Specifications

Page 44 FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
The powerful CW operating capabilities of the FT-450 include operation using both an electronic keyer paddle
and a “straight key” or emulation thereof, as is provided by a computer-based keying device.
SETUP FOR STRAIGHT KEY
(
AND STRAIGHT KEY EMULATION
)
OPERATION
Before starting, connect your key to the front panel KEY jack in the status that turned off the
[
POWER
(
ON/
OFF
)]
switch, and be sure the
[
KEYER
]
button is turned off (the “
” icon is not displayed) for now.
1. Press the
[
BANDT
]
/
[
BANDS
]
buttons to select
the operating band.
By pressing the
[
BANDT
]
/
[
BANDS
]
buttons, the
operating band will change as follows.
7 Q 10 Q 14 Q 15 Q 18 Q 21 Q 21.4 Q
28 Q 50 Q 1.8 Q 3.5 Q 7
......
2. Press the
[
MODET
]
/
[
MODES
]
buttons to select
the CW mode.
3. Rotate the
[
MAIN DIAL
]
knob to adjust the oper-
ating frequency.
If you use the optional MH-31
A8J or MD-100A8X,
you may adjust the operating frequency by the
[
UP
]
/
[
DWN
]
buttons on the microphone.
4. Press the
[
F
]
button followed by the
[
VOX/STO
]
button to engage automatic activation of the
transmitter when you close the CW key. The
“ ” icon will appear in the display.
5. When you close your CW key, the transmitter
will automatically be activated, and the CW car-
rier will be transmitted. When your release the
key, transmission will cease after a brief delay.
The delay time is user-programmable, per the
discussion on page 48.
CW MODE OPERATION
[
F
]
button
[
MAIN DIAL
]
knob
[
KEYER
]
button
[
BAND
TT
TT
T
]
/
[
BAND
SS
SS
S
]
button
[
MODE
TT
TT
T
]
/
[
MODE
SS
SS
S
]
button
[
VOX/STO
]
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.