User's Manual

FT-950

Operating Manual

Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.

“115 TGEN” and “V GAIN”.

 While speaking into the microphone, rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to the

point where the transmitter is quickly activated by your voice, without causing

background noise to activate the transmitter.

 When you have selected the optimum setting, press and hold in the [MENU]

button for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.

 The “Hang-Time” of the VOX system (the transmit-receive delay after the

cessation of speech) may also be adjusted via the Menu mode. The default delay is

300 msec. To set a different delay time:

 Press the [VOX] button to activate the VOX circuitry, if necessary.

 Press the [MENU] button to engage the Menu.

 Rotate the [SELECT] knob so as to select Menu item “116 TGEN VOX DLY.”

Advice: Press the [SELECT] knob to toggle the Menu item display between

“116 TGEN” and “VOX DLY”.

 Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob while saying a brief syllable like “Ah” and

listening to the hang time, so as to set the desired delay.

 When your adjustments are complete, press and hold in the [MENU] button

for two seconds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.

 The Anti-Trip setting sets the negative feedback of receiver audio to the

microphone, to prevent receiver audio from activating the transmitter (via the

microphone) can also be adjusts via Menu item “117 TGEN ANTIVOX”.

 VOX operation may be engaged on either Voice modes (SSB/AM/FM) and on

AFSK-based Data modes. Use Menu item “114 TGEN VOX SEL” (the selections

are “niC (MIC)” and “dAtA (DATA)”).

MONITOR (SSB/AM/FM modes)

You may listen to the quality of your transmitted signal using the Monitor feature.

1. Press the [MONI] button. The “MONI” icon will appear in the display, indicating

that the Monitor is turned on.

2. During transmission, rotate the [MONI] knob to adjust the audio level from the

Monitor. Clockwise rotation of this knob will increase the volume level.

3. To switch the Monitor off again, press the [MONI] button once more. The “MONI”

icon will turn off, confirming that the Monitor is now disengaged.

Advice: