Vertex Standard VX-264 - Lock Function; ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System)

VX-264 Operating Manual
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locK
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and“
” (“In Service”) will be indicated on the display
for 2 seconds. If you move out of range for more than
twominutes,yourradiosensesthatnosignalhasbeenre-
ceived;ashorttriple-beepwillsoundand“”
(“Outof Service”)willbe indicatedon thedisplayfor 2
seconds.Ifyoumovebackintocommunicationrange,as
soonastheotherstationtransmits,ashortbeepwillsound
again and “ ” (“In Service”) will be indicated
againonthedisplayfor2seconds.