User manual YAESU FT-950

[. . . ] HF/50 MHZ TRANSCEIVER FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. VERTEX STANDARD 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U. S. A. YAESU EUROPE B. V. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F. , Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY. , LTD. Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . The FT-950 is a leading-edge transceiver with a number of new and exciting features, some of which may be unfamiliar to you. [. . . ] By Pressing the [MONI] button and then adjusting the [MONI] knob for a comfortable listening level while you are transmitting, you will be able to hear the difference in sound quality as you make changes. When the optional DMU-2000 Data Management Unit is connected, you may verify the effect of your adjustments of the transmitted bandwidth by observing the Audio Scope on the "Oscilloscope" page. [SELECT] Knob [MENU] Button [CLAR/VFO-B] Knob QUICK POINTS: The higher fidelity associated with wide bandwidth will be particularly enjoyable on the low bands during local rag-chew QSOs. FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL Page 63 TRANSMITTER CONVENIENCE FEATURES VOICE MEMORY (SSB/AM/FM MODES: REQUIRES OPTIONAL DVS-6 VOICE MEMORY UNIT) You may utilize the Voice Memory capability of the FT-950 for repetitive messages. The Voice Memory system includes five memories capable of storing up to 20 seconds of voice audio each. The maximum that any memory can hold is 20 seconds. Recording Your Own Voice in Memory 1. Select the LSB, USB, AM, or FM mode using the front panel [MODE] buttons. Press and hold the [SELECT] knob for one second to activate the Voice Memory Unit. You will see one of following indications in Multi-Display Window on the display; "rEC1 "rEC2 "rEC3 "rEC4 "rEC5 "rEC1", rEC2 rEC3 rEC4 rEC5 rEC2", rEC3", rEC4", rEC5", "PLY1 "PLY2 "PLY3 "PLY4 or "PLY5 PLY1", PLY2", PLY3", PLY4", PLY5". Rotate the Channel ("rEC1 - "rEC5 you rEC1" rEC5") rEC1 rEC5 wish to record. If you do not press the PTT switch within five seconds of pressing the [SELECT] knob, the memory storage process will be cancelled. Speak into the microphone in a normal voice level to record the message (such as "CQ DX, CQ DX, this is W 6 Delta X-Ray Charlie, W 6 Delta X-Ray Charlie, Over"). Press the [SELECT] knob momentarily to terminate the message storage process. [MODE] Button [SELECT] Knob Multi-Display Window Transmitting the Recorded Message 1. Select the LSB, USB, AM, or FM mode using the front panel [MODE] buttons. Press and hold the [SELECT] knob for one second to activate the Voice Memory Unit. You will see one of the following indications in the Multi-Display Window rEC3", rEC4 rEC4", on the display; "rEC1 "rEC2 "rEC3 "rEC4 "rEC1", rEC2 rEC2", rEC3 "rEC5 "PLY1 "PLY2 "PLY3 "PLY4 or rEC5", PLY1 PLY1", PLY2 PLY2", PLY3 PLY3", PLY4 PLY4", rEC5 "PLY5 PLY5". Rotate the [SELECT] knob to recall the Voice Memory Channel ("PLY1 - "PLY5 depending on which PLY1" PLY5 PLY5"), PLY1 memory message you wish to transmit. A " " icon will appear in the display and the message will be transmitted. ADVICE: You may adjust the transmit (audio) level of the recording via Menu item "015 DVS TX LVL LVL". 015 [BK-IN] Button [SELECT] Knob Multi-Display Window [MODE] Button Checking Your Recording 1. Be sure that the front panel [MOX] button is "Off" (the LED imbedded in the switch must be off. ) 2. Press and hold the [SELECT] knob for one second to activate the Voice Memory Unit. You will see one of following indications in Multi-Display Window on the display; "rEC1 "rEC2 "rEC3 "rEC4 "rEC5 "rEC1", rEC2 rEC3 rEC4 rEC5 rEC2", rEC3", rEC4", rEC5", "PLY1 "PLY2 "PLY3 "PLY4 or "PLY5 PLY1", PLY2", PLY3", PLY4", PLY5". Rotate the Channel ("PLY1 - "PLY5 whichPLY1" PLY5 PLY5") PLY1 ever one you just recorded in. [. . . ] Referring to Figure 3, plug the 14-pin plug which was removed from the chassis in the previous step into the J7002 connector on the SCOPE Unit. Locate the Coaxial plug (labeled ) installed in jack (J4006) on the LOCAL Unit. Unplug the Coaxial plug ( ) from the LOCAL Unit and plug it into the J7003 on the SCOPE Unit. Similarly, locate the Coaxial plug (labeled ) installed in jack (J1029) on the MAIN Unit. [. . . ]