Vertex Standard VX-1400, Operating Manual

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35 VX-1400 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
B
EACON
R
EQUEST
C
ALL
The Beacon Request Call mode allows you to inquire as to the signal quality between your
transceiver and another specific transceiver (before placing an individual/group call).
Preparation
Press the [
]/[ ] button to select the channel to be used for the Beacon Request
Call.
Disable the VOX and Clarifier features, if necessary.
Press the [
SELCALL
] button (the [
P
ROGRAMMABLE
] button which assigned “Selcall”
function) briefly to activate the Selcall system. The “ ” icon will be illuminated
on the LCD display.
Sending a Beacon Request Call
Press the [
CALL
] button (the [
P
ROGRAMMABLE
] button which assigned “Call” func-
tion), then press the [
]/[ ] button to select the ID number of the station to be called
using Selcall. Available IDs are: the last-received ID, ten pre-programmed IDs, and
“Auxiliary,” whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow ([
]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ])
buttons. To enter the desired ID, press the [
]/[ ] button to select “
AUX ID
”, press
the [
] button, then enter the 4-digit ID number by the [ ]/[ ] (move the cursor)
and the [
]/[ ] (select number) buttons; finally press the [
CALL
] button again.
Press the [ CALL
] button briefly to enter the Call Menu.
Press the [
]/[ ] button to select “
BCN REQ
”.
Press the [ CALL
] button again to transmit the Beacon Request Call.
If the Beacon Request call is successful, the “Answer” signal from the called station
will be heard.
S
ELCALL
/T
ELCALL
O
PERATION