Controls & Connections - Yaesu VX-5R Operating Manual

Controls & Connections
ANTENNA
Connect the sup-
plied rebber flex
antenna (or an-
other antenna pre-
senting a 50 im-
pedance) here.
PTT
Press this key to
transmit, and release
it to receive after your
transmission is com-
pleted.
MONI
Pressing this key dis-
a b l e s t h e n o i s e
squelching action, al-
lowing you to hear
very weak signals
near the background
noise level.
PWR
Press and hold this
switch for one second
to toggle the trans-
ceiver's power on and
off.
2
VOLUME
This control ad-
justs the audio vol-
ume level. Clock-
wise rotation in-
creases the vol-
ume level.
KEYPAD
These 17 keys select many
of the most important oper-
ating features on the VX-5R.
The function of the keys are
described in detail on pages
4 and 5.
TX/BUSY
T h i s i n d i c a t o r
glows Red during
transmission, and
Green when a sig-
nal is being re-
ceived (of suffi-
cient strength to
open the noise
squelch).
VX-5R O
DIAL
The main tuning
Dial is used for
setting the operat-
ing frequency, and
also is used for
Menu selections
and other adjust-
ments.
MIC/SP
This four-conductor
miniature jack pro-
v i d e s c o n n e c t i o n
points for microphone
audio, earphone au-
dio, PTT, and ground.
EXT DC
This coaxial DC jack
allows connection to
an external DC power
source (10-16V DC).
The center pin of this
jack is the Positive
( ) line.
MIC
The internal micro-
phone is located at
the bottom right-hand
corner of the display.
SPEAKER
The internal speaker
is located directly be-
low the display.
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