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Yaesu FTM-400DR Instruction Manual

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144/430MHz
DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER
C4FM FDMA/FM
FTM-400DR
FTM-400DE
Instruction Manual
(WIRES-X Edition)
Thank you for purchasing our product.
This instruction manual explains information related to the "WIRES-X Function".
For information on basic operation of the transceiver, refer to the operation
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  • Page 1 144/430MHz DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER C4FM FDMA/FM FTM-400DR FTM-400DE Instruction Manual (WIRES-X Edition) Thank you for purchasing our product. This instruction manual explains information related to the “WIRES-X Function”. For information on basic operation of the transceiver, refer to the operation manual enclosed in the product package.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using the WIRES-X Contents Introduction ................................3 Operating the character input screen ........................3 What is WIRES-X? ..............................4 Terminology................................5 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X ....................8 Finding a local node ..............................8 Connecting in digital mode ............................8 Connecting to a local node ..........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Operating the character input screen The following screen is displayed when inputting text such as a category name on the FTM-400DR/DE. ● Alphabet input screen [Caps] The input switches between small and large character input each time this key is touched...

  • Page 4: What Is Wires-X

    PC. z For details on how to use the FTM-400DR/DE as a local node transceiver, and for information on the Internet connectivity kit, refer to the separate WIRES-X instruction manual and the Yaesu website: https://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wires-x/index.php...

  • Page 5: Terminology

    What is WIRES-X? Terminology ■ Node Radio repeater connected to the Internet via a PC, which repeats communications of conventional stations as an access point ● Local node Node within the radio communication range of a conventional amateur radio station ●...
  • Page 6 ● ID list Nodes and rooms which are currently operating WIRES-X are listed and published on the Yaesu website. We provide information such as IDs, call signs and operating frequencies (some may not be published due to the wishes of owners).
  • Page 7 The owner of a node or room can read/write data in its own station via a PC. The owner can also delete data and change information such as its name and attribution. The WIRES-X server also has its own news station (INT NEWS) where you can read information and data supplied by Yaesu. Internet connection JF7XXX...

  • Page 8: Connecting To A Faraway Station Using Wires-X

    Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Finding a local node To communicate on the FTM-400DR/DE using WIRES-X, a WIRES-X node station (local node) must be established within radio contact range of the transceiver. WIRES-X nodes are stations users voluntarily register with Yaesu. Their information such as location and operation styles are listed on the Yaesu website: https://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wires-x/index.php...
  • Page 9 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Press and hold for 1 second or more The WIRES icon will appear on the left side of the frequency indication and “ X ” will flash. When a local node is found, “ X ” will be lit solid, and the node name and city name will appear on the bottom part of the screen.

  • Page 10: Connecting To A Node Or Room On The Internet

    Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Connecting to a node or room on the Internet You can connect to a desired node or room in one of the following ways: • Select an accessible node or room from the list. •...
  • Page 11 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Touch the connection destination you have just selected Connection will start and the connected destination name will flash. When connection is successfully established, the menu list of the destination node will appear on the screen.
  • Page 12 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Touch [ENT] Connection destination search will start. If connection destinations with a name partially matching the name you entered are found, they will be listed. If there is no connection destination matching the entered user ID, “No Matches”...
  • Page 13 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X ● Connecting to the node or room you have most recently connected If the node or room on the Internet is one that you have been connected to in the past, the name of the last connected node or room is displayed in grey at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 14: Communicating With Others

    Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Communicating with others Connect to a node or room on the Internet Press [PTT] on the microphone The device will switch to transmitting mode. Speak into [MIC] on the microphone Place the microphone about 5 cm away from your mouth when you speak.
  • Page 15 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Touch [WIRES] The menu list will appear. or touch the screen to select [1 RPT/ Rotate WIRES FREQ] Touch [1 RPT/WIRES FREQ] to select “PRESET” Each time you touch the key, the setting switches between “MANUAL”...
  • Page 16 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Touch [PRESET FREQUENCY] The frequency will be set and the frequency number will turn green. Press and hold for 1 second or more The screen will return to the frequency display screen. You can also go back to the frequency display screen by touching [BACK] twice.

  • Page 17: Connecting To A Registered Node Or Room

    Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X ● Quitting searching by a preset channel Follow steps 1 to 3 in “Presetting a channel” to display the WIRES-X setup menu Touch [1 RPT/WIRES FREQ] to select “MANUAL” Each time you touch the key, the setting switches between “MANUAL”...
  • Page 18 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select one of [C1] to [C5]. Touch one of [C1] to [C5]. The character input screen will appear. Touch the character keys to enter the category name The characters you have just touched will appear on the top part of the screen.
  • Page 19 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X ● Registering a node or room Connect to the desired node or room Touch the name of the node or room of the connected destination on the screen displaying the connected destination. The menu list of the connected destination will appear.
  • Page 20 Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X ● Connecting to the registered node or room Touch [▼] on the connected destination screen The menu list of the local node will appear. or touch the screen to select one of [C1] Rotate to [C5] Touch one of [C1] to [C5]...

  • Page 21: Releasing The Wire-S X Connection

    The connected destination screen will not appear. You can register up to 9 DTMF codes on the FTM-400DR/DE transceiver. If you register the codes of frequently-used connection destinations in advance, you can easily transmit the code by selecting it on the function menu screen and pressing [PTT].

  • Page 22: Communicating With Others

    Confirming the digital node location When the signal from the local node you are connected to contains GPS location information, it may be displayed on the FTM-400DR/DE screen. On the connection destination screen, press screen which shows the direction of the local node and the distance to the local node from your own station.

  • Page 23: Switching The Dual Band Screen

    Switching the dual band screen On the WIRES-X connection destination screen, touch the frequency indication to display the dual band screen. Touch the frequency indication again to go back the connection destination screen. →...

  • Page 24: Using The News Function Of Wires-X

    Viewing messages and images You can import data, text messages and images that are transmitted/received by either a local node, or a node or room on the Internet, onto the FTM-400DR/DE. Caution To import images, insert a microSD card into the device. For details, refer to “Setting Up the micro-SD Card”...
  • Page 25 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select a message or an image Touch the selected message or image Data import will start and the icon on the left side of the tag will flash. After data import completes, the data content will appear.

  • Page 26: Viewing Text Data And Images Of The Wires-X Server (Int News)

    Not available on the last page. Viewing text data and images of the WIRES-X server (INT NEWS) You can import text information and images provided by Yaesu on the WIRES-X server onto the FTM-400DR/DE transceiver. On the connected destination screen, touch the local node name The menu list of the local node will appear.
  • Page 27 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select [MSG] or [PICT] Touch [MSG] or [PICT] The data list will appear. The display will switch between showing the access date and time, and showing the file size, each time is pressed in the PICT list display.

  • Page 28: Viewing Information Of A Node Or Room On The Internet

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Viewing information of a node or room on the Internet On the connected destination screen, touch the name of a node or room on the Internet The menu list of the node or room on the Internet will appear.

  • Page 29: Viewing Imported Data From Memory

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X After data import completes, the data content will be displayed. Tips • Data in unsupported formats cannot be imported. In such a case, “Not Completed” will appear, and then the screen will return to the data type select screen. •...

  • Page 30: Sorting Imported Data

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Touch the selected data The data will be displayed Touch [BACK] twice Return to the function menu. Sorting imported data ● Deleting data in the data display screen Display the data that you want to delete Touch [DEL] A screen to confirm whether or not to delete the data will be displayed.

  • Page 31: Listening To Audio Messages

    NEWS STATION: Routine message. You can listen to the message anytime you want as long as the message is not deleted from the node or room. Caution You can play and listen to audio data on the FTM-400DR/DE but you cannot save audio data to the transceiver.

  • Page 32: Listening To The Information Of The Local Node

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Listening to the information of the local node ● Listening to emergency information On the connected destination screen, touch the name of the local node The menu list of the local node will appear. Rotate or touch the screen to select [EMERGENCY]...
  • Page 33 Using the News Function of WIRES-X ● Listening to a normal message On the connected destination screen, touch the name of the local node The category list of the local node will appear. Touch [NEWS STATION] The upload/download select screen will appear. Rotate or touch the screen to select [DOWNLOAD]...

  • Page 34: Listening To The Wires-X Server (Int News) Information

    Listening to the WIRES-X server (INT NEWS) information You can play and listen to the audio data provided by Yaesu on the WIRES-X server. ● Listening to emergency information On the connected destination screen, touch the name of the local node The menu list of the local node will appear.
  • Page 35 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select the desired audio data Touch the selected audio data Audio playback will start and the icon on the left corner of the tag will flash. When playback finishes, the category list of the WIRES-X server will appear on the screen again.
  • Page 36 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select [VOICE] Touch [VOICE] The data list will appear. Rotate or touch the screen to select the desired audio data Touch the selected audio data Audio playback starts and the icon on the left corner of the tag will flash.

  • Page 37: Listening To Information On A Node Or Room On The Internet

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Listening to information on a node or room on the Internet ● Listening to emergency information On the connected destination screen, touch the name of a node or room on the Internet The menu list of the node or room on the Internet will appear.
  • Page 38 Using the News Function of WIRES-X ● Listening to a routine message On the connected destination screen, touch the name of a node or room on the Internet The menu list of the node or room on the Internet will appear.

  • Page 39: Transmitting Messages And Images

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X When playback finishes, the screen will return to the data type select screen. Transmitting messages and images You can transmit data such as messages (text data) and images saved on the FTM- 400DR/DE or microSD card inserted into the transceiver, to a local node, or a node or room on the Internet.
  • Page 40 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select [MSG] Touch [MSG] The data list will appear. Rotate or touch the screen to select [NEW] Touch [NEW] The message confirmation screen will appear. Touch [ The character input screen will appear. Touch the character keys to enter a message The character you have just touched will appear on the top part of the screen.
  • Page 41 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Touch [UPLOAD] Message transmission will start and the icon on the top left of the screen will flash. When the message has been transmitted, “Completed” will appear, and then the screen will return to the data type select screen. ●...

  • Page 42: Transmitting Data To A Node Or Room On The Internet

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Touch [UPLOAD] Data transmission will start and the icon on the top left of the screen will flash. When the data has been transmitted, “Completed” will appear, and then the screen will return to the data type select screen.
  • Page 43 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Rotate or touch the screen to select [UPLOAD] Touch [UPLOAD] The data type select screen will appear. Follow steps 6 to 13 in “Creating and transmitting a message” under “Transmitting data to a local node” to create and transmit a message ●...

  • Page 44: Transmitting An Audio Message

    Using the News Function of WIRES-X Transmitting an audio message You can transmit audio messages spoken into the microphone as data to a local node, or node or room on the Internet. Audio data is categorized into the following 2 types: EMERGENCY: Emergency information.
  • Page 45 Using the News Function of WIRES-X The maximum storage time for audio is one minute. The countdown timer is displayed when a message is being transmitted. When the message has been transmitted, “Completed” will appear, and then the menu list of the local node will appear again.
  • Page 46 Using the News Function of WIRES-X Speak into [MIC] while pressing [PTT] on the microphone Message transmission will start and “UPLOAD” will flash on the screen. Even after displaying the data list by touching [VOICE], PQRS WXYZ you can transmit the message by pressing [PTT]. DTMF MICROPHONE MH-48 The maximum storage time for audio is one minute.

  • Page 47: Transmitting Data To A Node Or Room On The Internet

    Transmitting data to a node or room on the Internet ● Transmitting emergency information Display the menu list of the node or room on the Internet Follow steps 6 to 7 in “Transmitting emergency information” under “Transmitting data to a local node” to transmit a message ●...

  • Page 48: Using Wires-X And The Gm Function Simultaneously

    You can connect to the local node of WIRES-X even when the GM (group monitor) function of FTM-400DR/DE is in use. By forming a group that includes local nodes and organizing the GM, group members can utilize WIRES-X to communicate with a node or room on the Internet, including exchanging data.
  • Page 49 Using WIRES-X and the GM Function Simultaneously Touch the local node The tag will be enclosed in a red box. The selected local node is online if the red box lights up. You can access the room to manage the group. The selected local node is offline if the red box flashes.

  • Page 50: Wires-X Setup Menus

    WIRES-X Setup Menus Setting items (Bold items are Menu/Item Functions default settings.) Setting the transmission 1 RPT/WIRES FREQ frequencies for repeaters/ MANUAL/PRESET WIRES-X PRESET FREQUENCY Setting preset frequencies 144.000 to 146.000, 145.780 Setting the item order on the node 2 SEARCH SETUP HISTORY/ACTIVITY &...

  • Page 51: Setting The Item Order On The Node & Room List

    WIRES-X Setup Menus Rotate or touch the screen to select [PRESET FREQUENCY] Touch [PRESET FREQUENCY] The frequency number will become orange. The default setting is 145.780. Rotate to select a frequency If you press and hold for 2 seconds or more, the kHz indication will disappear and the frequency will change by 5 MHz increments.

  • Page 52: Editing A Category Name

    WIRES-X Setup Menus Rotate or touch the screen to select [2 SEARCH SETUP] Touch [2 SEARCH SETUP] to select “HISTORY” or “ACTIVITY” Each time you touch the Search Setup item, the setting switches between “HISTORY” and “ACTIVITY”. HISTORY: Displays the list sorted in order of the connected destination that your station most recently connected to.
  • Page 53 WIRES-X Setup Menus Rotate or touch the screen to select a category Touch the selected category The connection destination list will appear. Rotate or touch the screen to select a connection destination Touch the selected connection destination The delete confirmation screen will appear. Touch [OK?] The connection destination will be deleted, and then the connection destination list will appear on the...
  • Page 54 All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. ©2014 Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. 1410-B0...

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