VX-3R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
73
R
ECEIVING
A
M
ESSAGE
1.
Set the radio to the coordination frequency.
2.
Press and hold in the [
TXPO
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 79:
SQ TYP
.
Note
: Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
4.
Press the [
TXPO
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
5.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
MESSAGE
” (to activate the
Message feature).
6.
Press the
PTT
switch to exit from the Set Mode and activates the
Message feature.
7.
When you receive a message: a beep sounds, the
TX/BUSY
in-
dicator blinks white, and [“Message” FROM “sending station’s
ID”] scrolls on the display.
8.
Press any key (except [
VOL
] key) to clear the received message, and wait for a new
message.
To disable the Message feature, repeat the above procedure, rotating the
DIAL
knob to
select “
OFF
” in step 5 above.
If you enable the CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell feature (described previously), you
can confirm that a message is coming in by a ringing “bell” sound alert.
M
ESSAGE
F
EATURE