VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
12
Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many
features of the
VX-5R
. 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
•
Be sure the battery pack is installed, and that the battery is fully charged. Connect the
antenna to the top panel
ANTENNA
jack.
‚
Press and hold in the orange
PWR
switch (on the left side of the front panel) for one
second. Two beeps will be heard when the switch has been held long enough, and the
frequency display will soon appear. After another two seconds, the receive-mode Bat-
tery Saver function will become active, unless you have disabled it (see page 32).
ƒ
To turn the
VX-5R
off, press and hold in the
PWR
switch again for one second.
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 35, which tells you
how to reactivate the Beeper.
A
DJUSTING
THE
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
Rotate the
VOLUME
control (immediately to the right of the Antenna) to set the desired
audio level. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level.
S
QUELCH
A
DJUSTMENT
The
VX-5R
’s Squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is
being received. Not only does the Squelch system make “standby” operation more pleas-
ant, it also significantly reduces battery current consumption.
The Squelch system may be adjusted independently for the FM and Wide-FM (FM Broad-
cast) modes.
•
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily, then immediately press
[0(SQ)WX]
. This provides
a “short-cut” to Menu Item #01 (
SQUELCH
SQUELCH
SQUELCH
SQUELCH
SQUELCH
).
‚
Now rotate the
DIAL
knob clockwise; you will notice that the noise will disappear
after a few “clicks” of the
DIAL
. When you find the point where the background noise
is just silenced, (typically at a setting of about “3” or “4” on the scale), leave the
DIAL
at that setting; this is point of maximum sensitivity to weak signals.
ƒ
When you are satisfied with the Squelch threshold setting, press the
PTT
key momen-
tarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
„
You may also adjust the Squelch setting by using the “Set” (Menu) mode. See page 61
for details.
Operation
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