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FT-8800R Operating Manual
The
FT-8800R
can be used to access the repeater which is configured to provide access to
the Vertex Standard WIRES
TM
(Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System).
1. Press the “
left
”
VOL
knob momentarily to activate the WIRES™ access capability. The
“
INT ON
” will appear for 2 seconds at the
“Main
” band frequency display. The “
int
”
icon will appear in the memory channel field on the “Sub” band while WIRES
TM
access
is enabled.
2. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob, while pressing and holding in the “
left
”
VOL
knob,
to select the access number (
ICODE
“
0
” ~ “
9
,” “
A
,” “
B
,” “
C
,” “
D
,” “
E
(
),” or “
F
(#)”)
corresponding to the WIRES
TM
repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link
(ask your repeater owner/operator if you don’t know the access numbers in the network).
3. With the WIRES™ capability activated (as in step 1 above), the
FT-8800R
will gener-
ate a brief (0.1 second) DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2. This DTMF
tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the link to the
remote WIRES
TM
repeater.
4. To disable the WIRES
TM
access capability, press the “
left
”
VOL
knob again.
You may access other Internet Link Systems that use a DTMF string for access.
1. Press the [
SET
] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select Menu #15 (
DTMF W
).
3. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, then load the DTMF tones which you
wish to use to establish an Internet link (ask your repeater owner/operator if you don’t
know the access numbers in the network) into the desired DTMF Memory channel.
1) Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select the DTMF Autodialer memory channel
number (“
d-1
” through “
d-16
”).
2) Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily.
3) Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select the DTMF code, then press the “
Main
”
band
DIAL
knob momentarily to move the digit.
4) Repeat step 3) above.
5) Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily to save the new setting.
4. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select Menu #17 (
INET
).
5. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob
to set this Item to “
INT.MEM
” (to enable the alternative Internet Link, and disable the
WIRES™ access option).
6. Press and hold in the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
7. Press the “
left
”
VOL
knob momentarily to activate the Internet Link System. The “
INT
ON
” display will appear for 2 seconds in the “
Main
” band frequency field. The “
int
”
icon will then appear in the memory channel field on the “Sub” band while the Internet
Link System access feature is engaged.
I
NTERNET
C
ONNECTION
F
EATURE