VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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DTMF O
PERATION
The
VX-5R
’s 16-button keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch or repeater con-
trol purposes. Besides numerical digits [
0
] through [
9
], the keypad includes the [
Û
] and
[
#
] digits, plus the [
A
], [
B
], [
C
], and [
D
] tones often used for repeater control.
Manual DTMF Tone Generation
You can generate DTMF tones during transmission manually.
Press the
PTT
switch to begin transmission.
While transmitting, press the desired numbers on the keypad.
When you have sent all the digits desired, release the
PTT
key.
DTMF Autodialer
Eight DTMF Autodial memories are provided, allowing you to store telephone numbers
for autopatch use. You can also store short autopatch access code streams so as to avoid
having to send them manually.
Here is the DTMF Autodial storage procedure:
Press the
[F/W]
key, then press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enter the Set mode.
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu Item #32 (“
DTMF SET
”).
Press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enable adjustment of this Menu item.
Rotate the
DIAL
to select the DTMF Memory register into which you wish to store
this DTMF string.
Press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected reg-
ister.
Key in the DTMF digits you wish to store into this register.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the setting. To store other numbers, repeat this process,
using a different DTMF memory register.
To send the telephone number:
Press
[F/W]
, then the
[3(DT)VLT]
key to activate the DTMF Autodialer function.
Press the
PTT
switch to begin transmission.
Press the numerical key ([
1
] through [
9
]) corresponding to the DTMF memory string
you wish to send. Once the string begins, you may release the
PTT
key, as the trans-
mitter will be held “on the air” until the DTMF string is completed.
Advanced Operation
