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Operating Manual

AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER

FTA-750
FTA-550

FCC ID: K6650013X20

IC: 511B-50013X20

YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.

Summary of Contents for FTA-550 Pro-X

Page 1: ...Operating Manual AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER FTA 750 FTA 550 FCC ID K6650013X20 IC 511B 50013X20 YAESU MUSEN CO LTD...

Page 2: ...atch Operation 33 Timer Mode Operation 35 TOT Feature 39 Saving the Battery during Reception 39 VOX Operation 40 Side Tone Control 41 ANL Feature 41 Lock Function 42 Memory Operation 44 Recalling the...

Page 3: ...use by the general population in an uncontrolled environment This radio is restricted to occupational use work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowl edge to control its...

Page 4: ...rovides position ing and navigation features realized by the internal GPS unit We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety so as to understand the many features of the FTA 750 FTA 550 compl...

Page 5: ...For FTA 3 For FTA Available Options SSM 10A Speaker Microphone YCE01 PC Programming Kit Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while oth...

Page 6: ...ntenna designed to provide 50 impedance on the Aircraft Communication Band VOLUME Inner Knob Turn this inner control clockwise to increase the volume DIAL Selector Outer Knob This outer 20 position de...

Page 7: ...ress the MENU key to display the MENU screen Press the BACK key to turn the display to the previous screen Press the SAVE key to store the current channel information to the memory Press and hold the...

Page 8: ...to the Receive mode See Page 20 for de tails SQL Squelch Switch This button may be pressed to open the squelch manually allowing you to listen for very weak signals Press and hold this button for 2 s...

Page 9: ...ay connect the optional USB cable to this jack To use this jack you must first lift the rubber cover away from the transceiver body EXT DC Jack When an external 10 5 Volt DC power source is available...

Page 10: ...ing various statuses of the transceiver such as GPS on Data Logger on Timer on Battery full etc This field displays the operation modes This field displays the operating frequency MEM icon appears if...

Page 11: ...OBS omni bearing selector value VOR value TO FROM indicator COG course over ground value according to the GPS signal ILS CDI Screen 108 500 VOL NAV LOC GS KLAX RWY07R N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 Co...

Page 12: ...Latitude and longitude values COG course over ground value Date obtained from the GPS signal SOG speed over ground value Altitude value Compass Screen 133 800 VOL SOGkph 360 Oct 25 09 56AM COG T 360...

Page 13: ...ery Pack Latch Do not attempt to open any of the recharge able Lithium ion packs as personal injury or damage to the Lithium ion pack could occur if a cell or cells become accidentally short circuited...

Page 14: ...rge capacity of your Lithium ion battery pack YAESU recommends that you carry an extra fully charged pack with you so you will not lose communications capability due to a depleted Lithium ion battery...

Page 15: ...o 12 to 24 Volt DC power sources SDD 11 SDD 12 Cigarette Lighter DC DC Converter 12 to 24 Volts Do not connect any accessory unapproved by YAESU to supply DC power otherwise the FTA 750 FTA 550 may be...

Page 16: ...IC SP EXT DC Headset Connection You may use an optional headset through the sup plied SCU 15 Headset Cable by connecting to the MIC SP jack located on the right side of the transceiver PTT Switch not...

Page 17: ...s Do not dispose of the Lithium ion battery pack in a fire Do not carry a Lithium ion battery pack in your pocket where keys or coins could short the termi nals This could create a serious fire burn d...

Page 18: ...ge will be displayed PTT SQL If you agree with the message press the ENT key A channel frequency will appear on the display If not press the COMM key The BUSY icon appears on the display when the audi...

Page 19: ...which you wish to operate Just enter the five digits of the frequency to move to that frequency For example to set 134 35 MHz press 1 3 4 3 5 To set 118 275 MHz you do not need to press the final 5 in...

Page 20: ...nitoring PTT SQL Adjusting the squelch Press the SQL switch then rotate the DIAL se lector knob or press the or key to set the squelch threshold 0 to 15 so that the re ceiver is just silenced A higher...

Page 21: ...MHz Emergency Frequency The FTA 750 FTA 550 can quickly access the 121 500 MHz emergency frequency This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function de scribed on Page 42 is in use To...

Page 22: ...ven if it has become submerged This unique construction includes waterproofing seals around the microphone and speaker enclosure requiring that care be exercised when speaking into the internal microp...

Page 23: ...emitted by VOR VHF omnidirectional range stations and ILS instrument landing system of airports COM band 118 000 136 975 MHz Band for communication utilizing audio signals When the FTA 750 FTA 550 re...

Page 24: ...to store and recall as many as 200 channels in the radio s main memory bank WX USA version only The receive mode for the VHF weather chan nel broadcasts 10 weather channels are pre pro grammed at the...

Page 25: ...ough this menu FUNCTION Enables and disables various functions such as scan and dual watch features through this menu Resetting the Radio To clear all memories and other settings to factory de faults...

Page 26: ...N 5 Select FACTORY on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key RESET MEMORY FUNCTION CONFIGURATION FACTORY CONFIGURATION 6 Select OK on the screen by pressing the or key and then p...

Page 27: ...indicator COG course over ground value according to the GPS signal The OBS will be set to the direction 0 to 359 de grees included in the received VOR signal until you set a new one When the internal...

Page 28: ...needle on the screen is at the center of the compass rose The course deviation needle moves to the right if your aircraft is off course to the left of the OBS or moves to the left if your aircraft is...

Page 29: ...eceive an ILS instru ment landing system signal the display will automati cally switch to the NAV band screen which shows a CDI course deviation indicator based on the received signal and LOC which in...

Page 30: ...moves to the right if your aircraft is off course to the left of the runway or moves to the left if your aircraft is off course to the right of the runway The deviation marks for localizer indicate of...

Page 31: ...transmit frequency 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select SETUP on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select COMM SET UP on the screen by pressing the or...

Page 32: ...1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select FUNC on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select SPLIT on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the EN...

Page 33: ...e FTA 750 FTA 550 can receive VHF weather chan nel broadcasts which may assist your flight planning The FTA 750 FTA 550 include a special bank capable of storing 10 weather channels which simplifies y...

Page 34: ...event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes the NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather...

Page 35: ...s the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select SETUP on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select COMM SET UP on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the EN...

Page 36: ...WATCH SCAN ANL SPLIT LOGGER OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNCTION If ON is displayed in the right hand of DUAL WATCH the FTA 750 FTA 550 are perform ing the dual watch The display will return to the previo...

Page 37: ...A 750 FTA 550 are provided a Stopwatch timer and a Countdown timer These can be used for a variety of time keeping purposes Even while the timer is in operation you can move to the other operation mod...

Page 38: ...PWATCH TIMER STOP 00 00 03 5 To stop the counting select STOP and press the ENT key To resume the count ing select START changed from STOP and press the ENT key again 127 300 VOL BUSY RESET STOPWATCH...

Page 39: ...ve the cursor to hour minute or sec ond Press the BACK key to cancel the input time 127 300 VOL BUSY RESET COUNTDOWN TIMER START 00 00 00 5 To start the counting select START on the screen by pressing...

Page 40: ...own reaches to 00 00 00 the beeps will continu ously sound and Timer Alarm will be dis played on the screen Press any key to stop the beeps 127 300 VOL BUSY TIMER Timer Alarm Press any keys You can se...

Page 41: ...50 are its battery saver which puts the radio to sleep for a time interval periodically waking it up to check for activity If somebody is talking on the channel the FTA 750 FTA 550 will remain in the...

Page 42: ...P mode AF PITCH CONT LOCK SELECT MIC SELECT SIDE TONE VOX VOX SENSE VOX DELAY RESET CONFIGURATION VOX OFF ON CONFIGURATION To adjust the VOX gain select one of the following gain levels on the item VO...

Page 43: ...TONE VOX VOX SENSE VOX DELAY RESET CONFIGURATION SIDE TONE OFF MIN LEVEL1 LEVEL2 MAX CONFIGURATION To change the side tone level temporarily during the monitoring press the or key or rotate the DIAL s...

Page 44: ...FIGURATION on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select LOCK SELECT on the screen by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key AF PITCH CONT LOCK SELECT MIC SELECT SI...

Page 45: ...n trols with the DIAL selector knob and or the keys except the PTT switch the POWER switch and the 121 5 key are disabled If the DIAL selector knob is rotated or any of the keys is pressed either of D...

Page 46: ...he COMM mode press the MENU key to dis play the MENU screen select MEMORY on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key The frequency and tag name of the last chan nel and MR which i...

Page 47: ...ey then select a chan nel from the channel list of the group in the same way ALL MEMORY BOOK 133 800 Los Angel 121 650 KLAX TWR 121 750 KLAX DEP 120 950 Kansas 124 300 Las Vegas 125 200 KLAS APP 119 8...

Page 48: ...M mode If you want to change or input either of the items in the form press the or key to select the item then press the ENT key Input letters and or numerics with the keypad or the DIAL selector knob...

Page 49: ...hen press the ENT key 3 S e l e c t M E M O R Y BOOK on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select the item you wish to view and or modify by pressing the or key and then pr...

Page 50: ...the ENT key ADD EDIT DELETE GROUP NAME MEMORY BOOK 5 Press the or key to select the group including the entry you want to edit then press the ENT key ALL PRIORITY MEMORY BOOK EDIT 6 Press the or key t...

Page 51: ...ect the group including the entry you want to delete then press the ENT key ALL PRIORITY MEMORY BOOK DELETE 6 Press the or key to select the entry you want to delete and then press the ENT key ALL MEM...

Page 52: ...u and then press the ENT key 2 Enter the desired group name with the DIAL selector knob and or the keypad followed by the ENT key MEMORY BOOK GROUP NAME FINISH PRIORITY 3 Select FINISH on the screen b...

Page 53: ...TCH SCAN ANL SPLIT LOGGER OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNCTION The scanning starts and the display returns to the COMM mode screen The scanner searches a signal from the lower fre quency to higher When th...

Page 54: ...or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select SCAN MEM on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key SCAN MEM DUAL WATCH SCAN ANL SPLIT LOGGER OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNCTION The curr...

Page 55: ...e section Scanning All Chan nels in the previous page The scanning starts and the display returns to the MR or WX mode screen The FTA 750 FTA 550 operate in the same way as that when scanning all chan...

Page 56: ...re below 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select SETUP on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select GPS SETUP on the screen by pressing the or key and then...

Page 57: ...the operation mode or turning off the ra dio Numerical display 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select GPS on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select GP...

Page 58: ...360 Oct 25 09 56AM COG T 360 ALTft 10000 BUSY GRP MR KLAX ATIS Numerical display with GPS status 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select GPS on the screen by pressing the or key and t...

Page 59: ...tion information already filled Name MARK001 Group ALL Freq 133 800MHz LAT 33 56 325N LON 118 24 225W GPS Press SAVE key MARK POSITION If you need no change to the items on the form press the SAVE ke...

Page 60: ...NU screen 2 Select FUNC on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select LOGGER on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key SCAN MEM DUAL WATCH SCAN ANL SPL...

Page 61: ...the navigation The navigation does not work when insufficient number of GPS satellites are captured to obtain your position Entering the Navigation NAVI Mode Select NAVI on the MENU screen by press in...

Page 62: ...d by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key ALL PRIORITY NAVI MEMORY 3 Select a station from the station list of the group by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key ALL NAVI Los Angele...

Page 63: ...e ENT key The cursor will move to the next digit of the position information NAVI POSITION FINISH LAT LON 4 Repeat the step 3 to input all digits of the position information If you want to correct a m...

Page 64: ...OMM mode as the destination and start navigation instantly 1 Tune to the frequency of the station you want to be navigated to in the COMM mode 2 Press the ENT key to display the instant menu 3 Select...

Page 65: ...on the SETUP menu by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select the item you wish to view and or change the settings by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key EMERGENCY CALL WEA...

Page 66: ...d adjust the operations of the radio in the COMM mode GPS SETUP FTA 750 only You may set and adjust the operations of the radio in the GPS mode CONFIGURATION You may set and adjust the various conditi...

Page 67: ...alert You may enable or disable the alarm function when re ceiving the weather alert signal see also Page 32 EMERGENCY CALL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN CLEAR SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ SPLI...

Page 68: ...n en countering a signal during a scan see also Page 51 BUSY STOP Stays at the frequency and will not resume the scan 5sec STOP Stays at the frequency for 5 seconds and then resume the scan 10sec STOP...

Page 69: ...knob see also Page 17 EMERGENCY CALL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN CLEAR SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ SPLIT FREQUENCY FREQUENCY STEP COMM SETUP FREQUENCY STEP 25kHz 8 33kHz COMM SETUP Setting o...

Page 70: ...E OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP POWER SAVE OFF AUTO 50 75 90 GPS SETUP Turning on off the You may enable or disable the GPS ON OFF POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME...

Page 71: ...ATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP TIME OFFSET 09 00 GPS SETUP Setting the notation format of time You may select either of the 24 hour or 12 hour notation of tim...

Page 72: ...D DISTANCE ALTITUDE kts sm ft ALTITUDE feet meter GPS SETUP Turning on off the pinning You may enable or disable the POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF M...

Page 73: ...SETUP Erasing the log You may delete the records of the position information obtained from the GPS see also Page 58 UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE PINNING D GPS LOGGER INTERVAL LOG...

Page 74: ...BATTERY SAVE AF PITCH CONT CONFIGURATION LAMP OFF CONTINUE KEY ON EXT PO KEY CONFIGURATION Setting the contrast of the display You may adjust the contrast in 30 levels DIMMER LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP T...

Page 75: ...CONTRAST KEY BEEP TX TOT TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE AF PITCH CONT CONFIGURATION AF PITCH CONT NORMAL LOW CUT HIGH CUT HIGH AND LOW CUT CONFIGURATION Setting the lockout configuration See Page 42 for det...

Page 76: ...N menu CONFIGURATION Initializes the settings in the CONFIGURATION menu FACTORY Resets the radio to factory default AF PITCH CONT LOCK SELECT MIC SELECT SIDE TONE VOX VOX SENSE VOX DELAY RESET CONFIGU...

Page 77: ...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 W x H x D 2 4 x 5 2 x 1 3 inches 62 x 133 x 34 mm...

Page 78: ...tude Modulation Spurious Emission 60 dB below carrier Int Microphone Type Condenser Ext Mic Impedance 150 Ohms GPS Unit FTA 750 only Receiver Channels 12 Channels Sensitivity Less than 130 dBm Time to...

Page 79: ...FTA 750 FTA 550 Operating Manual 77 FCC ID K6650013X20 IC 511B 50013X20 YAESU MUSEN CO LTD...

Page 80: ...FTA 750 FTA 550 Operating Manual 78 FCC ID K6650013X20 IC 511B 50013X20 YAESU MUSEN CO LTD...

Page 81: ...he SAVE key Recalling the Memory Channels 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Press the or key to select MEMORY then press the ENT key 3 Press the or key to select the desired channel fr...

Page 82: ...T key 4 Select GPS ON OFF then press the ENT key 5 Select ON then press the ENT key 6 To return to the COMM mode press the COMM key Waypoint Navigation 1 In the COM band screen press the ENT key 2 Sel...

Page 83: ...tter identify the device by certification number or model number if Category II has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain an...

Page 84: ...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 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall...

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