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The Menu system allows certain aspects of your radio’s 

configuration to be customized for your personal operat-

ing convenience. We do not recommend that any of the 

default settings be changed, however, until you are thor-

oughly familiar with the operation of the 

FTA-310

.

1.  Press  the  [

F

]  key,  then 

press down on the 

VOL-

UME

 knob to activate the 

Menu (“SET”) mode.

2.  Rotate the 

DIAL

 selector 

knob to select the Menu 

item (feature) you wish to 

view and/or modify.

3.  Once you have selected the 

desired Menu Item, press 

down  on  the 

VOLUME

 

knob once to enable adjust-

ment of this Menu item. 

The current setting value 

will be blinking.

4.  Rotate the 

DIAL

 selector 

knob to change the setting 

of the item (“

on

” to “

oFF

,” 

etc.).

5.  Press down on the 

VOL-

UME

  knob  to  save  your 

new setting.

6.  If you need to change more than one Menu item, 

repeat steps 2 - 5.

7.  Press the 

PTT

 switch to 

exit  the  Menu  (“SET”) 

mode.

MENU Listing

A listing of the Menu items available via the SET mode 

may be found on the next page.

Summary of Contents for FTA-310

Page 1: ...Operating Manual AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER...

Page 2: ...e 19 Temperature battery Voltage Display 20 LOCK Function 21 Beep On Off 21 Receive Battery Saver Setup 22 Changing the Channel Steps 23 Pitch Control 24 VOX Operation 25 PA Operation 26 Timer Operati...

Page 3: ...Hazardous Electromag netic Fields RF and Microwave This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in an uncontrolled environment This radio is restricted to occupational use work related...

Page 4: ...ng the optional PC Programming Kit and your PC We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety so as to understand the many features of the FTA 310 com pletely Keep this manual handy so you may...

Page 5: ...suffix is for use with 100 240 VAC Type C plug Available Options MH 44B4B Speaker Microphone E DC 5B DC Cable w Noise Filter E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only VAC 370 Desktop Rapid Charger PC Progra...

Page 6: ...erating Manual 4 Accessories Options PTT Switch not supplied An external PTT switch is required for use with an avia tion headset Headset not supplied E DC 5B DC Cable w Noise Filter Option CT 96 Head...

Page 7: ...not allow the FTA 310 to become sub merged in water while the plastic cover over the MIC EAR jack is removed POWER VOLUME Inner Knob Turn this inner control clockwise to turn the radio on and to incr...

Page 8: ...quid Crystal Display The display shows selected operating conditions as indicated on the next page Keypad The keypad is used for most radio command opera tions Several keys have triple functions The p...

Page 9: ...ch continuously Press this but ton again to resume normal quiet monitoring See page 15 for details EXT DC Jack When an external 12 Volt DC power source is avail able you may connect the optional E DC...

Page 10: ...y Entry Digit 2 Activates TO VOR mode None Frequency Entry Digit 5 Activates Pitch Control feature None Frequency Entry Digit 8 Activates the Stop Watch Timer None Frequency Entry Digit 0 Adjusts the...

Page 11: ...is based on a course to the VOR station See page 37 These digits provide frequency or alpha numeric information about the channel you are using This indicator confirms that Dual Watch is active See p...

Page 12: ...y Pack in your pocket where keys or coins could short the terminals This could create a serious fire burn danger and possibly cause damage to the Ni MH pack Although the FTA 310 is designed to be Subm...

Page 13: ...place with a Click Before You Begin To remove the battery turn the radio off and remove any protective cases Open the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio then lift the battery up ward and ou...

Page 14: ...na jack should be at the left side when viewing the charger from the front 3 If the transceiver and battery pack are inserted correctly the RED indicator on the CD 28 will glow A fully discharged pack...

Page 15: ...lts the icon will blink on the LCD display indicating that the battery pack must be re charged before further use Avoid recharging Ni MH batteries before the Low Battery indicator is observed as this...

Page 16: ...n place Operation Quick Start To turn the radio on rotate the inner VOL UME knob out of the click stop A channel frequency should appear on the dis play If not press down ward momentarily on the VOLUM...

Page 17: ...ily to silence the noise and resume normal quiet monitoring To turn the radio off turn the VOLUME knob fully counter clockwise into the click stop position Squelch Adjustment P r e s s t h e F k e y m...

Page 18: ...ce Use of Internal Microphone Your FTA 310 is extensively sealed against water ingress so as to ensure reliable op eration even if it has become submerged This unique construction includes waterproof...

Page 19: ...Memory Recall mode of the FTA 310 pro vides the user with the ability to store and recall as many as 150 channels in the radio s main memory bank These memory channels may also be labeled by you with...

Page 20: ...re are no Weather Channels in your area the scanner will not stop Press the MONITOR switch to stop the scanner You can also select Weather Channels manually by rotating the DIAL selector knob To confi...

Page 21: ...The squelch will remain open and you should have a better chance of hearing weak signals To return to normal operation press the MONITOR switch momentarily ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature For redu...

Page 22: ...mperature inside the transceiver s case or current battery voltage press downward on the VOLUME knob to switch the display between current tem perature and current battery voltage Advanced Operation W...

Page 23: ...beeper provides convenient audible feedback whenever a button is pressed Each key and button has a different beep pitch and each func tion has a unique beep combination When you are scanning the beep...

Page 24: ...nu SET mode Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select Menu Item 06 RSAV Press downward on the VOLUME knob to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the desired duty...

Page 25: ...save the new set ting and then press the PTT key to exit to normal operation Important Note 1 When you set the channel step to 8 33 kHz the channel display differs from actual operating fre quency see...

Page 26: ...alizer circuit MD1 The received audio is passed without roll off on the high or low ends MD2 The received audio is enhanced in the low and mid range frequencies MD3 The received audio is enhanced in t...

Page 27: ...l When you start speaking the transmitter should be activated auto matically When you finish speaking the transceiver should return to the receive mode after a short delay To cancel VOX and return to...

Page 28: ...ew setting and then press the PTT switch to exit to normal op eration PA Operation The PA mode allows the FTA 310 to be used as a Pub lic Address System when an optional MH 44B4B Micro phone or other...

Page 29: ...tch ALL Feeds back your voice to the headset while you re pressing the PTT switch When the PTT switch is off you may monitor the sound around the transceiver the monitor will pick up the background so...

Page 30: ...Timer between the Stop Watch and Count Down timer modes Advanced Operation If you select the Count Down timer rotate the DIAL knob to set the values for the timer 1 minutes 60 minutes The Timer is de...

Page 31: ...FTA 310 Operating Manual 29 Advanced Operation Notes...

Page 32: ...n Memory system Memory Storage Select the desired frequency in the VFO mode or recall the Book Memory channel or Weather chan nel to be stored in the Main Memory Press and hold in the MW SPL W key for...

Page 33: ...uency manually you may then store the frequency and a custom alpha numeric label yourself Recalling the Memories press downward on the VOLUME knob repeatedly if necessary until MR Memory Recall ap pea...

Page 34: ...a higher channel number When the scanner encounters a signal scanning pauses and the radio remains on that channel until one second after the signal disappears after which scanning will resume While t...

Page 35: ...rfere with automatic channel scanning Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning Press the F key mo mentarily then press the 9 SKIP The icon will appear at the upper right of the channel...

Page 36: ...may push the PTT switch at any time to transmit on that chan nel When a signal is received on the Priority channel operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel the icon will blink and the disp...

Page 37: ...tead of DW Dual Watch See page 50 for details To start Priority Dual Watch press the F key momentarily then p r e s s t h e S C A N DW The icon will appear on the display While receiving on the cur re...

Page 38: ...FTA 310 Operating Manual 36 VOR Navigation General VOR Equipment NAV Band 108 000 117 975 MHz DVOR MODE CDI MODE COM Band 118 000 136 975 MHz...

Page 39: ...VOR station Conversely the Course Indicator will indicate when receiving a localizer chan nel The FTA 310 cannot decode a localizer signal The or flag indicators tell you wheth er the VOR navigation i...

Page 40: ...ation Arrow will appear above the frequency field on the display when your aircraft is off the direct course to the VOR station When your aircraft is off course to the right the Course Deviation Arrow...

Page 41: ...FTA 310 Operating Manual 39 VOR Navigation The Aircraft is ON COURSE The Aircraft is OFF COURSE...

Page 42: ...s off the desired course Note 2 When your heading is correct the ABCS function may be more useful than the course input option The Course Deviation Arrow points to the right when your aircraft is off...

Page 43: ...DVOR mode The course indicator will show the course deviation from the VOR radial Note the ra dial you currently are on Cross checking Position Now set the frequency of the other VOR station in the DV...

Page 44: ...ening for calls us ing the DIAL selector knob or keypad Press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 sec onds to save the transmit frequency and return to the NAV band frequency Note You have now stored t...

Page 45: ...Menu SET mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Menu Item to be configured 18 KEY1 which is tied to the primary function or 19 KEY2 which is tied to the third function Press downward on the VOLUME k...

Page 46: ...hannel number for storage Now press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds you will now see a blinking A on the LCD To attach an alpha numeric name label to the memory proceed to the next step oth...

Page 47: ...tic electricity etc If this happens reset ting of the microprocessor may restore normal opera tion Note that all memories will be erased if you do a complete microprocessor reset as described below To...

Page 48: ...the DIAL selector knob to select the Menu item feature you wish to view and or modify 3 Once you have selected the desired Menu Item press down on the VOLUME knob once to enable adjust ment of this M...

Page 49: ...peaker while utilizing the PA function Sets the low frequency audio response for the user customized receiver audio tone pitch control Sets the mid range audio response for the user customized receive...

Page 50: ...Notice An erased channel cannot be re stored and CH 001 cannot be erased as it is used for Priority Channel operation Menu Set Mode 03 RESM Function Scan Resume Mode Setting Available Values 5S CAR D...

Page 51: ...is feature does not operate during Scan or Dual Watch 07 LAMP Function Display and Keypad Illumination Mode Available Values KEY oFF CNT Default Setting KEY KEY mode The illumination lamp will be acti...

Page 52: ...efault Setting oFF This controls the status of the radio s internal micro phone when an external microphone such as the MH 44B4B Speaker Microphone or an aviation headset con nected via the CT 96 Head...

Page 53: ...Available Values 1 3 5 oFF minutes Default Setting oFF The Time Out Timer shuts off the transceiver after con tinuous transmission exceeds the programmed time 17 DIMM Function Setting of the display...

Page 54: ...n oFF Default Setting oFF 22 VDLY Function Selects the VOX delay hang time Available Values 05 10 15 20 x0 1 sec Default Setting 10 x0 1 sec 23 VSNS Function Sets the VOX sensitivity Available Values...

Page 55: ...P PTT switch Other selections are combinations of these lock out choices 30 STEP Function Selects the synthesizer steps on the Air band Available Values 25 kHz 8 kHz 8 33 kHz Default Values 25 kHz 31...

Page 56: ...ion approx 20 A power off 20 mA battery saver on saver ratio 1 5 60 mA squelch on 270 mA receive 0 9 A transmit 1 5 W Carrier Temperature Range 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Case Size WxHxD 2 4 x 4 7 x 1...

Page 57: ...Carrier Power Frequency Stability Better than 10 ppm 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Modulation System Low Level Amplitude Modulation Spurious Emission 60 dB below carrier Int Microphone Type Condenser Ext...

Page 58: ...is simply pushed into the MIC EAR jack The jack must be screwed into the MIC EAR jack to make proper con tacts within the radio Contact your Aviation dealer for details on purchasing an aftermarket P...

Page 59: ...Enroute Channel Air Traffic Control General Use Air Traffic Control General Use Air Traffic Control General Use Air Traffic Control General Use Air Traffic Control General Use Air Traffic Control Gen...

Page 60: ...T OSLO VOLMET PARIS RADIO PARIS RADIO PRAGUE VOLMET ROME VOLMET ST PETERSBURG VOLMET SOFIA VOLMET STOCKHOLM VOLMET SUNDSVALL VOLMET TEL AVIV BEN GURION RADIO VIENNA VOLMET WIEN AUSTRIA CH No 42 43 50...

Page 61: ...character 6 After entering the entire name eight characters maximum press the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save all data for the channel and exit Tag Channels Memory Display 1 Press downward on the V...

Page 62: ...frequency to be stored in the Book Memory 3 P r e s s a n d h o l d i n t h e MW SPL W key for 2 seconds 4 Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the desired memory channel number for storage 5 P r e...

Page 63: ...Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by YAESU MUSEN could void the user s authorization to operate this device...

Page 64: ...ted in Japan 1211M AY EC057N151 YAESU MUSEN CO LTD Tennozu Parkside Building 2 5 8 Higashi Shinagawa Shinagawa ku Tokyo 140 0002 Japan YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU UK Unit...

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