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Yaesu FT-411 MKII Operating Manual

Other manuals for FT-411 MKII: Operating Manual, Operating Manual, Technical Supplement

Summary of FT-411 MKII

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    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. ...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents specifications ............................................................................................................ 2 accessories & options .............................................................................................. 3 controls & connectors ...........................

  • Page 3: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 1 yaesu ft-411 mk Ⅱ compact 2m cpu-controlled fm transceiver the ft-411 mk Ⅱ is an ultra compact fm hand-held providing up to five watts of rf power and a wealth of new features for the 2m amateur band. Slightly smaller and lighter than the ft-23r/73r, the ft-411 mk Ⅱ ...

  • Page 4: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 2 specifications general frequency coverage (mhz): 144 to 147.9995 (version a) 144 to 145.9875 (version b) channel steps: 5, 10, 12.5, 20 & 25 khz standard repeater shift: 600 khz emission type: g3e supply voltage: 5.5 to 15.0 vdc current consumption: stby (1sec save) ...

  • Page 5: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 3 accessories & options fnb-11h 12 v, 700 mah ni-cd battery pack fnb-12 12 v, 500 mah ni-cd battery pack fnb-14 7.2v, 1000 mah ni-cd battery pack fnb-17 7.2v, 600 mah compact ni-cd battery pack fba-17 compact dry cell battery case for 6 aa-size cells nc-34b 117 vac com...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 4 controls & connectors t op p anel • ear jack this 2-conductor mini phone jack provides audio output for an external earphone or optional speaker/mic (listed on previous page). When a plug is installed in this jack the front panel loud- speaker is disabled. ‚ mic jack...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 5 controls & connectors s ide p anels • lamp button press this button to illuminate the display and keypad when necessary. ‚ monitor (burst) button in the usa version, this button opens the squelch momen- tarily without disturbing the setting of the sql control. In the...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 6 controls & connectors f ront p anels • busy/tx indicator lamp this led indicator glows green when the noise squelch is open during reception, and red when transmitting. ‚ keypad these sixteen keys select the various operat- ing features of the transceiver during rece...

  • Page 9: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 7 accessories & options b attery p acks and c ases the following rechargeable ni-cd battery packs are recommended for use with the ft- 411 mk Ⅱ : fnb-11h 12v 700 mah fnb-12 12v 500 mah fnb-14 7.2v 1000 mah fnb-17 7.2v 600 mah the following battery cases are also availa...

  • Page 10: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 8 accessories & options b attery r emoval and r eplacement • make sure that the vol control is set into the off click-stop, and remove the protec- tive soft or hard case, if used. ‚ grasp the upper portion of the transceiver with your left hand, so that your palm is ov...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 9 accessories & options nc-29 5-hour quick charger the nc-29 is a universal battery charger with quick and trickle charging modes for the fnb-11h, fnb-12, fnb-14 and fnb-17 ni-cd packs. The quick mode is automati- cally selected initially, to bring the battery pack up ...

  • Page 12: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 10 accessories & options a ntenna c onsiderations while the supplied yha-16 rubber flex antenna is convenient for short-range operation, the standard bnc connector allows use of a higher gain antenna for extended range base or mobile operation. However, any antenna use...

  • Page 13: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 11 operation descriptions, keep the •ft-411 mk Ⅱ operator’s quick reference card” handy in case you need to refresh your memory. P reliminary o perating i nformation before operating the transceiver for the first time, charge the battery pack completely (if using ni-cd...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 12 operation i mportant k eypad i nformation if the keypad beeper is enabled, each key on the keypad produces its own beep (or combi- nation) when the key action is accepted. If you don’t hear a beep when a key is pressed, either the volume is set too low, or the keyst...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 13 operation vfo f requency & s tep s election make sure the keypad is unlocked, and press the [pri(vfo)] button, if necessary, to select the vfo mode (see box below). The ft-411 mk Ⅱ has two vfos, labelled “a” and “b”, either of which can be used for all of the proced...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 14 operation t ransmitting press [f/m] and then [low(3)] to toggle between high and low power output. The pitch of the keypad beeper will indicate whether high or low power is being selected, and “low” is displayed above the 1 mhz digit when low power is selected (we r...

  • Page 17: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 15 operation once for minus shift, or twice for plus shift (“ –” or “+” displayed above the 10 khz fre- quency digit). When you press the ptt switch to transmit (or [f/m] and [rev(9)] to reverse transmit and receive frequencies), the display will shift down or up by th...

  • Page 18: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 16 operation m emory s torage the ft-411 mk Ⅱ offers forty-six general purpose memories, numbered 1 through 46, and three special memories, labelled c, l and u. All of these memories can store separate receive and transmit frequencies or repeater shift, and tone squelc...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 17 you can retune a selected memory by pressing the [skip(mr)] key: a dotted underline (.....) appears under the channel box at the upper left, and you can tune the displayed memory frequency in the same ways as described for the vfos. If you want to store the new memo...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 18 s canning before starting the scanner, make sure the sql control is set to squelch off the noise on a clear channel. Scanning is activated and deactivated by the [p] / [q] keys. Just press and hold either key for more than ½-second to start the scanner. If the trans...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 19 operation to cancel pms operation, stop scanning, if necessary (dial knob, [p] / [q] keys or ptt), and press the [skip(mr)] key to return to regular memory operation, or the [pri(vfo)] key to return to vfo mode. P riority c hannel m onitoring priority monitoring all...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 20 t one s quelch /p ager o peration the ft-411 mk Ⅱ can be used to silently monitor for calls on busy channels, and to transmit ctcss tones, when the optional fts-17a tone squelch unit is installed. The transmit (encode) function superimposes a subaudible tone (at a f...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 21 operation p ower s aver the power saver allows the transceiver to monitor a frequency for activity while drawing as much as 400% less current than is required for normal squelched reception. This is done by removing power from all circuits (except a timer and the di...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 22 apo (a utomatic p ower -o ff ) this feature automatically puts the transceiver to sleep if the keypad/dial knob, ptt or [call/dtmf] buttons are not used for a selectable period of 10, 20 or 30 minutes. One minute before going to sleep, a warning melody will sound ( ...

  • Page 25: Ft-411

    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 23 operation to store a dtmf memory: • activate the dtmf memory mode as just described. ‚ press and hold the [f/m] key for ½-second (until the second beep sounds). ƒ within 5 seconds of step ‚ , press a numbered key corresponding to the dtmf memory number you want to s...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 24 the basic features of this transceiver are not complicated, but it is still possible to get lost, at least until you have had the chance to learn all of the functions of the keypad and display. If the display shows nothing at all, check the power switch (vol control...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 25 data cloning it is possible to copy all of the stored data from one transceiver to another (both must be ft-411 mk Ⅱ ’s, of course) without having to re-enter everything from the keypad. To do this, you will need to construct a cable with two 2.5 mm micro phone plug...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 26 getting the most from your batteries how long the batteries last between charges or replacement depends largely on your oper- ating habits, and how you care for the batteries (if using a rechargeable ni-cd pack). The ft-411 mk Ⅱ offers a variety of ways to conserve ...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 27 getting the most from your batteries charge life* (hours, approx.) 6.0 (w/ manganese) 18.0 (w/ alkaline) 5.5 12.0 4.5 4.0 power and charge life chart battery model dry cell case fba-17 (um-3 × 6) 7.2 v ni-cd packs fnb-17 (600 mah) fnb-14 (1000 mah) 12 v ni-cd packs ...

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    Ft-411 mkii o perating m anual 28 note.

  • Page 31: Caution!

    Caution! Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen could void the user's authorization to operate this device. 1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen could void the user's authorization to operate this device. 2. This devi...

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    E 2 5 8 0 1 5 0 0 printed in japan copyright 1999 yaesu musen co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of yaesu musen co., ltd. 9904o-0k.