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FCC ID: K6620461X50

Users Manual

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                                                                              Rear Panel
                                                                           FCC ID: K6620461X50 / IC: 511B-20461X50




  ANT 1/2/3 Jacks                                          PTT Jack
  Connect your main antenna(s) here, using a type-M        This RCA input jack may be used to provide manual
  (PL-259) connector and coaxial feed lines. The in-       transmitter activation using a footswitch or other
  ternal antenna tuner affects only the antenna(s) con-    switching device. Its function is identical to the
  nected here, and only during transmission.               [MOX] button on the front panel. The same line is
      Warning!                                             available at the RTTY/PKT jack for TNC control.
                                                           Open-circuit voltage is +5 VDC, and closed-circuit
  The 100V RF voltage (@100 W/50 ) is applied to          current is 1 mA.
  the TX RF section of the transciver while trans-
  mitting. Do not touch the TX RF section abso-            EXT ALC Jack
  lutely while transmitting.                               This RCA input jack accepts negative-going exter-
                                                           nal ALC (Automatic Level Control) voltage from
  DC IN Jack                                               a linear amplifier, to prevent over-excitation by the
  This is the DC power supply connection for the           transceiver. Acceptable input voltage range is 0 to –4
  transceiver. Use the supplied DC cable to connect di-    VDC.
  rectly to a DC power supply, which must be capable
  of supplying at least 23 A @13.8 VDC.                    IF OUT Jack
                                                           This RCA input jack outputs the 9 MHz IF signal of
  GND                                                      the received signal when Menu item “109 RGEN
  Use this terminal to connect the transceiver to a good   IF OUT” is set to “ENABLED”. This signal does not
  earth ground, for safety and optimum performance.        pass through the roofing filter.
  Use a large diameter, short braided cable for making
  ground connections, and please refer to page 9 for       TX GND Jack
  other notes about proper grounding.                      This RCA jack’s center pin is closed to ground while
         To prevent the damage from a thunder, at-         the transceiver’s transmitter is engaged.
         mospheric electricity, electrical shock etc.,
                                                           RX OUT Jack
  please take a good earth ground.
                                                           This RCA input jack provide output of the receiver
  µ-TUNE Jacks                                             signal lines from the Antenna jack.
  These jacks are used to connect the optional RF
                                                           LINEAR Jack
  µTuning Kit, signal in and signal out.
                                                           This 15-pin output jack provides band selection data,
  +13.8 V Jack                                             which may be used for control of optional accesso-
  This RCA output jack provides regulated, separately      ries such as the VL-1000 Solid-state Linear Ampli-
  fused 13.8 VDC at up to 200 mA, to power an ex-          fier.
  ternal device such as a packet TNC. Make sure your
  device does not require more current (if it does, use
  a separate power source).

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Rear Panel
                                                                                   FCC ID: K6620461X50 / IC: 511B-20461X50




  ROTATOR Jack                                              EXT SPKR Jack
  This covered 6-pin MINI-DIN Jack accepts a cable          This 3.5-mm, 2-contact, gold-plated jack provides
  to connect to a YAESU G-800DXA/-1000DXA/                  variable audio output for an external loudspeaker.
  -2800DXA (for USA/EXP market) or G-800DXC/                The audio output impedance at this jack is 4 - 8
  -1000DXC/-2800DXC (for European market) An-               Ohms, and the level varies according to the setting
  tenna Rotator (listed models are current as of early      of the front panel [AF GAIN] knob. Inserting a plug
  2012). You may control the antenna azimuth rotation       into this jack disables the internal loudspeaker.
  (and rotation speed) using the Function buttons on
  the front panel.
                                                            KEY Jack
                                                            This 1/4-inch 3-contact jack accepts a CW key or
  TUNER Jack                                                keyer paddle. A two-contact plug cannot be used in
  This 8-pin output jack is used for connection to the      this jack. Key-up voltage is +3.3 V DC, and key-
  FC-40 External Automatic Antenna Tuner.                   down current is 0.3 mA. This jack may be config-
                                                            ured for keyer, “Bug”, “straight key”, or computer
  RTTY/PKT Jack                                             keying interface operation via Menu item “039 A1A
  This 6-pin input/output jack accepts AFSK input
                                                            R-TYPE”.
  from a Terminal Node Controller (TNC); it also
  provides fixed level (100-mV @600 Ohms) receiver          µ-TUNE Jack
  audio output, and FSK keying line.                        This covered 10-pin mini-DIN jack is used for con-
                                                            trol of the optional RF µTuning Kit.
  LINE Jack
  T.B.D.                                                    CAT Jack
                                                            This 9-pin serial DB-9 jack allows external computer
  REM (REMOTE) Jack                                         control of the   FT DX 3000. Connect a serial cable
  By plugging in the optional FH-2 Remote Control
                                                            here and to the RS-232C COM port on your personal
  Keypad to this gold-plated jack, direct access to the  
                                                            computer (no external interface is required).
  FT DX 3000  CPU is provided for control functions
  such as contest memory keying, plus frequency and         USB Jack
  function control.                                         T.B.D.

                                                            PGM-SW Switch
                                                            This slide switch is used for updating the transceiv-
                                                            er’s firmware. The update software and instructions
                                                            are available for download from the YAESU website
                                                            (http://www.yaesu.com/).



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           Basic Operation:Receiving on Amateur Bands
                                                                                   FCC ID: K6620461X50 / IC: 511B-20461X50




Before turning on main power, please verify the following items once more.
   Have you made all ground connections securely? See page ?? for details.
   Do you have your antenna(s) connected to the rear-panel Antenna jack(s)? See page ?? for details.
   Is your microphone (and/or key or paddle) connected? See page ?? for details.
   If using a linear amplifier, have all interconnections been successfully completed? See page ?? for details.
   Please rotate the [AF GAIN] control to the fully counter-clockwise position, to avoid a loud blast of audio when the
    transceiver turns on. See page ?? for details.




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Basic Operation:Receiving on Amateur Bands
                                                                                                  FCC ID: K6620461X50 / IC: 511B-20461X50




Here is the typical start-up procedure for normal operation:

  [POWER] Switch
          [ANT] Switch                                               [VFO-A(RX)] Button                       [BAND] Button




                                                   [AF GAIN] Knob              Main Tuning Dial Knob   [MODE] Button




1. Turn on the external DC power supply.                            6. Press the [BAND] button corre-
2. Press and hold in the front-panel [POWER] switch                    sponding to the Amateur band on
   until the transceiver turns on. After                               which you wish to begin opera-
   about five seconds (ten seconds if the                              tion.
   optional µ-Tuning Kit is connected), the                            Advice:
   transceiver is ready for full operation.                             One-touch selection of each Amateur band be-
3. The transceiver will start up on 7.000.00 MHz LSB,                      tween 1.8 and 50 MHz is provided.
   and normal operation may begin.                                        The FT DX 3000 utilizes a triple band-stack VFO
   Note:                                                                   selection technique, which permits you to store
   To turn power off, press and hold in the front panel                    up to three favorite frequencies and modes onto
   [POWER] switch for two seconds.                                         each band’s VFO register. For example, you may
4. Rotate the [AF GAIN] knob to set                                        store one frequency each on 14 MHz CW, RTTY,
   a comfortable audio level on in-                                        and USB, then recall these frequencies by succes-
   coming signals or noise. Clockwise                                      sive, momentary presses of the [14] MHz band
   rotation of the [ AF GAIN ] knob                                        button. Each Amateur band button may similarly
   increases the volume level.                                             have up to three frequency/mode settings applied.
   Note:                                                               		 When   the [MHz] button (located to the left of the
   When using headphones, start by rotating the [AF                        [CLAR/VFO-B] knob), is pressed, the imbedded
   GAIN] knob counter-clockwise, then bring the vol-                       LED will glow orange, and then rotation of the
   ume level up after you put the headphones on. This                      [CLAR/VFO-B] knob will change the frequency
   will minimize the chance of damage to your hearing                      in 1 MHz steps.
   caused by an unexpectedly high audio level.                      7. Press the [ANT] button to select the ap-
5. Press the [(VFO-A)RX] Indicator/Switch to engage                    propriate antenna for the band in use.
   the VFO-A; the imbedded                                             Advice:
   LED will glow green.                                                When you make an antenna selection,
   Advice:                                                             that antenna is “remembered” by the
   If you press the [(VFO-                                             microprocessor in conjunction with the
   A ) RX ] Indicator/Switch                                           VFO register in use.
   when the imbedded LED
   is already glowing green,
   the LED will now blink
   “on” and “off”; this indicates that the VFO-A re-
   ceiver is temporarily muted. Just press the [(VFO-A)
   RX] Indicator/Switch once more to restore VFO-A
   receiver operation.


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           Basic Operation:Receiving on Amateur Bands
                                                                              FCC ID: K6620461X50 / IC: 511B-20461X50




8. Press the [MODE] button to select the desired oper-      9. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to tune around the
   ating mode.                                                 band, and begin normal operation.
   Repeated presses this button, step
   through the available selections.
   Press and hold in the this button, will
   toggle to the alternate mode.
   For example, In the LSB or USB modes, press and
   hold in the this button toggles between “LSB” and
   “USB” mode.
   Advice:
    By convention in the Amateur bands, LSB is
       used on the 7 MHz and lower bands (with the
       exception of 60 meters), while USB is utilized on       Advice:
       the 14 MHz and higher bands.                             Clockwise rotation of the Main Tuning Dial knob
    When changing modes from SSB to CW, you                     increases the operating frequency, one “step”
       will observe a frequency shift on the display.            of the synthesizer at a time; similarly, counter-
       This shift represents the BFO offset between the          clockwise rotation of the Main Tuning Dial knob
       “zero beat” frequency and the audible CW pitch            will decrease the frequency. Two settings, one
       (tone) you can hear (the pitch is programmed via          “normal” and one “fast”, are available on each
       the Menu item “055 MODE CW CW PITCH”),                    operating mode. Pressing the [ FAST ] button
       even though the actual tone that you hear is not          engages the “Fast” tuning selection, see chart be-
       changing.                                                 low.
    When operating on the FM mode, rotate the                  It is possible to set the frequency change over one
       [ SQL ] (Squelch) knob clockwise to the point
                                                                 dial rotation, separately for the CW mode, using
       where the background noise is just silenced. This         the Menu items “084 TUN DIALSTP” and “085
       is the point of maximum sensitivity to weak sig-          TUN CW FINE”. See page 116.
       nals. Excessive advancement of the [SQL] knob            If you want to navigate rapidly, so as to effect
       will degrade the ability of the receiver to detect        rapid frequency change, there are several tech-
       weak signals.                                             niques available:
       You may change the [RF/SQL] knob from the                  Direct keyboard entry of the frequency.
       RF GAIN function to the squelch function via               Use the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to tune in 1
       Menu item “036 GENERAL RF/SQL VR”.                             MHz steps.
                                                                  Use the microphone’s [UP]/[DWN] scanning
                                                                      keys, if your microphone is so equipped.



                                                                       Main Tuning Dial Knob Tuning Rate
                                                             Operating Mode        1 step         1 dial rotation
                                                             		                    Normal [Fast]  Normal [Fast]
                                                             LSB/USB/CW/AM/ 10 Hz                 10 kHz
                                                             RTTY/PKT(LSB)         [100 Hz]       [100 kHz]
                                                             FM/PKT(FM)            100 Hz [1 kHz] 100 kHz [1 MHz]
                                                            [ ] : [FAST] switch set to “ON”




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Document Modified: 2012-08-10 18:51:37

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