VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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The
VX-2R
can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied into the
Vertex Standard WIRES™ (Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) net-
work, operating in the “SRG” (Sister Radio Group) mode. Details may be found at the
WIRES-II Web site: http://www.vxstd.com/en/wiresinfo-en/. This feature may also be used
to access other systems, as described below.
1.
Press the [
] key to activate the Internet Connection feature.
The “
” icon will appear in the upper right corner of the dis-
play.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob, while pressing and holding in the [
]
key, to select the access number corresponding to the WIRES™
repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link (ask
your repeater owner/operator if you don’t know the access num-
bers in the network). Now release the [
] key to exit from the
selection mode.
3.
With the Internet Connection feature activated (as in step 1 above), the
VX-2R
will
generate a brief (0.1 second) DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2. This
DTMF tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the
link to the remote WIRES™ repeater operating in the SRG mode.
4.
To disable the Internet Connection feature, press the [
] key again (The “Internet”
icon disappear from the display.
You may access other Internet Link Systems that use a DTMF string for access.
1.
Load the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet-link access into a DTMF
Autodial memory resister. For purposes of this example, we will use “#123” as the
access code.
A. Press and hold in the [
H/L
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
B. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 17:
DTMF
.
C. Press the [
H/L
] key to enable adjustment of this Set Mode
Item.
D. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this Item to “
AUTO
.”
E. Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL
knob
one click clockwise to select Set Mode Item 18:
DTMF S
.
F.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 18:
DTMF
S
.
G. Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL
knob
to select the DTMF Memory register into which you wish
to store the access code.
H. Press the [
V/M
] key momentarily. The first digit will blink.
I.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
F
” (representing DTMF
“#”: the first digit of the DTMF string).
I
NTERNET
C
ONNECTION
FEATURE
