FT-991

CAT Operation
Reference Book

YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.

 CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) Operation
Overview Connection
The CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) System in
the FT-991 transceiver provides control of frequency,
⑨ ⑧ ⑦ ⑥
VFO, memory, and other settings such as dual-
channel memories and diversity reception using an
external personal computer. This allows multiple
control operations to be fully automated with single ⑤④ ③ ②①
mouse clicks, or keystroke operations on the computer
keyboard. Pin No. Pin Name I/O Function
 N/A --- ---
Using the RS-232C Cable (Refer to figure 1) Outputs the Serial Data from
‚ SERIAL OUT Output
The FT-991 transceiver has a built-in level converter, the transceiver to the computer.

allowing direct connection from the rear-panel CAT jack Inputs the Serial Data from the
ƒ SERIAL IN Input computer to the transceiver.
to the serial port of your computer without the need of „ N/A --- ---
any external boxes.  GND --- Signal Ground

When using the RS-232C cable, set Menu item “028 † N/A --- ---

GPS/232C SELECT” to “RS232C”. ‡ RTS --- ---

ˆ CTS --- ---
You will need a serial cable for connection to the RS- ‰ N/A --- ---
232C (serial or COM port) connector on your computer.
Purchase a standard serial cable (not the so-called “null
modem” type), ensuring it has the correct gender and
number of pins (some serial COM port connectors use a
9-pin rather than 25-pin configuration). If your computer
uses a custom connector, you may have to construct the Personal Computer
cable. In this case, refer to the technical documentation
supplied with your computer for correct data connection.
Using the USB Cable (Refer to figure 2)
Note: A USB driver is required for remote control from FT-991
COM
a computer. Download the driver from the Yaesu
website ([Link]
The FT-991 transceiver has a built-in USB to Dual
UART Bridge, allowing direct connection from the
GPS/CAT

rear-panel USB jack to the USB jack of your computer

without the need of any external boxes.
You will need a USB cable to connect to the USB jack
RS-232C “Straight” Cable
on your computer.
Figure 1
YAESU MUSEN does not produce CAT System
operating software due to the wide variety of per- Personal Computer
sonal computers and operating systems in use today.
However, the information provided in this chapter
explains the serial data structure and opcodes used
by the CAT system. This information, along with FT-991
the short programming examples, is intended to
help you start writing programs on your own. As
you become more familiar with CAT operation, you
can customize programs for your operating needs USB

and utilize the full operating potential of this sys-

tem.
USB

USB Cable

Figure 2

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Control Command
A computer control command is composed of an alpha- Parameters
betical command, various parameters, and the terminator Parameters are used to specify information necessary to
that signals the end of the control command. implement the desired command.
Example: Set the VFO-A frequency to 14.250000 MHz. The parameters to be used for each command are pre-
FA 014250000 ; determined. The number of digits assigned to each
   parameter is also predetermined. Refer to the “Control
Command Parameter Terminator Command List” and the “Control Command Tables” to
There are three commands for the FT-991 as shown be- configure the appropriate parameters.
low: When configuring parameters, be careful not to make
Set command: Set a particular condition the following mistakes.
(to the FT-991) For example,
Read command: Reads an answer when the correct parameter is “IS0+1000” (IF SHIFT):
(from the FT-991)
IS01000;
Answer command: Transmits a condition
Not enough parameters specified (No direction (+)
(from the FT-991)
given for the IF shift)
For example, note the following case of the FA com- IS0+100;
mand (Set the VFO-A frequency): Not enough digits (Only three frequency digits
 To set the VFO-A frequency to 14.250000 MHz, the given)
following command is sent from the computer to the IS0_+_1000;
transceiver: Unnecessary characters between parameters
“FA014250000;” (Set command) IS0+10000;
 To read the VFO-A frequency, the following com- Too many digits (Five frequency digits given)
mand is sent from the computer to the transceiver: Note: If a particular parameter is not applicable to the
“FA;” (Read command) FT-991, the parameter digits should be filled using any
 When the Read command above has been sent, the character except the ASCII control codes (00 to 1Fh)
following command is returned to the computer: and the terminator (;).
“FA014250000;” (Answer command)
Terminator
Alphabetical Commands To signal the end of a command, it is necessary to use
A command consists of 2 alphabetical characters. a semicolon (;). The digit where this special character
You may use either lower or upper case characters. The must appear differs depending on the command used.
commands available for this transceiver are listed in the
“PC Control Command Tables” on the following pages.

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Command Function Set Read Ans. AI Command Function Set Read Ans. AI
AB VFO-A TO VFO-B O X X X PR SPEECH PROCESSOR O O O O
ANTENNA TUNER PS POWER SWITCH O O O X
AC O O O O
CONTROL QI QMB STORE O X X X
AG AF GAIN O O O O QR QMB RECALL O X X X
AI AUTO INFORMATION O O O X QS QUICK SPLIT O X X X
VFO-A TO MEMORY RA RF ATTENUATOR O O O O
AM O X X X
CHANNEL RC CLAR CLEAR O X X X
BA VFO-B TO VFO-A O X X X RD CLAR DOWN O X X X
BC AUTO NOTCH O O O O RG RF GAIN O O O O
BD BAND DOWN O X X X RI RADIO INFORMATION X O O O
BI BREAK-IN O O O O NOISE REDUCTION
RL O O O O
BP MANUAL NOTCH O O O O LEVEL
BS BAND SELECT O X X X RM READ METER X O O O
BU BAND UP O X X X RS RADIO STATUS X O O X
BY BUSY X O O O RT CLAR O O O O
CH CHANNEL UP/DOWN O X X X RU CLAR UP O X X X
CN CTCSS NUMBER O O O O SC SCAN O O O O
CO CONTOUR O O O O SEMI BREAK-IN DELAY
SD O O O O
CS CW SPOT O O O O TIME
CT CTCSS O O O O SH WIDTH O O O O
DA DIMMER O O O X SM S METER X O O X
DN DOWN O X X X SQ SQUELCH LEVEL O O O O
DT DATE AND TIME O O O X SV SWAP VFO O X X X
ED ENCORDER DOWN O X X X TS TXW O O O O
EK ENT KEY O X X X TX TX SET O O O O
EU ENCORDER UP O X X X UL UNLOCK X O O O
EX MENU O O O O UP UP O X X X
FA FREQUENCY VFO-A O O O O VD VOX DELAY TIME O O O O
FB FREQUENCY VFO-B O O O O VG VOX GAIN O O O O
FS FAST STEP O O O O VM [V/M] KEY FUNCTION O X X X
FT FUNCTION TX O O O O VX VOX O O O O
GT AGC FUNCTION O O O O XT TX CLAR O O O O
ID IDENTIFICATION X O O X ZI ZERO IN O X X X
IF INFORMATION X O O O
IS IF-SHIFT O O O O
KM KEYER MEMORY O O O X
KP KEY PITCH O O O O
KR KEYER O O O O
KS KEY SPEED O O O O
KY CW KEYING O X X X
LK LOCK O O O O
LM LOAD MESSEGE O O O X
MEMORY CHANNEL TO
MA O X X X
VFO-A
MC MEMORY CHANNEL O O O X
MD MODE O O O O
MG MIC GAIN O O O O
ML MONITOR LEVEL O O O O
MR MEMORY READ X O O X
MS METER SW O O O O
MW MEMORY WRITE O X X X
MX MOX SET O O O O
NA NARROW O O O O
NB NOISE BLANKER O O O O
NOISE BLANKER
NL O O O O
LEVEL
NR NOISE REDUCTION O O O O
OPPOSITE BAND
OI X O O O
NFORMATION
OFFSET (Repeater
OS O O O O
Shift)
PA PRE-AMP (IPO) O O O O
PB PLAY BACK O O O X
PC POWER CONTROL O O O O
SPEECH PROCESSOR
PL O O O O
LEVEL

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AB VFO-A TO VFO-B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
A B ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

AC ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed P3 0: Tuner “OFF”
Set
A C P1 P2 P3 ; P2 0: Fixed 1: Tuner “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: Tuning Start
Read
A C ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
A C P1 P2 P3 ;

AG AF GAIN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
A G P1 P2 P2 P2 ; P2 000 - 255
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
A G P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
A G P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

AI AUTO INFORMATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Auto Information “OFF”
Set
A I P1 ; 1: Auto Information “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read This parameter is set to “0” (OFF) automatically when the transceiver is turned “OFF”.
A I ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
A I P1 ;

AM VFO-A TO MEMORY CHANNEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
A M ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

BA VFO-B TO VFO-A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
B A ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

BC AUTO NOTCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
B C P1 P2 ; P2 0: Auto Notch “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: Auto Notch “ON”
Read
B C P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
B C P1 P2 ;

BD BAND DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
B D P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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BI BREAK-IN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Break-in “OFF”
Set
B I P1 ; 1: Break-in “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
B I ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
B I P1 ;

BP MANUAL NOTCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed P3 P2=0
Set
B P P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 ; P2 0: Manual NOTCH “ON/OFF” 000: “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: Manual NOTCH LEVEL 001: “ON”
Read P2=1
B P P1 P2 ;
001 - 320
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (NOTCH Frequency : x 10 Hz )
B P P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 ;

BS BAND SELECT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 00: 1.8 MHz 06: 18 MHz 12: MW
Set
B S P1 P1 ; 01: 3.5 MHz 07: 21 MHz 13: -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 02: - 08: 24.5 MHz 14: AIR
Read 03: 7 MHz 09: 28 MHz 15: 144 MHz
04: 10 MHz 10: 50 MHz 16: 430 MHz
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 05: 14 MHz 11: GEN

BU BAND UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
B U P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

BY BUSY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: RX BUSY “OFF”
Set
1: RX BUSY “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P2 0: Fixed
Read
B Y ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
B Y P1 P2 ;

CH CHANNEL UP/DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Memory Channel “UP”
Set
C H P1 ; 1: Memory Channel “DOWN”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

CN CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
C N P1 P2 P2 ; P2 0 - 49: Tone Frequency Number (See Table 1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
C N P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
C N P1 P2 P2 ;

CO CONTOUR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed P3 P2=0 0000: CONTOUR “OFF”
Set P2 0: CONTOUR “ON/OFF” 0001: CONTOUR “ON”
C O P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 ;
1: CONTOUR FREQ P2=1 0010 - 3200
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read 2: APF “ON/OFF” (CONTOUR Frequency:10 - 3200Hz)
C O P1 P2 ; 3: APF FREQ P2=2 0000: APF “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0001: APF “ON”
Answer P2=3 0000 - 0050 (APF Frequency: -250 - 250 Hz )
C O P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 ;

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CS CW SPOT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: OFF
Set
C S P1 ; 1: ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
C S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
C S P1 ;

CT CTCSS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
C T P1 P2 ; P2 0: CTCSS “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC “ON”
Read 2: CTCSS ENC “ON”
C T P1 ;
3: DCS “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
C T P1 P2 ;

Table 1 (CTCSS Tone Chart)

00 67.0 Hz 09 91.5 Hz 18 123.0 Hz 27 162.2 Hz 36 189.9 Hz 45 229.1 Hz
01 69.3 Hz 10 94.8 Hz 19 127.3 Hz 28 165.5 Hz 37 192.8 Hz 46 233.6 Hz
02 71.9 Hz 11 97.4 Hz 20 131.8 Hz 29 167.9 Hz 38 196.6 Hz 47 241.8 Hz
03 74.4 Hz 12 100.0 Hz 21 136.5 Hz 30 171.3 Hz 39 199.5 Hz 48 250.3 Hz
04 77.0 Hz 13 103.5 Hz 22 141.3 Hz 31 173.8 Hz 40 203.5 Hz 49 254.1 Hz
05 79.7 Hz 14 107.2 Hz 23 146.2 Hz 32 177.3 Hz 41 206.5 Hz - -
06 82.5 Hz 15 110.9 Hz 24 151.4 Hz 33 179.9 Hz 42 210.7 Hz - -
07 85.4 Hz 16 114.8 Hz 25 156.7 Hz 34 183.5 Hz 43 218.1 Hz - -
08 88.5 Hz 17 118.8 Hz 26 159.8 Hz 35 186.2 Hz 44 225.7 Hz - -

DA DIMMER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 00: Fixed
Set
D A P1 P1 P2 P2 P3 P3 ; P2 01 - 02: LED Indicators Brightness Level
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P3 00 - 15: TFT Display Brightness Level
Read
D A ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
D A P1 P1 P2 P2 P3 P3 ;

DN MIC DWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
D N ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

DT DATE AND TIME

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ n-1 n P1 0: Date
Set
D T P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 ~ P2 ; 1: Time (UTC)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: Time differential (Time Zone)
Read P2 P1=0 yyyymmdd (Year/Month/Date)
D T P1 ;
P1=1 hhmmss (Hour/Minute/Second, 24 hour time system)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ n-1 n
P1=2 hhmm (Hour/Minute, 30 minute increments)
Answer
D T P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 ~ P2 ;

ED ENCORDER DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: MAIN ENCORDER
Set
E D P1 P2 P2 ; 1: SUB ENCORDER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8: MULTI ENCORDER
Read P2 01 - 99: Steps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

EK ENT KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
E K ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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EU ENCORDER UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: MAIN ENCORDER
Set
E U P1 P2 P2 ; 1: SUB ENCORDER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8: MULTI ENCORDER
Read P2 01 - 99: Steps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

EX MENU
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ n-1 n P1 : 001 - 151 (MENU Number)
Set
E X P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 ~ P2 ; P2 : Parameter (See Table)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
E X P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ n-1 n
Answer
E X P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 ~ P2 ;

P1 Function P2 Digits
001 AGC FAST DELAY 20 ~ 4000 msec (P2= 0020 ~ 4000, 20 msec/step) 4
002 AGC MID DELAY 20 ~ 4000 msec (P2= 0020 ~ 4000, 20 msec/step) 4
003 AGC SLOW DELAY 20 ~ 4000 msec (P2= 0020 ~ 4000, 20 msec/step) 4
004 HOME FUNCTION 0: SCOPE 1: FUNCTION 1
005 MY CALL INDICATION 0 ~ 5 sec 1
006 DISPLAY COLOR 0: BLUE 1: GRAY 2: GREEN 3: ORANGE 4: PURPLE 5: RED 6: SKY BLUE 1
007 DIMMER LED 0: 1 1: 2 1
008 DIMMER TFT 00 ~ 15 2
009 BAR MTR PEAK HOLD 0: OFF 1: 0.5 sec 2: 1.0 sec 3: 2.0 sec 1
010 DVS RX OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
011 DVS TX OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
012 KEYER TYPE 0: OFF 1: BUG 2: ELEKEY-A 3: ELEKEY-B 4: ELEKEY-Y 5: ACS 1
013 KEYER DOT/DASH 0: NORNAL 1: REVERSE 1
014 CW WEIGHT 2.5 ~ 4.5 (P2 = 25 ~ 45) 2
015 BEACON INTERVAL OFF / 1 ~ 690 sec (P2 = 000 ~ 690, 000: OFF) 3
016 NUMBER STYLE 0: 1290 1: AUNO 2: AUNT 3: A2NO 4: A2NT 5: 12NO 6: 12NT 1
017 CONTEST NUMBER 0000 ~ 9999 4
018 CW MEMORY 1 0: TEXT 1: MESSAGE 1
019 CW MEMORY 2 0: TEXT 1: MESSAGE 1
020 CW MEMORY 3 0: TEXT 1: MESSAGE 1
021 CW MEMORY 4 0: TEXT 1: MESSAGE 1
022 CW MEMORY 5 0: TEXT 1: MESSAGE 1
023 NB WIDTH 0: 1 ms 1: 3 ms 2: 10 ms 1
024 NB REJECTION 0: 10 dB 1: 30 dB 2: 50 dB 1
025 NB LEVEL 0 ~ 10 (P2 = 00 ~ 10) 2
026 BEEP LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
027 TIME ZONE UTC –12:00 ~ +14:00 5
028 GPS/232C SELECT 0: GPS 1: RS232C 1
029 232C RATE 0: 4800 bps 1: 9600 bps 2: 19200 bps 3: 38400 bps 1
030 232C TOT 0: 10 msec 1: 100 msec 2: 1000 msec 3: 3000 msec 1
031 CAT RATE 0: 4800 bps 1: 9600 bps 2: 19200 bps 3: 38400 bps 1
032 CAT TOT 0: 10 msec 1: 100 msec 2: 1000 msec 3: 3000 msec 1
033 CAT RTS 0: DISABLE 1: ENABLE 1
034 MEM GROUP 0: DISABLE 1: ENABLE 1
035 QUICK SPLIT FREQ –20 kHz ~ +00 (or –00) ~ +20 kHz (P2= –20 ~ +00 or –00 ~ +20) 3
036 TX TOT 0 (OFF) ~ 30 min (P2= 00 ~ 30) 2
037 MIC SCAN 0: DISABLE 1: ENABLE 1
038 MIC SCAN RESUME 0: PAUSE 1: TIME 1
039 REF FREQ ADJ –25 ~ +00 (or –00) ~ +25 (P2= –25 ~ +00 or –00 ~ +25) 3
040 CLAR MODE SELECT 0: RX 1: TX 2: TRX 1
041 AM LCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 100 Hz ~ 19: 1000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
042 AM LCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
043 AM HCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 Hz ~ 67: 4000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
044 AM HCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
045 AM MIC SELECT 0: MIC 1: REAR 1
046 AM OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
047 AM PTT SELECT 0: DAKY 1: RTS 2: DTR 1
048 AM PORT SELECT 0: DATA 1: USB 1
049 AM DATA GAIN 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
050 CW LCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 100 Hz ~ 19: 1000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
051 CW LCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
052 CW HCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 Hz ~ 67: 4000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
053 CW HCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
054 CW OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
055 CW AUTO MODE 0: OFF 1: 50 MHz 2: ON 1
056 CW BK-IN TYPE 0: SEMI BREAK-IN 1: FULL BREAK-IN 1
057 CW BK-IN DELAY 30 ~ 3000 msec (P2 = 0030 ~ 3000, 10 msec/step) 4
058 CW WAVE SHAPE 0: 1 msec 1: 2 msec 2: 4 msec 3: 6 msec 1
059 CW FREQ DISPLAY 0: DIRECT FREQ 1: PITCH OFFSET 1
060 PC KEYING 0: OFF 1: DAKY 2: RTS 3: DTR 1
061 QSK DELAY TIME 0: 15 msec 1: 20 msec 2: 25 mesc 3: 30 msec 1

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P1 Function P2 Digits
062 DATA MODE 0: PSK 1: OTHER 1
063 PSK TONE 0: 1000 Hz 1: 1500 Hz 2: 2000 Hz 1
064 OTHER DISP (SSB) –3000 Hz ~ 0 ~ +3000 Hz (P2 = –3000 ~ –0000 or +0000 ~ +3000, 10 Hz steps) 5
065 OTHER SHIFT (SSB) –3000 Hz ~ 0 ~ +3000 Hz (P2 = –3000 ~ –0000 or +0000 ~ +3000, 10 Hz steps) 5
066 DATA LCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 100 Hz ~ 19: 1000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
067 DATA LCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
068 DATA HCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 Hz ~ 67: 4000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 1
069 DATA HCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 2
070 DATA IN SELECT 0: MIC 1: REAR 1
071 DATA PTT SELECT 0: DAKY 1: RTS 2: DTR 1
072 DATA PORT SELECT 1: DATA 2: USB 1
073 DATA OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
074 FM MIC SELECT 0: MIC 1: REAR 1
075 FM OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
076 FM PKT PTT SELECT 0: DAKY 1: RTS 2: DTR 1
077 FM PKT PORT SELECT 1: DATA 2: USB 1
078 FM PKT TX GAIN 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
079 FM PKT MODE 0: 1200 1: 9600 1
080 RPT SHIFT 28MHz 0 ~ 1000 kHz (P2 = 0000 ~ 1000, 10 kHz/step) 4
081 RPT SHIFT 50MHz 0 ~ 4000 kHz (P2 = 0000 ~ 4000, 10 kHz/step) 4
082 RPT SHIFT 144MHz 0 ~ 4000 kHz (P2 = 0000 ~ 4000, 10 kHz/step) 4
083 RPT SHIFT 430MHz 0 ~ 10000 kHz (P2 = 0000 ~ 10000, 10 kHz/step) 5
084 ARS 144MHz 0: OFF 1: ON 1
085 ARS 430MHz 0: OFF 1: ON 1
086 DCS POLARITY 0: Tn-Rn 1: Tn-Riv 2: Tiv-Rn 3: Tiv-Riv 1
087 RADIO ID ---------- -
088 DIGITAL SQL TYPE 0: OFF 1: CODE 2: BREAK 1
089 DIGITAL SQL CODE 001 ~ 126 3
090 GM DISPLY 0: DISTANCE 1: STRENGTH 1
091 DISTANCE 0: km 1: mile 1
092 AMS TX MODE 0: AUTO 1: MANUAL 2: DN 3: VW 4: ANALOG 1
093 STANDBY BEEP 0: OFF 1: ON 1
094 RTTY LCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 100 Hz ~ 19: 1000Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
095 RTTY LCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
096 RTTY HCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 Hz ~ 67: 4000Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
097 RTTY HCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
098 RTTY SHIFT PORT 0: SHIFT 1: DTR 2: RTS 1
099 RTTY POLARITY-RX 0: NORNAL 1: REVERSE 1
100 RTTY POLARITY-TX 0: NORNAL 1: REVERSE 1
101 RTTY OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
102 RTTY SHIFT FREQ 1: 170 Hz 1: 200 Hz 2: 425 Hz 3: 850 Hz 1
103 RTTY MARK FREQ 1: 1275 Hz 2: 2125 Hz 1
104 SSB LCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 100 Hz ~ 19: 1000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
105 SSB LCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
106 SSB HCUT FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 Hz ~ 67: 4000 Hz (50 Hz steps) 2
107 SSB HCUT SLOPE 0: 6 dB/oct 1: 18 dB/oct 1
108 SSB MIC SELECT 0: MIC 1: REAR 1
109 SSB OUT LEVEL 0 ~ 100 (P2 = 000 ~ 100) 3
110 SSB PTT SELECT 0: DAKY 1: RTS 2: DTR 1
111 SSB PORT SELECT 0: DATA 1: USB 1
112 SSB TX BPF 0: 50 ~ 3000 1: 100 ~ 2900 2: 200 ~ 2800 3: 300 ~ 2700 4: 400 ~ 2600 1
113 APF WIDTH 0: NARROW 1: MEDIUM 2: WIDE 1
114 CONTOUR LEVEL –40 ~ 0 ~ +20 (P2 = –40 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +20) 3
115 CONTOUR WIDTH 01 ~ 11 2
116 IF NOTCH WIDTH 0: NARROW 1: WIDE 1
117 SCP DISPLAY MODE 0: SPECTRAM 1: WATER FALL 1
118 SCP START CYCLE 0: OFF 1: 3 sec 2: 5 sec 3: 10 sec 1
119 ASC DIAL SPEED 0: 0.25 kHz/sec 1: 0.5 kHz/sec 2: 1 kHz/sec 3: 2 kHz/sec 4: 4 kHz/sec 5: DISABLE 1
120 SCP SPAN FREQ 03: 50 kHz 04: 100 kHz 05: 200 kHz 06: 500 kHz 07: 1000 kHz 2
121 PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ 00 : OFF 01: 100 02: 200 03: 300 04: 400 05: 500 06: 600 07: 700 Hz 2
122 PRMTRC EQ1 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
123 PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
124 PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 02: 800 03: 900 04: 1000 05: 1100 06: 1200 07: 1300 08: 1400 09: 1500 Hz 2
125 PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
126 PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
127 PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ 00 : OFF 01: 1500 02: 1600 03: 1700 04: 1800 05: 1900 06: 2000 ~ 18: 3200 Hz 2
128 PRMTRC EQ3 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
129 PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
130 P-PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ 00 : OFF 01: 100 02: 200 03: 300 04: 400 05: 500 06: 600 07: 700 Hz 2
131 P-PRMTRC EQ1 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
132 P-PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
133 P-PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ 00: OFF 01: 700 02: 800 03: 900 04: 1000 05: 1100 06: 1200 07: 1300 08: 1400 09: 1500 Hz 2
134 P-PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
135 P-PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
136 P-PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ 00 : OFF 01: 1500 02: 1600 03: 1700 04: 1800 05: 1900 06: 2000 ~ 18: 3200 Hz 2
137 P-PRMTRC EQ3 LEVEL –20 ~ 0 ~ +10 (P2 = –20 ~ –00 or +00 ~ +10) 3
138 P-PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH 01 ~ 10 2
139 HF TX MAX POWER 5 ~ 100 (P2 = 005 ~ 100) 3
140 50M TX MAX POWER 5 ~ 100 (P2 = 005 ~ 100) 3
141 144M TX MAX POWER 5 ~ 50 (P2 = 005 ~ 050) 3
142 430M TX MAX POWER 5 ~ 50 (P2 = 005 ~ 050) 3
143 TUNER SELECT 0: OFF 1: INTERNAL 2: EXTERNAL 3: ATAS 4: LAMP 1

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P1 Function P2 Digits
144 VOX SELECT 0: MIC 1: DATA 1
145 VOX GAIN 000 ~ 100 3
146 VOX DELAY 30 ~ 3000 msec (P2 = 0030 ~ 3000, 10 msec/step) 4
147 ANTI VOX GAIN 000 ~ 100 3
148 DATA VOX GAIN 000 ~ 100 3
149 DATA VOX DELAY 30 ~ 3000 msec (P2 = 0030 ~ 3000) 4
150 ANTI DVOX GAIN 000 ~ 100 3
151 EMERGENCY FREQ TX 0: DISABLE 1: ENABLE 1

FA FREQUENCY VFO-A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000030000 - 470000000 (Hz)
F A P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
Set
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
F A ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
F A P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
Answer
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
P1 ;

FB FREQUENCY VFO-B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000030000 - 470000000 (Hz)
F B P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
Set
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
F B ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
F B P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
Answer
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
P1 ;

FS FAST STEP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: VFO-A FAST Key “OFF”
Set
F S P1 ; 1: VFO-A FAST Key “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
F S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
F S P1 ;

FT FUNCTION TX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 2: VFO-A Band Transmitter: TX
Set
F T P1 ; 3: VFO-B Band Transmitter: TX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P2 0: VFO-A Band Transmitter: TX
Read 1: VFO-B Band Transmitter: TX
F T ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
F T P2 ;

GT AGC FUNCTION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed P3 0: AGC “OFF”
Set P2 0: AGC “OFF” 1: AGC “FAST”
G T P1 P2 ;
1: AGC “FAST” 2: AGC “MID”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read 2: AGC “MID” 3: AGC “SLOW”
G T P1 ; 3: AGC “SLOW” 4: AGC “AUTO-FAST”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4: AGC “AUTO” 5: AGC “AUTO-MID”
Answer 6: AGC “AUTO-SLOW”
G T P1 P3 ;

ID IDENTIFICATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0570: FT-991
Set
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
I D ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
I D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;

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IF INFORMATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000-117 (Memory Channel) P2 VFO-A Frequency (Hz)
Set P3 Clarifier Direction +: Plus Shift, --: Minus Shift
Clarifier Offset: 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read P4 0: RX CLAR “OFF” 1: RX CLAR “ON”
I F ; P5 0: TX CLAR “OFF” 1: TX CLAR “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P6 MODE 1: LSB 2: USB 3: CW 4: FM 5: AM 6: RTTY-LSB 7: CW-R
8: DATA-LSB 9: RTTY-USB A: DATA-FM B: FM-N C: DATA-USB
I F P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 D: AM-N E: C4FM
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 P7 0: VFO 1: Memory 2: Memory Tune 3: Quick Memory Bank (QMB)
Answer 4: QMB-MT 5: PMS 6: HOME
P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 P4
P8 0: CTCSS “OFF” 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC 2: CTCSS ENC
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 P9 00: (Fixed)
P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P9 P10 ; P10 0: Simplex 1: Plus Shift 2: Minus Shift

IS IF-SHIFT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0:Fixed
Set
I S P1 -/+ P2 P2 P2 P2 ; P2 -1000 ~ +1000 Hz (20 Hz steps)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
I S P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
I S P1 -/+ P2 P2 P2 P2 ;

KM KEYER MEMORY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ 53 n P1 1 - 5 : Keyer Memory Channel Number
Set
K M P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 ~ P2 ; P2 Message Characters (up to 50 characters)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
K M P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~ n-1 n
Answer
K M P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 ~ P2 ;

KP KEY PITCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 00: 300 Hz - 75: 1050 Hz (10Hz steps)
Set
K P P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
K P ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
K P P1 P1 ;

KR KEYER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: KEYER “OFF”
Set
K R P1 ; 1: KEYER “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
K R ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
K R P1 ;

KS KEY SPEED
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 004 - 060 (WPM)
Set
K S P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
K S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
K S P1 P1 P1 ;

KY CW KEYING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 1: Keyer Memory “1” Playback 6: Message Keyer “1” Playback
Set
K Y P1 ; 2: Keyer Memory “2” Playback 7: Message Keyer “2” Playback
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3: Keyer Memory “3” Playback 8: Message Keyer “3” Playback
Read 4: Keyer Memory “4” Playback 9: Message Keyer “4” Playback
5: Keyer Memory “5” Playback A: Message Keyer “5” Playback
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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LK LOCK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: VFO-A DIAL Lock “OFF”
Set
L K P1 ; 1: VFO-A DIAL Lock “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
L K ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
L K P1 ;

LM LOAD MESSEGE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: DVS P2 0: DVS (Recording Stop)
Set
L M P1 P2 ; 1: DVS (CH “1” Recording Start/Stop)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: DVS (CH “2” Recording Start/Stop)
Read 3: DVS (CH “3” Recording Start/Stop)
L M P1 ;
4: DVS (CH “4” Recording Start/Stop)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 5: DVS (CH “5” Recording Start/Stop)
L M P1 P2 ;

MA MEMORY CHANNEL TO VFO-A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
M A ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

MC MEMORY CHANNEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000 - 117: Memory Channel Number
Set
M C P1 P1 P1 ; 000 - 099: Regular Memory Channel
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 100: P-1L 101: P-1U ~ 116: P-9L 117: P-9U
Read
M C ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
M C P1 P1 P1 ;

MD OPERATING MODE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: MAIN RX
Set
M D P1 P2 ; P2 MODE 1: LSB 2: USB 3: CW-U 4: FM 5: AM 6: RTTY-LSB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7: CW-L 8: DATA-LSB 9: RTTY-USB A: DATA-FM
Read B: FM-N C: DATA-USB D: AM-N E: C4FM
M D P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
M D P1 P2 ;

MG MIC GAIN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000 - 100
Set
M G P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
M G ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
M G P1 P1 P1 ;

ML MONITOR LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: MONI “ON/OFF”
Set 1: MONI Level
M L P1 P2 P2 P2 ;
P2 P1=0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read 000: MONI “OFF”
M L P1 ; 001: MONI “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1=1
Answer 000 - 100
M L P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

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MR MEMORY CHANNEL READ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P0/1 000-117 (Memory Channel) P2 VFO-A Frequency (Hz)
Set P3 Clarifier Direction +: Plus Shift, --: Minus Shift
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Clarifier Offset: 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
Read P4 0: RX CLAR “OFF” 1: RX CLAR “ON”
M R P0 P0 P0 ; P5 0: TX CLAR “OFF” 1: TX CLAR “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P6 MODE 1: LSB 2: USB 3: CW 4: FM 5: AM 6: RTTY-LSB 7: CW-R
M R P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 8: DATA-LSB 9: RTTY-USB A: DATA-FM B: FM-N C: DATA-USB
D: AM-N E: C4FM
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer P7 0: VFO 1: Memory
P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 P4 P8 0: CTCSS “OFF” 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC 2: CTCSS ENC
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 P9 00: (Fixed)
P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P9 P10 ; P10 0: Simplex 1: Plus Shift 2: Minus Shift

MS METER SW
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: COMP
Set
M S P1 ; 1: ALC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: PO
Read 3: SWR
M S ;
4: ID
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 5: VDD
M S P1 ;

MW MEMORY CHANNEL WRITE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000-117 (Memory Channel) P2 Frequency (Hz)
M W P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 Clarifier Direction +: Plus Shift, --: Minus Shift
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Clarifier Offset: 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
Set P4 0: RX CLAR “OFF” 1: RX CLAR “ON”
P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 P4 P5 0: TX CLAR “OFF” 1: TX CLAR “ON”
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 P6 MODE 1: LSB 2: USB 3: CW 4: FM 5: AM 6: RTTY-LSB 7: CW-R
P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P9 P10 ; 8: DATA-LSB 9: RTTY-USB A: DATA-FM B: FM-N C: DATA-USB
D: AM-N E: C4FM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read P7 00: (Fixed)
P8 0: CTCSS “OFF” 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC 2: CTCSS ENC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P9 00: (Fixed)
Answer P10 0: Simplex 1: Plus Shift 2: Minus Shift

MX MOX SET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: MOX “OFF”
Set
M X P1 ; 1: MOX “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
M X ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
M X P1 ;

NA NARROW
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
M A P1 P2 ; P2 0: OFF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: ON
Read
M A P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
M A P1 P2 ;

NB NOISE BLANKER STATUS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
N B P1 P2 ; P2 0: Noise Blanker “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: Noise Blanker “ON”
Read
N B P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
N B P1 P2 ;

NL NOISE BLANKER LEVEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
N L P1 P2 P2 P2 ; P2 000 - 010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
N L P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
N L P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

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NR NOISE REDUCTION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
N R P1 P2 ; P2 0: Noise Reduction “OFF”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: Noise Reduction “ON”
Read
N R P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
N R P1 P2 ;

OI OPPOSITE BAND INFORMATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000-117 (Memory Channel) P2 VFO-B Frequency (Hz)
Set P3 Clarifier Direction +: Plus Shift, --: Minus Shift
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Clarifier Offset: 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
Read P4 0: RX CLAR “OFF” 1: RX CLAR “ON”
O I ; P5 0: TX CLAR “OFF” 1: TX CLAR “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P6 MODE 1: LSB 2: USB 3: CW 4: FM 5: AM 6: RTTY-LSB 7: CW-R
O I P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 8: DATA-LSB 9: RTTY-USB A: DATA-FM B: FM-N C: DATA-USB
D: AM-N E: C4FM
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer P7 0: VFO 1: Memory
P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 P3 P3 P3 P3 P4 P8 0: CTCSS “OFF” 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC 2: CTCSS ENC
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 P9 00: (Fixed)
P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P9 P10 ; P10 0: Simplex 1: Plus Shift 2: Minus Shift

OS OFFSET (REPEATER SHIFT)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
O S P1 P2 ; P2 0: Simplex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: Plus Shift
Read 2: Minus Shift
O S P1 ;
*: This command can be activated only with an FM mode.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
O S P1 P2 ;

PA PRE-AMP (IPO)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0:Fixed
Set
P A P1 P2 ; P2 0: IPO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: AMP 1
Read 2: AMP 2
P A P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
P A P1 P2 ;

PB PLAY BACK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: DVS P2 0: DVS (Playback Stop)
Set
P B P1 P2 ; 1: DVS (CH “1” Playback Start)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: DVS (CH “2” Playback Start)
Read 3: DVS (CH “3” Playback Start)
P B P1 ;
4: DVS (CH “4” Playback Start)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 5: DVS (CH “5” Playback Start)
P B P1 P2 ;

PC POWER CONTROL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 005 -100
Set
P C P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
P C ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
P C P1 P1 P1 ;

PL SPEECH PROCESSOR LEVEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000 -100
Set
P L P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
P L ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
P L P1 P1 P1 ;

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PR SPEECH PROCESSOR LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Speech Processor
Set
P R P1 P2 ; 1: Parametric Microphone Equalizer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P2 1: “OFF”
Read 2: “ON”
P R P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
P R P1 P2 ;

PS POWER SWITCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: POWER “OFF”
Set
P S P1 ; 1: POWER “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read This command requires dummy data be initially sent. Then after one second and be-
P S ;
fore two seconds the command is sent.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
P S P1 ;

QI QMB STORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
Q I ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

QR QMB RECALL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
Q R ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

QS QUICK SPLIT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
Q S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

RA RF ATTENUATOR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
R A P1 P2 ; P2 0: OFF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: ON
Read
R A P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
R A P1 P2 ;

RC CLAR CLEAR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
R C ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

RD CLAR DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
Set
R D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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RG RF GAIN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
R G P1 P2 P2 P2 ; P2 000 - 255
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
R G P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
R G P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

RI RADIO INFORMATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Hi-SWR A: TX LED P2 0: OFF
Set
3: REC 1: ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4: PLAY
Read 5: VFO-A TX
R I P1 ;
6: VFO-B TX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer 7: VFO-A RX
R I P1 P2 ;

RL NOISE REDUCTION LEVEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
R L P1 P2 P2 ; P2 01 - 15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
R L P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
R L P1 P2 P2 ;

RM READ METER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Depends on the front panel METER 4: ALC
Set
1: S 5: PO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: Depends on the front panel METER 6: SWR
Read (PO / COMP / ALC / SWR / ID / VDD) 7: ID
R M P1 ;
3: COMP 8: VDD
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer P2 0 - 255
R M P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

RS RADIO STATUS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: NORMAL MODE
Set
1: MENU MODE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
R S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
R S P1 ;

RT CLAR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: RX Clarifier “OFF”
Set
R T P1 ; 1: RX Clarifier “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
R T ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
R T P1 ;

RU RX CLARIFIER PLUS OFFSET

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0000 - 9999 (Hz)
Set
R U P1 P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

SC SCAN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Scan “OFF”
Set
S C P1 ; 1: Scan “ON” (UP ward)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: Scan “ON” (DOWN ward)
Read
S C ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
S C P1 ;

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SD CW BREAK-IN DELAY TIME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0030 - 3000 msec
Set
S D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
S D ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
S D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;

SH WIDTH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
S H P1 P2 P2 ; P2 00 (See Table)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
S H P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
S H P1 P2 P2 ;

Command Bandwidth
P2 SSB (Narrow) SSB (Wide) CW (Narrow) CW (Wide) RTTY/PSK (Narrow) RTTY/PSK (Wide)
00 (Default) 1500 Hz 2400 Hz 500 Hz 2400 Hz 300 Hz 500 Hz
01 200 Hz - 50 Hz - 50 Hz -
02 400 Hz - 100 Hz - 100 Hz -
03 600 Hz - 150 Hz - 150 Hz -
04 850 Hz - 200 Hz - 200 Hz -
05 1100 Hz - 250 Hz - 250 Hz -
06 1350 Hz - 300 Hz - 300 Hz -
07 1500 Hz - 350 Hz - 350 Hz -
08 1650 Hz - 400 Hz - 400 Hz -
09 1800 Hz 1800 Hz 450 Hz - 450 Hz -
10 - 1950 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz
11 - 2100 Hz - 800 Hz - 800 Hz
12 - 2200 Hz - 1200 Hz - 1200 Hz
13 - 2300 Hz - 1400 Hz - 1400 Hz
14 - 2400 Hz - 1700 Hz - 1700 Hz
15 - 2500 Hz - 2000 Hz - 2000 Hz
16 - 2600 Hz - 2400 Hz - 2400 Hz
17 - 2700 Hz - 3000 Hz - 3000 Hz
18 - 2800 Hz - - - -
19 - 2900 Hz - - - -
20 - 3000 Hz - - - -
21 - 3200 Hz - - - -

SM S-METER READING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
P2 000 - 255
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
S M P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
S M P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

SQ SQUELCLH LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: Fixed
Set
S Q P1 P2 P2 P2 ; P2 000 - 100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
S Q P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
S Q P1 P2 P2 P2 ;

SV SWAP VFO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
S V ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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TS TXW
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: TXW “OFF”
Set
T S P1 ; 1: TXW “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
T S ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
T S P1 ;

TX TX SET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: RADIO TX “OFF” CAT TX “OFF”
Set
T X P1 ; 1: RADIO TX “OFF” CAT TX “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2: RADIO TX “ON” CAT TX “OFF” (Answer)
Read
T X ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
T X P1 ;

UL PLL UNLOCK STATUS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: PLL “Lock”
Set
1: PLL “Unlock”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
U L ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
U L P1 ;

UP UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
U P ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

VD VOX DELAY TIME

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0030 - 3000 msec (10 msec multiples)
Set
V D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
V D ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
V D P1 P1 P1 P1 ;

VG VOX GAIN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 000 - 100
Set
V G P1 P1 P1 ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
V G ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
V G P1 P1 P1 ;

VM VFO-A TO MEMORY CHANNEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Set
V M ; ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

VX VOX STATUS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: VOX “OFF”
Set
V X P1 ; ; 1: VOX “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
V X ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
V X P1 ;

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XT TX CLAR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 0: TX CLAR “OFF”
Set
X T P1 ; ; 1: TX CLAR “ON”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
X T ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
X T P1 ;

ZI ZERO IN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (CW AUTO ZERO IN Function)
Set
Z I ; ;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Read
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer

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