VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
31
E
MERGENCY
C
HANNEL
O
PERATION
The
VX-2R
includes an “Emergency” feature which may be useful if you have someone
monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s UHF “Home” channel. See page
388 for details on setting the Home channel.
The “Emergency” feature is activated by pressing and holding in the [
HM/RV
] key for one
second.
When this is done, (A) the radio is placed on the UHF amateur band Home channel, (B) it
emits a loud “Alarm” sound (the volume is controlled by the
VOLUME
knob), (C) it
flashes the
BUSY/TX
indicator in white, (D) if you press the
PTT
key, you will disable the
Emergency feature temporarily; you can then transmit on the UHF Home channel, and (E)
two seconds after the
PTT
release, the Emergency feature will resume.
To disable the “Emergency” feature, press and hold the [
HM/RV
] key for one second or
turn the radio Off by pressing and holding in the
POWER
switch for one second.
Use this feature if you are out for a walk and want a quick way of alerting a family member
as to a dangerous situation. The alarm sound may discourage an attacker and allow you to
escape.
1) Be sure to arrange with a friend or family member to be monitoring on the
same frequency, as there will be no identification sent via the Emergency
alarm sound. And do not transmit the alarm tone except in a true emergency!
2) The TX/BUSY indicator may be changed to another function via Set Mode Item 20:
EMG S; see page 66.
ATT
(
F
RONT
E
ND
A
TTENUATOR
)
The attenuator will reduce all signals (and noise) by 10 dB, and it may be used to make
reception more pleasant under extremely crowded conditions. This feature is not available
on the Wide FM mode.
1.
Press and hold in the [
H/L
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 5:
ATT
.
3.
Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to change the setting from
OFF
to
ON
.
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
6.
If you wish to disable the attenuator, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the
DIAL
knob to select
OFF
in step “4” above.
When the attenuator is activated, the Operating Mode icon (AM or FM) will
blink on the display.
A
DVANCED
O
PERATION
