Operation Manual
49FT-2800M OPERATING MANUAL
The FT-2800M Set (Menu) mode, already described in parts of many previous chapters, is
easy to activate and set. It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver
parameters, some of which have not been detailed previously. Use the following procedure
to activate the Set (Menu) mode:
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Menu Item to be adjusted.
3. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key momentarily to enable adjustment of the selected Menu item,
then rotate the DIAL knob to perform the actual adjustment.
4. After completing your selection and adjustment, press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key
for one second to exit the Set mode and exit to normal operation.
“SET”
(
MENU
)
MODE
Function
Programming an Alpha/Numeric label for a memory.
Enables/disables the Automatic Power Off feature.
Activates/deactivates the Automatic Repeater Shift feature.
Enables/disables the key beeper.
Selects the CTCSS/DCS Bell Ringer repetitions.
Shifting of the CPU clock frequency.
Indicates the DC Supply Voltage.
Setting of the front panel display’s illumination level.
Enables/disables the DTMF Autodialer.
Setting of the DTMF Autodialer’s TX Delay Time.
Loading of the DTMF Autodialer Memories.
Setting of the DTMF Autodialer Sending Speed.
Enables/disable the Band-edge beeper while scanning.
Selects the Internet Connection mode.
Selects the Control Locking Lockout combination.
Programming the function assigned to Microphone’s
[
P1
]
key.
Programming the function assigned to Microphone’s
[
P2
]
key.
Programming the function assigned to Microphone’s
[
P3
]
key.
Programming the function assigned to Microphone’s
[
P4
]
key.
Selects the Primary function of the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key.
Adjusts the RF Squelch threshold level.
Sets the Repeater Shift direction.
Enables/disables the “Priority Channel Revert” feature.
Selects the Scan Resume mode.
Sets the magnitude of the Repeater Shift
Selects the Memory Scan mode.
Setting of the DCS code
Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency.
Selects the Tone Encoder and/or Decoder mode.
Sets the Synthesizer steps.
Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode.
Sets the Time-Out Timer.
Enables/disables the Weather Alert feature.
Reducing the MIC gain
Menu Item
00 ALPH
01 APO
02 ARS
03 BEEP
04 BELL
05 CK SFT
06 DC IN
07 DIMR
08 DTMF
09 DT DLY
10 DT MEM
11 DT SPD
12 EDG BP
13 INTNET
14 LOCK
15 PRG P1
16 PRG P2
17 PRG P3
18 PRG P4
19 REV HM
20 RF SQL
21 RPTR
22 RVRT
23 SCAN
24 SHIFT
25 SKIP
26 SQ DCS
27 SQ TNF
28 SQ TYP
29 STEP
30 S SRCH
31 TOT
32 W ALT
33 W/N DV
Available Values
—
1H - 12 H, or OFF
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
1, 3, 5, 8, REPEAT, or OFF
ON/OFF
—
1, 2, 3, or OFF
ON/OFF
50/250/450/750/1000 (ms)
—
50/100 (ms)
ON/OFF
WIRES/LINK
KEY/DIAL/K+D/PTT/K+P/
D+P/ALL/OFF
SQLOFF/S SRCH/TONE/
T SRCH/T CALL/RPTR/
DC IN/DIMR/WX CH/
INTKEY/SKIP
REV/HOME
1 - 10, or OFF
–RPTR/+RPTR/SIMP
ON/OFF
BUSY/HOLD/5 SEC
00.00 - 99.95
(
MHz
)
SKIP/ONLY/OFF
104 standard DCS codes.
50 standard CTCSS tones.
T ENC/TSQ/DC ENC/DCS/
T;DCS/TSQ+DC/OFF
5k/10k/12.5k/15k/20k/25k/
50k/100k
(
Hz
)
SINGLE/CONT
1 MIN - 60 MIN, or OFF
ON/OFF
WIDE/NARROW
Default
—
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
—
2
OFF
450 (ms)
—
50 (ms)
ON
WIRES
OFF
ø1
S SRCH
T SRCH
WX CH
REV
OFF
SIMP
OFF
BUSY
00.60
(
MHz
)
OFF
023
100.0
(
Hz
)
OFF
ø1
SINGLE
6 MIN
OFF
WIDE
ø1: Depends on the Transceiver Version.