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Getting Started with Yaesu Transceiver Control

1. connect your Yaesu transceiver to your PC; if you use one of your PC's USB ports, configure Windows to not automatically power down this port.

2. if your transceiver's user manual indicates the presence of a CAT TOT (Computer Aided Transceiver Time Out Time) item in its Menu system, set this item to 1000

3. run Commander, and click the Config button on its Main window to open its Configuration window

4. in Commander's Configuration window, select the General tab and then set the Radio panel's Model selector to your transceiver model, e.g. MP1000MKV

5. in Commander's Configuration window select the Ports tab and then

   1. designate the serial port that is connected to your radio interface; if Windows has assigned your radio interface a serial port number greater than 17, reassign it a number less than 17

   2. select the baud rate, parity, word length, and stop bits that match your radio's settings; note that most Yaesu transceivers require 2 stop bits

   3. For an FT-2000, FT-5000, or FT-9000, set the serial port's RTS modem control signal to flow control (requires a DB9F-to-DB9F cable with all nine pins connected straight through)

   4. if an external interface is being used and it derives its power from the serial port's DTR and/or RTS modem control signals, set the associated panels to always on; note that some CT-62 replacement cables from suppliers other than Yaesu use modem control signals for power.

6. on the Configuration window's General tab,

   1. check the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation box

   2. set the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation interval to 200 ms (older radios like the Yaesu FT-767 require longer intervals, e.g. 400 ms)

7. On Commander's Main window

   1. the VFO panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel

   2. the Mode panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel

   3. Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see Changing Frequency for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel

   4. Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see Changing Mode for additional information

   5. Clicking the Bandspread button will display a Bandspread window; see Bandspread Window for additional information.

Additional Topics

• Getting Started with Transceiver Control

• Connecting a Transceiver to a PC

• Changing Frequency

• Changing Mode

• Using Memories

• Using Frequency-dependent devices

• Using an LDG Electronics YT-450 Tuner with your FT-450 or FT-950

• Using User-defined Command Sequences

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