Operation Manual

5
D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>
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D-STAR Operating procedures
This section describes the basic D-Star procedures.
•When it is the rst time to operate D-STAR, check
whether or not you can access your local area repeat-
er (Access repeater), and if your signal is successfully
sent to a destination repeater.
•If yourcall sign (MY) hasnotbeen set, or yourcall
sign has not been registered on a D-STAR repeater,
see pages 4-2 and 4-4.
Making a Local area call D
Set “FROM” (Access repeater)1.
Push q
DR
(C) to select the DR mode.
Check whether or not “FROM” is selected. w
 •If“FROM”isnotselected,touchthe“FROM”eld.
Touch the “FROM” field. e
 •The“FROMSELECT”screenappears.
Touch “Repeater List.” r
 •The“REPEATERGROUP”screenappears.
Touch the repeater group where your access repeat- t
er is listed.
 •Example:“11:Japan”
Touch your access repeater. y
 •Example:“Hirano”
 •ThetransceiverreturnstotheDRmodescreen,andthe
selected repeater is set in “FROM.”
Set “TO” (Destination)2.
Check whether or not “TO” is selected. u
 •If“TO”isnotselected,touchthe“TO”eld.
Touch the “TO” field. i
 •The“TOSELECT”screenappears.
Touch“LocalCQ.” o
 •The transceiver returns to the DR mode screen, and
“CQCQCQ”issetin“TO.”
Hold down [PTT] to transmit3.
•Whileholdingdown[PTT],theTX/RXindicatorlightsred.
See page 5-5 to check whether you can access the
repeater.
The repeater list, described in this manual, may differ from
your transceiver’s preloaded list.
Touch
“LocalCQ.”
Transmitting
Repeater area
(Sub name)
Repeater call sign
“FROM” is selected.
“Hirano” is set
on “FROM.”
Touch
“FROM.”
Touch
“Repeater List.”
Touch the re-
peater group
( Example:
“11: Japan”)
Touch your ac-
cess repeater.
( Example:
“Hirano”)
Touch
“TO.”
“TO” is selected.
“CQCQCQ” is
set on “TO.”
The L, R, C or D in the
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L: Left side
R: Right side
C: Center bottom
D: Display (Touch screen)
L
eft
R
ight
C
enter
D
isplay