Specifications
Page 19FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
TUNING STEPS
RECEIVING
The tuning step of the 
[
MAIN DIAL
]
 knob and the
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob is different depending on the oper-
ating mode.
Ú1: When you press the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob, the tuning step of the
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob changes to 100 kHz in all modes.
Ú2: In the factory default, the 
[
MAIN DIAL
]
 knob does not tune
the AM and FM modes. However, you may activate the 
[
MAIN
DIAL
]
 knob on the AM and FM mode via Menu Item
“
A&FDIALA&FDIAL
A&FDIALA&FDIAL
A&FDIAL”.
O
PERATING
M
ODE
LSB/USB
CW
AM
FM
DATA
[
MAIN DIAL
]
1/10/20 Hz
1/10/20 Hz
100/200 Hz
Ú2
100/200 Hz
Ú2
10/20 Hz
[
DSP/SEL
]
Ú1
1.0/2.5/5.0 kHz
1.0/2.5/5.0 kHz
2.5/5.0/9.0/10/12.5/25 kHz
5.0/6.25/10/12.5/15/20/25/50 kHz
1.0/2.5/5.0 kHz
K
NOB
 Pressing the 
[
FAST
]
 button will increase or de-
crease the tuning rate of the 
[
MAIN DIAL
]
 knob
by a factor of ten and also increase or decrease
the tuning rate of the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob by a factor
of two.
CHANGE THE TUNING STEP OF THE 
[
MAIN DIAL
]
 KNOB
1. Set the operating mode by pressing the
[
MODET
]
/
[
MODES
]
 button.
2. Press and hold the 
[
F
]
 button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
3. Rotate the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob to select the menu
item “
DIALSTPDIALSTP
DIALSTPDIALSTP
DIALSTP”.
4. Press the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-
ing.
5. Rotate the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob to select the desired
tuning step described above.
(You may Press the 
[
HOME/RCL
]
 button to reset
the tuning step to the factory default.)
6. Press the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob. The “ ” icon is
displayed continuously.
7. Press and hold the 
[
F
]
 button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
CHANGE THE TUNING STEP OF THE 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 KNOB
1. Set the operating mode by pressing the
[
MODET
]
/
[
MODES
]
 button.
2. Press the 
[
F
]
 button momentarily.
3. Press the 
[
STEP/SPLIT
]
 button.
4. Rotate the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob to select the desired
tuning step described above.
5. Press the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob to save the new set-
ting and return to normal operation.
[
HOME/RCL
]
 button
[
F
]
 button
[
DSP/SEL
]
 button
[
MODE
TT
TT
T
]
/
[
MODE
SS
SS
S
]
 button
[
STEP/SPLIT
]
 button
[
F
]
 button
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob
[
MODE
TT
TT
T
]
/
[
MODE
SS
SS
S
]
 button
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob
[
MAIN DIAL
]
 knob
[
FAST
]
 button
NOTICE
Regarding of the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob
The 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob is used for operating
various functions depending on the situation.
If you can not change the frequency/memory
channel by tuning the 
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob, the
[
DSP/SEL
]
 knob is selected to operate of one
of the DSP functions.
In this case, press the 
[
DSP
]
 button several
times until the “>” icon disappears from the
DSP Graphic Display.










