Operation Manual

Page 22 FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
MY BANDS OPERATION
The “My Bands” feature allows you to select several Amateur bands, and make only those bands available for
selection via the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons.
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. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “EXT MNU”.
3. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “ON” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to save the new set-
ting. The “ ” icon returns to appear con-
tinuously.
6. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
return to normal operation.
7. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “MY BAND”.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
10. Press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons to choose
a band you wish to skip (omit) from the band se-
lection loop.
11. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “OFF”, and
then press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob.
NOTE
The “OFF” selection sets the selected band to be
skipped, while the “ON” selection sets the selected
band to be included in the band-selection list.
12. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
13. Repeat steps 10 through 12 to select/deselect
as many bands as you like.
NOTE
The GEN (General Band) and the current band
cannot be skipped.
14. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
MY BANDS OPERATION
Press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons to choose the
Amateur band on which you wish to operate. Only
those Amateur bands that have not been skipped will
appear as you scroll through the bands.
RECEIVING
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button
1.8MHz
3.5
7
10
14
18
21
24
28
50
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
GEN
3.5
7
14
21
28
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
GEN
«
BAND BAND
3.5MHz
7MHz 14MHz
28MHz
21MHz GEN