VX-6R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
61
Activating the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch System
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 43:
PAGER
.
3.
Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
ON
.”
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and activate the
Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch.
6.
To disable the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch, just repeat the above procedure,
rotating the
DIAL
knob to select “
OFF
” in step 4 above.
When the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch feature is activated, the
“
P
” notation will appear at the 100 MHz digit of the frequency dis-
play.
During Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch operation, you may set up the
VX-6R such that a ringing “bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is
coming in, as described previously. See page 30 for details.
Paging Answer Back
When you press the
PTT
switch to respond to a page call, the
VX-6R
transmits the same
CTCSS tone pair. This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station. If you
prefer, you can have the
VX-6R
respond to page calls automatically (“transpond”).
To enable this feature:
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 44:
PAG.ABK
.
3.
Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
ON
.”
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and exit to normal
operation.
The Paging Answer Back feature constitutes a form of “remote control” op-
eration that may be restricted to certain frequencies. U.S. users should con-
firm the current status of §97.201(b) of the FCC’s rules governing the Ama-
teur service before utilizing this feature on the 144 MHz band.
EPCS
(
E
NHANCED
P
AGING
& C
ODE
S
QUELCH
)
