Frequency Navigation; Tuning Dial; Direct Keypad Frequency Entry - Yaesu VR-500 Operating Manual

Basic Operation

Tuning DIAL

Rotating the DIAL allows frequency tuning in the steps pre-programmed at the factory.
Clockwise rotation of the DIAL causes the radio to be tuned to toward a higher frequency,
while counter-clockwise rotation will lower the operating frequency.
If you rotate the DIAL while pressing the [FUNC] key, the frequency will change in 1 kHz
steps (SSB/CW) or 1 MHz steps (AM/NFM/WFM). This feature is extremely useful for
making rapid frequency excursions over the wide tuning range of the radio. This step size
(1 MHz) can be changed; see the "Changing the Channel Steps" section on page 15 for
details.

Direct Keypad Frequency Entry

The desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad.
To enter a frequency from the keypad:
•
Enter the "MHz" portion of the frequency on which you wish to operate.
‚
Enter the decimal point after the "MHz" portion by pressing the [ • (STEP)] key.
ƒ
Enter four more digits to complete the frequency.
„
If there are "zeroes" at the end of the frequency, you may press the [ENT (SET/NAME)]
key after the final non-zero digit.
Examples:
To enter 146.5200 MHz: Press [1] è [4] è [6] è [ • ] è [5] è [2] è [0] è [0].
To enter 810 kHz:
To enter 445.4000 MHz: Press [4] è [4] è [5] è [ • ] è [4] è [ENT].
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Press [ • ] è [8] è [1] è [0] è [0].
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