Vertex Standard VX-177 manual Storing the ANI code, Activating the ANI feature

ANI CODE

DTMF PAGER OPERATION (REQUIRES OPTIONAL FTD-7)

When you activate the ANI (Automatic Number Identification) feature during DTMF Pager operation, the DTMF tones stored in ANI memory will automatically be sent whenever you press the PTT switch. When the ANI is received, the LCD will displays the received ANI code after the 3-digit DTMF pager code.

Storing the ANI code

1.Press the [F] key, then press the [0(SET)] key, to enter the Set mode.

2.Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 54: ANI.WRT.

3.Press the [F] key momentarily to display any previously-stored ANI code.

4.Press the [F] key again to clear any previous ANI code.

5.Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first number/letter (0-9, A, B, C, D, E (substitute for “￿”), and F (substitute for “#”), then press the [F] key momentarily to save the first letter/number and move on to the next character.

6.Repeat the previous step, as many times as necessary (up to 16 characters), to com- plete ANI code. If you make a mistake, press the [￿(MHz)] key to move back to the previous letter/number’s slot, then re-select the correct letter/number.

7.When you have finished entering the ANI code and it contains less than 16 characters, press and hold in the [F] key for one second to confirm the callsign. (if the ANI code has exactly 16 characters, you do not need to press and hold in [F] in this step).

8.Press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation.

You may check your work by monitoring the entered callsign. To do this, repeat steps 1- 7 above, then press the MONI switch.

Activating the ANI feature

1. Press the [F] key, then press the [0(SET)] key, to enter the Set mode.

2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 53: ANI. 3. Press the [F] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set

Mode Item. 4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON.”

5. Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and activate the ANI feature.

6.Press the PTT switch to send the DTMF tones stored in ANI

memory after the 3-digit DTMF pager code which is stored in the last-selected DTMF Pager Memory register.

7.When you receive a ANI code, the LCD will displays the re- ceived ANI code after the 3-digit DTMF pager code. You may

scroll the received ANI code by rotating the DIAL knob.
8. To disable the ANI feature, just repeat the above procedure, ro-
tating the DIAL knob to select “OFF” in step 4 above.	PAGER CODE FLAG

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