Operation; Preliminary Steps - Yaesu FT-530 Manual

Low Battery Indicator
You need not be too concerned about the fol-
lowing descriptions of timers - they are much
easier to learn (by doing, which we will get to
shortly) than to describe.
A five-second timer starts when you press
~,
and automatically restarts when you turn the
selector knob or press an arrow key. Pressing
Preliminary Steps
Operation
This chapter describes the various transceiver When the front panel keys are pressed during
functions tutorially. After studying these descrip- reception, one or two beeps will sound to indicate
tions, keep the FT-530 Operator's Quick Reference
key contact. Don't hold the C!!ID key down unless
Card handy to refresh your memory. you are storing a memory, and don't press two
keys as the same time. While transmitting, the
keys generate D1MF tones according to their nu-
meric label or the amber
A, B, C, 0,
*,
or
#
label.
o
If you have a Speaker/Mic, we suggest you not
connect it until you are familiar with basic op-
eration.
Before operating the
FT-530
the first time:
o
Charge the battery pack completely
(if
using
Ni-Cd batteries) as described on page 13. If us-
ing an FBA-12 dry-cell battery case, install the
batteries as described on page 14.
o
Connect the supplied antenna to the antenna
jack on the top of the transceiver. Never operate
the transceiver without an antenna connected.
-
o
Before proceeding, please read the Controls &
Connectors chapter, if you have not already, to
familiarize yourself with the functions of the
controls. Note especially the display on pages 8
& 9, and the key information on pages 10
through 11.
When battery voltage drops below about 5.5
volts, the display begins alternately flashing
the battery voltage, indicating the battery
pack should be recharged or batteries re-
placed. If you continue operating, the trans-
ceiver turns itself off.
17
18
Key Beeper
You can toggle the key beeper on and off by
pressing C!!ID
~
CD
~
C1!0
~
ffi·
If you
lock the keypad (page 20) with the beeper
enabled, each key will sound a different mu-
sical note for as long as it is held.
other keys may shut off the timer as the re.sultin g
change in operation occurs, or start a dlffer~nt
timer for selecting a parameter. When the settmg
mode (after
C!!ID ~
m)
is activated the display is
blanked, except for
II
SE
II
appearing in the mem-
ory box. Pressing any key at this point. will alter
the operation of the transceiver accordmg
t~
the
descriptions of the setting mode features. To eXIt the
setting mode and return the display to normal,
you can either press the COCID key, pTf switch (no
transmission will occur), or tum the set off and
back on.
A beeper provides useful audible feed~ack
whenever a key is pressed, at a level determmed
by either volume control. Each key has ~ different
beep pitch, and many functions have umque beep
combinations. For example, you will hear a low-
pitched beep
fol~~~ed
by
~ hig~-pitched
beep
when you press
CI),
or a high-pitched beep
JH~l­
lowed by a low-pitched beep when y.ou
press~.
These beeps are helpful when setting up trans-
ceiver functions. You can disable the beeper as
described in the box above, but we recommend
keeping it enabled while getting. to know the con-
trols and special multi-key functions.
If you have trouble getting the transceiver to
work as described, see In Case of Problems, on page
58.
Important Terms
If the transceiver has not been used before, the
display will look something like this:
We call the frequency indicated by "~" to its left
the main channel, and the other frequency
(if
any),
the sub channel (these can be on either side of the
display). You can turn the sub choc;nnel freque.ncy
displilY oJ}. and off by pressing
~.
As you rmght
expect, dual reG~ive is active only when a sub ch~n­
nel is displayed. The
~
button selects which
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