VS-3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER (OPTIONAL)

Install the optional VS-3 unit to use this function

{page 85}. Each time you change the transceiver mode, such as VFO or Memory Recall, the transceiver automatically announces the new mode. In order to use the installed VS-3 unit, access Menu 1–2–4 (VOICE) and select “English”. The default is OFF. For “APRS ONLY” selectable in this menu number, see the separate manual, “SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS” {page 28}.

The table below shows what the transceiver automatically announces when it enters a new mode.

Key Pressed

New Mode

Announcement

 

 

 

[VFO]

VFO

“VFO”

 

 

 

[MR]

Memory Recall

“MR”

 

 

 

[CALL]

Call Channel

“Call”

 

 

 

[PM]

Programmable

“PM”

Memory

 

 

 

 

 

[MNU]

Menu

“Menu” and current

menu number

 

 

 

 

 

[BAND SEL]

New TX/ Control

“A” or “B”, current

frequency, and

band

 

current TX power 1

Mic PF key

Keypad Direct

“Enter” (and

programmed with Enter

numerics as

Entry

{page 62} 2

entered)

1When pressed in Memory Recall mode, the transceiver announces “A” or “B”, the channel number, “channel”, the frequency, and the TX power. When in Call channel mode, the transceiver announces “A” or “B”, “call”, the frequency, and the TX power..

2When pressed in VFO or Memory Recall mode.

You can also press Mic [6] in Microphone Control mode {page 73} or the PF key programmed with Voice {page 62}. The transceiver announces the displayed information as follows depending on the current mode.

 

VFO frequency on the current band

VFO

beginning with the 100 MHz digit

 

(MHz decimal point: “point”)

 

 

 

Channel number, “channel”, and the

Memory Recall

frequency

For the L or U channels, “low” or “up”,

 

 

the channel number, and the frequency

 

 

 

Channel number and “channel”.

Channel Display

For the L or U channels, “low” or “up”

 

and the channel number

 

 

Call Channel

“Call” and the frequency

Recall

 

 

 

Menu

Menu mumber (with Voice key only)

 

 

Tone freq., CTCSS

Current Tone freq., CTCSS freq, or DCS

freq, DCS code

code

select

 

 

 

In order to change the volume of voice output, access Menu 1–2–5 (VOICE VOLUME) and select from levels 1 to 7. The default is level 5.

Note: While using Transceiver Lock, the transceiver makes an

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announcement only when pressing Mic [6] in Microphone Control mode or the PF key programmed with Voice. When in All-control Lock mode, pressing these keys simply causes an error beep to sound; the transceiver does not make an announcement in any case.

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