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MH-59

A8J

 Remote Microphone 

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(3)  Keypad

 

(continued) 

[ACC] key 

Press this key to disable the Noise Squelch. 

You may program the configuration of this key, to 

enable use of a different function, via Menu Mode  

No-068 [PG ACC]

 

[PWR(FAST)] key 

Press and hold in this key for one second to turn the 

transceiver on or off. 

While the transceiver is turned on, pressing this key 

momentarily will engage the "Fast Tuning" mode, to 

allow more rapid frequency navigation (a small "running 

man" icon will be observed in the bottom right-hand 

comer of the LCD). 

 

[P1] key (Quick Split) 

Press this key to change the Sub VFO frequency 

(Main VFO fre 5 kHz) and automatically 

engage the "Split" feature. 

You may program the configuration of this key, to 

enable use of a different function, via Menu Mode 

No-069 [PG P1]

 

    

FT-897 O

PERATING

 

M

ANUAL

 

 

[P2] key 

Press this key to engage the 1750-Hz burst tone for 

access of a repeater requiring tone burst (typically 

in Europe). 

You may program the configuration of this key, to 

enable use of a different function, via Menu Mode 

No-070 [PG P2]

 

(4)  SEL knob 

This rotary switch is used for VFO frequency tuning, 

memory channel selection, and receiver audio volume 

level adjustment. 

 

(5)  SEL/DIAL key and Indicator 

The 

SEL

 key switches the synthesizer steps of the 

SEL

 

knob between the fine tuning (same as 

DIAL

 knob step) 

and coarse tuning (same as 

SEL

 knob step) modes. 

When the "fine tuning" mode is selected, the 

SEL LED

 

glows orange. 

Press and hold in this key for one second to enable the 

"VOL" feature, which allows adjustment of the receiver 

audio volume level (by adjusting the 

SEL

 knob). When 

the "VOL" feature is engaged, the 

SEL LED

 glows 

green. 

To return to the synthesizer step-selection mode, just 

press the 

SEL

 key. 

 

(6) [UP]/[DWN] keys 

Press (or hold in) either of these keys to tune (or scan up 

or down) the operating frequency or through the memory 

channels.  In many ways, these keys emulate the function 

of the 

FT-897

's 

DIAL

 knob. 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

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