HF/50 MHZ TRANSCEIVER FTDX5000 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY., LTD.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [POWER] Switch PHONES Jack Press and hold in this switch for two seconds to turn the transceiver on, after first setting the rear panel [MAIN POWER] switch to the “I” position. Press and hold in this switch for two seconds, similarly, to turn the transceiver off. If the rear panel [MAIN POWER] switch is set to the “O” position, the front panel [POWER] switch will not function.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [DIM] Switch [MONI] (Monitor) Switch Press this button to lower the illumination intensity of the analog meter and the frequency display. Press it once more to restore full brightness. ADVICE: Menu Items “008 diSP DIM MTR” and “009 diSP DIM VFD” allow you to configure the dimming levels for the analog meter and the frequency display independently, so you can customize the brightness levels. This button enables the transmit monitor in all modes.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [ATT] Switch [R.FLT] Switch Move this knob up and down to select the degree of attenuation, if any, to be applied to the receiver input. Available selections are “–6 dB”, “–12 dB”, “–18 dB”, or “OFF”, and the selected attenuation level appears in the ATT column of the Block Diagram Display on the display. ADVICE: Press this knob briefly to select the attenuation level to “OFF” for quick selection.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [AGC] Switch (VFO-B) [NB] Move this knob up and down to select the AGC characteristics (receiver-recovery time) for the receiver. Available selections are FAST, MID, SLOW, or AUTO, and the selected receiver-recovery time appears at the AGC column of the Block Diagram Display on the display. Hold up or hold down this knob for two seconds to disable the AGC (for testing or weak-signal reception). ADVICE: Press this knob briefly to select to AUTO for quick selection.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [MIC] [RF PWR] Knobs [MIC] Knob The inner [MIC] knob adjusts the microphone input level for (non-processed) SSB transmission. ADVICE: If you adjust the MIC Gain while speaking in a somewhat-louder-than-normal voice level, watch the ALC level and adjust the MIC Gain so that the ALC reaches just to the right edge of the ALC scale. Then, when you speak in a more normal voice level, you’ll be certain not to be over-driving the mic amplifier stage.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [VOX] [DELAY] Knobs [VOX] Knob The inner [VOX] knob sets the gain of the VOX circuit, to set the level of microphone audio needed to activate the transmitter during voice operation while the [VOX] switch is engaged. The [VOX] switch must be switched “ON” to engage the VOX circuit. [DELAY] Knob The outer [DELAY] knob sets the hang time of the VOX circuit for voice operation and keying delay for CW operation.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [SPLIT] Switch [C.S] Switch Pressing this button to activate split frequency operation between the VFO-A, used for reception, and the VFO-B, used for transmission. If you press and hold in this button for two seconds, the “Quick Split” feature will be engaged, whereby the VFO-B will automatically be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than the VFO-A frequency with same operating mode, and the transceiver will be placed in the Split mode.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES Main Tuning Dial Knob [MXA] Switch This large knob adjusts the operating frequency of the VFO-A or a recalled memory. Clockwise rotation of this knob increases the frequency. Default tuning increments are 10 Hz (100 Hz in AM and FM modes); when the [FAST] button is pressed, the tuning steps increase. The available steps are: Pressing this button momentarily displays the contents of the currently-selected memory channel for three seconds.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [NB] Switch [SPOT] Switch This button turns the IF Noise Blanker on and off. Press this button briefly to reduce a short-duration pulse ” icon will appear in the display. noise; the “ Press and hold in this button for one second to reduce W” a longer-duration man-made pulse noise; the “ icon will appear in the display. Press this button again to disable the noise blanker; ” or “ W” icon will disappear.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [RX CLAR(FAST)] Switch [BAND(MCH)] Switch The function of this button is different by the setting of the [A/B] button (described later). When the imbedded LED of the [A/B] button is turned off, pressing this button activates the RX Clarifier, to allow offsetting the VFO-A receiving frequency temporarily.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES [CLAR(VFO-B)] Knob (VFO-A)[SHIFT] Switch The function of this knob is different by the setting of three switches located above this knob. See next page for details. Pressing this button allows you to move the IF DSP bandwidth of VFO-A “higher” or “lower” by the (VFOA)[SELECT] knob. When the IF passband is shifted, the red LED imbedded in this button will light up. To the contrary, when the IF passband is just centered, the red LED imbedded in this button turns off.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES (VFO-A)[WIDTH] Switch (VFO-A)[DNR] Knob Pressing this button allows you to adjust the overall bandwidth of the VFO-A receiver’s IF DSP filter by the (VFO-A)[SELECT] knob. When the bandwidth is set to different than the factory default, the red imbedded LED in this button will light up. To the contrary, when the bandwitdh is set to default, the red imbedded LED in this button turns off.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES SUB DISPLAY-III (VFO-B)[CONT/APF] Switch This LCD display shows the character of the VFO-B receiver’s DSP function selected by the five buttons located below of this display, and the ( VFOB)[SELECT] knob located below this window works as an adjustment knob that displayed to this window. Furthermore, when the Menu Mode is activated, this LCD display indicates the current setting.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & SWITCHES (VFO-B)[CLEAR] Switch (VFO-B)[SELECT] Knob Pressing this button will reset to factory default the function, which are selected with five buttons located at the upper left of this button. This knob is used to adjust status of the functions selected by the five buttons located above the knob. (VFO-B)[DNR] Knob This button toggles the VFO-A receiver’s Digital Notch Filter “on” and “off”.
DISPLAY INDICATIONS (LEFT SIDE) (VFO-A) Block Diagram Display (VFO-A) Status Indicator ANT (1, 2, 3, 4, RX): Indicates the antenna selected for operation by the front panel [ANT 1-4] and [RX ANT] switches. ATT (OFF, –6 dB, –12 dB, –18 dB): Indicates the attenuation level selected for operation by the front panel [ATT] button. FLT (VRF, -TUNE, THRU): Indicates the RF filter selected for operation by the front panel (VFO-A)[VRF/ -T] button. ADVICE: ” icon will The -TUNE filter is an option.
DISPLAY INDICATIONS (LEFT SIDE) (VFO-B) Block Diagram Display (VFO-B) Status Indicator ANT (1, 2, 3, 4, RX): Indicates the antenna selected for operation by the front panel [ANT 1-4] and [RX ANT] switches. ATT (OFF, –6 dB, –12 dB, –18 dB): Indicates the attenuation level selected for operation by the front panel [ATT] button. FLT (VRF, THRU): Indicates the RF filter selected for operation by the front panel (VFO-A)[VRF] button. ADVICE: ” icon will The -TUNE filter is an option.
DISPLAY INDICATIONS (RIGHT SIDE) This indicator appears whenever the transmit monitor circuit is activated. This indicator appears whenever the internal CW keyer is activated. This indicator appears while the voice recorder is playing back the recorded audio, and/or the memory is playing back the recorded CW or voice message. This indicator appears while the voice recorder is recording the receiver audio, and/or the memory is recording your CW or voice message.
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS IF OUT Jacks GND This RCA output jack is used for connection to the optional SM-5000 Station Monitor. Use this terminal to connect the transceiver to a good earth ground, for safety and optimum performance. Use a large diameter, short braided cable for making ground connections, and please refer to page 9 for other notes about proper grounding. ANT 1, 2, 3, 4 Jacks Connect your main antenna(s) here, using a type-M (PL-259) plug and coaxial feedline for each.
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS AF OUT Jack PTTJack This 3.5-mm, 3-contact jack provides dual-channel low-level receiver output, for recording or external amplification. Peak signal level is 300 mVp-p at 10 kOhms. TheVFO-A receiver audio is on the left channel (tip), and the VFO-B receiver audio is on the right channel (ring). A stereo amplifier or recorder is recommended, to record each receiver’s audio separately when dual reception is enabled (audio from either receiver, or both, may be used via this jack).
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS MIC (PATCH) Jack Circuit Breaker Switch This RCA input jack accepts transmitter audio - either AFSK or voice - for transmission. This line is mixed with the microphone audio input line, so the microphone should be disconnected if using this jack and mixing is not desired. The optimum impedance is 500 ~ 600 Ohms, and the nominal input level should be 5 mV. This circuit breaker shuts off in the event of dangerously high current consumption by the transceiver.
FH-2 SWITCHES The supplied Remote Control Keypad “FH-2” can be used to control the voice memory capability for the SSB/AM/FM modes, and the contest memory keyer for the CW mode. You can also play-back up to 15 seconds of incoming received audio, as well, for verification of a missed callsign or other purposes. Among the specific capabilities of the FH-2 are: On SSB/AM/FM modes, five channels of storage and playback of voice memory (20 seconds each), using your own voice for recording (see page ???).
BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS Before turning on main power, please verify the following items once more. Have you made all ground connections securely? See page 9 for details. 35 for details. Do you have your antenna(s) connected to the rear-panel Antenna jack(s)? See page ?? 34 for details. 16 and ?? Is your microphone (and/or key or paddle) connected? See pages ?? 34 for details.
BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS Here is the typical start-up procedure for normal operation: (VFO-B)[SQL] Knob [POWER] Switch [ANTENNA] Buttons (VFO-B)[AF GAIN] Knob (VFO-A)[AF GAIN] Knob 1. Plug the AC cable back in, set the rear panel main power switch to “I” position. 2. Press and hold in the front panel [POWER] switch for one second to turn the transceiver on. 3. The transceiver will start up on 7.000.00 MHz LSB, and normal operation may begin.
BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS If you press the [BAND/MCH] button briefly, the imbedded LED of the [BAND/MCH] button glows red, and the [ CLAR ( VFO-B )] knob may be used as a band selection knob. 7. Press the [T(DOWN)]/[S(UP)] buttons to tune the VFO-A frequency in 1 MHz step. ADVICE: You may change the tuning step to 100 kHz via the Menu item “140 TUN MHz SEL”. See page 127. 8.
BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS CLAR (CLARIFIER) OPERATION ON VFO-A The [RX CLAR/FAST], [CLEAR], [TX CLAR/LOCK] buttons and [CLAR(VFO-B)] knob are used to offset either the receive, transmit, or both frequencies from their settings on the VFO-A frequency (the Clarifier does not affect the VFO-B, however). The four small numbers on the LCD display show the current Clarifier offset. The Clarifier controls on the FTDX5000 are designed to allow you to preset an offset (up to ±9.
BASIC OPERATION:RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS LOCK You may lock the setting of the Main Tuning Dial knob, to prevent accidental frequency change. To lock out the Main Tuning Dial knob, just press the [LOCK] button that is located to the right of the Main Tuning Dial knob. To unlock the Dial setting, and restore normal tuning, just press the [LOCK] button once more. [LOCK] Button When the Main Tuning Dial knob is “locked”, the blue ” icon will appear on the display.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES DUAL RECEIVE The FTDX5000 is capable of simultaneous reception on the same amateur band, using the VFO-A and VFO-B receivers, in what is called the “Dual Receive” mode. Especially useful for DX work, here is the operating procedure for Dual Receive operation. 1. While receiving on the VFO-A, engage the VFO-B receiver by pressing the (VFO-B)[RX] button, located to the upper left of the [CLAR(VFO-B)] knob.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES DUAL RECEIVE Using Headphones for Dual Receive Sideband Diversity Reception To take advantage of dual reception, you will want to connect stereo headphones to the PHONES jack. Like the AF GAIN control, headphone audio mixing can also be configured as desired from Menu item “104 ROUT HEADPHN”. Three audio mixing schemes are selectable as follows: Here you receive a single AM signal through the two receivers, each receiving the opposite sideband.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES DUAL RECEIVE Bandwidth Diversity Reception This mode involves receiving the same signal through two different bandpass filters. The frequency and mode of both the VFO-A and VFO-B are the same. The VFO-A can be set up for a wide bandpass, using the [WIDTH] knobs, and the VFO-B for a narrow bandpass, resulting in a spatial perception of the channel. Although any mode (except FM) can be used, CW offers the widest array of choices, and perhaps the most startling effects on crowded channels.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES P.BACK (AUDIO PLAYBACK) FROM MAIN (VFO-A) RECEIVER Once engaged by the operator, the FTDX5000 begins the automatic recording of the last 15 seconds of incoming receiver audio on the VFO-A by plugging in the supplied FH-2 Remote Control Keypad into the rear panel’s REMOTE jack. This capability is especially useful for confirming a callsign that may have been difficult to copy due to noise or QRM, etc.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES “MY BANDS” OPERATION When operating on an amateur band, it is possible to use the [BAND] buttons to engage the use of the [CLAR(VFO-B)] knob for amateur band selection. The “My Bands” feature allows you to select several amateur bands, and make only those bands available for selection via the [CLAR(VFO-B)] knob. This feature can be very useful in a contest, where the 10/18/24 MHz band are not used, or if you do not have antennas for some bands. “My Bands” Setup 1.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES BAND STACK OPERATION The FTDX5000 utilizes a triple band-stack VFO selection technique, that permits you to store up to three favorite frequencies and modes onto each band’s VFO register. For example, you may store one frequency each on 14 MHz CW, RTTY, and USB, then recall these VFOs by successive, momentary presses of the [14] MHz band button. Each Amateur band key may similarly have up to three frequency/mode settings applied.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES ROTATOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS When using a YAESU model G-800DXA, G-1000DXA, or G-2800DXA rotator (not supplied), it is possible to control it from the front panel of the FT-2000D. [3.5(2)], [7(3)] Button [14(5)], [18(6)] Button 1 Press and hold in the [ENT] button (one of the [BAND] button) for two seconds. The SUB DISPLAYs will change over to the “Rotator Control” configuration. 2 Press either the [3.5(2)] button or the [7.0(3)] button to rotate the antenna. Pressing the [3.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES MORE FREQUENCY NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES Keyboard Frequency Entry You may enter operating frequencies, for either the VFOA or VFO-B bands, using the front panel band/frequency selection keys. Example 1: Enter 14.250.000 MHz into the VFO-A 1. Press the [ENT] button to engage the direct frequency entry process. Now, beginning with the “10 MHz” digit of the frequency (the leftmost digit), we will enter the required digits of the frequency. 2.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES RECEIVER OPERATION (FRONT END BLOCK DIAGRAM) The FTDX5000 includes a wide range of special features to suppress the many types of interference that may be encountered on the HF bands. However, real world interference conditions are constantly changing, so optimum setting of the controls is somewhat of an art, requiring familiarity with the types of interference and the subtle effects of some of the controls.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES IPO (INTERCEPT POINT OPTIMIZATION) The IPO feature allows the operator to optimize the characteristics of the receiver front end, depending on the current noise level and the strength of incoming signals. VFO-A IPO Setup VFO-B IPO Setup Press the [A] button (the imbedded LED in the [A] button is glows red), if desired. Move the [IPO] knob up and down to set the desired characteristic of the VFO-A receiver front end, per the chart below.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES ATT Even with the IPO function on, extremely strong local signals or high noise can still degrade reception. In such situations, you can use the [ATT] button to insert 6, 12, or 18-dB of RF attenuation in front of the RF amplifier. VFO-A IPO Setup VFO-A IPO Setup Press the [A] button (the imbedded LED in the [A] button is glows red), if desired. Move the [ATT] knob up and down to set the desired attenuation level of the VFO-A receiver, per the chart below.
CONVENIENCE FEATURES RF GAIN (SSB/CW/AM MODES) The RF Gain controls provide manual adjustment of the gain levels for the receiver RF and IF stages, to account for noise and/or signal strength conditions at the moment. VFO-A Receiver’s RF GAIN Adjustment VFO-B Receiver’s RF GAIN Adjustment The (VFO-A)[RF GAIN] knob should, initially, be rotated to the fully clockwise position. This is the point of maximum sensitivity, and counter-clockwise rotation will gradually reduce the system gain.
ADVANCED INTERFERENCE-SUPPRESSION FEATURES: RF FRONT END The FTDX5000 includes an unmatched array of RF selectivity-enhancing features. Please study the material below carefully, so as to understand the various features completely. USING THE VRF (VARIABLE RF FRONT-END FILTER) The VRF system is a high-performance RF front-end preselector that has high Q factor and low insertion loss.
ADVANCED INTERFERENCE-SUPPRESSION FEATURES: RF FRONT END USING THE VRF (VARIABLE RF FRONT-END FILTER) ADVICE: Because the VRF system is relatively broad, although still much narrower than the fixed bandpass filter), you may not hear much difference in the background noise or signal quality when you make minor adjustments.
INTERFERENCE REJECTION (SIGNALS OFF FREQUENCY BY JUST A FEW KHZ) R.FLT (ROOFING FILTERS) Narrow-band Roofing Filters of 15 kHz, 6 kHz, 3 kHz, 600 HzÚ, and 300 HzÚ bandwidths are provided in the first IF, right after the first mixer. These filters provide protection fort the 2nd mixer, DSP, and other circuitry that follow and can dramatically improve reception on a very crowded band (during a contest, etc.).
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INTERFERENCE REJECTION (SIGNALS WITHIN 3 KHZ) CONTOUR CONTROL OPERATION The Contour filtering system provides a gentle perturbation of the IF filter passband, so as to suppress or enhance certain frequency components, thus enhancing the sound and/or readability of a received signal. VFO-A Contour Operation VFO-B Contour Operation Press the (VFO-A)[CONT/APF] button.