Yaesu VX-3R Operating Manual

Also see for VX-3R: Technical supplement Manual Manual

Contents

ContentsScanning .................................................................................. 54Setting the Scan-Resume Mode .......................................... 54VFO Scanning .................................................................... 56How to Skip (Omit) a Frequencyduring VFO Scan ........................................................... 57Setting the Squelch Levelduring active Scanning Operation .................................. 57Memory Scanning ............................................................... 58How to Skip (Omit) a Channelduring Memory Scan Operation .................................... 59Preferential Memory Scan ............................................. 60Memory Bank Scan ....................................................... 61Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan (PMS) ............. 62Priority Channel Scanning (Dual Watch) ........................... 63Priority Revert Mode ..................................................... 64Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop ....................... 65Band Edge Beeper .............................................................. 65Smart Search Operation ........................................................ 66Setting the Smart Search Mode ........................................... 66Storing Smart Search Memories ......................................... 67Channel Counter Operation .................................................. 68Setting the Channel Counter Sweep Width ......................... 69Message Feature ..................................................................... 70Programming a Message ..................................................... 70Programming a Member List .............................................. 71Set Your Personal ID .......................................................... 72Sending a Messages ............................................................ 72Receiving a Message .......................................................... 73Emergency Feature ................................................................ 74Emergency Channel Operation ........................................... 74Emergency Automatic ID (EAI) Feature ............................ 75Selecting the EAI mode and its Transmit Time ............. 76Activating the EAI feature ............................................. 76To Locate an Unresponsive OperatorUsing the EAI feature .................................................... 77ARTS TM (Automatic Range Transponder System) .............. 78Basic ARTS Setup and Operation ....................................... 79ARTS Polling Time Options ............................................... 79ARTS Alert Beep Options .................................................. 80CW Identifier Setup ............................................................ 81Internet Connection Feature ................................................. 82SRG (“Sister Radio Group”) mode ..................................... 82FRG (“Friendly Radio Group”) mode ................................ 83Programming the FRG code .......................................... 83Operation (Accessing an FRG Node) ............................ 84DTMF Operation ................................................................... 85Manual DTMF Tone Generation ........................................ 85DTMF Autodialer ............................................................... 85CW Learning Feature ............................................................ 88CW Training Feature ............................................................ 90Miscellaneous Setting ............................................................. 91Password ............................................................................. 91Programming the [ ] Key ................................................. 91Assign the Set Mode Item to the [ ] Key .................... 91ATT (Front End Attenuator) ............................................... 93Receive Battery Saver Setup ............................................... 93Wakeup Feature .................................................................. 94TX Battery Saver ................................................................ 95Disabling the BUSY Indicator ............................................ 95Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature ................................. 96Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT) ................................... 97Automatic Power-On Feature ............................................. 98Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) ....................................... 98Changing the TX Deviation Level ...................................... 99Changing the Microphone Gain .......................................... 99My Bands Operation ......................................................... 100Changing the Status of the [VOL] Key ............................. 101Cloning .................................................................................. 102Set (Menu) Mode .................................................................. 103Specifications ........................................................................ 126Reset Procedures .................................................................. 128General Description ................................................................. 1Controls & Connections ........................................................... 2Keypad Functions ................................................................. 3LCD Display ......................................................................... 4Accessories & Options ............................................................. 5Installation of Accessories ........................................................ 6Antenna Installation .............................................................. 6Installation of FNB-82LI Battery Pack ................................. 6Battery Charging ................................................................... 7Installation of FBA-37 Alkaline Battery Case ...................... 8Battery Life Information ....................................................... 8Interface of Packet TNCs ........................................................ 9Operation ................................................................................ 10Switching Power On and Off .............................................. 10Adjusting the Volume Level ............................................... 10Squelch Adjustment ............................................................ 11Selecting the Operating Band ............................................. 12Frequency Navigation ......................................................... 13Transmission ....................................................................... 14AM and FM Broadcast Reception ...................................... 15SUB-RX Operation ....................................................... 16Advanced Operation .............................................................. 18Keyboard Locking .............................................................. 18Adjusting the Keypad Beeper Volume Level ...................... 19Keypad/LCD Illumination .................................................. 20Checking the Battery Voltage ............................................. 20Changing the Channel Steps ............................................... 21Changing the Receiving Mode ............................................ 21S-meter Squelch .................................................................. 22Checking the Temperature .................................................. 23Repeater Operation ................................................................ 24Repeater Shifts .................................................................... 24Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS) ......................................... 24Manual Repeater Shift Activation ....................................... 25Changing the Default Repeater Shifts ............................ 25Checking the Repeater Uplink (Input) Frequency ............... 26CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Operation .............................................. 28CTCSS Operation ............................................................... 28DCS Operation ................................................................... 30DCS Code Inversion ...................................................... 31Tone Search Scanning ........................................................ 32EPCS (Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch) ........................ 34Storing the CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Operation ...... 34Activating the Enhanced Paging &Code Squelch System .................................................... 35Paging Answer Back ...................................................... 36CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell Operation .................................... 37Programming the User Beep .......................................... 38Split Tone Operation .......................................................... 39Tone Calling (1750 Hz) ...................................................... 40Memory Mode ........................................................................ 42Regular Memory Channel Operation .................................. 42Memory Storage ............................................................ 42Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies(“Odd Split”) ............................................................ 43Memory Recall .............................................................. 43HOME Channel Memory .............................................. 44Home Channel Recall ............................................... 44Home Channel Frequency Change ........................... 44Labeling Memories ........................................................ 45Memory Offset Tuning .................................................. 46Masking Memories ........................................................ 47Memory Bank Operation ............................................... 48Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank .................. 49Memory Bank Recall ................................................ 48Removing Memories from a Memory Bank ............. 49Changing a Memory Bank’s Name ........................... 49Moving Memory Data to the VFO ................................ 50Memory Only Mode ...................................................... 50Special Memory Channel Operation ................................... 51Weather Broadcast Channels ......................................... 51VHF Marine Channels ................................................... 52Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels .......... 53