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1. B C keys along the bottom of the LCD rotating the SEL knob scrolls the display through eleven rows of functions available for use via the A B C keys The available features are shown in chart below A Key B Key C Key 1 AIB A B SPL Press the A key to switch between VFO A and VFO B on the display Press and hold the B key for 1 2 second to copy the contents of Press the C key to activates Split frequency operation between VFO A and VFO A into the VFO B register so VFO B that the two VFOs contains will be identical 2 MW MC TAG Press and hold the A key for 1 2 second to transfer the contents of the VFO into a Memory register Press the B key to designates the current Memory channel to be skipped during scanning Press the C key to select the display type Frequency or Alpha numeric Tag during Memory operation 3 STO RCL PMS Press the A key to store the contents Press the B key to recall the Press the C key to activates the of the VFO into a QMB register QMB Memory Programmable Memory Scan 4 RPT REV TON Press the A key to select the direction of the uplink frequency shift or simplex during FM repeater operation Press and hold the A key for 1 2 second to recall Menu 42 for setting the shift frequency Press the B key to reverse the transmit and receive frequency while working through a repeater Press the C key t2. frequency memory the indication will appear on the LCD Memory Operation on HOME Channel Memory Four Special one touch Home channels are available for special frequencies you use often Either simplex or split frequency mode data may be stored in the Home channel locations Special Home channels are available for HF any frequency between 1 8 and 29 7 MHz 50 MHz 144 MHz and 480 MHz These memories may prove particularly useful for monitoring propagation beacons providing one touch recall of the beacon frequency for quick checks of band condition HOME Channel Storage 1 Tune the desired frequency and set the operating mode 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row MW MC TAG 3 Press the A MW key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode 4 Press and hold the HOME key for one second This stores the frequency data into the Home channel location 5 If you wish to store a Split frequency pair into the Home channel store the Receive frequency in steps 1 4 above Now set the desired Transmit frequency 6 Once more press the A MW key momentarily Press and hold the microphone s PTT switch while holding the PTT switch again press and hold the HOME key for one second This stores the transmit frequency data into the Home channel location HOME Channel Recall 1 Press t
3. M icon at the right of the frequency display Similarly when offsets the receiving frequency lower than transmit frequency appear the WV icon at the right of the frequency display 4 When the receiving frequency equal transmit frequency Clarifier offset is zero while the Clarifier is activated appear the icon at the right of the frequency display 5 To turn the Clarifier off again press the CLAR switch momentarily 6 To reset the Clarifier offset to zero turn the Clarifier off then turn the DIAL by any amount The Clarifier will reset to zero after the first step of the DIAL IF SHIFT The receiver s IF SHIFT feature is an effective interference reduction tool which allows you to shift the passband response higher or lower without changing the pitch of the incoming signal 1 Press the CLAR switch for one second to activate the IF SHIFT feature A 0 A or Y icon will appears at the right of the frequency display to inform the IF SHIFT s current position 2 Rotate the SEL knob as needed to reduce or eliminate interference 3 To turn the IF SHIFT feature off again press the CLAR switch for one second The last setting of the IF SHIFT control will be retained until you change it again AGC Automatic Gain Control The receiver recovery time constant may be modified to match your operating needs 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operati
4. operation Check out MENU 09 ARTS BEEP on page 85 CW Identifier Setup The ARTS feature includes a CW identifier The radio can be instructed to send DE your callsign K in Morse code every ten minutes during ARTS operation To program the CW IDer use Menu 31 ID as described on page And to activate the CW IDer use Menu 18 CW ID Split Frequency Operation This transceiver provides convenient split frequency operation using the VFO A and VFO B for DX working and other operating situations requiring unique split frequency pairs The example below will describe a split frequency DX situation on the 20 meter band with a DX station transmitting on 14 025 MHz listening 10 kHz higher in the band 1 With the VFO A set to 14 035 00 MHz CW DX station s listening frequency 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row A B A B SPL 3 Pess the A A B key momentarily to VFO B 4 Tune the VFO B frequency to 14 025 00 MHz DX station s transmitting frequency 5 Press the C SPL key momentarily The transceiver will now transmit using the VFO A frequency and will receive using the VFO B frequency The S icon will appear on the display 6 To listen to the pile up calling the DX station so as to align your frequency more closely to that of the station being worked by the DX the VFO B will be tuning in the vicinity of 14 035 MHz and you can zer
5. 18 168 MHz into MRPU 8 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob one click clockwise to recall Operating Function Row STO RCL PMS 9 Press the C PMS key momentarily Tuning and scanning are now limited to the 18 068 18 168 MHz range until you press the V M key to return to memory or VFO operation Scan Resume Choices Scanning operation requires that you have the transceivers audio squelched The transceiver then assumes that the opening of the squelch corresponds to the discovery of a signal you may wish to listen to Once the scan has been halted the transceiver pauses on the signal and stays locked on its frequency for five seconds Thereafter scanning will resume whether or not the other station s transmission has ended The scan resume interval default five second can be select from 3 5 10 seconds and off continuously halted To re start the scanner press the A SCN key twice via Menu 41 RESUME see page Dual Watch Operation Dual Watch is similar in some respects to scanning In Dual Watch however the transceiver monitors squelched on the VFO A frequency while periodically checking VFO B for activity or vice versa A typical example might be for you to set VFO A to 50 110 MHz watching for DX stations who might call CQ on that frequency while periodically checking 28 885 MHz for stations reporting band openings on 6 meters To activate Dual Watch 1 Set up trans
6. ACC Jack This 8 pin mini DIN jack is used for interfacing to a personal computer for control of this transceiver using the CAT System It is also used for Transceiver to Transceiver Cloning 6 ANT Jack Connect your HF and or 50 MHz antenna s 50 Q coaxial cable to this M type SO 239 connector In its default setting this jack does not function on 50 144 430 MHz bands If you want to enable this jack on 50 144 430 MHz bands recall and changes the Menu 07 settings FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Operation Turning the Transceiver On and Off 1 To turn the transceiver on press and hold the PWR switch for one second 2 To turn the transceiver off again press and hold the PWR switch for one second Supply Voltage Display When you turn on the transceiver the dc supply voltage is indicated on the upper right corner of the LCD for two seconds After this interval the display will resume its normal indication of the operating mode VFOa VFOb or Memory Channel Number To view the supply voltage at any time during operation 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob to select Operating Function Row CHG VLT DSP on the display 2 Press the B VLT key momentarily to display the supply voltage on the upper right corner of the LCD 3 To cancel the supply voltage display again press the B VLT key Operating Band Selection This transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range over which a number of
7. Function Row MW MC TAG Press the C TAG key xs ie sa oe 13 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL momentarily to activate the alpha numeric Tag Repeatedly press this key will toggle operation between Frequency display and Tag display Note You can recall the Menu 35 MEM TAG instantly by press and hold the C TAG key for one second Spectrum Scope Operation The Spectrum Scope allows viewing of operating activity on 5 channels above and 5 channels below the current operating channel in the VFO mode The display indicates the relative signal strength on channels immediately adjacent to the current operating frequency Two basic operating modes for Spectrum Scope are available CONT In this mode the transceiver sweeps the current band repeatedly until the Spectrum Scope is turned off CHK In this mode the transceiver sweeps the current band one cycle every 10 seconds Setting the Spectrum Scope Mode 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 43 SCOPE 3 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired sweep mode see above 4 When you have made your selection press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Activate the Spectrum Scope 1 Set the transceiver to the VFO mode in the desired band 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row SSM
8. Press the F key momentarily then then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row VOX BK KYR Press the B BK key as needed to activate Semi Break In operation The lt q icon will appears at the right of the BK indicate The CW hang time can be adjusted using Menu 17 CW DELAY To adjust the CW hang time 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 17 CW DELAY 3 Rotate the DIAL to select a longer or shorter delay time default 250 ms This transceiver was not designed for full QSK operation the minimum setting of this Menu CW DELAY will be very close to full break in performance FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 4 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To practice your CW sending press the B BK key to disappear the lt icon Now pressing the key will cause the CW sidetone to be heard but your radio will not be transmitting a signal on the air You can adjust the CW sidetone volume level via Menu 44 SIDETONE To adjust the CW sidetone volume level 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 44 SIDETONE 3 Rotate the DIAL to select a new level on the arbitrary scale of 0 100 the default value is 50 4 When done press and hold th
9. SCH ART 3 Press the A SSM key momentarily to start the Spectrum Scope 4 When the Spectrum Scope is in operation the relative signal strength of stations on channels immediately adjacent to the current frequency will be indicated on the display 5 To disable the Spectrum Scope press the A SSM key once more Note The receiver s audio output and S meter are disabled when using the Spectrum Scope Smart Search Operation The Smart Search feature automatically stores frequencies where activity is encountered on the current band When Smart Search is engaged the transceiver quickly searches above your current frequency storing active frequencies as it goes without stopping on them even momentarily These frequencies are stored in a special Smart Search memory bank consisting of 50 memories This feature available on the FM and AM modes This feature is especially helpful when traveling as you can instantly store active FM repeater frequencies without having to look up the frequencies in a reference book 1 Set the SQL knob to the point where background noise is silenced A typical setting for effective Smart Search operation will be at 12 o clock or slightly clockwise from this position 2 Set the VFO frequency on which you wish to begin the search the Smart Search feature is available on the VFO mode only 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row
10. SSM SCH ART 4 Now press the B SCH key momentarily the blinking SRCH appear on the LCD and the transceiver will sweep upward on the current band loading channels on which it encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch 5 All channels where activity is present up to 50 channels will be loaded into the Smart Search memories Whether or not all 50 memories are filled the search will stop after one sweep 6 Now youcan turn the SEL knob to select the Smart Search memories 7 To disable Smart Search operation press the B SCH key momentarily 14 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Note These memories are so called soft memories they will be lost if you initiate a new Smart Search sweep of the band Scanning Operation This transceiver contains a wide variety of scanning capabilities Whether you are in the VFO mode or one of the memory modes scanning operation is fundamentally identical in all configurations but with the following differences O Inthe VFO mode scanning causes the transceiver to sweep up or down the band pausing or halting on any signal encountered O Inthe Memory mode the scanner will scan the programmed memories and can be instructed to skip certain memories during scanning O In the Programmable Memory Scan PMS mode the scanner will scan the band within user programmed frequency limits Scanning Operation 1 Set the SQL knob to the point where background noise is silen
11. knob momentarily to initiate callsign storing appear the under bar on the first character of the callsign 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first character number letter or symbol in the name you with to store then rotate the SEL knob clockwise to move to the next character 5 Again rotate the DIAL knob to select the next number letter or symbol then rotate the SEL knob clockwise to move to the next character s slot 6 Repeat step 5 as many times as necessary to complete the name tag for the memory 7 Press the SEL knob to save the A N Alpha Numeric name and exit Menu Item 36 MIC KEY Function Enable disable the CW keying by the microphone s UP DWN keys Available Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON press the microphone s UP key to send a dot and press the microphone s DWN key to send a dash while built in electronic keyer operation Menu Item 37 MIC SCAN Function Enable disable the scanner by the microphone s UP DWN keys Available Values OFF ON Default ON Menu Item 38 OP FILTER Function Enable the CW signal path via the optional CW N filter or enable the AM signal path via the optional AM filter Available Values OF F SSB CW Default OFF When the optional filter is installed this Menu Item set to the corresponding value Menu Item 39 PKT MIC Function Adjust the audio input level from the TNC during 1200 bps Packet operation 20
12. the 144 MHz and 430 MHz 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row IPO ATT NAR on the display 2 Press the B ATT key to activate the Attenuator The lt icon will appears at the right of the ATT indicate 3 Press the B ATT key once more to switch the Attenuator out of the receiver front end circuit AM FM DIAL In the AM and FM modes the DIAL knob is locked out via Menu setting so as to allow channelized tuning on these modes To adjust the operating frequency rotate the SEL knob If you wish to enable the DIAL for tuning in the AM and FM modes change the setting of Menu 04 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the SEL knob to recall Menu 04 AM amp FM DL Rotate the DIAL knob to set this feature AM amp FM DL to ENABLE Press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Automatic Power Off Feature The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the transceiver off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity The available selections for the time before power off are 1 6 hours as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to r
13. to recall Menu 38 for Enable disable the optional filter 8 NB AGC Press the A key to activate the Press the B key to select the receiver s IF noise Blanker recovery time FAST SLOW or AUTO for the receiver s AGC system 9 PWR MTR Press the A key to select the Press the B key to select the transmitter power output level LOW 1 display function of the meter in Low 2 Low 3 or HIGH the transmit mode Power ALC SWR or MOD indication 10 VOX BK KYR Press the A key to enable the VOX Press the B key to activate CW Press the C key to activate the built in voice operated transmitter switching Break in operation Electronic Keyer system in the SSB AM and FM modes Press and hold the B key for 1 2 Press and hold the C key for 1 2 second to second to recall Menu 17 for recall Menu 21 for setting the Keyer Press and hold the A key for 1 2 setting the CW Delay time speed second to recall Menu 51 for setting the VOX Gain level 11 CHG VTL DSP Press the A key to initiate the battery Press the B key to display the Press the C key to switches display charging current battery voltage between Large Character and Small Press and hold the A key for 1 2 second to recall Menu 11 for selecting the Charging period Character mode The Operating Function number in this column does not appear on the LCD 10 BAND DWN BAND UP Key Pressing one of these keys momentarily will
14. Auto Power Off time time before power goes off Available Values OFF 1h 6h Default OFF Menu Item 09 ARTS BEEP Function Select the ARTS beep mode Available Values OFF RANGE ALL 17 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Default RANGE OFF No alert beeps sound you must look at the display to determine current ARTS status RANGE A high tone beep will sound when the transceiver first detects that you are within range and a low beep will sound when the other station goes out of range ALL A high tone beep will sound every time a polling transmission is received from the other station and a low beep will sound once when the other station goes out of range Menu Item 10 BACKLIGHT Function Select the LCD lamp mode Available Values OFF ON AUTO Default AUTO OFF Disable the LCD lamp ON Hluminates the LCD lamp continuously AUTO Hluminates the LCD lamp for five second when any key is pressed Menu Item 11 BATT CHG Function Select the battery charging time Available Values 6 8 10 h Default 10 h Menu Item 12 BEEP FREQ Function Select the beep frequency Available Values 440 880 Hz Default 880 Hz Menu Item 13 BEEP VOL Function Select the beep volume Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 14 CAT RATE Function Set the transceiver s circuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used Available Values 4800 9600 38400 bps Default 4800 bps Menu Item 15 COLOR Function Select the illumi
15. FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 40 PKT RATE Function Set the transceiver s circuitry for the Packet baud rate to be used Available Values 1200 9600 bps Default 1200 bps Menu Item 41 RESUME Function Set the delay time for scanner Available Values OF F 3 5 10 sec Default 5 sec When this Menu Item set to OFF the scanner stops continuously until press again the SCAN key Menu Item 42 RPT SHIFT Function Set the magnitude of the Repeater Shift Available Values 0 99 99 MHz Default Depends on transceiver version Menu Item 43 SCOPE Function Select the Spectrum Scope mode Available Values CONT CHK Default CONT CONT The Spectrum Scope sweeps continuously CHK The Spectrum Scope sweeps one cycle every 10 seconds Menu Item 44 SIDETONE Function Adjust the CW sidetone volume level Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 45 SQL RF G Function Select the operation of the front panel s SQL RF knob Available Values RF GAIN SQL Default Depends on transceiver version Menu Item 46 SSB MIC Function Adjust the microphone gain level for the SSB mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 47 SSB STEP Function Select the tuning step for the SEL knob on the SSB mode Available Values 1 2 5 5 kHz Default 2 5 kHz Menu Item 48 TONE FREQ Function Setting the CTCSS Tone Frequency Available Values 50 Sta
16. Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 21 CW SPEED 3 Press the SEL knob to select between cpm and wpm 4 Rotate the DIAL knob while sending to set the desired sending speed 5 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The CW hang time CW sidetone volume level and CW sidetone pitch may all be adjusted as described previously The Dot Dash weight ratio may be adjusted via Menu 22 CW WEIGHT To adjust the Dot Dash weight ratio 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 22 CW WEIGHT 3 Rotate the DIAL knob while sending to set the desired weight 4 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation You may select normal or reverse the paddle polarity via Menu 19 CW PADDLE When this feature The default setting for this feature is NOMAL To change the paddle polarity 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 19 CW PADDLE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select a new setting 9 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 4 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation You also can adjust the CW sidetone volume and pitch via Menu Item described previously FM Transmission Basic Setup Ope
17. ase the PTT switch to return to receive mode 4 Ifthe ALC meter is too high or too low you may need to reset the Microphone Gain FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to recall Menu 46 SSB MIC 3 Close the PTT switch and while speaking into the microphone rotate the DIAL until the proper ALC indication is achieved on voice peaks 4 When done press and hold the F key to save the new setting for the Microphone Gain VOX Operation The VOX system provides automatic transmit receive switching based on voice input to the microphone With the VOX system enabled you do not need to press the PTT switch in order to transmit 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row VOX BK KYR on the display 2 Press the A VOX key to activate the VOX circuitly The lt icon will appears at the right of the VOX indicate 3 Without pressing the PTT switch speak into the microphone in a normal voice level When you start speaking the transmitter should be activated automatically When you finish skeaking the transceiver should return to the receive mode after a short delay 4 To cancel VOX and return to PTT operation again press the A VOX key The lt lt icon is disappeared 5 The VOX Gain may be adjusted so as to prevent accidental transmitter activation in a noisy e
18. ation In this situation you will observe the indicator on the display The transmitter frequency will be shifted down by a default value so as to access the repeater input frequency If your repeater uses a positive shift instead of negative press the A RPT key again the indicator will replace the indicator on the display If the default repeater shifts is not appropriate for your area it may be set independently for each band To change the repeater shifts 1 Press and hold the A RPT key for one second This instantly recalls Menu 42 RPT SHFT 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift frequency 3 When done press and hold the A RPT key for one second so save the new setting and exit to normal operation Press the C TON key to activate the CTCSS tone encoder to repeater access tone One press of the C TON key will activate the CTCSS tone encoder In this situation you will observe the T indicator on the display If the default repeater access tone are not appropriate for your area it also may be set independently for each band To change the repeater access tone 1 Press and hold the C TON key for one second This instantly recalls Menu 48 TONE FREQ 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired CTCSS frequency 3 When done press and hold the C TON key for one second so save the new setting and exit to normal operation Set the transceiver s rec
19. cause the frequency to be moved up or down by one Frequency Band The selections are available are 1 8 MHz 3 5 MHz 7 0 MHz 10 MHz 14 MHz 15 MHz 18 MHz 24 MHz 28 MHz 50 MHz 88 MHz 108 MHz 144 MHz 430 MHz 1 8 MHz 11 MODE lt MODE P Key Pressing one of these keys momentarily will cause the operating mode The selections are available are USB LSB CW CWR AM DIG PKT USB 12 HOME Key Pressing this key momentarily to recalls a favorite Home frequency memory 13 SEL Knob FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL This detented rotary switch is used for many tuning Memory selection and Function selection for the A B C keys of the transceiver 14 CLAR Key Press this key momentarily to activate the Receiver Classifier feature When this feature is activated the SEL knob is used to set a tuning offset of up to 9 99 kHz Press and hold this key for 1 2 second to activate the IF Shift feature which allows you to use the SEL knob to adjust the center frequency of the IF filter s passband response 15 ANT Jack Connect the supplied 50 144 430 MHz rubber flex antenna or another antenna presenting a 50Q impedance In its default setting this jack does not function on HF band If you want to enable this jack on HF band recall and changes the Menu 07 settings Side Panel Switch amp Connectors 1 MIC Jack Connect the supplied MH 31 Hand Microp
20. ced A typical setting for effective scanning operation will be at 12 o olock or slightly clockwise from this position 2 Set the transceiver into the operating configuration in which you wish to scan VFO or Memory PMS describe later 8 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row SCN PRI DW 3 Press the A SCN key momentarily to start upward scan toward higher frequencies or higher memory channel numbers You may also press and hold in either the UP or DWN key on the microphone for second to initiate upward or downward scanning respectively if Menu 37 MIN SCAN set to ON Rotate the DIAL knob counterclockwise to toggle the scanning direction downward 5 The scanner will now cause the transceiver to increment in the chosen direction until a signal is detected When a signal is encountered which opens the Squelch the scanner will pause until the signal disappears at the end of the other station s transmission at which point the scanner will resume While the transceiver is in the Pause condition the decimal points in the frequency display area will blink See Scan Resume Choices on page for details of how to customize the resumption of scanning 6 Press the PTT switch on the microphone to cancel scanning Scan Skip Programming Memory Mode Only Among the memories you have programmed there may be some stations which you do not wish t
21. different operating modes are used Therefore this transceiver s frequency coverage has been divided into different operating band each of with has its own ore set channel steps and operating modes You can change the channel steps and operating mode later of course per the next section To change the operating bands press either the BAND DWN or BAND UP Key to move to the next higher or lower operating band respectively 1 8 MHz 3 5 MHz 7 0 MHz 10 MHz 14 MHz 15 MHz 18 MHz 24 MHz 28 MHz 50 MHz 88 MHz 108 MHz 144 MHz 430 MHz 1 8 MHz Mode Selection Press either MODE lt 4 or MODE P key to move among the eight settings for the operating modes respectively USB LSB amp CW amp CWR AM amp DIG PKT amp USB Adjusting the Audio Volume Level Rotate the AF knob to set a comfortable listening level Note 1 When operating in the DIG or PKT modes you may set the AF knob to any comfortable setting or even all the way off because the output from the DATA jack is a fixed level audio signal Note 2 Start with the AF knob set fully counter clockwise especially when using FM the background noise on FM can be surprisingly loud Setting the Operating Frequency 1 In the SSB CW DIG modes rotate the DIAL knob to set the frequency Clockwise rotation of the DIAL increase the operating frequency 2 In the AM FM PKT modes rotate the SEL knob t
22. e F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation You also can adjust the CW sidetone pitch using Menu 20 CW PITCH This adjustment also controls the BFO offset actual pitch of your transmitted signal relative to your current receive frequency To adjust the CW sidetone pitch 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 20 CW PITCH 3 Rotate the DIAL to select a new pitch tone BFO offset The available offset range is 300 1000 Hz default value is 700 Hz 4 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Operation using Built in Electronic Keyer The built in Electronic Keyer provides a convenient method of generating CW The Electronic Keyer includes weight and speed adjustment 1 2 3 4 Connect your keyer paddle s cable to the KEY jack on the rear panel of the transceiver Press the MODE lt MODE P key as needed to select the CW CW CWR mode Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row VOX BK KYR Press the C KYR key to activate the Electronic Keyer The icon will appears at the right of the KTR indicate The Keyer speed may be adjusted using Menu 21 CW SPEED To adjust the Keyer speed 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2
23. ecall Menu 08 APO TIME 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time period after which the radio will automatically shut down 4 Press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Once you have programmed a time interval the APO countdown timer will start whenever some front panel action tuning transmission etc ends When activate the APO appear the TIMER icon at the center bottom on the LCD If there is no action by you within the time interval programmed the microprocessor will shut down the radio automatically Just press and hold the PWR switch for one second to turn it back on as usual See Transmitter Operation SSB Transmission Basic Setup Operation 1 Press the MODE lt MODE P key so to select the SSB LSB USB mode If you are operating on the 10 MHz or lower bands to select the LSB mode If you are operating on the 14 MHz or higher bands to select the USB mode 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row PWR MTR on the display then press the B MTR key to select the ALC meter function appear alc at the right side of the MTR icon 3 Press the microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone in a normal voice while watching the meter The ideal audio input level to the transmitter from the microphone will cause segment of indication on the ALC meter Rele
24. eiver to the repeater output downlink frequency Close the PTT switch and speak into the microphone You will observe that the transmitted frequency has shifted according to the setting of the A RPT key with a low level CTCSS tone Release the PTT switch to return to the Receive mode FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 9 With repeater shift activated you can temporarily reverse the transmit and receive frequencies by pressing the B REV key The icon will blinks while Reverse shift is activated Press the B REV key again to revert to the Normal shift direction 10 When finish a repeater operation set the repeater shift to simplex by pressing A RPT key and disable the CTCSS tone encoder by pressing C TON key 11 On many transceiver versions the Automatic Repeater Shift ARS feature is enabled at the factory This feature automatically activates the appropriate repeater shift when you are operating inside the designated 144 MHz or 430 MHz FM repeater sub bands in your country If you wish to change the settings for the ARS use Menu 01 144 ARS or Menu 02 430 ARS see page If your local repeaters need a 1750 Hz burst tone for access typically in Europe press and hold the HOME key to transmit the burst tone CTCSS Encoder and Tone Squelch Operation Many repeaters require a CTCSS Encode or 1750 Hz Burst Tone in order for the repeater to be activated The CTCSS Tone Squelch feature CTCSS Decode
25. ffset during DIG USER L or USER U mode operation Available Values 3000 3000 Hz Default 0 Hz Menu Item 28 EMERGENCY USA Version only Function Enable Tx Rx operation on the Alaska Emergency Channel 5167 5 kHz Available Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz will be enabled To get to this frequency use the SEL knob to navigate the Alaska Emergency Channel will be found between the Memory channel M PU and M 001 Note Use of this frequency is restricted to amateurs operating in or within 92 6 km of the U S State of Alaska and it is to be used for emergency communications only involving the immediate protection of life or property Menu Item 29 FM MIC Function Adjust the microphone gain level for the FM mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 30 FM STEP Function Select the tuning step for the SEL knob on the FM mode Available Values 5 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 kHz Default 5 kHz depends on operating band and transceiver version Menu Item 31 ID Function Store the CE identifier callsign Up to eight characters may be stored The storage procedure is as follows 19 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 1 Press the SEL knob momentarily to initiate callsign storing appear the under bar on the first character of the callsign 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of your calls
26. fii FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Front Panel Control amp Switches 1 PWR Switch Press and hold in the PWR switch for one second to turn to the transceiver on or off 2 AF Knob This inner VOL knob adjusts the receiver audio volume level presented to the speaker or external speaker Clockwise rotation increases the volume level 3 SQL RF Knob In the USA version this outer SQL RF knob adjust the gain of the receiver s RF and IF stage Using Menu Selection 45 this control may be changed to function as a Squelch control which may be used to silence background noise when no signal is present In the other versions its default setting is squelch control 4 LOCK Key Pressing this key locks the so as to prevent accidental frequency change 5 VIM Key Pressing this key switches frequency control between the VFO and Memory System 6 TRANSMIT BUSY Indicator This LED glows green when the squelch open and turns red during transmit 7 MAIN DIAL This is the main tuning dial for the transceiver It is used both for frequency tuning as well as Menu setting in the transceiver 8 F Key Pressing this key to changes the SEL knob which is selecting the FUNC key functions Press and hold this key for one second to activate the menu function 9 FUNC Keys These three keys select many of the most important operating features of the transceiver When pressing the F key the current function of that key appears above each of the A
27. he HOME key momentarily to recall the Home Channel on the band group where you currently are operating HF 50 MHz 144 MHz or 430 MHz The HOME will appear on the display 2 Press the HOME key once more to return to the previously used frequency either a VFO frequency or a memory channel Memory Mode Accessory Labeling Memory You may wish to append an alpha numeric Tag label to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the channel s intended use such as a club name etc This is easily accomplished using the Menu mode Recall the memory channel onto which you wish to appended a label Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the SEL knob to recall Menu 35 MEM TAG Press the SEL knob to enable the programming of the label Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first character number letter or symbol in the name you with to store then rotate the SEL knob clockwise to move to the next character 6 Again rotate the DIAL knob to select the next number letter or symbol then rotate the SEL knob clockwise to move to the next character s slot 7 Repeat step 6 as many times as necessary to complete the name tag for the memory then press and hold the F key for one second to save the A N Alpha Numeric name entry and exit to normal operation During MR Memory Recall operation press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating
28. his transceiver can be set the sending speed by two units wpm ward per minutes or cpm character per minutes but does not independently To switch the units between wpm and cpm just press the SEL knob Menu Item 22 CW WEIGHT Function Set the Dot Dash ratio for the built in electronic keyer Available Values 1 2 5 1 4 5 Default 1 3 0 Menu Item 23 DCS CODE Function Setting the DCS code Available Values 104 Standard DCS codes Default 023 Menu Item 24 DIG DISP Function Define the displayed frequency offset during DIG USER L or USER U mode operation Available Values 3000 3000 Hz Default 0 Hz Menu Item 25 DIG MIC Function Adjust the audio input level from the equipment such as TU or PSK 31 sound board during DIG mode operation Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 26 DIG MODE Function Select the mode and sideband if applicable in the DIG mode Available Values RTTY PSK31 L PSK31 U USER L USER U Default RTTY RTTY AFSK RTTY operation on the LSB mode PSK31 L PSK 31 operation on the LSB mode PSK31 U PSK 31 operation on the USB mode USER L User programmed costume operation based on LSB mode USER U User programmed costume operation based on USB mode In the USER L and USER U modes determine the display frequency offset and carrier frequency offset by menu Item 24 DIG DISP and 27 DIG SHIFT Menu Item 27 DIG SHIFT Function Define the carrier frequency o
29. hone 2 SP PH Jack This 3 5 mm 2 pin jack provides variable audio output for an external speaker 4Q 16Q impedance or Earphone This audio level varies according to the setting of the front panel s AF knob Important Note When insert the Earphone plug into this jack the slide SP PH switch located on the right side of this jack MUST BE slide to the PH position to prevent the injure your ear 3 SP PH Switch If you use the Earphone with this transceiver move this switch to the PH position before inserting the Earphone plug into the SP PH Jack to prevent the injure your ear Rear Panel Connectors 1 INPUT 13 8V Jack This is the DC power supply connection for the transceiver when operate the transceiver external power supply Use the supplied DC cable to connect this jack to the car battery or base station DC power supply which must be capable of supplying at least 2A 8 16 VDC This jack is also use the battery charging for the optional FNB 72 battery pack 2 GND Terminal For best performance and safety this Ground lug should be connected to a good earth ground using a short heavy braided cable 3 KEY Jack This 3 5 mm 3 pin jack is used for connection to a CW keyer paddle or a straight key 4 DATA Jack This 6 pin mini DIN jack accepts AFSK or FSK input from a Terminal Node Controller TNC or Terminal Unit TU it also provides fixed level Receiver Audio Output Push To Talk PTT and ground lines 5
30. ign then rotate the SEL knob one click clockwise to save the first letter number and move to the next entry position 3 Repeat the previous step as necessary to complete your callsign 4 Press the SEL knob to save your completed callsign and exit Default YAESU Menu Item 32 LOCK MODE Function Select the operation of the front panel s LOCK key Available Values DIAL FREQ PANEL Default DIAL DIAL Lock DIAL knob only FREQ Locks front panel keys and knobs which is regarding the frequency controls such as BAND DWN BAND UP key A A B key Etc PANEL Locks all front keys and knobs except PWR key and LOCK key Menu Item 33 MAIN STEP Function Setting pd DIAL speed Available Values FINE COARSE Default FINE You may choose between two speeds for the DIAL knob Selecting COARSE cuts the tuning rate in half compared to the default value Menu Item 34 MEM GROUP Function Enable disable the memory group feature Available Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON the 200 standard memory channels are partitioned into ten Memory Groups each holding up to 20 memory channels Menu Item 35 MEM TAG Function Store Alpha Numeric Tags for the memory channels Up to eight characters may be stored The storage procedure is as follows 1 Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label 2 Recall this Menu Item Menu 35 MEM TAG 3 Press the SEL
31. lt into your transceiver and operation is very similar to that just described for CTCSS 1 Set the desired DCS code via Menu 23 DCS CODE 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row RPT REV TON 3 Press the C TON key three thimes to activate the DCS Encoder Decoder the DCS icon will appear on the display The receiver will remain muted until a matching DCS code is received on an incoming signal 4 Press the C TON key once to cancel the DCS the DCS icon icons will disappear ARTS Auto Range Transpond System Operation The ARTS system uses DCS signaling to inform you when you and another ARTS equipped station are within communications range 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row SSM SCH ART 2 Press the C ART key to activate the ARTS 3 Your display will change to out range to indicate the beginning of ARTS operation Every 15 seconds your radio will transmit a polling call to the other station m that station responds with its ARTS polling signal your display will change to i 10 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL range to confirm his response 4 To cancel ARTS operation press the C ART key again the out range or in range will disappear from the LCD The ARTS feature offers a choice of beep options to alert you to the current status of ARTS
32. lue or condition for the Menu Item Press the HOME key momentarily reset its setting to the default When you have made your selection press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to the normal operation Menu Item 01 144 ARS Function Activate deactivate the Automatic Repeater Shift when operating on the 144 MHz band Available Values OFF ON Default ON depends on transceiver version Menu Item 02 430 ARS Function Activate deactivate the Automatic Repeater Shift when operating on the 430 MHz band Available Values OFF ON Default ON depends on transceiver version Menu Item 03 9600 MIC Function Adjust the audio input level from the TNC during 9600 bps Packet operation Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 04 AM amp FM DL Function Enabling disabling the DIAL knob on the AM and FM mode Available Values ENABLE DISABLE Default DISABLE Menu Item 05 AM MIC Function Adjust the microphone gain level for the AM mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Menu Item 06 AM STEP Function Select the tuning step for the SEL knob on the AM mode Available Values 2 5 5 9 10 12 5 25kHz Default 5 kHz depends on transceiver version Menu Item 07 ANTENNA Function Select the antenna connector to be used on operating band Available Values FRONT REAR Default HF REAR 50 144 430 MHz FRONT Menu Item 08 APO TIME Function Select the
33. mit and receive operation on VFO A establishing your primary monitoring frequency Set up the frequency to be checked periodically on VFO B 2 Recall VFO A then rotate the SQL control until the background noise is just silenced 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row SCN PRI DW p 16 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Press the C DW key momentarily to activate Dual Watch operation the DW icon will appears at the bottom left corner on the LCD The transceiver will continue to monitor squelched on the current VFO A frequency but every five seconds will switch briefly to VFO B frequency looking for activity If a station is detected on the VFO B frequency the transceiver will pause on the VFO B frequency blink the decimal points Press the C DW key again to cancel Dual Watch operation DW icon will disappear Note that pressing the PTT switch on the microphone does not cancel Dual Watch operation Menu Operation The Menu System allows you to customize a wide variety of transceiver performance aspects and operating characteristics Menu Selections 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the F key for one second The Menu Item number and a brief title for the Menu Item will appear in the display Rotate the SEL knob to select the Menu Item you wish to work on When you have chosen the desired Menu Item number rotate the DIAL knob to change the va
34. nation color for the LCD backlight Available Values COLOR1 Blue COLOR2 Amber Default COLOR2 Amber Menu Item 16 CONTRAST Function Setting of the display contrast level Available Values 1 12 Default 5 Menu Item 17 CW DELAY Function Set the receiver recovery time during pseudo VOX CW semi break in operation Available Values 10 500 msec Default 250 msec The recover time may be adjusted in steps of 10 msec A longer delay may be preferable if you pause frequently while sending Menu Item 18 CW ID Function Enables disables the CW identifier during ARTS operation Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Menu Item 19 CW PADDLE Function Select the keyer paddle operating mode Available Values NORMAL REVERSE Default NORMAL NORMAL Keyer paddle polarity is normal The dot paddle produces dots and the dash paddle produces dashes REVERSE Keyer paddle polarity is inverted The dot paddle produces dashes and the dash paddle produces dots Menu Item 20 CW PITCH Function Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone BFO offset and CW filter center frequencies Available Values 300 1000 Hz Default 700 Hz The CW pitch may be adjusted in steps of 50 Hz 18 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Menu Item 21 CW SPEED Function Set the sending speed for the built in Electronic keyer Available Values 4wpm 60 wpm 20cpm 300 cpm Default 12wpm 60cpm T
35. ndard CTCSS tones Default 88 5 Hz Menu Item 49 TOT TIME Function Select the Automatic Power Off time time before power goes off Available Values OFF 1 20 min Default OFF Menu Item 50 VOX DELAY Function Set the hang tome for the VOX circuitly Available Values 100 2500 msec Default 500 msec Menu Item 51 VOX GAIN Function Set the gain of the VOX circuitry s input audio detector Available Values 1 100 Default 50 Menu Item 52 EXTEND Function Enable disable the extended Menu Item Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Menu Item 53 DCS INV Function Select Normal or Inverted DCS code 21 Available Values Tn Rn Tn Riv Tiv Rn Tiv Riv Default Tn Rn Menu Item 54 R LSB CAR Function Set the Rx Carrier Point for LSB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz Menu Item 55 R USB CAR Function Set the Rx Carrier Point for USB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz Menu Item 56 T LSB CAR Function Set the Tx Carrier Point for LSB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz Menu Item 57 T USB CAR Function Set the Tx Carrier Point for USB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz 22 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL
36. ng Function Row NB AGC on the display 2 Press the B AGC key to toggle the AGC recovery time constant among the following selection AGCauto gt AGCfast AGCslow gt AGCauto where AGCauto represents AGCfast on CW and DIG AFSK and AGCslow on the voice modes Noise Blanker The IF Noise Blanker may be useful in reducing or eliminating some types of impulse noise 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row NB AGC on the display 2 Press the A NB key to activate the Noise Blanker The 4 icon will appears at the right of the NB indicate 3 Press the A NB key again to turn the Noise Blanker off IPO Intercept Point Optimization The IPO feature bypasses the receiver RF preamplifier thereby eliminating the preamp s gain This feature is not available on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row IPO ATT NAR on the display 2 Press the A IPO key to bypass the receiver input preamplifier The icon will appears at the right of the IPO indicate FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL 3 Press the A IPO key once more to re activate the preamp ATT Front End Attenuator The Attenuator all signal and noise by 10 dB and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely noisy conditions This feature is not available on
37. nvironment To adjust the VOX Gain 1 While still in Operating Row VOX BK KYR press and hold the A VOX key for one second This instantly recall Menu 51 VOX GAIN 2 While speaking into the microphone rotate the DIAL to the point where the transmitter is quickly activated by your voice without causing background noise to activate the transmitter 3 When you have selected the optimum setting press and hold the F key for one second to save the new settings and return to normal operation 6 The Hang Time of the VOX system the transmit receive delay after the cessation of speech may also be adjusted via the Menu The default delay is 1 2 second To set a different delay time 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to select Menu 50 VOX DELAY 3 Rotate the DIAL while saying a brief syllable like Ah so as to set the desired delay time 4 When you adjustment is complete press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation CW Transmission Operation using Straight Key External Keying Device When using a straight key an external electronic keyer or a computer generated keying device please follow the instructions in this section 1 2 3 4 Insert your key s three conductor plug into the rear panel KEY jack Press the MODE lt MODE P key as needed to select the CW CW CWR mode
38. o activate the CTCSS or DCS operation Press and hold the C key for 1 2 second to recall Menu 48 for selecting the CTCSS tone frequency 5 SCN Press the A key to initiate scanning in the direction of higher frequency PRI Press the B key to activate the priority scan DW Press the C key to activates the Dual Watch system 6 SSM SCH ART FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL Press the A key to activate the Spectrum Scope feature Press and hold the A key for 1 2 second to recall Menu 43 for selecting the sweep mode Press the B key to activate Smart Search operation Press the C key to initiate the Auto Range Transponder mode Press and hold the C key for 1 2 second to recall Menu 09 for selecting the ARTS beep option 7 IPO ATT NAR Press the A key to bypass the receiver Press the B key to engage the Press the C key to activate the Narrow preamplifier thereby causing Intercept receiver front end attenuator filter mode in the CW optional YF 122C Point Optimization for improved which will reduce all signals and required and SSB optional YF 122S characteristics noise by approximately 10 dB required mode The IPO feature does not function on The ATT feature does not function On FM mode it also select the low 144 430 MHz on 144 430 MHz deviation mode required for HF FM operation on 29 MHz Press and hold the C key for 1 2 second
39. o in on the DX station s listening frequency by tuning in on the station in QSO with the DX 7 Press the C SPL key once more to cancel split operation and the S icon will disappear from the display Time Out Timer Most often used on FM the transmitter s Time Out Timer TOT feature disables the transmitter after a user defined period of transmission This feature may be useful in preventing a stuck microphone accidental closure of the PTT switch from causing interference to other users To activate the Time Out Timer 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SEL knob to recall Menu 49 TOT TIME 3 The default setting for this feature is off Rotate the DIAL knob to set a new setting from 1 minute to 20 minutes 4 When you have made your selection press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Memory Operation QMB Channel QMB Channel Storage 1 Tune in the desired frequency and set the operating mode and bandwidth 2 Press and hold the V M key until a double beep is heard The double beep provides audible confirmation that the data is stored into memory QMB Channel Recall 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row STO RCL RCL 2 Press the B RCL key momentarily to recall the QMB memory The QMB will appear at the upper right co
40. o scan For example weather broadcasts which are transmitted continuously will cause the scanner to stop and such channels may be skipped so as to avoid this inconvenience To remove a channel from the scanning loop 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row MW MC TAG 2 Recall the memory channel to be skipped 3 Press the B MC key momentarily The hyphen in the memory channel number changes to dot this shows that this channel is now not included in the scanning loop 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as necessary to skip all the channels you do not wish to scan 5 Initiate memory scanning you will observe that the channels you marked to be skipped are not included in the scanning loop 6 Press the PTT switch to stop the scan you may now use the SEL knob to step through the channels manually one at a time and you will observe that the Skipped channels are nonetheless available for recall by manual means 7 You may restore a previously skipped channel to the scanning loop by selecting the channel manually then pressing the B MC key momentarily so that the dot changes A 15 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL to hyphen Programmable Memory Scan PMS Operation To limit scanning or tuning within a particular frequency range you can use the Programmable Memory Scanning PMS feature which utilizes special purpose memory pai
41. o set the frequency Clockwise rotation of the SEL increase the operating frequency 3 You may also use the SEL knob to adjust the operating frequency in the SSB CW DIG modes 4 Rotate the SEL knob after pressing the SEL knob change the operating frequency in 1 MHz step allowing quick excursions around the band Note Both the synthesizer s steps and the tuning rate the number of steps per rotation of the DIAL can be adjusted Stacked VFO System 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row A B A B SPL on the display 2 Now press the A A B key to toggle between the A and B VFO There are two such VFOs provided on each Amateur band so you may set VFO A to the CW sub band and FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL VFO B to the SSB sub band if you like The operating mode will be preserved along with the frequency information on each VFO Receiver Accessory Clarifier Receiver Incremental Tuning The Clarifier RIT allows you to set an offset of up to 9 99 kHz of the receive frequency relative to your transmit frequency To achieve wider offset you may use the split operating mode described later 1 Press the CLAR switch momentarily to activate the Clarifier function 2 Turn the SEL knob which allows the receiver frequency to be varied over a range of 9 99 kHz 3 When offsets the receiving frequency higher than transmit frequency appear the
42. r moreover allows you to monitor silently for calls on busy channels with your receiver s Squelch only opening up when a signal bearing the matching CTCSS tone appears on your frequency 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row RPT REV TON 2 Press and hold the C TON key for one second to recall the Menu 48 TONE FREQ then rotate the DIAL knob to select the CTCSS tone frequency as needed When done press and hold the C TON key for one second so save the new setting and exit to normal operation 3 Press the C TON key once to activate the Tone Encoder the T icon will appear on the display When you transmit the Subaudible tone will be superimposed on your signal allowing repeater access 4 For CTCSS Encode Decode operation press the C TON key once more the TSQ indicator will replace the T indication on the display The receiver will become silent unless a station bearing a CTCSS tone matching that of your transceiver appears on frequency When this happens the Squelch will open and normal reception will commence 5 Press the C TON key once mode to cancel CTCSS Tone Squelch operation the TSQ icons will disappear DCS Operation Another form of tone access control is Digital Code Squelch or DCS It is a newer more advanced tone system that is less susceptible to false triggering than CTCSS A DCS Encoder Decoder is bui
43. r M PL and M PU The PMS feature is especially useful in helping you to observe any operating sub band limits which apply to your Amateur license class PMS setup is simple to complete 1 Store the upper and lower frequency limits of the range in a PMS memory pair M PL and M PU 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row STO RCL PMS 3 Press the C PMS momentarily appear PMS at the upper left corner on the LCD and activate PMS feature Tuning and scanning are now within the limits of the selected PMS memory pair keeping operation inside this programmed range Example Limit tuning amp scanning to the 17 m band 1 Press the V M key as necessary to recall the VFO mode Tune to the low edge of the 17 m band 18 068 MHz and select the desired mode probably USB or CW 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row MW MC TAG 3 Press the A MW key momentarily then turn the SEL knob to select memory channel MRPL 4 Press and hold the A MW key for one second to write the VFO frequency 18 068 MHz into MRPL Tune to the high edge of the 17 m band 18 168 MHz leaving the mode unchanged 6 Press the A MW key momentarily then turn the SELECT knob to select the memory channel MRPU 7 Press and hold the A MW key for one second to write the VFO frequency
44. r DX work on 7 MHz SSB etc 1 Inthe VFO mode set the desired Receive frequency and mode 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row MW MC TAG 3 Press the A MC key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode which is used to find an unused memory channel The frequency stored Gf any on the current memory channel will be shown in the display 4 Rotate the SEL knob to select the channel on which you wish to store the current frequency data 5 Press and hold in the A MC key for one second until you hear a double beep which confirms that the Receive frequency data is now stored 6 Now set the desired Transmit frequency and mode Press and hold the A MC key for one second do not rotate the SEL knob 8 While memory channel number is blinking press and hold the PTT switch again press and hold the A MC key for one second The double beep will confirm that independent Transmit frequency data is now stored You may release the PTT switch Note In step 8 above pressing the PTT switch does not activate the transmitter It simply sends a signal to the microprocessor that an independent Transmit frequency is being stored on the same channel as a previously stored Receive frequency Memory Channel Recall 1 If you currently are in the VFO tuning mode press the V M key once to enter the Memory mode memory channel number will appear on
45. ration 1 2 3 4 5 Press the MODE lt MODE P key so to select the FM mode Press the microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone in a normal voice Release the PTT switch to return to receive mode If you get reports that your voice is too high or too low you may need to adjust the FM mode microphone gain The procedure is similar to that used on SSB 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row PWR MTR on the display then press the B MTR key to select the Deviation meter function appear mod at the right side of the MTR icon 2 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 3 Rotate the SEL knob to recall Menu 29 FM MIC 4 Close the PTT switch and while speaking into the microphone rotate the DIAL until the proper MOD indication is achieved on voice peaks 5 When done press and hold the F key to save the new setting for the FM mode microphone gain The VOX feature is operational during FM transmission From Operating Function Row VOX BK KYR press the A VOX key to activate deactivate VOX Repeater Operation 1 2 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row RPT REV TON Press the A RPT key to activate repeater operation One press of the A RPT key will have set the transceiver for Minus Shift oper
46. rner on the LCD 3 Press the B RCL key once more to return to the previous frequency either a VFO 11 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL frequency or a Memory channel Note If you move the DIAL knob or SEL knob while in the QMB mode you can change frequencies as if you were in a VFO mode You also can change operating mode by pressing MODE lt or MODE P key When this is done the MTQMB will appear in the display Press the B RCL key once more to return to the originally stored QMB frequency Memory Operation on Regular Memory Channels Normal Simplex Memory Storage 1 Tune in the desired frequency and set the operating mode and bandwidth 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the SEL knob as needed until Operating Function Row MW MC TAG 3 Press the A MC key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode which is used to find an unused memory channel The frequency stored if any on the current memory channel will be shown in the display 4 Rotate the SEL knob to select the channel on which you wish to store the current frequency data 5 Press and hold in the A MC key for one second until you hear a double beep which confirms that the frequency information was successfully stored Split Frequency Memory Storage You can also store Split frequencies such as when operating on a repeater system not utilizing a standard offset This procedure may also be used fo
47. the display placed by VFOa or VFOb 2 To select another memory channel turn the SEL knob 3 When your memory channels are partitioned into Memory Groups via Memu Item 34 to change Memory Groups press the SEL knob momentarily a Group Number a 9 will blinks then turn the SEL knob to step through the channels until you enter another You may now press the SEL knob once more to restrict memory channel access to the newly selected Group 4 Once you are operating on a memory channel you may tune off of the originally memorized frequency as though you were in the VFO mode Just rotate the DIAL knob the Memory Channel Number will be replaced by one which indicates MTUNE indicating that you have now shifted into the Memory Tuning mode When operating the Memory Tuning mode if you find another frequency you wish to store into another a 12 FT 817 OPERATING MANUAL memory channel just press the A MC key momentarily select a new memory channel via the SEL knob then press and hold the A MC key until you hear the double beep 5 To exit the Memory Tuning mode press the V M key as follows O One touch of the V M key returns you to the original memory frequency O A second touch of the V M key will cause you to exit the Memory mode and return to the VFO mode the memory channel number will be replaced by VFOa or VFOb Note When operating on a Split
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