Vertex Standard VX-900 - Manual (Page 7)

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possible to talk to the other station.
Remember that disabling the encryption will mean that
your transmissions are no longer secure. Return to the
encrypted mode as soon as possible, and do not discuss
any critical or confidential information while in the non-
encrypted mode of operation.
Lock
Switch the TOGGLE switch to lock the top-panel keys;
this can be enabled to prevent radio settings from be-
ing disturbed.
Follow-Me Scan
“Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Pri-
ority Channel regularly as you scan the other chan-
nels. Thus, if only Channels 1, 3, and 5 (of the 8 avail-
able channels) are designated for “Scanning,” the user
may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the “User-as-
signed” Priority Channel via the “Follow-Me” feature.
To activate “Follow-Me” scanning, first select the chan-
nel you want to designate as the “User-Assigned Pri-
ority Channel” and Switch the TOGGLE switch to
the assigned position. Then turn the CH selector knob
to the “Scanning Start” channel which has been pro-
grammed by your dealer to activate the scanner. When
the scanner stops on an “Active” channel, the User-
assigned Priority Channel will automatically be
checked every few seconds; if activity is found on the
User-assigned Priority Channel, the radio will switch
between it and the Dealer-Assigned Priority Channel,
if any.
Follow-Me DW
To set up a “Dual Watch” frequency pair using the “Fol-
low-Me” feature, select a channel using the CH selector
knob. Now press the assigned Soft key; pressing the as-
signed Soft key locks the current channel as the User-
assigned Priority Channel. Now rotate the CH selector
knob to another channel (not the “Scanning Start” chan-
nel). Your radio will now switch back-and-forth between
the currently-selected channel (shown on the CH selec-
tor knob) and the User-assigned Priority Channel.
During “Follow-Me” scanning (after you have pressed
the key), you can set up the “Dual Watch” feature by
rotating the CH selector knob to another channel. The
radio will then scan back and forth between the origi-
nal User-assigned Priority Channel and the newly-se-
lected channel.
The Priority Channel you have assigned (before press-
ing the key) will be retained in memory until you
change it.
Channel Group Selection
The VX-900 is capable of separating its 512 memory
channels into any of 20 Groups. There is no limit as to
the number of channels which may be assigned to each
Group. The Dealer will have made the Group assign-
ment at the time of channel programming. At the same
time, one of the Soft Keys will be assigned as the
Channel Group Selection key.
To change Channel Groups, press the assigned
soft key to step through the available Groups. Once
the desired Group is reached, rotate the CH selector
knob to select the desired channel within the selected
Group.
You may wish to have the Scanner (described previ-
ously) pass through more than one Group during the
scanning process (normally, scanning is performed
within the current group only). To include the current
Group in the scanning loop, press and hold in the as-
signed Soft key for one second.
To remove a Group from Group Scan, press and
hold in the assigned Soft key again for one second.
Multi-Group Scanning is only possible if you are us-
ing the “User Scan” list.
The VX-900 has two scanning “lists:” the “Dealer
Scan” list and the “User Scan” list. The “Dealer Scan”
list is a fixed group of stations which will be included
when scanning is activated. The “User Scan” list is a
different list, initially arranged by the Dealer, which
may be modified by the User (if, for example, you want
to delete one or more of these channels from the scan-
ning list).
To edit the User Scan list, press and hold the soft
key (assigned to the Group Up/Down function) to de-
lete the current Memory Group from the Scanning.
Alternatively, press and hold the “Scan” Soft key for
one second to delete the Current Memory channel from
the Scanning.
When you delete a Group or channel, “-SKIP-” will
appear on the LCD for one second after press ing the
Soft key. To restore a particular channel to your scan-
ning list, press and hold in the Soft key again for one
second; “-STOP-” will appear on the LCD for one sec-
ond after pressing the Soft key.
Call/Reset
This feature, if enabled, allows the user to change the
3-digit Page Call code, used to call other similarly-
equipped stations. Press the Dealer-assigned soft key,
followed by the three digits representing the Page Call
code of the station you wish to call. Three tones will