Vertex VX-1700 - Programmable Function (PF) Keys

Page 22 VX-1700 OPERATING MANUAL
The VX-1700’s ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) fea-
ture allows you to select the channel with the best LQA
(Link Quality Analysis) score from the programmed chan-
nels automatically.
Sending an ALE Call
 Press the
[
7
(
V/M
)]
key, as needed, to select the
Memory Channel mode.
 Press the
[
AEL
]
key momentarily to activate the ALE
feature. The VX-1700 will display the last-activated
network. After five seconds from the initial pressing
of the
[
AEL
]
key, the VX-1700 will initiate the ALE
scanner.
 If you wish to change the current ALE network, rotate
the CH Selector knob to select the desired network.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
key momentarily to open the sta-
tion list.
 Rotate the CH Selector knob to select the station name
to which you wish to direct an ALE Call. Available
stations are: the last-received station, 100 pre-pro-
grammed stations, and ALL CALL, which is a broad-
cast message which your radio uses to establish a con-
nection with all other stations simultaneously.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
key again to transmit the ALE Call.
ALE OPERATION
(
REQUIRES OPTIONAL ALE-1 UNIT
)
Sending an ALE Call
with an Imbedded Message
 Press the
[
7
(
V/M
)]
key, as needed, to select the
Memory Channel mode.
 Press the
[
ALE
]
key momentarily to activate the ALE
feature. The VX-1700 will display the last-activated
network. After five seconds from the initial pressing
of the
[
ALE
]
key, the VX-1700 will initiate the ALE
scanner.
 If you wish to change the current ALE network, rotate
the CH Selector knob to select the desired network.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
key momentarily to open the sta-
tion list.
 Rotate the CH Selector knob to select the station name
to which you wish to direct the ALE Call. Available
stations are: the last-received station, 100 pre-pro-
grammed stations, and ALL CALL, which is a broad-
cast message which your radio uses to establish a con-
nection with all other stations simultaneously.
 Press the keypad’s
[
F
]
key, then press the
[
CALL
]
key
to display the ten pre-programmed messages.
 Rotate the CH Selector knob to select the desired mes-
sage. If you wish to edit the message:
 Press the
[
ENT
]
key again, then press the keypad
to select the first digit of the message.
Example 1: Press the
[
1
(
MODE
)]
key repeatedly
to select the character “1” and any of the 27 avail-
able characters.
Example 2: Press the
[
2
(
NB
)]
key repeatedly to
toggle among the available characters associated
with that key: 2  A  B  C  2
…
Example 3: Press the
[
0
(
DIM
)]
key to toggle the
characters “0” and “space.”
 Rotate the CH Selector knob one click clockwise
to move on to the next character.
If you make a mistake, press the
[
1
(
MODE
)]
key
to back-space the cursor, then re-enter the correct
letter, number, or symbol.
 Repeat the above steps to program the remaining
letters or numbers of the desired message. A total
of 90 characters may be used in the message.
 Press and hold the
[
1
(
MODE
)]
key to delete the
previously-stored data after the cursor.
 Press the keypad’s
[
ENT
]
key to terminate the mes-
sage.
If you select the “None” option, you may send just the
ALE Call instead of the ALE Call with the imbedded
message.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
key again to transmit the ALE Call
with the imbedded message.