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Transmit operation by pressing the button on the Bluetooth
®
headset
(when the VOX function is OFF)
When the
VOX
function is
OFF
, pressing the “Call button”* on the
Bluetooth
®
headset
once will engage the
FTM-500DR/DE
in transmit, and then a call can be made using the
Bluetooth
®
headset.
Press the “Call button”* again to return the
FTM-500DR/DE
to receive.
*The button name may differ depending on your Bluetooth
®
headset.
SSM-BT10
: When the
Multi-Function
Key is pressed, a
beep will sound and the
FTM-500DR/DE
will
continuously transmit.
Press the
Multi-Function
Key again, a beep
will sound and the
FTM-500DR/DE
will return
to receive mode.
Press briefly to transmit
Hands-free VOX operation with a Bluetooth
®
headset
When
FTM-500DR/DE
VOX
(automatic voice transmission) function is turned
ON
, the
Bluetooth
®
headset can perform hands-free operation and transmit automatically just by
talking. Turn the VOX function
ON
according to “VOX Operation” instructions.
The VOX function is commonly used for the
Bluetooth
®
headset and microphone.
If you do not use the Bluetooth headset and do not want to use the
VOX
function with the
microphone, set this to “
OFF
”.
VOX Operation
Using a
Bluetooth
®
headset, you can transmit hands-free automatically, just by speak-
ing into the microphone.
Setting VOX function
1. Press and hold the
FUNC
knob.
2. Touch [
11 VOX
]
Or rotate the
FUNC
knob to select [
11 VOX
], then
press the
FUNC
knob.
3. Rotate the
FUNC
knob to select [
VOX
], then press the
FUNC
knob.
4. Rotate the
FUNC
knob to select “
LOW
” or “
HIGH
”.
OFF
:
VOX
function
OFF
LOW
:
VOX
function
ON
(
VOX
Gain Level “
LOW
”)
HIGH
:
VOX
function
ON
(
VOX
Gain Level “
HIGH
”)
When set to “
LOW
” or “
HIGH
”, the sound is auto-
matically transmitted by voice from the connected
Bluetooth
®
headset. When not connected to a
Bluetooth
®
headset, the sound from the microphone
is automatically transmitted.
DIGITAL / ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
FTM - 500D
DISP
S-DX
11 VOX
OFF
VOX
DELAY
Connected
STATUS
VOX MIC
TX
FRONT
0.5s
5. Press the
DIA
L knob,
SUB DIAL
knob or
PTT
switch to save the settings and return
to normal operation.
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Disable the VOX function
To cancel
VOX
and return to
PTT
operation, just repeat the above procedures, se-
lecting “
OFF
” in step 4 above.
