Page 66 FT-897 OPERATING MANUALEXTERNAL AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER “FC-30”I NSTALLATION OF O PTIONAL ACCESSORIESParts ListScrews (M3 x 6B) ........................................................ 2Screws (M3 x 6B) ....................................................... 6Mounting Plate A .............................................................. 1Mounting Plate B .............................................................. 1Mounting Plate C .............................................................. 1Installation1. Turn the transceiver’s power off, and disconnect allcables from the transceiver.2. Screw the mounting plate “A” to the FC-30 using thesupplied screws (Figure 1).3. Remove the four rubber lugs and their four screws (Fig-ure 2), then position mounting plates “B” and “C” sothat their holes align with those on the FT-897, and se-cure using the supplied screws (Figure 3).4. To install the FC-30, position the FC-30 so that themounting plate “A” on the side fits into the mountingplate “B” on the FT-897 (Figure 3), then screw themounting plate “C” (on the FT-897) to the FC-30 usingthe supplied screws (Figure 1).See page 41 for connection of the FC-30/FT-897 and oper-ating procedure.Do not install the supplied FC-30 Mounting Screwsif you are not installing the FC-30! Also, do notuse an improper screw for mounting the FC-30! An im-proper screw may cause a “short circuit” to the internalcircuitry, causing serious damage!Plate A Plate B Plate CFigure 2Figure 1Figure 3Plate BPlate CPlate A