VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
53
S
CANNING
A
UTOMATIC
L
AMP
I
LLUMINATION
ON
S
CAN
S
TOP
The
VX-2R
will automatically illuminate the LCD Lamp whenever the scanner stops on a
signal; this allows you to see the frequency of the incoming signal better at night. Note that
this will, of course, increase the battery consumption, so be sure to switch it off during the
day (the default condition for this feature is “ON”).
The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is:
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 37:
SCNLMP
.
3.
Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this Set Mode Item to “
OFF
.”
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the setting and exit to
normal operation.
B
AND
E
DGE
B
EEPER
The
VX-2R
will automatically “beep” when a band edge is encountered during scanning
(either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation). You may enable this feature
(band edge beeper) when the frequency reaches the band edge while selecting the VFO
frequency by the
DIAL
knob.
The procedure for enabling the Band-Edge Beeper is:
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 19:
EDGBP
.
3.
Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this Set Mode Item to “
ON
.”
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the setting and exit to
normal operation.
