BASIC OPERATION

Preliminary Steps

rInstall a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously.

rScrew the supplied antenna onto the Antenna jack. Never operate this transceiver without an antenna con- nected.

rIf you have an optional Speaker/Microphone or head- set. we recommend that it not be connected until you are familiar with the basic operation of the VXA-700.

Operation Quick Start

rTo turn the radio on,

press and hold in the (PWR) Switch for 3 seconds.

r The opening message will appear on the dis- play, then frequency display will appear.

rPress the key repeti-

tively, switch the operating band among the AIR band, 2-m Amateur band, and FM BC band each time you press the key.

rDirectly entering frequencies from the keypad is the easiest method if you know the frequency on which you wish to operate. Just enter the five digits of the frequency to move to that frequency.

For example, to set 134.35 MHz,

press Ò Ò Ò Ò .

To set 118.275 MHz, you do not need to press the final “5” in the frequency:

Ò Ò Ò Ò .

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VXA-700 SPIRIT OPERATING MANUAL