Yaesu VX-5R User Manual

50/144/430MHZ TRIPLE-BAND
HEAVY DUTY FM TRANSCEIVER
VX- 5R
OPERATING MANUAL
VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.
4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan
VERTEX STANDARD
US Headquarters
10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.
YAESU EUROPE B.V.
P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands
YAESU UK LTD.
Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.
Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Yaesu VX-5R Specifications

General

Brand	Yaesu
Model	VX-5R
Category	Transceiver
Language	English

Summary

Introduction

Controls & Connections

Display Icons & Indicators

Keypad Functions

Accessories & Options

Installation of Accessories

Antenna Installation

How to connect the supplied and external antennas.

Belt Clip Installation

Instructions for attaching the belt clip to the transceiver.

Installation of FNB-80LI Battery Pack

Installation of FBA-23 (Option) Alkaline Battery Case

Battery Life Information

AC Operation Using NC-72B/C/F/U (Receiving Only)

Interface of Packet TNCs

Operation

Switching Power On and Off

Procedure for turning the transceiver on and off.

Adjusting the Volume Level

How to set the audio volume level using the control.

Squelch Adjustment

Steps to adjust the squelch threshold for clear reception.

Selecting the Operating Band

Frequency Navigation

Transmission

AM Broadcast Reception

AM Aircraft Reception

FM Broadcast/TV Audio Reception

Weather Broadcast Reception

Keypad/LCD Illumination

Advanced Operation

Setting the Frequency Display Image Size

How to configure the display size for VFO and Memory modes.

VFO Split Mode

VFO Linking

Changing the Channel Steps

Changing the Operating Mode

Repeater Operation

Repeater Shifts

Explanation of factory default repeater shifts.

Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS)

How to enable automatic application of repeater shifts.

Manual Repeater Shift Activation

Changing the Default Repeater Shifts

Checking the Repeater Uplink (Input) Frequency

CTCSS Operation

DCS Operation

Tone Search Scanning

CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation

Tone Calling (1750 Hz)

Changing the Transmitter Power Level

Changing the TX Deviation Level

Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT)

Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO)

Receive Battery Saver Setup

TX Battery Saver

Disabling the BUSY/TX LED

Battery Utilization Monitor

Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature

Automatic Power-On Feature

Keyboard Locking

Disabling the Keypad Beeper

Checking the Battery Voltage

Temperature Display

DTMF Operation

Manual DTMF Tone Generation

How to manually generate DTMF tones during transmission.

DTMF Autodialer

How to program and use DTMF autodial memories.

Emergency Channel Operation

ARTS (Automatic Range Transponder System)

ARTS Polling Time Options

ARTS Alert Beep Options

CW Identifier Setup

Memory Mode

Memory Storage

How to store frequencies and settings into memory channels.

Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies ("Odd Splits)

How to store separate transmit frequencies for repeaters.

Memory Recall

Home Channel Memory

Labeling Memories

Memory Offset Tuning

Masking Memories

Memory Group Operation

Scanning

Setting the Scan Resume Technique

How to select how the scanner resumes after finding a signal.

VFO Scanning

Memory Scanning

How to Skip (Omit) A Channel During Memory Scan Operation

Preferential Memory Scan

Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan (PMS)

Priority Channel ES Scanning (Dual Watch)

Automatic Lamp Illumination On Scan Stop

Band Edge Beeper

Smart Search Operation

Setting the Smart Search Mode

How to configure the Smart Search sweep modes.

Storing Smart Search Memories

How to store detected active frequencies into Smart Search memories.

Spectrum Analyzer (Spectra-Scope™) Operation

Barometric Pressure/Altitude Metering

Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter (Barometer Offset)

How to calibrate the barometric pressure sensor.

Correcting the Altimeter Setting (Altimeter Offset)

How to calibrate the altimeter setting.

How to Measure the Barometric Pressure

How to Measure the Altitude

Display Customization

Icon Mode

How to replace alphanumeric labels with icons.

Meter Symbols

How to change the S/PO meter bar graph symbols.

Power-Off Display Mode

Display Contrast

Reset

Microprocessor Resetting

How to perform a full microprocessor reset.

Set Mode Resetting

How to reset the Set mode settings to default.

Cloning

Set Mode

Specifications

Installation of the SU-1