Yaesu FT2DR User manual

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This instruction manual explains information related to the “GM Function”.
For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the supplied
FT2DR Operating Manual.
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FT2DR
Instruction Manual
(GM Edition)
144/430 MHz
DIGITAL/ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
C4FM/FM

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Using the GM Function
Table of Contents
Inputting Text .................................................................................................................... 3
Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members ........................................................... 4
Registering Stations Within Communication Range as Group Members ..................... 4
Registering Group Members Manually ......................................................................... 5
Creating a New Group .................................................................................................. 6
Changing the Group Name........................................................................................... 7
Changing the Group Member Names (Call Signs) ....................................................... 9
Registering the Members Saved on the microSD Memory Card................................ 10
Deleting Groups.......................................................................................................... 11
Deleting Group Members............................................................................................ 12
Checking Received Messages and Images ................................................................... 13
Sending MESSAGE and PICT (Image) Data ................................................................. 15
Creating and Sending a New Message ...................................................................... 15
Replying to the Sender of the Checked Message or Image Data............................... 19
Forwarding the Checked Message or Image Data ..................................................... 21
Sending Image Data You Took.................................................................................... 23
Displaying Your Partner Station Locations Automatically ............................................... 25
Checking the Location of Your Partner Station .......................................................... 25
Using the SYNC Function............................................................................................... 28
Synchronizing From Your Station................................................................................ 28
Accepting the SYNC Operation from Other Stations .................................................. 29
GM Set Mode List........................................................................................................... 30
GM Set Mode Function List............................................................................................ 30

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The GM (Group Monitor) function is a convenient utility whereby frequently
communicating stations may be registered into a group. When Group members
operating in GM mode come within communication range, they automatically exchange
their location and ID information and an alert may be sounded. Messages and images
may be exchanged between GM members. In addition, location information received
from other stations can be used for navigation.
Up to 16 groups can be created using the GM function.
Up to 24 members excluding your own station can be registered in each group.
Member lists and group lists can be exchanged with other members by saving the data
to a microSD memory card.
Cautions
yThe GM function does not operate in FM (analog) mode or on the B-band. Switch the A-Band
communication mode to digital mode, before activating the GM function.
yTo use the GM function, all of the group members must operate on the same frequency.
Inputting Text
The keyboard for inputting group names and member stations identification is displayed
on the FT2DR LCD touch screen.
For details on how to enter letters, refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR
Operating Manual.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
Register/edit groups and group members for group operations using the GM function.
Registering Stations Within Communication Range as Group
Members
Register a partner station within communication range as a group member.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Touch [ALL].
Displays stations operating in GM mode on the A-Band
frequency within communication range.
3Touch the station you want to register in a group.
The selected station blinks.
You can also select 2 or more stations simultaneously.
4Touch [GROUP].
Displays the group list.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
5Select the group where you want to register the station,
then touch [ENT].
Tips • The group name (GROUP 1) can be changed later.
• A number is assigned to the group where you have
registered members, and a new group (GROUP 02)
appears where no member is registered yet.
The selected station is registered in the group and
the station ID appears together with the other group
members.
Registering Group Members Manually
After selecting the desired group, enter the call sign of the station you want to register
and then add the station to the group.
Example: When adding a member to GROUP 01
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Rotate the DIAL to select [GROUP 01], then touch
[EDIT].
From the group list, select “01:GROUP 01” to register a
new member.
3Touch the empty member slot.
Touch the (----) part of the member display.
4Touch [EDIT].
Displays the member entry screen.
Tip • Alternatively, move the cursor to the empty member slot
using the DIAL and then touch [EDIT] to display the member
entry screen.
5Input the member name.
Refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR
Operating Manual to enter the member name using up
to 10 letters.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
6Press the key to register the member name.
Registers the member name.
7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to register other members.
After registration, press and hold the key to return
to the group select screen.
Press to disable the GM function and return to the
frequency screen.
Creating a New Group
Create a new group and assign a name to the group.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Use the DIAL to select the unused group (the group
without a number on the left), then touch [EDIT].

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
3Touch the group name display.
4Touch [EDIT].
 Displays the group name entry screen.
 Tip • Alternatively, move the cursor to the group name display
using the DIAL and then touch [EDIT] to display the entry
screen.
5Input the group name.
Refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR
Operating Manual to enter the group name using up to
16 letters.
6Press the key twice.
Registers the group name and displays the group list.
Changing the Group Name
Change the group name.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Rotate the DIAL to select the group name you want to
change, then touch [EDIT].

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
3  Touch the group name.
4Touch [EDIT].
 Displays the group name edit screen.
 Tip • Alternatively, move the cursor to the group name using the
DIAL and then touch [EDIT] to display the edit screen.
5Change the group name.
Refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR
Operating Manual to enter the group name using up to
16 letters.
6Press the key.
Registers the edited group name and displays the group
list.
Tip
• After changing the name of the group (GROUP 01) where you have
already registered members, a 2-digit number (01 to 16) appears on
the left side of the group name, and the name of the next unused
group is changed to GROUP 01.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
Changing the Group Member Names (Call Signs)
Change the group member names (call signs).
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Rotate the DIAL to select the group where the member is
registered, then touch [EDIT].
Displays the member list.
3Touch the group member name you want to edit.
4Touch [EDIT].
Displays the member name edit screen.
 Tip • Alternatively, move the cursor to the member name you
want to edit using the DIAL and then touch [EDIT] to
display the edit screen.
5Edit the member name.
Refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR
Operating Manual to enter the member name using up to
10 letters.
6Press the key.
Saves the edited member name and displays the
member list.
Caution
yEven after changing the group member name (call sign), if the transceiver receives a signal
with the same radio ID and the call sign is different from the registered one, the call sign is
automatically updated.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
Registering the Members Saved on the microSD Memory Card
Copy the group information saved on the microSD memory card using your partner
transceiver to your transceiver, and register as your group information.
1Remove the microSD memory card from your partner transceiver.
Caution Before removing the microSD memory card, turn off the transceiver.
2Insert the microSD memory card into your transceiver.
3Press and hold for over one second.
The power turns on.
4Press and hold the key for over one second.
Switches to Set mode.
5Touch [SD CARD].
6Touch [3 GROUP ID].
7Rotate the DIAL to select [2 Read from SD], then press the key.
Displays the group information saved on the microSD memory card.
8Rotate the DIAL to select the group information you want to copy to your transceiver,
then press the key.
☒appears on the right side of the selected group name.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
9Touch [READ].
“READ ?” appears on the screen.
10 Select [OK], then touch [OK].
When copying completes, a beep sounds, then the transceiver restarts to apply the
changes.
Tip • You can also save the group information registered in your transceiver onto a microSD
memory card. Refer to “Set Mode: SD CARD Menu Operations” in the FT2DR Operating
Manual.
Deleting Groups
Delete a registered group.
1Press .
2The group list appears.
3Rotate the DIAL to select the group you want to delete, then touch [DEL].
“DELETE ?” appears on the screen.
4Select [OK], then touch [OK].
To cancel deletion, touch [CANCEL].
Displays “COMPLETED” on the screen and deletes the selected group.

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Registering or Editing Groups or Group Members
Deleting Group Members
Delete a group member registered in the group.
1Press .
2The group list appears.
3Rotate the DIAL to select the group where the member you want to delete belong,
then touch [EDIT].
Displays the member list.
4Touch the group member you want to delete.
5Touch [DEL].
“DELETE ?” appears on the screen.
6Select [OK], then touch [OK].
To cancel deletion, touch [CANCEL].
Displays “COMPLETED” on the screen and deletes the selected group member.

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Checking Received Messages and Images
Use the GM function to check the messages and images on the LOG list.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Touch your desired group.
Displays the member list. Highlights group members
available for communication and displays the direction
and distance to each group member from your station.
3Touch [LOG].
4Touch [MESSAGE] or [PICT].

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Checking Received Messages and Images
Displays the LOG list.
Tip • The icons on the left side of the LOG list indicate the
following.
NEW Creating and sending a new message
Message received (unread)
Message received (read)
Message sent
Message failed to send
Image received (unread)
Image received (read)
Image sent
Image failed to send
Image taken with the camera built in the
optional microphone
5Rotate the DIAL to select the data you want to check.
Displays the selected data.
Tips • Press the key to display the location where the message was sent for MESSAGE data
and the location where the image was taken for PICT data.
• Touch [FORWARD (or FWD)]to forward the data to other group members. Refer to
“Forwarding the Checked Message or Image Data” on page 19.
• Touch “REPLY” to reply to the sender. Refer to “Replying to the Sender of the Checked
MESSAGE or PICT Data” on page 18.
• Touching [DEL] displays “DELETE ?”. Select [OK], then touch [OK] to delete the information.
6Press the [BACK] key three times.
Returns the screen to the group member list display.

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Sending MESSAGE and PICT (Image) Data
Send messages or images using the GM function.
There are the following 4 ways for sending messages or images.
(1) Creating and sending a new message
(2) Replying to the sender of the checked message or image data
(3) Forwarding the checked message or image data
(4) Sending the image data you took
Creating and Sending a New Message
Create a new message and send it to the group members.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Touch the desired group.
Displays the group member list. Highlights group
members available for communication and displays the
direction and distance to each group member from your
station.
3Touch [LOG].
4Rotate the DIAL, then touch [MESSAGE].
Displays the LOG list.

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5Rotate the DIAL, then touch [NEW].
Displays the message entry screen.
6Touch [EDIT].
7Refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR Operating Manual to enter a
message.
8Press the key.
Displays the entire message.
9Touch [SEND].
Displays the member list display.
Tips • To cancel transmission, touch [BACK].
• To save the entered message as a standard message, touch [SAVE] (page 18).
• To continue message entry, touch [EDIT].
10 Touch [ALL].
“SEND to ALL ?” appears.
To send the message to a specific group member, touch the group member that is
within communication range.
Caution Messages cannot be sent to group members outside of communication range.
Tip • The address designation “to:” is merely for displaying “ALL” or the call sign of a specific
station. In other words, even if you specify a call sign for “to:” to send a message, other
stations operating GM on the same frequency can still read the message as long as they are
within the communication range.
11 Select [OK], then touch [OK].
Sends the message.

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Sending MESSAGE and PICT (Image) Data
Using Standard Messages
The following 19 standard messages have been saved in the radio's memory AS default
to help save time and effort in text input.
1QRM 11 Good night
2QRP 12 Send messages
3QRT 13 Send pictures
4QRX 14 on my way
5QRZ 15 wait for you
6QSY 16 Pick me up
7Good morning 17 Thank you
8Good job 18 OK
9Good day 19 urgent
10 Good evening
1Follow steps 1 to 6 in “Creating and Sending a New Message” on page 15 to display
the message entry screen.
2Touch .
Displays the standard message list.
Tip • For “M01” to “M10”, you can register a message comprising
up to 80 letters (page 18).
3Rotate the DIAL to select the standard message you
want to use.
4Touch [PASTE].
 Displays the selected standard message in the message
entry field.
5Press the key.

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Sending MESSAGE and PICT (Image) Data
Displays the entire message.
6To add letters to the message, input letters following steps 6 to 7 in “Creating and
Sending a New Message” on page 15.
Registering a standard message
Up to 10 texts containing a maximum of 16 characters each can be registered as
standard messages.
Registered texts can be selected and used like the 19 standard messages that have
been prepared in advance.
1Follow steps 1 to 7 in “Creating and Sending a New Message” on page 15 to input a
text message.
Tip • Alphanumeric characters including symbols can be used.
2Touch [SAVE].
 Displays the standard message list.
Tip • Touch the icon to select the desired message from the
registered 19 standard messages.
3Rotate the DIAL to select the number where you want to
register the standard message.
Tip • You can select a number from “M01” to “M10”.
4Touch [SAVE].
 Registers the text as a standard message and displays
the message entry screen.
Tips • If you register a new message to a number where a
message already have registered, the old message is
overwritten.
• To cancel registration, press the key.

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Sending MESSAGE and PICT (Image) Data
Replying to the Sender of the Checked Message or Image Data
After checking the message or image data, reply to the sender.
1Press .
Displays the group list.
2Touch your desired group.
Displays the group member list. Highlights group
members available for communication and displays the
direction and distance to each group member from your
station.
3Touch [LOG].
4Rotate the DIAL, then [MESSAGE] or [PICT].
Select the data type (MESSSAGE or PICT) you want to
send.
Displays the LOG list.

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5Touch the data to which you want to reply.
Displays the selected data.
6Touch [REPLY].
Displays the message entry screen.
Tip • When replying, the call sign of the MESSAGE/PICT data sender is automatically specified for
“to:”.
7Touch [EDIT].
8Enter the reply message.
Refer to “Creating and Sending a New Message” on page 16 to enter the reply
message.
9Press the key.
Displays the entire message.
10 Touch [SEND].
Sends the message to the sender of the MESSAGE/PICT data.