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VR-160 O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

42

VHF M

ARINE

 C

HANNELS

Another special Memory Bank contains VHF Marine Channels, pre-programmed at the
factory, for quick selection.

1.

Press the [

S.BNK

] key briefly to recall the Special Memory Menu.

2.

Press the [

BAND

] key, repeatedly if necessary, to select

“

INTVHF

” (thus recalling the Marine Channel Memory Bank).

3.

Rotate the 

DIAL

 knob to select any of 57 available VHF Marine

Channels. When recalling a semi-duplex channel (such as Chan-
nel “1”), the “ ” icon will appear on the display.

Note

: Do not forget to pull the 

DIAL

 knob to rotate the 

DIAL

 knob.

4.

Press and hold in the [

S.BNK

] key for one second to monitor

the opposite frequency while recalling the semi-duplex channel.
In this case, the “ ” icon will blink. Press and hold in the [

S.BNK

] key for one second

again to revert to normal monitoring.

5.

To exit to normal operation, press the [

S.BNK

] or [

V/M

] key.

M

EMORY

 M

ODE 

(

S

PECIAL

 M

EMORY

 C

HANNEL

 O

PERATION

)

VHF M

ARINE

 C

HANNEL

 F

REQUENCY

 L

IST

CH

No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13
14

CH

No.

60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73

CH

No.

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

CH

No.

74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88

F

REQUENCY

(MHz)

156.050

160.650

156.100

160.700

156.150

160.750

156.200

160.800

156.250

160.850

156.300

156.350

160.950

156.400
156.450
156.500
156.550
156.600
156.650
156.700

F

REQUENCY

(MHz)

156.750
156.800
156.850

156.900

161.500

156.950

161.550

157.000

161.600

157.050

161.650

157.100

161.700

157.150

161.750

157.200

161.800

157.250

161.850

157.300

161.900

157.350

161.950

157.400

162.000

F

REQUENCY

(MHz)

156.025

160.625

156.075

160.675

156.125

160.725

156.175

160.775

156.225

160.825

156.275

160.875

156.325

160.925

156.375
156.425
156.475
156.525
156.575
156.625
156.675

F

REQUENCY

(MHz)

156.725
156.775
156.825
156.875

156.925

161.525

156.975

161.575

157.025

161.625

157.075

161.675

157.125

161.725

157.175

161.775

157.225

161.825

157.275

161.875

157.325

161.925

157.375

161.975

157.425

162.025

Summary of Contents for VR-160

Page 1: ...0 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A 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 R...

Page 2: ...3 LCD Display 4 Accessories Options 5 Inportant Notice 6 Installation of Accessories 8 Antenna Installation 8 Installation of FNB 82LI Battery Pack 9 Battery Charging 10 Installation of FBA 37 Alkalin...

Page 3: ...hout the need of an external antenna The large High resolution Dot Matrix LCD display provides clear easily read frequency indication The Band Scope function provides a high resolution display of the...

Page 4: ...level POWER Switch Press and hold this switch in for one second to toggle the receiver power on and off KEYPAD These nine keys select many of most important operating features on the VR 160 The functi...

Page 5: ...ion to the next lowest frequency band Selects the synthesizer steps to be used during VFO operation Selects the Memory Bank while in the Memory Bank mode Activates the Memory Tune function while in th...

Page 6: ...ut S meter Output OPERATING FREQUENCY OPERATING MODE NFM FM WFM Wide FM AM AM SQUELCH TYPE RADIO MODE DW Dual Watch Active TSQ Tone Squelch Active DCS Digital Code Squelch Active RTN Reverse Tone Sque...

Page 7: ...6C U AC Adapter CN 3 BNC to SMAAdapter ADAMS 5 Advanced Data Management System C suffix is for use with 230 VAC Type C plug and U suffix is for use with 230 VAC Type BF plug Availability of accessorie...

Page 8: ...not waterproof When splashed with water turn off the power switch immediately then thoroughly dry the equipment with a soft cloth Do not modify this equipment Do not use any improper operat ing voltag...

Page 9: ...er affixing tape across the terminals Perform the battery charging where the ambient temperature range is 5 C to 35 C Do not charge the battery in a place where flammable gas is gen erated Do not wipe...

Page 10: ...the supplied antenna is very small and cannot be expected to provide high performance at these frequencies To install the supplied antenna hold the bottom end of the antenna and screw it onto the mat...

Page 11: ...m to remove it 2 Install the FNB 82LI into the Battery Compartment 3 Replace the Battery Cover and then slide the Battery Cover Latch into the Lock position Important Note There is a small stud in the...

Page 12: ...the imme diate vicinity so we do not recommend its use adjacent to such de vices Important Note 1 Perform battery charging when the ambient temperature range is 5 C to 35 C Charging out of this range...

Page 13: ...as battery leakage could cause damage to the VR 160 and FBA 37 3 Never connect the external DC power supply to the VR 160 when the FBA 37 Bat tery Pack is installed in the VR 160 BATTERY LIFE INFORMAT...

Page 14: ...gain for one second 1 If you don t hear the two Beep tones when the radio comes on the Beeper may have been disabled via the Set Mode Item 13 BEEP SELECT See page 77 which tells you how to reactivate...

Page 15: ...te the DIAL knob to set the Squelch so that the back ground noise is just silenced typically at a setting of about 1 or 2 for AM FM and 2 or 3 for Wide FM FM Broad cast AM Broadcast This is the point...

Page 16: ...2 If you wish to move the operating band selection downward toward lower frequencies press the F W key first then press the BAND key 3 Once you have selected the desired band you may initiate manual t...

Page 17: ...the DIAL knob to select the desired bandwidth for the VFO scanner press the SCAN switch briefly to begin scanning to ward a higher frequency The scanner will stop when it receives a signal strong eno...

Page 18: ...display 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired station When receiv ing an FM stereo signal icon will appear at the bottom left of the display Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate...

Page 19: ...ume Mode Selection mode of the AF DUAL Operation 5 Press the RADIO key again to activate AF DUAL Operation The small P icon appears above the volume level indicator on the display 6 Press the BAND key...

Page 20: ...BEEP LEVEL Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the BANK key briefly to enable adjustment of this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired level 5 When yo...

Page 21: ...ne of the three modes described above 5 When you have made your choice press and hold in the BANK key for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation CHANGING THE RECEIVING MODE...

Page 22: ...hold in the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 52 STEP FRE QUENCY Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press th...

Page 23: ...for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation 1 When the S meter squelch is activated the S meter segment corresponding to the squelch threshold which was set by step 4 above w...

Page 24: ...c An external DC source is in use 4 Press and hold in the BANK key for one second to return to normal operation CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE The VR 160 can display the radio s inside case temperature meas...

Page 25: ...nob to select the desired Band Scope mode 1time or CONTINUOUS 5 Press and hold the BANK key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation TO ACTIVATE THE BAND SCOPE 1 Press and h...

Page 26: ...ade your selection press the MODE key to save the new setting 4 Press and hold in the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 55 TONE FRE QUENCY No...

Page 27: ...em We ll discuss the Digital Code Squelch system shortly Selecting RVTN in step 2 above will activate the Reverse Tone Squelch system which mutes your VR 160 receiver when it receives a call from the...

Page 28: ...key for one second to enter the Set mode 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 23 DCS CODE 6 Press the BANK key briefly to enable the adjustment of the DCS code 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to sele...

Page 29: ...g an odd number 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and industry stan...

Page 30: ...rotate the DIAL knob 4 Press the BANK key briefly to enable adjustment of the selected Set Mode Item 5 Press the SCAN switch to start scanning for the incoming Tone Frequency or DCS code 6 When the r...

Page 31: ...2 USER BEEP3 or OFF disable the Bell function Note When User Beep described later does not register USER BEEP1 USER BEEP2 or USER BEEP3 does not appear 7 Press the BANK key briefly then rotate the DIA...

Page 32: ...te the DIAL knob to set the length of the first beep tone Available selections are 1 0 1 sec 250 2 5 sec 8 Press the V M key to accept the first beep tone of the User Beep 9 If you make a mistake pres...

Page 33: ...lete all data after the current cursor position that was previously stored in the User Beep 14 When you have programmed User Beep press the BANK key briefly to confirm the User Beep You may check your...

Page 34: ...Bank can be assigned up to 100 channels from the regular memory channels Special Memory Channels which include 10 Weather Broadcast Channels 57 VHF Marine Channels 89 popular Short wave Broadcast Stat...

Page 35: ...5 You will still be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memory locations by repeating the above process 1 You may change the automatic memo...

Page 36: ...the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 32 MR NAME Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 4 Press the BANK key br...

Page 37: ...ote Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 4 Press the BANK key briefly to enable adjustment of this Item s setting 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to MAIN FREQ t...

Page 38: ...per normal memory storage procedure The micropro cessor will automatically set itself to the next available clear memory location and you then press F W again to lock in the new frequency 1 If you wan...

Page 39: ...te Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the S SCH key The confirmation massage M DEL will appear on the display Press the F W key to cancel the Masking Memory procedure...

Page 40: ...n one memory chan nel into several Memory Banks 2 The PMS memory channels L1 U1 through L50 U50 may not be assigned to a Memory Bank MEMORY BANK RECALL 1 Press the V M key if needed to enter the MR Me...

Page 41: ...nk your desire The non assigned Memory Bank can not change the bank name The non assigned Memory Bank shows the icon between the Memory Bank num ber and Memory Bank name to express a difference in the...

Page 42: ...in a Memory Only mode whereby VFO operation is impossible This may be particularly useful during public service events where a number of operators may be using the radio for first time and ultimate s...

Page 43: ...he DIAL knob 4 If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations just press the SCAN switch When the scanner pauses on a station press the SCAN switch once to halt the scan or press it twice...

Page 44: ...MORY MODE SPECIAL MEMORY CHANNEL OPERATION VHF MARINE CHANNEL FREQUENCY LIST CH No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 CH No 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 CH No 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24...

Page 45: ...ional Radio France International Radio France International Radio France International Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle Italian Radio International Italian Radio Internation...

Page 46: ...has dropped because the other station s ceased transmission the scanner will resume In the case of constant carrier signals like Weather Station broadcasts the scanner will likely remain on this fre...

Page 47: ...ob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the BANK key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Scan Restart Delay Time Available selections are 100...

Page 48: ...mporarily the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this Pause condition 6 The scanner will then resume according to the Scan Resume mode selected in the previous section 7 To cance...

Page 49: ...Skip Memory It will now be ignored during VFO scanning To re institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop 1 Press the V M key if needed to enter the MR Memory Recall mode 2 Press and hold in the F W k...

Page 50: ...econd digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels which are memorized on the same operating band as the first chan...

Page 51: ...on press and hold the BANK key for one second to save the setting and exit to normal operation When you recall the skipped memory channel manually a small icon will appear at the right of the icon ind...

Page 52: ...djustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ONLY 6 When you have made your selection press and hold in the BANK key for one second to save the settings and exit to nor mal operati...

Page 53: ...old in the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item labeled 09 BANK NAME Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Pres...

Page 54: ...MHz into Memory Channel U1 the U designates the Upper sub band limit 4 Press and hold in the SCAN switch for one second until the PMS bandwidth for the VFO scanner appears on the screen 5 Rotate the...

Page 55: ...channel 4 Now set the VR 160 for operation on another memory channel or on a VFO frequency 5 Press and hold in the V M key for one second The display will remain on the VFO or memory channel selected...

Page 56: ...to OFF 5 When you have made your selection press and hold in the BANK key for one second to save the setting and exit to nor mal operation BAND EDGE BEEPER The VR 160 will automatically beep when a ba...

Page 57: ...VR 160 OPERATING MANUAL 55 NOTE...

Page 58: ...is present will be loaded into the Smart Search memories whether or not all 31 memories are filled The search will stop after one sweep in each direc tion CONTINUOUS In this mode the transceiver will...

Page 59: ...nnels are detected you will observe the number of loaded channels increasing in the regular memory channel window 6 Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation SINGLE or CONTINUOUS the Sm...

Page 60: ...ise determination of the other station s frequency 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode in the predicted frequency range for the transmitter to be measured 2 Bring the VR 160 into close proximity to the tr...

Page 61: ...and hold in the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17 CH CNT Note Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the BANK...

Page 62: ...CPM characters per minute and WPM Words per minute by pressing the V M key 6 Press the BAND key to switch the flashing of the STROBE LED white on and off 7 Press the S BNK key to move the cursor to C...

Page 63: ...M selection is based on the international PARIS standard which stipulates five characters per word 2 You may adjust the CW sidetone pitch via Set Mode Item 20 CW PITCH Available selections are 400 100...

Page 64: ...aracters Mixed Continu ously in groups of five 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may select the units of the code speed between CPM characters per minute and WPM Words per minute by...

Page 65: ...link the first digit of the pass word 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired num ber letter 0 9 A B C D E and F 6 Press the V M key to move to the next digit 7 Repeat steps 5...

Page 66: ...ECEIVE BATTERY SAVER SETUP An important feature of the VR 160 is its Receive Battery Saver which puts the radio to sleep for a time interval periodically waking it up to check for activity If somebody...

Page 67: ...ation 5 sec 60 sec 5 sec steps Based on the selected time value the radio will periodically check the operating frequency which it was on when the radio was turned off for activity That was in use whe...

Page 68: ...ns for the time before power off are 0 5 12 hours 0 5 hour step as well as APO Off The default condition of the APO is OFF This is the procedure to activate it 1 Press and hold in the BANK key for one...

Page 69: ...of day when the radio will turn on it is the number of hours and min utes until the radio turns on The available selections are 10 min utes 24 hours 10 minute step 5 When you have made your selection...

Page 70: ...omit skip this band from the band selection loop Note The band presently in use cannot be turned ON the icon is displayed between the operating number and operat ing name 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 ab...

Page 71: ...tus while pressing and holding the VOL key down AUTOBACK The VOL key keeps its status for approximately three seconds after pressing the VOL key 5 When you have made your selection press and hold in t...

Page 72: ...es not matter CLONE will appear on the displays of both radios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step 4 On the Destination radio press the V M key WAIT will appear on the LCD 5 Pre...

Page 73: ...may be situations where you want to Mask Set Mode Items so they are not re called during Set Mode Item selection 1 Press and hold in the BANK key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL...

Page 74: ...the Memory Recall mode Stores Alpha Numeric tags for the Memory chan nels Enables Disables the Memory Write Protector Selects the Memory Scan channel selection mode Determines the method of selecting...

Page 75: ...Scanner speed Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Set the My Band Select the VOL key function Setting of the Wakeup feature Enables Disables the NOAA Weather Alert Fea...

Page 76: ...es the receiver audio output while the Tone Search Scanner is activated Selects the Tone Search Scanner speed SWITCHES KNOB SETTING Set the duration that a secondary function of the F W key press and...

Page 77: ...er Front end Attenuator Shifting of the CPU clock frequency Enables Disables the extended Set Mode Menu Set the On Timer Time Selects the Receiving mode Setting the Dial frequency steps Selects or dis...

Page 78: ...BAR ANTENNA Uses the internal Bar Antenna only BAR EXT ANT Uses both the internal Bar Antenna and the Rubber Flex Antenna The Bar Antenna is directional rotate the VR 160 for best reception Set Mode I...

Page 79: ...Band edge beeper while selecting the frequency using the DIAL knob Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 11 BEEP LEVEL Function Adjust the Beep volume level Available Values LEVEL 1 LEVEL...

Page 80: ...z Set Mode Item 18 CLOCK SHIFT Function Shifting of the CPU clock frequency Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Note 1 This Set Mode Item can select and set the function to each memory channel individ...

Page 81: ...ry channel indi vidually Set Mode Item 25 EXTENDED MENU Function Enables Disables the extended Set Mode Menu Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 26 F KEY HLD TIME Function Set the durati...

Page 82: ...A Indicates the large sized channel name with the small sized channel fre quency Note This Set Mode Item can select and set the function to each memory channel indi vidually Set Mode Item 31 MR FAST S...

Page 83: ...tem can select and set the function to each memory channel indi vidually Set Mode Item 35 MR WRITE MODE Function Determines the method of selecting channels for Memory Storage Available Values LOWER N...

Page 84: ...plete the message up to six characters 5 If you make a mistake press the BAND key to back space the cursor now re enter the correct letter number 6 When you have entered the desired opening message pr...

Page 85: ...tion Select the Scan Re start Delay time Available Values 100ms 900ms 100 ms step 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5 sec step Default 2 0sec Set Mode Item 45 SCAN RESUME Function Selects the Scan Resume mode Availabl...

Page 86: ...S meter symbol Available Values Three patterns or Default Set Mode Item 48 SPEAKER OUT Function Enables Disables the FM Broadcast audio output to the internal speaker when using the earphone antenna...

Page 87: ...e Item can select and set the Dial frequency steps to individual memory channels when Memory Offset Tuning is enabled as shown on page 36 2 9 kHz steps are available only when receiving on the AM Broa...

Page 88: ...dge limiting for the current band Available Values ALL BAND Default BAND BAND When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of...

Page 89: ...m 61 WAKEUP Function Setting of the Wakeup feature Available Values OFF 5 sec 60 sec 5 sec step Default OFF Set Mode Item 62 WX ALT Function Enables Disables the NOAA Weather Alert Feature Available V...

Page 90: ...o select AM ANTENNA 5 Press the BANK key briefly to save the setting then rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 03 ANTENNA AM 6 Press the BANK key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to se lect B...

Page 91: ...et to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the BANK key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select LINE IN 5 When you have made your selection pr...

Page 92: ...ull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL knob 3 Press the BANK key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select PC PROGRAM 5 When you have made your selection press...

Page 93: ...r selection press and hold in the BANK key for one second to save the setting and exit to nor mal operation When the ACC Jack configuration is set to S METER the icon will appear at the upper right co...

Page 94: ...y Voltage Nominal 3 7 V DC FNB 82LI Battery Operation 6 0 V DC PA 46C U AC Adapter Operation Operating 3 5 7 0 V Negative Ground EXT DC Jack Maximum Current 800 mA 3 5 7 VDC Current Consumption 140 mA...

Page 95: ...dB SINAD 174 222 MHz NFM 0 5 V for 12 dB SINAD 300 350 MHz NFM 0 2 V for 12 dB SINAD 350 400 MHz NFM 0 18 V for 12 dB SINAD 400 470 MHz NFM 1 V for 12 dB SINAD 470 540 MHz WFM 1 5 V TYP for 12 dB SINA...

Page 96: ...his happens resetting of the microprocessor may restore normal operation Note that all memories will be erased if you do a complete microprocessor reset as described below 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press...

Page 97: ...VR 160 OPERATING MANUAL 95 NOTE...

Page 98: ...VR 160 OPERATING MANUAL 96 NOTE...

Page 99: ...2 1 EMC Standard EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 EN 60950 1 2006 Safety Standard The technical documentation as required by the Conformity Assessment procedures is kept at the following address Company Yaesu UK L...

Page 100: ...Printed in Japan Copyright 2010 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD E H 0 3 7 M 2 0 0...

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