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Yaesu VXA-200 Operating Manual - Vxa-200 A

Manual is about: heavy duty air band transceiver

Summary of VXA-200

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    Operating manual.

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    C ontents important notice! .............................................. 1 introduction ....................................................... 2 controls & connectors ..................................... 3 top panel ....................................................................3 lcd displa...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 1 i mportant n otice ! Fcc rf exposure compliance requirements for occupational use only: this radio has been tested and complies with the federal communications commission (fcc) rf exposure limits for occupational use/controlled exposure environment. In...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 2 i ntroduction the yaesu vxa-200 aviator pilot ii is a compact, stylish, solid hand-held transceiver providing communica- tion (transmit and receive) capability on the international aircraft communication band (“c o m ” band: 118 ~ 136.975 mhz), and it ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 3 c ontrols & c onnectors ( t op p anel ) ① antenna jack this sma jack accepts the supplied flexible an- tenna, or another antenna designed to provide 50 Ω impedance on the aircraft communication band. ② power/volume knob turn this control clockwise to t...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 4 c ontrols & c onnectors ( f ront p anel ) ⑤ lcd (liquid crystal display) the display shows the selected operating condi- tions as indicated on the next page. ⑥ loudspeaker the internal speaker is located in this position. ⑦ microphone speak across this...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 5 c ontrols & c onnectors ( lcd d isplay ) this field displays the course heading in degrees. See page 25. This is the course deviation indicator, used during vor navigation. See page 24. This icon indicates that the “book” memory bank is in use. See pag...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 6 c ontrols & c onnectors ( k eypad ) primary function (press key) secondary function (press +) primary function (press key) primary function (press key) primary function (press key) frequency entry digit 1 frequency entry digit 2 frequency entry digit 3...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 7 ⑩ ptt (p ush t o t alk ) switch press this button to transmit when you are oper- ating in the “c o m ” band. Release this button to return to the “r eceive ” mode. See page 15. ⑪ monitor switch this button may be pressed to “open” the squelch manually,...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 8 c ontrols & c onnectors ( r ight s ide ) ⑬ mic/ear jack you may connect the supplied ct-60 headset cable or the (optional) mh-44 a4b speaker/mi- crophone to this jack. Never connect any speaker/microphone that is not recommended by the manufac- turer. ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 9 b efore y ou b egin precautions r this apparatus is capable of two-way communi- cation on channels used for critical aviation safety communications. Therefore, it is important that this radio be kept away from children or other unauthorized users at al...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 10 the charger/battery. Contact your dealer if you have any doubts about the appropriateness of the particular charger or battery pack you intend to use. B efore y ou b egin battery charging it is necessary to fully charge the ni-cd battery be- fore its ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 11 low battery indication ¦ as your battery discharges during use, the volt- age will gradually become lower. When the bat- tery voltage reaches 6.0 volts, the “ x ” icon will blink on the lcd display, indicating that the battery pack must be recharged b...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 12 o peration preliminary steps ¦ install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously. ¦ screw the supplied antenna onto the antenna jack. Never operate this transceiver without an antenna connected. ¦ if you have an optional spe...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 13 to set 118.275 mhz, you do not need to press the final “5” in the frequency: [1] à [1] à [8] à [2] à [7]. R you may also turn t h e t o p p a n e l ’ s channel selector knob to choose the desired operating fre- quency. The channel frequency will ap- p...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 14 r to turn the radio off, turn the volume knob fully counter- clockwise into the click stop position. O peration accessing the 121.5 mhz emergency frequency the vxa-200 can quickly access the 121.500 mhz emergency frequency. This function can be activa...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 15 tuning methods throughout this manual, you will see references to several different frequency setting methods. Each will be particularly useful in a particular operating situa- tion, and they are described below: ¦ vfo (variable frequency oscillator) ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 16 transmission to transmit, press and hold the ptt switch. Speak into the micro- phone area of the front panel grille in a normal voice level. To return to the receive mode, release the ptt switch. Reception of weather channel broadcasts (usa version on...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 17 o peration the ptt switch re-initiates the scanning process. R i f t h e r e a r e n o weather channels in your area, the scan- ner will not stop. Press the monitor button to stop the scanner. R you can also select weather channels manually by rotatin...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 18 monitor key when listening to a very weak signal from an air- craft 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 sque...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 19 o peration temperature display the vxa-200 can measure the current temperature. R to display the current temperature, press [f] à [ 6 ( sensr ) ] . T h e diaplay will now indicate the current temperature. R pressing the [ ( )] k e y t o s w i t c h t ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 20 o peration receive battery saver setup an important feature of the vxa-200 is its receive battery saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If somebody is talking on the channel, the...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 21 b arometric p ressure /a ltitude m etering the optional barometric pressure unit (su-1) brings to the vxa-200 the unique capability of providing readout of the current barometric pressure. This in- formation is the used for calculation of your cur- re...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 22 correcting the atmospheric pressure meter (barometer offset) r press the [f] key, then press the channel se- lector knob to activate the menu (“set”) mode. R rotate the channel selector knob to select menu item 13 “baro.” r press the channel selector ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 23 correcting the thermometer (temperatures offset) r press the [f] key, then press the channel se- lector knob to activate the menu (“set”) mode. R rotate the channel selector knob to select menu item 14 “temp.” r press the channel selector knob to enab...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 24 b arometric p ressure /a ltitude m etering density altitude ø the vxa-200 provide “dentity altitude” meter. To mesuring the density altitude: r press [f] à [5 (d.Alt )]; the display will show density altitude on the current temperature. R press the pt...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 25 m emory o peration the vxa-200 provides 50 user-programmable “main” memories, labeled “ ch"))!” through “ ch")%),” and up to 100 pre-programmed memo- ries, designated “book” memories. The “ ” icon appears when “book” memory mode is activated. The main...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 26 when the desired first character appears, press the channel selector knob momentarily to move on to the next character. R select succeeding characters in the same man- ner, pressing the channel selector knob mo- mentarily after each selection. R after...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 27 s canning o peration the vxa-200 allows you to scan automatically in the vfo ø1 , main memory, “book” memory, or weather channel ø2 modes. It pauses on signals en- countered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. ø1: in the...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 28 s canning o peration channel-skip scanning continuous-carrier stations like atis (automatic terminal information service) or weather broadcast stations inhibit scanner operation. Since these sta- tions are always active, the scanner will be halted rep...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 29 d ual w atch o peration the dual watch feature automatically checks for activity on a “priority” channel* while you are oper- ating on another channel. During dual watch opera- tion, the current channel and the priority channel will each be polled for...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 30 p riority d ual w atch o peration similar to dual watch operation (described on pre- vious page), priority dual watch is an enhanced ver- sion which includes the following additional features: l the receiving time interval (ratio) between the current ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 31 vor n avigation dvor mode cdi mode nav band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz) general vor equipment com band (118.000 - 136.975 mhz).

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 32 to select the dvor mode r when entering the n a v band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz), the vxa-200 selects the dvor mode automatically. The “c ourse d eviation i ndica - tor ” field will appear at the upper left corner on the display, and the “to” or “from” ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 33 flying to a vor station the vxa-200 can indicate the deviation from the direct course to a vor station. R select a vor station on your aeronautical chart and turn the channel selector knob (or enter the frequency directly with the keypad) to the frequ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 34 vor n avigation the aircraft is “on course” the aircraft is “off course”.

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 35 vor n avigation entering a desired course the vxa-200 can also be configured to indicate the deviation from the desired course, not only the de- viation from the path to the vor station. R set the frequency to the desired vor station. R to change the ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 36 vor n avigation position cross-checking r select two vor stations on your aeronautical chart. R 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 radial you...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 37 split operation the split operation feature allows you to transmit a call to a flight service station using the c o m band frequencies, while receiving a vor station (in the n a v band). Vor stations equipped with this capa- bility typically are shown...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 38 f ield p rogramming m ode the vxa-200’s book memories also allow the user to store, label, and recall channel frequencies which you may want to use frequently while the vxa-200 is in the field programming mode. Memory storage into the book memory r pr...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 39 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode the menu system allows certain aspects of your radio’s configuration to be customized for your per- sonal operating convenience. We do not recommend that any of the default settings be changed, however, until you are thoroughly...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 40 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode menu listing a listing of the menu items available via the set mode may be found below. 01 [sql] function: squelch level setting available values: 0 ~ 8 default setting: 2 select a setting for this menu item which just silences...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 41 03 [resm] function: scan-resume mode setting available values: car/5 default setting: car in the “car” (carrier drop) mode, the scanner will remain halted for as long as there is a carrier present on the channel; after the carrier drops at the end of ...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 42 07 [lamp] function: lcd illumination mode available values: key/tgl/5 default setting: key in the “key” mode, the lamp will be activated for 5 seconds when a front panel key is pressed. In the “tgl” mode, the lamp switch toggles the lamp on and off. I...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 43 13 [baro] function: correcting the atomspheric pressure available values: –127 ~ +127 hpa default setting: 0 hpa 14 [temp] function: correcting the thermometer setting available values: –12.7 ~ +12.7 °c default setting: 0 °c m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 15...

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    Vxa-200 a viator p ilot ii o perating m anual 44 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 emission type: tx: am, rx: am & fm (fm: for receiving the weather channels, usa v...

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    This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. A ccessories & o ptions supplied accessories ni-cd battery pack (7.2v, 700mah) fnb-64 overnight desktop charger nc-77b/c/u ø helical antenna atv-7 headset c...

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    Copyright 2001 vertex standard co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of vertex standard co., ltd. Printed in japan 0101a-0k e c 0 1 6 n 1 0 0 vertex standard co., ltd. 4-8-8 nakameguro, meguro-ku, tokyo 153-8644, japan vertex standard us he...