Masking Memories; Memory Only Mode - Vertex Standard VX-150 Operating Manual

Memory Operation
Repeat the previous step to program the remaining letters, numbers, or symbols of the
desired label. A total of seven characters may be used in the creation of a label.
When you have completed the creation of the label, press the [ F ] key, then press the
PTT to save the label and exit to normal operation.
To activate Alphanumeric Tags:
Press the [ F ] key, then press the [ 0 ( SET )] key, to enter the Set mode.
Rotate the DIAL to select Menu #1 ("
Press the [ F ] key to enable changing of this Menu item.
Rotate the DIAL to set the "
When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
There may be situations where you want to "Mask" memories so they are not visible during
memory selection or scanning. For example, several memories used only in a city you visit
infrequently may be stored, then "Masked" until you visit that city, at which time you can
"Unmask" them for normal use.
Press the [ MR ( SKIP )] key, if needed, to enter the MR mode.
Press and hold in the [ F ] key for 1/2 second, then rotate the DIAL to select the memory
channel to be "Masked" from view.
Press the [ MR ( SKIP )] key. The display will revert to memory channel #1. If you rotate
the DIAL to the location you just "Masked," you will observe that it is now invisible.
To Unmask the hidden memory, repeat the above procedure: press and hold in the [ F ]
key for 1/2 second, rotate the DIAL to select the masked memory's number, then press
[ MR ( SKIP )] to restore the memory channel's data.
This allows operation only on stored memories, which are displayed by name (if any) at the
right, and the memory channel number to the left. No frequency is displayed, and only
" " will appear if you haven't assigned an Alphanumeric name to a memory.
Repeater shift and tone setting indicators are displayed in the Memory Only mode, al-
though they cannot be changed.
Here is the procedure for activating the Memory Only mode:
Turn the radio off.
Press and hold the [ PTT ] and [ LAMP ] key while turning the radio on.
Rotate the DIAL to select "
Press the [ F ] key momentarily to initialize the radio.
Repeat the previous step to return to normal operation.
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