VGS-1 (OPTIONAL) OPERATION

When using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the voice recorder and voice announcement functions.

VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

When changing modes, frequencies, settings, etc., an audio voice
will announce the new information.
Voice announcements are output from the PTT band side.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 003.
2 Set the announcement function to MANUAL, AUTO, or OFF.
Refer to the tables below for announcements based on settings.
MANUAL:
A microphone PF key must be programmed as [VOICE] to
use MANUAL voice announcement.
Operation Announcement
While in VFO
mode
Press [VOICE]:
Operating band frequency
While in MR mode
Press [VOICE]:
“Channel” + Channel number +
operating band frequency
While in Call
mode
Press [VOICE]:
“Call channel” + operating band
frequency
While in Menu
mode
Press [VOICE]:
Menu number or setting value
(some selections have no voice
announcement)
Tone frequency
setup
Press [VOICE]:
“Tone frequency” + frequency value
CTCSS frequency
setup
Press [VOICE]:
“CTCSS frequency” + frequency value
DCS code setup Press [VOICE]:
“DCS” + code value
Cross tone setup “TX” + “TONE” or “DCS” + “RX” +
“TONE” or “CTCSS” or “DCS” or “OFF”
AUTO:
Announcements are made automatically when changing a
mode/frequency/setting.
Operation Announcement
Press [VFO] “VFO”
Press [MR] “MR”
Press [CALL] “Call”
Press [MENU] “Menu” + menu number
Press [F] “Function”
Press [PM] “PM”
Press [ENT] “Enter”
AUTO:
Announcements are made automatically when changing a
mode/frequency/setting.
Operation Announcement
Change the
operating band/
turn the power ON
“A”/“B” + “Channel” (for MR only) +
“Call”/channel number + “Channel”
(for CALL only) + operating band
frequency + output power level + (PM
channel number (OFF, 1~5) (turn the
power ON))
Change the
frequency band New receive frequency
Setting up the PM PM Channel number/“PM OFF”
Frequency direct
entry Entered key number
Memory Direct
Entry mode Channel number
Press [F], rotate
Tuning control
On stored channel
“Memory in” + channel number +
frequency
Press [F], [M.IN] in
VFO mode
On blank channel
“Memory in” + channel number +
“Blank”
Press [A/B] in
VFO mode
“A”/“B” + frequency + output power
level
Press [F] and then
the Tuning control
in VFO mode
“Menu” + “Mode” + The main Menu
number corresponds to the fi rst digit.
(For example, “5” is Menu No. 5xx.)
Select Menu
number in
category
“Menu” + menu number
Select setting
value in Menu
mode
Setting value
Clearing a
memory channel
“Memory” + “Channel”+ channel
number + “Clear”
Perform a Full
Reset “Full reset?”
Perform a Partial
Reset “Partial reset?”
Perform a VFO
Reset “VFO reset?”
Perform a PM
Reset “PM reset?”
Press [LOCK]
(to turn the Lock
function ON)
“Lock on”
Press [LOCK]
(to turn the Lock
function OFF)
“Lock off”
Tone frequency
setup “Tone frequency” + frequency value

VGS-1