Operation Manual

60 FT-2900R OPERATING MANUAL
CW TRAINING FEATURE
The FT-2900R provides a CW Training feature, which sends random Morse Code via the
sidetone (heard in the speaker), so you can improve your CW proficiency.
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
12 CWTRNG12 CWTRNG
12 CWTRNG12 CWTRNG
12 CWTRNG.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key momentarily to enable adjust-
ment of this Set Mode Item.
3. Press the
[
LOW
(
A/N
)]
key to select the Training mode (dis-
played in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD):
1A1A
1A1A
1A: Sends five Alphabet characters only
AA
AA
A: Sends Alphabet characters only (Repeatedly)
1n1n
1n1n
1n: Sends five Numeric characters only
nn
nn
n: Sends Numeric characters only (Repeatedly)
1An1An
1An1An
1An:Sends five Alphabet, Numeric, “?,” and “/” characters (Mixed)
AnAn
AnAn
An: Send Alphabet, Numeric, “?,” and “/” characters (Mixed, Continuously in group
of five)
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed. You may
select the units of the code speed between “WPM (Words
per minute)” and “CPM: characters per minute)” by press-
ing the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key.
5. Press the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key to begin generation of the code
characters (CW sidetone only, the radio does not transmit);
the transmitted characters will appear on the display. If one
of the “
11
11
1” modes is selected in step 3 above, press the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key to send another
code group.
6. To disable the CW Training feature, press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key momentarily.
7. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to exit to normal operation.
The “CPM” selection is based on the international “PARIS” standard, which
stipulates five characters per word.