Advanced Operation ..........25 Setting of the COMM Mode Operation ......65 Reception of VOR Signals ..........25 Setting of the GPS Mode Operation (FTA-750 Only) ..67 Setting of the Operation and Configuration of Reception of ILS Signals ..........27 Split Operation ..............
FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only: The FTA-750/FTA-550 have been tested and complies with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF ex- posure limits for Occupational Use/Controlled Exposure Environment. In addition, it complies with the following Stan- dards and Guidelines: ...
VOR and ILS navigation features on the “NAV” band (108 to 117.975 MHz). The FTA-750/FTA-550 boast a 1.7 x 1.7 inch full dot matrix LCD displaying a plenty of information in a row, with our exclusive Omni-Glow display back-lighting for minimal degradation of your night vision.
Helical Antenna SRA-13A others may be unavailable in some regions. Consult Belt Clip SHB-11 your YAESU Dealer for details regarding these and any Headset Cable SCU-15 newly-available options. Alkaline Battery Case SBT-12...
Turn this (inner) control clockwise to increase the volume. DIAL Selector (Outer) Knob This (outer) 20-position detented rotary switch tunes the operating frequency or selects the memory chan- nels. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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COMM Key Press this key to enter the COMM mode instantly. Numeric Keypad The keypad is used when setting frequencies. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to “open” the squelch continuously. Press this but- ton again to resume normal (quiet) monitoring. See Page 18 for details. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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SSM-10 Speaker/Microphone to this jack. To use this jack, you must first remove the cover from the transceiver body. Do not allow the FTA-750/FTA-550 to be- come submerged in water while the cover over the MIC/SP jack is removed.
4:127.600 MIAMI 2 or the squelch. 5:119.150 6:124.250 North This field displays the c h a n n e l s y o u h a v e 7:129.200 previously used. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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OBS (omni bearing selector) value Height deviation indicator for glide slope VOR value Deviation marks for glide slope TO/FROM indicator COG (course over ground) value according to the GPS signal FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
Lithium-ion packs, as personal injury jack should be at the left side when viewing the or damage to the Lithium-ion pack could cradle from the front. occur if a cell or cells become accidentally short- circuited. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
EXT DC jack located on the right side The supplied SBT-12 Battery Case allows operation of of the transceiver directly. the FTA-750/FTA-550 using six “AA” size Alkaline 4. If the transceiver is inserted correctly, the RED indi- batteries.
External DC Power Supply Connection Antenna Installation You may insert the cable plug of the optional SDD- To attach the supplied antenna to the FTA-750/ 11/SDD-12 Cigarette Lighter DC/DC Converter into FTA-550, grasp the base of the antenna firmly, and the EXT DC jack located on the right side of the exert a moderate “pinching”...
Belt Clip Installation Headset Connection Mount the clip to the rear of the FTA-750/FTA-550 You may use an optional headset through the sup- using the supplied screws. plied SCU-15 Headset Cable by connecting to the MIC/SP jack located on the right side of the transceiver.
This could create a serious fire/burn danger, and possibly cause damage to the Lithium-ion pack. The FTA-750/FTA-550 are designed to have the waterproof capability equivalent to IPX-5. Do not allow the radio to become submerged, and do not subject it to water spray under pressure.
, p r e s s t h e To turn the radio off, press and hold the POWER [ENT] key. switch. A channel frequency will appear on the display. If not, press the [ COMM ] key. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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“5” in the frequency as below: [ 1 ] [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 2 ] [ 7 ] . FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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Press and hold the SQL switch to set the squelch threshold to 0 (off). Your new setting will be saved each time you per- form either of the operations above. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
4:127.600 KSAN-APP 5:119.150 KSAN-ATI Accessing the 121.5 MHz Emergency Frequency 6:124.250 KLGB-TWR The FTA-750/FTA-550 can quickly access the 7:129.200 KLGB-DEP 121.500 MHz emergency frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function (de- To exit the emergency mode, press the [ COMM ] scribed on Page 42) is in use.
If you find it difficult to utilize the FTA-750/FTA-550 conveniently and safe while speaking directly into the microphone, we recommend the use of the SSM-10 Speaker/ Microphone (option), or an after-market aviation headset/boom microphone.
When the FTA-750/FTA- Operation Bands 113.600 550 receive a data signal When the FTA-750/FTA-550 are turned on for the first KLAX-VOR associated with VOR or time, it enters the COMM mode and displays the COM ILS, the display will auto- band screen.
WX Operation Modes (USA version only) The receive mode for the VHF weather chan- The FTA-750/FTA-550 op- nel broadcasts. 10 weather channels are pre-pro- erate in either of the modes grammed at the factory. below. You can switch the modes via the MENU screen ...
1. Press the [ MENU ] key to display the MENU screen. 2. Select “SETUP” on the TIMER You may use the FTA-750/FTA-550 as a count- screen by pressing the down timer or a stopwatch through this menu. [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ENT ] ...
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CONFIGURATION FACTORY 6. Select “OK?” on the CONFIGURATION screen by pressing the RESET [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and FACTORY then press the [ ENT ] CANCEL key. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
CDI (course deviation indicator) based on the received compass rose always indicates the direction set as signal, and “ VOR ”, which indicates that the FTA-750/ the OBS. FTA-550 are receiving the VOR signal, appears on the When the internal GPS unit is activated and receives display.
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2. Press the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] KLAX-VOR the keypad or the DIAL 113.600 key to select “OBS” on KLAX-VOR knob. the screen. 000 ° 355 ° 355 ° FROM 355 ° FROM 360 ° FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
175 ° CDI (course deviation indicator) based on the received 355 ° signal, and “ LOC ”, which indicates that the FTA-750/ FTA-550 are receiving the localizer signal, and “ GS ”, 360 ° which indicates that the FTA-750 is receiving the glide slope signal, appear on the display.
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(the end of the scale) of the upper or lower side. Note: The internal GPS unit is inactive in the factory default. Activate it via the SETUP mode (see Page 54) if neces- sary. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
5. E n t e r t h e t r a n s m i t COMM SETUP f r e q u e n c y w i t h t h e SPLIT FREQUENCY keypad. 122.100 FINISH FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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Either of the COM band frequencies only can be set as The display will return to the previous screen and the transmit frequency. “ ± ”, which indicates that the FTA-750/FTA-550 Activating the split mode are in the split mode, will appear on the display.
To transmit a voice call during the NAV band recep- (USA version only) tion, press and hold the PTT switch, and speak into The FTA-750/FTA-550 can receive VHF weather chan- the microphone. The COM band screen will be dis- nel broadcasts, which may assist your flight planning.
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Weather Alert! Press any keys You may enable or disable the alarm function when re- ceiving the weather alert signal via the COMM SETUP menu, if desired. See Page 65 for details. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
[ ENT ] key. SCAN STOP TYPE key. DUAL WATCH FREQ. SPLIT FREQUENCY FREQUENCY STEP 5. Enter the frequency you COMM SETUP want to poll, with the DUAL WATCH FREQ. keypad. ---.--- FINISH FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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1. Press the [ MENU ] key to display the MENU screen. The display will return to the previous screen and 2. Select “FUNC” on the “ DW ”, which indicates that the FTA-750/FTA- screen by pressing the 550 are performing the dual watch, will appear on [ ◄...
To stop the dual watch, Timer Mode Operation FUNCTION select “DUAL WATCH” The FTA-750/FTA-550 are provided a “Stopwatch” SCAN MEM and press the [ ENT ] timer and a “Countdown” timer. These can be used for a DUAL WATCH...
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“00:00:00”. If “RESET” is determined while stopping, the dis- played time will be changed to “00:00:00” and the TIMER timer will keep stopping. STOPWATCH 00:00:03 STOP RESET FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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To resume the count- TIMER Press the [ BACK ] key ing, select “START” COUNTDOWN to cancel the input time. 00:03:42 changed from “STOP” and press the [ ENT ] START RESET key again. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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“OFF” on the item “TIMER ALARM” of the CON- FIGURATION menu in the SETUP mode. CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION DIMMER TIMER ALARM LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TX TOT TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE AF PITCH CONT FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
TOT Feature Saving the Battery during Reception The TOT (time-out timer) shuts off the transceiver after One of the important features of the FTA-750/FTA-550 continuous transmission exceeds the programmed time. are its battery saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for This feature prevents unintended transmission by mis- a time interval, periodically “waking it up”...
To change the side tone level temporarily during the monitoring, press the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key or rotate the DIAL selector knob when pressing and holding the PTT switch. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
[ ◄ ] o r [ ► ] LOCK SELECT MIC SELECT key, and then press the SIDE TONE [ ENT ] key. VOX SENSE VOX DELAY RESET FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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Activating the lock feature During the FTA-750/FTA-550 are locked, the con- trols with the DIAL selector knob and/or the keys P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e except the PTT switch, the POWER switch, and ] key.
10 characters. of the display. The FTA-750/FTA-550’s memory system allows you to store, label, and recall channel frequencies you may use If the last channel is assigned to the priority group, “...
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[ ENT ] 120.950 Kansas 124.300 Las Vegas key, then select a chan- 125.200 KLAS-APP nel from the channel 119.850 KLAS-TWR 124.050 KLAS-GND list of the group in the same way. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
COMM mode, you may store the fre- the COMM mode. quency and other information with a custom tag name. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
[ ◄ ] or [ ► ] Group:ALL store the changes in the key, and then press the Freq.:---.--- same way as the instant --˚--.--- [ ENT ] key. storage described previ- LON ---˚--.--- Shift:OFF ously. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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5. Press the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] MEMORY BOOK key to select the group EDIT including the entry you want to edit, then press PRIORITY the [ ENT ] key. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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PRIORITY DELETE press the [ ENT ] key. after the deletion of the CHICAGO entry from the memory. DALLAS DETROIT EL TORO FLORIDA GUATEMALA HONOLULU FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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3. Select “FINISH” on the screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ENT ] key. The group name will be determined and the display will return to the MEMORY BOOK menu. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
FCC ID: K6650013X20 IC: 511B-50013X20 cannIng peratIon The FTA-750/FTA-550 allow you to scan active chan- The scanner searches a signal from the lower fre- nels automatically in the COMM (COM band), MR, and quency to higher. WX (USA version only) modes. It pauses on signals ...
5. Repeat the steps 1 to 4 above to mark other channels FUNCTION the screen by pressing as well. SCAN MEM the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and DUAL WATCH then press the [ ENT ] SCAN key. SPLIT LOGGER FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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The scanning starts and the display returns to the MR or WX mode screen. The FTA-750/FTA-550 operate in the same way as that when scanning all channels described in the previous page, except that it searches a signal on the marked frequencies only.
FCC ID: K6650013X20 IC: 511B-50013X20 gps F (Fta-750 o unctIon The FTA-750 has an internal GPS reception unit to 4. Select “GPS ON/OFF” GPS SETUP receive and display the position information at all on the screen by press- GPS ON/OFF i n g t h e [ ◄...
VOL meter on the DATE Oct/25 09:56 2. Select “GPS” on the screen. screen by pressing the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] key, and then press the [ ENT ] key. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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Oct/25 DATE Oct/25 09:56 played below the VOL 09:56 GPS satellites, and the meter on the screen. date will be displayed below the VOL meter on the screen. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
The MARK POSITION form appears on the MARK POSITION display, with the name Name: MARK001 (tag), frequency, group Group:ALL tag, and current posi- Freq.:133.800 tion information already 33˚56.325 LON 118˚24.225 filled. Press [SAVE] key FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
[ ENT ] SCAN key. SPLIT LOGGER The recording starts and the display returns to the previous screen. You may change the interval time of recording via the SETUP mode. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
(Fta-750 o aypoInt aVIgatIon The navigation feature of the FTA-750 is presented in a The compass screen including the destination you compass that helps you to figure out the destination and have selected last time will be displayed if you did your traveling direction at a glance.
[ ENT ] Selecting from the history key. Select “History” on the NAVI menu, and then select and set the desired station in the same way as the steps 3 and 4 above. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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The input information 33˚56.325 will appear with the LON 118˚24.225 GOTO reversed “GOTO” dis- SAVE AND GOTO played at the bottom. 6. Press the [ ENT ] key. The compass screen will be displayed. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
3. Select “INFO” by press- KLAX AIRPORT i n g t h e [ ◄ ] o r [ ► ] COMM key, and then press the VOR/ILS [ ENT ] key. INFO FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
SETUP menu by press- i n g t h e [ ◄ ] o r [ ► ] be changed until you are thoroughly familiar with the operation of the FTA-750/FTA-550. key, and then press the [ ENT ] key.
GPS mode. CONFIGURATION You may set and adjust the various conditions of the radio. ABOUT... You may confirm the version of the software cur- rently operating on the radio. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
SCAN RESUME PTT SCAN CLEAR WEATHER ALERT SCAN STOP TYPE PTT SCAN CLEAR DUAL WATCH FREQ. SPLIT FREQUENCY SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE FREQUENCY STEP DUAL WATCH FREQ. SPLIT FREQUENCY FREQUENCY STEP FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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5sec STOP ... Stays at the frequency for 5 seconds and then resume the scan 10sec STOP ... Stays at the frequency for 10 sec- onds and then resume the scan FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
FREQUENCY STEP WEATHER ALERT 25kHz PTT SCAN CLEAR 8.33kHz SCAN RESUME SCAN STOP TYPE DUAL WATCH FREQ. SPLIT FREQUENCY FREQUENCY STEP Turning on/off the internal GPS unit See Page 54 for details. FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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GPS SETUP UTC/LOCAL GPS ON/OFF TIME OFFSET LOCATION FORMAT POWER SAVE TIME FORMAT ddd˚mm.mmm RECALL GPS + F UNIT OF MEASURE ddd˚mm.mm LOCATION FORMAT UTC/LOCAL ddd˚mm.ss TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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TIME OFFSET RECALL GPS + F POWER SAVE LOCATION FORMAT RECALL GPS + F UTC/LOCAL +09:00 LOCATION FORMAT TIME OFFSET UTC/LOCAL TIME FORMAT TIME OFFSET UNIT OF MEASURE TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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GPS SETUP RECALL GPS + F D-GPS LOCATION FORMAT UTC/LOCAL TIME OFFSET GPS SETUP GPS SETUP TIME FORMAT UNIT OF MEASURE UNIT OF MEASURE ALTITUDE PINNING SPEED feet D-GPS DISTANCE meter ALTITUDE FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
GPS SETUP LAMP UTC/LOCAL LOG ERASE CONTRAST TIME OFFSET KEY BEEP TIME FORMAT TX TOT CANCEL UNIT OF MEASURE TIMER ALARM PINNING BATTERY SAVE D-GPS AF PITCH CONT LOGGER INTERVAL LOG ERASE FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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You may adjust the loudness in 5 levels. TIMER ALARM EXT PO/KEY BATTERY SAVE CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION AF PITCH CONT DIMMER KEY BEEP LAMP CONTRAST KEY BEEP TX TOT TIMER ALARM BATTERY SAVE AF PITCH CONT FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
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See Page 40 for details. TX TOT HIGH CUT Setting the sensing time of the VOX system TIMER ALARM HIGH AND LOW CUT BATTERY SAVE See Page 40 for details. AF PITCH CONT FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing AnuAl YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
FUNCTION ... Initializes the on/off settings in the Ver:00.** Date:Oct 25.20** FUNCTION menu CONFIGURATION ... Initializes the settings in the CONFIGURATION menu FACTORY ... Resets the radio to factory default Yaesu Musen co., ltd CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION AF PITCH CONT RESET LOCK SELECT MEMORY...
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Les types d’antenne non inclus dans cette liste, ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué, sont strictement interdits pour l’exploitation de l’émetteur. Part 15.21: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by YAESU MUSEN could void the user’s authorization to operate this device.
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FCC ID: K6650013X20 IC: 511B-50013X20 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. Tennozu Parkside Building 2-5-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 Japan Copyright 2013 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. All rights reserved. YAESU UK Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close No portion of this manual may be Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
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