Vertex Standard VX-2200 Series Operating Manual page 13

A O
DVANCED PERATION
( DW )
F -M D W
To set up a "Dual Watch" frequency pair using the "Follow-Me" feature, select a
channel using the Channel Up/Down key (generally the [ ] / [ ] button). Now press
(or press and hold) the assigned programmable key; pressing the assigned program-
mable key locks the current channel as the User-assigned Priority Channel. Now
press (or press and hold) the Channel Up/Down key to select another channel (not
the "Scanning Start" channel). Your radio will now switch back-and-forth between
the currently-selected channel and the User-assigned Priority Channel.
During "Follow-Me" scanning (after you have pressed the key), you can set up the
"Dual Watch" feature by pressing (or press and holding) the Channel Up/Down key
to another channel. The radio will then scan back and forth between the original
User-assigned Priority Channel and the newly-selected channel.
The Priority Channel you have assigned (before pressing the key) will be retained in
memory until you change it.
( LOW )
L P
Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to set the radio's transmit-
ter to the "Low Power" mode. Press (or press and hold) the key again to return to
"High Power" operation when in difficult terrain.
When the radio's transmitter is set to "Low Power" mode, the " " icon will be
indicated on the display.
( TA )
T A
Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to activate the Talk Around
feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems (separate receive and
transmit frequencies, utilizing a "repeater" station). The Talk Around feature allows
you to bypass the repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby. This
feature has no effect when you are operating on "simplex" channels, where the re-
ceive and transmit frequencies are already the same.
When the "TA" function is activated, the " " icon will be indicated on the display.
Note that your dealer may have mode provision for "Talk Around" channels by pro-
gramming "repeater" and "Talk Around" frequencies on two adjacent channels. If so,
the key may be used for one of the other Pre-Programmed Functions.
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