FCC ID: K66VX-7R
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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and scan in search of the tone being used. Two things must be remembered in this
regard:
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You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type (CTCSS vs. DCS).
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Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone; you may have to listen to the
station(s) transmitting on the repeater uplink (input) frequency in order to allow
Tone Search Scanning to work.
To scan for the tone in use:
1.
Set the radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder operation (see the previous
discussion). In the case of CTCSS, “TSQL” will appear on the display; in the case of
DCS, “DCS” will appear on the display.
2.
Press the [MON/F] key, then press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode.
3.
Rotate the DIAL to select the Menu Item (TSQ/DCS/DTMF #2: TONE SET) when
TONE SQL is selected or Menu Item (TSQ/DCS/DTMF #3: DCS SET) during DCS
operation.
4.
Press the [BAND(BND DN)] key to enable the Menu Item.
5.
Press the [MON/F] key, then press the [1(SCAN)] key to start scanning for the
incoming CTCSS or DCS tone/code.
6.
When the radio detects the correct tone or code, it will halt on that tone/code, and
audio will be allowed to pass. Press the [BAND(BND DN)] key to lock in that
tone/code, then press PTT to exit to normal operation.
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: f the Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code, it will continue to scan
indefinitely. When this happens, it may be that the other station is not sending any tone.
You can press the PTT switch to halt the scan at any time.
You also can press the MONI key during Tone Scanning to listen to the (muted) signal
from the other station. When you release the MONI key, Tone Scanning will resume
after about a second.
Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes.
CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation
CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation
CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation
CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation
During CTCSS Decode or DCS operation, you may set the VX-7R up such that a ringing
“bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in. Here is the procedure for
activating the CTCSS/DCS Bell:
1.
Set the transceiver up for CTCSS Decode (“Tone Squelch”) or DCS operation, as
described previously.
2.
Adjust the operating frequency to the desired channel.