User's Manual

FT-950
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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Message Memory
Five memory channels capable of retaining 50 characters total are provided (using the
PARIS standard for characters and word length).
Example: CQ CQ CQ DE W6DXC K (19 characters)
Terminology:
PARIS Word Length: By convention in the Amateur industry (utilized by ARRL and
others), the length of one “word” of CW is defined as the length of the Morse Code
characters spelling the word “PARIS.” This character (dot/dash/space) length is used
for the rigorous definition of code speed in “words per minute.”
Storing a Message into Memory
1. Press the [MENU] button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the [SELECT] knob to select the CW Memory Register which you wish to
store the message; for now, we are just selecting the message entry technique
(Keyer entry).
019 KEY CW MEM1
020 KEY CW MEM2
021 KEY CW MEM3
022 KEY CW MEM4
023 KEY CW MEM5
Advice: Press the [SELECT] knob to toggle the Menu item display between “Menu
Item Number & Group Name” and “Menu Function”.
3. Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to set the selected CW Memory Register to “tyP2.”
If you want to use your keyer paddle for message entry on all memories, set all five
Menu items (#019 ~ 023) to “tyP2.”
4. Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two seconds to save the new settings and
exit.
Message Memory Programming (Using your Paddle)
1. Press the [CW] button to set the operating mode to CW.
2. Be sure that the Break-in is “Off” by pressing the [BK-IN] button.
3. Turn the internal Electronic Keyer “On” by pressing the [KEYER] button, if
necessary.
4. Press and hold the [SELECT] knob for two seconds to activate the Contest Memory