VX-110 OPERATING MANUAL 7
FREQUENCY NAVIGATION
Make sure the keypad is unlocked, and press the
[
M/V
(
SET
)
]
button, if necessary, to select
the VFO mode.
You have several ways to tune the VX-110: in selectable channel steps or 1 MHz steps with
the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys; and the DIAL knob.
Use the DIAL knob to tune the displayed VFO frequency at the current channel step rate.
You can also press the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys momentarily to do this, but if you press the
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
key for more than 1/2-second, scanning will start. This is described later, so for now,
just press the
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
key again to stop (if you have to).
To change the MHz range of the VFO, you can press the
[
F
]
key followed by the
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
key (or turn the DIAL knob). Note the beeps when using the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys when
moving up or down. When done press
[
F
]
again, or just wait five seconds.
CHANGING THE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL
You can select between a total of three transmitter power levels on your VX-110. The exact
power output will vary somewhat, depending on the voltage supplied to the transceiver.
With the standard FNB-64 Battery Pack, the power output levels available are:
HIGH: 5 W MID: 2 W LOW: 0.5 W
To change the power level:
Press the
[
F
]
key, then immediately press the
[
LOW
(
SKIP
)
]
key.
Now rotate the DIAL knob to select “LOW”, “MID,” or “HIGH”.
Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS
To change the frequency steps used during manual tuning, follow the procedure below:
Press the
[
F
]
key, then immediately press the
[
M/V
(
SET
)
]
key to enter the Set mode.
Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #5 (“STEP”).
Press the
[
F
]
key to enable modification of the current setting.
Now rotate the DIAL knob to select 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, or 50 kHz steps.
Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
Basic Operation