PCC-2000 REFERENCE BOOK

PCC-2000
REFERENCE BOOK

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PCC-2000 System Components .................................... 3 Keyer Operation .......................................................... 16
FT-2000 and Computer Interconnections ...................... 3 Contest Memory Keyer ............................................... 17
“PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller Window ... 3 Rotator Control ............................................................ 17
Opening/Closing the PCC-2000 Controller Program ... 4 QMB Memory ............................................................. 17
Data Connection ............................................................ 4 Operation of Miscellaneous Knobs and Buttons ......... 18
Switching Power On/Off of the FT-2000 ...................... 4 [METER] Knob ..................................................... 18
AF Gain Control ............................................................ 4 [MIC] Knob ........................................................... 18
SQL Level Control ........................................................ 4 [RF PWR] Knob ................................................... 18
Frequency Navigation on the Main Band (VFO-A) ..... 5 [DIM] Button .......................................................... 18
Frequency Navigation on the Sub Band (VFO-B) ........ 6 [MOX] Button ........................................................ 18
MODE Switch ............................................................... 7 [SPOT] Button ...................................................... 18
Clarifier Operation ........................................................ 7 [A] Button .............................................................. 18
Audio Playback Feature ................................................ 7 [B] Button .............................................................. 18
Voice Memory Feature .................................................. 8 [SPLIT] Button ...................................................... 19
Antenna Selection .......................................................... 8 [TXW] Button ........................................................ 19
IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) ............................... 8 Main [RX] Button .................................................. 19
ATT (Attenuator) ........................................................... 8 Main [TX] Button .................................................. 19
RF Gain Control ............................................................ 9 Sub [RX] Button .................................................... 19
VRF (Variable RF Front-end Filter) Operation ............. 9 Sub [TX] Button .................................................... 19
Roofing Filter Selection ................................................ 9 [FAST] Button ....................................................... 20
CONTOUR Filter / [AXB] Button ....................................................... 20
APF (Audio Peak Filter) Operation ................... 9 [AXWB] Button ........................................................ 20

IF SHIFT Operation .................................................... 10 [V/M] Button .......................................................... 20

WIDTH Operation ....................................................... 10 [MXA] Button ....................................................... 20
NOTCH Operation ...................................................... 10 [AXM] Button ....................................................... 20
AUTO NOTCH Operation .......................................... 10 Main (VFO-A) [BAND] Button ............................ 20
Noise Reduction Operation ......................................... 10 Main (VFO-A) [MHz] Button ............................... 20
NAR (One-Touch Narrow IF Filter Selection) ........... 11 [GRP] Button ........................................................ 20
Noise Blanker Operation ............................................. 11 [MCH] Button ........................................................ 20
AGC ............................................................................. 12 Sub (VFO-B) [BAND] Button .............................. 21
LOCK Feature ............................................................. 12 Sub (VFO-B) [MHz] Button .................................. 21
VOX Operation ........................................................... 12 [FAST] Button ....................................................... 21
Using the Speech Processor ........................................ 13 [A/B] Button .......................................................... 21
Using the Monitor ....................................................... 13 [DISPLAY] Button ................................................ 21
Antenna Tuner Operation ............................................ 13 Menu Operation ........................................................... 22
Repeater Operation ...................................................... 14 Command Send ........................................................... 23
Parametric Microphone Equalizer Adjustment ........... 15 Function Key Operation .............................................. 24

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PCC-2000 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
ˆ IBM® PC / compatible Computer with Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, or Vista
ˆ 30 MB of available Hard Disk space
ˆ 256 MB or more RAM
ˆ RS-232C port
ˆ 1024 x 768 color display with 256-bit color support on the video card
ˆ RS-232C “Straight” Cable, DB9-pin Female to DB9-pin Female (Or, USB to RS-232C Adapter CableÚ).
Ú: SomeUSB to RS-232C Adapter Cable does not function normally.

FT-2000 AND COMPUTER INTERCONNECTIONS

COM

CAT

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. “PCC-2000” icon
Close button
CLOSING THE PCC-2000 PROGRAM
To close the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller:
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the Close Button “ ” on the
“PCC-2000” Personal Computer Controller.
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the “Exit” parameter in the
“File” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Con-
troller.
ˆ Press the [ESC] button on the keyboard.
“EXIT” parameter

DATA CONNECTION
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [COM] button of the “PCC- [COM] button
2000” Personal Computer Controller to enable computer con-
trol. The yellow indicator will glow.
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [COM] button of the “PCC-
2000” Personal Computer Controller again to disable com-
puter 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 “PCC-
2000” Personal Computer Controller to turn the transceiver “On”
and “Off.” [ON/OFF] button

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.
SUB BAND (VFO-B) Sub [AF GAIN] knob Main [AF GAIN] knob
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
Main [SQL] knob
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, Sub [SQL] knob
or press the left/right buttons, to adjust the squelch threshold level.

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FREQUENCY NAVIGATION ON THE MAIN BAND (VFO-A)
MAIN TUNING DIAL KNOB
ˆ Bring the mouse cursor to the Main Tuning Dial knob, then
turn the mouse scroll to tune the Main Band (VFO-A) fre-
quency.
ˆ 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.

Main Tuning Dial knob

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. Frequency Digit

BAND CHANGE
Click the left mouse button on the [BAND] button correspond-
ing to the Amateur on which you wish to operate.
BAND keys

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). [ENT] button
3. Click the left mouse button on the [OK] button of the “VFO
SET” window or press the computer’s [ENTER] key to ter-
minate the frequency entry. “VFO SET” window

[OK] button

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FREQUENCY NAVIGATION ON THE SUB BAND (VFO-B)
[SUB VFO-B] KNOB
ˆ 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.
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [A/B] button to enabling
[A/B] button
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 [SUB VFO-B] knob
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 Frequency Digit
Band (VFO-B) frequency.

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

BAND keys

DIRECT KEYPAD FREQUENCY ENTRY

1. Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, then click the [B] button
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 ter-
minate the frequency entry.

[ENT] button

“VFO SET” window

[OK] button

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MODE SWITCH
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [MODE] button to select
the desired operating mode for the Main band (VFO-A). [B] button
ˆ 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 Up-
per 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” (in- MODE key’s
side 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. [RX CLAR] button
[TX CLAR] button
TX CLAR SWITCH
[CLEAR] button
Click the left mouse button on the [TX CLAR] button to turn the
TX Clarifier on and off.
[CLAR] knob
CLEAR SWITCH
Click the left mouse button on the [CLEAR] button to clear the
Clarifier offset frequency (thereby setting the offset to “Zero”).
CLAR KNOB
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [CLAR] knob, then turn
the mouse scroll to tune the Clarifier offset frequency.
ˆ 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. “Playback” parameter
2. Click the left mouse button on the [REC] button of the Audio
Playback feature to initiate recording. [STOP] button
3. Click the left mouse button on the [STOP] button of the Au- [REC] button
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- “Playback” window [PLAY] button
dio Playback feature to stop the playback. [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.
“Playback” parameter
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. [STOP] button
PLAYBACK [ ]
REC Ch-x button
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. PLAY [Ch-x] button
“Playback” window [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 dis- [RX] button
play.
[ANTENNA 1/2] button

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. [IPO] button
AMP2: 2-stage low-distortion amplifier. “IPO” window
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.
[ATT] button

“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 Sub [RF GAIN] knob Main [RF GAIN] knob
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 [VRF] button
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- [VRF] knob
ter of the current amateur band.
2. When you have set the [VRF] button to “VRF ON:”
ˆ Bring the mouse cursor to the [VRF] knob, then turn the
“VRF” window
mouse scroll to move the passband of the VRF filter.
ˆ 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.

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.
[R.FLT] button

“R.FLT” window

CONTOUR FILTER / APF (AUDIO PEAK FILTER) OPERATION

1. Click the left mouse button on the [CONT] button to open
the “Contour/APF” pop-up window, then select the configu- [CONT] button
ration you wish to use.
OFF: Turns the Contour filter/APF both off.
CONTOUR: Turns the Contour filter on. The Contour filter
[CONTOUR] knob
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 “Contour/APF” window
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 fre-
quency of the Contour filter (There is no adjustmet knob as-
sociated with the APF).

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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. [SHIFT] knob

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 [WIDTH] knob
bandwidth.

NOTCH OPERATION
1. Click the left mouse button on the [NOTCH] button to turn NOTCH [FINE] knob
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), [NOTCH] button
then turn the mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to
perform coarse adjustment of the center frequency of the IF
Notch filter. NOTCH [COARSE] knob
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.
[DNF] button

NOISE REDUCTION OPERATION

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
[DNR] button
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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NAR (ONE-TOUCH NARROW IF FILTER SELECTION)
MAIN BAND (VFO-A)
1. Click the left mouse button on the [NAR] button to engage
[B] button
the preset “Narrow” IF filter selection. When the narrow band-
width is engaged, the “NAR” indication will appear in the
display.
2. Click the left mouse button on the [NAR] button again; the [NAR] button
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] button
“NB” pop-up window, then select the configuration you wish
to use.
NB OFF: Turns the Noise Blanker off. [NB] knob
NB ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for short-duration
pulses).
NB-W ON: Turns the Noise Blanker on (for longer-duration
[B] button
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 indi-
cation color of “NB” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to select the noise blank-
ing level.
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” pop-
up window; now select the configuration you wish to use.
NB OFF: Turns the Noise Blanker off. “NB” window
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,” 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 de-
sired noise blanking level.

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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-recov-
ery time.
[AGC] button
SUB BAND (VFO-B)
Click the left mouse button on the [B] button, and then click the [B] button
left mouse button on the [AGC] button to open the “AGC” pop-
up window; now select the desired receiver-recovery time.

“AGC” window

LOCK FEATURE
Click the left mouse button on the [LOCK] button to turn the
Main Tuning Dial knob Lock “on” and “off.” When the Main [LOCK] button
Tuning Dial knob is set to be locked, the “LOCK” icon will ap-
pear 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-
[VOX] button
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 [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 configu- PROC button
ration you wish to use.
OFF: Turns the Speech Processor off. [PROC] knob
MIC-EQ: Turns the Speech Processor on, with the Paramet-
ric Microphone Equalizer. You may adjust the char-
acteristic of the Parametric Microphone Equalizer
by the “Prmtrc” menu. See page 15 for details.
Note: This configuration is only selected on the “PROCESSOR” window
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 [MONI] button
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. [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 [TUNE] button
begins the automatic tuning process.

“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 “Repeater” parameter
“CTCSS Tone Frequency” pop-up window, and then select
the desired tone frequency.
4. Click the [OK] button to close the “CTCSS Tone Frequency” “Repeater” window Close button
pop-up window.
5. Click the left mouse button on the [S], [–], or [+] button to
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.

[Freq] button
[SQL] button [+] button
[ENC] button [–] button
[OFF] 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 “Para-
metric” 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. “Parametric” window
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 Microphone Equalizer Graph” window

c f i
d g j
e h k

c PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) FREQ d PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) LEVEL
Click the left mouse button on the [Å]/[Æ] button to Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
selects the center frequency of the lower range for the adjusts the equalizer gain of the low range of the para-
parametric microphone equalizer. metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 100 ~ 700 Hz (100 Hz/step) Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB.
or OFF.
e PRMTRC EQ1 (P-PRMTRC EQ1) BWTH
Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but-
ton to adjusts the Q-factor of the low range of the para-
metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are 1 ~ 10.

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PARAMETRIC MICROPHONE EQUALIZER ADJUSTMENT
f PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) FREQ [EXIT] Button
Click the left mouse button on the [Å]/[Æ] button to Click the left mouse button on this button to close the
selects the center frequency of the middle range for “Repeater” pop-up window.
the parametric microphone equalizer. [CANCEL] Button
Available selections are 700 ~ 1500 Hz (100 Hz/step)
Click the left mouse button on this button to save the
or OFF.
new setting.
g PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) LEVEL [APPLI] Button
Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
Click the left mouse button on this button to save the
adjusts the equalizer gain of the middle range of the
new setting.
parametric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB. [FILE SAVE] Button
Click the left mouse button on this button to open the
h PRMTRC EQ2 (P-PRMTRC EQ2) BWTH “File Save” pop-up window and save the new setting
Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but-
to your computer (pef file).
ton to adjusts the Q-factor of the middle range of the
parametric microphone equalizer. [FILE LOAD] Button
Available selections are 1 ~ 10. Click the left mouse button this button to open the
“File Load” pop-up window and load the previously
i PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) FREQ stored setting.
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.
j PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) LEVEL
Click the left mouse button on the [Ç]/[È] button to
adjusts the equalizer gain of the high range of the para-
metric microphone equalizer.
Available selections are –20 dB ~ +10 dB.
k PRMTRC EQ3 (P-PRMTRC EQ3) BWTH
Click the left mouse button on the [ÆÅ]/[ÅÆ] but-
ton 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- [KEYER] button
cation color of “SPEED” will turn yellow), then turn the mouse
scroll or press the left/right buttons to set the desired keying [SPEED] knob
speed.
3. Click the left mouse button on the [PITCH] knob (the indica- [BK-IN] button
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 [PITCH] knob
CW Break-in circuit on and off. When the CW Break-in cir-
cuit 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-
[DELAY] knob
cation color of “DELAY” will turn yellow), then turn the
mouse scroll or press the left/right buttons to adjust the CW
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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 Con-
troller 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 “CW” parameter
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
“Message Play” button’s “Text Play” button’s
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. Text Memory Channel [CH-x WR] button
“CW” window

ROTATOR CONTROL
1. Click the left mouse button on the “Rotator” parameter in the
“Option” menu on the “PCC-2000” Personal Computer Con-
troller to open the “Rotator” pop-up window.
2. Click the left mouse button on the [CCW] or [CW] button to
“Rotator” parameter
rotate the antenna.
3. Click the left mouse button on the [SLOW] or [FAST] but-
ton to adjust the rotation speed.

“Rotator” window

[CW] button [FAST] button

[CCW] button [SLOW] button

QMB MEMORY
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [STO] button to write the
current main band (VFO-A) data to the QMB memory.
ˆ Click the left mouse button on the [RCL] button to recall the [STO] 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 [METER] knob
of the meter during transmission.
[MIC] KNOB
Click the left mouse button on the [MIC] knob (the indication [MIC] knob [RF PWR] knob
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 indica-
tion 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.” [DIM] button
[MOX] BUTTON [MOX] button
Click the left mouse button on the [MOX] button to engage trans-
mission. When the MOX circuit is set to on, the inside of the
button glows red.
[SPOT] BUTTON
Click the left mouse button on the [SPOT] button to turn on the
CW receiver spotting tone. [SPOT] button

[A] BUTTON
When this button glows red, the following buttons are active on [A] button [B] button
the Main Band (VFO-A).
ˆ [MODE] Button
ˆ [BAND] Button
ˆ [NAR] Button
ˆ [AGC] Button
ˆ [NB] Button
ˆ [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 fol-
lowing buttons are active on the Sub Band (VFO-B).
ˆ [MODE] Button
ˆ [BAND] Button
ˆ [NAR] Button
ˆ [AGC] Button
ˆ [NB] Button
ˆ [NB] Knob

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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, [SPLIT] button
and VFO-B will be used for transmssion. [TXW] button
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 operat-
ing 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.
MAIN [RX] BUTTON Main [RX] button Main [TX] 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 [RX] button Sub [TX] button

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.

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

will appear in the display. [V/M] button

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

contents of the Main band (VFO-A) (or a recalled memory chan-

nel) 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 sys-
tem and the VFO.
[MXA] BUTTON
Click the left mouse button on the [MX A] button to copy the
data from the currently-selected memory to the Main VFO (VFO-
A).
[AXM] BUTTON
Click the left mouse button on the [AX M] 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 se- Main [BAND] button
lect the Main (VFO-A) operating band (Amateur bands) using Main [MHz] button
the [SUB VFO-B] knob.
[GRP] button
MAIN (VFO-A) [MHZ] BUTTON
[MCH] button
Clicking the left mouse button on the Main (VFO-A) [MHz] but-
ton (the inside of the button will glow red) allows you to turn the
Main (VFO-A) frequency down or up in 1 MHz increments, us-
ing 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.
[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 Sub [BAND] button
select the Sub (VFO-B) operating band (Amateur bands) using
Sub [MHz] button
the [SUB VFO-B] knob.
[FAST] button
SUB (VFO-B) [MHZ] BUTTON
Clicking the left mouse button on the Sub (VFO-B) [MHz] but- [A/B] button
ton (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).
[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 [DISPLAY] button
the transceiver.
WORLD CLOCK DISPLAY:
SPECTRUM SCOPE DISPLAY:
AF SCOPE/OSCILLOSCOPE DISPLAY:
LOG BOOK DISPLAY:
TEMPERATURE/SWR DISPLAY:
ROTATOR DISPLAY:
MEMORY CHANNEL DISPLAY:
“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;
“COMMAND SEND” parameter
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- “Command Send” window
ceiver and close the pop-up 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 activat-
ing 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] key, [F11] key, [F12] key,
[Shift] + [F1] key ~ [Shift] + [F9] key, [Shift] + [F11] key, [Shift] + [F12] key,
[Cntl] + [F1] key ~ [Cntl] + [F9] key, [Cntl] + [F11] key, [Cntl] + [F12] key,
[Alt] + [F1] key ~ [Alt] + [F3] key, [Alt] + [F5] key, [Alt] + [F7] key ~ [Alt] + [F12] key,
[Page Up] key, [Page Down] key, [Home] key, and [End] key
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,
USB mode.
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 semi-
colon).
Refer to the “FT-2000 CAT Operation Reference Book” for “View” menu
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 Al-
pha-numeric “Tag” is not displayed on the “PCC-2000” Per-
sonal 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 “Key-
board 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.

“Tag” column “Tag” column

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