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FT-857 Operating Manual
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ARTS™ Operation
The ARTS™ system uses DCS signaling to inform you when you and another ARTS™
equipped station are within communications range. This can be especially valuable during
search-and-rescue operations, as a base station can quickly use ARTS™ to alert a field unit
that it is out of range; the field unit can then move to a better location to re-establish commu-
nications.
ARTS™ is easy to use:
1. Press the [
FUNC
] key momentarily, then rotate the
SELECT
knob, as needed, until
Multi Function Row “f” [
ARTS, SRCH, PMS
] appears on the display.
2. Press the [
A
](
ARTS
) key to activate ARTS™ operation.
3. Your display will change to “
out range
” to indicate the
beginning of ARTS™ operation. Every 30 seconds, your
radio will transmit a “polling” call to the other station.
When that station responds with its return ARTS™ poll-
ing signal, your display will change to “
in range
” to con-
firm reception of the response.
4. To cancel ARTS™ operation, press the [
A
](
ARTS
) key again (the “
out range
” or “
in
range
” indication will disappear from the LCD).
ARTS™ Alert Beep Options
The ARTS™ feature allows two kinds of alert beeps (with the additional option of turning
them off), so as to alert you to the current status of ARTS™ operation. Depending on your
location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent beeps, you may choose the
Beep mode which best suits your needs. The choices are:
RANGE
: The beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range,
but does not re-confirm with beeps thereafter.
ALL
:
Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station, the alert beeps
will be heard.
OFF
:
No alert beeps will be heard; you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS™
status.
To set the ARTS™ Beep mode:
1. While still in Multi Function Row “f” [
ARTS, SRCH, PMS
], press and hold in the
[
A
](
ARTS
) key for one second. This is a “hot key” which will instantly recall Menu
Mode
No-008
[
ARTS BEEP
]
.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
to select the desired ARTS™ Beep mode (see above).
3. When you have made your selection, press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key for one second
to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
