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