Specifications

Page 46 FT-450 OPERATION MANUAL
SETTING THE KEYER WEIGHT
(
DOT/SPACE:DASH
)
RATIO
The Menu Item “
CWWEIGHTCWWEIGHT
CWWEIGHTCWWEIGHT
CWWEIGHT” may be used to adjust the Weight for the built-in Electronic Keyer. The default
weighting is 3:1 (a dash is three times longer than a dot or space).
1. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “
EXT MNUEXT MNU
EXT MNUEXT MNU
EXT MNU”.
3. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “
ONON
ONON
ON” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon
returns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
7. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “
CWWEIGHTCWWEIGHT
CWWEIGHTCWWEIGHT
CWWEIGHT”.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will change
to blink.
10. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to set the desired
keyer weight value. Available adjustment range
is for a Dot/Space:Dash ratio of “
2.52.5
2.52.5
2.5” - “
4.54.5
4.54.5
4.5” (de-
fault value: “
3.03.0
3.03.0
3.0”).
(You may press the
[
HOME/RCL
]
button to reset
the keyer weight value to the factory default.)
11. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon
returns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
save the new setting and return to normal opera-
tion.
USING THE BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC KEYER
SELECTING THE KEYER PADDLE
’
S WIRING CONFIGURATION
You may select “normal” or “reverse” paddle polarity via Menu Item “
CW KEYCW KEY
CW KEYCW KEY
CW KEY”. The default setting is “normal”,
whereby the “Tip” connection on the key plug is “Dot” and the “Ring” connection is “Dash”.
[
HOME/RCL
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
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To change the paddle polarity:
1. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “
EXT MNUEXT MNU
EXT MNUEXT MNU
EXT MNU”.
3. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “
ONON
ONON
ON” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon
returns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
7. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “
CW KEYCW KEY
CW KEYCW KEY
CW KEY”.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-
ing.
10. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to set the “
REVREV
REVREV
REV” (de-
fault: “
NORNOR
NORNOR
NOR”).
(You may Press the
[
HOME/RCL
]
button to re-
set the paddle polarity to the factory default.)
11. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon
returns to appear continuously.
12. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
[
HOME/RCL
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
CW MODE OPERATION