Bus·y Channel Lock-Out; Receive Battery Saver Setup; Disabling The Busyffx Led - Yaesu VX-1R Manual

Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO)
The BCLO feature disables the transmitter if another
signal is present. When you are using Tone Squelch
or DCS, BCLO prevents you from disrupting other
communications accidentally (since your radio may
be muted by its own decoder). The default setting for
the BCLO is OFF, and here is how to change that
setting:
0
Hold
e
for 1 second to enter the Menu mode.
0
Press! ore to select Menu Item #20 ]CLO.
0
Tum the Dial to set BCLO to ON.
D
Press
e
again to save the new setting and resume
normal operation.
Receive Battery Saver Setup
An important feature of the VX-1 R is its Receive
Battery Saver, which "puts the radio to sleep," peri-
odically "waking it up" to check for activity.
If
some-
body is talking on the channel, the VX-IR remains in
the "active" mode until the channel is again quiet,
and then resume its "sleep" cycles. This feature sig-
nificantly reduces quiescent battery drain. You can
change the amount of "sleep" time between activity
checks using the Menu System:
0
Hold
e
for 1 second
to
enter the Menu mode.
0
Press
i,
or e to select Menu Item #12
R:::; RI' E.
0
Tum the Dial to select the desired "sleep" duration.
The selections available are 200, 300, and 500 ms,
1 and 2 seconds, or OFF (no sleep). The default
value is 200 ms.
D
When you have made your selection, Press
e
again to save the new setting and exit to normal
operation.
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R. F, Says: When you are operating on
~
Packet, switch the Receive Battery Saver
OFF, as the sleep cycle may overlap the be-
ginning of incoming packets and prevent your TNC
from decoding them.
The Battery Saver does not function on the AM, FM,
and TV bands.
Disabling the BUSY/TX LED
Further battery conservation may be accomplished
by disabling the BUSY /TX LED. You may want to do
this when listening to broadcast stations, since other-
wise the LED is on all the time. Use the following
procedure:
0
Hold
e
for 1 second to activate the SET mode.
rJ
Press ! ore to select Menu Item #16
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[ ll.
0
Tum the Dial to change the display from ON to
OFF.
D
Press
e
momentarily to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.