VX-8GR OPERATING MANUAL 97
SELECTING THE EAI MODE AND ITS TRANSMIT TIME
1. Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 28: EAI TIME.
3. Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired transmit time
(1-10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 minutes).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
ACTIVATING THE EAI FEATURE
1. Set the operating band of the transceiver to “A-Band”.
The EAI feature is not activated in the “B-Band”.
2. Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set
Mode.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 27: EAI.
4. Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON” (thus activating the
EAI feature).
6. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation (with EAI feature “ON”).
When the EAI feature is activated, the “EAI” icon will blink in
the display.
To disable the EAI feature, just repeat the above procedure, ro-
tating the DIAL knob to select “OFF” in step “4” above.
The VX-8GR will ignore the EAI feature when (1) the operating band is set
to “B-Band”, (2) the squelch is open, (3) there is an incoming signal on the
operating frequency, (4) the operating frequency is the same as the frequency
which is stored in the Memory Channel “EAI,” or (5) a VHF frequency is stored in
Memory Channel “EAI”.
EMERGENCY FEATURE
EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC ID
(
EAI
)
FEATURE