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VX-820E SEriES OpErating Manual
opEration
Preliminary Steps
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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.
Never attempt to operate
this transceiver without an
antenna connected.
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If you have a Speaker/Mi-
crophone, we recommend that it not be connected
until you are familiar with the basic operation of
the
VX-820E
.
Operation Quick Start
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Tur n the to p pa n e l ’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 de sired operati ng
channel. On the 16-key
and 4-key versions, a
channel name will appear
on the LCD.
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If you want to select the operating channel from a
different Memory Channel Group, press the Pro-
grammable key (assigned to the Memory Group
Up or Down function) to select the Memory
Channel Group you want before selecting the op-
erating channel. A Group name will appear on the
LCD whenever the Programmable key is pressed.
Note: Some models are programmed so that the
operating channels are selected by the Program-
mable key and the memory channel group is
selected by the
CH
selector knob. For further de-
tails, contact your Vertex Standard dealer.