VXA-700 S
PIRIT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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M
ISCELLANEOUS
S
ETTING
Changing the Channel Step
The
VXA-700
’s synthesizer provides the option of utiliz-
ing channel steps of 5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100 kHz per
step, any number of which may be important to your oper-
ating requirements. The
VXA-700
is set up at the factory
with different default steps on each operating band which
probably are satisfactory for most operation. However, if
you need to change the channel step increments, the pro-
cedure to do so is very easy.
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Press and hold in the
key for 2 seconds. This in-
stantly recalls Menu Item (Step).
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Press the
key again to enable adjustment of this
Menu Item.
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob select the new channel
step size.
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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 exit to normal operation.
Changing the Operating Mode
The
VXA-700
provides for automatic mode changing when
the radio is tuned to different operating frequencies. How-
ever, on the 2-m amateur band, should an unusual operat-
ing situation arise in which you need to change between
the available operating modes (FM-Narrow and AM), you
may do so by pressing the
Ò
repeatedly..
Note
: The Air band is fixed in the “AM” mode, while the
FM BC band is fixed in the “Wide FM” mode.
Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature
The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automati-
cally turning the radio off after a user-defined period of
time within which there has been no dial or key activity.
The available selections for the time before power-off are
0.5/1/8 hours, as well as APO Off.
The default condition for the APO is OFF, and here is the
procedure for activating it:
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Press the
key, then press the
key to activate
the Menu (“SET”) mode.
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select Menu Item
“
6. Misc Setup
,” then press the
key..
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select Sub Menu
Item “
1. APO
,” then press the
key..