EMERGENCY FEATURE

EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC ID (EAI) FEATURE

SELECTING THE EAI MODE AND ITS TRANSMIT TIME

1.Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.

2.Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 33: EAI TIME.

3.Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item.

4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired EAI mode (In- terval EAI “INT” or Continuous EAI “CON”) and transmit time (1-10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 minutes).

5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.

ACTIVATING THE EAI FEATURE

1.

Press and hold the

key for one second to enter the Set Mode.

2.

Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 32: EAI.

3.

Press the

key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

 

Mode Item.

 

 

4.

Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON” (thus activating the

 

EAI feature).

 

 

5.Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation (with EAI feature “ON”).

When the EAI feature is activated, the “EAI” icon and the Band

Number (or memory channel number) will appear alternately in the Memory Channel Number Display Slot of the display.

To disable the EAI feature, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to select “OFF” in step “4” above.

The VX-8R will ignore the EAI feature when (1) the squelch is open, (2) there is an incoming signal on the operating frequency, (3) the operating frequency is the same as the frequency which is stored in the Memory Chan-

nel “EAI,” or (4) a VHF frequency is stored in Memory Channel “EAI.”

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