Yaesu VX-3R Operating Manual

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VX-3R O PERATING M ANUAL 15AM AND FM B ROADCAST RECEPTIONThe VX-3R includes provision for reception of AM and FM broadcasts. FM broadcastreception, utilizes a wide-bandwidth filter and stereo decoder which provides excellentfidelity.1. Press the [RADIO] key momentarily to enter the BroadcastReception mode.2. Press the [BAND] key to toggle the receiving band between“AM broadcast” and “FM broadcast”.The AM broadcast coverage is 510 to 1790 kHz and uti-lizes AM mode. The “ ” notation (which means AM)appears in the Memory Channel Number display slot andan “ ” icon appears on the bottom left of the LCD.The FM broadcast coverage is 76.00 to 107.90 MHz andutilizes Wide-FM mode. The “ ” notation (which meansFM) appears in the Memory Channel Number display slotand “ ” icon appears on the bottom left of the LCD.3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired station. When receiv-ing an FM stereo signal, “ “ icon will appear at the bottomleft of the display.Note: Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIALknob.4. Press and hold the [RADIO] key for one second to enable theantenna selection to be used by rotating the DIAL knob. Avail-able selections are:AM: “BARANTBARANTBARANTBARANTBARANT” (Uses the internal Bar Antenna) or “BAREXTBAREXTBAREXTBAREXTBAREXT” (Uses both the inter-nal Bar Antenna and the Rubber Flex Antenna).FM: “EXTANTEXTANTEXTANTEXTANTEXTANT” (Uses the Rubber Flex Antenna) or “EARPHOEARPHOEARPHOEARPHOEARPHO” (Uses the EarphoneAntenna).5. When you finish the selection, press the [RADIO] key momentarily to exit from theantenna selection mode.6. Press the [RADIO] key momentarily again to exit from the AM and FM BroadcastReception mode and return to normal operation.If you wish to output the audio of the FM Broadcast station to the VX-3Rinternal speaker while using the earphone antenna, select Set Mode Item 77:SP OUT to “SPKR”.OPERATION