Yaesu FT-2980R Operating Manual

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Contents

IndexIntroduction.................................................... 1About this manual ......................................... 1Safety Precautions ........................................ 2Accessories & Options ................................. 4Supplied Accessories .................................... 4Optional Accessories .................................... 4Front Panel Controls & Switches ................. 5Microphone Switches.................................... 7Rear Panel Connectors ................................. 8Installation...................................................... 9Preliminary Inspection................................... 9Installation Tips ............................................. 9Antenna Consideration ............................... 10About coaxial cable ..................................... 10Mobile Installation ....................................... 10Base Station Installation ............................. 12Basic Operation ........................................... 13Turning the Transceiver On and Off ............ 13Adjusting the Audio Volume Level............... 13Adjusting the Squelch Setting ..................... 13Frequency Navigation ................................. 14Transmission ............................................... 15Advanced Operation ................................... 16Weather Broadcast Reception (USA Version) ... 16LOCK Feature ............................................. 17Keyboard Beeper ........................................ 17Channel Step Selection .............................. 18Display Brightness ...................................... 18RF Squelch ................................................. 18Repeater Operation ..................................... 19Standard Repeater Shift ............................. 19Automatic Repeater Shift ............................ 20Checking the RepeaterUplink (Input) Frequency.... 20CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Operation ..................... 21CTCSS Operation ....................................... 21DCS Operation............................................ 23Tone Search Scanning ................................ 24EPCS (Enhanced Paging &Code Squelch) Operation .... 25CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell Operation............. 27Split Tone Operation ................................... 27DTMF Operation........................................... 28Manual DTMF Tone Generation.................. 28DTMF Autodialer ......................................... 28Memory Operation ....................................... 30Memory Storage ......................................... 30Storing Independent TransmitFrequencies (“Odd Splits”) .... 31Memory Recall ............................................ 32Labeling Memories...................................... 33Memory Tuning ........................................... 34Masking Memories ...................................... 34Memory Bank Operation ............................. 35Home Channel Memory .............................. 37Memory-Only Mode .................................... 37Scanning ...................................................... 38Basic Scanner Operation ............................ 38Scan-Resume Options ................................ 39Memory Skip Scanning ............................... 39Preferential Memory Scan .......................... 40Memory Bank Link Scan ............................. 41Programmable Band-Scan Limits ............... 41Priority Channel Scanning (Dual Watch)..... 42Weather Alert Scan ..................................... 43Band Edge Beeper...................................... 43Smart Search Operation ............................. 44Internet Connection Feature....................... 45SRG (“Sister Radio Group”) Mode .............. 45FRG (“Friends’ Radio Group”) Mode........... 45ARTS™ (Automatic RangeTransponder System) .... 48CW Training Feature.................................... 51Packet Operation ......................................... 52Miscellaneous Settings ............................... 53Password .................................................... 53Time-Out Timer (TOT)................................. 54Automatic Power-Off (APO) ........................ 54Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) ................. 55Programming the Key Assignments ............ 56FM Bandwidth & TX Deviation Level .......... 57MIC Gain Setting......................................... 57DCS Code Inversion ................................... 58Reset Procedure .......................................... 59Microprocessor Resetting ........................... 59Set Mode Resetting .................................... 59Cloning ......................................................... 60“Set” (Menu) Mode ...................................... 61Menu Selection Details ............................... 64Specifications .............................................. 73After-market Services ................................. 74