Yaesu FT-2900E Operating Manual

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ContentsFT-2900E Quick Reference GuideIntroduction ...................................................... 1Specifications .................................................... 2Accessories & Options ...................................... 3Supplied Accessories ..................................... 3Optional Accessories ...................................... 3Installation ........................................................ 4Preliminary Inspection ................................... 4Installation Tips .............................................. 4Safety Information .......................................... 5Antenna Considerations ................................. 6Mobile Installation ......................................... 7Mobile Power Connections ........................ 8Mobile Speakers ......................................... 8Base Station Installation ................................. 9AC Power Supplies .................................... 9Front Panel Controls & Switches .................. 10Microphone Switches ..................................... 12Rear Panel Connectors ................................... 13Basic Operation .............................................. 14Turning the Transceiver On and Off ............ 14Adjusting the Audio Volume Level ............. 14Adjusting the Squelch Setting ...................... 14Frequency Navigation .................................. 151) Tuning Dial .......................................... 152) Direct Keypad Frequency Entry .......... 153) Scanning .............................................. 15Transmission ................................................ 16Changing the Transmitter Power Level ... 16Advanced Operation ...................................... 17Weather Broadcast Reception ...................... 17Lock Feature ................................................. 18Keyboard Beeper .......................................... 18Channel Step Selection ................................ 19Display Brightness ....................................... 19RF Squelch ................................................... 20Repeater Operation ....................................... 21Standard Repeater Shift ........................... 21Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS) ............. 22CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Operation ..................... 23CTCSS Operation .................................... 23DCS Operation ......................................... 25Tone Search Scanning .............................. 26EPCS Operation ....................................... 27CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell Paging .............. 29Split Tone Operation ................................ 30DTMF Operation .......................................... 32Manual DTMF Tone Generation ............. 32DTMF Autodialer .................................... 32Memory Operation ......................................... 34Memory Storage ........................................... 34Separate Transmit Frequency Memory(“Odd Splits”) ...................................... 35Memory Recall ............................................. 36Labeling Memories ...................................... 37Memory Tuning ............................................ 38Masking Memories ....................................... 38Memory Bank Operation .............................. 39Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank . 39Memory Bank Recall ............................... 39Removing Memoriesfrom a Memory Bank ........................... 40Changing a Memory Bank’s Name .......... 40HOME Channel Memory ............................. 41Memory Only Mode ..................................... 42Scanning .......................................................... 44Basic Scanner Operation .............................. 44Scan-Resume Option .................................... 45Memory Skip Scanning ................................ 46Preferential Memory Scan ............................ 47Memory Bank Link Scan ............................. 48Programmable Band-Scan Limits ................. 49Priority Channel Scanning (Dual Watch) ..... 50Priority Revert Mode ............................... 50Weather Alert Scan ...................................... 51Band Edge Beeper ........................................ 51Smart Search Operation ................................ 52Internet Connection Feature ......................... 54SRG Mode .................................................... 54FRG Mode .................................................... 54ARTS™ ........................................................... 57Basic ARTS™ Setup and Operation ............ 57ARTS™ Polling Time Options .................... 58ARTS™ Alert Beep Options ........................ 58CW Identifier Setup ..................................... 59CW Training Feature ..................................... 60Packet Operation ............................................ 61Miscellaneous Settings .................................... 62Password ...................................................... 62Time-Out Timer ........................................... 63Automatic Power-Off ................................... 63Busy Channel Lock-Out ............................... 64Programming the Key Assignments ............. 65FM Bandwidth & TX Deviation Level ........ 66MIC Gain Setting ......................................... 66DCS Code Inversion .................................... 67Reset Procedure .............................................. 68Microprocessor Resetting ............................. 68Set Mode Resetting ...................................... 68Cloning ............................................................ 69“Set” (Menu) Mode ........................................ 70