Vertex Standard FT-2800M DCS Operation, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, DCS, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, DIAL, DIAL, DIAL, FT-2800M, Tone Mode, Tone Code, 28 SQ TYP, 26 SQ DCS, Press the

ADVANCED OPERATION

CTCSS/DCS OPERATION

Your repeater may or may not re-transmit a CTCSS tone - some systems just use

CTCSS to control access to the repeater, but don’t pass it along when transmit- ting. If the S-Meter deflects, but the FT-2800M is not passing audio, repeat steps “1” through “3” above, but rotate the DIAL knob so that “T ENC” appears - this will allow you to hear all traffic on the channel being received.

You may use the Menu to re-program one of the Microphone’s programmable keys for quick access to Menu #27 (SQL TNF), from which you can perform the above setup procedure. See page 45 for details on the setup of the programmable keys.

DCS Operation

Another form of tone access control is Digital Code Squelch, or DCS. It is a newer, more advanced tone system which generally provides more immunity from false paging than does CTCSS. The DCS Encoder/Decoder is built into your FT-2800M, and operation is very similar to that just described for CTCSS. Your repeater system may be configured for DCS; if not, it is frequently quite useful in Simplex operation if your friend(s) use transceivers equipped with this advanced feature.

Just as in CTCSS operation, DCS requires that you set the Tone Mode to DCS and that you select a Tone Code.

1.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “28 SQ TYP.”

2.Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob until “DCS” appears on the dis- play; this activates the DCS Encoder/Decoder.

3.Now press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily, then rotate the DIAL knob to select Menu “26 SQ DCS.”

4.Press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily to enable the adjustment of the DCS code.

5.Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired DCS Code (a three-digit number).

6.When you have made your selection, press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.

Remember that the DCS is an Encode/ Decode system, so your receiver will remain muted until a matching DCS code is re-

ceived on an incoming transmission. Switch the DCS off when you’re just tuning around the band!

DCS CODE

023	025	026	031	032	036	043	047	051	053
054	065	071	072	073	074	114	115	116	122
125	131	132	134	143	145	152	155	156	162
165	172	174	205	212	223	225	226	243	244
245	246	251	252	255	261	263	265	266	271
274	306	311	315	325	331	332	343	346	351
356	364	365	371	411	412	413	423	431	432
445	446	452	454	455	462	464	465	466	503
506	516	523	526	532	546	565	606	612	624
627	631	632	654	662	664	703	712	723	731
732	734	743	754	–	–	–	–	–	–

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