[1000mp] Adjusting the MP's RF output/speech processor settings

[Mike Gilmer, N2MG]

I have a used, but new-to-me, 1000MP.  This weekend, for the first time 
since I've owned it, I seriously used the MP on phone with an amplifier 
(in CQWW).  I found the MP a difficult beast to tame when using its 
speech processor - it seemed very hard to adjust the MP's power output 
level such that the amp's grid protection circuitry would be happy.  I 
either had a scant 800W out with very reasonable grid current or, after 
tweaking the rf output a touch (just a few degrees of rotation - VERY 
hard to do), I was overdriving the amp to the point that the protection 
would trip.  On CW or with a TS-940 I experience no such problem.  I 
read the manual, but it did not help - perhaps I misread it, but it 
actually seemed to mistate somewhat the relationship of the 
mic/processor/RFout controls.

Any ideas - or is this just another way of indicating that CW is the 
better mode? ;-)

73 Mike N2MG