Basic Operation; Turning The Transceiver On - Yaesu FTM-500DR Operating Manual

Basic Operation

Turning the Transceiver ON

1. Press and hold the POWER (LOCK) switch to turn the transceiver ON / OFF.
z Inputting the call sign
1. The first time the transceiver is turned ON after it is pur-
chased; input your own call sign.
2. Press the FUNC knob to proceed to the call sign input
screen.
• When the transceiver is subsequently turned ON, the
opening screen appears followed by the frequency
screen.
• The input call sign may be changed from the Setup
Menu [121 CALLSIGN].
3. Touch or rotate the FUNC knob, then press it to select
each character.
: to move the cursor to the right.
: to move the cursor to the left.
: change to the numeric and symbol input
: delete the character left of the cursor
Up to 10 characters (letters, numbers, and a hyphen) can be entered.
4. Repeat step 3 to input the remaining call sign characters.
5. Press and hold the FUNC knob to conclude inputting.
Normal operating (VFO Mode) screen will be displayed.
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S-DX DISP
FTM - 500D
DIGITAL / ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
Press and hold
Please enter
Your CALLSIGN
(Max 10 letters)
Press the FUNC knob