Operation Manual

Page 22 FT-450D OPERATION MANUAL
MY BANDS OPERATION
The “My Bands” feature allows you to select several Amateur bands, and make only those bands available for
selection via the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons.
This feature can be very useful in a contest, where the 10/18/24 MHz band are not used, or if you do not have
antennas for some bands.
MY BANDS SETUP
1. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
2. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “MY BAND”.
3. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
4. Press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons to choose
a band you wish to skip (omit) from the band se-
lection loop.
5. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select “OFF”, and
then press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob.
NOTE
The “OFF” selection sets the selected band to be
skipped, while the “ON” selection sets the selected
band to be included in the band-selection list.
6. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to select/deselect as
many bands as you like.
NOTE
The GEN (General Band) and the current band
cannot be skipped.
8. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
MY BANDS OPERATION
Press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
buttons to choose the
Amateur band on which you wish to operate. Only
those Amateur bands that have not been skipped will
appear as you scroll through the bands.
NOTE
If you want to recall an operating band which has
been set to my band “OFF”, Press the [F] button,
then press the
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button until
the desired band appears.
RECEIVING
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
[
BAND
]
/
[
BAND
]
button
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