Yaesu FTA-310 Operating Manual - Fta-310 O

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    Operating manual air band transceiver.

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    C ontents important notice! .......................................................... 1 introduction ................................................................... 2 accessories & options ................................................ 3 control & connectors .....................................

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 1 i mportant n otice ! Fcc rf exposure compliance requirements for occupational use only: the fta-310 has been tested and complies with the federal communications commission (fcc) rf exposure lim- its for occupational use/controlled exposure environment. In addition, it co...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 2 i ntroduction the yaesu fta-310 is a compact, stylish, solid hand-held transceiver providing communication (transmit and re- ceive) capability on the international aircraft communication band (“com” band: 118 ~ 136.975 mhz), and it addi- tionally provides vor and cdi nav...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 3 a ccessories & o ptions supplied accessories ni-mh battery pack (7.2v) fnb-83 overnight charger pa-48b/c charger cradle cd-28 12 v dc charging cradle cd-59 helical antenna yha-73 quick draw belt clip clip-14 headset cable ct-96 alkaline battery case fba-25a operating man...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 4 a ccessories & o ptions ptt switch (not supplied) an external ptt switch is required for use with an avia- tion headset. Headset (not supplied) e-dc-5b dc cable w/noise filter (option) ct-96 headset cable.

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 5 c ontrols & c onnectors ( t op p anel ) antenna jack this bnc connector accepts the supplied flexible antenna, or another antenna designed to provide 50 impedance on the aircraft communication band. Mic/ear jack you may connect the supplied ct-96 headset cable or the (op...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 6 c ontrols & c onnectors ( f ront p anel ) busy/tx indicator lamp this lamp glows green when a signal is being re- ceived, and red when transmitting. Loudspeaker the internal speaker is located in this position. Microphone speak across this opening in a normal voice level...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 7 c ontrols & c onnectors ( s ide p anel ) ptt (push to talk) switch press this button to transmit when you are operating in the com band. Release this button to return to the “receive” mode. See page 16 for details. Monitor switch this button may be pressed to “open” the ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 8 c ontrols & c onnectors ( k eypad ) primary function ( press key ) secondary function ( press [ f ] + key ) third function ( press and hold key ) primary function ( press key ) secondary function ( press [ f ] + key ) third function ( press and hold key ) primary functio...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 9 c ontrols & c onnectors ( lcd d isplay ) this field displays the course heading in degrees. See page 37. This is the course deviation indicator, used during vor navigation. See page 38. This icon is used during v o r n a v i g a t i o n , t o indicate that the displayed ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 10 b efore y ou b egin precautions the fta-310 is capable of two-way communica- tion on channels used for critical aviation safety communications. Therefore, it is important that this radio be kept away from children or other unauthor- ized users at all times. When making ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 11 battery installation and removal to install the battery, insert the battery pack into the battery compartment on the back of the radio, then close the battery pack latch until it locks in place with a “click.” b efore y ou b egin to remove the battery, turn the radio of...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 12 battery charging it is necessary to charge the ni-mh battery fully before its first use. Follow these procedures: install the supplied fnb-83 ni-mh battery pack onto the transceiver. Ensure that the transceiver is switched off. Use for pa-48/cd-28 1. Insert the cable pl...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 13 b efore y ou b egin important notes: the pa-48 is not designed to power the transceiver for operation (reception or transmission). Do not leave the charger connected to the trans- ceiver for continuous periods in excess of 24 hours. Long term overcharging can degrade th...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 14 b asic o peration preliminary steps install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously. To attach the supplied antenna to the fta-310 , grasp the base of the antenna firmly, and exert a moderate “pinching” pressure on the base as you press the ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 15 b asic o peration you may also turn the top panel’s (outer) dial selector knob to choose the desired op- erating frequency. The channel frequency will appear on the lcd. Rotate the volume knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press and hold the monitor ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 16 accessing the 121.5 mhz emergency frequency the fta-310 can quickly access the 121.500 mhz emergency frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function (described on page 21) is in use. To access the emer- gency frequency, press the [ 121.5 ] k...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 17 a dvanced o peration tuning methods throughout this manual, you will see references to sev- eral different frequency setting methods. Each will be particularly useful in a particular operating situation, and they are described below: vfo (variable frequency oscillator) ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 18 reception of weather channel broadcasts (usa version only) the fta-310 can receive vhf weather channel broad- casts, which may assist your flight planning. The fta- 310 includes a ten-channel auto-search feature, which simplifies access to weather channels when you are ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 19 a dvanced o peration monitor switch when listening to a very weak signal from an aircraft or ground station, you may observe the signal disappearing periodically as the incoming signal strength becomes too weak to override the squelch threshold setting. To disable the s...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 20 temperature/battery voltage display the fta-310 can measure the current temperature in- side the transceiver’s case and current battery voltage. To display these items, press the [ f ] key mo- mentarily, then press the [ 6 ( sensr )] key. The display will now indicate t...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 21 a dvanced o peration lock function the lock function prevents accidental changes to the frequency setting and the keypad controls. To activate the lock feature, press the [ f ] key momentarily, then press the [ ( )] key. In the lock mode, the display will show “ - lock ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 22 receive battery saver setup an important feature of the fta-310 is its receive bat- tery saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check for activ- ity. If somebody is talking on the channel, the fta-310 will remain in th...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 23 a dvanced o peration changing the channel steps the fta-310 ’s synthesizer provides the option of uti- lizing channel steps of 8.33/25 khz per step. The fta-310 is set up with default channel steps of “25 khz” (nav and com bands). If you need to change the channel step ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 24 pitch control the fta-310 includes a feature that lets you choose four special receiver audio responses to allow the most comfortable and/or effective reception in noisy envi- ronments. The effect is similar to that provided by an “equalizer” in a stereo. Press the [ f ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 25 a dvanced o peration vox operation if you want to have both hands free, use the (user- supplied) headset and activate the vox (voice-actuated transmit/receive switching) system. Note : the vox system does not function when using just the internal microphone; an external...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 26 the fta-310 also provides for adjustment of the “hang-time” of the vox system (the transmit-receive delay after the cessation of speech) via the menu. The default delay is 1.0 second. To set a different delay time: press the [ f ] key, then press downward on the vol- um...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 27 a dvanced o peration rotate the dial selector knob to select menu item 25 “ pamo .” pr e s s downward on t h e volume knob to enable adjustment of this menu item. Rotate the dial selector knob to select the desired monitor mode. Off : disables the monitor function at al...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 28 timer operation the fta-310 is provided a “stop watch” timer and a “count down” timer. These can be used for a variety of time-keeping purposes. P r e s s t h e [ f ] k e y m o m e n - tarily, then press the [ 8 ( timer )] key to ac- tivate the timer mode. Press the [ (...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 29 a dvanced o peration notes.

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 30 m emory o peration the fta-310 provides 150 user-programmable “main” memories, labeled “ ch-001 ” through “ ch-150 ,” and up to 100 pre-programmed memories, designated “book” memories. The “ ” icon appears when the “book” memory mode is activated. The main memories and ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 31 to label a memory with an alpha/numeric name, the next step is to use the dial selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters (including letters, numbers, and special symbols). When the desired first character appears, press downward on the volume knob momen...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 32 s canning o peration the fta-310 allows you to scan automatically in the vfo 1 , main memory, “book” memory, or weather channel 2 modes. It pauses on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. 1: in the vfo mode, the automatic...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 33 note : when scanning upward in frequency, when the frequency reaches the com band (118.000 ~ 136.975 mhz) via manual scanning, the fta-310 will switch to the automatic scanner mode. Channel-skip scanning continuous-carrier stations like atis (automatic ter- minal inform...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 34 d ual w atch o peration the dual watch feature automatically checks for activ- ity on a “priority” channel while you are operating on another channel. During dual watch operation, the cur- rent channel and the priority channel will each be polled for a 500 ms interval, ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 35 p riority d ual w atch o peration similar to dual watch operation (described on previous page), priority dual watch is an enhanced version which includes the following additional features: the receiving time interval (ratio) between the cur- rent channel and the priorit...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 36 vor n avigation general vor equipment nav band ( 108.000 - 117.975 mhz ) dvor mode cdi mode com band ( 118.000 - 136.975 mhz ).

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 37 vor n avigation to select the dvor mode when entering the nav band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz), the fta-310 selects the dvor mode auto- matically. The “ c ourse i ndicator ” field will appear at the upper left corner on the display, and the “ ” or “ ” indicator will appear ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 38 flying to a vor station the fta-310 can indicate the deviation from the direct course to a vor station. Select a vor station on your aeronautical chart and turn the dial selector knob (or enter the frequency directly with the keypad) to the frequency of the vor station....

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 39 vor n avigation the aircraft is “on course” the aircraft is “off course”.

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 40 vor n avigation entering a desired course the fta-310 can also be configured to indicate the de- viation from the desired course, not only the deviation from the path to the vor station. Set the frequency to the desired vor station. Change the “ ” or “ ” flag to “ ”, if...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 41 vor n avigation position cross-checking select two vor stations on your aeronautical chart. Set the frequency of one of the vor stations in the dvor mode. The course indicator will show the course deviation from the vor radial. Note the ra- dial you currently are on. Cr...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 42 vor n avigation split operation the split operation feature allows you to transmit a call to a flight service station using the com band frequen- cies, while receiving a vor station (in the nav band). Vor stations equipped with this capability typically are shown, on na...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 43 p rogramming the user k ey a ssignments default fta-310 functions have been assigned to “pri- mary” (press) and “third” (press and hold in) function of the front panel’s [ user ] key at the factory. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to utilize an- other func...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 44 f ield p rogramming m ode the fta-310 ’s book memories also allow the user to store, label, and recall channel frequencies which you may want to use frequently while the fta-310 is in the field programming mode. Memory storage into the book memory press and hold the ptt...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 45 cpu r esetting in some instances of erratic or unpredictable operation, the cause may be corruption of data in the microproces- sor (due to static electricity, etc.). If this happens, reset- ting of the microprocessor may restore normal opera- tion. Note that all memori...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 46 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode the menu system allows certain aspects of your radio’s configuration to be customized for your personal operat- ing convenience. We do not recommend that any of the default settings be changed, however, until you are thor- oughly familiar with t...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 47 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode function squelch level setting. Memory channel clear (“mr” memory only). Scan-resume mode setting. Scan lamp on/off (while paused). Keypad beeper on/off. Selects the receive-mode battery saver “sleep” ratio. Display and keypad illumination mode....

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 48 01 [ sql ] function : squelch level setting. Available values : 0 ~ 8 default setting : 6 select a setting for this menu item which just silences the receiver when no signal is present. Use the lowest setting which will keep the receiver quiet between in- coming transmi...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 49 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode 05 [ beep ] function : keypad beeper on/off. Available values : on/dtm/off default setting : on on: sounds a beep corresponding to a musical note. Dtm: sounds a beep corresponding to a dtmf tone. Off: disables the key beeper. If you do a lot of ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 50 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode 10 [ dwmd ] function : selects the dual watch/priority function. Available values : dw/pri default setting : dw “dw” mode: the fta-310 will activate the dual watch feature when you press [ f ] [ scan ( dw )]. “pri” mode: the fta-310 will activat...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 51 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode 14 [ temp ] function : correcting the thermometer setting. Available values : –127 ~ +127 (x0.1 °c) default setting : 000 (ºc) this allows you to calibrate the internal thermometer with a known-to be-accurate source. 15 [ unit ] function : selec...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 52 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode 20 [ wxaf ] function : selects the alert functions when receiving the weather alert signal on the wx channel. Available values : bp/led/b+l/off default setting : off bp: sounds a loud beep when receiving the weather alert signal. Led: flashes th...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 53 m enu ( “ s et ” ) m ode 26 [ up_l ] function : sets the low-frequency audio response for the user-customized receiver audio tone pitch control. Available values : +/–/off default setting : + 27 [ up_m ] function : sets the mid-range audio response for the user-customiz...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 54 s pecifications general frequency range : tx: 118.000 - 136.975 mhz rx: 108.000 - 136.975 mhz, weather channels (wx-01 - wx-10: usa version only) channel spacing : 25 khz/8.33 khz (8.33 khz: rx only) emission type : tx: am rx: am & fm (fm: for receiving the weather chan...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 55 s pecifications transmitter power output (@ 7.2 v): 5.0 w (pep), 1.5 w (carrier power) frequency stability : better than ±10 ppm (+14 ºf to + 140 ºf [–10 ºc to +60 ºc]) modulation system : low level amplitude modulation spurious emission : >60 db below carrier int. Micr...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 56 t roubleshooting q uestion when connecting the ct-96 headset cable be- tween the radio and a headset, the red transmit led on the radio turns on and the radio cannot be operated. Can i purchase the optional ptt switch from yaesu? Will my headset work with this radio? A ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 57 b ook m emory c hannel l ist ( usa v ersion : f actory d efault ) ch n o . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 a lpha t ag air-air air-air arinc 01 arinc 02 arinc 03 arinc 04 arinc 05 arinc 06 arinc 07 arinc 08 arinc 09 arinc...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 58 b ook m emory c hannel l ist ( exp v ersion : f actory d efault ) ch n o . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 a lpha t ag ams vmt ank vmt ath vmt bcn vmt beg vmt ber vmt boo vmt bod1 vmt bod2...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 59 quick reference (cut here) quick reference card memory programming s el ec t th e de si re d fre qu en cy in t he v f o m od e, o r re ca ll th e “b oo k” memory channel or w eather channel to be stored in the main memory . 1. P re s s a n d h o ld i n t h e [mw (spl-w ...

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    Fta-310 o perating m anual 60 fly to a vor station 1. S ele ct a v o r s ta tio n on y ou r ae ro na uti ca l c ha rt an d tu rn th e d ia l se le cto r k no b (o r e nt er th e fre qu en cy d ire ctl y w ith th e ke yp ad ) t o th e fre qu en cy o f th e vor station. 2. S ele ct th e “t o ” f la g ...

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    Part 15.21: changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen could void the user’s authorization to operate this device..

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    Copyright 2012 yaesu musen co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of yaesu musen co., ltd. Printed in japan 1211m-ay ec057n151 yaesu musen co., ltd. Tennozu parkside building 2-5-8 higashi-shinagawa, shinagawa-ku, tokyo 140-0002 japan yaesu ...