Yaesu FT DX 1200 Operation Manual

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Page 1FT DX 12 00 O PERATING M ANUALG ENERAL D ESCRIPTIONCongratulations on the purchase of your Yaesu amateurtransceiver ,f this is your ¿rst rig, or if Yaesu eTuipmentis already the backbone of your station, rest assuredyour transceiver will provide many hours of operatingpleasure for years to come.The FTDX 1200 is an elite-class HF transceiver provid-ing exceptional performance both on transmit and re-ceive. The FTDX 1200 is designed for the most competi-tive operating situations, whether you primarily operatein contest, ';, or digital-mode environments.Built on the foundation of the popular FTDX 9000 trans-ceiver, and carrying on the proud tradition of the FT-1000 series, the FT DX 1200 provides up to 100 Wattsof power output on 66B, CW, and F0 Watts $0carrier . 'igital 6ignal 3rocessing '63 is utili]edthroughout the design, providing leading-edge transmit-ter and receiver performance.For exceptional protection from strong signal interfer-ence, the optional 5F Tuning .its may be connectedvia the rear panel. The 5F Tuning .its provide extraor-dinarily sharp selectivity and protect your receiver fromclose-in interference on a crowded band.,n the front end, you may select one of two 5F pream-pli¿ers, or ,32 ,ntercept 3oint 2ptimi]ation , providingdirect feed to the ¿rst mixer. Three levels of 5F attenua-tion are available in 6-dB steps.The FTDX 1200 receiver utili]es '63 ¿ltering, incorpo-rating many of the features of the FTDX 9000, such as9ariable Bandwidth, ,F 6hift, and 3assband Contourtuning. $lso provided are 'igital 1oise 5eduction, 'igi-tal $uto-1otch Filtering and a manually tuned ,F 1otch¿lter.2n the transmit side, the Yaesu exclusive Three-Band3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]er allows precise andflexible adjustment of the waveform created by yourvoice and microphone. The audio $mplitude, CenterFreTuency, and Bandwidth are adjusted separately forthe low, mid-range, and high-freTuency audio spectrum.The transmitted bandwidth may also be adjusted.$dvanced features include 'irect .eyboard FreTuency(ntry and Band Change, 6peech 3rocessor, ,F 0onitorfor 9oice modes, CW 3itch control, CW 6pot switch,Full CW 46., CW 0essage 0emory, adjustable ,F1oise Blanker, and all mode 6Tuelch. Two T;5;antenna ports are provided on the rear panel. Two keyjacks are provided one on the front and one on the rearpanel . The key jacks may be con¿gured independentlyfor paddle input, connection to a straight key, or com-puter-driven keying interface.FreTuency setup is straightforward on the FT DX 1200.(nter freTuency directly for 9F2-$. 6eparate keys areavailable for band selection. (ach band key providesthree separate 9F2 settings for three different parts ofeach band. You may create three independent 9F2 set-tings of freTuency, mode, and ¿lter for each band.,n addition, memories are provided to store FreTuen-cy, 0ode, ,F ¿lter selection, Clari¿er offset, and 6can-skip status. What¶s more, five Tuick-recall “40B”memories can instantly store operational settings at thepush of a button.The built-in antenna tuner includes 100 memories thatautomatically store antenna matching settings for rapid,later automatic recall.Interfacing for digital modes is extremely simple withthe FT DX 1200, thanks to the dedicated 5TTY'$T$connection jack on the rear panel. 2ptimi]ation of the¿lter passband, '63 settings, carrier insertion point, anddisplay offset for digital modes, is possible via the 0enuprogramming system.$dvanced technology is only part of the FT DX 1200story. Yaesu stands behind our products with a world-wide network of dealers and service centers. We greatlyappreciate your investment in the FT DX 1200, and welook forward to helping you get the most enjoymentfrom your new transceiver. 3lease feel free to contactyour nearest dealer, or one of Yaesu¶s national headTuar-ters of¿ces, for technical advice, interfacing assistance,or accessory recommendation. Watch Yaesu 8.6.$.¶sHome 3age for late-breaking information about 6tan-dard Hori]on and Yaesu products httpwww.yaesu.com.3lease read this manual thoroughly, to gain maximumunderstanding of the full capability of the FT DX 1200.We thank you again for your purchase!