VX-6R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
12
Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many
features of the VX-6R/E. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but I encour-
age you to read the “Operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as
possible, so you’ll get the most out of this fantastic new transceiver. Now. . .let’s get
operating!
S
WITCHING
P
OWER
O
N
AND
O
FF
1.
Be sure the Battery Pack is installed, and that the bat-
tery is fully charged. Connect the antenna to the top
panel ANTENNA jack.
2.
Press and hold in the orange
POWER
switch (on the
left side of the front panel) for one second. Two beeps
will be heard when the switch has been held long
enough, and the current DC supply voltage will indi-
cated on the display for 2 seconds; if you are using the
FNB-80LI
Battery Pack, the
small “Lit” notation at the top of the display confirms that the Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack has been detected. After this 2-second interval, the display will resume its nor-
mal indication of the operating frequency.
3.
To turn the
VX-6R/E
off, press and hold in the
POWER
switch again for one second.
1) If you don’t hear the two “Beep” tones when the radio comes on, the
Beeper may have been disabled via the Menu system. See page 21, which
tells you how to reactivate the Beeper.
2) You can change the Opening Message (DC supply voltage indication) to any desired
message (up to 6 characters) via Set Mode Item 42: OPN.MSG; see page 98 for details.
A
DJUSTING
THE
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
Rotate the
VOLUME
control (inner knob) to set the de-
sired audio level. Clockwise rotation increases the volume
level.
O
PERATION
