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LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

The display shows selected operating conditions, as

indicated on Pages 8 to 11.

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Microphone

Speak into this opening in a normal voice level,

while pressing the

PTT

switch, to transmit.

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Cursor Keys and

ENT

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The cursor keys [

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►

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item displayed on the LCD.

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Control Keys

Press the

MENU

key to display the

screen.

Press the

BACK

key to return the display to the

previous screen.

Press the

SAVE

key to store the current channel

information to the memory.

Press and hold the lock key [

] to enable the

lock feature. Controls and keys will be disabled.

Press and hold again to disable the lock feature.

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COMM

Key

Press this key to enter the COMM mode instantly.

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Numeric Keypad

The keypad is used when setting frequencies.

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121.5

Key

Press and hold this key to access the emergency

frequency (121.5 MHz) instantly.

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Loudspeaker

The internal speaker is located in this position.

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Summary of Contents for FTA-750 Spirit

Page 1: ...Operating Manual AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER FTA 750 FTA 550 ...

Page 2: ...Operation 37 Timer Mode Operation 39 TOT Feature 43 Saving the Battery during Reception 43 Using the Headset Microphone 44 VOX Operation 44 Side Tone Control 45 Lock Function 46 ANL Feature 48 Memory Operation 49 Recalling the Memories 49 Instant Storage 51 Maintenance of the Memory 52 Scanning Operation 55 Scanning All Channels 55 Scanning the Specified Channels 56 GPS Function FTA 750 Only 58 Ac...

Page 3: ... This radio is NOT approved for 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 RF exposure conditions When transmitting hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 cm away from your mouth and keep the antenna a...

Page 4: ...and the many features of the FTA 750 FTA 550 completely Keep this manual handy so you may use it for reference Note The VOR ILS and GPS navigation features of the FTA 750 FTA 550 are for supplemental aids to naviga tion only and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate primary VOR or landing service equipment You assume full responsibility for the use of the FTA 750 FTA 550 Congratulations...

Page 5: ...ine Battery Tray SBT 12 USB Cable T9101606 Ferrite Core L9190192 Operating Manual Warranty Card 1 These accessories are not supplied with the FTA 550 AA Battery Version 2 Antenna gain 2 15 dBi Impedance 50 ohms Available Options SSM 10A Speaker Microphone SEP 10A Earphone available only with the SSM 10A YCE01 PC Programming Software Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplie...

Page 6: ...xible antenna or an external antenna designed to provide 50 Ω 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 detented rotary switch tunes the operating frequency or selects the memory chan nels DIAL VOL ...

Page 7: ...s the MENU key to display the MENU screen Press the BACK key to return the display to the previous screen Press the SAVE key to store the current channel information to the memory Press and hold the lock key to enable the lock feature Controls and keys will be disabled Press and hold again to disable the lock feature COMM Key Press this key to enter the COMM mode instantly Numeric Keypad The keypa...

Page 8: ...Release this button to return to the Receive mode See Page 22 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 seconds to open the squelch continuously Press this but ton again to resume normal quiet monitoring See Page 20 for details Controls Connectors Left Side DATA MIC SP EXT DC...

Page 9: ...ect the optional USB cable to this jack To use this jack you must first lift the rubber cover away from the transceiver body Do not allow the FTA 750 FTA 550 to get wet while the rubber cover is removed EXT DC Jack When an external 9 5 to 10 5 Volt DC power source is available you may connect the SDD 12 Cigarette Lighter DC DC Converter here 1 Do not allow the FTA 750 FTA 550 to get wet while the ...

Page 10: ... 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 the selected channel is programmed into the Scan Memory This field displays the icons indicating various statuses of functions such as VOX on Split on etc This field displays the tag name of the current channel This field displ...

Page 11: ...r OBS direction Deviation marks Course deviation needle OBS omni bearing selector value VOR value TO FROM indicator SOG speed 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 6 108 500 VOL NAV LOC KLAX RWY07R FTA 750 FTA 550 Compass rose Course runway indicator Deviation marks for localizer Course deviation needle for local...

Page 12: ...ATE KLAX ATIS Latitude and longitude values COG course over ground value Date obtained from the GPS signal SOG speed over ground value Altitude value GPS Compass Screen 133 800 VOL SOGkph 360 Oct 25 09 56AM COG T 000 ALTft 10000 BUSY MR FLG KLAX ATIS MEM Compass rose Course indicator COG course over ground value SOG speed over ground value Altitude value Date obtained from the GPS signal ...

Page 13: ...tion status Radar scope for captured GPS satellites Date obtained from the GPS signal Latitude and longitude values GPS signal strength indicator Waypoint Navigation Screen 133 800 VOL SOGkph 360 COG T 000 DSTkm 10 KLAX BUSY KLAX ATIS MR ALL Compass rose Course indicator Destination indicator Tag name of the destination DST distance value COG course over ground value SOG speed over ground value ...

Page 14: ...sket on the SBR 12LI is not loose when inserting To remove the battery turn the transceiver off slide the locking plate until the UNLOCK appears en tirely lift up the end of the battery pack by pressing the battery pack latch then pull out the battery from the radio PUSH DATA M IC S P EXT DC Battery Pack Latch Do not attempt to open any of the recharge able Lithium ion packs as personal injury or ...

Page 15: ...life If using a charger other than the SAD 11 SBH 11 or if using a battery pack other than the SBR 12LI follow the appropriate instructions provided with the charger battery Contact your Dealer if you have any doubts about the appropriateness of the particu lar charger or battery pack you intend to use Battery Charging It is necessary to charge the Lithium ion battery fully before its first use Fo...

Page 16: ...down then insert it into the bat tery compartment Note Be sure that the rubber gasket on the SBT 12 is not loose when inserting Low Battery Indication As your battery discharges during use the voltage will gradually become lower When the battery voltage reaches 6 0 Volts the icon will blink on the LCD display indicating that the battery pack must be recharged or the alkaline battery cells must be ...

Page 17: ...e Core Wind the cable one turn then snap two halves As close as possible For noise reduction from exogenous noise wind one turn of the SDD 12 cable around the ferrite core and snap its two halves together per the illustration above Attach the ferrite core as close as possible to the SDD 12 body as shown Do not connect any accessory unapproved by YAESU to supply DC power otherwise the FTA 750 FTA 5...

Page 18: ...hrough the supplied SCU 15 Headset Adapter Cable see also Page 84 Headset not supplied SCU 15 Headset Adapter Cable 1 Remove the cover and two screws of the MIC SP jack located on the right side of the transceiver 2 Insert the plug of the SCU 15 to the MIC SP jack 3 Fix the plug with two screws attached to the SCU 15 Either of the plug directions are acceptable as long as the both screws fit the s...

Page 19: ...nauthorized users at all times 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 danger and possibly cause damage to the Lithium ion pack The FTA 750 FTA 550 are designed to have the waterproof capability equivalent to IPX5 Do not allow the radio to bec...

Page 20: ...for VFR All information is presented for reference only You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this device WARNING I agree If you agree with the warning 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 audio signal is received on the current frequency 127 300 VOL BUSY To turn the...

Page 21: ...h 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 the frequency as below 1 1 8 2 7 13 VOL You may recall the operating frequency that you have used by pressing the ENT key A list of frequencies you have used will appear be low the VOL meter on the display Select...

Page 22: ...ence the noise and resume normal quiet monitoring PTT SQL Adjusting the squelch Press the SQL switch then rotate the DIAL selector knob to set the squelch threshold 0 to 15 so that the receiver is just silenced A high er number indicates that a higher signal level is required in order to open the squelch PTT SQL 127 300 BUSY SQL Press and hold the SQL switch to set the squelch threshold to 0 off Y...

Page 23: ...ation press the SQL momen tarily Accessing the 121 5 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 46 is in use To access the emergen cy frequency press and hold the 121 5 key After four beeps the transceiver enters the emergency mode and the frequency is au tom...

Page 24: ...rnal Microphone Your FTA 750 FTA 550 are sealed against water ingress which includes waterproof seals around the microphone and speaker enclosure This requires that you focus your speech in the direction of the microphone s location so as to ensure sufficient voice input to the radio Refer to the illustration and observe the location of the internal micro phone If you find it difficult to utilize ...

Page 25: ...signals 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 receive a data signal associated with VOR or ILS the display will auto matically switch to the NAV band screen which shows a CDI course deviation indi cator based on the received signal and NAV w...

Page 26: ...Y This mode provides you with the ability to store and recall as many as 200 channels in the radio s main memory bank WX WEATHER The receive mode for the VHF weather chan nel broadcasts 10 weather channels are pre pro grammed at the factory GPS FTA 750 only The position information and status of the GPS sat ellites according to the signals received by the built in GPS unit are displayed during thi...

Page 27: ...own timer or a stopwatch through 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 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 CONFIGURA TION on the screen by pres...

Page 28: ...ECT RESET CONFIGURATION 5 Select FACTORY on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key RESET FUNCTION MEMORY COMM GPS CONFIGURATION FACTORY CONFIGURATION 6 Select OK on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key RESET FACTORY CANCEL CONFIGURATION OK The initialization will start and then COMPLETED will be displayed after the radio returns to factory default ...

Page 29: ... GPS signal The OBS is set to 0 degree when you use the FTA 750 FTA 550 for the first time The last value you have set as the OBS will be dis played next time the NAV band screen appears The upside of the compass rose always indicates the direction set as the OBS When the OBS is set to a degree within the TO range relative to the VOR signal the FTA 750 FTA 550 displays a degree adding or subtracti...

Page 30: ... 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 113 600 VOL OBS 050 NAV VOR TO KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 050 FTA 750 FTA 550 If the OBS is set to 50 but your aircraft is at 236 from a certain VOR station for example you are off course and the course deviation needle of the CDI will be inside the right half of the compass rose 10 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230...

Page 31: ...2 Press the or key to select OBS on the screen 113 600 VOL SOGKT 150 355 OBS 000 NAV VOR FROM KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 113 600 VOL 355 OBS 000 NAV VOR FROM KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 FTA 750 FTA 550 3 Enter the course to the VOR station with the keypad or the DIAL knob 113 600 VOL SOGKT 150 OBS 175 NAV VOR TO KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 175 113 600 VOL OBS 175 ...

Page 32: ...T 150 355 OBS 000 NAV VOR FROM KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 113 600 VOL 355 OBS 000 NAV VOR FROM KLAX VOR N S E W 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 FTA 750 FTA 550 3 Enter the course from the VOR station with the key pad or the DIAL knob 4 Correct your course until the course deviation needle on the screen is at the center of the compass rose 113 600 VOL SOGKT 150 350 OBS 355 NAV VOR FROM KLAX VOR N...

Page 33: ...tion marks for localizer Course deviation needle for localizer Height deviation indicator for glide slope Deviation marks for glide slope In the FTA 750 when the internal GPS unit is not activated or cannot receive a fix even it is activated or in the FTA 550 the upside of the compass rose always indicates the direction of the runway and no sign indicating the bearings is displayed on the compass ...

Page 34: ...lide slope signal guides the approach to the runway in vertical direction Note that some airports are unequipped with the glide slope Runway Course of approach Guided by glide slope Glide slope Localizer Guided by localizer Reading the CDI The course deviation needle 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 t...

Page 35: ...he navigation frequency Programming a 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 key and then press the ENT key 4 Select SPLIT FRE QUENCY on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key EMERGENCY CALL ANL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN...

Page 36: ...ress 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 ENT key SCAN MEM DUAL WATCH SCAN SPLIT LOGGER OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNCTION If ON is displayed in the right hand of SPLIT the FTA 750 FTA 550 are already in the split mode The display will return to the prev...

Page 37: ...FF OFF OFF ON OFF FUNCTION Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts The 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 access when you are in an unfamiliar location To receive weather channels press the MENU key select WEATHER on the screen by pressin...

Page 38: ...lert reception In the 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 report on one of the NOAA weather channels When the radio receives the weather alert on the oper ating frequency it displays a warning as below on the screen and continues to mak...

Page 39: ...s interval Setting the P ch 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 key and then press the ENT key 4 Select DUAL WATCH FREQ on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key EMERGENCY CALL ANL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN STOP SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TY...

Page 40: ...s the ENT key SCAN MEM DUAL WATCH SCAN SPLIT LOGGER 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 previous screen and the DW icon which indicates that the FTA 750 FTA 550 are performing the dual watch will ap pear on the display When the radio encounters a signal in the current chann...

Page 41: ... 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 modes to receive transmit scan etc Using the stopwatch timer 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select TIMER on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select STOPWATCH o n t h e s c r e e n b y pressing the o...

Page 42: ...00 VOL BUSY RESET STOPWATCH TIMER START 00 01 53 6 To clear the count select RESET on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 127 300 VOL BUSY RESET STOPWATCH TIMER START 00 01 53 If RESET is selected while counting the timer will continue to count from 00 00 00 If RESET is selected while stopping the displayed time will be changed to 00 00 00 and the timer will keep stopping ...

Page 43: ...he 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 the or key and then press the ENT key The displayed time will decrease and START changes to STOP The icon appears on the top right of the display while counting 127 300 VOL BUSY RESET COUNTDOWN TIMER STA...

Page 44: ...g the frequencies you have used temporarily on the display so that you may select a frequency from the list with the or key or change the frequency with the DIAL selector knob W h e n t h e c o u n t down timer reaches 00 00 00 the beeps will continuously sound and Timer Alarm will be displayed on the screen Press any key to stop the beeps 127 300 VOL BUSY TIMER Timer Alarm Press any keys You can ...

Page 45: ...ant features of the FTA 750 FTA 550 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 awake mode then resume its sleep cycles This feature significantly reduces quiescent battery drain To activate the battery saver select one of the following interval t...

Page 46: ...ifficult to use the PTT switch of the ra dio we recommend to use an aftermarket external PTT switch See also Page 84 for details VOX Operation If you want to have both hands free use a headset and activate the VOX voice actuated transmit receive switching system Notes The VOX system does not function when using just the internal microphone an external headset must be used Do not activate the VOX s...

Page 47: ... Side Tone Control When utilizing an external headset you may monitor your own voice talking to the microphone through the headphone Note Do not activate the side tone function when connecting the optional microphone SSM 10A To activate the monitoring of your voice side tone select one of the following side tone level on the item SIDE TONE of the COMM SETUP menu in the SETUP mode MIN LEVEL1 LEVEL2...

Page 48: ... press the ENT key 3 Select CONFIGURATION 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 DIMMER LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE LOCK SELECT RESET CONFIGURATION 5 Select one of the fol lowing lock configura tion by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key KEY LOCK DIAL LOCK A...

Page 49: ...50 FTA 550 are locked the con 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 DIAL LOCK KEY LOCK or ALL LOCK will appear on the screen for 2 seconds and then the display will return to the previous screen To turn the lock feature off press and hold th...

Page 50: ...ced by an engine s ignition system the ANL automatic noise limiter feature may prove helpful To activate the ANL select ON on the item ANL of the COMM SETUP menu in the SETUP mode EMERGENCY CALL ANL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN STOP SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ SPLIT FREQUENCY COMM SETUP ANL OFF ON COMM SETUP ...

Page 51: ... characters The FTA 750 FTA 550 s memory system allows you to store label and recall channel frequencies you may use frequently Recalling the Memories 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Select MEMORY on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 3 Select a group that the desired channel belongs to by pressing the or key followed by the ENT key ALL FLAG MEMORY BOOK ...

Page 52: ...ar at the left side of its tag name The list of memory channels will also appear below the VOL meter on the display You may move to the list by pressing the ENT key then select and tune to one of the channels in the list by pressing the or key followed by the ENT key If you have not yet stored any memory channel a dialog box titled No Address will appear which asks whether you want to make an entr...

Page 53: ... The MEMORY BOOK form appears on the dis play with the channel name tag frequency flag and position in formation if exists already filled Name 001FRQ_________ Freq 127 600MHz Flag No LAT LON MEMORY BOOK Press SAVE key 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 or select a setting with the or key then press the ...

Page 54: ...P mode Adding entries 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 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 ADD by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key ADD EDIT DELETE MEMORY BOOK 5 Select the item input letters and or numer ics select a settin...

Page 55: ...e screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select EDIT by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key ADD EDIT DELETE MEMORY BOOK 5 Press the or key to select the group including the entry you want to edit then press the ENT key ALL FLAG MEMORY BOOK EDIT 6 Press the or key to select the entry you want to edit then press the ENT key ALL MEMORY BOOK CHICAGO DALLAS DAYTON DETROI...

Page 56: ...5 Press the or key to select the group including the entry you want to delete then press the ENT key ALL FLAG MEMORY BOOK DELETE 6 Press the or key to select the entry you want to delete and then press the ENT key ALL MEMORY BOOK CHICAGO DALLAS DAYTON DETROIT EL TORO FLORIDA GUATEMALA DELETE 7 Select OK on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key DELETE DAYTON CANCEL MEMORY BOO...

Page 57: ...the ENT key SCAN MEM DUAL WATCH SCAN SPLIT LOGGER OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNCTION The scanning starts and the display returns to the COMM mode screen The scanner searches signals from the lower fre quency to higher When the scanner encounters a signal the scanning pauses and the radio remains on that channel until the signal disappears and the frequency indication on the display blinks After the sign...

Page 58: ...s you may scan only those on which you want to see if a signal exists Marking the channels 1 Set the radio to the MR or WX mode and tune to the channel that you want to be scanned 2 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 3 Select FUNC on the screen by pressing the 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 DUA...

Page 59: ...els described in the previous page except that it searches a signal on the marked frequencies only Note When you enable the alarm function at reception of the weather alert signal via the COMM SETUP menu in the SETUP mode the last weather channel will be watched as the every second channel during a scan Example when the last weather channel is WX03 the radio scans in the following order MEM001 WX0...

Page 60: ... pressing the or key and then press the ENT key 4 Select GPS ON OFF on the screen by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key GPS ON OFF POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP 5 Select ON on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key The GPS unit is set to ON and the display will return to the GPS SETUP menu GPS ...

Page 61: ... 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 GPS INFO on the screen by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key MARK POSITION GPS INFO COMPASS GPS STATUS GPS The latitude and lon gitude of your current position COG course over ground SOG speed over ground altitud...

Page 62: ...00 BUSY MR FLG KLAX ATIS MEM Note The power save operation of the GPS unit is disabled while displaying the position information 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 then press the ENT key 3 Select GPS STATUS on the screen by press ing the or key and then press the ENT key MARK POSITION GPS INFO COMP...

Page 63: ...roup tag and current posi tion information already filled Name 001MARK________ Freq 133 800MHz Flag No 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 key The position information will be stored into the memory and the display returns to the screen displayed before entering the menu mode If you want to change or input ei...

Page 64: ...the SETUP mode Notes The power save operation of the GPS unit is dis abled while the logger is activated To utilize the records connect the FTA 750 to a PC and take the log data from the radio by using the PC Programming Software YCE01 the YCE01 may be downloaded through the YAESU website Logger operation alert When the memory for log data becomes full three beeps will sound and a warning message ...

Page 65: ...on 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 ing the or key and then press the ENT key The compass screen including the destination you have selected last time will be displayed if you did not reach there before switching the operation mode or turning off the radio 133 800 ...

Page 66: ... the desired station is as signed by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key ALL FLAG 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 Angeles McCarran Lakeland KLGB KLAK KSAN VOR MIAMI MEMORY The information of the selected station will ap pear with the reversed GOTO displayed at the bottom Name KLAK Freq 127 6...

Page 67: ...DIAL selector knob then press the ENT key The cursor will move to the next digit of the position information NAVI POSITION FINISH LAT LON 4 Repeat step 3 to input all digits of the position infor mation If you want to correct a mistake press the or key to move the cursor to the digit you want to change then perform step 3 again 5 Select FINISH by pressing the or key and then press the ENT key The ...

Page 68: ...FTA 750 Only You may store the input information to the memory of the radio by selecting SAVE AND GOTO before step 6 above You may give a custum tag name to the input information and assign it to a desired group before step 6 in the same way as steps 2 to 5 ...

Page 69: ...press the ENT key 3 Select the item 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 ANL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN STOP SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ SPLIT FREQUENCY COMM SETUP 5 Enter or select settings on the screen dedicated to each item an...

Page 70: ...ies COMM SETUP You may set and 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 conditions of the radio ABOUT You may confirm the version of the software cur rently operating on the radio Maintenance of the Memory See Pages 52 to 54 for details ...

Page 71: ...ic noise limiter See Page 48 for details Turning on off the weather alert You may enable or disable the alarm function when re ceiving the weather alert signal see also Page 36 EMERGENCY CALL ANL WEATHER ALERT PTT SCAN STOP SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ SPLIT FREQUENCY COMM SETUP WEATHER ALERT OFF ON COMM SETUP Turning on off the scan stop with the PTT You may lock out the PTT switch ...

Page 72: ... COMM SETUP Setting the operation after stopping a scan You may select either of the operations below when en countering a signal during a scan see also Page 55 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 Stays at the frequency for 10 sec onds and then resume the scan EMERGENCY CALL ANL WEATHER ALE...

Page 73: ... VOX VOX LEVEL VOX DELAY COMM SETUP FREQUENCY STEP 25kHz 8 33kHz COMM SETUP Setting the time out timer for transmission See Page 43 for details Setting the audio filter of the receiver You may select the operation of the audio filter from the following 4 types NORMAL No filtering LOW CUT Cuts off the lower range of sound HIGH CUT Cuts off the higher range of sound HIGH AND LOW CUT Cuts off the hig...

Page 74: ...operation See Page 45 for details Turning on off the VOX operation See Page 44 for details Setting the sensitivity of the VOX system See Page 45 for details Setting the sensing time of the VOX system See Page 45 for details Setting of the GPS Mode Operation FTA 750 Only Turning on off the internal GPS unit See Page 58 for details ...

Page 75: ... for 9 sec after 3 sec operation 90 Sleeps for 27 sec after 3 sec operation GPS ON OFF POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP POWER SAVE OFF AUTO 50 75 90 GPS SETUP Turning on off the recall of the frequency during the NAVI mode You may tune the radio to the frequency of the marked position set as the destination of the waypoint navigati...

Page 76: ...so Page 59 GPS ON OFF POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP UTC LOCAL UTC LOCAL GPS SETUP Setting the time offset You must set the time offset of your current area when using the local time see also Page 59 GPS ON OFF POWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP TIME OFFSET 09 00 GP...

Page 77: ...OWER SAVE RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP SPEED DISTANCE ALTITUDE kts sm ft SPEED knots mile h km h GPS SETUP UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP SPEED DISTANCE ALTITUDE kts sm ft DISTANCE statute mile nautical mile km GPS SETUP UNIT OF MEASURE GPS SETUP SPEED DISTANCE ALTITUDE kts sm ft ALTITUDE feet meter GPS SETUP ...

Page 78: ...tion RECALL GPS F LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE PINNING D GPS GPS SETUP D GPS OFF ON GPS SETUP Setting the interval time of logging You may select a time rate for recording of the position information obtained from the GPS see also Page 62 LOCATION FORMAT UTC LOCAL TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE PINNING D GPS LOGGER INTERVAL GPS SETUP LOGGER INTERVAL 1s...

Page 79: ...ing the lamp of the display You may select the operation of the display lighting from the following 4 types OFF No lighting at any time CONTINUOUS Lights at all time KEY ON Lights for 5 seconds only when any key is pressed EXT PO KEY Lights for 5 seconds only when any key is pressed or lights at all time when the power is supplied through the EXT DC jack DIMMER LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TIMER ALARM B...

Page 80: ...T CONFIGURATION CONTRAST 15 CONFIGURATION Setting the loudness of key beeps You may adjust the loudness in 5 levels DIMMER LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE LOCK SELECT RESET CONFIGURATION KEY BEEP 3 CONFIGURATION Turning on off the timer alarm See Page 42 for details Setting the power save operation See Page 43 for details Setting the lockout configuration See Page 46 for details ...

Page 81: ...OMM GPS Initializes the settings in the COMM SETUP and GPS SETUP menus CONFIGURATION Initializes the settings in the CONFIGURATION menu FACTORY Resets the radio to factory default DIMMER LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE LOCK SELECT RESET CONFIGURATION RESET FUNCTION MEMORY COMM GPS CONFIGURATION FACTORY CONFIGURATION About the Radio You may confirm the version of the software curren...

Page 82: ...etting the scan resume time 3 sec SCAN STOP TYPE Setting the operation after stopping a scan BUSY STOP DUAL WATCH FREQ Setting the polled frequency for dual watch SPLIT FREQUENCY Setting the transmit frequency during the NAV band reception Item Description Default Value FREQUENCY STEP Setting the frequency step for tuning 25 kHz TX TOT Setting the time out timer for transmission 5 min AF PITCH CON...

Page 83: ...ing the unit of measurement knots DISTANCE nautical mile ALTITUDE feet PINNING Turning on off the pinning OFF D GPS Turning on off the differen tial GPS feature ON LOGGER INTERVAL Setting the interval time of logging 5 sec LOG ERASE Erasing the log CONFIGURATION Item Description Default Value DIMMER Setting the brightness of the display 5 LAMP Setting the lamp of the display EXT PO KEY CONTRAST Se...

Page 84: ...nt Consumption approx 300 µA power off 70 mA battery saver on saver ratio 50 80 mA squelch on 300 mA receive 0 9 A transmit 1 5 W Carrier Temperature Range 14 ºF to 140 ºF 10 ºC to 60 ºC Case Size W x H x D 2 4 x 5 2 x 1 3 inches 62 x 133 x 34 mm with SBR 12LI Weight approx 14 5 oz 410 g with SBR 12LI antenna and belt clip Receiver Circuit Type Double conversion superheterodyne IFs 47 25 MHz 450 k...

Page 85: ...dulation System Low Level Amplitude Modulation Spurious Emission 70 dB below carrier Int Microphone Type Condenser Ext Mic Impedance 150 Ohms GPS Unit FTA 750 only Receiver Channels 66 Channels Sensitivity Less than 147 dBm Time to First Fix 1 minute typical Cold Start 5 seconds typical Hot Start Geodetic Datum WGS84 Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation ...

Page 86: ...se the optional PTT Switch from Yaesu Contact your Aviation dealer for details on purchasing an aftermarket Push To Talk switch Will my headset work with this radio The SCU 15 headset adapter cable is made to operate with most headsets however to be concretely sure to check with the headset manufacturer providing the wiring shown below Please confirm the connections and connector sizes are correct...

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Page 89: ...e ENT key Saving the Frequency to Memory 1 In the COMM mode screen set the frequency to be stored with the DIAL selector knob or the key pad 2 Press the SAVE key 3 To save the data with a specific name or attribute press and hold the SAVE key Receiving the Weather Channels 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Press the or key to se lect WEATHER then press the ENT key 3 Press the or ke...

Page 90: ...pressing the MENU key press the BACK key several times Waypoint Navigation FTA 750 only 1 Press the MENU key to display the MENU screen 2 Press the or key to select NAVI then press the ENT key 3 Press the or key to select HISTORY or MEMORY then press the ENT key 4 Press the or key to select the desired destination from the list then press the ENT key 3 Press the ENT key with GOTO reversed Entering...

Page 91: ...is faisante This radio transmitter 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 and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type a...

Page 92: ...D Printed in Japan 1402L 0O 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 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K YAESU HK Unit 2002 20 F 9 Chong Yip Street Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong ...

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