VX-7R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
17
A
UDIO
M
UTING
The Audio Mute feature is useful in situations where it would be helpful to reduce the
audio level of the “Receive Only” band (
Small
character display) whenever you receive a
signal on the “Main” band (
Large
character display) during Dual Receive operation.
To activate the Audio Mute feature:
1.
Press the
key, then press the
key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
to select the Menu Item labeled (
Basic
Operation #8: MUTE SET
).
3.
Press the
or
key to select “
ON
” (to enable Audio
Mute feature).
4.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
5.
To disable the Audio Mute feature, select “
OFF
” in step 3
above.
When the Audio Mute feature is activated, the “
” icon will appear on the display..
BAND L
INKING
For split operation on Amateur bands, the BAND Link feature may be useful.
1.
Set up dual receive operation, as just described.
2.
Press the
key, then press the
key to enter the Set mode.
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
to select the Menu Item labeled (
Misc
Setup #9: BAND LINK
).
4.
Press the
or
key to set this Menu Item to
ON
.
5.
Press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit to
Linked/Dual receive operation.
As you rotate the
DIAL
, you will observe that both bands’ frequencies are changing to-
gether. When you are done with this operating mode, re-enter the Set mode, and set (
Misc
Setup #9: BAND LINK
) to
OFF
.
The BAND Link feature requires that (1) “Main” band and “Sub” band be
set to same band (Dual In-band receive), (2) Menu Item (
Misc Setup #10:
VFO MODE
) must be set to “
BAND
.” In other words, the BAND Link feature
cannot activated if “Main” band and “Sub” band are not set to the same band, or if
Menu Item (
Misc Setup #10: VFO MODE
) is set to “
ALL
.”
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