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Operating Manual

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Page 2: ... Channel Broadcasts 16 Monitor Key 18 ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature 18 LOCK Function 19 Beep On Off 19 Receive Battery Saver Setup 20 Memory Operation 21 Memory Storage 21 Recalling the Memories 22 ScanningOperation 23 Channel Skip Scanning 24 Dual Watch Operation 25 Priority Dual Watch Operation 26 Split Operation 27 Programming a Transmit Frequency 27 Operating in the Split Mode 27 Field P...

Page 3: ...asurement of Potentially Hazardous Elec tromagnetic Fields RF and Microwave 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 knowledge to control its RF exposure conditions When transmitting hold the radio in a vertical position with its microp...

Page 4: ...A 200 completely Keep this manual handy so you may use it for reference NOTE The VXA 200 s VOR and CDI Navigation features are supplemental aids to navigation only and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate primary VOR CDI or landing service equipment And also the Barometric Altitude features of the optional SU 1 are designed to be a substitute for accurate calibrated Ba rometer or Altim...

Page 5: ...rclockwise ro tation into the click stop will turn the radio off CHANNEL Selector Knob This 20 position detended rotary switch tunes the operating frequency or selects the memory chan nels Pressing this knob momentarily selects the tun ing methods among the VFO Variable Fre quency Oscillator MR Memory Recall BOOK Pre Programmed Memories and WX Weather Channel Memories mode Note The WX mode is acti...

Page 6: ...eak across this opening in a normal voice level while pressing the PTT switch Keypad Several keys have dual functions The primary functions are labeled on the key top activated by simply pressing the key momen tarily while the secondary functions are labeled to along with the top edge of the key activated by pressing the F key first then the indicated key These functions are described in detail on...

Page 7: ...using This indicator confirms that Secondary Key Func tion is active See page 4 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a course from the VOR station See page 25 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a course to the VOR station See page 25 This indicator con firms that the AUTO MATIC...

Page 8: ...cy Entry Digit 0 Selects Memory Display Type page 19 Locks the Keypad SelectsEmergency Channel 121 5 MHz Display the Density Altitude requires SU 1 Display the current Temperature None None None None Activates Automatic Noise Limiter Activates Split Duplex mode On Off Switch for Keypad Beeper Allows Skipping of Channel during Scan Activates Scanning Activates Secondary Key mode Activates Dual Watc...

Page 9: ...ry weak signals Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to open the squelch continuously Press this button again to resume normal quiet monitor ing See page 12 LAMP Switch Press this switch momentarily to activate the back lighting lamp for the display Press and hold this switch for 2 seconds to activate the back lighting lamp continuously To turn the lamp off press this switch again The LAMP swi...

Page 10: ...manufac turer Because these jack connections are unique using a Speaker Microphone that is not specified by Yaesu may damage the VXA 200 EXT DC Jack When an external 12 Volt DC power source is available you may connect the optional E DC 5B External DC Cable here Do not connect any wire to this jack if that wire is connected di rectly to a 28 Volt DC source Connecting the VXA 200 directly to a sour...

Page 11: ...n dan ger and possibly cause damage to the Ni Cd pack r Although the VXA 200 is designed to be water resistant the enclosure is not waterproof Do not allow the radio to become submersed in wa ter and do not expose it and or its Ni Cd Battery Pack to water spray under pressure Battery Installation and Removal To install the battery hold the transceiver with your left hand so your palm is over the s...

Page 12: ...into the NC 77 the an tenna jack should be at the left side when view ing the charger from the front If the battery pack is inserted correctly the RED indicator will glow A fully discharged pack will be charged completely in 15 hours Important Notes r The NC 77 is not designed to power the trans ceiver for operation reception or transmission r Do not leave the charger connected to the trans ceiver...

Page 13: ...s capability due to a de pleted Ni Cd battery This deep cycling practice will help to main tain longer overall battery life after many recharg ing cycles BEFORE YOU BEGIN Installing the FBA 25 option Alkaline Battery Case The optional FBA 25 Battery Case allows opera tion of the VXA 200 using six AA size Alkaline batteries When installing batteries insert the end first then press in the end so the...

Page 14: ...the VXA 200 Operation Quick Start r To turn the radio on rotate the VOLUME knob out of the click stop r After three initial ization beeps are heard a channel fre quency should ap pear on the display If not press downward momentarily on the CHANNEL selector knob repeatedly if neces sary so that VFO appears on the display followed by a channel frequency r Directly entering frequencies from the Keypa...

Page 15: ... select the MHz digit desired Press F once more to resume normal channel selection in 25 kHz steps OPERATION r Rotate the VOL UME knob to set the volume level If no signal is present press and hold the MONITOR button for 2 seconds back ground noise will now be heard and you may use this noise to set the VOL UME knob for the desired audio level Press theMONITOR button momentarily to silence the noi...

Page 16: ...ition OPERATION Accessing the 121 5 MHz Emergency Frequency The VXA 200 can quickly access the 121 500 MHz Emergency Frequency This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function is in use r To access the Emer gency Frequency press the 121 5 key momentarily r To exit the Emer gency Frequency press the CHAN NEL selector knob ...

Page 17: ...els in the radio s main memory bank These memory channels may also be labeled by you with an alpha numeric name of up to 8 characters in length to aid in quick identification of the channel See page 20 for details on creating alpha numeric labels BOOK Pre Programmed Memories The Book memories are pre programmed eitherat the factory or by your Dealer depending on your country s requirements typical...

Page 18: ...he VXA 200 includes a ten channel auto search feature which simplifies access to Weather Chan nels when you are in an unfamiliar location r To receive Weather Channels press the CHANNEL selector knob repeatedly if necessary toselectthe Weather Channel mode In the Weather Channel mode WX willappearonthedisplay r The VXA 200 will now scan quickly through the ten standard Weather Channels and will st...

Page 19: ...nually by rotating the CHANNEL se lector knob r To confirm the cur rent Weather Chan nel frequency press the key momentarily The display changes to frequencyindication Press the key again to return to nor mal display r To exit the Weather Channel mode press the CHANNEL se lector knob momen tarily to return to the VFO mode Note The Weather Channel mode memorizes the last Weather Channel you have us...

Page 20: ... low the PTT button The squelch will remain open and you should have a better chance of hearing weak signals To return to normal operation press the MONITOR key momentarily OPERATION ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature For reduction of impulse noise such as that produced by an engine s ignition system the ANL feature may prove helpful r To activate the ANL feature press the ANL key momen tarily Th...

Page 21: ...tly correcting the thermometer of the VXA 200 See page 22 for details LOCK Function The lock function prevents accidental changes to the frequency setting and the keypad controls r To activate the lock feature press F à r In the LOCK mode the display will show LOCK when y o u r o t a t e t h e CHANNEL selector knob press theCHANNEL selector knob or touch a key on the keypad r To turn the lock feat...

Page 22: ...b to activate the Menu SET mode r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select Menu Item RSAV r Press the CHANNEL selector knob to enable ad justment of this Menu item r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired duty cycle receive sleep The se lections available are 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 and ABSø or oFF The default value is 1 1 r When you have made your selection press the CHANNEL selecto...

Page 23: ...have a calibrated barometer calibrated thermometer and that you know your current altitude If you are at sea level of course the latter parameter requires no re search Beep On Off The VXA 200 s key button beeper provides conve nient audible feedback whenever a button is pressed Each key and button has a different beep pitch and each function has a unique beep combination When you are scanning the ...

Page 24: ... Press the CHANNEL selector knob to save the new setting and then press the PTT key exit to normal operation Correcting the Altimeter Setting Altimeter Offset r Press the F key then press the CHANNEL se lector knob to activate the Menu SET mode r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select Menu Item 13 BARO r Press the CHANNEL selector knob to enable ad justment of this Menu item r Rotate the CHANN...

Page 25: ...play shows 24 5 F and calibrated thermometer indicates 23 0 C set the Barometer offset to 0 0 5 r Press the CHANNEL selector knob to save the new setting and then press the PTT key exit to normal operation Once you have completed the above calibration you can confirm the current Barometric Pressure Alti tude or Density Altitude BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE METERING How to Measure the Barometric Pr...

Page 26: ...ress the PTT key exit to normal operation ø Density Altitude is pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature The only time that den sity altitude will equal pressure altitude is when standard temperatures exist TEMP Display the current Temperature BARO Display the current BarometricPressure ALTI Display the current Altitude GRPH Display the relative changes in the Barometric pressuer Co...

Page 27: ...e Book Memory channel or Weather channel to be stored in the Main Memory r Press and hold the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds The display will indicate CH and a channel number will blink on the LCD r Within five seconds of pressing the MW SPL W key rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired memory channel num ber for storage In order to prevent writing over memory chan nels a bar will appea...

Page 28: ... appearing on the LCD r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired memory channel r You may change the title structure of the Memory display type among 1 Channel Indication sequential Channel Number e g CH CH etc 2 Frequency Indication e g 1 or 3 Alphanumeric Label e g LAX FSS r To change the Memory display title press the key repeatedly if necessary until you get the desired display t...

Page 29: ... the radio remains on that channel until one second after the signal disappears after which scanning will resume r While the scanner remains paused on a frequency the decimal point of the frequency display blinks The display will be illuminated unless the Scan Lamp Feature is turned off r To change the scan direction turn the CHAN NEL selector knob one click in the opposite di rection r To stop th...

Page 30: ...nel to be skipped dur ing scanning r Press F à 9 SKIP The SKIP icon will appear in the lower right corner indicating that the channel is to be ignored during scanning r You can also designate a channel to be skipped while scanning When the receiver is halted on a channel that you wish to skip press and hold the SCAN DW key for 2 seconds the SKIP icon will appear next to the channel to be skipped r...

Page 31: ... the PTT switch at any time to transmit on that channel r When a signal is received on the Priority chan nel operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel the DW icon will blink and the dis play will become illuminated While receiving on the priority channel if you momentarily press the PTT switch Dual Watch will be disabled You may then transmit on the Priority Channel r To stop Dual Watch...

Page 32: ... to the Priority mode instead of Dual Watch See page 28 for details r To start Priority Dual Watch press F à SCAN DW The DW icon will appear on the dis play r While receiving on the current non Priority channel pressing the PTT button once causes the radio to switch to the Priority channel and cancels Dual Watch Press the PTT button again to transmit on the Priority channel r When a signal is rece...

Page 33: ...VXA 200 AVIATOR PILOT II OPERATING MANUAL 31 VOR NAVIGATION DVOR MODE CDIMODE NAV BAND 108 000 117 975 MHz General VOR Equipment COM BAND 118 000 136 975 MHz ...

Page 34: ...he COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR indi cates when either your aircraft is too far away from the VOR station or the frequency is not correctly set to that of the VOR station Con versely the COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR will indicate loc when a localizer signal is being received r The TO or FROM flag indicators indicate whether the VOR navigation information is based on a course leading to the VOR station...

Page 35: ... COURSE DEVIATION ARROW will appear above the frequency field on the display when your aircraft is off the direct course to the VOR station r When your aircraft is off course to the right the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the left side of the diamond When your aircraft is off course to the left the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the right side of the diamond Co...

Page 36: ...VXA 200 AVIATOR PILOT II OPERATING MANUAL 34 VOR NAVIGATION The Aircraft is ON COURSE The Aircraft is OFF COURSE ...

Page 37: ...ur aircraft is off the desired course Note 2 When your heading is correct the ABCS function may be more useful than the course in put option r The COURSE DEVIATION ARROW points to the right when your aircraft is off course to the left and it points to the left when your aircraft is off course to the right Note 1 To get back on course fly right more than the number of degrees indicated by the COURS...

Page 38: ...ns in the DVOR mode The course indicator will show the course deviation from the VOR radial Note the radial you currently are on r Now set the frequency of the other VOR station in the DVOR mode Note the radial from the sta tion you are on r Extend the radials from each VOR station on the chart Your aircraft is located at the point where the lines intersect Cross checking Position ...

Page 39: ...r calls using the CHANNEL selector knob or key pad r Press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save the transmit frequency and re turn to the NAV band frequency Note You have now stored the separate transmit fre quency but you have not yet activated the split fre quency function go on to the next section Operating in the Split Mode r It is assumed that you have already set the de sired V...

Page 40: ...ber for storage r Now press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds you will now see on the LCD To attach an alpha numeric name label to the memory proceed to the next step otherwise press and hold the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save the entry and exit r To label a memory with an alpha numeric name the next step is to use the CHANNEL selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters...

Page 41: ...then press the CHANNEL selector knob to activate the Menu SET mode 2 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Menu item feature you wish to view and or modify 3 Once you have selected the desired Menu Item press the CHANNEL selector knob once to view the current setting for the item 4 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to change the setting of the item ON to OFF etc 5 Press the CHANNEL selecto...

Page 42: ...ld the CHANNEL selector knob for 2 seconds to exit Important Notice An erased channel cannot be restored and CH OO1 cannot be erased as it is used for Priority Channel operation Menu Item SQL MCLR RESE SCNL BEEP RSAV LAMP SFT PRTM DWMD POBP IMIC BARO TEMP ALTM EMRG Function SQLSquelch Level Setting Memory Channel Clear Scan Resume Mode Setting Scan Lamp On Off Keypad Beeper On Off Receiver Battery...

Page 43: ...ff while paused Available Values on oFF Default Setting on If you set this function to on the lamp will be illu minated whenever the scanner stops 05 BEEP Function Keypad Beeper On Off Available Values on oFF Default Setting on If you do a lot of scanning you may wish to set this Menu item to oFF as the Beeper will be heard each time the scanner halts 06 RSAV Function Receive Battery Saver Availab...

Page 44: ...es 05 10 15 20 25 30 x0 1 sec Default Setting 15 1 5 seconds This Menu item allows you to define how often the Priority Channel will be checked for activity Note The Dual Watch Polling time is 500 mS fixed MENU SET MODE 10 DWMD Function Select the Dual Watch Priority Function Available Values DW PRI Default Setting DW In the DW mode the VXA 200 will activate the Dual Watch feature when you press F...

Page 45: ...Default Setting 0 hpa 14 TEMP Function Correcting the Thermometer setting Available Values 12 7 12 7 C Default Setting 0 C MENU SET MODE 15 ALTF Function Correcting the altimeter setting in ft Available Values 12 7 12 7 ft Default Setting 0 ft 16 EMRG Function Emergency channel On Off Available Values on oFF Default Setting on ...

Page 46: ...ange 10 C to 60 C Case Size WxHxD 58 x 109 x 30 mm w FNB 64 Weight approx 345 grams with FNB 64 antenna and belt clip Receiver Circuit Type Double conversion superheterodyne IFs 35 4 MHz 450 kHz Sensitivity 1 µV for 6 dB S N with 1 kHz 30 modulation Selectivity 8 kHz 6 dB Adjacent CH Selectivity 25 kHz 60 dB AF Output 7 2 V 0 4 W 8 Ohms 10 THD Transmitter Power Output 7 2 V 3 5 W PEP 1 0 W Carrier...

Page 47: ...20 240 VAC or U suffix is for use with 230 VAC Available Options MH 44A4B Speaker Microphone FNB V57 Ni Cd Battery Pack 7 2V 1100mAh FBA 25 Alkaline Battery Case VAC 800 Desktop Rapid Charger E DC 5B External Power Cable CN 3 Antenna Adapter Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in some regions Consult ...

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