Yaesu FT DX 1200 Operation Manual

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Page 67FT DX 1200 O PERATING M ANUALPARAMETRIC MICROPHONE EQUALIZER (SSB/AM/FM MODE)The FTDX1200 includes a uniTue Three-Band 3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]er that provides precise, independent con-trol over the low, mid and treble ranges in your voice waveform. You may utili]e one group of settings when the speechprocessor is off and an alternate group of settings when the speech processor is on. The speech processor feature is de-scribed in the next chapter.QUICK POINT:The 3arametric (Tuali]er is a uniTue techniTue for adjusting the signal Tuality. The three audio ranges may be adjustedso precisely, it is possible to craft an audio response that provides a natural and pleasant sound that you may not haveever experienced before. $lternately, the effective “talk power” can be signi¿cantly enhanced.The aspects of con¿guration that you may adjust on the 3arametric (Tuali]er areCenter Frequency The center freTuency of each of the three bands may be adjusted.Gain The amount of enhancement or suppression) within each band may be adjusted.Q The bandwidth over which the eTuali]ation is applied may be adjusted.Setup of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer1. Connect the microphone to the MIC jack.. Set the 5F output power to minimum value via0enu item “177 TX MAX POWER”, so you will notcause interference to other users while making ad-justments.A DVICE : We recommend that you connect a dummy loadto one of the $ntenna jacks, and monitor yoursignal on a separate receiver, to prevent interfer-ence to other users. You will have the best chance of hearing the ef-fects of adjustments if you wear headphonesconnected to the monitor receiver) while listen-ing to your transmitted signal.3. To adjust the 3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]erwhile the speech processor is disabled, press the [S/T/W/X] button to select the “MIC EQ”, then pressthe [SELECT] button to select “ON”.(Tuali]er when the speech processor is disabled.0enu items “168” through “176” apply to the ad-justment of the 3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]erwhen the speech processor is engaged.7. 3ress the [SELECT] button, then rotate the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob or press the ST button) to performadjustments to a particular 0enu item.8. Close the PTT switch, and speak into the micro-phone while listening to the effect of the changesyou are making. Because the overall effect on thesound will change with each adjustment, you shouldmake several passes through each adjustment area, tobe sure that you are achieving the optimum settings.. When you have completed all adjustments, press the[SELECT] button, then press the [MENU] button tosave the new settings and exit to normal operation.If you only press the [MENU] button momentarilyto exit, none of the changes you performed will bestored.A DVICE :To roll off excessive bass response in a wide-range stu-dio microphone, try putting a 10 dB null at 100 H] witha bandwidth of “1” or “”, do about a 3 dB null centeredon 800 H] with a bandwidth of “3,” and then put an 8dB peak centered on 100 H] with a bandwidth of “1.”These are starting recommendations each microphoneand user’s voice will be different, often reTuiring differ-ent settings.ENHANCING TRANSMIT S IGNAL Q UALITY[VFO-B/CLAR] Knob[MENU] Button [SELECT] Button[MONI] ButtonTo adjust the 3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]er withthe speech processor engaged, press the [S/T/W/X]button to select the “PROC”, then press the [SE-LECT] button to select “ON”.“ON”4. 3ress the [MONI] button, if you want to listen on theFTDX 1200 internal monitor.. 3ress the [MENU] button. The 0enu list will appearin the display.6. 5otate the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob or press the STbutton) to ¿nd the “EQ” 0enu area, containing 0enuitems “159” through “167” these parameters ap-ply to the adjustment of the 3arametric 0icrophone“ON”