VXA-710 SPIRIT OPERATING MANUAL
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FIELD PROGRAMMING MODE
The VXA-710’s “Book” Memories also allow the user to
store, label, and recall channel frequencies which you may
want to use frequently by placing the VXA-710 into the
“Field Programming mode.”
Memory Storage
Press and hold in both the PTT switch and key,
while turning the radio on, to activate the Field Pro-
gramming Mode. “FD” will appear at the upper left
corner on the display.
Select the desired frequency to be stored in the Book
Memory.
Press and hold in the key for 2 seconds. The dis-
play will indicate a “Book” memory channel number
will blink on the LCD.
Within five seconds of releasing the key, rotate
the DIAL selector knob to select the desired memory
channel number for storage. In order to prevent writ-
ing over memory channels, a “ ” icon will appear
at the right of the channel number to indicate if the
memory channel is vacant.
Now press and hold in the key for 3 seconds; you
will now see the blinking “A” character on the LCD.
To attach an alpha/numeric name (label) to the
memory, proceed to the next step; otherwise press and
hold in the key for 2 seconds to save the entry and
exit.
To label a memory with an alpha/numeric name, the
next step is to use the DIAL selector knob to select
any of the 125 available characters (including letters,
numbers, and special symbols). Press the key re-
peatedly to recall the desired letter, number, and sym-
bol in the first charactor slot (a . 0 A a ...).
When the desired first character appears, press the
key momentarily to select it and move on to the next
character.
Select succeeding characters in the same manner,
pressing the key momentarily after each selec-
tion.
After entering the entire name (eight characters maxi-
mum), press the key for 2 seconds to save all data
for the channel.
Turn the radio off, then turn the radio back on again to
begin normal operation.