Operation; Basic Operation/Reception; Turning The Power On/Off; Adjusting The Volume And Squelch - Yaesu FT-7100M Operating Manual

O
PERATION

Turning the Power On/Off

To turn the radio on, press and hold in the PWR switch for 1/2 second.
To turn the radio off, again press and hold in the PWR switch for 1/2 second.

Adjusting the Volume and Squelch

Volume and Squelch are set independently for the "main" and "sub" bands of the trans-
ceiver.
The upper VOL and SQL controls provide adjustment for the upper display side (MAIN
Band) of the FT-7100M, while the lower VOL and SQL controls provide adjustment for the
Lower display side (SUB Band).
Advance the setting of the appropriate VOL control for a comfortable listening level on the
back-ground noise or signals present on the band of interest.
When no signal is present, advance the SQL control of each band just to the point where the
background noise is just silenced. The Green BUSY indicator for the current band will
disappear when the background noise is silenced.
Do not advance the setting of the SQL control too far, as you will only be able to hear very
strong local signals if the squelch is set too "tight." Leaving the squelch just past the
threshold of noise silencing results in the best sensitivity.

RF Squelch

A special RF Squelch feature is provided on the FT-7100M. This feature allows you to set
the squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain S-meter level will open the squelch. To
set up the RF Squelch circuit for operation, use the following procedure:
1. Press and hold in the [ BAND ] key for 1/2 second to activate the "Menu" mode.
2. Rotate the Main Dial knob to select Menu # 24 (RF SQL).
3. Press the [ BAND ] key momentarily to enable changing of this Menu item.
4. Rotate the Main Dial knob to select the desired signal strength level for the squelch
threshold (S-1 , S-5 , S-9 , or S-FULL). The default setting is OFF .
5. Press and hold in the [ BAND ] key for 1/2 second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
6. Finally, rotate the SQL control to the 3-o'clock position.
This adjustment can be set independently for each band.
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