Vertex Standard FT-857 manual Repeater Operation, Press and hold in the a RPT key for one

TRANSMITTER OPERATION

FM TRANSMISSION

Repeater Operation

1.Press the [FUNC] key momentarily, then rotate the SELECT knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row “d” [RPT, REV, VOX] appears on the display.

2.Press the [A](RPT) key to activate repeater operation. One press of the [A](RPT) key will have set the transceiver for “Minus Shift” operation. In this situation, you will ob- serve the “–” indicator on the display. The transmitter frequency will be shifted down by a default value so as to access the repeater input frequency. If your repeater uses a posi- tive shift (instead of negative), press the [A](RPT) key again; the “+” indicator will replace the “–” indicator on the display. Set the transceiver’s receiver to the repeater output (downlink) frequency. Close the PTT switch and speak into the microphone. You will observe that the transmitted frequency has shifted according to the setting of the [A](RPT) key in the Multi Function Row “d” [RPT, REV, VOX]. Release the PTT switch to return to the Receive mode.

3.If the default repeater shift is not appropriate for the majority of the repeaters your area, it may be set independently for each band. To

change the default repeater shift:					ARS-Repeater Subbands
												2-m
Ÿ Press and hold in the [A](RPT) key for one
	145.1			145.5			146.0			Version A				147.6	148.0
second. This instantly recalls Menu Mode No-									146.4				147.0
									146.6					147.4
076 [RPT SHIFT].				145.6 145.8
								European Version
Ÿ Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift											70-cm
frequency.		Version A							440.0					445.0	450.0
Ÿ When done, press and hold in the [FUNC] key							438.20		439.45				Euro Version 1
for one second to save the new setting and exit
			433.00			433.40 Euro Version 2
to normal operation.

4.If your repeater uses controlled access (using either CTCSS or DCS), press the [FUNC] key momentarily, then rotate the SELECT knob one click clockwise to cause Multi Function Row “e” [TON, – – –, TDCH] to appear on the display. Now select the appropri- ate tone access system:

ŸPress the [A](TON) key to activate the CTCSS tone encoder, which provides a subaudible repeater access tone. One press of the [A](TON) key will activate the CTCSS tone encoder. In this situation, you will observe the “TEN” indicator on the display. If you press the [A](TON) key repeatedly, you will observe “TSQ” (CTCSS Encode/Decode), “DEN” (Digital Coded Squelch, Encode), followed by “DCS” (Digi- tal Coded Squelch, Encode/Decode). One additional press will disable all repeater- access tone systems. See the next section for a discussion of DCS operation.

ŸIf the default repeater access tone is not appropriate for the repeater on which you are operating, it may be set easily:

(1) Press and hold in the [A](TON) key for one second. This instantly recalls Menu

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