VHF/UHF ULTRA-COMPACT DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER WITH WIDE BAND COVERAGE VX-3R OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. VERTEX STANDARD 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. YAESU UK LTD. P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands 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 Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY., LTD. Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia Contents General Description ................................................................. 1 Controls & Connections ........................................................... 2 Keypad Functions ................................................................. 3 LCD Display ......................................................................... 4 Accessories & Options ............................................................. 5 Installation of Accessories ........................................................ 6 Antenna Installation .............................................................. 6 Installation of FNB-82LI Battery Pack ................................. 6 Battery Charging ................................................................... 7 Installation of FBA-37 Alkaline Battery Case ...................... 8 Battery Life Information ....................................................... 8 Interface of Packet TNCs ........................................................ 9 Operation ................................................................................ 10 Switching Power On and Off .............................................. 10 Adjusting the Volume Level ............................................... 10 Squelch Adjustment ............................................................ 11 Selecting the Operating Band ............................................. 12 Frequency Navigation ......................................................... 13 Transmission ....................................................................... 14 AM and FM Broadcast Reception ...................................... 15 SUB-RX Operation ....................................................... 16 Advanced Operation .............................................................. 18 Keyboard Locking .............................................................. 18 Adjusting the Keypad Beeper Volume Level ...................... 19 Keypad/LCD Illumination .................................................. 20 Checking the Battery Voltage ............................................. 20 Changing the Channel Steps ............................................... 21 Changing the Receiving Mode ............................................ 21 S-meter Squelch .................................................................. 22 Checking the Temperature .................................................. 23 Repeater Operation ................................................................ 24 Repeater Shifts .................................................................... 24 Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS) ......................................... 24 Manual Repeater Shift Activation ....................................... 25 Changing the Default Repeater Shifts ............................ 25 Checking the Repeater Uplink (Input) Frequency ............... 26 CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Operation .............................................. 28 CTCSS Operation ............................................................... 28 DCS Operation ................................................................... 30 DCS Code Inversion ...................................................... 31 Tone Search Scanning ........................................................ 32 EPCS (Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch) ........................ 34 Storing the CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Operation ...... 34 Activating the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch System .................................................... 35 Paging Answer Back ...................................................... 36 CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell Operation .................................... 37 Programming the User Beep .......................................... 38 Split Tone Operation .......................................................... 39 Tone Calling (1750 Hz) ...................................................... 40 Memory Mode ........................................................................ 42 Regular Memory Channel Operation .................................. 42 Memory Storage ............................................................ 42 Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies ("Odd Split") ............................................................ 43 Memory Recall .............................................................. 43 HOME Channel Memory .............................................. 44 Home Channel Recall ............................................... 44 Home Channel Frequency Change ........................... 44 Labeling Memories ........................................................ 45 Memory Offset Tuning .................................................. 46 Masking Memories ........................................................ 47 Memory Bank Operation ............................................... 48 Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank .................. 49 Memory Bank Recall ................................................ 48 Removing Memories from a Memory Bank ............. 49 Changing a Memory Bank's Name ........................... 49 Moving Memory Data to the VFO ................................ 50 Memory Only Mode ...................................................... 50 Special Memory Channel Operation ................................... 51 Weather Broadcast Channels ......................................... 51 VHF Marine Channels ................................................... 52 Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels .......... 53 Scanning .................................................................................. 54 Setting the Scan-Resume Mode .......................................... 54 VFO Scanning .................................................................... 56 How to Skip (Omit) a Frequency during VFO Scan ........................................................... 57 Setting the Squelch Level during active Scanning Operation .................................. 57 Memory Scanning ............................................................... 58 How to Skip (Omit) a Channel during Memory Scan Operation .................................... 59 Preferential Memory Scan ............................................. 60 Memory Bank Scan ....................................................... 61 Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan (PMS) ............. 62 Priority Channel Scanning (Dual Watch) ........................... 63 Priority Revert Mode ..................................................... 64 Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop ....................... 65 Band Edge Beeper .............................................................. 65 Smart Search Operation ........................................................ 66 Setting the Smart Search Mode ........................................... 66 Storing Smart Search Memories ......................................... 67 Channel Counter Operation .................................................. 68 Setting the Channel Counter Sweep Width ......................... 69 Message Feature ..................................................................... 70 Programming a Message ..................................................... 70 Programming a Member List .............................................. 71 Set Your Personal ID .......................................................... 72 Sending a Messages ............................................................ 72 Receiving a Message .......................................................... 73 Emergency Feature ................................................................ 74 Emergency Channel Operation ........................................... 74 Emergency Automatic ID (EAI) Feature ............................ 75 Selecting the EAI mode and its Transmit Time ............. 76 Activating the EAI feature ............................................. 76 To Locate an Unresponsive Operator Using the EAI feature .................................................... 77 ARTSTM (Automatic Range Transponder System) .............. 78 Basic ARTS Setup and Operation ....................................... 79 ARTS Polling Time Options ............................................... 79 ARTS Alert Beep Options .................................................. 80 CW Identifier Setup ............................................................ 81 Internet Connection Feature ................................................. 82 SRG ("Sister Radio Group") mode ..................................... 82 FRG ("Friendly Radio Group") mode ................................ 83 Programming the FRG code .......................................... 83 Operation (Accessing an FRG Node) ............................ 84 DTMF Operation ................................................................... 85 Manual DTMF Tone Generation ........................................ 85 DTMF Autodialer ............................................................... 85 CW Learning Feature ............................................................ 88 CW Training Feature ............................................................ 90 Miscellaneous Setting ............................................................. 91 Password ............................................................................. 91 Programming the [ ] Key ................................................. 91 Assign the Set Mode Item to the [ ] Key .................... 91 ATT (Front End Attenuator) ............................................... 93 Receive Battery Saver Setup ............................................... 93 Wakeup Feature .................................................................. 94 TX Battery Saver ................................................................ 95 Disabling the BUSY Indicator ............................................ 95 Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature ................................. 96 Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT) ................................... 97 Automatic Power-On Feature ............................................. 98 Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) ....................................... 98 Changing the TX Deviation Level ...................................... 99 Changing the Microphone Gain .......................................... 99 My Bands Operation ......................................................... 100 Changing the Status of the [VOL] Key ............................. 101 Cloning .................................................................................. 102 Set (Menu) Mode .................................................................. 103 Specifications ........................................................................ 126 Reset Procedures .................................................................. 128 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The VX-3R is a micro-miniature multiband FM transceiver with extensive receive frequency coverage, providing local-area two-way amateur communications along with unmatched monitoring capability. The VX-3R's incredibly small size allows you to take it anywhere - hiking, skiing, or while walking around town - and its operating flexibility brings the user many avenues of operating enjoyment. Its incredibly tiny FNB-82LI Lithium-Ion Battery Pack provides up to 1.5 Watts of transmit power on VHF, and 1 Watt on UHF. In addition to the 144- and 430-MHz transceiver operation, the VX-3R provides receive coverage of the AM (MF) broadcast band, with the internal bar antenna, the FM broadcast bands, HF Shortwave Bands, VHF and UHF TV bands, the VHF AM aircraft band, and a wide range of commercial and public safety frequencies! The VX-3R internal antenna bar provides good AM broadcast receive capabilities without having to use an external antenna. Additional features include an Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch (EPCS), which allows you to page a particular station and only receive calls from that station. A security Password may be set, which will allow you to turn on and operate your transceiver only after you enter your Password. A convenient key provides access to Vertex Standard's WIRESTM (Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System). The Emergency Automatic ID (EAI) function can automatically cause your VX-3R to transmit your callsig ...