Vertex Standard VX-8R - Manual (Page 15)

VX-8R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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Hi! I’m R. F. Radio, and I’ll be helping you along as you learn the many
features of the VX-8R. 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 it is fully charged. Connect the antenna
to the top panel ANTENNA jack.
2. Press and hold in the (PWR) switch (on the right
side of the front panel) for 2 seconds. Two beeps will be
heard when the switch has been held long enough. The
opening message will appear briefly on the display, then
the frequency display will appear. After another two sec-
onds, the receive-mode Battery Saver function will be-
come active, unless you have disabled it (see page 125).
3. To turn the VX-8R off, press and hold in the (PWR) switch again for 2 seconds.
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 27, which tells you
how to reactivate the Beeper.
A
DJUSTING THE
V
OLUME
L
EVEL
Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the
key to set the desired audio level. Clockwise rotation in-
creases the volume level.
1) The Volume level may be set on the
“A-Band” and “B-Band” separately.
2) You may set the Audio Output Level to the
Speaker, and the Earphone Output Level individually. The
“SP VOLUME” notation appears in the S- & PO meter area while adjusting the Speaker
Output Level. The “HP VOLUME” notation appears in the S- & PO meter area while
adjusting the Earphone Output Level.
3) Pressing the
key followed by the key, the DIAL knob function changes to
the Volume Level adjustment instead of the frequency control. In this case, the “Volume
Level Indicator” on the display blinks. Pressing the
key followed by the key
again, returns the DIAL knob function to the frequency control. You may also change
the
key function via Set Mode Item 107: VOLUME MODE. See page 133 for de-
tails.
O
PERATION