Operation Manual

Page 38 FT DX 9000D OPERATION MANUAL
REAR PANEL
KEY
This 1/4-inch gold-plated phone jack accepts a CW
key or keyer paddle. A 2-contact plug cannot be used
in this jack. Key-up voltage is +5 V, and key-down
current is 1 mA. Plug wiring is shown on page 16, and
this jack may be configured for keyer, “Bug,” “straight
key,” or computer keying interface operation via Menu
item “MODE-CW 043 R-KEYER TYPE” (see page
135).
CAT
This 9-pin serial DB-9 jack allows external computer
control of the FT DX 9000D. Connect a serial cable
here and to the RS-232C COM port on your personal
computer (no external interface is required).
GND
Use this terminal to connect the transceiver to a good
earth ground, for safety and optimum performance. Use
a large diameter, short braided cable for making ground
connections, and please refer to page 13 for other notes
about proper grounding.
COM
Connect a GPS receiver capable of supplying NMEA
data (not supplied) to this jack. When you connect the
GPS receiver to this jack, the FT DX 9000D will auto-
matically set your current location automatically into
the “World Map” page of the TFT monitor.
KEY BOARD
Connect your keyboard (not supplied) to one of these
jacks in accordance with your keyboard type (“USB”
or “PS/2”) to use the Smart Memory Card for storage
of logbook data, and for input of your location when
setting up the World Clock.
AUDIO OUT
This terminal is for future expansion of the
transceiver’s capabilities. It is designed for connec-
tion to a computer’s sound card input, but at this time
it is not supported.
AUDIO IN
This terminal is for future expansion of the
transceiver’s capabilities. It is designed for connec-
tion to a computer’s sound card output, but at this
time it is not supported.
DISPLAY
Connect an external monitor (not supplied) to this jack.
An external monitor makes TFT display information
available on a much larger screen, for ease of view-
ing.
USB Jack
This jack supports the USB 1.1 protocol, for connec-
tion of a USB keyboard.
Note
Other types of USB-related accessories (other than a
keyboard) are not supported by this jack, and must
not be connected here.