Operation Manual

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FT-991 OperaTing Manual
checking the cW MeMory contentS
1. Be sure that Break-in is still turned “Off” by
[
BK-IN
]
on the LCD.
2. Touch
[
MONI
]
on the LCD to enable the CW moni-
tor.
3. Touch
[
CH1
]
-
[
CH5
]
on the LCD or press the
FH-2
[
1
]
-
[
5
]
key, whichever memory you just recorded
in. You will hear the message played in the sidetone
monitor, but no RF energy will be transmitted.
on-the-Air cW MeSSAge plAybAck
1. Touch
[
BK-IN
]
on the LCD to enable transmission.
Either Full- or Semi-break-in will be engaged, de-
pending on the setting of Menu item “
056 CW BK-
IN TYPE
”.
2. Touch
[
CH1
]
-
[
CH5
]
on the LCD or press the
FH-2
[
1
]
-
[
5
]
key, depending on which CW Memory Reg-
ister message you wish to transmit. The programmed
message will be transmitted on the air.
note:
If you subsequently decide to use the “Text Memory”
technique for memory storage, please note that a mes-
sage stored using keyer paddle input will not be trans-
ferred over when you select “Text Memory technique”
on a particular memory register (the Menu Mode Setting
is set to “
TEXT
”).
conteSt MeMory keyer
MeSSAge MeMory progrAMMing
(
uSing your pAddle
)
1. Set the operating mode to CW.
2. Set
[
BK-IN
]
on the LCD to “Off”.
3. Set
[
KEYER
]
on the LCD to “On”.
4. Touch
[
MEM
]
on the LCD or press the
[
MEM
]
key
on the
FH-2
. A blinking “
REC
” icon will appear in
the display.
5. Touch
[
CH1
]
through
[
CH5
]
on the LCD or press
any of the
FH-2
keys numbered
[
1
]
through
[
5
]
to
begin the memory storage process, and the “
REC
”
icon will glow steadily.
6. Send the desired message using your keyer paddle.
Advice:
If you do not start keying within ten seconds, the
memory storage process will be cancelled.
7. Touch
[
MEM
]
on the LCD or press the
[
MEM
]
key
on the
FH-2
once more at the end of your message.
Up to 50 characters may be stored in each of the ve
memories.
note:
Care must be exercised when sending to ensure that the
spaces between letters and words are accurately done;
if the timing is off, the spacing may not come out right
in the stored message. For ease in setting up the keyer
memories, we recommend setting Menu item “
012
KEYER TYPE
” to “
ACS
” (Automatic Character Spacing)
while programming the keyer memories.
cw convenience features