Yaesu VXA-100, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...VXA 100 Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...ime Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully The information pre sented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio in case questions arise later on We re glad you joined the YAESU team Call on us anytime because commu nications is our business Let us help you get your message across NOTICE There are no user serviceable points inside this transceiver All servic...

Page 3: ...0 includes our exclusive Omni Glow display back lighting for minimal degradation of your night vision NOAA weather band monitoring capability 8 character Alpha Numeric Display 50 Memory Channels and 250 Book Memory Channels We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety so as to understand the many features of the VXA 100 completely Keep this manual handy so you may use it for reference No...

Page 4: ...for 2 seconds to activate the back lighting lamp continuously To turn the lamp off press this switch again The LAMP switch may be configured in several ways via the Menu see page 34 for details MONITOR Switch This button may be pressed to open the squelch manually allowing you to listen for very weak signals Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to open the squelch continuously Press this butto...

Page 5: ...nsare unique using a Speaker Microphone that is not specified by Yaesu will damage the VXA 100 EXT DC Jack When an external 12 Volt DC power source is available you may connect the E DC 5B Exter nal DC Cable here Do not connect any wire to this jack if that wire is connected directly to a 28 Volt DC source Connecting theVXA 100di rectly to a source which exceeds 15 0 Volts DC will result in damage...

Page 6: ... Digit 6 Frequency Entry Digit 7 Frequency Entry Digit 8 Frequency Entry Digit 9 Frequency Entry Digit 0 Activates DVOR mode page 25 Selects TO VOR mode Selects FROM VOR mode Selects Memory Display Type page 19 Locks the Keypad Activates Course Direction Indicator mode Selects Emergency Channel 121 5 MHz None None None None None None Activates Automatic Noise Limiter Activates Split Duplex mode on...

Page 7: ...indicator confirms that Secondary Key Func tion is active See page 4 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a course from the VOR station See page 25 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a course to the VOR station See page 25 This indicator con firms that the AUTO MATIC NOISE LIMI...

Page 8: ... the Ni Cd Battery Pack in a fire Do not carry a Ni Cd Battery Pack in your pocket where keys or coins could short the ter minals This could create a serious fire burn dan ger and possibly cause damage to the Ni Cd pack r Although the VXA 100 is designed to be water resistant the enclosure is not waterproof Do not allow the radio to become submersed in wa ter and do not expose it and or its Ni Cd ...

Page 9: ...sceiver is switched off Lift up the rubber cover to expose the EXT DC jack Plug the cable plug from the NC 60 charger into this jack Plug the NC 60 into the AC mains outlet Allow a minimum of 10 hours for the FNB 41 to reach full charge Leave the transceiver switched off this entire period Unplug the cable from the EXT DC jack Re place the rubber cover to protect the jack Switch on the transceiver...

Page 10: ...l bat tery life after m a n y r e c h a r g i n g cycles Installing the FBA 21 option Alkaline Battery Case The optional FBA 21 Battery Case allows opera tion of the VXA 100 using six AA size Alkaline batteries To open the FBA 21 Battery Case hold it in your left hand and slide the release catch downward with your right index finger When installing batteries insert the end first then press in the ...

Page 11: ...f the VXA 100 Operation Quick Start r To turn the radio on press and hold the PWR switch for second r After three initial ization beeps are heard a channel fre quency should ap pear on the display If not press downward momentarily on the inner VOLUME knob repeatedly if necessary so that VFO appears on the display fol lowed by a channel frequency r Directly entering frequencies from the Keypad is t...

Page 12: ... 25 kHz steps r If you enter a frequency in the NAV band 108 117 975 MHz the VOR operating mode will be selected OPERATION r Rotate the VOL UME knob to set the volume level If no signal is present press and hold the MONITOR button for 2 seconds back ground noise will now be heard and you may use this noise to set the VOLUME knob for the desired audio level Press the MONITOR button momentarily to s...

Page 13: ...y The VXA 100 can quickly access the 121 500 MHz Emergency Frequency This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function is in use r To access the Emer gency Frequency press the 121 5 key momentarily r To exit the Emer gency Frequency press the inner VOLUME knob OPERATION ...

Page 14: ...ory bank These memorychannels may also be labeled by you with an alpha numeric name of up to 8 characters in length to aid in quick identification of the channel See page 18 for details on creating alpha numeric labels BOOK Pre Programmed Memories The BOOK memories are pre programmed ei ther at the factory or by your Dealer depending on your country s requirements typically includ ing the major CO...

Page 15: ...the radio is being held in the palm of your hand Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts The VXA 100 can receive VHF Weather Channel broadcasts which may assist your flight planning The VXA 100 includes a ten channel auto search feature which simplifies access to Weather Chan nels when you are in an unfamiliar location r To receive Weather Channels press the VOL UME knob repeat edly if necessary t...

Page 16: ...ls manually by rotating the CHANNEL se lector knob r To comfirm the current Weather Channel fre quency press the key momen tarily The display changes to frequency indication Press the key again to return to normal display r To exit the Weather Channel mode press the VOLUME knob momentarily to re turn to the VFO mode Note The Weather Channel mode memorizes the last Weather Channel you have used and...

Page 17: ...ow the PTT button The squelch will remain open and you should have a better chance of hearing weak signals To return to normal operation press the MONITOR key momentarily OPERATION ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature For reduction of impulse noise such as that produced by an engine s ignition system the ANL feature may prove helpful r To activate the ANL feature press the ANL key momen tarily The ...

Page 18: ...key momentarily this key never locks Pressing this key also unlocks the radio OPERATION Beep On Off The VXA 100 s key button beeper provides conve nient audible feedback whenever a button is pressed Each key and button has a different beep pitch and each function has a unique beep combination When you are scanning the beeper will be heard each time the scanner halts on a busy channel This may be d...

Page 19: ...VXA 100 AVIATOR PILOT OPERATING MANUAL 17 NOTE ...

Page 20: ...quency in the VFO mode or recall the Book Memory channel or Weather channel to be stored in the Main Memory r Press and hold the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds The display will indicate CH and a channel number will blink on the LCD r Within five seconds of pressing the MW SPL W key rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired memory channel num ber for storage In order to prevent writing ove...

Page 21: ...LCD r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired memory channel r You may change the title structure of the Memory display type among 1 Channel Indication sequential Channel Number e g CH CH etc 2 Frequency Indication e g 1 or 3 Alphanumeric Label e g LAX CTR r To change the Memory display title press the key repeatedly if necessary until you get the desired display title structure r T...

Page 22: ...ns on that channel until one second after the signal disappears after which scanning will resume r While the scanner remains paused on a frequency the decimal point of the frequency display blinks The display and keypad will be illuminated un less the Scan Lamp Feature is turned off r To change the scan direction turn the CHAN NEL selector knob one click in the opposite di rection r To stop the au...

Page 23: ...nnel to be skipped dur ing scanning r Press F à 9 SKIP key The t icon will appear in the lower right corner indicating that the channel is to be ignored during scanning r You can also designate a channel to be skipped while scanning When the receiver is halted on a channel that you wish to skip press and hold the SCAN DW key for 2 seconds the t icon will appear next to the channel to be skipped r ...

Page 24: ...switch at any time to transmit on that channel r When a signal is received on the Priority chan nel operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel the DW icon will blink and the dis play and keypad will become illuminated While receiving on the priority channel if you momentarily press the PTT switch Dual Watch will be disabled You may then transmit on the Priority Channel r To stop Dual Wat...

Page 25: ...y mode instead of Dual Watch See page 35 for details r To start Priority Dual Watch press F à SCAN DW The DW icon will appear on the display r While receiving on the current non Priority channel pressing the PTT button once causes the radio to switch to the Priority channel and cancels Dual Watch Press the PTT button again to transmit on the Priority channel r When a signal is received on the Prio...

Page 26: ...VXA 100 AVIATOR PILOT OPERATING MANUAL 24 VOR NAVIGATION DVOR MODE CDI MODE NAV BAND 108 000 117 975 MHz General VOR Equipment COM BAND 118 000 136 975 MHz ...

Page 27: ...COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR indi cates when either your aircraft is too far away from the VOR station or the frequency is not correctly set to that of the VOR station Con versely the COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR will indicate loc when a localizer signal is being received r The TO or FROM flag indicators indicate whether the VOR navigation information is based on a course leading to the VOR station or...

Page 28: ...COURSE DEVIATION ARROW will appear above the frequency field on the display when your aircraft is off the direct course to the VOR station r When your aircraft is off course to the right the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the left side of the diamond When your aircraft is off course to the left the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the right side of the diamond Cor...

Page 29: ...VXA 100 AVIATOR PILOT OPERATING MANUAL 27 VOR NAVIGATION The Aircraft is ON COURSE The Aircraft is OFF COURSE ...

Page 30: ...r aircraft is off the desired course Note 2 When your heading is correct the ABCS function may be more useful than the course in put option r The COURSE DEVIATION ARROW points to theright when your aircraft is off course to the left and it points to the left when your aircraft is off course to the right Note 1 To get back on course fly right more than the number of degrees indicated by the COURSE ...

Page 31: ...de The course indicator will show the course deviation from the VOR radial Note the radial you currently are on VOR NAVIGATION Cross checking Position r Now set the frequency of the other VOR station in the DVOR mode Note the radial from the sta tion you are on r Extend the radials from each VOR station on the chart Your aircraft is located at the point where the lines intersect ...

Page 32: ... using the CHANNEL selector knob or key pad r Press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save the transmit frequency and re turn to the NAV band frequency VOR NAVIGATION Note You have now stored the separate transmit fre quency but you have not yet activated the split fre quency function go on to the next section OPERATING IN THE SPLIT MODE r It is assumed that you have already set the de...

Page 33: ...the MW SPL W key for second you will now see on the LCD To attach an alpha numeric name label to the memory proceed to the next step otherwise press and hold the MW SPL W key for second to save the entry and exit r To label a memory with an alpha numeric name the next step is to use the CHANNEL selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters including letters numbers and special symbols...

Page 34: ...ess the F key then press the VOLUME knob to activate the Menu SET mode 2 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Menu item feature you wish to view and or modify 3 Once you have selected the desired Menu Item press the VOLUME knob once to view the current setting for the item 4 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to change the setting of the item ON to OFF etc 5 Press the VOLUME knob to save y...

Page 35: ...all the memory chan nel to be erased SET xx will appear on the display 4 Press the VOLUME knob then turn the CHAN NEL selector knob one click to change the dis play to CLR xx 5 Press and hold the inner VOLUME knob for 2 seconds to exit Important Notice An erased channel cannot be restored and CH OO1 cannot be erased as it is used for Priority Channel operation RESM Function Scan Resume Mode Settin...

Page 36: ...capacity but the receiver s response time to incoming calls will be slowed somewhat Note This feature does not operate during Scan or Dual Watch LAMP Function LCD Illumination Mode Available Values KEY TGL 5 Default Setting 5 In the KEY mode the lamp will be activated for 5 seconds when a front panel key is pressed In the TGL mode the LAMP switch toggles the lamp on and off In the 5 mode the LAMP ...

Page 37: ... Dual Watch Priority function Available Values DW PRI Default Setting DW In the DW mode theVXA 100 will activate the Dual Watch feature when you press F à SCAN DW In the PRI mode the VXA 100 will activate the Pri ority feature when you press F à SCAN DW MENU SET MODE ...

Page 38: ...z 30 modulation Selectivity 8 kHz 6 dB Adjacent CH Selectivity 25 kHz 60 dB AF Output 13 8 V 0 5 W 8 Ohms 10 THD Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation Transmitter Power Output 9 6 V 5 0 W PEP 1 5 W Carrier Power Frequency Stability Better than 5 ppm 10 C to 60 C Modulation System Low Level Amplitude Modulation Spurious Emission 60 dB below carrier Int Microphone Type Co...

Page 39: ...This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference ...

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