How to reset your Yaesu FT-2900 to factory default settings

If the radio is not performing as it should or once did for whatever reason, power surge or data corruptions, it may be necessary to reset it back to its factory settings.  It’s very easy to do and I’m posting it here so that I don’t need to dig it out of the manual.

There are two different resets, one is the Microprocessor reset, this will clear the memory and any stored frequencies.  The other is Set-Menu Mode reset, this will keep any stored frequencies but reset all the configuration settings.

Microprocessor Reset (clears all settings and memory)

1. Turn off the radio
2. Press and hold in the [REV(DW)], [LOW (A/N)], and [D/MR (MR)] keys while turning ON the radio.  The “ALL RESET PUSH D/MR KEY” message will scroll on the display.
3. Press the [D/MR (MW)] key to complete the reset, press any other key to cancel the reset process.

Set-Menu Mode Reset (clears settings while keeping memory)

1. Turn the radio OFF
2. Press and hold the [LOW A/N)] and [D/MR (MW)] keys while turning the radio ON.  The “SET MODE RESET PUSH D/MR KEY” message will scroll on the display.
3. Press the [D/MR (MW)] key to reset the Set (Menu) mode settings to their factory defaults.  Press any other key to cancel the reset process.

And just to refresh your memory here’s some quick menu items for adding the frequencies back.

• use the mic to enter in your frequency
• press the SET key to enter the IN FREQ [52] aka Tone Frequency
• press the SET key to enter the SQL.TYP [49]
• Press the PPT to exit the SET menu
• Press the [D/MR (MW)] to save to memory

Now you should be talking!

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