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select the Memory Channel Group to be you want
before selecting the operating channel. A group
name will appear on the LCD whenever the Soft
key is pressed.
Note:Some models are programmed so that the
operating channels are selected by the Soft
key and the memory channel group is se-
lected by the channe selector knob. For fur-
ther details, contact your
dealer.
Rotate the VOL/PWR
knob to set the volume
level. If no signal is
present, press and hold
in the Monitor button
(the center button on
the left side) more than
2 seconds; background
noise will now be
heard, and you may use
this to set the VOL/PWR
knob for the desired au-
dio level.
Press and hold the Moni-
tor button more than 2 seconds (or press the Moni-
tor button twice) to quiet the noise and resume nor-
mal (quiet) monitoring.
To transmit, press and
hold the PTT switch.
Speak into the micro-
phone area of the front
panel grille (lower right-
hand corner) in a normal
voice level. To return to
the Receive mode, release the PTT switch.
Press the Soft key (if as-
signed to the Scan func-
tion) or switch the
Toggle Switch to the as-
signed “Scan” position
(when so programmed
by your dealer) to start
the scanner. The scanner rapidly steps through
each of the dealer-programmed channels, look-
ing for incoming calls.
Press the top panel’s
SEL1/SEL2 key to acti-
vate one of the
preprogrammed func-
tions which may have
been enabled at the time
of programming by the
dealer. Similarly, when using the 16-key version,
the [A], [B], [C], and [D] function keys activate
one of these functions, if programmed by the
dealer. See the next section for details regarding
the available features.
Switch the top panel’s Toggle Switch to the [A],
[B] or [Center] position to activate one of the pre-
programmed functions which may have been en-
abled at the time of programming by the dealer.
When this switch is in the [A (left)], [B (right)] or
[Center] position, the feature programmed (by
your dealer) to that switch position will be acti-
vated. See the next section for details regarding
the available features.
Press the DTMF keys on the telephone keypad
while pressing the PTT switch to send DTMF
tones (16-key version only).
If a Speaker/Microphone is available, remove the
plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the
right side of the transceiver, then align the con-
nector of the Speaker/Microphone on the trans-
ceiver body; secure the connector pin using the
screws supplied with the Speaker/Microphone.
Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while
receiving. To transmit, press the PTT switch on
the Speaker/Microphone, just as you would on
the main transceiver’s body, and speak into the
microphone on a normal voice level.
Note: Save the original plastic cap and its mount-
ing screws. They should be reinstalled when
not using the Speaker/Microphone.
ADVANCED OPERATION
Soft Key and Toggle Switch Functions
The VX-800 includes the [SEL1], [SEL2], [MON], and
[LAMP] Keys, and the Toggle Switch, while the 16-
key version additionally provides [A], [B], [C], [D]
function Keys. The Soft key and Toggle Switch func-
tions can be customized, via programming by your
dealer, to meet your commu-
nications/network requirements. Some features may
require the purchase and installation of optional in-
ternal accessories. The possible Soft key and Toggle
Switch programming features are illustrated at the
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