Specifications
DMU-2000 DATA MANAGEMENT UNITPage 44
MANUAL MODE
It is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station’s location has been entered, the location of the
other station and yours will be connected with a line on the Great Circle Map, and you can rotate the antenna manually to
the heading of the other station.
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
/ R
OTATOR
C
ONTROL
FUNCTION
MANUAL OPERATION
Use the
[
KEY2
(
CCW
)]
key to rotate the antenna coun-
terclockwise, or the
[
KEY3
(
CCW
)]
key to rotate the an-
tenna clockwise.
MANUAL OPERATION
(
U
SING THE GREAT CIRCLE MAP
)
1. Press the
[
KEY4
(
MODE
)]
key, as necessary, to select
the “PRESET” or “MANUAL” mode. The mode is
indicated in the middle of the Display.
2. Press the
[
KEY7
(
MAP
)]
key to display the Great
Circle Map on the screen. If you know the approxi-
mate location of the country of the other station, ro-
tate your antenna in the appropriate direction while
observing the indication on the Great Circle Map.
3. If you want to display a station on the Great Circle
Map, start by pressing the
[
KEY1
(
ZONE
)]
key; the
World Map’s zones will be displayed.
Select the Zone of the other station using the
[
KEY1
(
)]
,
[
KEY2
(
)]
,
[
KEY3
(
)]
, and
[
KEY4
(
)]
keys, then press the
[
KEY7
(
SELECT
)]
key briefly. The list of the countries in the selected
Zone will be shown.
Select the country name of the other station by press-
ing the
[
KEY1
(
)]
,
[
KEY2
(
)]
,
[
KEY3
(
)]
, and
[
KEY4
(
)]
keys, then press the
[
KEY7
(
SELECT
)]
key momentarily.
Now, the list of the city names within the selected coun-
try will appear, and you will need to select one of the
city names by pressing the
[
KEY1
(
)]
,
[
KEY2
(
)]
,
[
KEY3
(
)]
, and
[
KEY4
(
)]
keys. Now press the
[
KEY7
(
SELECT
)]
key.
Note; in some countries, there may be only one city in
the country; select that one city anyway.
4. Press the
[
KEY8
(
EXIT
)]
key. Automatically the screen
will revert to the Great Circle Map, and the location of
the other station will plotted on the map, connected by
a line to your location via the short path.
5. Use the
[
KEY2
(
CCW
)]
and
[
KEY3
(
CW
)]
keys to ro-
tate your antenna system to the direction just plotted
on the Display.
“REGULAR COMPASS” DISPLAY
“GREAT CIRCLE MAP” DISPLAY
MANUAL
REFERENCE
[
KEY1
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY2
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY3
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY4
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY5
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY6
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY7
(
xxx
)]
[
KEY8
(
xxx
)]
FT-950
FTDX5000
[
1.8
(
1
)]
[
3.5
(
2
)]
[
7
(
3
)]
[
10
(
4
)]
[
14
(
5
)]
[
18
(
6
)]
[
21
(
7
)]
[
24.5
(
8
)]
FT-2000
FT-2000D
[
F1
(
CH-1
)]
[
F2
(
CH-2
)]
[
F3
(
CH-3
)]
[
F4
(
CH-4
)]
[
F5
(
MEM
)]
[
F6
(
DEC
)]
[
F7
(
P.BACK
)]
[
DISPLAY
]