
VR-160 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
29
T
ONE
S
QUELCH
/DCS B
ELL
O
PERATION
During Tone Squelch or DCS operation, you may set up the
VR-160
so a ringing “bell”
sound (or user programmed beep) alerts you to an incoming call. Here is the procedure for
activating the Tone Squelch/DCS Bell:
1.
Set the operating frequency to the desired channel.
2.
Set the transceiver up for Tone Squelch or DCS operation, as described previously.
3.
Press and hold in the [
BANK
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 15:
BELL SE-
LECT
.
Note
: Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
5.
Press the [
BANK
] key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
6.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set the desired “bell” sound. The avail-
able choices are
BELL
,
USER BEEP1
,
USER BEEP2
,
USER
BEEP3
, or
OFF
(disable the Bell function).
Note
: When User Beep (described later) does not register,
USER
BEEP1
,
USER BEEP2
, or
USER BEEP3
does not appear.
7.
Press the [
BANK
] key briefly, then rotate the
DIAL
knob one
click counter-clockwise to select Set Mode Item 14:
BELL
RINGER
.
8.
Press the [
BANK
] key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
9.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set the desired number of rings of the
Bell. The available choices are
1
through
20
rings or
CONT
(continuous ringing).
10. Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal opera-
tion.
When you are called by a station whose transceiver is sending a Tone Frequency or DCS
code which matches that set into your decoder, the Bell will ring in accordance with this
programming.
When the Tone Squelch/DCS Bell is activated, the “ ” icon will
appear in the display.
To disable the Tone Squelch/DCS Bell function, select the setting of
Set Mode Item 15:
BELL SELECT
to “
OFF
”.
T
ONE
S
QUELCH
/DCS O
PERATION
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