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VX-261 O
perating
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anual
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Peration
Preliminary.Steps
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Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as
described previously.
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Screw the supplied antenna
onto the Antenna jack.
It is not recommended to oper-
ate this transceiver without an
antenna connected.
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If you have a Speaker/Micro-
phone, we recommend that it
not be connected until you are
familiar with the basic opera-
tion of the
VX-261
. Refer to
next page for more information
about Speaker/Microphone us-
age.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The water resistance rating of the transceiver (IP55)
is assured only when the following conditions are
met:
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Battery pack is attached to the transceiver;
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Antenna is connected to the antenna jack;
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MIC/SP
cap is installed in the
MIC/SP
jack.
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Use of a speaker microphone in the
MIC/SP
jack negates the IP55 rating.
Operation.Quick.Start
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Turn the top panel’s
VOL/PWR
knob clock-
wise to turn the radio on.
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Turn the top panel’s
CH
Selector knob to choose
the desired operating
channel.
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Rotate the
VOL/PWR
knob to set the volume
level. If no signal is
present, press (or press
and hold) the Program-
mable key (assigned to
the “
sql oFF
” func-
tion: Normally
SIDE-1
button); background noise will
now be heard, and you may use this to set the
VOL/
PWR
knob for the desired audio level. Press (or press
and hold) the Programmable key again to quiet the
