Vertex Standard VX-261 - Preliminary Steps; Operation Quick Start

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VX-261 Operating Manual
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 Installachargedbatterypack ontothetransceiver, as
describedpreviously.
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 Screw the supplied antenna
ontotheAntennajack.
 Itis not recommended tooper-
ate this transceiver without an
antennaconnected.
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 If you have a Speaker/Micro-
phone, we recommend that it
not be connected until you are
familiar with the basic opera-
tion of the
VX-261
. Refer to
nextpageformoreinformation
about Speaker/Microphone us-
age.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Thewaterresistanceratingofthetransceiver(IP55)
isassuredonly whenthefollowingconditions are
met:
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 Batterypackisattachedtothetransceiver;
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 Antennaisconnectedtotheantennajack;
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MIC/SP
capisinstalledinthe
MIC/SP
jack.
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 Use of a speaker microphone in the
MIC/SP

jacknegatestheIP55rating.
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 Tu rn th e t op p an el ’s
VOL/PWR
 knob clock-
wisetoturntheradioon.
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 Turn thetop panel’s
CH

Selector knob to choose
the desired operating
channel.
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 Rotate the
VOL/PWR

knob to set the volume
le vel. If n o si gna l i s
present, press (or press
and hold) the Program-
mable key (assigned to
the “
sql oFF
” func-
tion:Normally
SIDE-1
button);backgroundnoisewill
nowbe heard,and youmay usethisto setthe
VOL/
PWR
knobforthedesiredaudiolevel.Press(orpress
and hold) the Programmable key again to quiet the