User's Manual

VX-261 Operating Manual
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level.Press(orpressand
hold) the Programmable
key again to quiet the
noiseandresumenormal
(quiet)monitoring.
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 Totransmit, monitor the
channelandmakesureit
isclear.
 Press and hold the
PTT

switch. Speak into the
microphone area of the
front panel grille in a
normalvoicelevel.ToreturntotheReceivemode,re-
leasethe
PTT
switch.
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 Press(orpressandhold)
the
SIDE-1
 or
SIDE-
2
 button to activate one
of the pre-programmed
functions which may
havebeenenabledatthe
timeofprogrammingby
the dealer. See the next chapter for details regarding
featureavailabilityforthisradio.
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 IfaSpeaker/Microphone
is available, remove the
plastic cap and its two
mounting screws from
t he r ig ht s id e o f t h e
transceiver, then align
th e c on ne ctor o f t he
Speaker/Microphone on
theradio;securethecon-
nectorpinusingthescrewssuppliedwiththeSpeaker/
Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your
earwhilereceiving.Totransmit,pressthe
PTT
switch
ontheSpeaker/Microphone,justasyouwouldonthe
main transceiver’s body, and speak into the micro-
phoneonanormalvoicelevel.
 Note 1): Save the original plastic cap and its mount-
ing screws. They should be reinstalled when not us-
ing the Speaker/Microphone.
2) When you press the PTT switch on the Speaker/
Microphone, it disables the internal microphone, and
vice versa.
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 IftheBCLO(BusyChannelLockout)featurehasbeen
programmedonachannel,theradiowillnottransmit
whenacarrierispresent.Instead,theradiowillgener-
ateshortbeepthreetimes.Releasethe
PTT
switchand
waitforthechanneltobeclearofactivity.
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