VX-6R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
36
M
EMORY
M
ODE
(
R
EGULAR
M
EMORY
C
HANNEL
)
L
ABELING
M
EMORIES
You may wish to append an alpha-numeric “Tag” (label) to a memory or memories, to aid in
recollection of the channel’s use (such as a club name, etc.). This is easily accomplished
using the Set Mode.
1.
Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label.
2.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set
mode.
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 40:
NM SET
.
4.
Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable programming of
the name tag.
5.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the first digit of the desired label.
6.
Press the [
MODE
(
SP S
)
SQ TYP
] key to move to the next char-
acter.
7.
If you make a mistake, press the [
BAND
(
SCN
)
BND DN
] key to
back-space the cursor, then re-enter the correct letter, number, or
symbol.
8.
Repeat steps 5 through 7 to program the remaining letters, num-
bers, or symbols of the desired label. A total of six characters may
be used in the creation of a label.
9.
When you have programmed a label which is under 6 characters,
press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to confirm the label.
10. When you have completed the creation of the label, press the
PTT
key to save the
label and exit.
To display the alpha-numeric “Tag” (label):
1.
Set the
VX-6R/E
to the “MR” (Memory Recall) mode, and recall
the memory channel on which you wish to display its label.
2.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set
mode.
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the Set Mode Item labeled 39:
NAME
.
4.
Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Item’s setting.
5.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this Set Mode Item to “
ALPHA
”
(thus enabling the alpha-numeric display).
6.
Press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and activate the al-
pha-numeric Tag.
To disable the alpha-numeric Tag (enabling the frequency display), just repeat the above
procedure, rotating the
DIAL
knob to select “
FREQ
” in step 5 above.
