Specifications

VX-7R OPERATING MANUAL 25
ADVANCED OPERATION
Now that you’re mastered the basics of VX-7R operation, let’s learn more about some of
the really neat features.
SETTING THE FREQUENCY DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE
VFO Mode
When operating in the VFO mode during the “Mono” band
operation, pressing the key, then pressing the or
key, causes the LCD to “toggle” between display of double-
size characters and large characters. However, this feature does
not work during Dual Receive operation, as two frequencies
are displayed in that instance.
Memory Mode
When operating in the Memory mode (see page 45), pressing
the key, followed by the or key, causes the LCD
to “toggle” between display of the current memory’s frequency
(in double-size characters) and the current memory’s frequency
(in large characters) with its alpha-numeric Tag (small char-
acters). This feature likewise does not activate during Dual
Receive operation.
CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS
The VX-7R’s synthesizer provides the option of utilizing channel steps of 5/9/10/12.5/15/
20/25/50/100 kHz per step, any number of which may be important to your operating
requirements. The VX-7R is set up at the factory with different default steps on each oper-
ating band which probably are satisfactory for most operation. However, if you need to
change the channel step increments, the procedure to do so is very easy.
1. Press the key, then press the key to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL to select the Menu Item labeled (Basic Setup #3: VFO STEP).
3. Press the or key to select the new channel step
size.
4. Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to nor-
mal operation.
9 kHz step is available on the BC band only.