Yaesu PCC-2000 REFERENCE BOOK

PCC-2000 REFERENCE BOOK

PCC-2000

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EFERENCE

The PCC-2000 allows you to quickly and easily operate the Yaesu
FT-2000/D HF/50 MHz Transceiver from your personal computer.

IMPORTANT NOTE

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Standard and YAESU are trademarks of Vertex Standard.

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the Services remains with you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PCC-2000 System Components .................................... 3

FT-2000 and Computer Interconnections ...................... 3

“PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller Window ... 3
Opening/Closing the PCC-2000 Controller Program ... 4

Data Connection ............................................................ 4

Switching Power On/Off of the FT-2000 ...................... 4

AF Gain Control ............................................................ 4

SQL Level Control ........................................................ 4

Frequency Navigation on the Main Band (VFO-A) ..... 5

Frequency Navigation on the Sub Band (VFO-B) ........6

MODE Switch ............................................................... 7

Clarifier Operation ........................................................ 7

Audio Playback Feature ................................................ 7

Voice Memory Feature .................................................. 8

Antenna Selection .......................................................... 8

IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) ............................... 8

ATT (Attenuator) ........................................................... 8

RF Gain Control ............................................................ 9

VRF (Variable RF Front-end Filter) Operation ............. 9

Roofing Filter Selection ................................................ 9

CONTOUR Filter /

APF (Audio Peak Filter) Operation ................... 9

IF SHIFT Operation .................................................... 10

WIDTH Operation ....................................................... 10

NOTCH Operation ...................................................... 10

AUTO NOTCH Operation .......................................... 10

Noise Reduction Operation ......................................... 10

NAR (One-Touch Narrow IF Filter Selection) ........... 11

Noise Blanker Operation ............................................. 11

AGC ............................................................................. 12

LOCK Feature ............................................................. 12

VOX Operation ........................................................... 12

Using the Speech Processor ........................................ 13

Using the Monitor ....................................................... 13

Antenna Tuner Operation ............................................ 13

Repeater Operation ...................................................... 14

Parametric Microphone Equalizer Adjustment ........... 15

Keyer Operation .......................................................... 16

Contest Memory Keyer ............................................... 17

Rotator Control ............................................................ 17

QMB Memory ............................................................. 17

Operation of Miscellaneous Knobs and Buttons ......... 18

[

METER] Knob ..................................................... 18

[

MIC] Knob ........................................................... 18

[

RF PWR] Knob ................................................... 18

[

DIM] Button..........................................................18

[

MOX] Button ........................................................ 18

[

SPOT] Button ...................................................... 18

[A]

Button .............................................................. 18

[B]

Button .............................................................. 18

[

SPLIT] Button ...................................................... 19

[

TXW] Button ........................................................ 19

Main [RX] Button .................................................. 19

Main [TX] Button .................................................. 19

Sub [RX] Button .................................................... 19

Sub [TX] Button .................................................... 19

[

FAST] Button ....................................................... 20

[

AXB] Button ....................................................... 20

X

[

A

B] Button ........................................................ 20

W

[

V/M] Button .......................................................... 20

[

MXA] Button ....................................................... 20

[

AXM] Button ....................................................... 20

Main (VFO-A) [BAND] Button ............................20

Main (VFO-A) [MHz] Button ............................... 20

[

GRP] Button ........................................................ 20

[

MCH] Button ........................................................ 20

Sub (VFO-B) [BAND] Button .............................. 21

Sub (VFO-B) [MHz] Button .................................. 21

[

FAST] Button ....................................................... 21

[

A/B] Button .......................................................... 21

[

DISPLAY] Button ................................................21

Menu Operation ........................................................... 22

Command Send ........................................................... 23

Function Key Operation .............................................. 24

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PCC-2000 SYSTEM COMPONENTS

 IBM® PC / compatible Computer with Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, or Vista
 30 MB of available Hard Disk space
 256 MB or more RAM
 RS-232C port
 1024 x 768 color display with 256-bit color support on the video card
 RS-232C “Straight” Cable, DB9-pin Female to DB9-pin Female (Or, USB to RS-232C Adapter CableÚ).

: SomeUSB to RS-232C Adapter Cable does not function normally.

Ú

FT-2000 AND COMPUTER INTERCONNECTIONS

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RS-232C “Straight” Cable

“PCC-2000” PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTROLLER WINDOW

If you double-click the left mouse button on each knob or switch of the following illustration, jump to the detailed page of
the selected knob or switch.

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OPENING/CLOSING THE PCC-2000 CONTROLLER PROGRAM

OPENING THE PCC-2000 PROGRAM

Double click the left mouse button on the “PCC-2000” icon. The
“Vertex Standard” logo will appear for three seconds; afterwards
the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller will be opened.

CLOSING THE PCC-2000 PROGRAM

To close the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller:
 Click the left mouse button on the Close Button “ ” on the

“PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller.

 Click the left mouse button on the “Exit” parameter in the

“File” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Con­troller.

 Press the [ESC] button on the keyboard.

DATA CONNECTION

“PCC-2000” icon

“EXIT” parameter

Close button

 Click the left mouse button on the [COM] button of the “PCC-

2000” Personal Computer Controller to enable computer con­trol. The yellow indicator will glow.

 Click the left mouse button on the [COM] button of the “PCC-

2000” Personal Computer Controller again to disable com­puter control. The yellow indicator will go out.

SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF OF THE FT-2000

Click the left mouse button on the [ON/OFF] button of the “PCC­2000” Personal Computer Controller to turn the transceiver “On”
and “Off.”

Note: the transceiver’s rear panel Power switch must already have
been turned on manually.

AF GAIN CONTROL

MAIN BAND (VFO-A

Click the left mouse button on the main [AF GAIN] knob (this
turns the color of the “AF GAIN” image yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the audio for
a comfortable listening level.

)

[

COM] button

[

ON/OFF] button

SUB BAND (VFO-B

Click the left mouse button on the sub [AF GAIN] knob (this
turns the color of the sub “AF GAIN” image yellow), then turn
the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the audio
for a comfortable listening level.

)

SQL LEVEL CONTROL

MAIN BAND (VFO-A

Click the left mouse button on the [SQL] knob (this turns the
color of the “SQL” image yellow), then turn the mouse scroll, or
press the left/right buttons, to adjust the squelch threshold level.

SUB BAND (VFO-B

Click the left mouse button on the sub [SQL] knob (this turns the
color of the sub “SQL” image yellow), then turn the mouse scroll,
or press the left/right buttons, to adjust the squelch threshold level.

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Main [AF GAIN] knobSub [AF GAIN] knob

Main [SQL] knob

Sub [SQL] knob

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FREQUENCY NAVIGATION ON THE MAIN BAND (VFO-A

MAIN TUNING DIAL KNOB

 Bring the mouse cursor to the Main Tuning Dial knob, then

turn the mouse scroll to tune the Main Band (VFO-A) fre­quency.

 Press and hold in the left mouse button on the edge of the

Main Tuning Dial knob, then rotate the mouse, to tune the
Main Band (VFO-A) frequency while holding in the left
mouse button.

DIRECT FREQUENCY DIGIT SET

1. Click the left mouse button on the frequency digit which you

wish to change on the Main Band (VFO-A) frequency. The
frequency digit will change to Orange.

2. Turn the mouse scroll to tune the frequency digit of the Main

Band (VFO-A) frequency.

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Main Tuning Dial knob

Frequency Digit

BAND CHANGE

Click the left mouse button on the [BAND] button correspond­ing to the Amateur on which you wish to operate.

DIRECT KEYPAD FREQUENCY ENTRY

1. Click the left mouse button on the [ENT] button of the BAND

keys. The “VFO SET” window will open.

2. Enter a frequency directly from the BAND keys or computer’s

keyboard. Available entry values are 30000 - 60000000 (300
Hz - 60 MHz).

3. Click the left mouse button on the [OK] button of the “VFO

SET” window or press the computer’s [ENTER] key to ter­minate the frequency entry.

BAND keys

[

ENT] button

“VFO SET” window

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[OK]

button

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FREQUENCY NAVIGATION ON THE SUB BAND (VFO-B

[

SUB VFO-B] KNOB

 Click the left mouse button on the [A/B] button to enable the

[

SUB VFO-B] knob. Bring the mouse cursor to the [SUB

VFO-B] knob, then turn the mouse scroll to tune the Sub

Band (VFO-B) frequency.

 Click the left mouse button on the [A/B] button to enabling

the [SUB VFO-B] knob. Press and hold in the left mouse
button on the edge of the [SUB VFO-B] knob, then rotate
the mouse, to tune the Sub Band (VFO-B) frequency while
holding in the left mouse button.

DIRECT FREQUENCY DIGIT SET

1. Click the left mouse button on the frequency digit which you

wish to change on the Sub Band (VFO-B) frequency. The
frequency digit will change to Orange.

2. Turn the mouse scroll to tune the frequency digit of the Sub

Band (VFO-B) frequency.

BAND CHANGE

Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, then click the left
mouse button on the [BAND] button corresponding to the Ama­teur band on which you wish to operate.

[

SUB VFO-B] knob

Frequency Digit

[B]

)

button

[

A/B] button

DIRECT KEYPAD FREQUENCY ENTRY

1. Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, then click the

left mouse button on the [ENT] button of the BAND keys.
The “VFO SET” window will open.

2. Enter a frequency directly by the BAND keys or computer’s

keyboard. Available entry values are 30000 - 60000000 (300
Hz - 60 MHz).

3. Click the left mouse button on the [OK] button of the “VFO

SET” window or press the computer’s [ENTER] key to ter­minate the frequency entry.

BAND keys

[B]

button

“VFO SET” window

[

ENT] button

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[OK]

button

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MODE SWITCH

 Click the left mouse button on the [MODE] button to select

the desired operating mode for the Main band (VFO-A).

 Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, then click the

left mouse button on the [MODE] button to select the desired
operating mode for the Sub band (VFO-B).

Note:
 Click the [B] button repeatedly to toggle the operating mode

between the “CW-U” and “CW-L” selections (CW with Up­per Sideband or Lower Sideband BFO injection).

 Click the [AM/FM] button to toggle the operating mode be-

tween “AM” (inside of the button glows red) and “FM” (in­side of the button glows orange).

 Click the [RTTY] button to toggle the operating mode be-

tween “RTTY-U” and “RTTY-L.”

 Click the [PKT] button to toggle the operating mode between

“PKT-U,” “PKT-L,” and “PKT-FM.”

CLARIFIER OPERATION

RX CLAR SWITCH

Click the left mouse button on the [RX CLAR] button to turn the
RX Clarifier on and off.

TX CLAR SWITCH

Click the left mouse button on the [TX CLAR] button to turn the
TX Clarifier on and off.

CLEAR SWITCH

Click the left mouse button on the [CLEAR] button to clear the
Clarifier offset frequency (thereby setting the offset to “Zero”).

MODE key’s

[

RX CLAR] button

[

TX CLAR] button

[

CLEAR] button

[B]

button

[

CLAR] knob

CLAR KNOB

 Click the left mouse button on the [CLAR] knob, then turn

the mouse scroll to tune the Clarifier offset frequency.

 Press and hold in the left mouse button on the edge of the

[

CLAR] knob, then rotate the mouse to tune the Clarifier off-

set frequency while holding in the left mouse button.

AUDIO PLAYBACK FEATURE

RECORDING

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Playback” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Playback” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [REC] button of the Audio

Playback feature to initiate recording.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [STOP] button of the Au-

dio Playback feature to stop recording.

PLAYBACK

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Playback” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Playback” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [PLAY] button of the Audio

Playback feature to begin playback of the recorded audio.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [STOP] button of the Au-

dio Playback feature to stop the playback.

“Playback” window

“Playback” parameter

[

STOP] button

[

REC] button

[

PLAY] button

[

STOP] button

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VOICE MEMORY FEATURE

RECORDING

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Playback” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Playback” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the desired Memory Channel

button (REC [Ch-1] ~ REC [Ch-5]) for the Voice Memory
feature to initiate recording.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [STOP] button for the

Voice Memory feature to stop recording.

PLAYBACK

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Playback” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Playback” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the desired Memory Channel

button (PLAY [Ch-1] ~ PLAY [Ch-5]) for the Voice Memory
feature to begin playback of the recorded audio.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [STOP] button for the

Voice Memory feature to stop the playback.

REC [Ch-x] button

PLAY [Ch-x] button

“Playback” window

“Playback” parameter

[

STOP] button

[

PLAY] button

ANTENNA SELECTION

Click the left mouse button on the [ANTENNA 1/2] button to
open the “ANT” pop-up window, then select the antenna on which
you wish to operate.

To use the RX ANT, repeatedly click the left mouse button on the
[

ANTENNA RX] button to turn the RX antenna on and off. When

the RX antenna is selected, the “RX” icon will appear in the dis­play.

IPO (INTERCEPT POINT OPTIMIZATION

Click the left mouse button on the [IPO] button to open the “IPO”
pop-up window, then select the front-end system you wish to
use.

AMP1: low-distortion amplifier.
AMP2: 2-stage low-distortion amplifier.
IPO: bypasses the front end RF amplifier.

ATT (ATTENUATOR

Click the left mouse button on the [ATT] button to open the “ATT”
pop-up window, then select the attenuation level which you wish
to utilize.

[

ANTENNA 1/2] button

)

[

IPO] button

“IPO” window

)

[

ATT] button

[RX]

button

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“ATT” window

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RF GAIN CONTROL

MAIN BAND (VFO-A

Click the left mouse button on the main [RF GAIN] knob (the
indication color of “RF GAIN” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the RF gain.

SUB BAND (VFO-B

Click the left mouse button on the sub [RF GAIN] knob (the
indication color of “RF GAIN” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the RF gain.

)

)

VRF (VARIABLE RF FRONT-END FILTER) OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the [VRF] button to open the

“VRF” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.

VRF OFF: Turns the VRF filter off.
VRF ON: Turns the VRF filter on.
DEFAULT: Moves the passband of the VRF filter to the cen-

ter of the current amateur band.

2. When you have set the [VRF] button to “VRF ON:”

 Bring the mouse cursor to the [VRF] knob, then turn the

mouse scroll to move the passband of the VRF filter.

 Press and hold in the left mouse button on the edge of the

[

VRF] knob, then rotate the mouse to move the passband

of the VRF filter while holding the left mouse button.

[

VRF] knob

Main [RF GAIN] knobSub [RF GAIN] knob

[

VRF] button

“VRF” window

ROOFING FILTER SELECTION

Click the left mouse button on the [R.FLT] button to open the
“Roofing Filter” pop-up window, then select the bandwidth you
wish to utilize.

CONTOUR FILTER / APF (AUDIO PEAK FILTER

1. Click the left mouse button on the [CONT] button to open

the “Contour/APF” pop-up window, then select the configu­ration you wish to use.

OFF: Turns the Contour filter/APF both off.
CONTOUR: Turns the Contour filter on. The Contour filter

characteristic will appear in the display

APF: Turns the APF (Audio Peak Filter) filter on.

The APF is activated only with a CW mode.
The “CONTOUR” indication on the display
will change to “APF”.

2. When the Contour filter is set to on, click the left mouse but-

ton on the edge of the [CONTOUR] knob (the indication
color of “CONTOUR” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the center fre­quency of the Contour filter (There is no adjustmet knob as-

sociated with the APF).

“R.FLT” window

[

CONT] button

[

R.FLT] button

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PERATION

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[

CONTOUR] knob

“Contour/APF” window

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IF SHIFT OPERATION

Click the left mouse button on the edge of the [SHIFT] knob (the
indication color of “SHIFT” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to move the filter passband.

WIDTH OPERATION

Click the left mouse button on the edge of the [WIDTH] knob
(the indication color of “WIDTH” will turn yellow), then turn
the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the filter
bandwidth.

NOTCH OPERATION

[

SHIFT] knob

[

WIDTH] knob

1. Click the left mouse button on the [NOTCH] button to turn

the Notch filter on and off. When the Notch filter is set to on,
the Notch characteristic will appear in the display.

2. Click the left mouse button on the edge of the [COARSE

knob (the indication color of “COARSE” will turn yellow),
then turn the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to
perform coarse adjustment of the center frequency of the IF
Notch filter.

3. Click the left mouse button on the edge of the [FINE] knob

(the indication color of “FINE” will turn yellow), then turn
the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to make fine
adjustments to the center frequency of the IF Notch filter.

AUTO NOTCH OPERATION

Click the left mouse button on the [DNF] button to turn the Auto
Notch filter on and off. When the Auto Notch filter is set to on,
the “DNF” icon will appear in the display.

NOISE REDUCTION OPERATION

]

[

NOTCH] button

NOTCH [FINE] knob

NOTCH [COARSE] knob

[

DNF] button

1. Click the left mouse button on the [DNR] button to turn the

Digital Noise Reduction system on and off. When the Digital
Noise Reduction system is set to on, the “DNR” icon will
appear in the display.

2. Click the left mouse button on the edge of the [DNR] knob

(the font color of “DNR” will change to yellow), then turn
the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the
setting that most effectively reduces the noise level.

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[

DNR] button

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NAR (ONE-TOUCH NARROW IF FILTER SELECTION

MAIN BAND (VFO-A

1. Click the left mouse button on the [NAR] button to engage

the preset “Narrow” IF filter selection. When the narrow band­width is engaged, the “NAR” indication will appear in the
display.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [NAR] button again; the

bandwidth will revert to that set by the [WIDTH] knob.

SUB BAND (VFO-B

1. Click the left mouse button on the [B] button.

2. Within five seconds of clicking the [B] button (while the im-

bedded orange indicator is illuminated), click the left mouse
button on the [NAR] button to toggle the bandwidth between
“Wide” and “Narrow.” When the “Narrow” option is selected,
the “NAR” icon will appear in the display.

)

)

NOISE BLANKER OPERATION

MAIN BAND (VFO-A

1. Click the left mouse button on the [NB] button to open the

“NB” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.

NB OFF: Turns the Noise Blanker off.
NB ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for short-duration

pulses).

NB-W ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for longer-duration

pulses).

2. When you have set the [NB] button to “NB ON” or “NB-W

ON,” click the left mouse button on the [NB] knob (the indi­cation color of “NB” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the noise blank­ing level.

)

[NB]

[NB]

)

[B]

button

[

NAR] button

button

knob

[B]

button

SUB BAND (VFO-B

1. Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, then click the

left mouse button on the [NB] button to open the “NB” pop­up window; now select the configuration you wish to use.

NB OFF: Turns the Noise Blanker off.
NB ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for short-duration

NB-W ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for longer-duration

2. When you have set the [NB] button to “NB ON” or “NB-W

ON,” left-click on the [B] button followed by the [NB] knob
(the indication color of “NB” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the de­sired noise blanking level.

)

pulses).

pulses).

“NB” window

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AGC

SUB BAND (VFO-B

Click the left mouse button on the [AGC] button to open the
“AGC” pop-up window, then select the desired receiver-recov­ery time.

SUB BAND (VFO-B

Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, and then click the
left mouse button on the [AGC] button to open the “AGC” pop­up window; now select the desired receiver-recovery time.

)

)

LOCK FEATURE

[

[B]

button

“AGC” window

AGC] button

Click the left mouse button on the [LOCK] button to turn the
Main Tuning Dial knob Lock “on” and “off.” When the Main
Tuning Dial knob is set to be locked, the “LOCK” icon will ap­pear in the display.

VOX OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the [VOX] button to turn the

VOX circuit on and off. When the VOX circuit is set to on,
the inside of the button glows red.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [VOX] knob (the indica-

tion color of “VOX” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the VOX gain.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [DELAY] knob (the indi-

cation color of “DELAY” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the hang
time of the VOX circuit.

[

VOX] knob

[

LOCK] button

[

VOX] button

[

DELAY] knob

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USING THE SPEECH PROCESSOR

1. Click the left mouse button on the [PROC] button to open

the “PROCESSOR” pop-up window, then select the configu­ration you wish to use.

OFF: Turns the Speech Processor off.
MIC-EQ: Turns the Speech Processor on, with the Paramet-

ric Microphone Equalizer. You may adjust the char­acteristic of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer
by the “Prmtrc” menu. See page 15 for details.
Note: This configuration is only selected on the

FT-2000D (200 W version).

PROC: Turns the Speech Processor on.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [PROC] knob (the indica-

tion color of “PROC” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the Compression
level.

USING THE MONITOR

1. Click the left mouse button on the [MONI] button to turn the

Monitor circuit on and off. When the Monitor is set to on, the
“MONI” icon will appear in the display.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [MONI] knob (the indica-

tion color of “MONI” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the Monitor level.

[

PROC] button

[

MONI] button

[

PROC] knob

“PROCESSOR” window

[

MONI] knob

ANTENNA TUNER OPERATION

Click the left mouse button on the [TUNE] button to open the
“TUNER” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.

TUNER OFF: Turns the Automatic Antenna Tuner off.
TUNER ON: Turns the Automatic Antenna Tuner on.
TUNING: Turns the Automatic Antenna Tuner on, and

begins the automatic tuning process.

[

TUNE] button

“TUNER” window

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REPEATER OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Repeater” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Repeater” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [ENC], [SQL], or [OFF

button to select the desired CTCSS mode.

3. Click the left mouse button on the “Freq” button to open the

“CTCSS Tone Frequency” pop-up window, and then select
the desired tone frequency.

4. Click the [OK] button to close the “CTCSS Tone Frequency”

pop-up window.

5. Click the left mouse button on the [S],

select the desired Repeater Shift Direction.

6. Click the left mouse button on the Close Button “ ” on the

“Repeater” pop-up window to save the new setting and close
the “Repeater” pop-up window.

[–]

, or [+] button to

]

“Repeater” window

[

ENC] button

[

OFF] button

[

Freq] button

[

SQL] button

“Repeater” parameter

Close button

[+]

button

[–]

button

[S]

button

“CTCSS Tone Frequency” window

[OK]

button

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PARAMETRIC MICROPHONE EQUALIZER ADJUSTMENT

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Prmtrc” menu on the

“PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller to open the “Para­metric” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.
Prmtric: Adjust the characteristic of the Parametric Mi-

crophone Equalizer when the Speach Processor
is disabled.

P-Prmtric: Adjust the characteristic of the Parametric Mi-

crophone Equalizer when the Speach Processor
is enabled.

2. When click the left mouse button on the “Prmtrc” or “P-Prmtrc” menu, open the “Parametric Microphone Equalizer

Graph” window on the monitor.

3. Adjust the characteristic of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer using the each arrow switch. You may observe the

setting of the characteristic of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer on the monitor.
Red Curve: Appears the characteristic of the lower range for the parametric microphone equalizer.
Blue Curve: Appears the characteristic of the middle range for the parametric microphone equalizer.
Green Curve: Appears the characteristic of the high range for the parametric microphone equalizer.
Black Curve: Appears the characteristic of the overall range for the parametric microphone equalizer.

4. Click the left mouse button on the [APPLI] button on the “Parametric Microphone Equalizer Graph” window to save

the new setting and click the left mouse button on the [EXIT] button on the “Parametric Microphone Equalizer Graph”
window to close the “Parametric Microphone Equalizer Graph” window.

“Parametric” window

c
d

e

f
g

h

“Parametric Microphone Equalizer Graph” window

i
j

k

PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) FREQ

c

Click the left mouse button on the [Å]/[Æ] button to
selects the center frequency of the lower range for the
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 100 ~ 700 Hz (100 Hz/step)
or OFF.

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PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) LEVEL

d

Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
adjusts the equalizer gain of the low range of the para­metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB.

PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) BWTH

e

Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but­ton to adjusts the Q-factor of the low range of the para­metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 1 ~ 10.

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PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) FREQ

f

Click the left mouse button on the [Å]/[Æ] button to
selects the center frequency of the middle range for
the parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 700 ~ 1500 Hz (100 Hz/step)
or OFF.

PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) LEVEL

g

Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
adjusts the equalizer gain of the middle range of the
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB.

PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) BWTH

h

Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but­ton to adjusts the Q-factor of the middle range of the
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 1 ~ 10.

PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) FREQ

i

Click the left mouse button on the [Å]/[Æ] button to
selects the center frequency of the high range for the
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 1500 ~ 3200 Hz (100 Hz/step)
or OFF.

[

EXIT] Button

Click the left mouse button on this button to close the
“Repeater” pop-up window.

[

CANCEL] Button

Click the left mouse button on this button to save the
new setting.

[

APPLI] Button

Click the left mouse button on this button to save the
new setting.

[

FILE SAVE] Button

Click the left mouse button on this button to open the
“File Save” pop-up window and save the new setting
to your computer (pef file).

[

FILE LOAD] Button

Click the left mouse button this button to open the
“File Load” pop-up window and load the previously
stored setting.

PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) LEVEL

j

Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
adjusts the equalizer gain of the high range of the para­metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB.

PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) BWTH

k

Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but­ton to adjusts the Q-factor of the high range of the
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 1 ~ 10.

KEYER OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the [KEYER] button to turn

the CW Keyer on and off. When the CW Keyer is set to on,
the “KEYER” icon will appear in the display.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [SPEED] knob (the indi-

cation color of “SPEED” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to set the desired keying
speed.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [PITCH] knob (the indica-

tion color of “PITCH” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to set the desired CW
tone pitch.

4. Click the left mouse button on the [BK-IN] button to turn the

CW Break-in circuit on and off. When the CW Break-in cir­cuit is set to on, the “BK-IN” icon will appear in the display.

5. Click the left mouse button on the [DELAY] knob (the indi-

cation color of “DELAY” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the CW
delay time.

[

KEYER] button

[

BK-IN] button

[

SPEED] knob

[

PITCH] knob

[

DELAY] knob

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CONTEST MEMORY KEYER

TEXT MEMORY STORAGE

1. Click the left mouse button on the “CW” parameter in the

“Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Con­troller to open the “CW” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the desired Text Memory Chan-

nel (“Text Ch-1” ~ “Text Ch-5”), then enter the message from
the computer’s keyboard. Remember to add the “}” character
at the end to signify the termination of the message.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [CH-x WR] button to save

the message.

PLAYBACK

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Playback” parameter in

the “Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer
Controller to open the “Playback” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the desired Memory Channel

button (Message Play [Ch-1] ~ Message Play [Ch-5] or Text
Play [Ch-1] ~ Text Play [Ch-5]) to begin playback of the
recorded audio.

“CW” parameter

“Message Play” button’s “Text Play” button’s

[

CH-x WR] buttonText Memory Channel

“CW” window

ROTATOR CONTROL

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Rotator” parameter in the

“Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Con­troller to open the “Rotator” pop-up window.

2. Click the left mouse button on the [CCW] or [CW] button to

rotate the antenna.

3. Click the left mouse button on the [SLOW] or [FAST] but-

ton to adjust the rotation speed.

QMB MEMORY

“Rotator” window

[CW]

[

CCW] button

button

[

SLOW] button

“Rotator” parameter

[

FAST] button

 Click the left mouse button on the [STO] button to write the

current main band (VFO-A) data to the QMB memory.

 Click the left mouse button on the [RCL] button to recall the

QMB memory.

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[

STO] button

[

RCL] button

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[

METER] KNOB

Click the left mouse button on the [METER] knob, then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the function
of the meter during transmission.

[

MIC] K

Click the left mouse button on the [MIC] knob (the indication
color of “MIC” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse scroll or
press the left/right buttons to select the Microphone gain level.

[

RF PWR] KNOB

Click the left mouse button on the [RF PWR] knob (the indica­tion color of “RF PWR” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to set the desired output power.

[

DIM] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [DIM] button to toggle the
illumination level of the Meter/Display between “Hi” and “Low.”

[

MOX] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [MOX] button to engage trans­mission. When the MOX circuit is set to on, the inside of the
button glows red.

NOB

[

MIC] knob

[

METER] knob

[

RF PWR] knob

[

DIM] button

[

MOX] button

[

SPOT] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [SPOT] button to turn on the
CW receiver spotting tone.

[A]

BUTTON

When this button glows red, the following buttons are active on
the Main Band (VFO-A).

[MODE] Button
[BAND] Button
[NAR] Button
[AGC] Button
[NB] Button
[NB] Knob

[B]

BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [B] button to turn the button
orange for five seconds. When this button glows orange, the fol­lowing buttons are active on the Sub Band (VFO-B).

[MODE] Button
[BAND] Button
[NAR] Button
[AGC] Button
[NB] Button
[NB] Knob

[

SPOT] button

[A]

button

[B]

button

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[

SPLIT] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [SPLIT] button to open the
“SPLIT” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.

SPLIT: Toggle the Split Frequency operation on and

off. The VFO-A will be used for reception,
and VFO-B will be used for transmssion.

QUICK SPLIT: Activates the Quick Split feature.

(Sub (VFO-B) register will automatically
be set to a frequency 5 kHz higher than the
Main (VFO-A) register with same operat­ing mode.)

[

TXW] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [TXW] button to monitor the
transmit frequency when split frequency operation is engaged.
Release the mouse button to return to normal operation.

[

SPLIT] button

[

TXW] button

MAIN [RX] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the Main [RX] button to toggle
the Main Band (VFO-A) receiver on and off. When the Main
Band (VFO-A) receiver is set to on, the button glows green.

MAIN [TX] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the Main [TX] button to toggle
transmitter control between the “Main Band (VFO-A)” and “Sub
Band (VFO-B).” When the transmitter control is set to “Main
Band (VFO-A),” this button glows red.

SUB [RX] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the Sub [RX] button to toggle the
Sub Band (VFO-B) receiver on and off. When the Sub Band
(VFO-B) receiver is set to on, this button glows green.

SUB [TX] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the Sub [TX] button to toggle
transmitter control between the “Main Band (VFO-A)” and “Sub
Band (VFO-B).” When the transmitter control is set to “Sub Band
(VFO-B),” this button glows red.

Main [RX] button Main [TX] button

Sub [RX] button Sub [TX] button

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[

FAST] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [FAST] button to toggle the
tuning rate of the Main Tuning Dial knob between “Fast” and
“Slow.” When the tuning rate is set to “Fast,” the “FAST” icon
will appear in the display.

[

AXB] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [AXB] button to transfer data
from the Main band (VFO-A) frequency (or a recalled memory
channel) to the Sub band (VFO-B).

X

[

A

B] BUTTON

W

Click the left mouse button on the [A
contents of the Main band (VFO-A) (or a recalled memory chan­nel) and the Sub band (VFO-B).

[

V/M] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [V/M] button to toggle the
Main band (VFO-A) receiver operation between the memory sys­tem and the VFO.

X

B] button to exchange the

W

[

FAST] button

[

X

A

B] button

X

[

A

B] button

W

[

V/M] button

[

MXA] button

[

AXM] button

[

MXA] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [MXA] button to copy the
data from the currently-selected memory to the Main VFO (VFO­A).

[

AXM] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [AXM] button to copy the
current operating data from the Main band (VFO-A) into the
currently selected memory channel, overwriting any previous data
stored there.

MAIN (VFO-A) [BAND] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the Main (VFO-A) [BAND
button (the inside of the button will glow red) allows you to se­lect the Main (VFO-A) operating band (Amateur bands) using
the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

MAIN (VFO-A) [MHZ] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the Main (VFO-A) [MHz] but­ton (the inside of the button will glow red) allows you to turn the
Main (VFO-A) frequency down or up in 1 MHz increments, us­ing the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

[

GRP] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the [GRP] button (the inside
of the button will glow red) allows you to select the memory
group using the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

]

Main [BAND] button

Main [MHz] button

[

GRP] button

[

MCH] button

[

MCH] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the [MCH] button (the inside
of the button will glow red) allows you to select the memory
channel using the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

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SUB (VFO-B) [BAND] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the Sub (VFO-B) [BAND
button (the inside of the button will glow orange) allows you to
select the Sub (VFO-B) operating band (Amateur bands) using
the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

SUB (VFO-B) [MHZ] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the Sub (VFO-B) [MHz] but­ton (the inside of the button will glow orange) allows you to turn
the Sub (VFO-B) frequency down or up in 1 MHz increments,
using the [SUB VFO-B] knob.

[

FAST] BUTTON

Clicking the left mouse button on the [FAST] button (the inside
of the button will glow orange) increases the tuning rate of the
[

SUB VFO-B] knob by a factor of 10.

[

A/B] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [A/B] button to toggle the
actions of the [SUB VFO-B] button between the “Main band
(VFO-A)” and “Sub band (VFO-B).

]

Sub [BAND] button

Sub [MHz] button

[

FAST] button

[

A/B] button

[

DISPLAY] BUTTON

Click the left mouse button on the [DISPLAY] button to open
the “Display Page” pop-up window, and then select the display
page which you wish to engage for operation. This requires that
the optional DMU-2000 Data Management Unit be installed in
the transceiver.

WORLD CLOCK DISPLAY:
SPECTRUM SCOPE DISPLAY:
AF SCOPE/OSCILLOSCOPE DISPLAY:
LOG BOOK DISPLAY:
TEMPERATURE/SWR DISPLAY:
ROTATOR DISPLAY:
MEMORY CHANNEL DISPLAY:

[

DISPLAY] button

“Display Page” window

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MENU OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the [MENU] button to open

the “MENU” window.

2. Turn the mouse scroll to select the Menu item you wish to

work on, then double click the left mouse button on the Menu
item to open the pop-up window.

3. Change the current setting of the selected Menu item, then

click the [OK] button to close the pop-up window.

4. Click the [OK] button to save the new setting and close the

“MENU” window.

[

MENU] button

“MENU LIST” window

“MENU LIST SETTING” window

[OK]

button

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COMMAND SEND

1. Click the left mouse button on the “Command Send” pa-

rameter in the “File” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal
Computer Controller to open the “Command Send” pop-up
window.

2. Enter the CAT command you wish send to the FT-2000 with

the PC keyboard.
For example: Set the VFO-A frequency to 14.250000 MHz.

FA14250000;

Refer to a “FT-2000 CAT Operation Reference Book” for
the CAT command.

3. Click the [OK] button to send the CAT command to the trans-

ceiver and close the pop-up window.

“COMMAND SEND” parameter

“Command Send” window

[OK]

button

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FUNCTION KEY OPERATION

You can program and assign the CAT commands into your computer’s Function keys using the Vertex Standard KSE4PCC
Keyboard Shortcut Editor, then you may control the transceiver by pressing your computer’s Function keys while activat­ing the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller.

Each of the following 46 Function keys may be programmed with a CAT command sequence. There are a total of 52
commands to chose from:

[F2]

key ~ [F9

[

Shift] + [F1] key ~ [Shift] + [F9

[

Cntl] + [F1] key ~ [Cntl] + [F9

[

Alt] + [F1] key ~ [Alt] + [F3

[

Page Up

Following is an example of programming a CAT command shortcut into one of the Function keys:

1. Copy the “KSE4PCC.exe” file into the folder where you in-

stalled the “PCC-2000.exe” file.

2. Double click the left mouse button on “KSE4PCC.exe” to

open the “Keyboard Shortcut Editor” pop-up window.

3. Enter the CAT command you wish to assin to a specific Func-

tion key.
Example 1: Set the VFO-A frequency to 14.250000 MHz.

FA14250000;

Example 2: Set the VFO-A Operating Mode to “USB”.

MD02;

Example 3: Set the VFO-A frequecy to 14.250000 MHz,

FA14250000; MD02;

(Notice in Example 3 that you may assign more than one CAT
command to a single function key. Simply add a semi-colon
after each command, and end the command line with a semi­colon).
Refer to the “FT-2000 CAT Operation Reference Book” for
the CAT command.
Note: You can not enter CAT commands into the following
function keys.
[F1]

key, [F10] key, [Shift] + [F10] key,

[

Cntl] + [F10] key, [Alt] + [F4] key, and [Alt] + [F6] key

4. You may append an Alpha-numeric “Tag” to a CAT Com-

mand for your reference (This is for reference only. The Al­pha-numeric “Tag” is not displayed on the “PCC-2000” Per­sonal Computer Controller).
To append a “Tag” to your CAT shortcut key, click the left
mouse button on the “Tag” or the “Both” parameter in the
“View” menu on the “Keyboard Shortcut Editor”. Your new
reference “Tag” appears in the “Tag” column on the “Key­board Short-cut Editor”.

5. To close the “Keyboard Shortcut Editor” and save the CAT

commands, click “File” in the menu bar, and then click “Save”
in the drop-down list. In the Confirmation pop-up window,
click the [Yes] button to save the new setting.

] key, [

] key, [

Page Down

USB mode.

F11

] key, [

] key, [

] key, [

] key,

F12

] key, [

] key, [

Alt] + [F5

Shift] + [F11

Cntl] + [F11

] key, and [

Home

] key, [

] key, [

] key, [

Cntl] + [F12

Alt] + [F7

] key

End

Shift] + [F12

] key,

] key ~ [

Alt] + [F12

] key,

] key,

“View” menu

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“Tag” column

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