Vertex Standard VX-261 - Lock; ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System)

VX-261 Operating Manual
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In order to prevent accidental channel change or inad-
vertent transmission, various aspects of the
CH
 Selec-
tor knob, Programmable keys, and
PTT
 switch may be
locked.Thepreciselockoutcongurationisprogrammed
byyourDealer.
Toactivatethekeylocking,turntheradiooff.Then,press
andholdthe
PTT
and
SIDE-2
keywhileturningtheradio
onagain.
Tocancelthekeylocking,repeatthisprocess.
arts™
(
auto range transPond sYstem
)
Thissystemisdesignedtoinformtheoperatorwhenyou
and anotherARTS™-equipped transceivers and stations
arewithincommunicationrangeusingtheDCSEncoder/
Decoder.
DuringARTS™ operation, when the radio receives an
incomingARTS™signal,ashortbeepwillsound.Ifyou
moveoutofrangeformorethantwominutes,yourradio
sensesthatnosignalhasbeenreceived;ashorttriple-beep
willsound.Ifyoumovebackintocommunicationrange,
as soon as the other station transmits, a short beep will
soundagain.