50/144/430 MHz TRIPLE-BAND HEAVY DUTY SUBMERSIBLE TRANSCEIVER 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 Introduction .................................................................. 1 Controls & Connections .............................................. 2 Display Icons & Indicators ......................................... 3 Keypad Function .......................................................... 4 Accessories & Options ................................................. 6 Installation of Accessories ........................................... 7 Antenna Installation .................................................. 7 How to Install the Quick Draw Belt Clip .................. 8 Installation of FNB-80LI Battery Pack ..................... 8 Installation of FBA-23 (option) Alkaline Battery Case .......................................... 9 Battery Life Information .......................................... 10 AC Operation Using NC-72 .................................... 10 Interface of Packet TNCs .......................................... 11 Operation .................................................................... 12 Switching Power On and Off .................................. 12 Adjusting the Volume Level .................................... 12 Squelch Adjustment ................................................ 13 Selecting the Operating Band .................................. 14 Selecting the Frequency Band ................................. 15 Frequency Navigation ............................................. 16 Audio Muting .......................................................... 17 BAND Link ............................................................. 17 Transmission ........................................................... 18 Changing the Transmitter Power Level .............. 18 VOX Operation ....................................................... 19 AM Broadcast Reception ........................................ 20 AM Aircraft Reception ........................................... 20 FM Broadcast/TV Audio Reception ....................... 21 Weather Broadcast Reception ................................. 22 Keyboard Locking .................................................. 23 Keypad/LCD Illumination ....................................... 24 Disabling the Keypad Beeper .................................. 24 Advanced Operation .................................................. 25 Setting the Frequency Display Image Size .............. 25 Changing the Channel Steps .................................... 25 Changing the Operating Mode ................................ 26 Repeater Operation ................................................. 27 CTCSS Operation ................................................... 30 DCS Operation ....................................................... 31 Tone Search Scanning ............................................. 32 CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation ................................... 33 Split Tone Operation ............................................... 33 Tone Calling (1750 Hz) .......................................... 34 ARTS (Automatic Range Transponder System) ..... 35 DTMF Operation .................................................... 38 Emergency Channel Operation ................................ 39 ATT (Front End Attenuator) ................................... 40 Receive Battery Saver Setup ................................... 40 TX Battery Saver .................................................... 41 Disabling the "STROBE" ....................................... 41 Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature ..................... 42 Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT) ........................ 42 Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) ............................ 43 MIC Monitor ........................................................... 43 Changing the TX Deviation Level ........................... 44 Memory Mode ............................................................ Regular Memory Operation .................................... Memory Storage ................................................. Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies ("Odd Split") ...................................................... Memory Recall ................................................... HOME Channel Memory ................................... Labeling Memories ............................................ Memory Offset Tuning ....................................... Masking Memories ............................................ Memory Group Operation .................................. Moving Memory Data to the VFO ..................... Memory Only Mode ........................................... Hyper Memory Operation ....................................... One-Touch Memory Operation ............................... Sort-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels ..... VHF Marine Memory Channels .............................. Scanning ...................................................................... VFO Scanning ......................................................... Memory Scanning ................................................... Temporary Memory Skip ................................... How to Skip (Omit) a Channel During Memory Scan Operation ........................ Preferential Memory Scan .................................. Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan (PMS) . "Priority Channel" Scanning (Dual Watch) ............ Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop ............ Band Edge Beeper .................................................. Spectrum Analyzer Operation ................................. Smart Search Operation .......................................... Channel Counter Operation ..................................... Internet Connection Feature .................................... Sensor Mode ............................................................... Sensor Mode Option ............................................... Clock Set ............................................................ Selecting the Wave Form Display ...................... Selecting the Unit of Temperature Display ........ Selecting the Unit of Atmospheric Pressure Meter (Barometer) .......... Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter (Barometer Offset) ............................................. Selecting the Unit of Altimeter ........................... Correcting the Altimeter Setting (Altimeter Offset) ............................................... Timer Operation ........................................................ Display Customization ............................................... Icon Mode ............................................................... Icon Selection ......................................................... Icon Editor .............................................................. Power-Off Display Mode ........................................ S-and TX Power Meter Symbols ............................ Font Editor .............................................................. Display Contrast ..................................................... Display Dimmer ...................................................... STROBE Customization ......................................... Reset Procedures ....................................................... Cloning ........................................................................ Set Mode ..................................................................... Installation of the SU-1 .............................................. Specifications .............................................................. 45 46 46 46 47 47 48 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 59 60 61 61 62 62 63 64 66 67 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 73 73 73 74 75 76 77 78 78 79 80 81 82 97 98 INTRODUCTION The VX-7R is a miniature 3-band FM transceiver with extensive receive frequency coverage, providing leading-edge features for VHF and UHF twoway amateur communications, along with unmatched monitoring capability. The VX-7R's 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. Besides 50, 144, and 430 MHz transceive operation, the VX-7R provides 222 MHz QRP (0.3 Watts) transceive operation, receive coverage of the AM (MF) and 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! Dual In-band Receive (V/V and U/U) lets you keep track of two active frequencies. And the optional Barometer pressure Sensor Unit provides readout of barometric pressure and altitude while mountain climbing or hiking, and it also generates a Weather Forecast based on measured data. The transmitter section provides 5 Watts of clean power output on the FM operation on the 50 MHz, 144 MHz, and 430 MHz bands with the supplied FNB-80LI Battery Pack, and 0.3 Watts output on 222 MHz, and 1 Watt of carrier output for AM operation on 50 MHz. Both CTCSS and DCS tone signaling formats are built into the VX-7R, in addition to Yaesu's exclusive ARTSTM-(Auto-Range Transponder System), which "beeps" the user when you move out of communications range with another ARTSTM-equipped station. We appreciate your purchase of the VX-7R, and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly, so as to learn about the many exciting features of your exciting new Yaesu hand-held transceiver! VX-7R OPERATING MANUAL 1 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS ANTENNA Connect the supplied rubber flex antenna (or another antenna presenting a 50-Ohm impedance) here. MIC/SP This four-conductor miniature jack provides connection points for microphone audio, earphone audio, PTT, and ground. VOLUME This control adjusts the audio volume level. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level. DIAL The main tuning Dial is used for setting the operating frequency, and also is used for Menu selections and other adjustments. PTT ("Push To Talk") Press this switch inward to transmit, and release it (to receive) after your transmission is completed. EXT DC This coaxial DC jack allows connection to an external DC power source (10-16V DC). The center pin of this jack is the Positive (+) line. MIC The internal microphone is located at the bottom righthand corner of the display. SPEAKER The internal speaker is located directly below the display. STROBE The STROBE is the unique indicator which indicates the transceiver's status. You may customize the STROBE color setup via the Menu mode. MONI Pressing this key disables the noise squelching action, allowing you to hear very weak signals near the background noise level. (PWR) Switch Press and hold this switch for 2 seconds to toggle the transceiver's power on and off. KEYBOARD These 17 keys select many of the most important operating features on the VX-7R. This function of the keys are described in details on pages 4 and 5. 2 VX-7R OPERATING MANUAL DISPLAY ICONS & INDICATORS "Main" Band Frequency Control "Main" Band S- & PO Meter "Sub" Band Frequency Control "Sub" Band S- & PO Meter "Main" Band Frequency "Main" Band Operating Mode "Sub" Band Frequency "Sub" Band Operating Mode FREQUENCY CONTROL VFO: VFO Mode (page 15) MR: Memory Mode (page 45) MT: Memory Tume Mode (page 49) PMS: Programable Memory Scan Mode (page 61) WX: Weather Channel (page 22) Sea: Marine Channel (page 56) HYP: Hyper Memory Mode (page 53) OTM: One Touch Memory Mode (page 54) LST: Short-wave Broadcast StationMemory (page 55) OPERATING MODE NFM: FM WFM: Wide FM AM: AM ICON : Dual Watch Active (page 61) : Key Lock Active (page 23) : Repeater Shift Direction (page 27) : Minus (­) Shift : Plus (+) Shifh : Odd Splits : CTCSS/DCS Operation (page 30) : Tone Encoder : Tone Squelch : Digital Code Squelch (DCS) : TX: Tone Encoder, RX: DCS Decoder : TX: DCS Encoder, RX: Tone Decoder : DCS Encoder : Automatic Power-Off Active (page 42) : Low TX Power Selected (page 18) No Icon: High Power : Low Power 3 : Low Power 2 : Low Power 1 : Bell Alarm Active (page 33) : DTMF Autodialer Active (page 39) : Audio Mute Active (page 17) : VOX Active (page 18) : RF Front-end Attenuator Active (page 40) : Battery Saver Active (page 40) : Low Battery! (page 10) VX-7R OPERATING MANUAL 3 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS Press Key Activates the "Alternate" key Function Frequency entry digit "1" Frequency entry digit "2" Press + No Action Activates the Sca ...