Users Manual 2

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Users Manual

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INSTALLATION AND INTERCONNECTIONS
                             INTERFACING TO OTHER LINEAR AMPLIFIERS




                                                                                                         GND

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NOTE                                                              IMPORTANT NOTE!
ˆ 7KH7;*1'287SLQ SLQ RIWKHLINEAR jack                  ˆ 'RQRWH[FHHGWKHPD[LPXPYROWDJHRUFXUUHQWUDW-
   LVDWUDQVLVWRU³RSHQFROOHFWRU´FLUFXLW,WLVFDSDEOHRI       LQJVIRUWKH³7;*1'287´SLQ SLQ RIWKHLIN-
   KDQGOLQJSRVLWLYHUHOD\FRLOYROWDJHVXSWR9'&               EAR jack. This line is not compatible with negative
   DW  P$ RU  9'& DW $ ,I \RX SODQ WR XVH      '&YROWDJHVRU$&YROWDJHVRIDQ\PDJQLWXGH
   PXOWLSOH OLQHDU DPSOLILHUV IRU GLIIHUHQW EDQGV \RX     ˆ 0RVW DPSOLILHU FRQWURO UHOD\ V\VWHPV UHTXLUH RQO\
   PXVWSURYLGHH[WHUQDOEDQGVZLWFKLQJRIWKH³/LQHDU              ORZ '& YROWDJHFXUUHQW VZLWFKLQJ FDSDELOLW\ W\SL-
   7[´UHOD\FRQWUROOLQHIURPWKH³7;*1'287´OLQH                FDOO\ 9 '& DW  a  P$  DQG WKH VZLWFKLQJ
   at the LINEAR jack.                                               transistor in the FTDX1200 will easily accommodate
ˆ 7KHVSHFL¿HGUDQJHIRU$/&YROWDJHWREHXVHGZLWK               VXFKDPSOL¿HUV
   the FTDX1200LVWR9ROWV'&
ˆ $PSOL¿HU V\VWHPV XWLOL]LQJ GLIIHUHQW$/& YROWDJHV
   will not work correctly with the FT DX1200 DQG
   WKHLU$/&OLQHVPXVWQRWEHFRQQHFWHGLIWKLVLVWKH
   case.

                           Note
   When the FC-40 is connected to the FTDX1200
   7; *1' SLQ   RI WKH TUNER jack and the
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    RIWKHLINEARMDFNPXVWQRWH[FHHG9




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             PLUG/CONNECTOR PINOUT DIAGRAMS




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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES




    [POWER] Switch                                                       NOTE:
   3UHVVDQGKROGLQWKLVVZLWFKIRURQHVHFRQGWRWXUQ               :KHQWKH$XWRPDWLF$QWHQQD7XQHULVWXQLQJLWVHOI
    WKH WUDQVFHLYHU RQ 6LPLODUO\ SUHVV DQG KROG LQ WKLV       D VLJQDO LV EHLQJ WUDQVPLWWHG 7KHUHIRUH EH FHUWDLQ
    switch for one second to turn the transceiver off.                   that an antenna or dummy load is connected to the
                                                                         selected antenna jack before pressing and holding in
    [TUNE] Switch                                                        the [TUNE] switch to start antenna tuning.
   7KLV LV WKH RQRII VZLWFK IRU WKH FTDX1200¶V$XWR-
    PDWLF$QWHQQD7XQHU                                                 KEY Jack
   3UHVVLQJWKLVEXWWRQPRPHQWDULO\SODFHVWKHDQWHQQD                7KLV LQFK FRQWDFW MDFN DFFHSWV D &: NH\ RU
    WXQHU LQ OLQH EHWZHHQ WKH WUDQVPLWWHU ¿QDO DPSOL¿HU          NH\HU SDGGOHV IRU WKH EXLOWLQ HOHFWURQLF NH\HU 
    DQG WKH DQWHQQD MDFN 7KH ³TUNER´ LFRQ ZLOO DS-               RURXWSXWIURPDQH[WHUQDOHOHFWURQLFNH\HU3LQRXW
    SHDULQWKHGLVSOD\ 5HFHSWLRQLVQRWDIIHFWHG                     is shown RQ SDJH  .H\ XS YROWDJH LV  9
   3UHVVLQJDQGKROGLQJLQWKLVEXWWRQIRUWZRVHFRQGV                '&DQGNH\GRZQFXUUHQWLVP$7KLVMDFNPD\
    ZKLOH UHFHLYLQJ LQ DQ DPDWHXU EDQG DFWLYDWHV WKH            EH FRQ¿JXUHG IRU NH\HU ³%XJ´ ³VWUDLJKW NH\´ RU
    transmitter for a few seconds while the automatic                    FRPSXWHUNH\LQJLQWHUIDFHRSHUDWLRQYLD0HQXLWHP
    antenna tuner rematches the antenna system imped-                    ³018 F CW KEYER´ VHH SDJH   7KHUH LV DQRWK-
    DQFHIRUPLQLPXP6:57KHUHVXOWLQJVHWWLQJLVDX-                   er jack with the same name on the reaUSDQHODQGLW
    tomatically stored in one of the antenna tuner’s 100                 PD\EHFRQ¿JXUHGLQGHSHQGHQWO\IRU,QWHUQDO.H\HU
    memories for instant automatic recall later when the                 or pseudo-straight-key operation.
    UHFHLYHULVWXQHGQHDUWKHVDPHIUHTXHQF\                           NOTE:
   3UHVVLQJWKLVEXWWRQPRPHQWDULO\ZKLOHWKH7XQHULV               <RXFDQQRWXVHDFRQWDFWSOXJLQWKLVMDFN WRGRVR
    HQJDJHGZLOOWDNHWKH$XWRPDWLF$QWHQQDWXQHURXW                  SURGXFHVDFRQVWDQW³NH\GRZQ´FRQGLWLRQ 
    of the transmit line.




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                     FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
    PHONES Jack                                                            SOD\JORZV\HOORZ 7KHXQVHOHFWHGFKRLFHVJORZ
   $LQFKFRQWDFWMDFNDFFHSWVHLWKHUPRQDXUDORU                 Blue).
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    DSOXJLVLQVHUWHGWKHORXGVSHDNHULVGLVDEOHG                       SURWHFWLRQLWSURYLGHVDJDLQVWLQWHUIHUHQFHLVTXLWH
    NOTE:                                                                  VLJQL¿FDQW:KHQVHWWR$87266%&:577<
   :KHQZHDULQJKHDGSKRQHVZHUHFRPPHQGWKDW\RX                        DQG '$7$ WKH EDQGZLGWK LV  N+] ZKLOH$0
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                                                                       [NB] Switch
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                                                                      7KLVEXWWRQWXUQVWKH,)1RLVH%ODQNHURQDQGRII
    on.
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    MIC Jack                                                           tion pulse noise.
    This 8-pin jack accepts input from a microphone uti-              $YDLODEOHVHOHFWLRQVDUH212))RU1%:217KH
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    [ANT] Switch
   3UHVVLQJ WKLV VZLWFK VHOHFWV WKH ANT 1 or the ANT             [AGC] Switch
    2 FRQQHFWRU RQ WKH UHDU SDQHO DQG DOORZV FRQYH-          7KLV EXWWRQ VHOHFWV WKH$*& FKDUDFWHULVWLFV IRU WKH
    nient antenna switching at the press of a button. The              UHFHLYHU$YDLODEOHVHOHFWLRQVDUH)$670,'6/2:
    VHOHFWHGDQWHQQDMDFNLVLQGLFDWHGRQWKH%ORFN'LD-               DQG 2)) RU$8727KH VHOHFWHG$*& FKDUDFWHULV-
    JUDP'LVSOD\VKRZQLQWKH7UDQVFHLYHU'LVSOD\                     WLFVDSSHDULQWKH$*&FROXPQRIWKH%ORFN'LDJUDP
    ADVICE:                                                            'LVSOD\RQWKH7)7GLVSOD\
    7KH$17 MDFN HQDEOHV WR XVH DV DQ DQWHQQD IRU           3UHVVWKH [AGC] button repeatedly to select the de-
    UHFHSWLRQRQO\XVLQJWKH0HQXLWHP³032 ANT2 SET-                 VLUHGUHFHLYHUUHFRYHU\WLPHFRQVWDQW3UHVVDQGKROG
    TING´6HHSDJH                                               in the [AGC] button for one second to disable the
                                                                       $*& IRUWHVWLQJRUZHDNVLJQDOUHFHSWLRQ 
    [IPO] (INTERCEPT POINT OPTIMIZATION) Switch                        ADVICE:
    This button may be used to set the optimum front
                                                                       ˆ 7KH³$872´VHOHFWLRQPRGHVHOHFWVWKHFKDUDF-
    end characteristics of the receiver circuit for a very
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                                                                           the [IPO] button to provide two stages of signal
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                                                                           reduction when an extremely strong signal is be-
    [ATT] Switch                                                           ing received.
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    to be applied to the receiver input.                                   by pressing and holding in the [AGC]EXWWRQWKH
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    2)) 7KH DWWHQXDWLRQ OHYHO DSSHDUV LQ WKH$77 FRO-              will likely encounter distortion on stronger sig-
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    ADVICE:                                                                are probably being overloaded.
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                                                                       [MOX] Switch
    [IPO] button to provide two stages of signal reduc-
                                                                      3UHVVLQJWKLVEXWWRQHQJDJHVWKH377 3XVKWR7DON 
    tion when an extremely strong signal is being re-
                                                                       FLUFXLW WR DFWLYDWH WKH WUDQVPLWWHU WKH /(' LQVLGH
    ceived.
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    [R.FLT] (ROOFING FILTER) Switch                                    DSSHDULQWKHGLVSOD\ ,WPXVWEHWXUQHGRII WKHUHG
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    N+]N+]RU$XWR                                              microphone. When engaging the [MOX] EXWWRQ RU
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    [MIC/SPEED] Knob                                                   [PROC/CAR] Knob
    MIC                                                                PROC
    This knob adjusts the microphone input level for                  7KLV NQRE DGMXVWV WKH FRPSUHVVLRQ LQSXW  OHYHO
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    The display will show the relative microphone gain                 mode.
    level for 3 seconds whenever this knob is turned.                  CAR
    ADVICE:                                                           7KLV NQRE DGMXVWV WKH 5) 3RZHU &DUULHU  RXWSXW RI
   $GMXVWWKH [MIC/SPEED] knob while speaking in a                   WKH WUDQVFHLYHU )RU WKH 66% PRGH VHW WKH GHVLUHG
    VRPHZKDWORXGHUWKDQQRUPDOYRLFHOHYHOZDWFKWKH                PD[LPXP5)3RZHURXWSXWYLD0HQXLWHP³176 TX
    $/& OHYHO DQG DGMXVW WKH [MIC/SPEED] knob so                  MAX POWER´ VHHSDJH .
    WKDW WKH$/& OHYHO LQGLFDWLRQ MXVW UHDFKHV WKH ULJKW       IMPORTANT NOTE:
    HGJH RI WKH$/& VFDOH 7KHQ ZKHQ \RX VSHDN LQ           7KHVHWWLQJYDOXHRI0HQXLWHP³176 TX MAX POW-
    \RXUQRUPDOYRLFHOHYHO\RXZLOOQRWEHRYHUGULYLQJ             ER´LVDSSOLHGWRDOOHPLVVLRQPRGHV
    WKHPLFURSKRQHDPSOL¿HUVWDJHV                                    For example:KHQ0HQXLWHP³176 TX MAX POW-
    SPEED                                                              ER´ LV VHW WR ³50´ WKH PD[LPXP 5) 3RZHU RXWSXW
    This knob adjusts the keying speed of the internal                 IRUDOOHPLVVLRQPRGHVLV³50´HYHQLIWKH [PROC/
    &: NH\HU  a  :30  &ORFNZLVH URWDWLRQ LQ-               CAR] knob is set to the fully clockwise position.
    creases the sending speed.                                         ADVICE:
    The display will show the keying speed for 3 sec-                 7KH 5) 3RZHU RXWSXW VHWWLQJ ZLOO EH VKRZQ IRU 
    onds whenever this knob is turned.                                 seconds in the right of the TFT display whenever the
                                                                       outer [PROC/CAR] NQRE LV WXUQHG H[FHSW ZKHQ
                                                                       0(18³176 TX MAX POWER´LVVHWWRZDWWV
                                                                       In the SSB mode the [PROC] value will be shown
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                     FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
    [NOTCH] Switch                                                      [BK-IN] Switch
   3UHVVLQJ WKLV EXWWRQ DOORZV \RX WR DGMXVW WKH FHQWHU       This button turns the CW break-in capability on and
    IUHTXHQF\RIWKH,)1RWFK¿OWHUXVLQJWKH [NOTCH]                  RII:KLOH&:EUHDNLQLVDFWLYDWHGWKH/('LQVLGH
    NQRE :KLOH DFWLYDWHG WKH /(' LQVLGH WKLV EXWWRQ           this button glows orange.
    JORZV RUDQJH 3UHVV WKH [NOTCH] knob briefly to
    WRJJOHWKH,)1RWFK¿OWHURQRII                                   [AF] Knob
                                                                        The inner [AF] knob sets the receiver audio volume
    [NOTCH] Knob                                                        OHYHO7\SLFDOO\\RXZLOORSHUDWHZLWKWKLVFRQWUROVHW
    3UHVV WKH [NOTCH] VZLWFK WR WXUQ WKH ,) 127&+              EHWZHHQWKHR¶FORFNDQGR¶FORFNSRVLWLRQV
    ¿OWHU RQ RU RII 5RWDWH WKH LQQHU [NOTCH] knob to
    DGMXVWWKHFHQWHUIUHTXHQF\RIWKH,)127&+¿OWHU                 [RF/SQL] Knob
    7KH QXOO SRVLWLRQ RI WKH ,) 127&+ ILOWHU FDQ EH           ADVICE:
    REVHUYHG RQ WKH GLVSOD\ )XUWKHUPRUH WKH GLVSOD\           7KLVFRQWUROPD\EHXVHGWRVHOHFWEHWZHHQWKH³64/´
    ZLOO VKRZ WKH FHQWHU IUHTXHQF\ RI WKH ,) 127&+             DQG ³5) *$,1´ IXQFWLRQV YLD WKH 0HQX ,WHP ³037
    ¿OWHUIRUVHFRQGVZKHQHYHUWKH [NOTCH] knob is                   RFSQL VR´
    turned.                                                             RF
                                                                        The outer [RF/SQL] NQRE LV WKH UHFHLYHU 5) JDLQ
    [CONT/APF] Knob                                                     FRQWURO ZKLFK DGMXVWV WKH JDLQ RI WKH UHFHLYHU 5)
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   ,QWKH66%$0DQG)0PRGHVSUHVVWKH [CONT/
                                                                        in the fully clockwise position.
    APF] switch then turn the outer [CONT/APF] knob
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    WRVHOHFWWKHGHVLUHG&217285¿OWHUUHVSRQVH7KH
                                                                        7KLV NQRE VHWV WKH VLJQDO OHYHO WKUHVKROG EHORZ
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                                                                        ZKLFK WKH UHFHLYHU DXGLR LV PXWHG LQ DOO PRGHV ,W
    switch.
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    APF
                                                                        noise between incoming transmissions. This control
   ,QWKH&:PRGHSUHVVWKH[CONT/APF] switch and
                                                                        LV QRUPDOO\ NHSW IXOO\ FRXQWHUFORFNZLVH RII  H[-
    then turn the outer [CONT/APF] knob to select the
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    GHVLUHG$3) $XGLR3HDN)LOWHU UHVSRQVH7KH$3)
    is engaged via the [CONT/APF] switch.                               [MONI] (Monitor) Switch
                                                                        This button enables the transmit monitor in all
    [CONT/APF] Switch                                                   PRGHV:KLOH DFWLYDWHG WKH /(' LQVLGH WKLV EXWWRQ
   3UHVVLQJ WKLV EXWWRQ DOORZV \RX WR VHOHFW WKH '63          glows orange.
    Contour filter response using the [ CONT/APF ]
                                                                        ADVICE:
    NQRE :KLOH DFWLYDWHG WKH /(' LQVLGH WKLV EXWWRQ
                                                                       :KHQ XVLQJ KHDGSKRQHV WKH 0RQLWRU IXQFWLRQ LV
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    WRWRJJOHWKH,)&RQWRXU¿OWHURQRII
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                                                                        heard in the headphones represents the transmitted
    WKH$3) $XGLR 3HDN )LOWHU  ZKLFK SURYLGHV D YHU\
    QDUURZ DXGLR EDQGZLGWK :KLOH DFWLYDWHG WKH /('             DXGLRTXDOLWLHV
    inside this button glows orange.
    [SHIFT Knob] (EXCEPT ON AM AND FM MODE)
   5RWDWH WKH LQQHU [SHIFT] to move the passband of
    WKH ,) '63 ILOWHU E\  +] VWHSV 7KH WRWDO DGMXVW-
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    display will show the shift value of the IF SHIFT for
    3 seconds whenever the [SHIFT] knob is turned.
    [WIDTH Knob] (EXCEPT ON AM AND FM MODE)
   5RWDWH WKH RXWHU [WIDTH] knob to set the overall
    EDQGZLGWK RI WKH ,) '63 ILOWHU &RXQWHUFORFNZLVH
    URWDWLRQ UHGXFHV WKH EDQGZLGWK ZKLOH FORFNZLVH
    rotation increases the bandwidth. The current band-
    ZLGWK FDQ EH REVHUYHG RQ WKH GLVSOD\ )XUWKHUPRUH
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    IF passband for 3 seconds whenever the [WIDTH]
    knob is turned.




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    [SCOPE] Switch                                                      [SELECT] Switch
   3UHVV WKLV EXWWRQ PRPHQWDULO\ WR VZLWFK EHWZHHQ              This button is used to VHOHFWWKH0HQXV\VWHP
    WKH 0(18 WKH 6FRSH WKH 6FRSH $)))7 DQG
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                                                                        and settings.
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    initiate continuous sweeping.
    [MENU] Switch
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    various transceiver characteristics may be config-
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    manual.
    IMPORTANT NOTE:
   3UHVVLQJWKH [MENU]EXWWRQZLOODFWLYDWHWKH0HQX
    DQGWKH0HQXLWHPVZLOODSSHDURQWKHGLVSOD\2QFH
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    [MENU] button to save any con¿JXUDWLRQFKDQJHV




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    [AXB] Switch                                                    [NAR] (Narrow) Switch
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    9)2%RYHUZULWLQJDQ\SUHYLRXVFRQWHQWVLQ9)2                ADVICE:
    %8VHWKLVNH\WRVHWERWK9)2$DQG9)2%WRWKH             You may adjust the bandwidth using the [WIDTH]
    VDPHIUHTXHQF\DQGPRGH                                        knob.
                                                                    In the AM modeWKLVEXWWRQLVXVHGWRWRJJOHWKHUH-
    [AXWB] Switch
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    [STO] (Store) Button                                            ZLGWKEHWZHHQZLGH “N+]'HYN+]%: 
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    [RCL] (Recall) Button                                           HQJDJHG5HOHDVHWKHEXWWRQWRUHWXUQWRQRUPDOVSOLW
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    [SPLIT] Switch                                                  [MXA] Switch
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    9)2$ XVHG IRU UHFHSWLRQ  DQG 9)2% XVHG IRU            contents of the currently-selected memory channel
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                     FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES
    [MODE] Switch                                                      Main Tuning Dial Knob
    This button selects the operating mode. The selec-                7KLV ODUJH NQRE DGMXVWV WKH RSHUDWLQJ IUHTXHQF\ RI
    WLRQVDYDLODEOHDUH                                               9)2$ &ORFNZLVH URWDWLRQ RI WKLV NQRE LQFUHDVHV
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    [BAND] Keys                                                         [TX CLAR] Switch
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                                                                        [CLEAR] button.
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    TXHQF\XSWR“N+]ZLWKWKH [VFO-B/CLAR]                      [CLEAR] Switch
    NQRE 3UHVV WKLV EXWWRQ RQFH PRUH WR UHWXUQ WKH UH-       3UHVVLQJ WKLV EXWWRQ FOHDUV RXW DQ\ IUHTXHQF\ RIIVHW
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    [MHz/μT] Switch
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    [VFO-B/CLAR] knob.
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    channel using the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob.
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DISPLAY INDICATIONS



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    Main (VFO-A) Frequency Display                                        [VOX] (see page 72)
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      by the front panel [IPO] button.
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                                                                   DISPLAY INDICATIONS
    [PROC] (Processor) (see page 68)                                   CLOCK
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    WUDQVPLVVLRQ$GMXVWPHQW RI WKH 3URFHVVRU OHYHO LV           7RVHWWKHFORFN
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    [MIC EQ] (see page 66)                                                TXHQF\RUYDOXH will appear in this area for 3 sec-
   7KLV LQGLFDWRU HQDEOHV WKH 7KUHH%DQG3DUDPHWULF                 onds.
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    [FAST] Indicator
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    knob is locked.

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    ANT 1/2 Jacks                                                     ROT Jack
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    transmitting.                                                     which may be used for control of optional accesso-
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    GND                                                               RTTY/DATA Jack
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            please provide a good earth ground.
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REAR PANEL




    REC Jack                                                          KEY Jack
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    receiver audio output for recording. It also outputs              HU SDGGOH$ WZRFRQWDFW SOXJ FDQQRW EH XVHG LQ WKLV
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                                                                      control of the FTDX1200. Connect a serial cable
    function control.
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    variable audio output for an external loudspeaker.
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    the front panel [AF] knob. Inserting a plug into this
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