VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
8
Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many
features of the VX-2R. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but I encour-
age you to read the “Operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as
possible, so you’ll get the most out of this fantastic new transceiver. Now. . .let’s get
operating!
S
WITCHING
P
OWER
O
N
AND
O
FF
1.
Be sure the Battery Pack is installed, and that the battery is fully charged. Connect the
antenna to the top panel
ANTENNA
jack.
2.
Press and hold in the
POWER
switch (on the left side of the transceiver) for one
second. Two beeps will be heard when the switch has
been held long enough, and the current DC supply volt-
age will indicated on the display for 2 seconds; if you
are using the
FNB-82LI
Battery Pack, the small “
Lit
”
icon at the top of the display confirms that the Lithium-
Ion Battery Pack has been detected. After this 2-sec-
ond interval, the display will resume its normal indica-
tion of the operating frequency.
3.
To turn the
VX-2R
off, press and hold in the
POWER
switch again for one second.
1) If you don’t hear the two “Beep” tones when the radio comes on, the Beeper
may have been disabled via the Menu system. See page 14, which tells you
how to reactivate the Beeper.
2) You can change the Opening Message (DC supply voltage indication) to any desired
message (up to 6 characters) via Set Mode Item 30: OPNMSG; see page 68 for details.
A
DJUSTING
THE
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
Rotate the
VOLUME
control (inner knob) to set the de-
sired audio level. Clockwise rotation increases the volume
level.
O
PERATION