Operation Manual

Page 52 FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
BASIC OPERATION
1. Press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons to select
the 28 MHz or 50 MHz.
Note: FM is only used in the 28 MHz and 50 MHz
Amateur bands covered in the FT-450. Please
do not use FM on any other bands.
2. Press the
[
MODE
]
/
[
MODE
]
buttons to select
the FM mode.
3. Rotate the
[
MAIN DIAL
]
knob to adjust the oper-
ating frequency.
If you use the optional MH-31A8J or MD-100A8X,
you may adjust the operating frequency by the
[
UP
]
/
[
DWN
]
buttons on the microphone.
4. Press the microphone’s PTT (Push To Talk)
switch to begin transmission. Speak into the mi-
crophone in a normal voice level.
The “ ” icon will appear in the display, con-
firming that transmission is in progress.
5. Release the PTT switch at the end of your trans-
mission. The transceiver will return to the receive
mode.
FM MODE OPERATION
NOTE:
At the factory, a microphone gain has been pro-
grammed that should be satisfactory for the supplied
MH-67A8J Hand Microphone. If you use an after-mar-
ket microphone, you may wish to set a different Mi-
crophone Gain Level, described previously (Micro-
phone Gain Level Adjustment: see page 37)
[
MAIN DIAL
]
knob
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button
[
MODE
]
/
[
MODE
]
button
MIC
ON/OFF
-SHIFT+
DSP ATT/IPO NB AGC BAND BAND TUNE F
DSP/SEL SQL/RF GAIN AF GAIN
A/B
LOCKFAST
A=B
MODE
MODE
CLARKEYER
SPLIT
STEP
SCAN
PMS
RCL
STO
VOX
C.S
V/M
PHONES
KEY
NOTICE
Regarding of the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
The
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob is used for operating
various functions depending on the situation.
If you can not change the frequency/memory
channel by tuning the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob, the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob is selected to operate of one
of the DSP functions.
In this case, press the
[
DSP
]
button several
times until the “>” icon disappears from the
DSP Graphic Display.