User manual YAESU FT 270

[. . . ] VHF FM TRANSCEIVER FT-270R OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD U. S. A. Inc. 6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, California 90630, U. S. A. YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 1306-1308, 13F. , Millennium City 2, 378 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY. , LTD. Tally Ho Business Park, 10 Wesley Court, East Burwood, VIC, 3151 Contents FT-270R Quick Reference Guide General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies (“Odd Split”) . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Store the frequency you wish to be the “Priority” Channel into memory channel “1. ” 2. Press the [F/L] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the Memory Priority mode. 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. When the Memory Bank feature is activated, the FT-270R 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/L] key followed by [REV(HOME)]. Press the [F/L] 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/L] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the HOME Priority mode. 42 FT-270R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING “PRIORITY CHANNEL” SCANNING (DUAL WATCH) WX Channel Priority 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the “Priority” frequency. Now, set the radio for operation on a WX channel by pressing and holding in the [1(SQ TYP)] key for one second. Press the [F/L] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the WX Priority mode. The display will remain on the WX channel frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel) for activity. Press [F/L] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the WX Priority mode. VFO-VFO Dual Watch 1. Press the [F/L] key, then press and hold in the [VFO(PRI)] key for one second. The FT-270R 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. Press the [F/L] key, then press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode. Press the [F/L] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. 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. FT-270R OPERATING MANUAL 43 SCANNING AUTOMATIC LAMP ILLUMINATION ON SCAN STOP The FT-270R 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. [. . . ] ON, ” you will see the following additional parameters after the “DCS” parameter while configuring Set Mode Item 44: SQL. TYP. Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above. 78 FT-270R OPERATING MANUAL SET (MENU) MODE Set Mode Item 44 [SQL. TYP] Function: Selects the Tone Encoder and/or Decoder mode. Available Values: OFF/TONE/TSQL/REV TN/DCS/ECS Default: OFF TONE: CTCSS Encoder TSQL: CTCSS Encoder/Decoder REV TN: Reverse CTCSS Decoder (Mutes receiver when matching tone is received) DCS: Digital Coded Encoder/Decoder ECS: Enhanced Paging & & Code Squelch Note: See also Set Mode Item 43: SPLIT regarding additional selections available during “Split Tone” operation. Available Values: 5/10/12. 5/15/20/25/50/100 kHz, or AUTO Default: AUTO (Step automatically changes according to operating frequency. ) Set Mode Item 46 [TN FRQ] CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY (Hz) Function: Setting of the CTCSS Tone Fre- 67. 0 69. 3 71. 9 74. 4 77. 0 79. 7 82. 5 85. 4 88. 5 91. 5 94. 8 97. 4 quency. [. . . ]