Operation; Startup Procedures; Reception - Vertex Standard VX-1700 Operating Manual

O
PERATION
S P
TARTUP
Be certain that all power supply, antenna, ground, mi-
crophone, and other accessory connections have been
properly accomplished.
Rotate the VOL and SQL knobs fully counter-clock-
wise.
Turn on the transceiver by press and holding in the
POWER Switch. The LCD display will become illu-
minated.
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ROCEDURES
R
ECEPTION
Rotate the VOL knob for a comfortable listening level
on the incoming signals or noise present on the speaker.
When no signal is present on the channel, rotate the
SQL knob clockwise until the background noise is just
silenced. Unless you are responsible for listening for
very weak signals (very near the background noise),
silencing the receiver using the circuitry is usually pref-
erable in most application.
When a signal strong enough to override the squelch
threshold is received, the incoming signal will be heard
in the speaker, and "
When the incoming signal is disappeared, the "
icon will disappear, although the "
be illuminated.
When a signal is being received, the S/PO meter will
become illuminated according to the incoming signal
strength. You may use this S/PO meter reading to com-
pare communications path effectiveness on different
channels, or to assist with optimum antenna rotation,
if a directional antenna is being used.
When receive the impulse noise, such as that from a
power line or a vehicle, press the keypad's [ 2 ( NB )]
(Noise Blanker) key to reduce the noise level. When
the noise blanker is activated, the "
illuminated. Press the [ 2 ( NB )] key again to disable the
noise blanker.
If the station you are listening to should drift or other-
wise be unclear (the voice may sound too high-pitched
or too low-pitched), pressing the [ P1 ] or [ P3 ] key may
improve the sound of the incoming signal. The [ P1 ] /
[ P3 ] key function does not affect your transmission
frequency; only the receive frequency is being adjusted.
When the receiving frequency is higher than displayed
frequency, the " " icon will appear to the right of the
frequency display. Similarly, when the receiving fre-
quency is lower than displayed frequency, the " " icon
will appear to the right of the frequency display. Press
and hold in both [ P1 ] and [ P3 ] keys for one second to
reset the offset.
If the LCD display is too bright, press the keypad's
[ 0 ( DIM )] key to reduce the display brightness. Press
the [ 0 ( DIM )] key again return to the LCD display to
nominal brightness level.
To turn the internal speaker (or external speaker, if used)
off, press the [ P4 ] key. Press the [ P4 ] key again to
restore the speaker audio.
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" icon will be illuminated.
"
" icon will still
" icon will be
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