Introduction ... 1 Specifications ... 2 Accessories & Options ... 3 Supplied Accessories ... 3 Optional Accessories ... 3 Installation ... 4 Preliminary Inspection ... 4 Installation Tips ... 4 Safety Information ... 5 Antenna Considerations ... 6 Mobile Installation ... 8 Transceiver Installation ... 8 Mobile Power Connections ... 9 Mobile Speakers ... 9 Base Station Installation ... 10 AC Power Supplies ... 10 Packet Radio Terminal Node Controller . 10 Front Panel Controls & Switches ... 12 LCD... 16 Rear Panel Connections ... 17 MH-48A6J Microphone ... 18 MH-42B6JS Microphone ... 19 Basic Operation ... 20 Turning the Transceiver On and Off ... 20 Adjusting the Squelch Setting ... 20 Selecting the Operating Band ... 20 Selecting the Frequency Band ... 21 Frequency Navigation ... 22 Tuning Dial ... 22 Direct Keypad Frequency Entry ... 22 Scanning ... 22 Transmission ... 23 Changing the Transmitter Power Level ... 23 Advanced Operation ... 24 Lock Feature ... 24 Keyboard Beeper ... 24 Channel Step Selection ... 24 Display Brightness ... 25 Band Linking ... 25 Audio Muting ... 26 RF Squelch ... 26 Repeater Operation ... 27 Repeater hifts ... 27 Automatic Repeater hift (ARS) ... 27 Manual Repeater hift Activation ... 28 Changing the Default Repeater hift ... 28 CTCSS/DCS Operation ... 29 CTCSS Operation ... 29 DCS Operation ... 30 Tone Search Scanning ... 31 Memory Operation ... 32 Regular Memory Channel Operation ... 32 Memory Storage ... 32 To Append an Alpha-numeric “Tag” to a Memory ... 33 Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies (“Odd Splits”) ... 33 Memory Recall ... 34 Memory Offset Tuning ... 34 Deleting Memories ... 34 HOME Channel Memory ... 35 Memory Bank Operation ... 36 Memory Only Mode ... 36 Hyper Memory Mode ... 37 Hyper Memory Storage ... 37 Hyper Memory Recall ... 37 Scanning ... 38 Setting the Scan-Resume Technique ... 38 VFO Scanning ... 39 Memory Scanning ... 40 How to Skip (Omit) a Channel During Memory Scan Operation ... 40 Preferential Memory Scan ... 41 Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan .. 42 “Priority Channel” Scanning (Dual Watch) .. 43 Smart Search ... 44 ARTSTM: Auto Range Transponder System ... 46 Basic ARTS Setup and Operation ... 46 CW Identifier Setup ... 47 DTMF Autodialer Operation ... 48 Internet Connection Feature ... 50 Miscellaneous Settings ... 52 Time-Out Timer ... 52 Automatic Power Off ... 52 Programming the Key Assignment ... 53 FM Bandwidth & MIC Gain Control ... 54 DCS Code Inversion ... 55 Cross Band Repeater Operation ... 56 Reset Procedure ... 57 Cloning ... 58 Menu (“Set”) Mode ... 59

This manual provides technical information necessary for servicing the FT-8800R Transceiver ervicing this equipment requires expertise in handling surface-mount chip components. Attempts by non-qualified persons to service this equipment may result in permanent damage not covered by the warranty, and may be illegal in some countries. Two PCB layout diagrams are provided for each double-sided circuit board in the Transceiver Each side of thr board is referred to by the type of the majority of components installed on that side (“leaded” or “chip-only”). In most cases one side has only chip components, and the other has either a mixture of both chip and leaded components (trimmers, coils, electrolytic capacitors, ICs, etc.), or leaded components only. Specifications ... 2 Exploded View & Miscellaneous Parts ... 3 Block Diagram... 5 Circuit Description ... 7 Alignment ... 11 Contents Board Unit (Schematics, Layouts & Parts) Main Unit ... 17 Panel Unit ... 45 Panel-Sub Unit ... 51 VR-L Unit ... 53 VR-R Unit ... 54