Yaesu FT-450 Operation Manual

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Page 45FT-450 OPERATION MANUALUSING THE BUILT-IN E LECTRONIC KEYERBefore starting, connect your keyer paddle to the front panel KEY jack in the status that turned off the [POWER(ON/OFF)] switch.1. Press the [BAND]/[BAND] buttons to selectthe operating band.By pressing the [BAND]/[BAND] buttons, theoperating band will change as follows.7 10 14 15 18 21 21.4 28 50 1.8 3.5 7 ......2. Press the [MODE]/[MODE] buttons to selectthe CW 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 [F] button followed by the [VOX/STO]button to engage automatic activation of the trans-mitter when you close the CW key. The “ ”icon will appear in the display.5. Press the [KEYER] button to activate the built-inElectronic Keyer. The “ ” icon will appear inthe display.6. When you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side ofyour paddle, the transmitter will automatically beactivated and the CW carrier will be transmitted.When your release the paddle, transmission willcease after a brief delay. The delay time is user-programmable, per the discussion on page 48.CW M ODE O PERATIONADJUSTING THE KEYER SPEED1. Press and hold the [F] button for one second toenter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-pear on the display.2. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select the menuitem “CWSPEED”.3. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob to enable adjustment ofthis menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.4. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob while pressing eitherthe “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle, so as toset the desired keyer speed (4 - 60 wpm).Press the [F] button if you wish to select displayof “cpm” (characters per minute) instead of “wpm”(words per minute). The “cpm” selection is basedon the international “PARIS” standard, which stipu-lates five characters per word.(You may Press the [HOME/RCL] button to resetthe keyer speed to the factory default.)5. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob. The “ ” icon re-turns to appear continuously.6. Press and hold the [F] button for one second to savethe new setting and return to normal operation.[F] button[MAIN DIAL] knob[KEYER] button[BAND]/[BAND] button[MODE]/[MODE] button [VOX/STO] buttonTERMINOLOGY:PARIS Word Length: By convention in the Amateurindustry (utilized by ARRL and others), the length ofone “word” of CW is defined as the length of the MorseCode characters spelling the word “PARIS.” This char-acter (dot/dash/space) length is used for the stan-dard definition of code speed in “words per minute”.[HOME/RCL] button[F] button[DSP/SEL] knobYou may enable the CW keying by the [UP]/[DWN] keys of the optionalMH-31A8J (while the built-in electronic keyer is en-gaged) via menu item “CWPADDLE”. See page 79 fordetails.DWN FST UPDash Dot