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VHF/UHF DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER

FTM-10R

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ANUAL

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, 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.

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,

Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

VERTEX STANDARD 

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AUSTRALIA

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 PTY., LTD.

Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road

Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia

Summary of Contents for FTM-10R

Page 1: ...A 90630 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 VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit...

Page 2: ...Clock Timer Operation 53 Set up the Clock 53 Displays the Current Time 54 Using the Stop Watch Timer 55 Using the Interval Timer 55 Convenience Features 56 MUTE feature 56 LOCK 56 Automatic Audio Volu...

Page 3: ...the front panel anywhere you want The newly designed mobile mounting bracket allows you to install or release the radio very easily The front panel has a magnet and it is possible to install it withou...

Page 4: ...ch speaker is mounted inside of the radio to provide powerful low distortion AF output The high volume will give excellent audio recognition even in very noisy environ ments Also available is a MLS 20...

Page 5: ...the settings and data of the radio to be duplicated in other radios without connecting any wires All the radios in your group traveling to gether can have the same settings with the easy cloning oper...

Page 6: ...oggle the transmit and receive mode each time the key is pressed See page 77 PTT keys The internal microphone is located here Speak into the grill in a normal voice level while pressing the PTT key MI...

Page 7: ...ory P In the Memory mode press and hold this key for one second to enter the Memory Channel Customization mode key P Selects the operating frequency and also selects the memory channel P Adjusts the r...

Page 8: ...ox P Install a line filter if your vehicle has objectionable alternator noises DC 13 8 V Cable Pigtail w Fuse Connect an efficient 144 430 MHz an tenna which is adjusted to 50 Ohm im pedance Use low l...

Page 9: ...If there is no audio output from the external speakers when connected to this jack confirm that the Menu item F34 SPEAKER is set to REAR See page 86 P Use of a sound isolating headset while driving o...

Page 10: ...Fuse 15 A Q0000151 2 pcs Angle Adapter RA0886300 Separation Cable 3 m T9207411 Front Panel Bracket Magnet Front Panel Hanger Hex Wrench 4 mm S5000218 Hex Wrench 3 mm S5000297 Operating Manual Warranty...

Page 11: ...acket Availability of accessories may vary in some regions This product is designed to perform optimally when used with genuine Vertex Standard accessories Vertex Standard shall not be liable for any...

Page 12: ...oughly and contact the shipping company or your local dealer if the unit was purchased over the counter so as to get instructions regarding the prompt resolution of the damage situation Be certain to...

Page 13: ...mitting into that antenna Do not install a directional antenna in any location where humans or pets may walk in the main directional lobe of the antenna s radiation pattern In mobile installations it...

Page 14: ...able should be wired as short as possible and connected directly to the battery Do not use the cigarette lighter socket for power connections U Never remove the fuse holders from the DC cables U Never...

Page 15: ...s 15 Volts repair the vehicle s voltage regulator before proceeding with installation U Connect the RED power cable lead to the POSITIVE battery terminal and the BLACK power cable lead to the NEGATIVE...

Page 16: ...le of providing at least 9 Amps continuously at 13 8 Volts DC The FP 1025A and FP 1030A DC Power Supplies are available from your Yaesu dealer to satisfy these requirements Other well regulated power...

Page 17: ...l lines increase as the frequency increases so an 8 meter long 25 coaxial line with under 1 dB of loss at 144 MHz may have a loss of 3 dB or more at 446 MHz Choose your coaxial cable carefully based o...

Page 18: ...emove the Straight Sub Panel from the Front Panel Figure 3 4 Remove the four screws securing the Rear Case of the Front Panel and re move the Rear Case from the Front Panel Figure 4 Disconnect the Con...

Page 19: ...onnection Cable to the Printed Circuit Board Figure 8 and then replace the Rear Case to the Front Panel using the previously removed four screws Figure 9 8 Connect the 8 pin modular plug of the Connec...

Page 20: ...et 1 Connect the supplied Magnet and Front Panel Hanger using the sup plied screw 2 Affix the supplied Protection Seal to the Magnet Magnet Protection Seal CAUTION P P P P P If the protective film is...

Page 21: ...the supplied Front Panel Hanger using the supplied screw 2 Mount the supplied Front Panel Bracket to the MMB M10 using the supplied two screws 3 If you do not use the Front Panel as a Microphone insta...

Page 22: ...crew 2 If you do not use the Front Panel as a Microphone install the Front Panel directly to the MMB M11 3 Select the Bracket and Rubber to fit the size of the Handle Bar Refer to the table below Bar...

Page 23: ...er Figure 2 3 Remove the screw affixing the Straight Sub Panel and then remove the Straight Sub Panel from the Front Panel Figure 3 4 Attach the supplied Angle Sub Panel to the Front Panel using the p...

Page 24: ...d H V 430 MHz Amateur Band H U FM BC Band FM AM BC Band AM WX Band WX Audio Line Group Memory GRP 2 m Amateur Band H V Key 2 m Amateur Band H V Group Memory GRP Audio Line WX Band WX AM BC Band AM FM...

Page 25: ...of the DIAL knob illuminates and the volume level is displayed on the LCD Now the DIAL knob becomes the vol ume knob 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the receiver volume Clockwise rotation increases t...

Page 26: ...key to disable noise and tone squelch PA Press the PTT switch to route your amplified voice through the PA speaker REVERSE Press the key to activate the Reverse feature SCAN Press the key to activate...

Page 27: ...1 above and then starting AF DUAL function both the amateur signals and the AM broadcast station will be received 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired AM Broadcast station P You may switch the...

Page 28: ...ange for more than one minute four pollings your radio will sense that no signal has been received Three beeps will sound and the display will revert to OUT RANGE If you move back into range your radi...

Page 29: ...d below HORN 1 Sounds a Gong Bell HORN 2 Sounds a flight sound of a UFO HORN 3 Sounds a klaxon HORN 4 Sounds an ambulance siren 2 Press the key to activate the Horn Alert feature When the Horn Alert f...

Page 30: ...ntercom function is activated the internal speakers front panel and main chassis are disabled To disable the Intercom function repeat steps 1 and 2 above When set the key function to INTERCOM via the...

Page 31: ...U Press the VOL SEL key to adjust the volume AF level of the PA output While the RED LED is on the volume level can be adjusted with the dial knob CAUTION When the function is changed to the radio mod...

Page 32: ...When Smart Search is engaged the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency storing active frequencies as it goes with out stopping on them even momentarily These frequencies are s...

Page 33: ...or Memory mode SQUELCH LEVEL ADJUST Adjust the squelch level to mute the noise from the speaker when no signal is being re ceived 1 Press the top panel key to select SQL LEVL The current squelch level...

Page 34: ...mit power level You may set the transmit power level for the 144 MHz and 430 MHz band individually HIGH MID LOW 144 MHz 50 W 20 W 5 W 430 MHz 40 W 3 Two seconds after selecting the transmitter power l...

Page 35: ...5 seconds of pressing the key press the key again this time briefly to store the displayed data into the memory channel slot The MIN notation will disap pear since you are still operating in the VFO...

Page 36: ...ress the front panel keys to select the desired operating band Important Note The memory channel is assigned to a Group Memory bank automatically You may assign eliminate the memory channel to from th...

Page 37: ...e memory channel number to the desired vacant memory channel number Sorts and renumbers the Memory Channels by frequency from low to high Appends an Alphanumeric Tag label to a memory channel Sets the...

Page 38: ...Press the key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to se lect OFF this deletes the current memory channel from the Group Memory bank 4 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and re turn to the mem...

Page 39: ...is blinking that channel is currently occupied by other frequency data and you should not select that channel 7 Press and hold the key to change the Memory Channel Number 8 Press the VOL SEL key to sa...

Page 40: ...ired label A total of eight characters may be used in the creation of a label 10 If you make a mistake press the key to backspace the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol Press the...

Page 41: ...ey to return to the memory recall mode The memory channel frequency will now be displayed SKIP PREFERENTIAL SCAN SETTING The FTM 10R allows you to set up a Preferential Scan List You can flag channels...

Page 42: ...requency 1 Recall the memory channel on which you wish to change the CTCSS Tone Frequency 2 Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Memory Channel Customization mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob...

Page 43: ...6 452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503 506 516 523 526 532 546 565 606 612 624 627 631 632 654 662 664 703 712 723 731 732 734 743 754 DCS CODE CTCSS DCS OPERATION The FTM 10R enables you to change the CTC...

Page 44: ...EX 6 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and return to the memory recall mode Whenever you recall a memory which contains independently stored transmit and re ceive frequencies the indicatio...

Page 45: ...MID or HIGH 6 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and return to the memory recall mode HIGH MID LOW 144 MHz 50 W 20 W 5 W 430 MHz 40 W DELETING MEMORY You may delete the memorized data exce...

Page 46: ...to recall the Group Memory Bank GRP notation will appear at the upper left corner in the display for a moment When the display indicates the Clock Stop Watch Timer or Temperature press the VOL SEL key...

Page 47: ...restart the Club Channel monitor OFF Disables the Club Channel Monitor feature 5 Press the VOL SEL key for one second to save the new setting and activate Club Channel Monitor When the Club Channel M...

Page 48: ...e VOL SEL key to change to the VFO or memory mode then perform the above 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu Item F18 MES SAGE 3 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu Item 4 Rotate the DIAL...

Page 49: ...te the DIAL knob to select Menu Item F16 ID LIST 3 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired member box 1 20 into which you wish to store a membe...

Page 50: ...knob to select the SF2 COPY MSG Cloning 1 Bring the Source Transceiver and the Destination Transceiver as close as possible 2 Press the top panel key on the Source Transceiver The Destination Transce...

Page 51: ...ssage function is only available on the Club Channel The MY ID setting see above is required for the transmitter s ID to be shown with the received message 1 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one sec...

Page 52: ...he or key to clear the received message and wait for a new mes sage CLONING You can transfer messages or all data stored in one FTM 10R to another FTM 10R by utilizing the handy Cloning feature The FT...

Page 53: ...oes not require any set up operation 4 When receiving cloning data from the Source Transceiver the Destination Trans ceiver automatically stores all the data and the LED blinks white for 3 seconds the...

Page 54: ...DIAL knob to select the Club Channel The CLB notation appears at the upper left corner in the display for two seconds then changes to the GRP notation 3 Press and hold the key for one second to enter...

Page 55: ...or Thermometer 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Clock When the Clock is displayed in above step this step is unnecessary 8 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one second to activate the Clock Timer...

Page 56: ...e Frequency Select dial function P Press and hold the key for one second to reset the Minute and Second clock display to 00 Example 1 XX 00 00 XX 29 59 to reset to XX 00 00 10 29 59 10 00 00 Example 2...

Page 57: ...while the Stop Watch Timer is counting 4 Press and hold the key for one second to reset the Stop Watch Timer USING THE INTERVAL TIMER The Interval timer is similar to the Stop Watch Timer It is synchr...

Page 58: ...CK See page 87 AUTOMATIC AUDIO VOLUME CONTROLLER The FTM 10R includes an Automatic Audio Volume Controller to allow the most comfort able and or effective reception in noisy environments To activate t...

Page 59: ...smit receive switching based on voice input to the microphone With the VOX system enabled you do not need to press the PTT key in order to transmit 1 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one second to a...

Page 60: ...noisy environments via the Menu Item F1 AF AUTO See page 56 for details P You may set the Volume Setting Alert feature via the Menu Item F4 AF PRESET See page 86 for details Note When receiving AM Bro...

Page 61: ...adjust the volume AF level of the audio output level While the RED LED is on the volume level can be adjusted with the dial knob P The volume level is displayed on the LCD P Adjust the audio input lev...

Page 62: ...e default PIN code 6111 appears You may change the PIN code if desired before continu ing with step 5 1 Press the PTT key and then rotate the DIAL knob to set the first digit of the PIN code 2 Press t...

Page 63: ...Bluetooth Battery Indicator When the BH 1 s battery voltage becomes low the BH 1 s indicator will blink red blue alternately the beeper will sound a low pitch tone and a LOW BATT icon will appear in...

Page 64: ...teur band frequency while listening to the AM Broadcast band When a signal is received on the amateur band the audio will be output to the speaker When the amateur band signal drops the FTM 10R remain...

Page 65: ...eard with the AM or FM station from the speaker 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Broadcast station You may switch the Broadcast Band frequency control between the VFO and Memory channel by...

Page 66: ...ing the squelch when it receives a call from the radio sending a matched CTCSS tone The T SQ icon will blink on the display when the Reverse Tone Squelch system is activated Note 2 You may notice a DC...

Page 67: ...eives a call from another radio sending out a matching DCS tone 5 When you have made your selection of the DCS mode press the key momentarily then rotate the DIAL knob two clicks counter clockwise to...

Page 68: ...PAIRS FOR EPCS OPERATION 1 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu Item F21 PAGER 3 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu...

Page 69: ...select Menu Item F21 PAGER 3 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to change the display to ON 5 Press the VOL SEL key momentarily to save the new setting and exit...

Page 70: ...nec tion ask the node or repeater owner operator if you don t know the access number in the network 6 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 7 With the Internet Con...

Page 71: ...u Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF memory register D1 D9 into which you wish to store the access code 5 Press and hold the key for one second The first digit will blink 6 Rotate the DIAL...

Page 72: ...register number D1 D9 corresponding to the Internet link repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link 6 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 7 Once t...

Page 73: ...second Press the PTT key to clear any previously stored telephone number if desired 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the tele phone number you wish to store Then press the key mome...

Page 74: ...ey again while maintaining a transmission P The telephone number is transmitted P If you use the optional DTMF hand Microphone MH 68A6J you may send the telephone number using the following steps 1 Fi...

Page 75: ...this Menu Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select desired shift direction RPTR RPTR or RPTR OFF 5 Press the VOL SEL key momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal op eration Your FTM 10R has...

Page 76: ...he DIAL knob to change the display to OFF 5 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To enable the ARS function again just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIA...

Page 77: ...ons just press the PTT key When the scan ner pauses on a station press the PTT key once to halt the can or press it twice to restart the scan 4 To exit from the Weather Broadcast Station Memory mode p...

Page 78: ...THE OPERATING MODE The FTM 10R provides for automatic mode changing when the radio is tuned to different operating frequencies However should an unusual operating situation arise in which you need to...

Page 79: ...r on or off 1 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu Item F6 BEEP 3 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu Item 4 Rotate...

Page 80: ...tate the DIAL knob to select desired offset 5 Available selections are 0 00 99 95 MHz 50 kHz increments 6 Press the VOL SEL key momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal op eration AUTOMA...

Page 81: ...MONI Disable the noise and tone squelch systems T CALL Activates 1750 Hz Tone Burst SSCH Engages the Smart Search operation ARTS Engages the ARTSTM operation TAG Switches the display between indicati...

Page 82: ...nner across the 144 MHz Amateur Band and 430 MHz Amateur Band 5 Press the VOL SEL key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation SCAN RESUME MODE Three scan resume modes are available on the...

Page 83: ...low band edge of the current band or vice versa RETURN When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band while scanning upward the scanner will reverse direction and scan down ward...

Page 84: ...ecodes a DCS code the T icon will blink and the DCS icon will appear during operation DCS TSQL Encodes a DCS code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone the TSQ icon will appear and the DCS icon will blink during o...

Page 85: ...otate the DIAL knob to display the temperature TMP XX C The display automatically returns to the frequency display in approximately three sec onds You may change the status that the DIAL knob does not...

Page 86: ...ld the VOL SEL key for one second 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Menu Item T2 CLOCK BP 4 Press the key momentarily Then rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting to ON 5 Press the VOL SEL key t...

Page 87: ...ect Menu Item T6 APO 4 Press the key to enable selection of this Menu Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select desired time after which the radio will automatically shut down Available selections are 0 5...

Page 88: ...plus 3 steps above OFF Disable the Volume Setting Alert feature 5 Press and hold the key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired preset level 6 Press the VOL SEL key to save the...

Page 89: ...s an after market micro phone you may wish to set a different Microphone Gain Level 1 Press and hold the VOL SEL key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu Item...

Page 90: ...s the optional BU 1 Bluetooth Unit Activates Disables the Internal Clock Stop Watch Timer Activates the Club Channel Monitor Indicates the DC Supply Voltage Setting of the display s illumination level...

Page 91: ...Setting of the synthesizer steps Select the audio output Setting of the TOT time Selects the transmit power output level Sets the volume level of the intercom mode Enables Disables VOX operation Sets...

Page 92: ...n Adjust the microphone gain level Select the Speaker to be used Select the audio output Sets the volume level of the intercom mode Enables Disables VOX operation Sets the VOX sensitivity DISPLAY SETT...

Page 93: ...ts the receiving mode Set the squelch threshold level SET MODE ITEM 6 BEEP 14 FKEY MOD 15 FKEY SEL 20 MIC PRGM 22 PTT LOCK 23 PTT MODE 41 STEP SET MODE ITEM 48 WIRES SET MODE ITEM 1 AF AUTO 2 AF DUAL...

Page 94: ...cast station while monitoring an amateur band frequency When a signal is received on the amateur band the FTM 10R will continuously receive the amateur band and will not restart the AF Dual func tion...

Page 95: ...lamp at the left of the DIAL knob blinks orange when volume level is set to the preset level plus 3 steps above OFF Disables the Volume Setting Alert feature Set Mode Item F5 AF VFO F5 AF VFO F5 AF V...

Page 96: ...a signal on the Club Channel the Club Channel audio is heard Five seconds after the Club Channel signal drops Club Channel Monitor resumes HOLD When a signal is received on the Club Channel the FTM 1...

Page 97: ...9 MIC GAIN F19 MIC GAIN F19 MIC GAIN Function Adjust the microphone gain level Available Values MIN LOW NORMAL HIGH MAX Default NORMAL Set Mode Item F20 MIC PRGM F20 MIC PRGM F20 MIC PRGM F20 MIC PRGM...

Page 98: ...Default Depends on the operating band and transceiver version Set Mode Item F27 RX EXP F27 RX EXP F27 RX EXP F27 RX EXP F27 RX EXP Function Enables Disables the band expansion Available Values NORMAL...

Page 99: ...and edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band or vice versa RETURN When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band while scann...

Page 100: ...OFF Set Mode Item F36 SQL DCS F36 SQL DCS F36 SQL DCS F36 SQL DCS F36 SQL DCS Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default DCS 023 Set Mode Item F37 SQL EXP F37 SQL...

Page 101: ...STEP Function Setting of the synthesizer steps Available Values 5 00 6 25 8 33 10 00 12 50 15 00 20 00 25 00 50 00 100 00 200 00 kHz or AUTO Default AUTO Step automatically changes according to operat...

Page 102: ...ack F HAND Enable the VOX operation for the microphone which is connected to the front panel MIC Jack requires optional MEK M10 Microphone Jack FRONT Enable the VOX operation for the front panel micro...

Page 103: ...r scan up or down the operating frequency or through the memory chan nels In many ways these keys emulate the function of the FTM 10R s DIAL knob PGM key Press this key to recall the Weather Broadcast...

Page 104: ...ack cover from the Front Panel 2 Disconnect the 8 pin modular plug from the Transceiver 5 Remove the four screws securing the Rear Case of the Front Panel and remove the Rear Case from the Front Panel...

Page 105: ...ot enter the front panel INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 7 Attach the Flat cable to the connector on the Printed Circuit Board and con nect the Wire from the MEK M10 to the Wire from the Printed...

Page 106: ...n modular plug from the Transceiver 3 Remove the screw affixing the Straight Sub Panel and then remove the Straight Sub Panel from the Front Panel 4 Remove the four screws securing the Rear Case of th...

Page 107: ...ve the four HEX bolts securing the Top case and carefully separate the Top case from the Transceiver Body Note When you remove the top case you will find a small thin wire Be care ful not to cut or da...

Page 108: ...MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1 Peel off the blind seal on the Front Panel Peel off the blind seal CAB 1 Bluetooth HEAD SET CHARGER SLEEVE 2 Attach the CAB 1 to the Front Panel using th...

Page 109: ...ation SF3 RSET MSG Resets the messages to factory defaults SF4 RSET SYS Resets the Menu Item settings to their factory defaults Except F16 ID LIST F17 ID REG F18 MESSAGE F25 RPT MODE F26 RPT SFT F28 R...

Page 110: ...ed on Set the Menu Item F22 PTT LOCK to OFF See Page 87 Does not revert to receive after releasing the PTT key P PTT mode is set to TOGGLE Set the Menu Item F23 PTT MODE to MOMENT See Page 77 Transmis...

Page 111: ...ion Type F3E F2D F1D Antenna Impedance 50 Ohms Frequency Stability 5 ppm 14 F 140 F 10 C 60 C Operating Temperature Range 4 F 140 F 20 C 60 C Supply Voltage Nominal 13 8 V DC Negative Ground Operating...

Page 112: ...AD 174 222 MHz WFM 0 8 V TYP for 10 dB SN 300 336 MHz AM 0 25 V TYP for 12 dB SINAD 336 420 MHz FM 0 2 V for 12 dB SINAD 420 470 MHz FM 5 V TYP for 12 dB SINAD 470 540 MHz WFM 5 V TYP for 12 dB SINAD...

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Page 115: ...his equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to the Domestic public Cellular Telecommunications Service in Part 22 WARNING...

Page 116: ...Copyright 2007 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan E H 0 2 7 M 1 0 0...

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