possible to talk to the other station.
Remember that disabling the encryption will mean that your transmissions are no longer secure. Return to the encrypted mode as soon as possible, and do not discuss any critical or confidential information while in the non- encrypted mode of operation.
LockSwitch the TOGGLE switch to lock the top-panel keys; this can be enabled to prevent radio settings from being disturbed.
Follow-Me Scan“Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Priority Channel regularly as you scan the other chan- nels. Thus, if only Channels 1, 3, and 5 (of the 8 available channels) are designated for “Scanning,” the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the “User-as- signed” Priority Channel via the “Follow-Me” feature.
To activate “Follow-Me” scanning, first select the channel you want to designate as the “User-Assigned Priority Channel” and Switch the TOGGLE switch to the assigned position. Then turn the CH selector knob to the “Scanning Start” channel which has been programmed by your dealer to activate the scanner. When the scanner stops on an “Active” channel, the User- assigned Priority Channel will automatically be checked every few seconds; if activity is found on the User-assigned Priority Channel, the radio will switch between it and the Dealer-Assigned Priority Channel, if any.
Follow-Me DWTo set up a “Dual Watch” frequency pair using the “Fol- low-Me” feature, select a channel using the CH selector knob. Now press the assigned Soft key; pressing the assigned Soft key locks the current channel as the User- assigned Priority Channel. Now rotate the CH selector knob to another channel (not the “Scanning Start” chan- nel). Your radio will now switch back-and-forth between the currently-selected channel (shown on the CH selector knob) and the User-assigned Priority Channel.
During “Follow-Me” scanning (after you have pressed the key), you can set up the “Dual Watch” feature by rotating the CH selector knob 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.
Channel Group SelectionThe VX-900is capable of separating its 512 memory channels into any of 20 Groups. There is no limit as to the number of channels which may be assigned to each Group. The Dealer will have made the Group assignment at the time of channel programming. At the same time, one of the Soft Keys will be assigned as the Channel Group Selection key.
To change Channel Groups, press the assigned soft key to step through the available Groups. Once the desired Group is reached, rotate the CH selector knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group.
You may wish to have the Scanner (described previ- ously) pass through more than one Group during the scanning process (normally, scanning is performed within the current group only). To include the current Group in the scanning loop, press and hold in the assigned Soft key for one second.
To remove a Group from Group Scan, press and hold in the assigned Soft key again for one second.
Multi-Group Scanning is only possible if you are using the “User Scan” list.
The VX-900has two scanning “lists:” the “Dealer Scan” list and the “User Scan” list. The “Dealer Scan” list is a fixed group of stations which will be included when scanning is activated. The “User Scan” list is a different list, initially arranged by the Dealer, which may be modified by the User (if, for example, you want to delete one or more of these channels from the scanning list).
To edit the User Scan list, press and hold the soft key (assigned to the Group Up/Down function) to delete the current Memory Group from the Scanning. Alternatively, press and hold the “Scan” Soft key for one second to delete the Current Memory channel from the Scanning.
When you delete a Group or channel, “-SKIP-” will appear on the LCD for one second after press ing the Soft key. To restore a particular channel to your scanning list, press and hold in the Soft key again for one second; “-STOP-” will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the Soft key.
Call/ResetThis feature, if enabled, allows the user to change the 3-digit Page Call code, used to call other similarly- equipped stations. Press the Dealer-assigned soft key, followed by the three digits representing the Page Call code of the station you wish to call. Three tones will
