VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
2
Controls & Connections
MIC
The internal micro-
phone is located at
the bottom right-hand
corner of the display.
SPEAKER
The internal speaker
is located directly be-
low the display.
MONI
Pressing this key dis-
a b l e s t h e n o i s e
squelching action, al-
lowing you to hear
very weak signals
near the background
noise level.
PTT
P r e s s t h i s k e y t o
transmit, and release
it to receive after your
transmission is com-
pleted.
MIC/SP
This four-conductor
miniature jack pro-
v i d e s c o n n e c t i o n
points for microphone
audio, earphone au-
dio, PTT, and ground.
EXT DC
This coaxial DC jack
allows connection to
an external DC power
source (10-16V DC).
The center pin of this
jack is the Positive
(
+++++
) line.
DIAL
The main tuning
Dial is used for
setting the operat-
ing frequency, and
also is used for
Menu selections
and other adjust-
ments.
ANTENNA
Connect the sup-
plied rebber flex
antenna (or an-
other antenna pre-
senting a 50
Ω
im-
pedance) here.
VOLUME
This control ad-
justs the audio vol-
ume level. Clock-
wise rotation in-
creases the vol-
ume level.
TX/BUSY
T h i s i n d i c a t o r
glows Red during
transmission, and
Green when a sig-
nal is being re-
ceived (of suffi-
cient strength to
open the noise
squelch).
PWR
Press and hold this
switch for one second
to toggle the trans-
ceiver’s power on and
off.
KEYPAD
These 17 keys select many
of the most important oper-
ating features on the VX-5R.
The function of the keys are
described in detail on pages
4 and 5.