Page 42FT-991 O PERA T I N G M A N U A LKeyboard Frequency EntryThe Operating frequency may be entered directly intothe current VFO, using the display screen keyboard bypressing 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.4. 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 will return to the previ-ous operating frequency. If this happens, please tryagain, taking care not to repeat the error in the fre-quency entry process.M ore Frequency nAvigAtion techniqueSconvenience features2. Touch [CH DIAL] to select the desired frequencystep. Touching [CH DIAL] switches the frequencyas follows.operAting Mode Frequency StepAM 2.5 5 9 10 12.5 25 2.5 …SSB/CW/RTTY/DATA-LSB/DATA-USB1 2.5 5 1 …FM/C4FM/DATA-FM5 6.25 10 12.5 15 20 25 5 …3. Rotate the MULTI knob to change the frequency inthe selected frequency steps.Setting with the MULTI KnobRotate the MULTI knob to set the frequency in the pre-programmed frequency steps. The frequency step can bechanged.1. Press the F(M-LIST) button to display the functionmenu list. Touch the [CH DIAL] icon to activate thisfunction and cause the MULTI knob to function asthe frequency adjustment knob.CH-D (CH DIAL) indicator