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Yaesu FTA-550 Pro-X Operating Manual

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    Operating manual air band transceiver fta-750 fta-550

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    C ontents important notice! .......................................................... 1 introduction ................................................................... 2 models, accessories and options .............................. 3 models ...........................................................

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 1 i mportant n otice ! Fcc rf exposure compliance requirements for occupational use only: the fta-750/fta-550 have been tested and comply with the federal communications commission (fcc) rf expo- sure limits for occupational use/controlled exposure environment. In ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 2 i ntroduction the yaesu fta-750/fta-550 are 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), and they additionally provide v...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 3 m odels , a ccessories and o ptions models fta-750l lithium-ion battery pack included fta-550l lithium-ion battery pack included fta-550 aa battery version rechargeable battery pack not includ- ed. Requires “aa” batteries for opera- tion. Supplied accessories lit...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 4 c ontrols & c onnectors ( t op p anel ) antenna jack this bnc connector accepts the supplied flexible antenna, or an external antenna designed to provide 50 Ω impedance on the aircraft communication band. Volume (inner) knob turn this (inner) control clockwise to...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 5 lcd (liquid crystal display) the display shows selected operating conditions, as indicated on pages 8 to 11. Microphone speak into this opening in a normal voice level, while pressing the ptt switch, to transmit. Cursor keys and ent key the cursor keys [ ◄ ] and ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 6 power switch press and hold this button to turn the radio on and off. Ptt (push to talk) switch press and hold this button to transmit when you are operating in the com band. Release this button to return to the “receive” mode. See page 22 for de- tails. Sql (squ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 7 mic/sp jack you may connect the supplied scu-15 headset adapter cable or the optional ssm-10a speaker/ microphone to this jack. To use this jack, you must first remove the cover from the transceiver body. Do not allow the fta-750/fta-550 to get wet while the cove...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 8 lcd d isplay ( com b and ) vol busy mem v dw ± flg mr g 133.800 132.400 134.800 miami 127.600 miami 2 119.150 124.250 north 129.200 los angeles “ b u s y ” i c o n a p p e a r s d u r i n g audio reception, or “tx” during transmission. This field displays the ico...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 9 lcd d isplay ( nav b and ) vor cdi s creen 113.600 vol sog kt 150 355 ° obs 000 ° nav vor from klax-vor n s e w 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 113.600 vol 355 ° obs 000 ° nav vor from klax-vor n s e w 33 24 21 15 12 30 3 6 fta-750 fta-550 compass rose course indicator (ob...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 10 lcd d isplay ( fta-750 o nly ) gps i nformation s creen 133.800 mr flg vol lat/lon 23 ° 56.890 n 123 ° 56.890 w cog 095 ° oct/25 09:56 am sog kt 095 alt m 0956.8 busy mem date klax-atis latitude and longitude values cog (course over ground) value date obtained f...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 11 lcd d isplay ( fta-750 o nly ) gps s tatus s creen 133.800 vol busy flg mr klax-atis lat/lon 23 ° 56.890 n 123 ° 56.890 w oct/25 09:56 am date status search gps receiver operation status radar scope for captured gps satellites date obtained from the gps signal l...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 12 b efore y ou b egin battery installation and removal to install the battery, insert the battery pack sbr- 12li into the battery compartment on the back of the transceiver, press the end of the battery pack while pressing the battery pack latch on the bot- tom of...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 13 b efore y ou b egin side of the transceiver directly. In this case, the “ ” icon will appear in the top right corner of the lcd display. 4. If the transceiver is inserted correctly, the red indi- cator on the sbh-11 will glow. A fully-discharged pack will be cha...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 14 alkaline battery tray installation the supplied sbt-12 battery tray allows operation of the fta-750/fta-550 using six “aa” size alkaline battery cells. When installing a cell, insert the (–) end first, then press in the (+) end so the cell snaps into place. Pay ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 15 external dc power supply connection you may insert the cable plug of the optional sdd-12 cigarette 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 of the lc...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 16 b efore y ou b egin belt clip installation you may mount the clip to the rear of the fta-750/ fta-550 using the supplied screws. Dat a mic/sp ext dc dat a mic/sp ext dc shb-11 belt clip with two screws (m3 x 8) headset connection you may use an optional headset ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 17 b efore y ou b egin precautions the fta-750/fta-550 are capable of two-way communication on channels used for critical avia- tion safety communications. Therefore, it is impor- tant that this radio be kept away from children or other unauthorized users at all ti...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 18 b asic o peration reception (com band) turning the radio on and off to turn the radio on , p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e power switch. “ warning ” will be displayed. Ptt sql this device can only be used as an aid to navigation for vfr. All information is present...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 19 b asic o peration adjusting the frequency you may turn the dial selector (outer) knob on the top panel to choose the desired operating frequency. The channel frequency will appear on the lcd. Directly entering frequencies from the keypad is the easiest method if...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 20 adjusting the volume rotate the vol (inner) knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press the sql switch; background noise will now be heard, and you may use this noise to set the vol knob for the desired audio level. Press and hold the sql switch...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 21 b asic 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 ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 22 b asic o peration transmission (com band) to transmit, press and hold the ptt switch. Speak into the micro- phone area of the front panel grille in a normal voice level. The “ tx ” icon, which indicates that the fta- 750/fta-550 are in the transmit mode, ap- pea...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 23 b asic o peration operation bands when the fta-750/fta-550 are turned on for the first time, it enters the comm mode and displays the com band screen. The comm mode is the basic operation mode of the fta-750/fta-550 that allows you to tune through either of the ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 24 operation modes the fta-750/fta-550 op- erate in either of the modes below. You can switch the modes via the menu screen displayed by pressing the [ menu ] key on the front panel. Fta-750 fta-550 when turning on the fta-750/fta-550 , the last mode you have used ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 25 b asic o peration convenient menu items the menu screen also includes the following items which provide advanced and convenient usage of the fta-750/fta-550 . Timer you may use the fta-750/fta-550 as a count- down timer or a stopwatch through this menu. Function...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 26 b asic o peration 4. Select “ reset ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. Lamp contrast key beep timer alarm battery save lock select ptt lock reset configuration 5. Select “ factory ” on the screen by pressing the [...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 27 reception of vor signals when the fta-750/fta-550 receive a vor (vhf omnidirectional range) signal, the display will automati- cally switch to the nav band screen which shows a cdi (course deviation indicator) based on the received signal, and “ vor ”, which ind...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 28 reading the cdi if the obs is set to 50° and your aircraft is at 230° from a certain vor station, for example, you are “on course” and the course deviation needle of the cdi will be at the center of the compass rose. 10° 0° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 1...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 29 a dvanced o peration the course deviation needle moves to the right if your aircraft is off course to the left of the obs, or moves to the left if your aircraft is off course to the right of the obs. The deviation marks indicate off-course level by 2 degrees up ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 30 a dvanced o peration flying to a desired course if you know the direction of your destination from a specific vor station, you may use the cdi to correct your course of flying. 1. Set the frequency to the desired vor station. 2. Press the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key to s...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 31 a dvanced o peration reception of ils signals when the fta-750/fta-550 receive an ils (instru- ment landing system) signal, the display will automati- cally switch to the nav band screen which shows a cdi (course deviation indicator) based on the received signal...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 32 a dvanced o peration note : you may change the com band receive frequency while receiving an ils signal. If the [ ent ] key is pressed while the tag name of the airport is selected, the recall screen listing the frequencies you have used will temporarily appear ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 33 a dvanced o peration 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 station in the nav band. Vor stations equipped with this capability typically are show...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 34 a dvanced o peration 6. Select “ finish ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. The frequency will be determined and the dis- play will return to the comm setup menu. Comm setup split frequency finish 122.100 mhz note ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 35 a dvanced o peration operating in the split mode to transmit a voice call during the nav band recep- tion, press and hold the ptt switch, and speak into the microphone. The com band screen will be dis- played with the frequency you have set. To exit the split mo...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 36 a dvanced o peration you can also select a weather channel from the pre-programmed list with the dial selector knob. To confirm the weather channel frequency se- lection, press the [ ent ] key. 162.475 vol 162.550 wx01 162.400 wx02 162.475 wx03 162.425 wx04 162....

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 37 a dvanced o peration dual watch operation the dual watch feature automatically checks for activity on the p-ch (priority channel) set via the comm setup menu while you are operating on another channel. Dur- ing the dual watch operation, the current channel and t...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 38 a dvanced o peration 6. Select “ finish ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. The frequency will be determined and the dis- play will return to the comm setup menu. Comm setup dual watch freq. Finish 127.600 mhz star...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 39 a dvanced o peration to stop the dual watch, select “ dual watch ” and press the [ ent ] key in the function menu. Scan mem dual watch scan split logger off on off off off function timer mode operation the fta-750/fta-550 both provide a “stopwatch” timer and a “...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 40 a dvanced o peration 4. To start the counting, select “ start ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. The displayed time will increase and “ start ” changes to “ stop ”. The “ ” icon appears on the top right of the dis...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 41 a dvanced o peration using the countdown timer 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ timer ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. 3. Select “ countdown ” o n t h e s c r e e n b y pressing ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 42 a dvanced o peration 7. To clear the count, select “ reset ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. The displayed time w i l l b e c h a n g e d t o “ 00:00:00 ” and the timer will stop. 127.300 vol busy reset countdown...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 43 a dvanced o peration tot feature the tot (time-out timer) shuts off the transceiver after continuous transmission exceeds the programmed time. This feature prevents unintended transmission by mis- take and reduces battery consumption. To select the tot, select e...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 44 a dvanced o peration using the headset microphone if you want to use the microphone of an aviation headset prepared by yourself, change the assignment of microphone controlled with the ptt switch. To assign the headset microphone, select “ ext mic ” on the item ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 45 a dvanced o peration t o adjust the vox gain, select one of the following gain levels on the item “ vox level ” of the comm setup menu in the setup mode. M i n / l e v e l 1 / level2 / level3 / max vox level min level1 level2 level3 max comm setup to set the vox...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 46 a dvanced o peration lock function this function prevents accidental changes to the fre- quency setting and the keypad controls. Setting the lockout configuration you may choose the controls to be locked. 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 47 a dvanced o peration activating the lock feature p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e [ ] key. According to the setting of the lockout configu- ration, either of “ key lock ”, “ dial lock ”, or “ all lock ” will ap- pear on the screen for 2 seconds and then the display...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 48 a dvanced o peration changing the channel steps the synthesizer of the fta-750/fta-550 provides the option of utilizing channel steps of 8.33/25 khz per step. The fta-750/fta-550 are set up with default channel steps of 25 khz (nav and com bands). If you need to...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 49 a dvanced o peration anl feature for reduction of impulse noise, such as that produced by an engine’s ignition system, the anl (automatic noise limiter) feature may prove helpful. To activate the anl, select “ on ” on the item “ anl ” of the comm setup menu in t...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 50 m emory o peration the fta-750/fta-550 provide 200 user-programma- ble memories which can hold sets of information about channels such as its channel frequency, position infor- mation, channel tag (name) up to 15 characters, and flag (marking for search refineme...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 51 t h e f r e q u e n c y a n d tag name of the chan- nel listed first, “ mr ” which indicates that the fta-750/fta-550 are in the mr (memory recall) mode, and the group name selected in step 3 will appear on the upper field of the display. 133.800 vol 133.800 los...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 52 m emory o peration instant storage select a desired fre- quency in the comm mode, then press the [ save ] key. The frequency will be stored and a tag name automatically assigned will appear on the dis- play. 127.600 vol 132.400 las vega 120.950 133.800 busy 001f...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 53 m emory o peration press the [ back ] key to cancel the changes or inputs. Note : you cannot store weather channels to the memory by pressing the [ save ] key during the wx mode. Maintenance of the memory adding new addresses, editing the stored information, and...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 54 m emory o peration notes : you cannot skip the input of “ name ” (channel tag). You must input either of “ freq. ” (channel frequen- cy) or “ lat ” and “ lon ” (position information of the channel). Editing the information 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display th...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 55 m emory o peration deleting the memory 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ setup ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. 3. Select “ memory book ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 56 m emory o peration 6. Use the keypad or dial to edit the letters and/or numerics of the group name, then press the [ ent ] key. The cursor will move to the next digit of the group name. Memory book group name finish group1_________ 7. Select “ f i n i s h ” by p...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 57 s canning o peration the fta-750/fta-550 allow you to scan active chan- nels automatically in the comm (com & nav band), mr, and wx modes. It pauses on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency if you like. Scanning channels 1. Set...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 58 s canning o peration note : when you enable the alarm function at reception of the weather alert signal via the comm setup menu in the setup mode, the last weather channel will be watched as the every second frequency during a scan. Example: when the last weathe...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 59 s canning o peration scanning the specified channels among the memory and weather channels, you may scan only those on which you want to see if a signal exists. Marking the channels 1. Set the radio to the mr or wx mode and tune to the channel that you want to b...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 60 scanning the marked channels set the radio to the mr or wx mode, then perform steps 2 to 4 of the section “scanning all channels” in the previous page. The scanning starts and the display returns to the mr or wx mode screen. The fta-750/fta-550 operate in the sa...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 61 gps f unction (fta-750 o nly ) 4. Select “ gps on/off ” on the screen by press- ing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. Gps on/off power save recall gps + f location format utc/local time offset time format unit of measure gps setup 5. Select...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 62 gps f unction (fta-750 o nly ) displaying the position information you can choose the way to display the position information from three types; numerical, compass, and numerical with gps status. Notes: you may change the unit of displayed measure- ments via the ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 63 gps f unction (fta-750 o nly ) compass display 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ gps ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. 3. Select “ compass ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 64 gps f unction (fta-750 o nly ) memorizing the position information you can save your position information at a certain point of time in the memory book of the radio. 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ gps ” on the screen by pressin...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 65 recording the position information the fta-750 includes a logger for position information that allows you to record your location at a regular interval. 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ func ” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 66 w aypoint n avigation (fta-750 o nly ) the navigation feature of the fta-750 is presented in a compass that helps you to figure out the destination and your traveling direction at a glance. The destination can be selected from the memory channels and the list of...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 67 w aypoint n avigation (fta-750 o nly ) setting the destination when the radio enters the navi mode for the first time, or if you have reached the destination during the navi mode last time, the navi menu will be displayed after selecting “ navi ” on the menu scr...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 68 w aypoint n avigation (fta-750 o nly ) specifying the position directly 1. S e l e c t “ m a n u a l ” on the navi menu by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ent ] key. History memory manual navi 2. Select the “ lat ” and “ lon ” field by pres...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 69 w aypoint n avigation (fta-750 o nly ) you may store the input information to the memory of the radio by selecting “ save and goto ” before step 6 above. You may give a custom tag name to the input information and assign it to a desired group before step 6, in t...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 70 setup m ode note : we do not recommend that any of the default settings be changed until you are thoroughly familiar with the operation of the fta-750/fta-550 . Basic operation 1. Press the [ menu ] key to display the menu screen. 2. Select “ setup ” on the menu...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 71 setup m ode menu items memory book you may store the frequencies or positions with a tag name to the memory of the radio, and maintain the stored entries. Comm setup you may set and adjust the operations of the radio in the comm mode. Gps setup (fta-750 only) yo...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 72 setup m ode setting of the comm mode operation turning on/off the emergency call you may enable or disable the quick access to the 121.500 mhz emergency frequency (see also page 21). Emergency call anl weather alert scan band ptt scan stop scan resume scan stop ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 73 setup m ode setting the scan resume time you may select a waiting time till the resuming of scan after the encountered signal disappears (see also page 57). Emergency call anl weather alert scan band ptt scan stop scan resume scan stop type dual watch freq. Comm...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 74 setup m ode setting the polled frequency for dual watch see page 37 for details. Setting the transmit frequency during the nav band reception see page 33 for details. Setting the frequency step for tuning see page 48 for details. Setting the time-out timer for t...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 75 setup m ode setting the microphone configuration see page 44 for details. Setting the side tone operation see page 45 for details. Turning on/off the vox operation see page 44 for details. Setting the sensitivity of the vox system see page 45 for details. Settin...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 76 setup m ode setting the power save operation of the internal gps unit you may select an interval time of periodical operation of the gps unit to reduce battery consumption (see also pages 62, 63, 65). Off ... Operates all the time auto ... Sleeps until a gps sig...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 77 setup m ode setting the notation format of location you may select the coordinate system for position infor- mation to be shown on the display (see also page 62). Gps on/off power save recall gps + f location format utc/local time offset time format unit of meas...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 78 setup m ode setting the unit of measurement you may select the unit of speed, distance, and altitude to be shown on the display (see also page 62). Gps on/off power save recall gps + f location format utc/local time offset time format unit of measure gps setup u...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 79 setup m ode turning on/off the pinning you may enable or disable the update of the position information when you have stayed at a location for a certain period of time. Power save recall gps + f location format utc/local time offset time format unit of measure p...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 80 setup m ode setting of the operation and configuration of the radio setting the brightness of the display you may adjust the dimmer in 5 levels. Dimmer lamp contrast key beep timer alarm battery save lock select ptt lock configuration dimmer 3 configuration sett...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 81 setup m ode setting the contrast of the display you may adjust the contrast in 30 levels. Dimmer lamp contrast key beep timer alarm battery save lock select ptt lock configuration contrast 15 configuration setting the loudness of key beeps you may adjust the lou...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 82 setup m ode resetting the radio you may initialize the memories and settings of the menu categories independently or all at once (see also pages 25 and 26). Function ... Initializes the on/off settings in the function menu memory ... Clears the entries in the me...

  • Page 85: Fta-750/fta-550 O

    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 83 setup m ode summary of the setup menu memory book item description default value add adding new channels or destinations − edit editing the stored informa- tion − delete deleting the stored channel or destination − group name editing the group name gp1:group 1 g...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 84 gps setup (fta-750 only) item description default value gps on/off turning on/off the internal gps unit on power save setting the power save operation of the internal gps unit auto recall gps + f turning on/off the recall of the frequency during the navi mode of...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 85 s pecifications general frequency range : tx: 118.000 to 136.975 mhz rx: 108.000 to 136.975 mhz (nav and com bands) 161.650 to 163.275 mhz (weather channels; usa/canada only) 329.150 to 335.000 mhz (glide slope; fta-750 only) channel spacing : 25 khz/8.33 khz em...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 86 s pecifications transmitter power output (@ 7.4 v): 5.0 w (pep), 1.5 w (carrier power) frequency stability : better than ±1 ppm (+14 ºf to + 140 ºf [–10 ºc to +60 ºc]) modulation system : low level amplitude modulation spurious emission : >70 db below carrier in...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 87 t roubleshooting for h eadset c onnection question answer when connecting the scu-15 headset adapter cable between the radio and a headset, the “ tx ” icon appears on the display and the radio cannot be operated. This happens when the plug on the scu-15 headset ...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 88 under industry canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by industry canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its ga...

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 89 n ote.

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    Fta-750/fta-550 o perating m anual 90 n ote.

  • Page 93: A-750

    Quick reference (cut here) quick reference card recalling the previous frequencies 1. In the comm mode screen, press the [ent] key . 2. Press the [◄] or [►] key to select th e d esi re d ch ann el fro m th e l ist, then press the [ent] key . Recalling the memory channels 1. Pr ess t he [ m enu] key ...

  • Page 94

    Obs setting on the vor cdi screen 1. In the vor cdi on the na v band screen, press the [◄ ] or [► ] key to select “obs”. 2. Press the appropriate keys on the keypad to enter numbers, or rota te th e d ial sel ector kn ob to select a degree. Gps activation (ft a-750 only) 1. Pr ess t he [ m enu] key ...

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    Copyright 2016 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 yaesu musen co., ltd. Tennozu parkside building 2-5-8 higashi-shinagawa, shinagawa-ku, tokyo 140-0002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis dr...