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VX-5500 Operating Manual
B
asiC
O
peratiOn
OF
the
t
ransCeiver
Important!
- Before turning on the radio the first time, confirm that the power connec-
tions have been made correctly and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna
jack.
Switching Power ON/OFF
Push the
POWER
switch turn on the radio. The display will become illuminated.
The radio will start up on the last channel used prior to shut-down during the previ-
ous operating session.
Turn the
CHANNEL
selector knob to choose the desired operating channel. A chan-
nel name will appear on the display. If you want to select the operating channel
from a different Memory Channel Group, press the
UP
(
p
) or
DOWN
(
) button
to select the Memory Channel Group you want before selecting the operating chan-
nel.
Setting the Volume
Turn the
VOLUME
knob clockwise to increase the volume, and counterclockwise to
decrease it. If no signal is present, press and hold in the
MON
button more than 1/2
seconds; background noise will now be heard, and you may use this to set the
VOL-
UME
knob for the desired audio level. Press and hold the
MON
button more than
1/2 seconds to quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitoring.
Transmitting
To transmit, wait until the “
BUSY
” indicator is off (the channel is not in use), and
press the
PTT
(Push-To-Talk) switch on the side of the microphone (the “
TX
” in-
dicator will appear or the “
TX
” indicator will glow red). While holding in the
PTT
switch, speak across the face of the microphone in a clear, normal voice level, and
then release the
PTT
switch to receive.
Selecting Groups and Channels
Press the
UP
(
p
) or
DOWN
(
) button (repeatedly, if necessary) to select a
different group of channels.
Turn the
CHANNEL
selector knob to select a different channel
within the cur-
rent group
.
Automatic Time-Out Timer
If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time-out, you must limit
the length of each transmission. While transmitting, a beep will sound five seconds
before time-out. Another beep will sound just before the deadline; the “
TX
” indica-
tor will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter. To resume transmit-
ting, you must release the
PTT
and wait for the “penalty timer” to expire (if you
press the
PTT
before this timer expires, the timer restarts, and you will have to wait
another “penalty” period).