Transmitter Time-Out Tirner (Tot) - Yaesu VX-1R Manual

Changing the Transmitter Power
Level
You can select between High and Low transmitter
power output. The High power level is 100 mW with
an "AA" cell, 500 mW with the FNB-52LI, and 1
watt with external 6-V DC applied, while the Low
power level is 50 mW with either type of battery, or
200 mW with external DC.
LOW
is displayed below
the frequency when selected.
To change the power level:
D
Hold
e
for I second to enter the Menu mode.
0
Press
i2
ore to select Menu Item #I T
x
Pl-JR.
D
The default power output setting is l/IGli. To
change it to L Ol-1, tum the Dial one click until that
indication is displayed.
D
Press
e
again to save the new setting and exit.
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R. F. Says: You can set up Low power on one
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band (like UHF), while leaving VHF on High
power, and the radio remembers the different
settings on each band. And when you store memories,
you can store High and Low power settings sepa-
rately in each memory, so you don't waste batter}'
po'.ver when using very close-in repeaters.
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Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT)
The TOT feature provides a safety switch to limit
transmission time. This preserves the battery by pre-
venting excessively long transmissions, and in the
event of a stuck PTT switch (perhaps if the radio
or
a
Speaker/Mic is wedged between car seats) it can
prevent interference to other users as well as battery
depletion. As configured at the factory the TOT fea-
ture is set to OFF. Here is the procedure for activating
it:
0
Hold
e
for I second to enter the Menu mode.
D
Press~
or
!!i,
to select Menu Item #19 ror.
D
Tum the Dial to set the Time-Out Timer to the
desired "Maximum Transmit" time
(I,
2, 5 or 10
minutes).
D
Once you've made the selection you wish to use,
Press
e
again to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
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R. F. Says: Since brief transmissions are a
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mark of a good operator, try setting up vour
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radios TOT feature for a maximum tran;mis-
sion time of 1 minute. This significantl_v improves
battery life, tool