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VX-110 O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

19

HOME C

HANNEL

 M

EMORY

A special one-touch “HOME” channel is available to allow quick recall of a favorite oper-
ating frequency. Memory storage is simple to accomplish:

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Select the desired frequency, while operating in the VFO mode. Be sure to set up any
desired CTCSS or DCS tones, as well as any desired repeater offset. The power level
may also be set at this time, if you like.

‚

Press and hold the [

F

] key for 1/2 second.

ƒ

While the memory channel number is blinking, just press the [

HM

(

PRI

)] key. The

frequency and other data (if any) will now be stored in the special HOME channel
register.

„

To recall the HOME channel, press the [

HM

(

PRI

)] key momentarily while operating in

the VFO or MR mode.

L

ABELING

 M

EMORIES

You may wish to append an alpha-numeric “Tag” (label) to a memory or memories, to aid
in recollection of the channel’s use (such as a club name, etc.). This is easily accomplished
using the Set mode.

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Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label.

‚

Press the [

F

] key, then press the [

M/V

(

SET

)] key, to enter the Menu mode.

ƒ

Rotate the 

DIAL

 to select Menu #1 (“

ALPHA

”).

„

Press the [

F

] key to enable changing of this Menu item.

…

Press the [

F

] key, then press the [

F

] key again, to begin entry of the label.

†

Rotate the 

DIAL

 to select the first digit of the desired label. When you have made your

selection, press the[

s

] key momentarily to move to the next character.

‡

Repeat the previous step to program the remaining letters, numbers, or symbols of the
desired label. A total of seven characters may be used in the creation of a label.

ˆ

When you have completed the creation of the label, press the [

F

] key, then press the

PTT

 key to save the label and exit to normal operation.

To activate Alphanumeric Tags:

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Press the [

F

] key, then press the [

M/V

(

SET

)] key, to enter the Set mode.

‚

Rotate the 

DIAL

 to select Menu #1 (“

ALPHA

”).

ƒ

Press the [

F

] key to enable changing of this Menu item.

„

Rotate the 

DIAL

 to set the “

ALPHA

”.

…

When you have made your selection, press the 

PTT

 key to save the new setting and exit

to normal operation.

Memory Operation

Summary of Contents for VX-110

Page 1: ...0703 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany YAESU HK LTD 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre 66 Mody Rd Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon Hong Kong ...

Page 2: ...utomatic Number Identification 13 CTCSS Operation 14 DCS Operation 15 Tone Search Scanning 16 To scan for the tone in use 16 CTCSS DCS Bell Operation 17 Memory Operation 18 Memory Storage 18 Storing Independent Trasmit Frequencies Odd Splits 18 Memory Recall 18 HOME Channel Memory 19 Labeling Memories 19 Contents Masking Memories 20 Memory Only Mode 20 Scanning 21 Setting the Scan Resume Technique...

Page 3: ...wn stepping ARS automatic repeater shift when tuned to repeater subbands plus a top panel rotary dial for memory and frequency selection and up to 9 DTMF memories can store 16 digits each for quick playback of commonly used numbers The liquid crystal display shows seven frequency digits memory selection CTCSS tone frequency and includes a bargraph S PO meter Yaesu s power saver system can be set b...

Page 4: ...e Memory Number Tone Encoder Squelch Enabled Digital Coded Squelch Memory Skip BELL Repeater Shift Memory Mode Frequency Keypad Mic Speaker EXT DC MIC SP Jack Battery Pack Latch PTT Button BUSY TX Indicator Lamp SQL Control DIAL Rotary Selector Monitor Burst Button LAMP Button LCD Liquid Crystal Display VOL OFF Control ANTENNA Jack ...

Page 5: ... NC 72C 230 240 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 72F 220 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 72U 230 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 73 Desktop Rapid Charger MH 34B4B External Hand Speaker Microphone MH 37A4B Earpiece Microphone VC 25 VOX Headset E DC 5B DC Cable w Noise Filter E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only CA 24 Charger Sleeve PA 23 AC Adapter CN 3 BNC to SMA Adapter CT 44 Mi...

Page 6: ...he Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio then slide the battery downward and out from the radio while unfolding the Belt Clip Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Ni Cd packs as they could explode if accidentally short circuited If the battery has never been used or its charge is depleted it may be charged by connect ing the NC 72A B C F U Battery Charger as shown in the illustra...

Page 7: ...en by use of extreme force Notes m Never transmit without having an antenna connected m When installing the supplied antenna never hold the upper part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating connector on the transceiver m Remember that a large base station antenna will have considerably more gain than the supplied rubber flex antenna and this added gain may degrade the ability of the VX 1...

Page 8: ... is present rotate the DIAL selector on the top panel to a channel where only noise is heard Adjust the SQL control just to the point where the noise is silenced and the Green LED is extinguished If the SQL control is set further clockwise sensitivity to weak signals will be reduced Now whenever a signal reaches the receiver that is strong enough to open the squelch the indicator will glow green T...

Page 9: ... five seconds CHANGING THE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL You can select between a total of three transmitter power levels on your VX 110 The exact power output will vary somewhat depending on the voltage supplied to the transceiver With the standard FNB 64 Battery Pack the power output levels available are HIGH 5 W MID 2 W LOW 0 5 W To change the power level Press the F key then immediately press the LO...

Page 10: ...f the current setting Now rotate the DIAL to select ON to enable Automatic Repeater Shift Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Tone Burst For repeaters using 1750 Hz burst tone access you can configure the switch below the PTT to send the access tone when this switch is pressed See page 12 for details Manual Repeater Shift Activation When a repeater shift is activ...

Page 11: ...tal frequency change or inadvertent transmission various as pects of the VX 110 s keys and switches may be locked out The possible lockout combi nations are KEY Just the front panel keys are locked out DIAL Just the top panel DIAL is locked out K D Both the DIAL and Keys are locked out PTT The PTT switch is locked TX not possible K P Both the keys and PTT switch are locked out D P Both the DIAL an...

Page 12: ...t of the first word of an incoming transmission maybe cut off during normal Battery Saver operation TX BATTERY SAVER The VX 110 also includes a useful Transmit Battery Saver which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong With the Transmit Battery Saver the automatic selection of Low Power operation conserves battery drain significantly To activa...

Page 13: ...efore power off are 0 5 1 3 5 8 hours as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here is the procedure for activating it Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 10 APO Press the F key to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the desired time period after which the radio will automati cally shu...

Page 14: ...r creates an inconvenience it may easily be disabled Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 15 KEY BP Press the F key to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to change the setting from ON to OFF When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation If you wish to re enabl...

Page 15: ...UMBER IDENTIFICATION When you activate the ANI feature the DTMF tones stored in ANI memory will automati cally be sent whenever you press the PTT button Here is the ANI storage procedure Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 34 ANI Press the F key to enable changing of this Menu item Press the F key then press the F key again to begin entry...

Page 16: ... TYP Press the F key to enable modification of the current setting Rotate the DIAL to select T on the display Rotation of the DIAL in step above will occasionally cause SQ to appear adjacent to the T icon When T SQ appears this means that the Tone SQuelch system is active which mutes your VX 110 s receiver until it receives a call from another radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone This can help ...

Page 17: ...e PTT key Re enter the Set mode then rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 25 DCS SET Press the F key to enable modification of the current setting Rotate the DIAL to select the desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the re peater owner operator if you don t know DCS Code if you are working simplex just set up the DCS Code to be the same as that used by your friend s When you have made your selec...

Page 18: ...ll appear on the display Press the F key then immediately press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select the TN SET Menu item when TONE SQL is selected or DCS SET during DCS operation Press the F key then press and hold in the s or t key to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone code When the radio detects the correct tone or code it will halt on that tone code an...

Page 19: ...cy to the desired channel Press the F key then press the M V SET key to activate the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 17 BELL Press the F key to enable adjustment of the Bell ringer Rotate the DIAL to set the desired number of rings of the Bell The available choices are 1 3 5 or 8 rings REPEAT continuous ringing or OFF Press the PTT key momentarily to save the new setting and exit to n...

Page 20: ...epeating the above process STORING INDEPENDENT TRANSMIT FREQUENCIES ODD SPLITS All memories can store an independent transmit frequency for operation on repeaters with non standard shift To do this Store the receive frequency using the method already described underMEMORY STOR AGE it doesn t matter if a repeater offset is active Turn to the desired transmit frequency then press and hold the F key ...

Page 21: ...et mode Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Menu mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 1 ALPHA Press the F key to enable changing of this Menu item Press the F key then press the F key again to begin entry of the label Rotate the DIAL to select the first digit of the desired label When you have made your selection pres...

Page 22: ...k the hidden memory repeat the above procedure press and hold in the F key for 1 2 second rotate the DIAL to select the masked memory s number then press M V SET to restore the memory channel s data MEMORY ONLY MODE This allows operation only on stored memories which are displayed by name if any at the right and the memory channel number to the left No frequency is displayed and only CH nn will ap...

Page 23: ...ncounters It will not restart automatically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to resume To set the Scan Resume mode Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 6 RESUME Press the F key to enable changing of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the desired scan resume mode When you have made your selection press the PTT key to...

Page 24: ... key if necessary Rotate the DIAL to select the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning Press the F key momentarily not for 1 2 second then press the M V SET key momentarily A small SKIP will appear to the LCD indicating it is to be ignored during scanning To re institute the channel into the scanning loop repeat the above three steps the Skipped channel will of course still be accessible via...

Page 25: ...cial Smart Search memory bank consisting of 31 memories 15 above the current frequency 15 be low the current frequency plus the current frequency itself Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available SINGLE In this mode the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direc tion starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present will be loaded into the Smart...

Page 26: ...you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel while periodically checking a user select able Priority Channel for activity Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation VFO or HOME Memory Recall the memory channel you wish to be the Priority Channel Set the radio to the VFO mode or HOME channel by pressing the M V SET or HM PRI key Press the F key momentarily not for 1 2 s...

Page 27: ...d register Rotate the DIAL to select the first digit of the desired telephone number When you have made your selection press the s key momentarily to move to the next digit Repeat the previous step to program the remaining numbers of the desired number A total of 16 digits may be used in the creation of a telephone number Press the F key then press the PTT switch to save the setting To store other...

Page 28: ...on You must terminate ARTS in order to resume normal operation This is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental loss of contact due to channel change etc Here is how to activate ARTS BASIC ARTS SETUP AND OPERATION Set your radio and the other radio s to the same DCS code number per the discussion on page 15 Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to ...

Page 29: ... are INRANGE The beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range but does not re confirm with beeps thereafter ALWAYS Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard ARB OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode use the following procedure Pr...

Page 30: ...ortable station When you have entered your entire callsign press the F key Press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation Note that the DE preceding your callsign is already programmed you only need to program your callsign and the DE will be appended at the time of transmission To activate the CW identifier Press the F key then press the M V SET key to enter the Set mode Rota...

Page 31: ...d see page 10 MICROPROCESSOR RESETTING In the event that erratic unpredictable transceiver operation is encountered it is possible that the microprocessor has sustained a static burst or other condition that has caused corruption of some of its data If this should happen resetting of the microprocessor should clear up the problem Here is the procedure for resetting the microprocessor this will res...

Page 32: ...turning the radio on Rotate the DIAL to select CLONE Press the F key to enter the CLONE mode CLONE will appear on the displays of both radios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step On the Destination radio press the MONI key SAVING will appear on the LCD Press the PTT key on the Source radio SENDING will appear on the Source radio and the data is transferred If there is a probl...

Page 33: ...omatic Power Off time Enable disable the BUSY TX LED Activate ARTS operation Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Select the Polling Interval during ARTS opera tion Enable disable the Keypad beeper Enable disable the Band edge beeper Select the CTCSS Bell ringer repetitions Select the MON key function Select the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Set the TOT time Enable disable the Busy Channel Lock out...

Page 34: ...P RPT Default SIMP Set Item 4 SHIFT Function Set the magnitude of the Repeater Shift Available Values 0 00 99 9 MHz Default Depends on the transceiver version as well as the setting of Menu 2 ARS Set Item 5 STEP Function Setting of the synthesizer steps Available Values 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 kHz Default Depends on the transceiver version Set Item 6 RESUME Function Select the Scan Resume mode Avail...

Page 35: ...ctivate the ARTS feature See page 26 for details Set Item 13 ARTS BP Function Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Available Values OFF INRANGE ALWAYS Default INRANGE Set Item 14 AR ITVL Function Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 15 SEC 25 SEC Default 15 SEC Set Item 15 KEY BP Function Enable disable the Keypad beeper Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set ...

Page 36: ...Lamp mode Available Values KEY 5SEC TOGGLE Default KEY Set Item 20 TOT Function Set the TOT Time Out Timer time Available Values OFF 1 min 2 5 min 5 min 10 min Default OFF Set Item 21 BCLO Function Enable disable the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Item 22 CLK SFT Function Shifting of CPU clock frequency Available Values ON OFF Default OFF This function is onl...

Page 37: ...r details Set Item 28 S SRCH Function Activate the Smart Search feature See page 23 for details Set Item 29 SMT MOD Function Select the Smart Search sweep mode Available Values SINGLE CONT Default SINGLE SINGLE The transceiver sweeps the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present up to 15 in each direc tion are loaded into the Smart...

Page 38: ...T DLY Function Select the DTMF Autodialer delay time Available Values 450 ms 750 ms Default 450 ms Set Item 34 ANI Function Program and activate the ANI Identifier See page 13 for details Set Item 35 BATT Function Indication of the Supply Voltage In this mode press the F key then press the PTT key to exit to normal operation Set Item 36 SKIP Function Enable disable skipping of a memory during scan...

Page 39: ...rrier Audio distortion 1 kHz less than 5 w 3 kHz deviation Microphone type 2 kilohm condenser Burst tone 1750 Hz except version A Specifications may be subject to change without notice or obligation 37 1 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Yaesu Musen could void the user s authorization to operate this device 2 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operat...

Page 40: ...Printed in Japan 0001B AS Copyright 1999 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Yaesu Musen Co Ltd E 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 ...

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