VX-3R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
65
A
UTOMATIC
L
AMP
I
LLUMINATION
ON
S
CAN
S
TOP
The
VX-3R/E
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 [
TXPO
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 74:
SCN.LMP
.
Note
: Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
3.
Press the [
TXPO
] 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
switch to
save the setting and exit to normal operation.
B
AND
E
DGE
B
EEPER
The
VX-3R/E
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 [
TXPO
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 12:
BP EDG
.
Note
: Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
3.
Press the [
TXPO
] 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
switch to
save the setting and exit to normal operation.
S
CANNING