Yaesu FT-2000 Operating Manual

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Page 88 FT-2000D OPERATING MANUALCONTEST M EMORY K EYERThe FT-2000D in capable of the automatic sending of CW messages (as you might do in a contest). Two techniques formessage storage are available: you may either send the desired message contents using your keyer paddle (“MessageMemory”), or you may input the text characters using the Main Dial Tuning knob and [SUB VFO-B] knobs (“TextMemory”).Message MemoryFive memory channels capable of retaining 50 characters total are provided (using the PARIS standard for characters andword length).Example: CQ CQ CQ DE W6DXC K (19 characters)--•--• -- --•-- --•--• -- --•-- --•-- • ---- •-- --•• • •---- -- •••• -- •• --•• -- --•-- • --•--(C) (Q) (C) (Q) (C) (Q) (D) (E) (W) (6) (D) (X) (C) (K)CW C ONVENIENCE F EATURESSTORING A MESSAGE INTO MEMORY1. Press the [MENU] button to enter the Menu mode.2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the CWMemory Register into which you wish to store themessage; for now, we are just selecting the messageentry technique (Keyer entry).020 tEy CW MEM1021 tEy CW MEM2022 tEy CW MEM3023 tEy CW MEM4024 tEy CW MEM53. Rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to set the selectedMemory Register to “tyP2.” If you want to use yourkeyer paddle for message entry on all memories, setall five Menu items (#020 ~ 024) to “tyP2.”4. Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two secondsto save the new settings and exit.MESSAGE MEMORY PROGRAMMING (USING YOUR PADDLE)1. Set the operating mode to CW.2. Set the [BK-IN] button to Off.3. Turn the internal Electronic Keyer On by pressing the[KEYER] button, if necessary.4. Press the [F5(MEM)] button on the front panel.5. Press the [F1(CH1)] ~ [F4(CH-4)] button to beginthe memory storage process.6. Send the desired message using your keyer paddle.7. Press the [F5(MEM)] button once more at the end ofyour message. Up to 50 characters may be stored amongthe five memories.NOTE:You must exercise care in sending to ensure that the spacesbetween letters and words are accurately done; if your tim-ing is off, the spacing may not come out right in the storedmessage.For ease in setting up the keyer memories, we recommendyou set Menu item “051 A1A F-TYPE” and/or “053 A1AR-TYPE” to “ACS” (Automatic Character Spacing) whileyou are programming the keyer memories.Main Tuning Dial Knob [SUB VFO-B] Knob[MENU] ButtonTERMINOLOGY:PARIS Word Length: By convention in the Amateurindustry (utilized by ARRL and others), the length of one“word” of CW is defined as the length of the Morse Codecharacters spelling the word “PARIS.” This character (dot/dash/space) length is used for the rigorous definition ofcode speed in “words per minute.”[F1(CH-1)] ~ [F4(CH-4)] Button[F5(MEM)] Button[BK-IN] Button[KEYER] Button