Yaesu FTM-500DR, Advance Manual

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• The squelch type may be set for each frequency band (BAND).
• The CTCSS and DCS squelch settings are also active during scanning. If scanning is
performed with the CTCSS and DCS squelch function activated, scanning stops only when
a signal containing the specified CTCSS tone or DCS code is received.
• Pressing the program key on the microphone to which the “SQL OFF” function is assigned,
allows all signals that do not contain a tone or DCS code, and signals with different tones,
DCS codes, digital mode signals to all be heard.
Tone squelch feature
The tone squelch opens the speaker audio only when a signal containing the specified
CTCSS tone is received. The receiver will be quiet while waiting for a call from a specific
station.
The Tone Squelch does not function in digital mode. Press the [ DX ] key to change from
Digital, to Analog FM or to AMS function.
Setting CTCSS Tone frequency
The tone may be selected from 50 frequencies (67.0 Hz to 254.1 Hz).
1. Press the
FUNC knob

[ SQL ]

Press the FUNC knob
2. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [ T-SQL ] then press the FUNC knob.
3. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [ TONE ] then press the
FUNC knob.
4. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the tone frequency.
5. Press the FUNC knob to finish the setting and return to
the previous screen.
KEYPAD
SQL
RPT-R
DTMF
SCAN
HOME CH
TXPWR HIGH
AUTO
ARS
TONE
100.0
APRS OFF
T-SQL
100.0 Hz
• The tone frequency setting is common with the squelch types as follows:
“T-ENC (TONE ENC)”, “T-SQL (TONE SQL)”, “REV-T (REV TONE)”,
“T-DCS (TONE DCS)”, “D-TSQ (DCS TSQL)”
• The default setting is “100.0 Hz”
Searching for the CTCSS Tone transmitted by the other Station
Search and display the CTCSS tone transmitted by the other station.
• Tone search dose not function in digital mode. Press the [ DX ] key to change from Digital to
Analog FM or the AMS function.
• To set the transceiver operation when scanning stops, press and hold the FUNC knob

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SCAN RESUME ]

press the FUNC knob. This setting is common with the scan setting,
tone search function and DCS search function.
1. Press the FUNC knob

[ SQL ]

Press the FUNC knob
2. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [ T-SQL ] then press the FUNC knob.
3. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [ TONE ] then press the FUNC knob.
4. Press and hold the microphone [ UP ] or [ DWN ] switch.
• The transceiver begins searching for a matching tone frequency.
• When a corresponding tone frequency is detected, the searching stops and the
audio is heard.
• Press the PTT switch or the [ UP ] or [ DWN ] switch to stop searching.
5. Press the PTT to save the detected tone frequency and return to normal operation.