Operation Manual

Page 46 FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
SETTING THE KEYER WEIGHT
(
DOT/SPACE:DASH
)
RATIO
The Menu Item “CWWEIGHT” may be used to adjust the Weight for the built-in Electronic Keyer. The default
weighting is 3:1 (a dash is three times longer than a dot or space).
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 blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “ON” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and 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 “CWWEIGHT”.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will change
to blink.
10. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to set the desired
keyer weight value. Available adjustment range
is for a Dot/Space:Dash ratio of “2.5” - “4.5” (de-
fault value: “3.0”).
(You may press the
[
HOME/RCL
]
button to reset
the keyer weight value to the factory default.)
11. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
USING THE BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC KEYER
SELECTING THE KEYER PADDLE
’
S WIRING CONFIGURATION
You may select “normal” or “reverse” paddle polarity via Menu Item “CW KEY”. The default setting is “normal”,
whereby the “Tip” connection on the key plug is “Dot” and the “Ring” connection is “Dash”.
[
HOME/RCL
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
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To change the paddle polarity:
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 blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “ON” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and 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 “CW KEY”.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-
ing.
10. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to set the “REV” (de-
fault: “NOR”).
(You may Press the
[
HOME/RCL
]
button to reset
the paddle polarity to the factory default.)
11. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
[
HOME/RCL
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
CW MODE OPERATION