5
otation of the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob will allow
you to modify your initial offset on the
À
y.
2
ffsets of
up to
.
kH
]
may be set using the Clari
¿
er.
To cancel Clari
¿
er operation, press the [
RX CLAR
] but-
ton. The “
RX
” notation will disappear from the display.
A
DVICE
:
Turning the Clari
¿
er off merely cancels the applica-
tion of the programmed offset from the receive and
or the transmit fre
T
uencies. To clear the Clarifier
offset, and reset it to “
]
ero,” press the [
CLEAR
] but-
ton. The programmed offset is displayed in the small
multi-channel window of the fre
T
uency display.
The Clari
¿
er operation
including the offset fre
T
uen-
cy) will be memori
]
ed independently on each VF
2
stack of VF
2
-
$
and VF
2
-B.
[VFO-B/CLAR] Knob
[RX CLAR] Button
[TX CLAR] Button
[CLEAR] Button
TXCLAR
$
lternately, you may apply the Clarifier offset
to the transmit fre
T
uency, without changing the
receive fre
T
uency
typically, for “split”
';
pile-
ups).
[VFO-B/CLAR] Knob
[
S
/
T
] Button
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In CW mode the factory default setting of the Tuning
2
ffset Indicator shows the
CW Center Tuning, instead of Clari
¿
er
2
ffset. If you wish to change this so that the
Clari
¿
er
2
ffset is also displayed on CW, use the following procedure
[SELECT] Button
1.
3
ress the [
MENU
] button to enter the
0
enu
mode.
.
5
otate the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob
or press the
S
T
button) to select
0
enu item “
011 BAR
DISPLAY SELECT
”.
3.
3
ress the [
SELECT
] button, then rotate the
[
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob
or press the
S
T
button)
to select “
CLAR
Clari
¿
er)”
replacing the default
“
CW TUNE
CW TU
1
I
1
G)” selection).
4.
3
ress the [
SELECT
] button, then press the
[
MENU
] button to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
[MENU] Button
[Plus (+) Offset]
[Zero Offset]
[Minus (–) Offset]