Specifications

VX-5R OPERATING MANUAL34
AUTOMATIC POWER-ON FEATURE
The VX-5R also includes the capability to turn itself on after a programmed time interval.

Press the
[
F/W
]
key, then press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enter the Set mode.

Rotate the DIAL to select Menu #40 (“ON TIMER”).

Press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enable setting or the power-on interval.

Rotate the DIAL to select the desired time period after which the radio will automati-
cally turn on.
Note that this is not the time of day when the radio will turn on; it is the
number of hours and minutes until the radio turns on.

Once you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
KEYBOARD LOCKING
In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as-
pects of the VX-5R’s keys and switches may be locked out. The possible lockout combina-
tions are:
KEY: Just the front panel keys are locked out
DIAL: Just the top panel DIAL is locked out
KEY + DIAL:Both the DIAL and Keys are locked out
PTT: The PTT switch is locked (TX not possible)
KEY + PTT: Both the keys and PTT switch are locked out
DIAL + PTT: Both the DIAL and PTT switch are locked out
ALL: All of the above are locked out
To lock out some or all of the keys:

Press the
[
F/W
]
key, then press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enter the Set mode.

Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #37 (“LOCK MODE”).

Press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enable setting of the Lock mode (which defines
which keys/functions are to be locked out).

Rotate the DIAL to choose between one of the locking schemes as outlined above.

Once you have made your selection, press the PTT key momentarily to save the new
setting and resume normal operation.

To activate the locking feature, press the
[
F/W
]
key, then press the
[
TX PO
(
LOCK
)]
key. The “ L” icon will appear on the LCD. To cancel keyboard locking, again press
[
F/W
]
key, followed by
[
TX PO
(
LOCK
)]
key.
Even when “ALL” keys have been locked out, two keys actually are not locked
out: the
[
F/W
]
key and the
[
TX PO
(
LOCK
)]
key remains available, so you
can repeat step

above to disable the “Lock” mode.
Advanced Operation