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13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
MESSAGE PLAYBACK
You can play back the message in channel 1, 2, or 3
to check or to send. It is also possible to make a
longer message by consecutively playing back the
messages of more than one channel, linking them
together.
You can even repeatedly send a longer, linked
message by using the Repeat function. To switch this
function ON, access Menu No. 31 and select “on”
(default is OFF). Then, select the repeat interval time
in Menu No. 32 (default is 10 seconds).
Note:
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Pressing
[ ]
(POWER) cancels playback in progress.
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The settings in Menu Nos. 31 and 32 are shared with CW
Message Playback described in “CW MESSAGE MEMORY”
{page 40}.
■Checking Messages
1Select SSB, FM, or AM mode.
•Select the same mode when you recorded
the message.
•Confirm the VOX function is OFF.
2Press [CH1/ 1/ REC], [CH2/ 2/ REC], or
[CH3/ 3/ REC], depending on which channel
you want to check.
•For example, “AP 1– –” appear while playing
back the message in channel 1.
•To interrupt playback, press [MTR/ CLR].
3To play back another message in sequence,
press the corresponding key ([CH1/ 1/ REC],
[CH2/ 2/ REC], or [CH3/ 3/ REC]) while the
first message is being played.
•Up to 3 channels can be queued.
■Sending Messages
1Select SSB, FM, or AM.
•Select the same mode when you recorded
the message.
2Press [VOX/ 8] to switch VOX ON or OFF.
•If you switched VOX ON, skip step 3.
3Press and hold Mic [PTT].
4Press [CH1/ 1/ REC], [CH2/ 2/ REC], or
[CH3/ 3/ REC], depending on which channel
you want to use.
•For example, “AP 1– –” appear while playing
back the message in channel 1.
•To interrupt playback, press [MTR/ CLR].
5To play back another message in sequence,
press the corresponding key ([CH1/ 1/ REC],
[CH2/ 2/ REC], or [CH3/ 3/ REC]) while the
first message is being played.
•Up to 3 channels can be queued.
6Release Mic [PTT].
■Erasing a Recorded Message
1Press [CH1/ 1/ REC] (1 s) or
[CH2/ 2/ REC] (1 s) or [CH3/ 3/ REC] (1 s) to
select the message which you want to erase.
•“APn – –” appear, where “n” represents the
channel number.
2To erase the recorded message, press and
hold the same key as in step 1 ([CH1/ 1/ REC],
[CH2/ 2/ REC], or [CH3/ 3/ REC]), while
simultaneously pressing [MTR/ CLR].
•A beep sounds and the message is erased.
■Changing Inter-message Interval Time
For repetitive message playback, you can change
the interval between each series of messages.
Use Menu No. 32, and select the time in the range
of 0 to 60 seconds.
■Changing Message Playback Volume
Turning the AF control does not change the
volume for the message playback. To change the
message playback volume , access Menu No. 14
to select the playback volume level from “1” to “9”
or “oFF”.
CONSTANT RECORDING
By utilizing the digital recording capability of the
VGS-1, you can configure the VGS-1 to store the last
30-second of the incoming reception signal to the
VGS-1. It is similar to a flight recorder that is used in
an aircraft. You can play back the last 30 seconds of
the reception signal to confirm what has been heard.
To activate the Constant Recording function, access
Menu No. 30 and select “on”. “ ” appears and the
the transceiver starts recording the signal in
background. When you press [CH3/ 3/ REC] (1 s),
the VGS-1 stores a maximum of last 30-second of the
reception audio signal to the flash memory. While
writing the audio signal data to flash memory, “FLASH
WR” appears for a while. To playback the stored
reception signal, press [CH3/ 3/ REC].
To play back the stored reception sound, press
[CH3/ 3/ REC]. To quit, press [MTR/ CLR].
Note:
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While the Menu No. 30 is ON, you cannot use the Channel 3
(CH3) message memory to record and playback your voice
message. However, the message in CH3 is not erased. When
the Constant Recording function is turned OFF (Menu No.30 is
OFF), you can playback the message on Channel 3 (CH3).
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While the “ ” icon disappears, such as the VGS-1 is playing
back a message or the Voice Guide function is working, the
Constant Recording function temporarily pauses.
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When you record a new message to the VGS-1, 30-second
Constant Recording buffer is cleared.
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You cannot transmit a stored audio signal that is recorded with
the Constant Recording function.