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48 FT-8900R Operating Manual

The FT-8900R can be used to access the repeater which is configured to provide access to

the Vertex Standard WIRES

(Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System).

1. Press the “left” VOL knob momentarily to activate the WIRES™ access capability. The

“

INT ONINT ON

INT ON” will appear for 2 seconds at the “Main” band frequency display. The “

intint

int”

icon will appear in the memory channel field on the “Sub” band while WIRES

access

is enabled.

2. Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob, while pressing and holding in the “left” VOL knob,

to select the access number (

ICODE ICODE

ICODE “

0” ~ “

9,” “

A,” “

B,” “

C,” “

D,” “

E E

E (),” or “

F F

F (#)”)

corresponding to the WIRES

repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link

(ask your repeater owner/operator if you don’t know the access numbers in the network).

3. With the WIRES™ capability activated (as in step 1 above), the FT-8900R will gener-

ate a brief (0.1 second) DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2. This DTMF

tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the link to the

remote WIRES

repeater.

4. To disable the WIRES

access capability, press the “left” VOL knob again.

You may access other Internet Link Systems that use a DTMF string for access.

1. Press the

[

SET

]

key momentarily to enter the Set mode.

2. Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select Menu #15 (

DTMF WDTMF W

DTMF W).

3. Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily, then load the DTMF tones which you

wish to use to establish an Internet link (ask your repeater owner/operator if you don’t

know the access numbers in the network) into the desired DTMF Memory channel.

1) Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select the DTMF Autodialer memory channel

number (“

d-1d-1

d-1” through “

d-16d-16

d-16”).

2) Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily.

3) Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select the DTMF code, then press the “Main”

band DIAL knob momentarily to move the digit.

4) Repeat step 3) above.

5) Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily to save the new setting.

4. Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select Menu #17 (

INETINET

INET).

5. Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily, then rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob

to set this Item to “

INT.MEMINT.MEM

INT.MEM” (to enable the alternative Internet Link, and disable the

WIRES™ access option).

6. Press and hold in the “Main” band DIAL knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting and

exit to normal operation.

7. Press the “left” VOL knob momentarily to activate the Internet Link System. The “

INTINT

INT

ONON

ON” display will appear for 2 seconds in the “Main” band frequency field. The “

intint

int”

icon will then appear in the memory channel field on the “Sub” band while the Internet

Link System access feature is engaged.

INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE