Yaesu FT-1000MP Operating Manual page 67

Operation
Message Recording
(from Main or Sub Receiver audio)
When used in this mode, the DVS-2 maintains
a continuous recording of the last (approximately)
16 seconds of audio from either the main or sub-
receiver. This can be particularly helpful in picking
out callsigns during a pileup, as you can replay
the same recording as often as you like (until you
record over it). The record/playback process in
this mode is analogous to an 16-second "endless
tape"
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that is, you can turn the recorder on and
off to record up to a total of 16 seconds of small
segments of audio, or you can leave the recorder
running to get one 16-second segment. In any
case, the recorder ovewrites data more than 16
(recording) seconds old.
D T o start the receiver recorder, just press the
REC
button. The yellow
REG
LED will light (and
stay lit).
CSWhen you hear something you want to play
back, press the
STOP
button (the
REG
LED will
turn off), and then press the
PLAV
button. Now
the green
PLAY
LED will light as recorded audio
is played back through the main receiver audio
channel,
Note that if you record for less than 16 sec-
onds, playback will start at the point you first
started recording (no "rewind" necessary). How-
ever, if you record for more than 16 seconds,
playback will begin at the point 16 seconds before
you stopped recording. In either case, playback
will repeat any recorded audio every 16 seconds.
C J To stop the playback at any time, simply press
STOP. If you then press
PLAY
again, playback
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will continue from the point you stopped it.
Message Recording
(from Microphone audio)
This mode allows the DVS-2 to record either
two 8-second messages or four 4-second mes-
sages of audio from the microphone, such as
contest exchanges or station IDS. Each can then
be played back, either in monitor mode (without
transmission), or directly over the air. Note that
the digital memory used in this mode is inde-
pendent from that used for receiver recording (so
you can store both types of memory without inter-
fering with one another),
The 8- and 4-second messages share the
same memory, so two 4-second message seg-
ments (1 and 2 or 3 and 4) can be combined into
one 8-second message for transmission, as indi-
cated in the following table.
Memory Segments & Message Numbers
Before you record for transmission, check that
the
MESSAGE MODE
switch is set for the size
message you want to record, either .$-second or
&second (see the table above and the Example
in the next section for help with this decision). You
do not need to press the PTP switch while record-
ing a message, although you can, in which case
your audio will be transmitted and recorded simul-
taneously.
O Get your microphone ready, and then press the
M E W
button (the yellow
REC
LED will blink).
O Now press the numbered key for the segment
(or segment pair) to record (only 1 or 2 for the
8-second mode), and start talking (do not press
the PTT switch unless you want to transmit at
the same time you are recording).
The
REC
LED will stop blinking and stay on for
the recording period (4 or 8 seconds), and then
turn off. Also, the red LED above the numbered
key you pressed will come on (if this segment was
previously empty) and stay on, indicating this seg-
ment is now storing data.
OTo stop recording at any point before the se-
lected segment's time limit is up, simply press
STOP.
This is the preferred method, since it elimi-
nates any "dead time" remaining from your last-
recorded word and end of the time segment
(which would keep your transmitter unnecessarily
keyed for a short period). In any case, your mes-
sage can not exceed the 4- or 8- second limit.
Don't worry if you didn't have enough time to
finish your phrase, you can repeat the above
steps to re-recopd the same message
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the pre-
vious message will be overwritten. (Note that
there is no "rewind" step required).
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