Yaesu VX-8DR Operating Manual page 155

S M I 65: OPENING MESSAGE
Function: Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is powered on.
Available Values: NORMAL / OFF / DC / MESSAGE
Default: NORMAL
NORMAL: Appears the Vertex Standard Logo.
OFF: No Opening Message.
DC: Appears the Vertex Standard Logo with the current time and the power
supply voltage.
MESSAGE: The Vertex Standard Logo appears along with your message. See the fol-
lowing procedure for creating a message.
Here's how to program the Opening Message.
1. Select this Set Mode Item to "MESSAGE".
2. Press the key to enable programming of the Opening Message. You will notice
the first character entry location blinking.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob, or press one of the keyboard keys, to select the first letter,
number, or symbol of the message.
Example 1: Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 61 available characters.
Example 2: Press the
ters associated with that key: a
4. Press the key to move to the next character, if needed.
5. Repeat previous steps 3 and 4 to complete the message (up to 16 characters).
6. If you make a mistake, press the
correct letter, number, or symbol.
7. When you have entered the desired Opening Message, press the
new settings.
S M I 66: PAGER ANS-BACK
Function: Enables/Disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging &
Code Squelch.
Available Values: ON / OFF
Default: OFF
S M I 67: PAGER CODE-RX
Function: Sets the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging & Code Squelch.
See page 40 for details.
S M I 68: PAGER CODE-TX
Function: Sets the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging & Code
Squelch.
See page 40 for details.
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