Yaesu FT-991 Operating Manual

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Page 33FT-991 O PERA T ING M ANUALUsing the UP/DWN buttons of thesupplied MH-31A8J Hand MicrophoneThe UP/DWN buttons on the supplied MH-31A8J HandMicrophone may also be used to manually scan the fre-quency upward or downward.T h e m i c r o p h o n e ’s U P /DWN buttons utilize thetuning steps of the MainTuning Dial knob.When the microphone FSTbutton is pressed, the tuningrate increases by a factor often, in a manner similar tothe transceiver front panelFAST button.Keyboard Frequency EntryThe Operating frequency may be entered directly intothe current VFO, using the keyboard screen displayedby pressing the front panel BAND button.Example: Enter 14.250.00 MHz1. Press the BAND button to begin the direct frequencyentry process.2. Touch [ENT] on the LCD. The first digit of the fre-quency (the leftmost digit) will blink.3. Enter, in order, the digits of the operating frequency,touching the keys on the LCDThe decimal point after the “MHz” portion of thefrequency must be entered, but no decimal point isrequired after the “kHz” portion.3. Touch [ENT] on the LCD once more to completethe operating frequency entry. A short “beep” willconfirm that the entry was successful, and the newoperating frequency will appear on the display.A dvice :If you attempt to enter a frequency outside the oper-ating range of 30 kHz ~ 56 MHz, the microprocessorwill ignore the attempt, and you will be returned tothe previous operating frequency. If this happens,please try again, taking care not to repeat the error inthe frequency entry process.M ore Frequency nAvigAtion techniqueSConvenienCe feaTures