Yaesu VX-8GR/GE, Operating Manual

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VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
94
M
ESSAGE
F
EATURE
R
ECEIVING A
M
ESSAGE
1. Set the radio to the coordination frequency.
2. Press the
f
key, then press the
M
key. This provides a
“Short-cut” to Set Mode Item 88: SQL TYPE .
3. Rotate the DIAL knob until “
MESSAGE
” appears on the
display; this activates the Message feature.
4. Press the PTT switch to exit from the Set Mode and acti-
vate the Message feature. When the Message feature is ac-
tivated, the “
MSG ” notation will appear on the display.
5. When you receive a message: a beep sounds, the
LED
light
blinks white, and [“Message”
FROM
“sending station’s ID”] scrolls on the display.
6. Press any key (except
g
key) to clear the received message, and wait for a new
message.
To disable the Message feature, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to
select “ OFF ” in step 3 above.
If you enable the CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell feature or CTCSS/DCS/EPCS
Vibrator Operation (described previously), you can tell that you are receiv-
ing a message by the ringing “bell” sound alert or the vibrating of the trans-
ceiver.