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U
SING
THE
FIX
(
F
IXED
)
M
ODE
The FIX mode is convenient when you want to monitor an entire amateur band.
The starting point, located at the left edge of the screen, can be set for each amateur band via
FT
DX
5000
Menu items (“
131 SCP
1.8 FIX
” ~
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
”). Even if the screen span (bandwidth) is changed, the start frequency will
not
be changed. By
watching the screen, you can move your operation to a clear channel or find frequencies where interesting activity appears on the
display.
1. Press and hold the
FT
DX
5000
[
C.S
] key for 2 seconds to
engage the Scope Menu mode.
The
SUB DISPLAY-
I
window will show the Group name
(
SCOPE
), while the
SUB DISPLAY-
II
window will show
the Menu item. The
SUB DISPLAY-
III
window shows
the setting of the currently-selected Menu item.
2. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu
item “
MODE
”.
3. Rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to select “
FIX
”.
The current VFO-A frequency is indicated on the screen
by a bold vertical line, for ease of status recognition.
4. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu
item “
SPAN
”, then rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob
to select the desired frequency span to monitor.
Available selections are:
25 kHz
,
50 kHz
,
100 kHz
,
250
kHz
,
500 kHz
,
1000 kHz
, and
2500 kHz
.
5. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu item
“
ATT
”, then rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to select
the display attenuation value according to current propaga-
tion conditions, your operating frequency, and antenna, etc.
Available selections are:
0 dB
,
10 dB
, and
20 dB
.
6. Press the [
C.S
] key briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
A
DVICE
:
If the VFO-A frequency is outside of the spectrum shown on
the screen, the operating frequency will be "shown" in the
lower area of the display as “
<<<
” or “
>>>
”.
N
OTE
:
When using the FIX (Fixed) Mode, the PEAK (Peak Hold)
Display does not refresh when changing the frequency. Re-
turn to CTR (Center) Display Mode to refresh the display.
(VFO-A)[SELECT] Knob
(VFO-B)[SELECT] Knob
[C.S] Switch
Current VFO-A Frequency
TRACE Mode
NOR: Normal
AVG: Average
PEAK: Peak Hold
OPERATING Mode
FIX