Yaesu FTM-300DR, Operating Manual

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Contents
Introduction .....................................................1
Quick Guide ....................................................2
Supplied Accessories and Options ..............3
Supplied Accessories ....................................3
Available Options...........................................3
Name and function of each component ....... 4
Panel (front) ...................................................4
Panel (Left and right side) .............................6
Panel (rear) ....................................................6
Main body (Front) ..........................................7
Main body (rear) ............................................7
Microphone (SSM-85D) ................................8
Display ......................................................... 10
Descriptions of Main Screens ..................... 12
About this manual ........................................14
Safety Precautions (Be Sure to Read) ........15
Installing the Radio ......................................17
About the antenna ....................................... 17
Connection of Antenna and Power Cables . 17
Installing the transceiver ............................. 18
Connecting the front panel to the
main body .................................................... 18
New Operating Concepts E
2
O-II
(Easy to Operate-II).......................................19
Using a Micro SD Memory Card ..................20
Usable microSD Memory Cards .................20
Mounting and Dismounting
microSD Memory Card ................................20
Formatting a Micro SD Memory Card .........20
Operation .......................................................21
Turning the Transceiver ON ........................ 21
Adjusting the volume ...................................22
Adjusting the squelch level ..........................22
Changing the operation band ......................22
Selecting a Frequency Band .......................23
Tuning to a Frequency .................................23
Changing the Frequency Step.....................24
Selecting the Communication Mode ...........25
E
2
O-II (Easy to Operate-II)
frequently used functions ...........................26
can be called with one touch .......................26
Fixing the Communication Mode ................27
Transmitting .................................................27
Changing the Transmit Power Level ...........28
Locking the Keys and DIAL knob ................28
Using the convenient
Digital C4FM features ...................................29
About the Digital Group ID (DG-ID) feature ...29
Communicating with the DG-ID feature ......29
Repeater Operation ......................................32
Communicating Via the Repeater ...............32
Using the Memory ........................................33
Writting to memory (There are two ways) ...33
Recall memory (There are two ways) .........34
Recall only memories in the
same frequency band (Band) using the
memory auto grouping (MAG) function ....... 37
M-GRP allows you to create groups of
memory channels regardless of frequency. ..38
Multi Channel Standby (MCS) Function ......38
Edit memory ................................................39
Recalling the Home Channels..................... 42
Changing the Home Channel Frequency .... 42
Split Memory ...............................................43
Scanning Function .......................................44
VFO Scan/Memory Scan ............................44
Programmable Memory scan (PMS) ...........44
Setting the Receive Operation
When Scanning Stops .................................45
Skip Memory Channels ...............................45
Convenience Features .................................46
Bluetooth
®
Operation ...................................46
VOX Operation ............................................48
Band Scope .................................................52
Using the Voice Recorder ...........................53
Taking a Picture (Snapshot Function) .........56
GPS Function ..............................................58
WIRES-X function .......................................58
APRS (Automatic Packet
Reporting System) function .........................58
Tone squelch feature ...................................59
Digital Code squelch (DCS) feature ............59
New PAGER (EPCS) feature.......................59
Digital Personal ID (DP-ID) feature .............59
Using Setup Menu ........................................60
Setup Menu Operation ................................60
Tables of Setup Menu Operations ...............62
Restoring to Defaults (Reset) ......................69
All Reset ......................................................69
Memory Channels Reset .............................70
APRS Reset .................................................70
Text input screen ..........................................71
Specifications ...............................................72
YAESU LIMITED WARRANTY ......................74