User's Manual

VX-261 Operating Manual
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emergencY
The
VX-261
 includes an “Emergency” feature in either
analogordigitalmodes,whichmaybeusefulforalerting
another partymonitoring on thesame frequencyas your
transceiver’schannel.PleasecontactyourVertexStandard
dealerforfurtherdetails.
Pressandholdtheassigned
PF
keyforapre-programmed
period to initiate an emergency call on the pre-defined
channel.
TorevivetheradiofromtheEmergencymode,justpress
andholdagaintheassigned
PF
keyorturnofftheradio.
lone WorKer
Press,(orpressandhold),theassigned
PF
keytoactivate
the Lone Worker feature. The Lone Worker feature is
designedtoemitanalarmfor30secondswhentheLone
WorkerTimer (programmed by yourVertex Standard
dealer)hasexpired.
Press again, (or press and hold again), the assigned
PF

key,theLoneWorkerfeatureisdisabled.Iftheuserdoes
notresetthetimerbypressingthe
PTT
switch,theradio
switchestoEmergencymode.
Pri
Press,(or pressand hold),the assigned
PF
key torecall
the pre-programmed Priority Channel by your Vertex
Standarddealerdirectly.
scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple chan-
nelsprogrammedintothetransceiver.Whilescanning,the
transceiverwillcheckeachchannelforthepresenceofa
signal,andwillstoponachannelifasignalispresent.
To activate scanning:
r
 Press,(orpressandhold),theassigned
PF
keytoacti-
vatescanning.
r
 Thescannerwillsearchthechannelsofeachchannel,
lookingforactiveones;itwillpauseeachtimeitnds
achannelonwhichsomeoneisspeaking.
r
 Pressagain,(orpressandholdagain),theassigned
PF

keytodisablescanning,andreceivethechannelwhich
waschosenwhenpressedthe
PF
key.
Note:Your dealer may have programmed your radio to
stay on one of the following channels if you press the
PTT
switchduringscanningpause:

“ScanPause”channel(“TalkBack”)

“LastBusy”channel

“Priority”channel

“UserProgrammed”channel(“SelectChannel”)


The channel which defined in the
CH
 Selector
knob.
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IC: 10239A-11283020
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