Operation Manual
Page 60 FT-897 OPERATING MANUAL
MENU MODE No- 080
[
SQL/RF GAIN
]
Function: Selects the configuration of the front panel’s SQL/
RF knob.
Available Values: RF-GAIN/SQL
Default: Depends on transceiver version.
MENU MODE No- 081
[
SSB MIC GAIN
]
Function: Adjusts the microphone gain level for the SSB
mode.
Available Values: 0 ~ 100
Default: 50
MENU MODE No- 082
[
SSB STEP
]
Function: Selects the tuning steps for the MEM/VFO CH
knob on the SSB mode.
Available Values: 1kHz/2.5kHz/5kHz
Default: 2.5kHz
MENU MODE No- 083
[
TONE FREQ
]
Function: Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency.
Available Values: 50 Standard CTCSS tones
Default: 88.5 Hz
MENU MODE No- 084
[
TOT TIME
]
Function: Select the Automatic Power Off time.
Available Values: OFF/1 ~ 20 (min)
Default: OFF
MENU MODE No•085
[
TUNER/ATAS
]
Function: Selects the device (FC-30 or ATAS-100/-120)
to be controlled via the front panel’s
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key.
Available Values: OFF/ATAS(HF)/ATAS(HF&50)/
ATAS(ALL)/TUNER
Default: OFF
OFF: The
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key is disabled.
ATAS
(
HF
)
: The
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key will activate the op-
tional ATAS-100/-120 on the HF amateur
bands.
ATAS
(
HF&50
)
: The
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key will activate the op-
tional ATAS-100/-120 on the HF amateur
bands and 50 MHz amateur band.
ATAS
(
ALL
)
: The
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key will activate the op-
tional ATAS-100/-120 on the all amateur
bands which enable to the FT-897 trans-
ceiver.
TUNER: The
[
A
](
TUNE
)
key will activate the op-
tional FC-30.
MENU OPERATION
MENU MODE No• 086
[
TX IF FILTER
]
Function: Selects the Transmit IF filter.
Available Values: CFIL/FIL1/FIL2
Default: CFIL
MENU MODE No•087
[
VOX DELAY
]
Function: Sets the “hang time” for the VOX circuitry.
Available Values: 100 ~ 3000 (ms)
Default: 500 (ms)
MENU MODE No- 088
[
VOX GAIN
]
Function: Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry’s input audio
detector.
Available Values: 1 ~ 100
Default: 50
MENU MODE No•089
[
XVTR A FREQ
]
Function: Allows an arbitrary frequency to be set on the
display, to allow direct frequency readout during transverter
operation; can also be used to account for frequency con-
version inaccuracies when a known reference frequency is
known.
Available Values: 00,000,00 ~ 99,999,99 (kHz)
Default: Current VFO frequency.
MENU MODE No•090
[
XVTR B FREQ
]
Function: Allows an arbitrary frequency to be set on the
display, to allow direct frequency readout during transverter
operation; can also be used to account for frequency con-
version inaccuracies when a known reference frequency is
known.
Available Values: 00,000,00 ~ 99,999,99 (kHz)
Default: Current VFO frequency.
MENU MODE No• 091
[
XVTR SEL
]
Function: Enable/disable the Transverter function.
Available Values: OFF/XVTR A/XVTR B
Default: OFF
OFF: Disables the Transverter operation feature.
X VTR A: Activates the transverter operation feature.
The display frequency may be set via MENU No-
089
[
XVTR A FREQ
]
.
X VTR B: Activates the second transverter operation display.
The display frequency may be set via MENU No-
090
[
XVTR B FREQ
]
.










