Yaesu FT dx 1200 Operating Manual

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Page 76FT D X 1200 O PERA T ING M ANUALtransmitter convenience featuresSplit-Frequency operAtionA powerful capability of the FTDX 1200 is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation using the VFO-A and VFO-B fre-quency registers. This makes the FTDX 1200 especially useful for high-level DX-peditions. The Split operation capabil-ity is very advanced and easy to use.1. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to set the desiredRX frequency.2. Press the [AB] button, then rotate the Main Tun-ing Dial knob to set the desired split TX frequency.3. Press the [AB] button, then press the [SPLIT]button. The VFO-B frequency will appear in the TFTdisplay and the LED indicators will look like as be-low:VFO-A RX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Green)VFO-A TX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)VFO-B RX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)VFO-B TX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Red)[SPLIT] Button[TXW] Button[AB] ButtonDuring Split operation, the VFO-A register will be usedfor reception, while the VFO-B register will be usedfor transmission. If you press the [SPLIT] button oncemore, Split operation will be cancelled.A dvice : During Split operation, pressing the [AB] buttonwill reverse the contents of the VFO-A and VFO-B.Press the [AB] button once more to return to theoriginal frequency alignment. During Split operation you may listen to the TX fre-quency temporarily while pressing the [TXW] buttonlocated on the bottom left of the Main Tuning Dialknob.While pressing the [TXW] button during split opera-tions, the frequency on the transmission side can bechanged. Using the Menu item “044 TXW DIAL SE-LECT”, the knob used for changing the frequency canbe set.When setting VFO-A: Main Tuning Dial knobWhen setting VFO-B: [VFO-B/CLAR] knob It is possible to set different operating modes (for ex-ample, LSB and USB) on the two VFOs used duringSplit operation. During Split operation it is also possible to set VFO-A and VFO-B to different Amateur bands if you usea multi band antenna.Quick Split OperationThe Quick Split feature allows you to set a one-touchoffset of +5 kHz to be applied to your radio’s VFO-B(transmit) frequency, compared to the VFO-A frequency.1. Start with regular transceiver operation on the VFO-A.VFO-A RX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Green)VFO-A TX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Red)VFO-B RX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)VFO-B TX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)2. Press and hold in the [SPLIT] button for one sec-ond to engage the Quick Split feature, and apply afrequency 5 kHz above the VFO-A frequency to theVFO-B frequency register.The VFO configuration will then be:VFO-A RX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Green)VFO-A TX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)VFO-B RX Indicator: “OFF” (LED Off)VFO-B TX Indicator: “ON” (LED glows Red)3. Press and hold in the [SPLIT] switch for one secondto increment the Sub (VFO-B) frequency another +5kHz.quick pointS: The operating mode applied to the VFO-B registerwill be the same as that in use on the VFO-A regis-ter. The offset of VFO-B from VFO-A is programmedvia the Menu and is set to +5 kHz at the factory.However, other offsets may be selected using the fol-lowing procedure:1. Press the [MENU] button to engage the Menu mode.2. Rotate the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob (or press the / button) to select Menu item “043 QUICK SPLITFREQ”.3. Press the [SELECT] button, then rotate the [VFO-B/CLAR] knob (or press the / button) to select thedesired offset. The available selections are –20kHz ~+20kHz (factory default: +5 kHz).4. Press the [SELECT] button, then press the [MENU]button to save the new setting and exit to normal op-eration.