Specifications

VX-8DR/DE OPERATING MANUAL 73
Bluetooth
®
OPERATION
ACTIVATION
1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17:
BLUETOOTH SET.
3. Press the key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode
Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the TX/RX switching cir-
cuit of the Bluetooth
®
function:
VOX: OFF: Disable the TX/RX switching circuit of
the Bluetooth
®
function (RX only).
VOX: PTT: Activates the Bluetooth
®
function for use with the PTT circuit.
VOX: VOX HIGH: Activates the Bluetooth
®
function with the VOX feature (VOX
Gain: High).
VOX: VOX LOW: Activates the Bluetooth
®
function with the VOX feature (VOX
Gain: Low).
Note: When the radio returns to the RX mode from the TX mode while the VOX
feature is activated, the receiving audio output is delayed. This is normal operation.
5. Press the key, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the
receiver audio output mode of the Bluetooth
®
unit (this
parameter is ignored when using the BH-2A Bluetooth
®
Headset):
MODE: STEREO: Outputs stereo receive audio while listening to the FM Broadcast
band.
Note: When this mode is selected, the VOX function does not work
even if the VOX function is selected in step 4. above. The TX/RX
switching is performed by pressing the PTT switch.
MODE: MONO: Outputs monaural receive audio while listening to the FM Broad-
cast band.
6. Press the key, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the
Battery Saver function:
SAVE: ON: Activates the Battery Saver in the BH-1A
(
or
BH-2A
)
.
If there has been no signal or key activity for 20 seconds, the Battery
Saver automatically puts the BH-1A
(
or BH-2A
)
to “sleep”, to conserve
battery life. When a signal is received or the PTT switch is pressed, the
BH-1A
(
or BH-2A
)
will wakeup and become active again.
Furthermore, if there has been no signal or key activity for 10 minutes,
the BH-1A
(
or BH-2A
)
will turn off automatically.
SAVE: OFF: Disable the Battery Saver in the BH-1A
(
or BH-2A
)
.
7. If you wish to turn the Bluetooth
®
unit off to conserve transceiver battery power