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Start operation of Portable Node
FT5D
1. Press and hold the [
GM/X
] key on the portable node FT5D transceiver.
The “
X
” icon flashes on the upper left of the LCD screen.
• The display screen example uses the “
Access Point
” screen. In “
Direct Operation
”,
“
DIRECT
” is displayed instead of frequency
• If the “
X
” icon does not blink when the [
GM/X
] key is pressed and holded, communication
between the transceiver connected to the PC and the WIRES-X software has not been
established, so check the cable connection and USB driver installation.
• To cancel the connection, press and hold the [
GM/X
] key.
WIRES-X PDN
2. When the operation of the portable node is started, the “
X
” icon changes from blinking
to lit and the Node ID and the city of its own station are displayed.
Depending on the history of the previously connected node on the internet and the
current connection status of the portable node, one of the following four screens is
displayed.
If the portable node is not connected to a node or a room on the Internet
①
When connection history is not stored
The lower connection destination display will be blank.
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②
When connection history is stored
The ID of the previous connected the Node or Room will blink.
Press the
PTT
switch or touch [
blinking connection ID
] to connect.
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If the portable node is already connected to a node or a room on the Internet
③
When connected to the same node or room as the ID of the previous connection history
The current connection ID is displayed in the lower part of the LCD. To commu-
nicate with this connection, proceed to “
Communicating with other station
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④
When connected to a node or room different from the previous connection history
The
“►” and the
current connection ID is displayed in the lower part of the
LCD.
When the
DIAL
knob is turned, the previous connection destination ID will
blink. In this case, press the
PTT
switch or touch [
blinking connection ID
] to
connect to the previous connection ID.
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While operating the Portable Node, it may be not possible to switch between “
Access Point
” and “
Direct Operation
”.
Press and hold the [
GM/X
] key to return to the transceiver setting screen, then press the [
A/B
] key.