Specifications

VX-3R OPERATING MANUAL 73
RECEIVING A MESSAGE
1. Set the radio to the coordination frequency.
2. Press and hold in the
[
TXPO
]
key for one second to enter the Set mode.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 79:
SQ TYPSQ TYP
SQ TYPSQ TYP
SQ TYP.
Note: Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL
knob.
4. Press the
[
TXPO
]
key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “
MESSAGEMESSAGE
MESSAGEMESSAGE
MESSAGE” (to activate the
Message feature).
6. Press the PTT switch to exit from the Set Mode and activates the
Message feature.
7. When you receive a message: a beep sounds, the TX/BUSY in-
dicator blinks white, and [“Message” FROM “sending station’s
ID”] scrolls on the display.
8. Press any key (except
[
VOL
]
key) to clear the received message, and wait for a new
message.
To disable the Message feature, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to
select “
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF” in step 5 above.
If you enable the CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell feature (described previously), you
can confirm that a message is coming in by a ringing “bell” sound alert.
MESSAGE FEATURE