First cut at User Guide changes to section 6 to replace JT9 with FT8.

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tutorial-example4.adoc
tutorial-example5.adoc
tutorial-example6.adoc
tutorial-main-window.adoc
tutorial-download-samples.adoc
tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc
utilities.adoc
vhf-features.adoc

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[[DOWNLOAD_SAMPLES]]
=== Download Samples
The following steps will download sample audio Wave files that were originally recorded
by WSJT-X. These files can be read in to simulate realtime operation.
- Select *Download samples...* from the *Help* menu.
- Download some or all of the available sample files using checkboxes
on the screen shown below. For this tutorial you will need at least
the FT8 files.
image::download_samples.png[width=400,align="center",alt="Download Samples"]

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.Main Window:
- Select *FT8* on the *Mode* menu.
- Click the *Stop* button on the main window to halt any data acquisition.
- Select *FT8* from the *Mode* menu and *Deep* from the *Decode* menu.
- Double-click on *Erase* to clear both text windows.
.Wide Graph Settings:
- *Bins/Pixel* = 5, *Start* = 100 Hz, *N Avg* = 2
- Adjust the width of the Wide Graph window so that the upper
frequency limit is approximately 3300 Hz.
.Open a Wave File:
- Select *File | Open* and navigate to
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TIP: Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and *Shift+F12* provide an easy
way to move your Tx frequency down or up in 60 Hz steps.
TIP: Sliders and spinner controls respond to *Arrow* key presses
and *Page Up/Down* key presses, with the *Page* keys moving the
controls in larger steps. You can also type numbers directly into
the spinner controls or use the mouse wheel.
TIP: An online {ft8_tips} by ZL2IFB offers many additional tips on
operating procedures.

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- Click the *Stop* button on the main window to halt any data acquisition.
- Select *JT9* from the *Mode* menu and *Deep* from the *Decode* menu.
- Set the audio frequencies to *Tx 1224 Hz* and *Rx 1224 Hz*.
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TIP: Sliders and spinner controls respond to *Arrow* key presses
and *Page Up/Down* key presses, with the *Page* keys moving the
controls in larger steps. You can also type numbers directly into
the spinner controls or use the mouse wheel.
[[DOWNLOAD_SAMPLES]]
=== Download Samples
- Select *Download samples...* from the *Help* menu.
- Download some or all of the available sample files using checkboxes
on the screen shown below. For this tutorial you will need at least
the JT9 files.
image::download_samples.png[align="center",alt="Downlod Samples"]

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- *Bins/Pixel* = 4
- *Start* = 200 Hz
- *N Avg* = 5
Set up the Wide Graph (also called the Waterfall). It is important to set appropriate lower and upper
audio frequency limits for the Wide Graph because these limits define the FT8 decoder's search window.
- Set *Start* = 100 Hz.
- Set *Bins/Pixel* = 5. Smaller/larger values make the Wide Graph cover a smaller/larger
frequency range.
- Use the mouse to grab the left or right edge of the *Wide Graph*, and
adjust its width so that the upper frequency limit is about 3300 Hz.
- Set *N Avg* = 2. Smaller/larger values will make the wide graph update more/less frequently, resulting
in signals being more/less spread out in the vertical (time) direction on the Wide Graph spectrogram.
Larger values make it easier to see very weak signals.
- *Palette* = Digipan
- *Flatten* = checked
- Select *Cumulative* for data display
- *Gain* and *Zero* sliders for waterfall and spectrum set near midscale
- *Spec* = 25%
- Set *Spec* = 25%. This value determines the percentage of the vertical size of the Wide Graph
that will be used for the line plot of the spectrum.
- Use the mouse to grab the left or right edge of the *Wide Graph*, and
adjust its width so that the upper frequency limit is about 2400 Hz.

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== Basic Operating Tutorial
This section introduces the basic user controls and program behavior
of _WSJT-X_, with particular emphasis on the JT9, JT65, and FT8 modes.
of _WSJT-X_, with particular emphasis on the FT8 mode.
We suggest that new users should go through the full HF-oriented
tutorial, preferably while at your radio. Note that as of late 2018,
digital usage on the HF bands has mostly moved from JT65 and JT9 to FT8. So
you may wish to pay particular attention to *FT8*, in Section 6.6.
tutorial, preferably while at your radio.
Subsequent sections cover additional details on <<MAKE_QSOS,Making
QSOs>>, <<WSPR,WSPR mode>> and <<VHF_AND_UP,VHF+ Features>>.
[[TUT_MAIN]]
=== Main Window Settings
include::tutorial-main-window.adoc[]
[[TUT_SAMPLES]]
include::tutorial-download-samples.adoc[]
[[TUT_WIDE_GRAPH]]
=== Wide Graph Settings
include::tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc[]
[[TUT_EX1]]
=== JT9
include::tutorial-example1.adoc[]
[[TUT_EX3]]
=== FT8
include::tutorial-example3.adoc[]