Digital Code Squelch (Dcs) Feature; Setting The Dcs Code; Searching For The Dcs Code Used By The Other Station - Yaesu FTM-500DR Advance Manual

Digital Code Squelch (DCS) feature

The Digital Code Squelch opens the speaker audio only when a signal containing the spec-
ified DCS code is received. The DCS code may be selected from 104 types (from 023 to
754).
The DCS Squelch does not function in digital mode. Press the [DX] key to change from
Digital to Analog FM or AMS mode.

Setting the DCS CODE

1. Press the FUNC knob  [SQL]  Press the FUNC knob
2. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [DCS] then press the FUNC knob.
3. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [DCS] then press the FUNC knob.
4. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the DCS code.
5. Press the FUNC knob to finish the setting and return to
the original screen.
• The DCS code set in the above operation is common for all transmissions with a DCS Code
("DCS", "D-ENC (DCS ENC)", "T-DCS (TONE DCS)", "D-TSQ (DCS TSQL)").
• The default DCS code is "023".

Searching for the DCS Code Used by the Other Station

Search for the DCS code used by the other station.
• The DCS search does not function in digital mode. Press the [DX] key to change from Digital
to Analog FM or AMS mode.
• To set the transceiver operation when scanning stops, press and hold the FUNC knob 
[56 SCAN RESUME]. This setting is common with the scan setting, tone search and DCS
search functions.
1. Press the FUNC knob  [SQL]  Press the FUNC knob
2. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [DCS] then press the FUNC knob.
3. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [DCS] then press the FUNC knob.
4. Press and hold the Microphone [UP] or [DWN] switch.
• The transceiver begins searching for a matching DCS code.
• When a corresponding DCS code is detected, the searching stops and the audio
is heard.
• Press the PTT switch or the [UP] or [DWN] switch to stop searching.
5. Press the PTT switch to save the detected DCS code and return to normal operation.
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KEYPAD HOME CH
SCAN TXPWR
SQL DCS ARS
RPT-R DCS
DTMF APRS
023
HIGH
AUTO
023
OFF