Operation Manual

VX-4500/-4600 SerieS Operating Manual
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adVanced operatIon
Direct cH entry
(
This function is only available in the
VX-4600
and requires the Optional
MH-75
A8J
16-Keypad Microphone
)
You can recall the desired channel directly using this function:

Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key. A tone will sound,
and the current group/channel number will appear on the display.

Enter the desired group number (two digits) and channel number (two digits)
on the
MH-75
A8J
’s keypad.

Press the
[
P4
]
key (or
MH-75
A8J
’s
[
D
]
key) to store the new setting. The dis-
play indicates “
- SET -
” briey, then reverts to the normal channel indication.
You may cancel the new setting by pressing the
[
P3
]
key (or
MH-75
A8J
’s
[
C
]
key). In this case, the display indicates “
- CANCEL -
” briey.
Scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the
transceiver. While scanning, the transceiver will check each channel for the pres-
ence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.
To activate scanning:

Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key to activate scanning
on the channel which is pre-programmed into the scan list by your Vertex Stan-
dard dealer.

The scanner will search the programmed channels, looking for active ones; it
will pause each time it nds a channel on which someone is speaking.

Press (or press and hold) the assigned programmable key again to disable scan-
ning. Operation will revert to the programmed revert channel.
Note: Your Vertex Standard dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on
one of the following channels if you press the
PTT
switch during the scanning
pause:

“Scan Pause” channel (“Talk Back”)

“Last Busy” channel

“Priority-1/-2” channel

“User Programmed” channel (“Select Channel”)

“Scan Start” channel