Yaesu FT-897 Operating Manual

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Page 20 FT-897 OPERATING MANUALHi! I’m R.F. Radio, and I’m here to guide youthrough the fine points of the setup and use ofyour new FT-897. I know you’re anxious to geton the air, but I encourage you to read the “Operation”section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’llget the most out of this fantastic new rig. Now. . .let’s getoperating!TURNING THE TRANSCEIVER ON AND OFF To turn the transceiver on, press and hold in the POWERswitch for one second. To turn the transceiver off, again press and hold in thePOWER switch for one second.O PERATIONWhen you are operating the FT-897 with theoptional FP-30 External power supply, alwaysturn on the MAIN switch on the FP-30 beforeturning on the POWER switch on the FT-897. When shut-ting down, please turn off the POWER switch on the FT-897 before turning off the MAIN switch on the FP-30.OPERATING B AND SELECTIONThis transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range,over which a number of different operating modes are used.Therefore, this transceiver’s frequency coverage has beendivided into different operating bands, each of with has itsown pre-set frequency steps and operating modes. You canchange the channel steps and operating mode once you getstarted, of course, per the next section.To change the frequency band, press either theBAND(DWN) or BAND(UP) key to move to the next loweror higher operating band, respectively.VFOa and VFOb are independent VFOs, sothey may be set to different bands. See the“Stacked VFO System” discussion on page 22for details.1. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to enterthe Menu mode.2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to recall the MenuItem to be changed (for example, Menu Mode No-001[EXT MENU], which Enables or Disables the “ExtendedMenu” Mode).3. Rotate the DIAL knob to set this feature (in this ex-ample, the default setting is “OFF (Disabled),” so ro-tate the DIAL knob to set this feature to “ON” (En-abled).4. Press and hold in the [F] key for one second to savethe new setting and exit to normal operation.If you have momentarily pressed the [F] keyto enable the changing of the function of theMulti Function keys ( [A], [B], and [C] ) bythe MEM/VFO CH knob.BAT T-BBAT T-APOWERBATT-BBATT-ABANDBAT T-BBAT T-AF DIAL MEM/VFO CH1.8 MHz108 MHz18 MHz21 MHz3.5 MHz7 MHz5 MHz50 MHz14 MHz24.5 MHz10 MHz28 MHz144 MHz88 MHz15 MHz430 MHzBANDUPLCD ContrastIf you experience difficulty in reading the main display,try adjusting the LCD’s contrast, using the Menu mode.1. Press and hold in the [F] button for one second toactivate the Menu mode.2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select MenuMode No-042 [DISP CONTRAST].3. Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the contrast. As youmake the adjustment, you will be able to see the ef-fects of you changes.4. When you have completed the adjustment, press andhold in the [F] button for one second to exit the Menumode.Menu Quick StartMany aspects of this transceiver’s configuration may be customized using the convenient “Menu” system, which allow youto configure many “set and forget” settings just the way you want to. A full discussion of the Menu system begins on page52; for now, here is a brief discussion on how to change Menu settings: