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APPLIES TO CW OPERATION, SO YOU STILL HAVE TO HUNT A BIT.  FORTUNATELY, THE
MENU FUNCTIONS ARE LISTED IN PLAIN TEXT ON THE LCD SCREEN AS YOU SCROLL
THROUGH THEM.  MENUS CAN BE USED FOR FUNCTIONS SUCH AS SETTING THE AGC
DELAY AND SLOPE, CHANGING THE COLORS OR POSITION OF ELEMENTS OF THE LCD, OR
SELECTING S METER TYPE.  THERE ARE SEPARATE AUDIO FILTER HIGH AND LOW
CUTOFF AND SLOPE SETTINGS FOR EACH OPERATING MODE AM, CW, DATA, FM, RTTY,
AND SSB.  ALL OF THOSE MODES ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN TUNING STEP SIZE SELECTION
AS SEPARATE MENU ITEMS.  THERE ARE A BUNCH OF SETTINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SPECTRUM SCOPE FUNCTION, INCLUDING THE DISPLAY WIDTH WITH A SEPARATE
SETTING FOR EACH BAND.  BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOURE UP TO MENU ITEM 197.
SPECTRUM SCOPE THE FTDX1200 OFFERS A SPECTRUM SCOPE THAT OPERATES IN AN
INTERMITTENT MODE.  THAT IS, IT AUTOMATICALLY AND BRIEFLY STEALS THE
RECEIVER AND MAKE A SWEEP, THEN RETURNS THE RECEIVER TO AUDIO USE.  IN
BETWEEN SCANS, IT SHOWS THE LAST SNAPSHOT TAKEN.  THE SCOPE CAN BE SET UP
SO THAT THE DISPLAY IS CENTERED ON THE OPERATING FREQUENCY TO SHOW WHATS
HAPPENING AROUND YOU, OR IT CAN BE SET UP TO ALWAYS SHOW THE SAME PORTION
OF THE BAND.  THE SCOPE CAN REFRESH AUTOMATICALLY, WHICH IS HANDY IF YOURE
NOT IN ACTUAL OPERATION, OR MANUALLY BY A PUSH OF THE SELECT BUTTON.  I
FOUND THE AUTO MODE SOMEWHAT DISTRACTING WHILE OPERATING, BUT IT COULD BE
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