Vertex Standard VX-160EU, Service Manual

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Description of Operating Functions Description of Operating Functions
Description of Operating Functions Description of Operating Functions
Description of Operating Functions
Monitor
Press the assigned
Soft
key momentarily to override (dis-
able) the Tone squelch (For the 5-Tone mode, please ask
to your nearest Vertex Standard dealers).
Squelch OFF
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to hear
background noise (unmute the audio).
Background noise or incoming signals will now be heard
whether or not a matching tone is present on the signal.
Press and hold in the assigned
Soft key for more than 1
seconds to override both the Noise and Tone squelch. Again
press and hold in the assigned
Soft key for more than 1
seconds (or press the assigned Soft key twice) to resume
normal (quiet) Noise and Tone squelch action.
Low Power
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to set the
radio's transmitter to the “Low Power” mode, thus extend-
ing battery life. Press the assigned
Soft key again to re-
turn to “High Power” operation when in difficult terrain.
Lock
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to lock
the
Soft
keys (except Emergency , Lock and Monitor key);
thus, the
[
A
]
,
[
B
]
,
[
C
]
, and MONITOR keys can be dis-
abled to prevent radio settings from being disturbed.
Lamp
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to illumi-
nate the LCD for five seconds.
Channel Up
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft
key to switch
to a higher operating channel number.
Channel Down
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft
key to switch
to a lower operating channel number.
Scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple chan-
nels programmed into the transceiver. While scanning, the
radio will check each channel for the presence of a signal,
and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.
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To activate scanning:
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft key.
The scanner will search the channels, looking for ac-
tive ones; it will pause each time it finds a channel on
which someone is speaking.
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To stop scanning:
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft key.
Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH
knob is set.
Follow-Me Scan
“Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Prior-
ity Channel regularly as you scan the other channels. Thus,
if only Channels 1, 3, and 5 (of the 8 available channels)
are designated for “Scanning,” the user may nonetheless
assign Channel as the “User-assigned” Priority Channel
via the “Follow-Me” feature.
Press the assigned
Soft key to activate “Follow-Me” scan-
ning, then turn the CH selector knob to the channel which
you want to designate as the “User-Assigned Priority Chan-
nel”. When the scanner stops on an “active” channel, the
User-assigned Priority Channel will automatically be
checked every few seconds.
Dual Watch
The Dual Watch feature is similar to the Scan feature, ex-
cept that only two channels are monitored: the current
operating channel, and the “Priority” channel.
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To activate Dual Watch:
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft key.
The scanner will search the two channels; it will pause
each time it finds a channel on which someone is speak-
ing.
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To stop Dual Watch:
Press the assigned
Soft
key.
Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH
knob is set.
Talk Around
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft to activate the
Talk Around feature when you are operating on duplex
channel systems (separate receive and transmit frequen-
cies, utilizing a “repeater” station). The Talk Around fea-
ture allows you to bypass the repeater station and talk di-
rectly to a station that is nearby. This feature has no effect
when you are operating on “Simplex” channels, where the
receive and transmit frequencies are already the same.
Note that your dealer may have made provision for “Talk
Around” channels by programming “repeater” and “Talk
Around” frequencies on two adjacent channels. If so, the
key may be used for one of the other Pre-Programmed
Functions.
Add/Del
The Add/Del feature allows the user to arrange a custom
Scan.
Press (or Press and hold) the assigned
Soft key to delete/
restore the current channel to/from your scanning list.
When you delete a current channel, “
SKIP ” will appear
on the LCD after pressing the Soft key. When you re-
store a current channel, “ SKIP ” indicator on the LCD will
turn off.
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