Table Of Contents - Yaesu FT-252 Operating Manual

General Description ...........................................1
Accessories & Options .......................................2
Controls & Connections ....................................3
Top & Front Panel ...........................................3
LCD .................................................................4
Installation of Accessories .................................5
Antenna Installation .........................................5
Installation of FNB-124LI Battery Pack..........5
Battery Charging ..............................................6
Low Battery Indication ....................................6
Belt Clip Installation / Removal ......................7
Operation ............................................................8
Switching Power On and Off ...........................8
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level .................8
Squelch Adjustment .........................................8
Frequency Navigation ......................................9
Transmission ..................................................10
Advanced Operation ........................................11
Keyboard Locking .........................................11
LCD Illumination...........................................12
Disabling the Keypad Beeper ........................12
RF Squelch.....................................................13
Checking the Battery Voltage ........................13
Repeater Operation..........................................14
Repeater Shifts ...............................................14
Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS) ...................14
Manual Repeater Shift Activation .................15
CTCSS/DCS Operation ...................................17
CTCSS Operation ..........................................17
DCS Operation...............................................18
CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation..........................19
Split Tone Operation ......................................20
Tone Calling (1750 Hz) .................................21
Memory Mode ..................................................22
Memory Storage ............................................22
Storing Independent
Transmit Frequencies ("Odd Split") ..........22
Memory Recall ..............................................23
HOME Channel Memory ..............................23
Labeling Memories ........................................24
Enable the Memory
Alpha-Numeric Tag display ...........................24
Memory Offset Tuning ..................................25
Deleting Memories ........................................26
Memory Bank Operation ...............................26
Moving Memory Data to the VFO ................27
Memory Only Mode ......................................27
Weather Broadcast Channels .........................28
Contents
Scanning ............................................................29
VFO Scanning ...............................................30
Manual VFO Scan .....................................30
Programmed VFO Scan .............................30
Memory Scanning ..........................................31
How to Skip (Omit) a Channel
during Memory Scan Operation ................31
Preferential Memory Scan .........................32
Memory Bank Scan ...................................33
Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan
(PMS) .............................................................34
"Priority Channel" Scanning
(Dual Watch) ..................................................35
Automatic Lamp Illumination
on Scan Stop ..................................................37
Band Edge Beeper .........................................37
Weather Alert Scan ........................................38
Emergency Channel Operation ......................39
Smart Search Operation ..................................40
ATS (Automatic Transponder System) .....................41
DTMF Operation .............................................43
Miscellaneous Settings .....................................46
CW Identifier Setup .......................................46
Password ........................................................47
Changing the Channel Steps ..........................48
Receive Battery Saver Setup .........................48
TX Battery Saver ...........................................49
Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT) ..............49
Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) ..................50
DCS Code Inversion ......................................50
Changing the TX Deviation Level .................51
Reset Procedures ..............................................52
Set Mode ...........................................................53
Specifications ....................................................63