Specifications

Page 14 FT-897 OPERATING MANUAL
FRONT PANEL CONTROL & SWITCHES
Multi Function Row “b”
(
MFb
) [
MW, SKIP, TAG
]
[
A
]
Key: MW
Press and hold in the
[
A
](
MW
)
key for one second to transfer the contents of the VFO into a Memory register.
[
B
]
Key: SKIP
Press the
[
B
](
SKIP
)
key to designate the current Memory channel to be “skipped” during scanning.
[
C
]
Key: TAG
Press the
[
C
](
TAG
)
key to select the display type (Frequency or Alpha-numeric Tag) during Memory operation.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
Multi Function Row “c”
(
MFc
) [
STO, RCL, PROC
]
[
A
]
Key: STO
Press the
[
A
](
STO
)
key to store the contents of the VFO into the QMB (Quick Memory Bank) register.
[
B
]
Key: RCL
Press the
[
B
](
RCL
)
key to recall the QMB Memory.
[
C
]
Key: PROC
Press the
[
C
](
PROC
)
key to activate the speech processor for SSB and AM transmission.
Press and hold in the
[
C
](
PROC
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-074
[
PROC LEVEL
]
(for setting the
compression level of the AF Speech Processor).
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
Multi Function Row “d”
(
MFd
) [
RPT, REV, VOX
]
[
A
]
Key: RPT
Press the
[
A
](
RPT
)
key to select the direction of the uplink frequency shift (+, –, or simplex) during FM repeater
operation.
Press and hold in the
[
A
](
RPT
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-076
[
RPT SHIFT
]
(for setting the shift
frequency offset).
[
B
]
Key: REV
Press the
[
B
](
REV
)
key to reverse the transmit and receive frequencies while working through a repeater.
[
C
]
Key: VOX
Press the
[
C
](
VOX
)
key enable the VOX (voice-operated transmitter switching system) in the SSB, AM, and FM modes.
Press and hold in the
[
C
](
VOX
)
key for one second to recall Menu Mode No-088
[
VOX GAIN
]
(for setting the VOX gain
level).
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
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The
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
, and
[
C
]
keys select many of the most impor-
tant operating features of the transceiver. When you press
the
[
F
]
key, then rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob, the cur-
rent function of that key will appear above each of the
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
, and
[
C
]
keys (along the bottom of the LCD). You may
scroll the display through 17 rows of functions available for
use via the
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
, and
[
C
]
keys.
BATT-B
BATT-A
FDIAL
MEM/VFO CH
Multi Function Row “a”
(
MFa
) [
A/B, A=B, SPL
]
[
A
]
Key: A/B
Press the [A](A/B) key to switch between VFO-A and VFO-B on the display.
[
B
]
Key: A=B
Press the
[
B
](
A=B
)
key to copy the contents of Main VFO to be copied into the Sub VFO, so that the two VFO’s
contents will be identical.
[
C
]
Key: SPL
Press the
[
C
](
SPL
)
key to activate Split frequency operation between VFO-A and VFO-B.
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]
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[
A
][
B
][
C
]