VXA-700 S
PIRIT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
18
LOCK Function
The lock function prevents accidental changes to the fre-
quency setting and the keypad controls.
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To activate the lock fea-
ture, press
Ò
.
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In the LOCK mode, the
“
” icon will appear on
the display.
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To turn the lock feature
off, press
Ò
again.
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You can still access the 121.500 MHz Emergency Fre-
quency when the LOCK function is on. Simply press
the
key momentarily (this key never locks). Press-
ing this key also unlocks the radio.
Beep On/Off
The
VXA-700
’s key/button beeper provides convenient
audible feedback whenever a button is pressed. Each key
and button has a different beep pitch, and each function
has a unique beep combination.
When you are scanning, the beeper will be heard each time
the scanner halts on a busy channel. This may be distract-
ing in some environments; if you want to turn the beeper
off (or back on again):
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Press and hold the
key
for 2 seconds. This in-
stantly recalls Menu Item
“
Beeper
.”
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Press the
key to enable adjustment of this Menu
Item.
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select the desired
selection.
On
:
Sounds a keypad beeper corresponding to a
musical note.
DTMF
: Sounds a keypad beeper corresponding to a
DTMF tone.
Off
:
Keypad beeper is “off.”
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When you have made your selection, press the
key to save the new setting, then press the
PTT
key
repetitively until the radio exits to normal operation.
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