EMERGENCY FEATURE

EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC ID (EAI) FEATURE

TO LOCATE AN UNRESPONSIVE OPERATOR USING THE EAI FEATURE

1. Recall the Memory Channel “EAI” (must be the same as the searched person’s radio), which is found in the next to the last “regular” memory channel.

2. Set the CTCSS tone pair to the same CTCSS tone pair stored

in the Receiving Pager Code Memory of the missing person’s radio.

1)Press the key, then press the key. This pro- vides a “Short-cut” to Set Mode Item 68: PAGE CODE-

TX.

2) Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first tone.

3) Press the key.

4)Rotate the DIAL knob to select the second tone.

5)Press the key to save the new setting and exit from

setting mode.

3.Press and hold in the PTT switch for five seconds. If the EAI signal is received by a VX-8Rtransceiver programmed with matching EAI CTCSS tones the EAI feature will activate. The lost operator’s radio will beep loudly, and its transmitter will re- spond repeatedly. You may now begin direction-finding efforts.

4.The ATT (Front End Attenuator) is often useful in locating

the missing person’s radio, as peaks in weaker signals are more easily observed. You may select the ATT level “ATT 1 (10 dB),” “ATT 2 (50 dB),” and “ATT OFF” by pressing the

key to reduce the signal.

5. Press the

key to exit to normal operation.

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VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL