VX-2200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 11
During “Follow-Me” scanning (after you have pressed the key), you can set up the
“Dual Watch” feature by pressing (or press and holding) the Channel Up/Down key
to another channel. The radio will then scan back and forth between the original
User-assigned Priority Channel and the newly-selected channel.
The Priority Channel you have assigned (before pressing the key) will be retained in
memory until you change it.
LOW POWER (LOW)
Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to set the radio’s transmit-
ter to the “Low Power” mode, thus extending battery life. Press (or press and hold)
the key again to return to “High Power” operation when in difficult terrain.
When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” mode, the “ ” icon will be
indicated on the display.
TALK AROUND (TA)
Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to activate the Talk Around
feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems (separate receive and
transmit frequencies, utilizing a “repeater” station). The Talk Around feature allows
you to bypass the repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby. This
feature has no effect when you are operating on “simplex” channels, where the re-
ceive and transmit frequencies are already the same.
When the “TA” function is activated, the “ ” icon will be indicated on the display.
Note that your dealer may have mode provision for “Talk Around” channels by pro-
gramming “repeater” and “Talk Around” frequencies on two adjacent channels. If so,
the key may be used for one of the other Pre-Programmed Functions.
ENCRYPTION DISABLE (OPTION)
When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled, press (or press and hold) the assigned
programmable key to toggle the voice encryption on and off.
EMERGENCY
The VX-2200 series include an “Emergency” feature which may be useful if you
have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s channel.
Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to initiate an emergency
call. For further details contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.
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