Vertex Standard VX-8R User Manual

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VX-8R O
PERATING
 M
ANUAL
109
S
ELECTING
 
THE
 EAI 
MODE
 
AND
 
ITS
 T
RANSMIT
 T
IME
1. Press and hold the 
 key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME
.
3. Press the 
 key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired EAI mode (In-
terval EAI “INT
INT
INT
INT
INT
” or Continuous EAI “CON
CON
CON
CON
CON
”) and transmit
time (1
1
1
1
1
-10
10
10
10
10
, 15
15
15
15
15
, 20
20
20
20
20
, 30
30
30
30
30
, 40
40
40
40
40
, and 50
50
50
50
50
 minutes).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
A
CTIVATING
 
THE
 EAI 
FEATURE
1. Press and hold the 
 key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 32: EAI
32: EAI
32: EAI
32: EAI
32: EAI
.
3. Press the 
 key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
” (thus activating the
EAI feature).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation (with EAI feature “ON”).
When the EAI feature is activated, the “EAI
EAI
EAI
EAI
EAI
” icon and the Band
Number (or memory channel number) will appear alternately in the Memory Channel
Number Display Slot of the display.
To disable the EAI feature, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to
select “OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
” in step “4” above.
The VX-8R will ignore the EAI feature when (1) the squelch is open, (2)
there is an incoming signal on the operating frequency, (3) the operating
frequency is the same as the frequency which is stored in the Memory Chan-
nel “EAI,” or (4) a VHF frequency is stored in Memory Channel “EAI.”
E
MERGENCY
 F
EATURE
E
MERGENCY
 A
UTOMATIC
 ID (EAI) F
EATURE