FLEX-6000 Signature Series – FLEX-6000 Hardware Reference Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Welcome ................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Manual Layout .......................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Notices to the User ................................................................................................... 8
2 WARRANTY INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 9
3 IMPORTANT NOTICE – READ BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT ........................ 10
3.1 Precautions ............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Legal Notices .......................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Copyright Information........................................................................................... 13
4 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................ 14
4.1 General .................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Transmitter ............................................................................................................ 15
4.3 Receiver .................................................................................................................. 15
5 UNPACKING AND INSPECTATION ................................................................................ 16
5.1 Unboxing................................................................................................................. 16
5.2 Visual Inspection.................................................................................................... 16
5.2.1 General .............................................................................................................. 16
5.2.2 Radio .................................................................................................................. 16
5.2.3 Included Accessories ........................................................................................ 16
5.2.4 Additional Items not Included but Required ................................................. 17
5.3 Reporting Damage ................................................................................................. 17
6 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ..................................................... 18
6.1 Microphone Jack .................................................................................................... 19
6.1.1 Connector Pinout .............................................................................................. 19
6.1.2 Supported Microphone Types ......................................................................... 19
6.2 Headphone Jack ..................................................................................................... 19
6.3 CW Key/Paddle Jack .............................................................................................. 19
6.4 Multi-Function Display .......................................................................................... 20
6.5 Navigation Keys ..................................................................................................... 20
6.6 Multi-Function Indicator LED ............................................................................... 20
6.6.1 Chart for Indicator Color Codes ...................................................................... 20
6.6.2 Chart for Indicator Color Codes with optional GPSDO Installed .................. 20
6.7 Power Switch ......................................................................................................... 21
6.7.1 “Soft Power Control” Multiple Operations ..................................................... 21