User manual YAESU FT-900

[. . . ] In order to gain the most enjoyment and operating efficiency from your FT-900, we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety, and keep it handy for reference as you explore the many capabilities of your new transceiver. Before using your FT-900, be sure to read and follow the instructions in the "Before You Begin" section of this manual. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Congratulations on the purchase of your Yaesu amateur transceiver!Whether this is your first rig, or if Yaesu equipment is already the backbone of your station, rest assured your transceiver will provide many hours of operating pleasure for years to come. The FT-900is an elite-class HF transceiver providing exceptional performance both on transmit and receive. [. . . ] button until the " To adjust the Parametric Microphone Equalizer with the speech processor engaged, press the [PROC] button until the " " and " " icons appear in the display. Press the [MONI] button, if you want to listen on the FT-900's internal monitor. The Menu list will appear in the display. Rotate the [SELECT] knob to find the "EQ Menu EQ" EQ area, containing Menu items "091 through "099 091" 099"; 091 099 these parameters apply to the adjustment of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer when the speech processor is disabled. Menu items "100 through "108 ap100" 108" 100 108 ply to the adjustment of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer when the speech processor is engaged. ADVICE: If you do not find the Menu item number, press the [SELECT] knob momentarily to switch the Menu item name to the Menu item number. Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to perform adjustments to a particular Menu item. [MONI] Button [SELECT] Knob [PROC] Button [MENU] Button [CLAR/VFO-B] Knob 8. Close the PTT switch, and speak into the microphone while listening to the effect of the changes you are making. Because the overall effect on the sound will change with each adjustment, you should make several passes through each adjustment area, to be sure that you are achieving the optimum settings. When you have completed all adjustments, press and hold in the [MENU] button for one second to save the new settings and exit to normal operation. If you only press the [MENU] button momentarily to exit, none of the changes you performed will be stored. Press the [METER] button repeatedly to select "COMP" (Compression) meter. Press the [MENU] button to engage the Menu. Rotate the [SELECT] knob to select Menu item "109 TGEN PROCLVL PROCLVL". 109 ADVICE: Press the [SELECT] knob to toggle the Menu item display between "109 TGEN and "PROCLVL PROCLVL". Press the PTT switch on the microphone, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice level. Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob so that the meter deflects to not more than "10 dB" on the COMP meter scale. Press and hold in the [MENU] button for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. [SELECT] Knob [METER] Button [MENU] Button [CLAR/VFO-B] Knob Page 62 FT-900OPERATING MANUAL ENHANCING TRANSMIT SIGNAL QUALITY ADJUSTING THE SSB TRANSMITTED BANDWIDTH (SSB MODE) For transmission on SSB, a default bandwidth of 2. 4 kHz is provided. This bandwidth provides reasonable fidelity along with good talk power, and is typical of the bandwidth used for decades for SSB transmission. The bandwidth may be varied by the operator, to provide different levels of fidelity or talk power, according to your preferences. Here are the steps to adjust the SSB transmit bandwidth: 1. Press the [MENU] button momentarily to engage the Menu. [. . . ] Mount the SCOPE Unit using the supplied four screws (Figure 3). Referring to Figure 3, plug the 14-pin plug which was removed from the chassis in the previous step into the J7002 connector on the SCOPE Unit. Locate the Coaxial plug (labeled ) installed in jack (J4006) on the LOCAL Unit. Unplug the Coaxial plug ( ) from the LOCAL Unit and plug it into the J7003 on the SCOPE Unit. [. . . ]