Operating manual air band transceiver fta-250l.
C ontents important notice! ...............................................................1 introduction ........................................................................2 accessories and options .................................................3 supplied accessories ...........................
Fta-250l o perating m anual 1 i mportant n otice ! Fcc rf exposure compliance requirements for occupational use only: the fta-250l has been tested and complies with the federal communications commission (fcc) rf exposure limits for occupational use/controlled exposure environment. In addition, the r...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 2 i ntroduction the yaesu fta-250l is ultra compact, stylish, solid hand-held transceivers providing communication (transmit and receive) capability on the international aircraft communication band (“com” band: 118 to 136.975 mhz). The fta-250l includes noaa weather band ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 3 a ccessories and o ptions supplied accessories lithium-ion battery pack sbr-25li ac adapter sad-20 charger cradle sbh-22 cigarette lighter dc/dc converter sdd-12 helical antenna sra-18a* or yha-73 headset adapter cable scu-15 belt clip shb-18 ferrite core l9190192 opera...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 4 s afety p recautions be sure to read the safety precautions to use this product safely. Yaesu is not liable for failures and other problems caused due to misuse or use of this product by you or a third party. Also, yaesu is not liable for damages caused through use of t...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 55 s afety p recautions do not use the battery pack for any model other than the specified transceiver. A fire, leak, overheating, explosion, or ignition can result. Do not make very long transmissions. The main body of the transceiver may overheat, resulting in a failure...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 66 s afety p recautions when unplugging the power cord of the battery charger, be sure to hold the power plug. Pulling the power cord can dam-age it and cause a fire or electronic shock. Do not use the earphones or head-phones at an ex- tremely high volume level. Hearing ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 7 À antenna jack this bnc connector accepts the supplied flexible an- tenna or another antenna designed to provide a 50- ohm impedance on the aircraft communication band. Á 121.5 key press and hold this key to access the emergency frequency (121.5 mhz) instantly. Pwr/vol ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 8 À ptt (push to talk) switch press this switch to transmit, and release it to re- ceive after your transmission is completed. Á sql (squelch) key this key may be pressed to adjust the squelch level. Press this key for 1 second to “open” the squelch continuously. Press th...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 9 c ontrols & c onnectors (lcd) “ ” icon appears during audio reception, or “ ” during transmission. Anl feature active dual watch feature active vox feature active noise canceling feature active battery indicator operating frequency stored frequency recall number memory ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 10 removing the battery pack 1. Turn the transceiver off. 2. While sliding the latch in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the illustration. 3. Pull out the battery pack from the transceiver. Battery charging it is necessary to charge the lithium-ion battery fully be...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 11 11 b efore y ou b egin ac line outlet sad-20 sbh-22 dc in jack a fully-discharged sbr-25li battery pack will be charged completely in about 3.5 hours (de- pending on the battery being charged), and then the green indicator on the sbh-22 will glow letting you know the b...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 12 12 b efore y ou b egin external dc power supply connection you may insert the cable plug of the sdd-12 ciga- rette lighter dc/dc converter into the ext dc jack located on the right side of the transceiver. In this case, the “ ” icon will appear in the top right corner ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 13 13 b efore y ou b egin headset connection you may connect an optional headset using the sup- plied scu-15 headset adapter cable. Headset (not supplied) scu-15 headset adapter cable 1. Remove the two screws and cover of the mic/sp jack located on the right side of the t...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 14 turning the power on and off 1. Rotate the pwr/vol knob out of the click-stop to turn the transceiver on. 2. To turn the transceiver off, turn the pwr/vol knob fully counter-clock- wise into the click-stop po- sition. The “ ” icon appears on the display when the audio ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 15 15 b asic o peration monitor switch when listening to a very weak signal from an aircraft or ground station, you may observe the signal disap- pearing periodically as the incoming signal strength becomes too weak to override the squelch threshold setting. To disable th...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 16 16 b asic o peration accessing the 121.5 mhz emergency frequency the fta-250l can quickly access the 121.500 mhz emergency frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function (described on page 25) is in use. 1. Press and hold the [ 121.5] key....
Fta-250l o perating m anual 17 17 b asic o peration operation modes the fta-250l operate in the modes listed below. You can switch the modes via the menu screen displayed by pressing the [ menu] key on the front panel. When turning on the fta-250l, the last mode you have used before turning off will...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 18 18 b asic o peration basic operation of the menu mode using the menu mode, the various functions of the fta-250l can be customized to match the method of use. You can select the items that you would like to adjust from the respective lists and enter or select the appro...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 19 pitch control the fta-250l includes a feature that lets you choose four specific receiver audio responses to allow the most comfortable and/or effective reception in noisy environments. The effect is similar to that provided by an “equalizer” in a stereo. 1. [ menu] à ...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 20 20 a dvanced o peration weather alert reception in the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the noaa (national oce- anic and atmospheric administration) sends a weath- er alert accompanied by a 1050 hz tone and subse- quent weather repo...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 21 21 a dvanced o peration dual watch operation the dual watch feature automatically checks for ac- tivity on the p-ch (priority channel) set via the pri- ority-ch menu while you are operating on another channel. During the dual watch operation, the current channel and th...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 22 22 a dvanced o peration noise cancellation to cancel background noise when transmitting and receiving. Enables/disables the noise-canceling function of the transmitter and receiver independently. 1. [ menu] à “setup” à “comm setup” à “ noise cancel”. 2. Select “ tx mod...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 23 23 a dvanced o peration battery saver during reception one of the important features of the fta-250l is its battery saver, which “puts the transceiver to sleep” for a time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If somebody is talking on the channe...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 24 24 a dvanced o peration vox operation if you want to have both hands free, use a headset and activate the vox (voice-actuated transmit/receive switching) system. Notes: the vox system does not work when us- ing just the internal microphone; an exter- nal headset must...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 25 25 a dvanced o peration side tone control when utilizing an external headset, you may moni- tor your own voice when talking into the microphone through the headphones. Note: do not activate the side tone function when connecting the optional microphone ssm-10a. 1. [ me...
Fta-250l o perating m anual 26 26 a dvanced o peration ptt lock function this function prevents accidental transmissions by locking or disabling the ptt switch. Turning lock/unlock the ptt lock function you may enable or disable the ptt lock function. 1. [ menu] à “setup” à “config” à “ptt lock”. 2....
Fta-250l o perating m anual 27 27 a dvanced o peration changing the channel steps the synthesizer of the fta-250l provides the option of utilizing 8.33*/25 khz channel steps. * 8.33 khz; europe only 1. [ menu] à “setup” à “comm setup” à “freq step”. 2. S e l e c t “ 2 5 k h z ” o r “ 8.33khz” by pre...
