VX-150 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
10
T
RANSMITTING
When you wish to transmit, wait until the channel is clear (
BUSY/TX
lamp off), and squeeze
the
PTT
switch. During transmission the
BUSY/TX
lamp glows red, and relative transmit-
ter power output is indicated graphically along the bottom of the display. Release the
PTT
switch to receive.
If using a version B (in Europe), press the
T-CALL
switch (above the
PTT
switch) to
transmit a 1750 Hz tone to access repeaters that require it.
C
HANGING
THE
C
HANNEL
S
TEPS
Tuning steps are factory preset to 20 kHz. To change a frequency step, follow the proce-
dure below:
•
Press the [
F/W
] key, then immediately press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu Item #7 (“
STEP
STEP
STEP
STEP
STEP
”).
ƒ
Press the [
F/W
] key to enable modification of the current setting.
„
Now rotate the
DIAL
knob to select 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 or 50 kHz steps.
…
Press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
Operation