Descriptions Of Main Screens - Yaesu FTM-500DR Operating Manual

Communication Mode (The Operating Mode switches each time the Mode area is touched.)
Displays the operating mode (Digital modes are indicated by a red icon)
: FM (Analog) mode
: AM (Analog) mode
: V/D mode (Simultaneous voice and data communication mode)
: Voice FR mode (Voice full-rate mode)
: Data FR mode (High speed data communication mode)
: AMS (Automatic Mode Select) FM (Analog) mode
: AMS (Automatic Mode Select) DN mode
: AMS (Automatic Mode Select) VW mode
: AMS (Automatic Mode Select) DW mode
*When AMS (Automatic Mode Select) function is activated, the indicator is shown
with a bar appearing above the mode. The transceiver automatically switches to the
DW mode during image transmission.

Descriptions of Main Screens

z Normal screen (VFO screen)
z PMG screen
Press the key to display the PMG (Primary Memory Group) screen.
The PMG function, which displays the receive status of the registered channels in a
bar graph, can register up to 5 channels by simply pressing and holding the
for the current display frequency, ether of the VFO or the memory channel.
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: S meter (Displays received signal strength in 10 levels)
: PO meter (Displays transmit output in 3 levels when transmitting)
: Volume level
: SQL level
Main-band and Sub-band are displayed in a top-down
fashion.
Both bands are received simultaneously.
*C4FM digital signal standby is available in both Main-
band and Sub-band.
• The PMG screen auto mode and manual mode can
be switched by press and hold the DIAL knob.
• Touch the bar graph to automatically Dual receive.
• Touch and hold the bar graph to switch the operating
channel.
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