Front Panel Controls & Switches; On/Off (Lock) Switch; Sd Memory Card Slot; Tune - Yaesu FT-710 Operation Manual

Front Panel Controls & Switches

ON/OFF (LOCK) Switch

Press and hold this switch for one second to turn
the transceiver ON or OFF.
Press this key to lock the following actions and
prevent accidental frequency or memory channel
changes:
• Frequency change with MAIN Dial knob;
• Frequency change and memory channel change
with the [STEP • MCH /
("LOCK" appears in the frequency display.)
Press again to unlock.

SD memory card slot

A commercially available SD memory card may be
used to save transceiver settings, to save the mem-
ory contents, to screen capture and to update the
firmware.
• The SD card is not provided with the prod-
uct.
• Not all SD cards sold commercially are
guaranteed to work with this transceiver.

TUNE

This is the ON/OFF switch for the FT-710 Automatic
Antenna Tuner.
Press the [TUNE] key briefly to activate the antenna
tuner. Press the [TUNE] key briefly again to disable
the antenna tuner.
Press the [TUNE] key for about 1 second to start
"automatic tuning".
Since the transceiver transmits automati-
cally during automatic tuning, make sure to
connect an antenna or dummy load before
tuning up.
When the antenna or dummy load does not
match the impedance, "HI-SWR" will appear
on the touch panel.
30
] knob.

VOX/MOX

VOX
This key enables automatic voice-actuated trans-
mitter switching. While VOX is activated, the LED
inside this key glows orange.
1. Press the [VOX] key.
VOX feature is activated
2. Without pressing the PTT switch, speak into the
microphone in a normal voice level. When you
start speaking, the transmitter should be activat-
ed automatically.
When you finish speaking, the transceiver
should return to the receive mode (after a short
delay).
To cancel VOX and return to PTT operation, press
the [VOX] key once more.

• Adjusts the VOX GAIN

The VOX Gain may be adjusted to prevent unin-
tended transmitter activation in a noisy environ-
ment. To adjust the VOX Gain:
1. Press the [FUNC] knob.
2. Touch [VOX GAIN] .
3. While speaking into the microphone, rotate the
[FUNC] knob to the point where the transmitter
is quickly activated by your voice, without back-
ground noise causing the transmitter to activate.

• Adjusts the VOX Delay Time

The "Hang-Time" of the VOX system (the trans-
mit-receive delay after the cessation of speech)
may also be adjusted.
To set a different delay time:
1. Press the [FUNC] knob.
2. Touch [VOX DELAY] .
3. Rotate the [FUNC] knob while saying a brief syl-
lable like "Ah" and listening to the hang time for
the desired delay.