User manual YAESU FT-7900R

[. . . ] DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. VERTEX STANDARD YAESU UK LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U. S. A. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F. , Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY. , LTD. Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia Contents FT-7900R Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you do not take action to disable the scanner within five seconds, the scanner will resume even if the stations are still active. HOLD: HOLD In this mode, the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters. It will not restart automatically; rotate the DIAL knob to re-initiate scanning if you wish to resume. Press and hold in the [BAND(SET)] key for 1/2 second to enter the Set mode. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu #37 (SCAN SCAN). Press the [BAND(SET)] key momentarily, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired scan-resume mode. Press the [BAND(SET)] key momentarily to save the new setting, then press and hold in the [BAND(SET)] key for 1/2 second to exit to normal operation. Note: The default condition for this Menu Item is "BUSY. " 42 FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING VFO SCANNING This mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band. Select the VFO mode by pressing the [V/M(MW)] key, if necessary. Press and hold in the [SCAN(SEL)] key for 1/2 second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the bandwidth for the VFO scanner. Available selections are ±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz, ALL, PMS-X, and BAND. ALL: The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 108 - 520 MHz and 700 -999. 990 ALL MHz. PMS-X: PMS-X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently-selected PMS frequency pair (X is PMS memory channel number). X BAND: BAND The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the current band. Press the [SCAN(SEL)] key momentarily to start scanning. The "P-XX indication will appear on the display if you P-XX" P-XX engage PMS scanning, while the "P SC indication will P SC" appear on the display when other scanning modes are engaged. If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the scanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this "Pause" condition. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in the previous section. To cancel scanning, press the [SCAN(SEL )] key momentarily again (or press the microphone's PTT key). 1) When you start scanning, the FT-7900R will be changing frequency in the upward direction. If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway, rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction (in this case, one click counterclockwise). You'll see the scanner turn around and change frequency downward! [. . . ] BND. OFF: When the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band, the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the next band (or vice versa). Menu #47 [WID. NAR] Function: Reducing the MIC Gain (and Deviation). Available Values: WIDE/NARROW Default: WIDE Note: This Menu Item can be set independently for each band. Menu #48 [WX ALT] Function: Enables/disables the Weather Alert Scan feature Available Values: ALT. ON/ALT. OFF Default: ALT. OFF FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL 77 "AUTO" MODE PRESET OPERATING PARAMETERS USA Version FREQENCY RANGE (MHZ) 108. 000 - 137. 000 137. 000 - 144. 000 144. 000 - 148. 000 148. 000 - 156. 000 156. 000 - 157. 450 157. 450 - 160. 600 160. 600 - 160. 975 160. 975 - 161. 500 161. 500 - 162. 900 162. 900 - 174. 000 174. 000 - 222. 000 222. 000 - 225. 000 225. 000 - 300. 000 300. 000 - 336. 000 336. 000 - 420. 000 420. 000 - 450. 000 450. 000 - 470. 000 470. 000 - 520. 000 700. 000 - 800. 000 803. 000 - 999. 990 Cellular Blocked MODE AM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM AM FM FM FM FM FM FM STEP 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 50 kHz 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 100 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 50 kHz 50 kHz 12. 5 kHz EXP Version FREQENCY RANGE (MHZ) 108. 000 - 137. 000 137. 000 - 160. 600 160. 600 - 162. 025 162. 025 - 174. 000 174. 000 - 222. 000 222. 000 - 300. 000 300. 000 - 320. 000 320. 000 - 420. 000 420. 000 - 430. 000 430. 000 - 440. 000 440. 000 - 470. 000 470. 000 - 520. 000 700. 000 - 800. 000 800. 000 - 999. 990 MODE AM FM FM FM FM FM AM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM STEP 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 50 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 25 kHz 12. 5 kHz 50 kHz 50 kHz 12. 5 kHz 78 FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL FT-7900R QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE LOCK SWITCH Press and hold for 1/2 second to lock all key functions except the VOL, SQL knobs and PTT switch. VOL KNOB Adjusts the audio volume level. POWER SWITCH Press and hold for 1/2 second. SQL KNOB Adjusts to the point where the background noise is muted. BAND SWITCH Selects the operating Band. [. . . ]