Specifications

Page 73FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL
CW MODE OPERATION
Selecting the Keyer Operating Mode
The configuration of the Electronic Keyer may be customized independently for the front and rear KEY jacks of the
FT-950. This permits utilization of Automatic Character Spacing (ACS), if desired. This permits the use of an
electronic keyer via the front jack and a straight key or computer-driven keying line via the rear panel jack.
1. Press the
[
MENU
]
button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
[
SELECT
]
knob to select Menu item
“
037 A1A F-TYPE037 A1A F-TYPE
037 A1A F-TYPE037 A1A F-TYPE
037 A1A F-TYPE” (for the front KEY jack) or
“
039 A1A R-TYPE039 A1A R-TYPE
039 A1A R-TYPE039 A1A R-TYPE
039 A1A R-TYPE” (for the rear-panel KEY jack).
ADVICE:
Press the
[
SELECT
]
knob momentarily to toggle
the Menu item display between “
037 A1A037 A1A
037 A1A037 A1A
037 A1A” and
“
F-TYPEF-TYPE
F-TYPEF-TYPE
F-TYPE” or “
039 A1A039 A1A
039 A1A039 A1A
039 A1A” and “
R-TYPER-TYPE
R-TYPER-TYPE
R-TYPE”.
3. Rotate the
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
knob to set the keyer
to the desired mode. The available selections are:
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF: The built-in Electronic Keyer is turned off
(“straight key” mode).
buGbuG
buGbuG
buG: Dots will be generated automatically by the
keyer, but dashes must be sent manually.
ELEELE
ELEELE
ELE: Both dots and dashes will be generated auto-
matically when you use your paddle.
ACSACS
ACSACS
ACS: Same as “
ELEELE
ELEELE
ELE” except that the spacing be-
tween characters is precisely set by the keyer
to be the same length as a dash (three dots in
length)
4. When you are finished, press and hold in the
[
MENU
]
button for one second to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.
Inter-character
spacing to short
Morse
“E” & “T”
Morse
“E” & “T”
ACS “ON”
ACS “OFF”
USING THE BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC KEYER
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
Knob
[
MENU
]
Button
[
SELECT
]
Knob