FT
DX
9000 TFT O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
MANUAL M
ODE
It is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station’s location has been entered, the location
of the other station and yours will be connected with a line on the Great Circle Map, and you can rotate the
antenna manually to the direction of the other station.
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
/ R
OTATOR
C
ONTROL
FUNCTION
M
ANUAL
O
PERATION
Use the [
F2
](
CCW
) key to rotate the antenna coun-
terclockwise, or the [
F3
](
CW
) key to cause clockwise
rotation of your antenna.
M
ANUAL
O
PERATION
1.
Press the [
F4
](
MODE
) key, as necessary, to se-
lect the “
PRESET
” or “
MANUAL
” mode. The mode
is indicated in the middle of the TFT display.
2.
Press the [
F7
](
MAP
) key to display the Great
Circle Map on the screen. If you know the ap-
proximate location of the country of the other sta-
tion, rotate your antenna by looking the map and
rotating the antenna in the appropriate direction.
3.
If you want to display a station on the Great Circle
Map, start by pressing the [
F1
](
ZONE
) key; the
World Map’s zones will be displayed.
Select the Zone of the other station by pressing
the [
F1
](
T
), [
F2
](
S
), [
F3
](
W
), and [
F4
](
X
) keys,
then press the [
F7
](
SELECT
) key momentarily.
The list of the countries in the selected Zone will
be shown.
Select the country name of the other station by
pressing the [
F1
](
T
), [
F2
](
S
), [
F3
](
W
), and
[
F4
](
X
) keys, then press the [
F7
](
SELECT
) key
momentarily.
Now, the list of the city names within the selected
country will appear, and you will need to select
one of the city names by pressing [
F1
](
T
),
[
F2
](
S
), [
F3
](
W
), and [
F4
](
X
) keys. Now press
the [
F7
](
SELECT
) key .
Note
; in some countries, there may be only one
city in the country; select that one city anyway.
4.
Automatically the screen will revert to the Great
Circle Map, and the location of the other station
will plotted on the map, connected by a line to
your location via the short path.
5.
Use the [
F2
](
CCW
) and [
F3
](
CW
) keys to rotate
your antenna system to the direction just plotted
on the TFT.
“
R
EGULAR
C
OMPASS
”
D
ISPLAY
“
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
”
D
ISPLAY
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