Operation Manual

VX-2100 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL6
Automatic Time-Out Timer
If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time-out, you must limit
the length of each transmission. While transmitting, a beep will sound 10 seconds
before time-out. Another beep will sound just before the deadline; the red “TX”
indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter. To resume trans-
mitting, you must release the PTT switch and wait for the “penalty timer” to expire
(if you press the PTT switch before this timer expires, the timer restarts, and you will
have to wait another “penalty” period)
Key Lock
In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various
aspects of the VX-2100’s keys may be locked out.
To activate the Locking feature, press and hold in the
[
P1
]
key while turning the
radio on. To disable the Locking feature, repeat this power-on procedure.
ADVANCED OPERATION
Programmable Function (PF) Buttons
The VX-2100 Series includes six Programmable Function (PF) Buttons. The PF
button functions can be customized, via programming by your VERTEX STAN-
DARD dealer, to meet your communications/network requirements. Some features
may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories. The pos-
sible PF button programming features are illustrated below, and these functions are
explained on the pages to follow.
For further details, contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer. For future reference,
check the box next to the function that has been assigned to each PF button on your
particular radio, and keep it handy.
BASIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSCEIVER