User manual YAESU VR-500

[. . . ] COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER VR- 500 OPERATING MANUAL YAESU MUSEN CO. , LTD. 1-20-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 146-8649, Japan YAESU U. S. A. 17210 Edwards Rd. , Cerritos, CA 90703, U. S. A. YAESU EUROPE B. V. P. O. Box 75525 1118 ZN, Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2, D-65824 Schwalbach, Germany YAESU HK LTD. 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Rd. , Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessories & Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] An example of alpha-numeric label programming was presented earlier in summary form. To label a previously-stored memory channel: · Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label. , Press the [ENT(SET)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key to enable programming of the name tag. In the upper right-hand corner of the LCD, you will also observe either "ABC" or "123. " If "ABC" is present, this indiBlinking cates that you are set up to enter letters; if "123" is present, this indicates that you are set up to enter numbers. Rotate the main tuning DIAL so that "ABC" or "123" appears, based on the label you wish to program. Example 1: If you selected "ABC" in the previous step, press the [2(MW/MC)] key repeatedly to toggle among the six available characters: AèBèCèaèbècèA··· Example 2: If you selected "123" in the previous step, press the [2(MW/MC)] key to enter the digit "2. " , , . . . Rotate the DIAL knob clockwise while pressing the [FUNC] key to move the next character. When you have completed the creation of the label, press the [ENT(SET)] key momentarily to save the label. 20 VR-500 OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mode MEMORY CHANNEL SCAN While using the Memory ("MR") mode, press the [3(SCH/SCN)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key to initiate Memory Channel Scanning. As with VFO Search, the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong enough to open the squelch; it will then resume scanning according to the setting of the "RESUME" mode, described previously. While Memory scanning, you can initiate Memory Bank Scanning, whereby only the channels in one of the ten Memory Banks will be scanned. To do this, start Memory Scanning per the above procedure, then press one of the numbered keys (e. g. press [3] to scan in Memory Bank 3 -- channels 300 ~ 399). Preferential Memory Scan (PMS) This radio also allows you to set up a "Preferential Scan List" of channels which you can "flag" within the memory system. These channels are designated by a "P" icon when you have selected them, one by one, for the Preferential Scan List. Here is the procedure for setting up the Preferential Scan List: · Press the [1(MEMO)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key to enter the Memory mode, if you are not using memories already. , Rotate the DIAL knob to select the channel which you wish to add to the Preferential Scan List. "P" Icon Press the [5(S. SCH/PMS)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key. The "P" icon will appear at the top of the display, indicating that the channel is now in the Preferential Scan List. , , To remove a channel from the Preferential Scan List, repeat the above procedure: rotate the DIAL knob to select the channel which you wish to delete from the Preferential Scan List, then press the [5(S. SCH/PMS)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key (the "P" icon will disappear). · Press the [3(SCH/SCN)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key to begin Memory Chan, nel Scanning. Once you have engaged Memory Channel Scanning, press the [5(S. SCH/PMS)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key to initiate Preferential Memory Scanning. Only the channels which have a "P" icon appended to the channel number will now be scanned. To return to normal Memory Channel Scanning, just press the [5(S. SCH/PMS)] key while pressing the [FUNC] key (the scanner will again scan all memory channels). To initiate Preferential Memory Scan: VR-500 OPERATING MANUAL 21 Memory Mode Memory Bank Scanning This feature allows you to scan one or more Memory Banks during Memory Channel Scanning, while ignoring other banks. For example, you may wish to load broadcast stations into certain Memory Banks for convenient recall, but ignore them during scanning (as they are always active, the scanner will halt on every such station). [. . . ] , Rotate the DIAL knob to select the character type (the selections are "ABC" [alphabet] and "123" [numeric]). Press the keyboard to enter the desired letter or number. Example 1: If you select the "ABC" character type in the previous step, press the [2(MW/MC)] key repeatedly to toggle among the six characters: A èB èC èaèbèc èA ·· · Example 2: If you select the "123" character type in the previous step, press the [2(MW/MC)] key to enter the digit "2". , , Rotate the DIAL knob clockwise while pressing the [FUNC] key . . . Repeat steps , to , , to program the remaining letters or numbers of the desired message. When you have completed the creation of the message, press the [ENT(SET)] key momentarily to save the message. 40 VR-500 OPERATING MANUAL Set Mode Set Item 26 [Clear Bank] Function: Clear (mask) all the Memory Channels in a particular Memory Bank. · After selecting Set Item 26, rotate the DIAL knob one click clock, , , wise while pressing the [FUNC] key to enable the Memory Bank Clear function. [. . . ]