Vertex Standard VX-8R PTT, PTT, PTT, DIAL, AUTO, DIAL, MANUAL, To send a telephone number:, repeat steps 1 - 4 above, then press the key

DTMF OPERATION

You may check your work by monitoring the entered DTMF string. To do this,repeat steps 1 - 4 above, then press the key.To send a telephone number:

1.Press the key, then press the key. This provides a “Short-cut” to Set Mode Item 29: DTMF MANUAL/AUTO.

2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “AUTO” (to activates the DTMF Autodialer function).

3.Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation and acti-

vate the DTMF Autodialer function (the “” icon will ap- pear).

4.In the Autodialer function mode, first press the PTT key,

then press the numerical key ( through , and : representing “10”) corresponding to the DTMF memory string you wish to send. Once the string begins, you may release the PTT key, as the transmitter will be held “on the air” until the DTMF string is completed.

To disable the DTMF Autodialer, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to select “MANUAL” in step “2” above.

1)You can change the DTMF Autodialer sending speed, using Set Mode Item 31: DTMF SPEED, see page 146 for details.

2)You can also set a longer delay between the time your transmitter is keyed and the first DTMF digit is sent, using Set Mode Item 28: DTMF DELAY, see page 146 for details.

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