User manual YAESU VX-177

[. . . ] UHF FM TRANSCEIVER VX-177 OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U. S. A. YAESU EUROPE B. V. P. O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. 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 Contents General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Accessories & Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Controls & Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The display will remain on the current memory channel frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel "1") for activity. Press [F] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the Memory Priority mode. When the Memory Bank feature is activated, the VX-177 will check the lowest numbered memory channel in the current Memory Bank as the Priority Channel. HOME Channel Priority 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the "Priority" frequency. Now set the radio for operation on the HOME channel by pressing the [F] key followed by [REV(HOME)]. Press the [F] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the HOME Priority mode. The display will remain on the HOME channel frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel) for activity. Press [F] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the HOME Priority mode. 42 VX-177 OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING "PRIORITY CHANNEL" SCANNING (DUAL WATCH) VFO-VFO Dual Watch 1. Press the [VFO(PRI)] key to switch the VFO mode, if needed. Press the [F] key, then press and hold in the [VFO(PRI)] key for one second. The VX-177 will now periodically change from VFO-A frequency to the VFO-B frequency, checking for activity on each VFO for 0. 2 second interval. Press the [VFO(PRI)] key to disable the VFO-VFO Dual Watch. Priority Revert Mode During Priority channel operation (Dual Watch), a special feature is available which will allow you to move to the Priority channel instantly, without waiting for activity to appear on the Priority channel. When this feature is enabled, and Priority monitoring is engaged, just press the PTT switch; operation will instantly revert to the Priority channel. To enable the Priority Revert operation: 1. Press the [F] key, then press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 36: PRI. RVT. Press the [F] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to "RVT. ON. " 5. When you have made your selection, press the PTT switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation. To disable the Priority Revert operation, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to select "RVT. OFF" in step 4 above. VX-177 OPERATING MANUAL 43 SCANNING AUTOMATIC LAMP ILLUMINATION ON SCAN STOP The VX-177 will automatically illuminate the LCD/Keypad Lamp whenever the scanner stops on a signal; this allows you to see the frequency of the incoming signal better at night. Note that this will, of course, increase the battery consumption, so be sure to switch it off during the day (the default condition for this feature is "ON"). The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is: 1. [. . . ] Available Values: WIDE/NARROW Default: WIDE Note: If "Narrow" is selected, the receiver audio level is increased slightly to compensate for the reduced deviation. The receiver IF filter bandwidth is not changed via this setting. Set Mode Item 52 [EAI] Function: Enables/Disables the Emergency Automatic ID (EAI) Feature. 1M - INT. 10M, INT. 15M, INT. 20M, INT. 30M, INT. 40M, INT. [. . . ]