Operation Manual

32 FT-2900R OPERATING MANUAL
DTMF OPERATION
The Microphone’s 16-button keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch, repeater
control, or Internet-link access purposes. Besides numerical digits
[
0
]
through
[
9
]
, the key-
pad includes the
[
½
]
and
[
#
]
digits, plus the
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
,
[
C
]
, and
[
D
]
tones often used for
repeater control.
MANUAL DTMF TONE GENERATION
You can generate DTMF tones during transmission manually.
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
17 DT A17 DT A
17 DT A17 DT A
17 DT A/
MM
MM
M.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
set this Set Mode Item to “
MANUALMANUAL
MANUALMANUAL
MANUAL” (thus enabling the
Manual DTMF Tone Generation).
3. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to
save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
4. Press the PTT switch to begin transmission.
5. While transmitting, press the desired numbers on the keypad.
6. When you have sent all the digits desired, release the PTT switch.
DTMF AUTODIALER
Nine DTMF Autodialer memories are available on the FT-2900R. These DTMF Autodialer
memories can store up to 16 digits of a telephone number for repeater autopatch or other use.
To load DTMF Autodialer memories, use the following procedure:
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
19 DT SET19 DT SET
19 DT SET19 DT SET
19 DT SET.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the DTMF Autodialer memory channel number into
which you wish store a telephone number (“
C0C0
C0C0
C0” to “
C9C9
C9C9
C9”).
3. Press the
[
LOW
(
A/N
)]
key momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL knob to select the first digit of the telephone number
you wish to store.
4. When you have selected the correct digit, press the
[
LOW
(
A/N
)]
key momentarily. Now, rotate the DIAL knob
to select the second of 16 available numbers in the current
DTMF Autodialer memory register.
5. Repeat this procedure for each digit in the telephone number. If you a mistake, press the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key to move back to the first digit, then re-enter the correct number.
6. Press and hold in the
[
LOW
(
A/N
)]
key for 2 seconds to delete all data after the cursor
that may have been previously stored erroneously.
7. When entry of all digits is complete, press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key.