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1. LED Light This white LED will glow or flash dur ing Emergency Channel opera tion It can also be useful as a flash light in a dark envi ronment via the Set Mode Item 50 LED LIGHT EAR Jack This 3 contact min lature jack allows connection of ste reo earphones With aftermarket earphones you may enjoy stereo FM broadcasts EXT DC This coaxial DC jack allows connec tion to an external DC power source 10 16V DC The center pin of this jack is the Positive line PWR Switch Press and hold this switch for 2 sec onds to toggle the transceiver s power on and off Press this switch briefly while the transceiver is turned on to toggle the key lock The internal mi The internal speaker is located hear The 20 front panel key buttons select many of the most im portant operating fea tures The functions of the keys are described in details on pages 4 and 5 l out feature on or crophone is lo off cated hear X Some stereo earphone plugs may not fit this jack depending on the shape of the connection plug Z VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL DISPLAY ICONS amp INDICATORS 000 9 _ ay 144 000 HIDSSSERE NFM i fo 430 000 O ies HIDSSSG888o NEM Icon BSV ENO AN vox m 0o00 FREQUENCY CONTROL VFO VFO Mode MR Memory Mode MT Memory Tune Mode HOM H
2. VHF Marine CHANNEL FREQUENCY LisT No MHz No MHz i MHz No MHz 161 575 156 275 160 875 80 157 025 161 625 8 156 400 157 150 161 750 156 375 157 125 161 725 156 450 157 200 161 800 156 425 157 175 161 775 156 500 157 250 161 850 156 475 157 225 161 825 6 156 350 160 950 157 100 161 700 156 325 160 925 157 075 161 675 9 156 550 157 300 161 900 156 525 157 275 161 875 p 156 575 86 157 325 161 925 161 975 14 156700 J Jo S 162 025 L15 156 750 l dd L 1567235 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 57 Memory MODE Specia Memory CHANNEL OPERATION SHORT WAVE BROADCAST STATION Memory CHANNELS The Short wave Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre programmed at the factory for quick selection of Short wave broadcast stations 1 Press the af key briefly to set the A Band to the Operating band 2 Press the key then press the key to recall the Spe cial Memory Menu AM 3 Press the BAND key repeatedly if necessary to select the NEN RADIO thus recalling the Short wave Broadcast Station eu Memory Channel Bank 4 Rotate the DIAL to select any of the 89 available Short wave Broadcast Stations eee 250 NEM 5 When the radio is in Mono Band operation the station Tag 2S will be displayed 6 To exit to normal operation press the key or press es AV 10 00 key followed by the 9 key A BROADCAST STATION FREQUENCY LIS
3. icon appended to the channel number 25h 3 Press and hold in the 7 key for one second to initiate le 4 432 400 Preferential Memory Scanning Only the channels which guu have a blinking lt icon appended to the channel number will be scanned 66 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING a Memory SCANNING Memory Bank Scan When the Memory Bank feature is engaged the scanner sweeps only memory channels in the current Memory Bank However if the Memory Bank Link Scan feature is enabled you may sweep the memory channels in several Memory Banks which you have selected To enable the Memory Bank Link Scan feature 1 Set the radio to the Memory Recall MR mode by pressing the key if neces sary 2 Press the GAND key to activate the Memory Bank mode Bt 145 080 7 4 432 400 The MR indicator will be replaced by one of the Memory Bank numbers B 1 through B24 3 Press the key followed by the gag key The Memory Bank number will begin to blink 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first Memory Bank BANK 1 BANK24 you wish to sweep using Memory Bank Link Scan 5 Press the key briefly A B LINK ON notation will ap pear for two seconds on the display indicating this Memory ay Bank will now be swept during Memory Bank Scan 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to append the B LINK ON notation to any other Memory Banks you wish
4. Maximum TX time The available selections are 0 5 192 TOT 10 0 minutes 0 5 minute step B 3 0mi n 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To disable the Time Out Timer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above 1 When your transmission time is within 10 seconds of the Time Out Timer expiration an Alert bell will provide an audible warning from the speaker 2 Since brief transmissions are the mark of a good operator try setting up your radio s TOT feature for a maximum transmission time of 1 minute This will sig nificantly improve battery life too VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 127 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING ON OFF Preset TIMER The VX 8R includes the capability to turn itself on off at preset time If you use these features you must first set the VX 8R s clock as described previously page 120 ON Timer Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode l 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 64 ON TIMER Press the en key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to set the hour at which you want the radio to switch on Press the wove key then rotate the DIAL knob to set the minute at which you want the radio to switch on Press the ove key then rotate the DIAL knob to set t
5. Set Mope Item 37 HALF DEVIATION Function Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 38 HOME VFO Function Enables Disables the function of the VFO DIAL knob while in the Home Chan nel mode Available Values DISABLE ENABLE Default ENABLE Set Mope Item 39 HOME REVERSE Function Selects the function of the EMR key Available Values HOME REV Default REV HOME Pressing the EMR key instantly recalls a favorite Home channel REV Pressing the EMR key reverses transmit and receive frequencies during repeater operation 148 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mone Item 40 INT MANUAL AUTO Function Enables Disables the DTMF Autodialer feature while using the Internet Con nection feature WIRES Available Values MANUAL AUTO Default MANUAL Set Mope Item 41 INTERNET Function Enables Disables the Internet Connection feature WIRES Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 42 INTERNET CODE Function Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for SRG operation of the Internet Connection feature WIRES Available Values DTMF 0 DTMF 9 DTMF A DTMF D DTMF x or DTMF Default DTMF 1 Set Mone Item 43 INTERNET KEY Function Selects the primary function of the key Available Values INTERNET INTERNET SELECT SET MODE Default INTERNET INTERNET The key Enables Disables the in
6. To place the radio into the Memory Only mode turn the radio off Now press and hold in the key while turning the radio on To return to normal operation repeat the above power on procedure VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 55 Memory MODE Specia Memory CHANNEL OPERATION The VX 8R provides Special Memory Channels which are made up of J 10 Weather Broadcast Channels O 281 VHF Marine Channels O 89 popular Short wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels 1 The Special Memory Channels are only recalled on the A Band 2 You may assign the Special Memory Channels to a Memory Bank See page re garding Memory Bank Operation for details WEATHER BROADCAST CHANNELS The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre programmed at the factory for quick selection of NOAA weather information stations 1 Press the afe key briefly to set the A Band to the Operating band 2 Press the key then press the key to recall the Special Memory Menu 3 Press the GAND key repeatedly if necessary to select the WX CH thus recalling the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broad 7 447 250 cast channel eau 5 Ifyou wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations MR 1 62 550 just press the PTT switch When the scanner pauses on a vee NFM station press the PTT switch once to halt the scan or press 7 e ne it twice to
7. icon will appear on the display of the VX 8R and the LED indicator of the BH 1 or BH 2 will blink blue Press the PTT switch of the VX 8R to save the new setting and return to normal operation 6111 Ta VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Bluetooth OPERATION ACTIVATION l 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17 BLUETOOTH SET 18 BUSY LED 19 CH COUNTER Press the Meny key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode 99 CLOCK SHIFT Item eum Rotate the DIAL knob to select the TX RX switching cir 17 BLUETOOTH SET cuit of the Bluetooth function o an VOX OFF Disable the TX RX switching circuit of SAVE OFF 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 Press the W key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Battery Saver function SAVE ON Activates the Battery Saver in the BH 1 or STE wa BH 2 gm If there has been no signal or key activity for 20 seconds the Battery Saver automatically puts the BH 1 or BH 2 to sleep to conserve battery life When a signal is received or the PTT switch is pressed the BH 1 or BH 2 will wakeup and become active again 17 BLUETO
8. key on the VX 8R so if the frequency is below 100 MHz e g 15 150 MHz any required leading zeroes must be entered However there is a short cut for frequencies ending in zero press the key after the last non zero digit Examples To enter 146 520 MHz press 1 gt cu Goa gt Cand Gug gt G Ga gt Qasd aeg gt 0 To enter 15 255 MHz press 0 gt 1 gt Gay gt Gx gt Ga gt To enter 1 250 MHz 1250 kHz press 0 gt 0 gt 1 gt Ruo Bad gt Baxi Gud gt Co To enter 0 950 MHz 950 kHz press Co wo gt 0 gt 9 918 gt Baxi G gt 0 To enter 430 000MHz press cu gt Goen Boe gt vm VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 17 OPERATION FREQUENCY NAVIGATION 3 SCANNING From the VFO mode press and hold in the BAND key for one second and while still holding in the GAND key rotate the DIAL knob to select the bandwidth for the VFO scan ner Release the GAND key to begin scanning toward a higher frequency The scanner will stop when it receives a signal strong enough to break through the Squelch threshold The VX 8R will then hold on that frequency according to the setting of the RESUME mode Menu Item 83 SCAN RE SUME N N N N If you wish to reverse the direction of the scan 1 e toward a lower frequency instead of a higher frequency just rotate the DIAL knob one click in the counter clockwise direction while the VX 8R is scanning The scanning direction
9. 15 11 670 AM FRANCE Radio France International 59 9 560 AM FINLAND RadioFinand i 16 15 195 AM FRANCE Radio France International 60 11 755 AM FINLAND RadioFinand 17 6 000 AM _ DEUTCHEWELLE Deutsche Welle 61 15 400 AM FINLAND RadioFinland sid 18 6 075 AM _ DEUTCHE WELLE Deutsche Welle 62 5 920 AM RUSSIA VoiceofRussia_ 19 9 650 AM DEUTCHE WELLE Deutsche Welle 63 5 940 AM RUSSIA VoiceofRussia_ 20 9 735 AM _ DEUTCHE WELLE Deutsche Welle 64 7 200 AM RUSSIA _ VoiceofRussia 21 5 990 AM ITALY talian Radio International 65 12 030 AM RUSSIA VoiceofRussia_ 22 9 575 AM ITALY Italian Radio International 66 7 465 AM ISRAEL _ Israel Broadcasting Authority 23 9 675 AM ITALY talian Radio International 67 _ 11 585 AM ISRAEL Israel Broadcasting Authority 24 17 780 AM ITALY talian Radio International 68 15 615 AM ISRAEL Israel Broadcasting Authority 25 7 170 AM TURKEY VoiceofTurkey 69 17 535 AM ISRAEL _ Israel Broadcasting Authority 26 7 270 AM TURKEY VoiceofTrukey 70 6 045 AM INDIA AllindiaRadio AIR 27 9 560 AM TURKEY VoiceofTurkey 71 9 595 AM INDIA AllindiaRadio AIR 28 11 690 AM TURKEY VoiceofTurkey 72 11 620 AM INDIA Alindia Radio AIR 29 9 660 AM VATICAN VaticanRadio 73 15 020 AM INDIA Allindi
10. 2 Press and hold in the key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel to be re instituted 3 Press the key to delete the channel from the Frequency Skip Memory this will restore the frequency into the VFO scan loop The VX 8R has 100 VFO Frequency Skip Memory Channels SETTING THE SQUELCH LEVEL DURING ACTIVE SCANNING OPERATION The VX 8R allows adjustment of the Squelch level on the fly while you are scanning 1 While the scanner is engaged press the W key yzg then press the key the current squelch level 4 1 46 520 SQL LEVEL 2 NFM will appear below the frequency display 7 447 250 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired Squelch HI level Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal op Gq eration In this case pressing the PTT switch this one time will not causing scanning to stop VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 63 SCANNING Memory SCANNING Memory scanning is also easy to initiate l gt Set the radio to the Memory Recall MR mode by pressing the key if neces sary Press and hold in the eag key then rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the ano key the current Memory Scan mode will appear on the fre AR ALL CHANNEL quency display to select the desired Memory Scan mode Available selections are ALL CHANNEL TAG1 TAG2 BAND and PMS X ALL CHANNEL The scanner sweeps all Memory channels TAG1 The sca
11. ALTI Indicates the Altitude OFF Disables the sensor information Indicates the Current Time only Set Mone Item 85 SENSOR INFORMATION Function Indicates the information of the internal sensors VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 155 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 86 SET MODE CSR Function Selects the Set Mode Cursor Available Values nine patterns je gt gt P B O amp Default j Set Mope Item 87 SET MODE FORMAT Function Selects the display format of the Set Mode operation Available Values LIST ITEM Default LIST Set Mone Item 88 SMART SEARCH Function Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Available Values SINGLE CONTINUOUS Default SINGLE SINGLE The transceiver sweeps the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present up to 15 in each direction are loaded into the Smart Search memories Whether or not all 31 memories are filled the search stops after one sweep in each direction CONTINUOUS The transceiver makes a sweep in each direction as with the SINGLE mode but if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep the radio continues sweeping until they are all filled Set Mope Item 89 S METER SYMBOL Function Selects the S amp TX PO meter Symbol Available Values Four patterns HEEESEEEE oammGQGF 33333333 or annnnelllld Default HEHEEEEEE Set Mope Item 90
12. Once you have recalled a particular memory channel you may easily tune off that chan nel as though you were in the VFO mode l With the VX 8R in the Memory Recall MR mode select the desired memory channel Now press the key then press key The MR in dicator will be replaced by one which says TUN Memory Tuning VFO 432 400 7 a HI NFM Rotate the DIAL as desired to tune to a new frequency eau The synthesizer steps selected for VFO operation on the current band will be the steps used during Memory Tuning If you wish to return to the original memory frequency press key briefly The TUN indicator will be replaced by MR If you wish to store a new frequency set during Memory Tuning just press and hold in the key for one second per normal memory storage procedure The micropro cessor will automatically set itself to the next available clear memory location and you then press the key again briefly to lock in the new frequency 207 If you want to replace the original memory contents with the new frequency settings be sure to rotate the DIAL to the original memory channel number Any required CTCSS DCS changes or repeater offset modifications must be done before storing the data into the new or original memory channel location VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 51 Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION MASKING MEMORIES There may be situations whe
13. See page 72 for details Set Mope Item 17 BLUETOOTH SET Function Select the operating mode of the optional BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset Available Values VOX PTT VOX HIGH VOX LOW MODE MONO STEREO SAVE ON OFF POWR ON OFF Default VOX PTT MODE MONO SAVE OFF POWR ON OFF VOX PTT Activates the Bluetooth function without the VOX feature VOX VOX HIGH Activates the Bluetooth function with the VOX feature VOX gain set to High VOX VOX LOW Activates the Bluetooth function with the VOX feature VOX gain set to Low MODE MONO Disable the stereo output to the BH 1 Bluetooth Headset while receiving the FM Broadcast band MODE STEREO Enable the stereo output to the BH 1 Bluetooth Headset while receiving the FM Broadcast band SAVE ON Activates the Battery Save function of the BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset If there has been no signal or key activity for 20 seconds the Battery Saver automatically puts the BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset to sleep to conserve life When signal is received or the PTT switch is pressed the BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset will be active again 144 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS SAVE OFF Disable the Battery Save function of the BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset POWR ON Enable the BU 1 Bluetooth Unit POWR OFF Disable the BU 1 Bluetooth Unit Set Mope Item 18 BUSY LED Function Enables Di
14. is not received the 3 yp ARZ APRS message is transmitted repeatedly five times once each minute 9 The remaining number of transmissions of the message is shown on the display When there is no acknowledgment packet yapg wEssAGE 7 20 1X WB6QS0 7 6720 ack even ifthe APRS message HRIQVEDCSOS MRED MSG 01 TX4 5_ 10 10 2 RX XOCRZ 7 10 03 Let s go to t transmits five times the pe 3 a ZARZ 10 00 tommorow riod icon on the APRS MES a SAGE screen or TXOUT notation on the Detailed Message screen will appear on 90 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL o 29 APRS OPERATION TRANSMIT AN APRS MEssAGE the display stead of the remain T Abs MESSAGE 7 20 1x Weeds 7 6 20 ing number of transmissions OLS RD MSG 01 TXOUT_ 10 10 2 A XCARZ 7 10 03 Let s go to t n lay You may select the num 3 Rk NEZQRZ tommorow bers and letters for the callsign and message with the key buttons 1 through ov and oy in the same way as labeling memories STORE THE Fixen Form MESSAGE The VX 8R allows you to store five fixed form messages up to 16 characters for each message 1 Press the Meny key several times until the APRS MESSAGE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 screen appears on the display WERS a 7 z 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the APRS 3 RX W6QSP 7 09 55 GPS Set Mode mn 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 6 APRS MSG TXT 8 APRS RINGER MSG
15. q 2 The VX 8R has an AM FM Broadcast band radio You can receive these bands independently See page 22 for details 3 If desired you may omit skip one or more bands from the band selection loop for faster recall of your favorite operating bands See page 132 for details 16 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION FREQUENCY NAVIGATION The VX 8R will initially be operating in the VFO mode as just described This is a frequency step system which allows free tuning throughout the currently selected operating band Three basic frequency navigation methods are available on the VX 8R 1 Tuninc Dia Rotation of the DIAL knob allows tuning in the pre pro grammed steps established for the current operating band Clockwise rotation of the DIAL knob causes the VX 8R to be tuned toward a higher frequency while counter clock wise rotation will lower the operating frequency If you press the key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob frequency steps of 1 MHz will be selected This feature is extremely useful for making rapid frequency excursions over the wide tuning range of the VX 8R 2 Direct KEypaD FREQUENCY ENTRY The desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad The operating mode will automatically be set once the new frequency is entered via the keypad To enter a frequency from the keypad just press the numbered digits on the keypad in the proper sequence There is no Decimal point
16. 0 5sec step 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt 5 sec The default condition for this Set Mode Item is 5 0sec VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 69 SCANNING PRIORITY CHANNEL SCANNING Duar Watch PRioRITY REVERT Mope During Priority channel operation Dual Watch a special feature is available which will allow you to move to the Priority Channel instantly without waiting for activity to appear on the Priority Channel When this feature is enabled and priority monitoring is engaged just press the microphone s PTT switch Operation will instantly revert to the Priority Channel To enable Priority Revert operation L pA Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 71 PRI RE VERT 72 PRI TIME Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set all ce Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 71 PRI REVERT Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation em ON To disable Priority Revert operation select OFF in step 4 above 70 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING AUTOMATIC LAMP ILLUMINATION ON SCAN STOP The VX 8R will automatically illuminate the LCD Lamp whenever the scanner stops on a signal this allows you to see the frequency of the incoming signal better at night Note that this wi
17. 3 You may change the scanner s method of operation so the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the next band when the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band or vice versa See page 159 regarding Set Mode Item 105 VFO MODE 62 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING O a VFO SCANNING How To Skip Omit A FREQUENCY DURING VFO Scan If the VFO scan stops on a frequency or frequencies that you do not need such as a spurious radiation from a television such frequencies can be skipped during VFO scan ning A special Frequency Skip Memory bank is reserved to store these frequencies To skip a frequency during VFO scanning 1 While VFO scanning is stopped on the frequency that you do not need press and hold the key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Fre quency Skip Memory channel 900 999 The microprocessor will automatically select the next available free Frequency Skip Memory channel a memory register on which no data has been stored If you see the 4 icon at the upper left of the channel number it means that the channel currently has no data written on it 1 e the channel is free 2 Press the key to store the frequency into the Frequency Skip Memory It will now be ignored during VFO scanning To re institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop 1 Press the key if needed to enter the Memory Recall MR mode
18. Enter the callsign with SSID of the station you wish to contact using the GAND VoD key pad select the cursor or turn the DIAL knob select the number letter 5 When you have completed entering the callsign and SSID press the Von key briefly 6 Enter the message using the GAND woe key pad select the 6 20 EDIT cursor or turn the DIAL knob select the number letter TO WB6QSO 7 10 10 Let s go to the camp tommorow Available length is up to 67 characters You may add delete a message character using the following procedure a Ifyou want to add a previously stored message determined through APRS GPS Set Mode item 6 APRS MSG TXT see next page press the a w key to select the MSG TXT 1 through MSG TXT 5 then press the key b Ifyou want to delete the message after the cursor press the a W key to select CLEAR then press the key c Ifyou want to add a character press the aa key to select INSERT then press the VIN vim key 7 When the message entry is complete press the 3 83 key to APRS MESSAGE 1 20 transmit the message and return to the APRS MESSAGE BEUTA screen The transmitted message is stored into the APRS i M a MESSAGE screen 8 When an acknowledgment packet ack is received the APRS MESSAGE 7 20 beeper will sound and icon will appear on the display MMBIMIERS 110M0 a Be 2 R RGRZ 7 10 03 If an acknowledgment packet ack
19. Press the wens key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set rH aun Mode Item ea 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to change this Set Mode Item to ON 37 HALF DEVIATION In this configuration HALF DEVIATION active the transmitter s deviation will be approximately 2 5 kHz me ON 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 7 The normal setting for the deviation when this Set Mode Item is set to OF F is 5 kHz VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 129 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING CHANGING THE MICROPHONE GAIN At the factory a microphone gain has been programmed that should be satisfactory for the internal microphone If you use the radio under the noisy environment you may wish to set a different microphone gain level 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 60 MIC GAIN MONI T CALL 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set nee TIE Mode Item gan 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired microphone level MIC GAIN The available selections are LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 factory gt default LEVEL 5 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation LEVEL 9 S anpb TX Power METER SYMBOLS The VX 8R has four types of S Signal Strength and TX Power Meter
20. Press the PTT switch to begin transmission 2 While transmitting press the desired numbers on the keypad 3 When you have sent all the digits desired release the PTT key DTMF AuTODIALER Nine DTMF Autodial memories are provided allowing you to store telephone numbers for autopatch use You can also store short autopatch or Internet link access code streams to avoid having to send them manually Here is the DIMF Autodial storage procedure 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 30 DTMF SELECT 31 DTMF SPEED 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set a ay TIME Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF Memory register 39 DTMF SELECT 1 10 into which you wish to store this DTMF string 5 Press the VoD key briefly to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected register 6 Press and hold in the EMR key for two seconds to clear the previously stored data if desired 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the DTMF string Selectable entries are O 9 A D and You 66 939 may select to store a Pause if needed 8 Press the woe key to move to the next character 9 Repeats steps 7 and 8 to program the remaining the DTMF string 10 Press and hold in the iq key for two seconds to delete the previously stored data after the cursor 11 If you make a mistake press the BA
21. eau 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired bell sound The 15 BELL SELECT available choices are BELL USER BP1 USER BP2 USER BPS or OFF disable the Bell function Note When User Beep described later does not register USER BP1 USER BP2 or USER BPS does not appear 7 Press the Meny key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob one MEPE click counter clockwise to select Set Mode Item 14 BELL 15 BELL SELECT 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE RINGER 17 BLUETOOTH SET 8 Press the meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Menu gu Item 14 BELL RINGER 9 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired number of rings of the Bell The available choices are 1Time through 20Times or CONTINUOUS 10 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation me BELL gt Time When you are called by a station whose transceiver is sending a CTCSS tone DCS code or CTCSS tone pair which matches that set into your Decoder the Bell will ring in accor dance with this programming will appear in the display HIOREROEEEE VFO When the CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell is activated the icon VFO S FO 146 520 ee M To disable the CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell function select the set ting of Set Mode Item 15 BELL SELECT to OFF Gai 42 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION CTCSS DCS EPCS Be Lt OPERATION PROGRAMMING THE User MELODY Three User Beep Memories are provided allo
22. 11 14 V DC Negative Ground EXT DC jack 200 mA Mono Band Receive 240 mA Dual Band Receive 85 mA Mono Band Receive Standby Saver Off 120 mA Dual Band Receive Standby Saver Off 35 mA Mono Band Receive Standby Saver On Save Ratio 1 5 42 mA Dual Band Receive Standby Saver On Save Ratio 1 5 300 uA Auto Power Off 1 6 A 50 MHz 5 W TX 1 7A 144 MHz 5W TX 1 2 A 222 MHz 1 5 W TX 1 9 A 430 MHz 5W TX 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F 60 x 95 x 24 2 mm 2 4 x 3 7 x 0 9 w o knob amp antenna 240 g 8 5 oz with FNB 101LI amp antenna 166 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS TRANSMITTER RF Power Output Modulation Type Maximum Deviation Spurious Emission Microphone Impedance RECEIVER Circuit Type IF Sensitivity A Main Band Sensitivity B Sub Band Selectivity AF Output 50 144 430 MHz 1 0 W 4 5 V AA x 3 5 0 W 7 4 V or EXT DC 50 MHz AM 1 0 W Fixed 222 MHz USA only 0 5 W 4 5 V AA x 3 1 5 W 7 4 V or EXT DC L3 2 5 W L2 1 W L1 0 05 W 7 4 V 50 144 430 MHz L3 1 W L2 0 5 W L1 0 05 W 7 4 V 222 MHz F2E F3E Variable Reactance A3E Low Level Amplitude Modulation 50 MHz only 5 kHz F2E F3E At least 60 dB below TX power HI L3 At least 50 dB below TX power L2 L1 2K Ohms NFM AM Double Conversion Superheterodyne WFM Triple Conversion Superheterodyne AM FM Radio Single Conversion Superheterody
23. 1s first activated by the remote page and every 10 minutes thereafter The callsign ID can be changed to any desired sequence of characters such as a name After sending the callsign or name the radio will repeatedly transmit three tones for a user defined period of time between 1 and 30 minutes The callsign or name will be transmitted every 10 minutes The Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature requires that you 1 store the CTCSS Tone Pair into the Receiving Pager Memory see page 40 for procedure and 2 store the desired UHF coordination frequency into Memory Channel EAI see page 47 for proce dure 108 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL EMERGENCY FEATURE Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE SELECTING THE EAI MODE AND ITS TRANSMIT TIME 1 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 33 EAI TIME 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 33 EAI TIME Mode iem 34 EMERGENCY SELECT i 35 EXTENDED MENU 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired EAI mode In eu terval EAI INT or Continuous EAI CON and transmit 33 EAI TIME time 1 10 15 20 30 40 and 50 minutes gt CON 5min 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation ACTIVATING THE EAI FEATURE 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to sele
24. 200ms Default OFF Set Mope Item 74 RPT ARS Function Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mope Item 75 RPT SHIFT Function Sets the Repeater Shift Direction Available Values SIMPLEX RPT RPT Default SIMPLEX Set Mope Item 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ Function Sets the magnitude of the Repeater Shift Available Values 0 000MHz 150 000MHz 50 kHz step Default Depends on the operating band and transceiver version Set Mope Item 77 RX AF DUAL Function Select the resume mode of the AF Dual Operation Available Values TRX lsec TRX 10sec HOLD TX Isec TX 10sec Default TRX 2sec Set Mope Item 78 RX MODE Function Sets the receiving mode Available Values AUTO NFM AM WFM Default AUTO Mode automatically changes according to operating frequency Set Mope Item 79 SAVE RX Function Selects the Recetve mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Available Values 0 2sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step 1 0sec 9 5sec 0 5sec step or 10 0sec 60 0sec Ssec step Default 0 2sec Set Mope Item 80 SAVE TX Function Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver Available Values ON OFF Default OFF 154 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 81 SCAN LAMP Function Enables Disables the Scan Lamp while scanner is paused Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mope Item 82 S
25. 4 Press the n key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 9 APRS RINGER BCON Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Message register 1 5 you wish to store your message to 6 Press the Von key briefly to begin message entry into the selected resister 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to select the first character of the message 8 Press the Von key to move to the next character 9 Repeats steps 7 and 8 to program the remainder of the mes 6 APRS MSG TXT sage 10 Ifyou make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the TGG cursor and re enter the correct character 6 APRS MSG TXT 11 When you have completed your message entry press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the APRS MESSAGE screen VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 91 ARTS AUTOMATIC RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM The ARTS feature uses DCS signaling to inform both parties when you and another ARTS equipped station are within communications range This may be particularly useful during Search and Rescue situations where it is important to stay in contact with other members of your group Both stations must set up their DCS codes to the same code number then activate their ARTS feature using the command appropriate for their radio Alert ringers may be activated if desired Whenever you push the PTT or every 25 or 15 seconds after VFo OUTRNG ARTS is activated your radio will transmit a signal
26. 4V 1 100 mAh Li ion Battery Pack 7 4V 1 800 mAh Rapid Charger requires NC 86B C U Battery Charger for the CD 41 amp J o DC Cable w Noise Filter DC Cable plug and wire only Bluetooth Headset Monaural Bluetooth Headset Stereo Earphone for BH 1 Charger Cradle for the BH 1 BH 2 re quires NC 85B C U Battery Charger for _ the CD 40 nei Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in some regions Consult your Yaesu Dealer for details regarding these and any newly available options Connection of any non Yaesu approved accessory should it cause damage may void the Limited Warranty on this ap paratus VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES ANTENNA INSTALLATION The supplied antenna provides good results over the entire frequency range of the trans ceiver However for enhanced base station medium wave and shortwave reception you may wish to connect an external outside antenna The supplied antenna consists of two sections the Base Antenna used for operation above 50 MHz and the Extender Ele ment used for monitoring of frequencies below 50 MHz To INSTALL THE SUPPLIED ANTENNA Hold the bottom end of the antenna then screw it onto the mating connector on the transceiver until it is snug Do not over tighten by use of extreme force When operating
27. 526 E 546 565 606 612 624 RX BOTH TX NORMAL RX NORMAL TX INVERT RX INVERT TX INVERT 732 734 743 7541 RX BOTH TX INVERT Default RX NORMAL TX NORMAL RX NORMAL TX NORMAL Receive and transmit the Normal DCS Tone RX INVERT TX NORMAL Receive the Inverted DCS Tone and transmit the Normal DCS Tone RX BOTH TX NORMAL Receive both Normal and Inverted DCS Tones and trans mit the Normal DCS Tone RX NORMAL TX INVERT Receive the Normal DCS Tone and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone RX INVERT TX INVERT Receive and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone RX BOTH TX INVERT Receive both Normal and Inverted DCS Tones and trans mit the Inverted DCS Tone Set Mope Item 28 DTMF DELAY Function Selects the DTMF Autodialer Delay Time Available Values 50ms 250ms 450ms 750ms 1000ms Default 450ms Set Mope Item 29 DTMF MANUAL AUTO Function Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature Available Values MANUAL AUTO Default MANUAL Set Mope Item 30 DTMF SELECT Function Programming of the DTMF Autodialer See page 114 for details Set Mope Item 31 DTMF SPEED Function Selects the DTMF Autodialer Sending Speed Available Values 50mS 100mS Default 50mS 146 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 32 EAI Function Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set
28. BP3 104 standard DCS codes DCS 023 RX NORMAL TX NORMAL RX INVERT TX NORMAL RX BOTH TX NORMAL RX NORMAL TX INVERT RX INVERT TX INVERT RX BOTH TX INVERT ON OFF 300 Hz 3000 Hz 1000 Hz step 1600 Hz OFF ON OFF TONE TONE SQL DCS REV TONE PR FREQ PAGER MESSAGE 50 standard CTCSS tones 100 0Hz ON OFF FAST 2 5 tone sec SLOW 1 25 tone sec Avaraste Vatues DeFauLt Boro ITALic IN RANGE ALWAYS OFF 15sec 25sec AvaiLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT Boro IraLic 10CH 20CH 50CH 100CH ON OFF NEXT LOWER AvaILABLE Vatues DerauLt Boro ITALIC OFF SKIP ONLY ON OFF 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step 5 0sec 2 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step BUSY HOLD 5 0sec ON OFF 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step 5 0sec AVAILABLE Vatues DerauLt Boro ITALIC 0 5hour 12 0hour OFF ON OFF 0 2sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step 1 0sec 9 5sec 0 5sec step or 10 0sec 60 0sec Ssec step ON OFF AvaiLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT Boro IraLic AVAILABLE Vatues DeFauLt Bop IraLic MANUAL AUTO ON OFF DTMF 0 DTMF 9 DTMF A DTMF D DTMF x or DTMF DTMF 1 INTERNET INT SELECT SET MODE FRG SRG Avaraste Vatues DeFrautt Boro Irau ON OFF INT 1min INT 9min INT10min INT15min INT20min INT30min INT40min INT50min CON 1min CON 9min CON10min CON15min CON20min CON30min CON40mi
29. Band and B Band 2 Select the Main Band you wish to use for transmit by pressing the ala al key 3 Press the key then press the T key to activate the yFo 100 100 Em AF Dual operation F MMB e 4 Press the BAND key to toggle the receiver between AM Ept E28 p broadcast and FM broadcast ein 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to tune the desired Broadcast station 6 When a signal is received in the amateur band the amateur band audio is output to the speaker The AM or FM Broadcast station will no longer be heard Two seconds after the amateur band signal drops the AF Dual Operation is resumed and the AM or FM Broadcast station will be heard from the speaker while the amateur band frequencies are monitored You may change the default resume time two seconds via Set Mode Item 77 RX AF DUAL See the box on the next page 7 You may monitor the amateur band frequencies forcibly by holding the switch 8 Press the PTT switch to transmit on the Main band 9 To disable the AF Dual Operation press the key followed by the T key da 7 D You may change the Main band by pressing the aea key 2 You may change the Main band frequency by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing the switch 3 When the key is pressed only the AM and FM Broadcast station memories are recalled 24 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION AM ano FM Broapcast RECEPTION SETTING THE AF DuaL Resume Mo
30. Battery SAVER The VX 8R also includes a useful Transmit Battery Saver which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong For example when you are in the immediate vicinity of a repeater station there generally is no reason to use the full 5 Watts of power output in order to achieve full quieting access to the repeater With the Transmit Battery Saver the automatic selection of Low Power operation con serves battery drain significantly To activate the Transmit Battery Saver 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 80 SAVE TX 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 81 SCAN LAMP Mode It 82 SCAN RE START Eee ot eag 83 SCAN RESUME 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON eau thus activating the Transmit Battery Saver 80 SAVE TX 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT em ON switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To disable the Transmit Battery Saver just repeat the above pro cedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 125 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING DISABLING THE BUSY INDICATOR Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the BUSY indicator the green LED inside the afe and al key while receiving a signal Use the following procedur
31. Cursor The VX 8R has nine types of cursor symbol formats for the Set Mode operation You may change the default setting to any of the available symbols 1 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 86 SET MODE CSR 87 SET MODE FORMAT 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set if eres eal Mode Item eau 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired cursor symbol 86 SET MODE CSR type e ee gt gt D Gore 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation MASKING THE SeT Mope ITEms There may be situations where you want to Mask Set Mode Items so they are not re called during Set Mode Item selection 1 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 35 EX TENDED MENU 36 FW KEY HOLD TIME 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i hii ao LON Mode Item gdu 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON then press the meny EXTENDED MENU key briefly OFF 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item to be Masked 6 Press the key briefly A i icon will appear at the EXTENDED MENU right side of the Set Mode Item Number in the display indi ON cating the Set Mode Item is to be Masked 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 above to append the
32. Item 96 STEP FREQUENCY Function Setting of the DIAL frequency steps Available Values AUTO 5 0 6 25 8 33 9 0 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 100 0 kHz Default AUTO Step automatically changes according to operating frequency Note 1 This Set Mode Item can select and set the Dial frequency steps to individual memory channels when Memory Offset Tuning is enabled as shown on page 51 2 9 0 kHz steps are available only when receiving on the AM Broadcast band 3 8 33 kHz steps are available only when receiving on the Air band 4 While operating on the AM Broadcast band you may only select channel steps of 9 0 kHz or 10 0 kHz the other step selections are disabled 5 5 0 kHz steps are not available for use on 250 300 MHz nor above 580 MHz Set Mope Item 97 STEREO Function Enables Disables the stereo output while receiving the FM Broadcast band Available Values STEREO MONO Default STEREO Set Mope Item 98 TIME SET Function Sets the Clock time See page 120 for details 158 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 99 TONE FREQUENCY Function Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency Available Values 50 standard CTCSS tones Default 100 0 Hz Set Mope Item 100 TONE SRCH MUTE Function Enables Disables the receiver audio output while the Tone Search Scanner is activated Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mope Item 101 TONE SRCH S
33. KEY amp DIAL PTT KEY amp PTT DIAL amp PTT ALL MONI T CALL 2 OFF 20ms 50ms 100ms 200ms NORMAL AUTO BACK AVAILABLE Vatues DEFAULT Boro ITALic KEY 2sec KEY 10sec CONTINUOUS OFF KEY 5sec LEVEL 12 LEVEL32 LEVEL24 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4 NORMAL OFF DC MESSAGE DC I TEMP WAVE BARO ALTI WX OFF 85 SENSOR INFORMATION 89 S METER SYMBOL 91 SPEC ANALYZER 103 UNIT OFFSET 104 UNIT SELECT 110 WAVE MONITOR Set Mope Item 10 BEEP EDGE 11 BEEP LEVEL 12 BEEP MELODY 13 BEEP SELECT 23 CW PITCH Set Mone Item 1 ANTENNAAM 2 ANTENNA FM 3 ANTENNA ATT 9 BCLO 19 CH COUNTER 20 CLOCK SHIFT 22 CW LEARNING 24 CW TRAINING 35 EXTENDED MENU 37 HALF DEVIATION 38 HOME VFO 47 LANGUAGE 60 MIC GAIN 62 MUTE 63 OFF TIMER 64 ON TIMER 69 PASSWORD 77 RX AF DUAL 78 RX MODE 86 SET MODE CSR 87 SET MODE FORMAT 88 SMART SEARCH 90 SPEAKER OUT 92 SQL LEVEL 93 SQL S METER 96 STEP FREQUENCY 97 STEREO 98 TIME SET 102 TOT 105 VFO MODE 106 VFO SKIP 108 VOX 109 VOX DELAY 111 WX ALERT Four patterns 1Time Continuous Full Time BARO 1000 0 1000 ALTI 1000 0 1000 TEMP C F 2 BARO hPa mb mmHg inch 2 ALTI m ft 2 ALL RX SIGNAL TX MODULATION AvaiLaBle VaLues Derautt Bozo Itake ON OFF LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 LEVEL 5 KEY amp SCAN I KEY OFF 400 1000 Hz 50 Hz step 700 Hz AvaILaBLe Vat
34. MANUAL 35 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION DCS OPERATION Another form of tone access control is Digital Code Squelch or DCS It is a newer more advanced tone system which generally provides more immunity from false paging than does CTCSS The DCS Encoder Decoder is built into your VX 8R and operation is very similar to that just described for CTCSS Your repeater system may be configured for DCS The DCS Squelch may be quite useful in Simplex operation if your friends use transceivers equipped with this advanced feature Note Just as in CTCSS operation DCS requires that you set the Tone Mode to DCS and that you select a DCS code SPS SQ 1 Press the key then press the mone Mone key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 95 SQL TYPE 2 Rotate the DIAL knob until DCS appears on the display this activates the DCS Encoder Decoder 3 Press the vong key to save the new setting and exit to nor DCS CODE mal operation 4 Press the key then press the key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 26 DCS CODE 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the repeater owner operator if you don t know DCS Code if you are working simplex SQL TYPE em DCS Pe DCS 023 just set up the DCS Code to be the same as that used by your friends 6 When you have made your selection press the key to save the new settings and exit to normal operation i 7 Rem
35. MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING PROGRAMMING THE amp KEY The Internet Key is the factory default primary press key function of the 33 key However you may change the primary press key function of the key to another function via the Menu mode 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 43 INTERNET KEY 44 INTERNET MODE 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Hf ae pene Mode Item gu 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired function 43 INTERNET KEY INTERNET Activates Disables the internet feature INT MR Recalls the Internet Access Number SRG or Access String FRG Select the SRG number or FRG string via Menu Item 44 INTERNET MODE SET MODE A short cut path to recall one of the Menu Items See box below for programming gt INTERNET 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation TX PO sdas When INT MR or SET MODE is assigned to the key the INTERNET function may be activated disabled via Set Mode Item 41 INTERNET ASSIGN THE SET Mobe ITEM TO THE KEY Change primary press key function of the key to SET MODE using Set Mode Item 43 INTERNET KEY as descried above Press and hold in the we key for one second to enter the Set Mode again Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set
36. Mode Item which you wish to assign to the key as a short cut Press and hold in the key for one second to assign the Set Mode Item to the key MY KEY will appear on the display to confirm that the com mand was executed Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal op eration Now briefly pressing of the key will immediately recall the selected Menu Item You must press the key again to exit to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 123 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING ATT Front EnD ATTENUATOR The attenuator will reduce all signals and noise by 10 dB and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely noisy conditions 1 Seta band A Band or B Band on which you wish to activate the attenuator to the Operating Band indicated in large character 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 3 ANTENNA ATT 4 APO 4 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set ine n Mode Item gd 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting from OFF to 2 ANTENNA ATT a ON 6 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 7 Ifyou wish to disable the attenuator just repeat the above procedure rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 5 above ON N de 1l When
37. Mope Item 33 EAI TIME Function Sets the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its transmit time Available Values INT Imin INT 9min INT10min INT 15min INT20min INT30min INT40min INT50min CON Imin CON 9min CON 10min CON15min CON20min CON30min CON40min CONS50min Default CON 5min INT Interval Mode CON Continuous Mode Set Mope Item 34 EMERGENCY SELECT Function Select the alarms utilized when the Emergency function is engaged Available Values BEEP STROBE BEEP amp STROBE BEAM BEEP amp BEAM CW BEEP amp CW CW ID TX Default BEEP amp STROBE BEEP Loud Alarm sounds STROBE Flashes the white LED light BEEP amp STROBE Loud Alarm sounds along with flashing of the white LED light BEAM The white LED light glows continuously BEEP amp BEAM Loud Alarm sounds and the white LED light glows continuously CW The white LED light flashes according to the programmed Emer gency message Morse Code at a rate of five words per minute BEEP amp CW Sounds tones via the speaker and flashes the white LED light ac cording to the programmed Emergency message Morse Code at a rate of five words per minute CW ID TX Transmits the programmed Emergency message Morse Code and flashes the white LED light according to the programmed Emergency message Morse Code on the air beginning one minute after activa tion of the Emergency function X The internationa
38. Receiving an APRS BeaCOM sassccsssasnaconnctvncsnancdeariedsencasensacans 83 Transmit an APRS Beacon 2c iscnsaseeeiateed asians 85 Receiving an APRS Message a isccisscensisnastnaccducoonsivednennsnacnennne 88 Transmit an APRS Messe ssncsss ose sessiocietcsninacssiatacsumiecasntes 90 ARTS Automatic Range Transponder System 92 Basic ARTS Setup and Operation ccccesseceseeereeeneees 93 ARTS Polling Time Options scssccsecssssceseccssccseeeseees 93 ARTS Alert Beep Options iscsessi aladssssetuncasiniceseanaiaomssanasses 94 CW Identifier Setup os cares scorer ceased enous oatedeschadued seca E 95 Spectrum Analyzer Operation eesssesssesssesssoossoossosssssesssesssooess 96 Channel Counter Operation e sesssooesssssssessoossoossosssssesssesssossos 98 Smart Search Operation ss iccsiccssvecdioresssciersineennnvereassorcavaiavansiea 100 Message Fette siieicisiticmnniininmniimounnnnncneinans 102 IAO Sa e AE A EEEIEE E AA 102 Programming a Message ss sesssssssesessssessessesseessessesresseseese 102 Programming a Member List cccssccesscssseeseceteceeeeneees 103 Set yo r Personal ID sp hincasishesessundastarscnsetasueaesabedadinainnaieies 104 Sending Message os vaccstniss sarisssdudesss iiei ie eii tikiti ksi iet 105 R c iving Message ais daceesradasdsanannsiananseaseoaeuadadsiessauens 106 Emergency Feattre sssssssssssessescsssessssssoessssasososssosesosssorsosssssosss 107 Emer
39. SPEAKER OUT Function Enables Disables the FM Broadcast audio output to the internal speaker when using the earphone antenna Available Values AUTO SPEAKER Default AUTO AUTO The FM Broadcast audio output is selected automatically depending on the connection of the earphone antenna SPEAKER Routes the FM Broadcast audio output to the internal speaker and the ear phone 156 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 91 SPEC ANALYZER Function Selects the Spectrum Analyzer sweep mode Available Values 1 Time CONTINUOUS Full Time Default 1 time 1Time The receiver sweeps the current band once CONTINUOUS The receiver sweeps the current band repeatedly until the Spectrum Ana lyzer is turned off Full Time This mode is activated similar to a Continuous mode However the transceiver outputs audio on the center frequency W through the speaker when Spectrum Analyzer is activated Set Mope Item 92 SQL LEVEL Function Sets the Squelch threshold level Available Values LEVEL 0 LEVEL 15 AM and Narrow FM LEVEL 0 LEVEL 15 Wide FM and AM Broadcast Default LEVEL AM and Narrow FM LEVEL 2 Wide FM and AM Broadcast Set Mope Item 93 SQL S METER Function Adjusts the Squelch threshold level to the S meter level Available Values OFF LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 Default OFF Set Mope Item 94 SQL SPLIT Function Enables Disables split CTCSS DCS coding Ava
40. Service Returning Committed Special Prior ity Custom 0 Custom 6 EMERGENCY Default Off Duty APRS GPS Set Mode Item 24 TIME ZONE Function Set the time offset between the local time and UTC Available Values UTC 13 00H UTC 13 00H 0 5H step Default UTC 0 00H VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 165 SPECIFICATIONS ER GENERAL Frequency Ranges Channel Steps Emission Type Frequency Stability Repeater Shift Antenna Impedance Supply Voltage Current Consumption 7 4 VDC approx Operating Temperature Case Size W x H x D Weight Approx A Main Band RX 0 5 1 8 MHz AM Radio 1 8 30 MHz SW Band 30 76 MHz 50 MHz HAM 76 108 MHz FM Radio 108 137 MHz Air Band 137 174 MHz 144 MHz HAM 174 222 MHz VHF TV 222 420 MHz General 1 420 470 MHz 430 MHz HAM 470 774 MHz UHF TV 774 999 90 MHz General 2 Cellular Blocked B Sub Band RX 30 76 MHz 50 MHz HAM 108 137 MHz Air Band 137 174 MHz 144 MHz HAM 174 222 MHz VHF TV 222 420 MHz General 1 420 580 MHz 430 MHz HAM TX 50 54 MHz or 50 52 MHz 144 146 MHz or 144 148 MHz 222 225 MHz USA version only 430 440 MHz or 430 450 MHz 5 6 25 8 33 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz F1D F2A F2D F3E A3E 5 ppm 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F 600 kHz 144 MHz 1 6 MHz 222 MHz 1 6 5 0 7 6 MHz 430 MHz 50 Ohms Nominal 7 4 V DC Negative Ground Operating 4 14 V DC Negative Ground EXT DC jack Operating with Charging
41. This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station If you prefer you can have the VX 8R respond to page calls automatically transpond To enable this feature 1 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 66 PAGER ANS BACK 67 PAGER CODE RX 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Nee oe Mode Item gaun 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 66 PAGER ANS BACK 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to Pe ON normal operation U S users should confirm the current status of 97 201 b of the FCC s rules governing the Amateur service before utilizing this feature on the 144 MHz band VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 4 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION CTCSS DCS EPCS Be Lt OPERATION During CTCSS Decode DCS or EPCS operation you may set up the VX 8R so that a ringing bell sound alerts you that a call is coming in Here is the procedure for activating the CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell 1 Set the operating frequency to the desired channel 2 Set the transceiver up for CTCSS Decode Tone Squelch DCS or EPCS opera tion as described previously 3 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 15 BELL SELECT 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE 5 Press the feng key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i Ea ei Mode Item
42. W L3 1 0 W L2 0 5 W vert to the previously se L2 0 5 W L1 0 05 W L1 0 05 W 50MHzAM 1 0W Fixed 1 0 W Fixed lected Low power setting 20 Miz AM 1 0 W Fixed 1 0 W Fixed VOX OPERATION The VOX system provides automatic transmit receive switching based on voice input to the microphone With the VOX system enabled you do not need to press the PTT switch in order to transmit and it is not necessary to use a VOX headset in order to utilize VOX operation 1 Press and hold in the ven key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 108 VOX 109 VOX DELAY 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i Ne OT Mode Item eau 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired VOX Gain level 198 vox HIGH or LOW 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to gt HIGH save the new setting and return to normal operation 6 Without pressing the PTT switch speak into the VX 8R VFO 146 520 microphone in a normal voice level When you start speak 4 la Hi NEM VFO Q ing the transmitter should be activated automatically When you finish speaking the transceiver should return to the re ceive mode after a short delay To cancel VOX and return to PTT operation just repeat the above procedures selecting OFF in step 4 above When the VOX system is activated the VOX icon will appear on the di
43. a 50 dB receiver front end at gza COUNTS jazaa tenuator will be engaged Therefore only stations in close H NFM proximity may have their frequencies measured using this AAT 250 NEM feature gan 5 Ifit isn t possible to determine the signal s frequency the ual 462 329 P NO notation appears for two seconds then the vFo 7 m 250 NFM transceiver will return to the frequency on which you were Ava operating when you started Channel Counter operation SPS SQTYP 6 When you are finished press the key The radio will exit from Channel Counter operation 98 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CHANNEL COUNTER OPERATION SETTING THE CHANNEL COUNTER SWEEP WIDTH You may change the bandwidth of the Channel Counter Available selections are 5 10 50 and 100 MHz default 5 MHz Here is the procedure for setting the Channel Counter Bandwidth 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 19 CH COUNTER 2 CLOCK SHIFT 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 3 a E Mode Item gu 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired bandwidth see 19 CH COUNTER above gt MHz 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 99 SMART SEARCH OPERATION The Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to
44. and exit to normal operation p 0 5hour When the APO is activated the icon will appear at the VFO center bottom on the LCD If there is no action by you within 4 146 920 _ the time interval programmed the microprocessor will shut down 3 447 250 H the radio automatically o B dia Just press and hold in the PWR switch for 2 seconds to turn the transceiver back on after an APO shutdown as usual To disable the APO just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above 126 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING TRANSMITTER TIME OuT TIMER TOT The TOT feature provides a safety switch which limits transmission to a pre programmed value This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT switch perhaps if the radio or a Speaker Mic is wedged between car seats it can prevent interference to other users as well as battery depletion As configured at the factory the TOT feature is set to OFF and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 102 TOT 10 TOT 3 Press the wens key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 103 UNIT OFFSET Modeli 104 UNIT SELECT oe ene 105 VFO MODE 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the Time Out Timer to the de sired
45. available in the VX 8R could be difficult to utilize without some means of organizing them Fortunately the VX 8R includes provision for dividing the memories into as many as 24 Memory Banks so you can categorize the memories in a manner convenient to you You may enter and exit the Memory Bank mode by a single press of the any key as we shall see below ASSIGNING MEMORIES To A Memory BANK 1 Recall the memory channel to be assigned to a Memory yp 1 45 080 Bank Zea N 2 Press and hold in the W key for 1 2 second then rotate the ke 432 400 DIAL knob to select the Memory Bank number where you em want to include this channel Memory Bank numbers are C BANK 1 B Us V HI 7 FO 432 400 HI SEUL found before memory channel 1 The a icon will ap pear at the upper left of the Memory Bank number if some channels have already been assigned to that Memory Bank number If no channels are assigned to the Memory Bank the icon appears on the left of the Memory Bank number 3 Press the key briefly Memory Channel 4 At this point the memory CH1 145 000 MHz lt F CH 2 145 080 MHz lt channel data is copied into CH3 435 000 MHz 435 500 MHz the Memory Bank 145 800 MHz lt 436 000 MHz 4 128 800 MHz da 7 D You may assign A one memory chan nel into several CH 67 ae MHz 4 ENOI DONT GH 899 128 600 MHz 2 The PMS memory channels LI U1 through L50 U50
46. channels for Memory Storage Available Values NEXT LOWER Default NEXT NEXT Stores the data into the memory channel which is next highest from the last stored memory channel LOWER Stores the data into the next available free channel Set Mone Item 57 MESSAGE LIST Function Programming a Member List for the Message feature See page 103 for details Set Mope Item 58 MESSAGE REGISTER Function Selects your Personal ID for the Message feature See page 104 for details Set Mone Item 59 MESSAGE SELECT Function Programming a Message for the Message feature See page 102 for details Set Mope Item 60 MIC GAIN Function Adjusts the microphone gain level Available Values LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 Default LEVEL 5 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 151 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 61 MONI T CALL Function Selects the MONI key just below the PTT switch function Available Values MONI T CALL Default Depends on the transceiver version MONI Pressing the MONI key causes the Noise Tone Squelch to be over ridden al lowing you to listen for weak or non encoded signals T CALL Pressing the MONI key activates a 1750 Hz burst tone used for repeater access in many countries Set Mope Item 62 MUTE Function Adjusts the receiver audio output level when the MUTE function was acti vated Available Values MUTE 30 MUTE 50 MUTE 100 or OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 63 OFF TIMER Fun
47. default Memory Bank Names which are shown on the display while selecting the Memory Bank your desire 1 Press and hold in the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 8 BANK NAME 9 BCLO 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i a3 feel Mode Item eum 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory bank on which you wish to change a label 5 Press the von key briefly to enable changing of the name tag Press and hold the EMR key for two seconds to clear any previous name if desired 6 Rotate the DIAL knob or press one of the keyboard keys to select the first digit of the desired label Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 61 available characters Example 2 Press the key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available characters associated with that key a gt b gt c gt 2 gt A gt B gt C 7 Press the von key to move to the next character 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to program the remaining letters numbers or symbols of the desired label A total of 16 characters may be used in the 8 BANK NAME creation of a label 9 Press and hold the i key for two seconds to delete all 4g data after the cursor that may have been previously stored em 2m Amateur Band 54 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory BANK OPERATION 10 If you make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace
48. from the usual method of restoring normal operation and it applies only to the configuration of the CTCSS DCS frequencies Remember to restore the default setting R N T N Receive and transmit the Normal DCS Tone when done 38 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION TONE SEARCH SCANNING In operating situations where you don t know the CTCSS or DCS tone being used by another station you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used Two things must be remembered in this regard O You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type CTCSS vs DCS O Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone you may have to listen to the station transmitting on the repeater uplink input frequency in order to allow Tone Search Scanning to work To scan for the tone in use 1 Set the radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder operation see the previous dis cussion In the case of CTCSS vrO TSQ vro DCS TSQ will appear on the display vr 146 920 NFM is 146 920 NFM in the case of DCS DCS will 7 447 250 7 447 250 appear on the display gu 2 Press the W key then press the TONE FREQUENCY DCS CODE key to recall the Set Mode Item 99 TONE FREQUENCY when CTCSS is selected or Menu Item 26 DCS CODE during DCS operation 3 Press the Meny key to enable adjustment of the selected Set Mode Item 4 Press and hold in the GAND key th
49. level to the VX 8R from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at 2000 Ohms Be sure to turn the transceiver and TNC off before connecting the cables to prevent volt age spikes from damaging your transceiver CT 131 Microphone Adapter Nimi f i TH LEANN R amp AY 4 12 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION age you to read the Operation section of this manual as thoroughly as possible so you ll get the most out of this fantastic new transceiver Now let s get operating SWITCHING POWER ON AND OFF 1 Be sure the battery pack is installed and that it is fully charged Connect the antenna to the top panel ANTENNA jack 2 Press and hold in the PWR switch on the right side of the front panel for 2 seconds Two beeps will be heard when the switch has been held long enough The opening message will appear briefly on the display then the frequency display will appear After another two sec onds the receive mode Battery Saver function will be come active unless you have disabled it see page 125 4 3 To turn the VX 8R off press and hold in the PWR switch again for 2 seconds If you don t hear the two Beep tones when the radio comes on the Beeper s may have been disabled via the Menu system See page 27 which tells you how to reactivate the Beeper ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the D
50. may have been previously stored SC MBND DN 10 If you make a mistake press the key to backspace the cursor then re enter the correct letter number 11 When you have entered your entire callsign press the Men 21 cw ID key briefly to confirm the callsign then press the PTT switch ON W6DXA to save the settings and exit to normal operation 1 You may check your work by monitoring the entered callsign To do this DA repeat steps 1 3 above then press the key Item 28 CW PITCH Available selections are 400 1000 Hz 50 Hz step VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 95 SPECTRUM ANALYZER OPERATION The Spectrum Analyzer allows viewing operating activity on channels above or below the current operating channel in the VFO mode The display indicates the relative signal strength on channels immediately adjacent to the current operating frequency The Spectrum Analyzer feature can be activated only on the A Band while the VX 8R is in the Mono band operation Three basic operating modes for the Spectrum Analyzer are available 1 Time In this mode the transceiver sweeps the current band once CONTINUOUS In this mode the transceiver sweeps the current band repeatedly until the key is pressed or the Spectrum Analyzer is turned off Full Time This mode is activated similar to a CONTINUOUS mode However the transceiver outputs the audio of the center frequency W from a speaker when the Spectrum An
51. may not be assigned to a Memory Bank Memory BANK RECALL 1 Press the key if needed to enter the MR mode 2 Press the GAND key to activate the Memory Bank mode The MR indicator will be replaced by one of the Memory Bank numbers B 1 through B24 3 Press the key and then press the GAND key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Memory Bank 10l H1 B24 BANK24 4 Press the GAND key Now as you rotate the DIAL knob to select memories you will observe that you can only select memory channels in the current Memory Bank VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 53 NFM Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory BANK OPERATION 5 To change to another Memory Bank press the key then press the GAND key Now rotate the DIAL knob to select the new Memory Bank then press the GAND key again 6 To exit from Memory Bank operation just press the GAND key The Memory Bank number will be replaced by the MR and you are now in the regular Memory Recall mode without utilization of the Memory Banks The memories stored in the various Banks will remain in those banks You do not need to store them again REMOVING MEMORIES FROM A Memory BANK 1 Recall the memory channel to be removed from a Memory Bank 2 Press and hold the key for 1 2 second then press the key to remove the memory channel data from the Memory bank CHANGING A Memory Bank s NAME You may change the
52. of the code speed in either CPM charac aay en ters per minute or WPM Words per minute by using eau the DIAL knob from Set Item FORM Press the W key to change the cursor to REPT then rotate the DIAL knob to select the sending repetition 1 9 Press the w key to change the cursor to PTCH then 22 CW LEARNING rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the CW sidetone pitch 400 B PTCH 700Hz LED STROBE ON 1000 Hz 50 Hz step FORM CPM Press the ww key to change the cursor to LED then rotate ea the DIAL knob to switch the flashing of the white LED light on and off Press the key to begin generating the selected code characters the designated number of times Only the speaker CW sidetone is heard the radio does not transmit You may adjust the CW sidetone audio level by rotating the DIAL knob while press ing and holding the key If one of the AUTO modes is not selected in step 4 above press the key to send again or select another code by rotating the DIAL knob from CHR item and press the key to begin generation To stop CW generation press the key again To disable CW learning feature press the PTT switch 116 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CW LEARNING FEATURE The CPM selection is based on the international PARIS standard which Q lt p stipulates five characters per word VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 117 CW TRAINING FEATURE
53. resume To set the Scan Resume mode 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 83 SCAN RESUME 84 SENSOR DISPLAY 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set PEP ODE Ga Mode Item ga 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired scan resume 83 SCAN RESUME mode p 5 Osec 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The default condition for this Set Mode Item is 5 0sec 60 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING GENERAL To set the Scan Restart Delay Time 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 82 SCAN 37 SCAN REL START RE START 83 SCAN RESUME 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i ae fe Mode Item eau 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Scan Restart 82 scan RE START Delay Time Available selections are 0 1sec O 9sec 0 lsec step and 1 Qsec 10 Qsec 0 5sec step 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt 2 sec The default condition for this Set Mode Item is 2 0sec VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 61 SCANNING VFO SCANNING This mode allows you to scan on the VFO mode 1 Select the VFO mode by pressing the key 1f necessary 2 Press and hold in the BAND key then rotate the DIAL kn
54. settings to their factory de faults 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the sanp and keys while turning the radio on 3 Press the key briefly to reset the Set Mode Item settings to their factory defaults press any other key to cancel the Reset procedure X Except the following Set Mode Items Set Mode 8 BANK NAME 20 CLOCK SHIFT 21 CW ID 26 DCS CODE 27 DCS INVERSION 30 DTMF SELECT 34 EMERGENCY SELECT 37 HALF DEVIATION 42 INTERNET CODE 45 INTERNET SELECT 52 MEMORY FIRST STEP 53 MEMORY NAME 55 MEMORY SKIP 59 MESSAGE SELECT 67 PAGER CODE RX 68 PAGER CODE TX 75 RPT SHIFT 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ 95 SQL TYPE 99 TONE FREQUENCY APRS GPS Set Mode 6 APRS MSG FLASH 15 DIGI PASS 19 MSG FILTER 20 MY CALLSIGN 21 MY POSITION 22 MY SYMBOL 134 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CLONING The VX 8R includes a convenient Clone feature which allows the memory and con figuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another VX 8R This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service opera tion Here is the procedure for Cloning one radio s data to another l 2 Turn both radios off Connect the optional CT 134 Clone Cable between the MIC SP jacks of the two ra dios Press and hold in the key while turning the radios on Do this for both radios the order of switch on does not matter CLONE will appear on the displ
55. shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the desig nated repeater sub bands in your country These sub bands are shown below If the ARS feature does not appear to be working you may have accidentally disabled it To re enable ARS 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 74 RPT ARS 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode 75 RPT SHIFT 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ Item 77 RX AF DUAL 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to enable Automatic Sh Repeater Shift 74 RPT ARS 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation em ON ARS Repeater Subbands Version A 145 1 1455 146 0 1464 147 0 1476 148 0 146 6 147 4 145 6 145 8 European Version 438 20 439 45 Euro Version 1 Euro Version 2 433 00 433 40 434 60 435 00 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 31 REPEATER OPERATION MANUAL REPEATER SHIFT ACTIVATION If the ARS feature has been disabled or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than that established by the ARS you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually To do this 1 Press the key then press the key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 75 RPE SHIFT RPT SHIFT 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift among RPT RPT and SIMPLEX 3 Press the PTT
56. switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt RPT CHANGING THE DEFAULT REPEATER SHIFTS If you travel to a different region you may need to change the default repeater shift to ensure compatibility with local operating requirements To do this follow the procedure below 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ 77 RX AF DUAL 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode ie n Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the new repeater shift mag 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ nitude gt 0 600MHz 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation N pe z Uf you just have one odd split that you need to program don t change the N default repeater shift Enter the transmit and receive frequencies separately as shown on page 48 W 32 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL REPEATER OPERATION CHECKING THE REPEATER UPLINK INPUT FREQUENCY It often is helpful to be able to check the uplink input frequency of a repeater to see if the calling station is within direct Simplex range To do this just press the W key You ll notice that the display has shifted to the repeater uplink frequency Press the wa key again to cause operation to VFO 144 500 return to normal monitoring of the repeater downlink output 4 x VFO HIRES NFM
57. symbol formats available You may change the default setting to any of the available symbols 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 89 S IMETER 39 SCMETER SYMBOL SYMBOL 9 SPEAKER QUT 3 Press the Meng key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set gt ieee Mode Item ea 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired meter symbol 89 sS NETER SYMBOL type gt HERESEERE DRREGRRRE ee 333333333 or annanaiib 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Ga 130 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING DisPLAY CONTRAST The LCD s contrast may be adjusted for best viewing in sunlight or darkness allowing for best readability using the Set Mode Item l a Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 48 LCD CONTRAST 49 LCD DIMMER Press the ven key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set z ae ul Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the contrast As you make 48 LCD CONTRAST the adjustment you will be able to see the effects of your changes The available selections are LEVEL 12 LEVEL 32 factory default LEVEL 24 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new Bm LEVEL 24 setting and exit to normal operation DisPLAY DIMME
58. the sald is activated the icon He 1 AG 590 Q Sy will appear on the display HIE 5 XO 2 The attenuator does not activate on the AM FM 7 je 447 250 Broadcast Bands 3 The attenuator can be set independently on each operating band of the A Band and B Band 124 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING Receive BATTERY SAVER SETUP An important feature of the VX 8R is its Receive Battery Saver which puts the radio to sleep for a time interval periodically waking it up to check for activity If somebody is talking on the channel the VX 8R will remain in the active mode then resume its sleep cycles This feature significantly reduces quiescent battery drain and you may change the amount of sleep time between activity checks using the Menu System 1 Press and hold the eny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 79 SAVE RX 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set en ae ot 82 SCAN RE START 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired sleep dura au tion The selections available are O 2sec O 9sec 0 1sec 79 SAVE RX step 1 0sec 9 5sec 0 5sec step 10 0sec 60 0sec Ssec step or OFF The default value is O 2sec When you have made your selection press the PTT switch gt 0 2sec 1 1 N to save the new setting and exit to normal operation TX
59. to change the cursor to LED then rotate the DIAL knob to switch the flashing of the white LED light on and off 8 Press the a W key to change the cursor to SPED 9 Press the key to begin generation of the code characters gt a CW TRAINING CW sidetone only the radio does not transmit the gener MODE ALPHA CHR ated characters will appear at the right of the CHR item 10 You may adjust the CW sidetone audio level by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the key 11 If one of the SCHR modes is selected in step 4 above press the key to send another code group 12 To stop CW generation press the key again 13 To disable CW training feature press the PTT switch do The CPM selection is based on the international PARIS standard which oe 5 O stipulates five characters per word 118 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SENSOR Mope The VX 8R always displays the Battery Voltage and Current Time while the VX 8R is operating in the Mono band mode with the Large characters the VX 8R can display various information provided by internal sensors Available se yFo 144 00 lections are Battery Voltage Temperature Audio Wave form Current Barometric Pressure Current Altitude and p nite PAV 10 00 off NFM The Barometric Pressure sensor requires calibration of the offset parameters so that dif
60. to enable adjustment of this Set 19 MSG GROUP Mode It 20 MY CALLSIGN ere 21 MY POSITION 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit for Posi tion MMM or SS 18 GPS UNIT l 6 Press the w key to change the cursor to Speed then gt Ha i h rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit Km h Altitude ft mph or Knot 7 Press the W key to change the cursor to Altitude then rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit m or ft 8 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS GPS Set Mode SELECTING THE Map Datum While most operations including APRS operation will utilize the default WGS84 database of locations you may use a different database 1 Press the Meng key until the GPS screen appears ie N 48 20 320 2 Press and hold the wenu key for one second to enter the APRS eS W 118 02 150 GPS Set Mode pa 4 te ae 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 16 GPS SKOT CRIEN 4 Press the eny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i ste tthe SET Mode Item 19 MSG GROUP 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the database you wish to use Available selections are WGS 84 Tokyo Mean Tokyo 16 GPS DATUM Japan Tokyo Korea and Tokyo Okinawa 6 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS GPS Set Mode gt wGs 84 7 Do not change the Map Datum while the GPS APRS described n
61. to exclude 7 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the STATION LIST screen 84 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS OPERATION TRANSMIT AN APRS BEACON To transmit your APRS Beacon just press the key The VX 8R allows you to transmit your APRS Beacon automatically and repeatedly via the APRS GPS Set Mode 1 Press the eny key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 5 40 screen appears on the display Tear 7 2 Press and hold the wens key for one second to enter the APRS 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 14 BEACON TX 16 GPS_DATUM 4 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of 17 GH 14 BEACON TX this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select AUTO 6 Press the feny key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 12 BEACON INTERVAL 7 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of gt AUTO 12 BEACON INTERVAL 13 BEACON STATUS TXT 14 BEACON TX this Set Mode Item 15 DI 42 BEACON INTERVAL 8 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired interval gt Emin time 9 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the STATION LIST screen STATION LIST 5 40 1 E W6QRZ 7 10 0 When the APRS Beacon mode is set to automatic the H MEE i icon will appear at the upper left corner of the display ui da7 1 Yo
62. where activity is encountered by your radio When Smart Search is engaged the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency storing active frequencies as it goes with out stopping on them even briefly these frequencies are stored into a special Smart Search memory band consisting of 31 memories 15 above the current frequency 15 below the current frequency plus the current frequency itself Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available SINGLE In this mode the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present will be loaded into the Smart Search memories whether or not all 31 memories are filled the search will stop after one sweep in each direction CONTINUOUS In this mode the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as with One Shot searching if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep however the radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled the Mono band mode SETTING THE SMART SEARCH MoDE 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 88 SMART SETETE SEARCH 89 S METER SYMBOL 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 7 e Mode Item ad 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Smart Search 88 SMART SEARCH mode see above 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new s
63. which 7 le yy NEN includes a subaudible DCS signal for about 1 second If the ke 447 250 eey other radio is in range the beeper will sound if enabled and qa the display will show IN RANGE as opposed to the out of VFO IN DCS range display OUT RANGE in which ARTS operation be 7 ls Himmanen NEM VFO gins Mle 447 250 NFM eau Whether you talk or not the polling every 15 or 25 seconds will continue until you de activate ARTS Every 10 minutes moreover you can have your radio transmit your callsign via CW to comply with identification requirements When ARTS is de activated DCS will also be deactivated if you were not using it previously in non ARTS operation If you move out of range for more than one minute four pollings your radio will sense that no signal has been received three beeps will sound and the display will revert to OUT RANGE If you move back into range your radio will again beep and the display will change back to the IN RANGE indication During ARTS operation your operating frequency will continue to be displayed but no changes may be made to it or other settings you must terminate ARTS in order to resume normal operation This is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental loss of contact due to channel change etc 92 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL ARTS AUTOMATIC RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM Basic ARTS Setup AND OPERATION l Set your
64. will be reversed To revert to scan ning toward a higher frequency once more rotate the DIAL knob one click clockwise Press the PTT switch briefly to cancel the scanning See page 60 for more details regard ing Scan Operation a f You may initiate upward or downward scanning by pressing and holding either a or w key for one second respectively In this case the scanner V scans the bandwidth that was previously selected Dual Receive Notice The VX 8R may receive very strong signals on the Image frequency and or the receiver sensitivity may be somewhat reduced by the combination of the A Band and B Band frequencies while Dual Receive operation is engaged If you experience interference that you suspect may be coming in via an Image path you may calculate the possible frequencies using the formulas below This information may be used in the design of effective countermeasures such as traps etc 9 8304 MHzxn O 11 7 MHz x A A is an integer 1 2 3 4 9152 MHz x n O 6 1440 MHz x n B Band Freq A Band Freq 47 25 MHz x A A Band NFM O O O A Band Freq B Band Freq 46 35 MHz x n O O B Band Freq A Band Freq 45 8 MHz x A Band WFM 18 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION TRANSMISSION Once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the three or four Amateur bands on which the VX 8R can t
65. will enable the VX 8R to send receive voice messages with the optional BH 1 or BH 2 Bluetooth Headset via wireless links PAIRING When using the Bluetooth Headset for the first time the Bluetooth Headset and the VX 8R must be paired Ame 10 Make sure that the VX 8R and BH 1 or BH 2 are both off Press and hold in the PWR switch for 2 seconds to turn the VX 8R on Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 16 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE BLUETOOTH P CODE BLUETOOTH SET Press the feny key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode Tn Item ea The default PIN code 6111 will appear BLUETOOTH P CODE You may change the PIN code if desired before continu ing with step 7 1 Press the Von key to enable changing of the PIN code 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the first digit of the PIN code 3 Press the von key to save the first digit of the PIN code and move on to the next place 4 Repeat the previous steps to complete the PIN code If you make a mistake press the eap key to move back to the incorrect number then re enter the correct number Bring the BH 1 or BH 2 close to the VX 8R then press and hold in the POWER switch of the BH 1 or BH 2 until the LED indicator blinks red blue alternately approximately five seconds Press the key to initiate the pairing If the pairing is successful requires about 20 to 30 seconds
66. 01LI may be used for approxi mately 300 charge cycles after which operating time may be expected to decrease An old battery pack which is displaying diminished capacity should be replaced with a new one O To install the FNB 101LI Battery Pack carefully mate the battery s three alignment tabs with their corresponding align ment slots on the transceiver bottom case then gently press the top side of the Battery Pack until it locks in place with a click J To remove the Battery Pack turn the transceiver off and remove any protective cases Press the Battery Pack Release Knobs downward to unlock the latch then remove the Bat tery Pack from the transceiver INSTALL The VX 8R battery must be correctly installed to PX PACK RELEASE Knos lt 6 maintain the waterproof integrity REMOVE If the battery has never been used or its charge is depleted 1t may be charged by connect ing the NC 86B C Battery Charger as shown in the illustration to the EXT DC jack If only 12 16 Volt DC power is available the optional E DC 5B DC Adapter with its cigarette lighter plug or E DC 6 DC Cable may also be used for charging the battery as shown in the illustration While the battery is being charged the display will indicate CHARGING and the 48 key will glow red The S meter will deflect according to the charging status When charging is finished the display will change to indicate COMPLETE and th
67. 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and industry standards take this into account if you find that your receiver squelch does not open when both you and the other station are using a common DCS code you or the other station but not both can try the following 1 Press and hold the enu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 27 DCS INVERSION 28 DTMF DELAY 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 3 h Af ell Mode Item gun 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one of the following modes 27 DCS INVERSION RX NORMAL TX NORMAL S RX NORMAL Receive and transmit the Normal DCS Tone TX NORMAL RX INVERT TX NORMAL Receive the Inverted DCS Tone and transmit the Normal DCS Tone RX BOTH TX NORMAL Receive both Normal and Inverted DCS Tones and transmit the Normal DCS Tone RX NORMAL TX INVERT Receive the Normal DCS Tone and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 37 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION DCS OPERATION RX ANVERT TX INVERT Receive and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone RX BOTH TX INVERT Receive both Normal and Inverted DCS Tones and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new settings and exit to normal operation This is different
68. 6 for details V 2 You can also set a longer delay between the time your transmitter is keyed and the first DTMF digit is sent using Set Mode Item 28 DTMF DELAY see page 146 for details VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 115 CW LEARNING FEATURE The VX 8R provides a CW learning feature which sends the designated Morse Code via the sidetone heard in the speaker to help your CW learning I Zs 10 11 12 13 14 Press and hold the Men key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 22 CW LEARNING 23 CW PITCH Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i oH ee Mode Item eau Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Training mode displayed 99 cw LEARNING in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD gt a ae ALPHA Sends the Alphabet characters SPED 60 CPM ALPHA AUTO Sends the Alphabet characters move to a next character automatically NUMBER Sends the Numeric characters NUMBER AUTO Sends the Numeric characters move to next character automatically SYMBL Sends the Symbol characters SYMBL AUTO Sends the Symbol characters move to next character automatically Press the W key to change the cursor to CHR then rotate the DIAL knob to select the CW code which you want to learn Press the W key to change the cursor to SPED then 22 CW LEARNING rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may SPED 60 CPM select the units
69. AD YAEL SU 90 144 430 MHz TRIPLE BAND HEAVY DUTY SUBMERSIBLE TRANSCEIVER VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD e i Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close f MENU 4 Winchester Hampshire SO23 OLB U K ce VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD ENG pa Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road SWE I m Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong ACMA VERTEX STANDARD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ANSCEIVER VX 8 sat Normanby Business Park Unit 14 45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168 Victoria Australia SC M BAND i j H f En j i i 4i A f s vA f i i A i Contents PMN OCUCUION saccades cedecder cesiectivancecces cea ctucedascciaeleucidevehoudivncctenssebeth 1 Controls amp Connections seessssosssessoesocssessoesoosseesoesooesoesoseooesoesoeeose 2 Display Icons amp Indicators seessoessoesssesssocssoossossssesssosssoossosssos 3 Keypad F ncti nS ssssssissssssssssssrsscossssssoossssssestssocesocsssnsssssssssss otsast 4 Accessories amp Option ssssicssscossinxccnionaciinneiatoninnienconieaaens 6 Accessories Supplied with the VX 8R ccccessecesceseeeeeseeees 6 Available Options for your VX 8R ooo ceeeeceeseeeeeceteeeeeeeenees 7 Installation o
70. AL 2 APRS DESTINATION 3 APRS FILTER 4 APRS MODEM 5 APRS MSG FLASH 6 APRS MSG TXT 7 APRS MUTE 8 APRS RINGER MSG 9 APRS RINGER BCON 10 APRS UNIT 11 APRS TX DELAY 12 BEACON INTERVAL 13 BEACON STATS TXT 14 BEACON TX 15 DIGI PATH 16 GPS DATUM 17 GPS TIME SET 18 GPS UNIT 19 MSG GROUP 20 MY CALLSIGN 21 MY POSITION 22 MY SYMBOL 23 POSITION COMMENT 24 TIME ZONE APRS GPS Set Mope Enables Disables the AF DUAL function when the APRS signal is received ON OFF Indicates the model code of this transceiver APY008 Fixed Selects the filter type option allowing you to receive the only specified types of APRS Beacon Mic E ON OFF data POSITION ON OFF WEATHER ON OFF OBJECT ON OFF ITEM ON OFF STATUS ON OFF OTHER ON OFF OFF 1200bps 9600bps ON I OFF ON OFF ON I OFF Enables Disables the alert ringer when the APRS beacon is received ON OFF Selects the unit for the APRS Beacon information Position MM MM MM SS Distance km mile Speed km h knot mph Altitude m ft Temp C F Rain mm inch Wind m s mph Select the transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS data and transmitting a 100ms 200ms 300ms 400ms 500ms preamble flag code prior to the APRS data 750ms 1000ms Select the Beacon Interval time during APRS operation 15sec 30sec 1min 2min 3min 5min 10min 15min 30min Store the mess
71. Banp NumeeR which a number of different op SWBand t _1 8 30 MHz l n a et Une omen fore the VX 8R s frequency coverage has been divided into diierentoncmiine bands ach 420 470 MHz band has its own preset channel steps and operating modes You INFO 2 Band 9 774 999 99 MHz _ _ can change the channel steps and XUSA Version Cellular Blocked operating modes later if you like see page 29 To CHANGE OPERATING BANDS 1 Press the GAND key repeatedly You will see the LCD indication change to a higher frequency band each time you press the GAND key A Band Number according to the receiving frequency is also displayed N N N N N 2 Ifyou wish to move the operating band selection down ward toward lower frequencies press the key first then press the GAND key i 3 The VX 8R uses a dual VFO system described previ SS Rez ously To switch TX RX operation from the VFO A to the VFO B instantly press the Ale key briefly Pressing the afe key will return TX RX operation to VFO A The frequency band shown in Large characters is the band on which transmission is possible the band shown in Small characters may only be used for reception 4 Once you have selected the desired band you may initiate manual tuning or scan ning See the discussions on the next page da 7 1 SW Band and Information Band reception is only possible on the VFO A
72. Battery Saver Active WFM Wide FM IH Battery Indicator AM AM VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL KEYPAD FUNCTIONS alg PRIMARY FUNCTION Switches the Upper Switches the Lower P Key frequency to be the frequency to be the R Sa Operating TX Band Operating TX Band Increases the VFO frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next highest channel SECONDARY FUNCTION l Tunes the VFO frequency PRESS Bw No Action No Action upward in 1 MHz steps Activates the Scanner THIRD FUNCTION Activates the Activates the Upward toward a higher Press AND Horo Key Dual Receive Feature Dual Receive Feature frequency or a higher channel number BAND MBND DN ED 2 aed BAND 2 aed 1 Moves operation to the PRIMARY FUNCTION mt highest frequency band Press Key 2 Activates the Memory Bank feature Frequency entry digit 1 Frequency entry digit 2 SECONDARY FUNCTION Moves operation to the Selects the synthesizer steps Selects the CTCSS Tone next lowest frequency band to be used during VFO DCS code EPCS code or Press i Gw operation Message 1 Select the Bandwidth for THIRD FUNCTION the VFO scanner ee Se ike Press anp Hop KEy 2 Select the Memory Scan an a mode EMG R H ARTS SKIP o J W o e Reverses transmit and receive frequencies while Frequency entry digit 4 Frequency entry digit 5 working through a repeater PRIMARY FUNCTION Press K
73. Broadcast Reception mode Press the GAND key to toggle the receiver between the AM broadcast and FM broad cast bands The AM broadcast coverage is 510 to 1790 kHz The Band amu 940 VEU Number changes to A which means AM and an Operat ing Mode icon changes to AM The FM broadcast coverage is 76 00 to 107 90 MHz and a 76 000 utilizes Wide FM mode The Band Number changes to P le HI which means FM and an Operating Mode icon changes to 7 _ 447 250 WFM Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired station When receiving an FM stereo signal it icon will appear on the display To exit to normal operation press the key followed by the 0 key 22 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION AM ano FM Broapcast RECEPTION ANTENNA SELECTION To select the antenna for the AM Broadcast Reception 1 Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 1 ANTENNA AM 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable the antenna selection 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the AM antenna to be used BAR ANTENNA Uses the internal Bar Antenna or BAR amp EXT Uses both the internal Bar Antenna and the Rubber Flex Antenna When you finish the selection press the PTT switch to exit from the Menu mode and return to the Broadcast Reception mode To select the antenna for the FM Broadcast Reception 1 Press a
74. CAN RE START Function Selects the Scan Re start Delay time Available Values 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step Default 2 0sec Set Mope Item 83 SCAN RESUME Function Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Available Values 2 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step BUSY HOLD Default 5 0sec 2 0sec 10 0sec The scanner will halt on a signal it encounters and will hold there for the selected resume time If you do not take action to disable the scanner within that time period the scanner will resume even if the station is still active BUSY The scanner will halt on a signal it encounters When the signal drops the scanner will resume The Scan resume time default 2 seconds is controlled set by the Set Mode Item 82 SCAN RE START HOLD The scanner will halt on a signal it encounters It will not restart auto matically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to resume Set Mope Item 84 SENSOR DISPLAY Function Selects the sensor information when the transceiver is operating in the Mono band mode with large characters Available Values DC TEMP WAVE BARO ALTI OFF Default DC DC Indicates the battery voltage and battery type TEMP Indicates the current temperature inside the transceiver s case WAVE Depicts the RX and TX audio wave form BARO Indicates the Barometric Pressure and relative changes in the pressure two bars per hour
75. CSS DCS EPCS SETTING O Selects the number of Bell ringer repetitions Enables Disables the Bell ringer function and its sound selection Setting of the DCS code Enables Disables the Inverted DCS tone OO Enables Disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Sets the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Sets the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Program the CTCSS Tone Frequency for the User Programmed Reverse CTCSS Decoder Enables Disables split CTCSS DCS coding Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency Enables Disables the receiver audio output while the Tone Search Scanner is activated Selects the Tone Search Scanner speed ARTS SETTING Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation C Program and activate the CW Identifier used during ARTS operation Memory SETTING Enables Disables the Memory Bank Link Scan Stores Alpha Numeric Tag for the Memory Bank QOO OOOOOO Q Selects the channel step for the fast channel selection mode while in the Memory Recall mode Enables Disables the Memory Write Protector o o C1 Stores Alpha Numeric tags for the Memory channels o C Determines the method of selecting channels for Memory Storage Scan SETTING Selects the Memory Scan chan
76. DEM 5 APRS MSG FLASH 24 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of re APRS MODEM this Set Mode Item 25 Rotate the DIAL knob to select 1 200bps to activate the 1200bps AX 25 modem 26 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS GPS Set Mode ja 7 You may memorize your current position as plotted by the GPS up to ten points gt can be saved See page 165 for details The VX 8R provides many convenient functions for the APRS operation Refer to the APRS GPS Set Mode chapter beginning with page 161 for details APRS ALERT Beep List EMERGENCY COMMENT Set MESSAGE Received x 3 times Sors EMERGENCY COMMENT Received _GROUP BULLETIN MESSAGE Received x 12 times S gt S BEACON Received Filter ON MESSAGE ACK Received BEACON Received Filter OFF a MESSAGE REJ Received se man 82 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON 1 Set the B Band to the APRS frequency 144 390 MHz is generally used in North America If you don t know the APRS frequency of your country ask your dealer The AX 25 modem cannot be activated in the A Band 2 Disable the Receiver Battery Saver via the Set Mode Item 79 SAVE RX When the Receiver Battery Saver ts turned on the VX 8R can not reliably receive an APRS Beacon 3 Press the wen key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 5 40 screen appears on th
77. EVEL 4 Default LEVEL 4 Set Mope Item 50 LED LIGHT Function lluminates the white LED light continuously useful as emergency flashlight at night Set Mone Item 51 LOCK Function Selects the combination of key buttons that are locked out by the LOCK func tion Available Values KEY DIAL KEY amp DIAL PTT KEY amp PTT DIAL amp PTT ALL Default KEY amp DIAL Set Mone Item 52 MEMORY FAST STEP Function Selects the channel step for the fast channel selection mode while in the Memory Recall mode Available Values 10CH 20CH 50CH 100CH Default 10CH 150 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 53 MEMORY NAME Function Stores Alpha Numeric tags for the Memory channels See page 50 for details Set Mope Item 54 MEMORY PROTECT Function Enables Disables the Memory Write Protector Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Note When this Set Mode Item is set to ON the memory write operation is ignored Set Mope ltem 55 MEMORY SKIP Function Selects the Memory Scan channel selection mode Available Values OFF SKIP ONLY Default OFF OFF All memory channels will be scanned the flag will be ignored SKIP The scanner will skip the flagged channels during scanning ONLY The scanner will only scan channels that are flagged Preferential Scan List Set Mope ltem 56 MEMORY WRITE Function Determines the method of selecting
78. GPS Set Mope APRS GPS Set Mope DETAILS APRS GPS Set Mode Item 16 GPS DATUM Function Select the GPS Datum Available Values WGS 84 Tokyo Mean Tokyo Japan Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Default WGS 84 APRS GPS Set Mode Item 17 GPS TIME SET Function Enables Disables the GPS clock data to be used Available Values AUTO MANUAL Default AUTO APRS GPS Set Mode Item 18 GPS UNIT Function Selects the units for GPS information Available Values Position MMM7 SS Speed km h knot mph Altitude m ft Default Position MMMM Speed mph Altitude ft Note The Position item selects the coordinate system When the Position item is set to MMM the VX 8R displays the location Lat Lon in ddd mm mmm Decimal system When the Position item is set to SS the VX 8R displays the location Lat Lon in ddd mm ss Sexagesimal System The position information used during APRS operation is used to display the location Lat Lon in Sexagesimal System regardless of this Set Mode setting APRS GPS Set Mode Item 19 MSG GROUP Function Selects the filter type option allowing you to receive only the specified types of APRS Message information Available Values G1 G5 B1 B3 Default G1 ALL G2 CQ G3 QST G4 YAESU G5 non B1 B3 non APRS GPS Set Mode Item 20 MY CALLSIGN Function Program your callsign See page 80 for datils 164 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APR
79. H icon to any other Set Mode Item you wish to Masked SWE o 8 When you have completed your selection press the PTT 39 HOME REVERSE 40 INT MANUAL AUTO SEU switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To unmask the hidden Set Mode Item repeat the above procedure In step 4 above select OFF and in step 6 above the iH icon will disappear from the Menu Item you wish to unmask VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 137 Set Mope 1 ANTENNA AM Select the antenna to be used in the AM Broadcast listening BAR amp EXT BAR ANTENNA 2 ANTENNA FM 3 ANTENNA ATT Select the Beep option during ARTS operation 7 BANKLINK Enables Disables the Memory Bank Link Scan e Stores Alpha Numeric Tag for the Memory Bank e SE 14 BELL RINGER Selects the number of Bell ringer repetitions 1Time 20Times CONTINUOUS 15 BELL SELECT Enables Disables the Bell ringer function and its sound selection OFF BELL USER BP1 USER BP2 USER BP3 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE Pairing the Bluetooth unit and setting the Pin Code 0000 9999 6111 17 BLUETOOTH SET Select the operating mode of the optional BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset VOX PTT VOX HIGH VOX LOW MODE MONO STEREO SAVE ON OFF POWR ON OFF 2i CWID CC Program and activate the CW Identifier used during ARTS operation J Z r 22 CWLEARNING Enables Disables the CW Learning feature P S S o O SOS eS tree teed 13 BEEP SELECT Enables Dis
80. IAL knob while pressing and holding the RU BANS key to set the desired audio level Clockwise rotation in creases the volume level ISa D ee i 7 1 The Volume level may be set on the x GO 7 OA A Band and B Band separately Sin ee XO 2 You may set the Audio Output Level to the 19 Wat Q Speaker and the Earphone Output Level individually The SP VOLUME notation appears in the S amp PO meter area while adjusting the Speaker Output Level The HP VOLUME notation appears in the S amp PO meter area while adjusting the Earphone Output Level 3 Pressing the key followed by the key the DIAL knob function changes to the Volume Level adjustment instead of the frequency control In this case the Volume Level Indicator on the display blinks Pressing the key followed by the key again returns the DIAL knob function to the frequency control You may also change the key function via Set Mode Item 107 VOLUME MODE See page 133 for de tails VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 13 OPERATION SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT The VX 8R s Squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is being received Not only does the Squelch system make standby operation more pleas ant it also significantly reduces battery current consumption The Squelch system may be adjusted independently for the FM and Wide FM FM Broad cast modes 1 Press the key then press the key on the left side o
81. LARATION BY MANUFACTURER The Scanner receiver is not a digital scanner and is incapable of being converted or modified to a digital scanner receiver by any user WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW Copyright 2008 Printed in Japan VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual E H O 2 9 M 10 1 without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD
82. M MM SS Distance km mile Speed km h knot mph Altitude m ft Temp C F Rain mm inch Wind m s mph Default Position MM MM Distance mile Speed mph Altitude ft Temp F Rain inch Wind mph APRS GPS Set Mode Item 11 APRS TX DELAY Function Select the transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS data and transmitting a preamble flag code prior to the APRS data Available Values 100ms 200ms 300ms 400ms 500ms 750ms 1000ms Default 300ms PRS GPS Set Mode Item 12 BEACON INTERVAL Function Select the Beacon Interval time during APRS operation Available Values 15sec 30sec 1min 2min 3min Smin 10min 15min 30min Default Smin APRS GPS Set Mode Item 13 BEACON STATS TXT Function Store the message for the APRS Beacon See page 85 for datils APRS GPS Set Mode Item 14 BEACON TX Function Enables Disables the automatic transmission of the APRS Beacon Available Values AUTO MANUAL Default MANUAL AUTO The VX 8R transmits the APRS beacon automatically at the time interval which is set in Set Mode Item 11 BEACON INTERVAL MANUAL The VX 8R does not transmit the APRS beacon automatically To transmit the APRS beacon just press the 83 3 key APRS GPS Set Mode Item 15 DIGI PATH Function Sets the APRS packet path you wish to path through Available Values Addr 1 Addr 8 Default Addr 1 WIDE 1 1 Addr 2 WIDE 2 1 Addr 3 Addr 8 non VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 163 APRS
83. MAT LIST ITEM 88 SMART SEARCH SINGLE CONTINUOUS 89 S METER SYMBOL Selects the S amp TX PO meter Symbol Four patterns 90 SPEAKER OUT Enables Disables the FM Broadcast audio output to the internal speaker when using the AUTO SPEAKER earphone antenna 91 SPEC ANALYZER 1Time CONTINUOUS Full Time 92 SQL LEVEL Sets the Squelch threshold level LEVEL 0 LEVEL 15 LEVEL 1 AM and Narrow FM LEVEL 0 LEVEL 8 LEVEL 2 Wide FM and AM Broadcast 93 SQL S METER Adjusts the Squelch threshold level to the S meter level OFF LEVEL 0 LEVEL 9 94 SQL SPLIT Enables disables split CTCSS DCS coding OFF ON il ONEI PR FRED PAGER ES REV TONE PR FREQ PAGER MESSAGE 96 STEP FREQUENCY AUTO 5 0 6 25 8 33 9 0 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 100 0 kHz 97 STEREO STEREO MONO 98 TIME SET 99 TONE FREQUENCY 50 standard CTCSS tones 100 0Hz 100 TONE SRCH MUTE ON OFF 101 TONE SRCH SPEED FAST 2 5 tone sec SLOW 1 25 tone sec wen SEP ed 3 0min pele ALTE 1000 0 000 ALTI 1000 0 1000 Pe X1 104 UNIT SELECT Select the measurement units of the Sensor Unit TEMP C F BARO hPa mb mmHg inch 1 ALTI m ft 105 VFO MODE Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band ALL BAND 06 VFO SKIP Setting My Band 107 VOLUME MODE Select the VOL key function NORMAL AUTO BACK 08 VOX Enables Disables VOX operation sets VOX sensitivit OFF HIGH LOW 109 VOX DELAY S
84. ND key to back space the cursor re enter the correct number 30 DTMF SELECT 1 0123 4567 B9ABCD 12 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To store other numbers repeat this process using a different DIMF memory register equ 114 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL DTMF OPERATION You may check your work by monitoring the entered DTMF string To do this repeat steps I 4 above then press the key To send a telephone number 1 Press the Meny key then press the key This provides a DTMF MANUAL AUTO Short cut to Set Mode Item 29 DTMF MANUAL AUTO 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select AUTO to activates the DTMF Autodialer function 3 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation and acti DTMF MANUAL AUTO vate the DTMF Autodialer function the icon will ap pear 4 Inthe Autodialer function mode first press the PTT key then press the numerical key C1 through 9 90 and Co representing 10 corresponding to the DTMF memory MANUAL AUTO string you wish to send Once the string begins you may release the PTT key as the transmitter will be held on the air until the DTMF string is completed To disable the DTMF Autodialer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select MANUAL in step 2 above n 1 7 D You can change the DTMF Autodialer sending speed using Set Mode Item 31 DTMF SPEED see page 14
85. NG MANUAL GPS OPERATION FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit Installation Using the MH 74a7A Waterproof Speaker Microphone Remove the small screw affixing the Dummy Cap then remove the Dummy Cap from the MH 74az7a Install the FGPS 2 to the MH 74aza as shown in illustration then affix the FGPS 2 using the small screw that was removed from the dummy cap Turn the transceiver off remove the Rubber Cap from the MIC SP jack of the transceiver Connect the Microphone plug amp to the MIC SP jack of the transceiver and then screw the S VL te SF ring of the Microphone plug tightly The installation is now com plete Using the CT 136 GPS Antenna Adapter Install the FGPS 2 to the CT 136 as shown in the illustration then affix the FGPS 2 using the supplied screw Disconnect the antenna from the transceiver and then remove the Rubber Cap from the transceiver Turn the transceiver off connect the CT 136 with FGPS 2 to the MIC SP jack of the transceiver and then screw the ring of the Microphone plug tightly Insert the Mounting Plate and Plastic Plates to the antenna jack Align the mounting guide to the transceiver s depression then affix the Mount ing Plate to the CT 136 using the supplied screw Connect the antenna to the antenna jack The installation is now complete Align the mounting guide to the depression VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL T7 GPS OPERATION You may customize the Time Zone Tim
86. OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 10 BEEP EDGE Function Enables Disables the Band edge beeper while selecting the frequency by the DIAL knob Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Note When this Set Mode Item is set to ON a beep will sound when the frequency reaches the band edge while selecting the VFO frequency with the DIAL knob Set Mope Item 11 BEEP LEVEL Function Adjust the Beep volume level Available Values LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 Default LEVEL 5 Set Mope Item 12 BEEP MELODY Function Create the Beep Melody for Bell ringer function See page 43 for details Set Mope Item 13 BEEP SELECT Function Enables Disables the keypad beeper Available Values KEY amp SCAN KEY OFF Default KEY amp SCAN KEY amp SCAN The beeper sounds when you press a key or when the scanner stops KEY The beeper sounds when you press a key OFF The beeper is disabled VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 143 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 14 BELL RINGER Function Selects the number of Bell ringer repetitions Available Values 1Time 20Times CONTINUOUS Default 1Time Set Mope Item 15 BELL SELECT Function Enables Disables the Bell ringer function and its sound selection Available Values OFF BELL USER BP1 USER BP2 USER BP3 Default OFF Set Mope Item 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE Function Pairing the Bluetooth unit and setting the Pin Code Available Values 0000 9999 Default 6111
87. OTH SET VOX PTT Furthermore if there has been no signal or key activity for 10 minutes the BH 1 or BH 2 will turn off automatically SAVE OFF Disable the Battery Saver in the BH 1 or BH 2 Press the W key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the 17 BLUETOOTH SET receiver audio output mode of the Bluetooth unit this VOX PTT parameter is ignored when using the BH 2 Bluetooth p aE wee Headset eau 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 If you wish to turn the Bluetooth unit off to conserve transceiver battery power when you are not operating the Bluetooth function perform the following proce dures otherwise skip to next step VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 73 Bluetooth OPERATION Press the W key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the 17 BLUETOOTH SET POWR parameter to OFP BE ae Press the PTT switch of the VX 8R to save the new setting p powr ON and return to normal operation OPERATION l When the BH 1 or BH 2 is correctly recognized by the VX 8R icon will appear on the display of the VX 8R and the LED indicator of the BH 1 or BH 2 will blin
88. PEED Function Selects the Tone Search Scanner speed Available Values FAST 2 5 tone sec SLOW 1 25 tone sec Default FAST 2 5 tone sec Set Mope Item 102 TOT Function Setting of the TOT time Available Values OFF 0 5min 10 0min 0 5min step Default 3 0min 3 minutes The time out timer shuts off the transmitter after a continuous transmission which is equal to the programmed time Set Mope Item 103 UNIT OFFSET Function Cariblating the Sensor Unit Available Values BARO 1000 1000 ALTI 1000 1000 Default BARO 0 ALTITUDE 0 Set Mope Item 104 UNIT SELECT Function Select the measurement units of the Sensor Unit Available Values TEMP C F BARO hPa mb mmHg inch ALTI m ft Default Depends on the transceiver version Set Mope Item 105 VFO MODE Function Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Available Values ALL BAND Default BAND ALL When the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the next band or vice versa BAND When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band or vice versa VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 159 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 106 VFO SKIP Function Set the My Band Available Values ON OFF Default OFF The My Band feature a
89. PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to PAGER CODE RX normal operation 07 47 ia 7 The VX 8R does not recognize the order of the Ist N tone and the 2nd tone In other words for example PAGER CODE RX the VX 8R considers both CTCSS pairs 10 35 and 35 10 to be identical e 05447 40 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION EPCS ENHANCED Pacinc amp Cope SaueLcH ACTIVATING THE ENHANCED PAGING amp CODE SQUELCH SYSTEM SPS SQTYP 1 Press the key then press the key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 95 SQL TYPE 2 Rotate the DIAL knob until PAGER appears on the dis SQL TYPE play this activates the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch 3 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and activate the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch pm PAGER To disable the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch just repeat the above procedure rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 2 above When the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch feature is acti yfo FO 146 520 vated the PAG notation will appear on the display HIIMRNGESEE VFO ba During Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch opera tion you may set up the VX 8R so that a ringing bell sound alerts you when a call is coming in See next page for details PAGING ANSWER Back When you press the PTT switch to respond to a page call the VX 8R transmits the same CTCSS tone pair
90. R The LCD and keypad illumination may be adjusted using the Set Mode Item as well Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 49 LCD DIMMER 5 LED LIGHT Press the ven key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set a ree FAST STEP Mode Item guu Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the display illumination for 49 LCD DIMMER a comfortable brightness level As you make the adjustment p LEVEL 4 you will be able to see the effects of your changes The available selections are LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4 factory default LEVEL 4 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 131 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING My Banpbs OPERATION The My Bands feature allows you to select several operating bands and make only those bands available for selection via the an key For example if you do not need the reception of the SW and Air bands you may skip omit these bands from the band selection loop My Bands Setup 1 Set the VX 8R to the VFO mode 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 106 VFO SKIP 4 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 107 VOLUME MODE Mode Item 109 VOX DELAY 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to choose a band number see chart below you wish to omit skip for
91. R OPERATING MANUAL 167 INSTALLATION OF THE BU 1 Option 1 Make sure that the transceiver is off Remove the hard or soft case if used 2 Remove the battery pack 3 Locate the connector for the BU 1 under the Caution Seal in the battery compartment on the back of the transceiver just peel off the Caution Seal Figure 1 Cleanly remove the old Caution Seal and adhesive to preserve the submersible per formance 4 Gently install the supplied Connector Board to the transceiver s connector then align the connector on the BU 1 with the connector of the Connector Board and gently press the BU 1 into place Figure 2 5 Affix the new supplied Caution Seal and replace the battery pack 6 Installation is now complete ac gt i Connector Board Figure 2 168 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 1 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by VERTEX STANDARD could void the user s authorization to operate this device 2 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to the Domestic public Cellular Telecommunications Service in Part 22 DEC
92. S GPS Set Mope APRS GPS Set Mope DETAILS APRSIGPS Set Mode Item 21 MY POSITION Function Determine and memorize your location Lat Lon Available Values Auto Lat Lon P1 P10 Default Auto Auto Your location is determined by the optional FGPS 2 GPS Unit When the FGPS 2 is connected to the transceiver select this item Lat Lon Your location can be entered manually See page 81 for details P1 P10 Memory Slot for your location Lat Lon as measured with the GPS To memorize the location 1 Receive the GPS signal 2 Recall the APRS GPS Set Mode Item 21 MY POSITION 3 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory slot 1 10 you wish to memorize your location into 5 Press and hold the Aad key for one second to memorize your location Lat Lon into the slot Note Remember to return this Set Mode Item to Auto after you have finished entering your position data into memory If not then the VX 8R always transmits the position data stored in memory and not your true GPS position data APRS GPS Set Mode Item 22 MY SYMBOL Function Select your icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as you Available Values more than 180 symbols Default YY Yaesu Radios APRS GPS Set Mode Item 23 POSITION COMMENT Function Selects position comment depending on your situation Available Values Off Duty En Route In
93. SELECT Press the en key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set rE hea Mode Item ea Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to FRG 44 INTERNET MODE thus activating the Other Internet Link System mode Press the PTT switch to save the new settings Press the key briefly to activate the Internet Connec tion feature The 88 icon will appear in the lower left of yfo 438 995 the display ear N Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the key to select i 44 250 the Internet Memory register number 1 64 corre sponding to the Internet link repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link then press the PTT switch briefly to lock in the selected access number Once the Internet Connection feature is activated as in step 7 above you may press the key while you are transmitting to send out the se lected DTMF string to establish the link to the desired Internet link node To return to the WIRES SRG mode repeat steps 1 5 above selecting SRG in step 4 gt FRG SEUL VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 113 DTMF OPERATION The VX 8R s keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch repeater control or Internet link access purposes Besides numerical digits 0 through 9 the keypad includes the x and digits plus the A B C and D tones often used for repeater control MANUAL DTMF Tone GENERATION You can generate DTMF tones during transmission manually 1
94. T eligo wo Soonnane 8 9 wove mas sonnan 1 6 030 AM VOA VoiceofAmerica ss 45 9 650 AM SPAIN Radio Exterior de Espana 2 6 160 AM VOA VoiceofAmerca 4G 1 17 880 AM SPAIN Radio Exterior de Espana 3 9 760 AM VOA VoiceofAmerica 47 1 17 910 AM SPAIN Radio Exterior de Espana 4 111 965 AM VOA VoiceofAmerica 48 15 200 AM SPAIN Radio Exterior de Espana 5 9 555 AM CANADA RadioCanada International 49 6 055 AM NIKKEI Radio Nikkei _ Ci 6 9 660 AM CANADA Radio Canada International 50 7 315 AM NORWAY Radio Norway International 7 11 715 AM CANADA Radio Canada International 51 9 590 AM NORWAY Radio Norway International 8 11 955 AM CANADA Radio Canada International 52 9 925 AM NORWAY Radio Norway International 9 6 195 AM BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 53 9 985 AM NORWAY Radio Norway International 10 9 410 AM BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 54 6 065 AM SWEDEN Radio Sweden 11 12 095 AM BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 55 9 490 AM SWEDEN Radio Sweden 12 15 310 AM BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 56 15 240 AM SWEDEN Radio Sweden 13 6 090 AM FRANCE Radio France International 57 17 505 AM SWEDEN Radio Sweden 14 9 790 AM FRANCE Radio France International 58 6 120 AM FINLAND RadioFinland id
95. The VX 8R provides another CW learning feature call it a CW Training feature which sends random Morse Code via the sidetone heard in the speaker so you can improve your CW proficiency 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 24 CW TRAINING 25 DC VOLTAGE 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 7 ae EN Mode Item ean 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Training mode displayed 24 CW TRAINING in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD gt ee ALPHA SCHR ALPHA SCHR Sends five Alphabet characters only SPED 60 CPM ALPHA REPT Sends Alphabet characters only Repeat St edly NUMBER SCHR Sends five Numeric characters only NUMBER REPT Sends Numeric characters only Repeatedly MIX 5CHR Sends five Alphabet Numeric and characters Mixed MIX REPT Sends Alphabet Numeric and characters Mixed Con tinuously in groups of five 5 Press the W key to change the cursor to SPED then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may select the units of the code speed between CPM charac ters per minute and WPM Words per minute by the DIAL knob from Set Item FORM 6 Press the W key to change the cursor to PTCH then 24 CW TRAINING rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the CW sidetone pitch 400 PTCH 700Hz 1000 Hz 50 Hz step ae a 7 Press the W key
96. UTE 30 MUTE 50 MUTE 100 or OFF 63 OFF TIMER 64 ON TIMER 65 OPENING MESSAGE NORMAL OFF DC MESSAGE 66 PAGER ANS BACK ON OFF 67 PAGER CODE RX 68 PAGER CODE TX 69 PASSWORD 70 PR FREQUENCY 300Hz 3000Hz 1000Hz step 1600Hz 71 PRI REVERT ON OFF 72 PRI TIME Selects the time between the Priority Dual Watch channel checks when the feature is 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or active 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step 5 0sec 73 PTT DELAY OFF 20ms 50ms 100ms 200ms 74 RPT ARS ON OFF 75 RPT SHIFT SIMPLEX RPT RPT 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ 0 000MHz 150 000MHz 50 kHz step 2 77 RX AF DUAL Select the resume mode of the AF Dual Operation TRX 1sec TRX 10sec HOLD TX 1sec TX 10sec TRX 2sec 78 RX MODE AUTO NFM AM WFM 79 SAVE RX Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio 0 2sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step 1 0sec 9 5sec p 5sec step 80 SAVE TX Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver 81 SCAN LAMP Enables Disables the Scan Lamp while scanner is paused 82 SCAN RE START 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step 2 0sec 83 SCAN RESUME 2 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step BUSY HOLD 5 0sec 84 SENSOR DISPLAY Selects the sensor information when the transceiver is operating in the Mono band mode DC TEMP WAVE BARO ALTI OFF with large characters 85 SENSOR INFORMATION 86 SET MODE CSR Nine patterns 87 SET MODE FOR
97. X 8R OPERATING MANUAL 83 APRS OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON Deleting a Received Beacon from the STATION LIST 1 Press the wen key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 5 40 screen appears on the display TAN 7 A 2 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the wW keys to select 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 the beacon station to be deleted 3 Press the key The confirmation message DELETE MALCA LE 5 40 will appear on the display Press the key once more the 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 selected beacon station will be deleted from the STATION E WB6GRP 3 09 i LIST STATION LIST 5 40 2 DELETE 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 4 E WB6QRP 3 09 53 APRS FILTER SETTING The APRS filter option allows you to receive only specified types of the data 1 Press the veny key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 5 40 screen appears on the display VaR 7 a 2 Press and hold the meny key for one second to enter the APRS 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 3 APRS 4 APRS MODEM FILTER 5 APRS MSG FLASH 4 Press the en key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 6 APRS MSG TXT Mode Item Dilber 3 APRS FILTER 5 Press the aw key to select the Filter you wish to ea ee ON exclude then rotate the DIAL knob to select OFP POSITION ON 6 Repeat above steps and select OFF to any other filters you WEATHER ON wish
98. aRadio AIR 30 11 625 AM VATICAN VaticanRadio 74 7 190 AM CHINA China Radio International CRI 31 11 830 AM VATICAN VaticanRadio 75 7 405 AM CHINA China Radio International CRI 32 15 235 AM VATICAN VaticanRadio 76 9 785 AM CHINA China Radio International CRI 33 5 955 AM NEDERLAND RadioNederland 77 11 685 AM CHINA __ China Radio International CRI 34 6 020 AM NEDERLAND RadioNederand 78 6 135 AM KOREA RadioKorea 35 9 895 AM NEDERLAND RadioNederland 79 7 275 AM KOREA RadioKorea Cid 36 11 655 AM NEDERLAND RadioNederland 80 9 570 AM KOREA RadioKorea Cd 37 5 985 AM CZECH LIBERTY Radio Liberty 81 13 670 AM KOREA RadioKorea 38 6 105 AM _ CZECH LIBERTY Radio Libery 82 6 165 AM JAPAN RadioJapan sid 39 9 455 AM CZECH PRAGUE Prage 83 7 200 AM JAPAN RadioJapan 40 11 860 AM CZECHLIBERTY Radio Liberty 84 9 750 AM JAPAN RadioJapan 41 9 780 AM PORTUGAL RadioPortugal 85 11 860 AM JAPAN RadioJapan Cd 42 11 630 AM PORTUGAL RadioPortugal 86 5 995 AM AUSTRALIA Radio Australia 43 15 550 AM PORTUGAL Radio Portugal 87 9 580 AM AUSTRALIA Radio Australa 44 21 655 AM PORTUGAL Radio Portugal 88 9 660 AM AUSTRALIA Radio Australia OOO COO COOOL OOOO OOOO O I 89 142 080 AM AUSTRALIA R
99. ables the keypad beeper KEY amp SCAN I KEY OFF 24 CW TRAINING Enables Disables the CW Training feature ee oe ee 25 DC VOLTAGE Indicates the DC Supply Voltage ee ee 26 DCS CODE Setting of the DCS code 104 standard DCS codes DCS 023 27 DCS INVERSION Enables Disables the Inverted DCS tone RX NORMAL TX NORMAL RX INVERT TX NORMAL RX BOTH TX NORMAL RX NORMAL TX INVERT RX INVERT TX INVERT RX BOTH TX INVERT 30 DTMF SELECT Programming ofthe DTMF Autodialer _ _ SSS S o S O 33 EAI TIME Sets the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its transmit time INT 1min INT 9min INT10min INT15min INT20min INT30min INT40min INT50min CON 1min CON 9min CON10min CON15min CON20min CON30min CON40min CON50min CON 5min 34 EMERGENCY SELECT Select the alarms utilized when the Emergency function is engaged BEEP STROBE BEEP amp STROBE BEAM BEEP amp BEAM CW BEEP amp CW CW ID TX Set the duration that a secondary function of the F W key press and holding the F W key is held determines the function they activate FW1 0sec FW1 5sec 38 HOME VFO Enables Disables the function of the VFO DIAL knob while in the Home Channel mode DISABLE ENABLE 39 HOME REVERSE Selects the primary function of the H M key press the H M key HOME REV 40 INT MANUAL AUTO Enables Disables the DTMF Autodialer feature while operating using the Internet Connec MANUAL AUTO tio
100. adio Australia 58 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL NOTE VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 59 SCANNING ee EEE as GENERAL The VX 8R allows you to scan just the memory channels the entire operating band or a portion of that band It will halt on signals encountered so you can talk to the station s on that frequency if you like Scanning operation is basically the same in each of the above modes Before you begin take a moment to select the way in which you would like the scanner to resume scanning after it halts on a signal SETTING THE SCAN RESUME TECHNIQUE Three options for the Scan Resume mode are available 2 0sec 10 Qsec In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters and will hold there for the selected resume time If you do not take action to disable the scanner within that time period the scanner will resume even if the station is still active BUSY In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters When the carrier has dropped because the other station ceased transmission the scanner will resume In the case of constant carrier signals like Weather Station broadcasts the scanner will likely remain on this frequency indefinitely The Scan Re start Delay time default interval 2 seconds is set by Set Mode Item 82 SCAN RE START HOLD In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters It will not restart automatically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to
101. age for the APRS Beacon Enables Disables the automatic transmission of the APRS Beacon AUTO MANUAL Sets the APRS packet path you wish to path through Addr 1 WIDE1 1 Addr 3 8 non Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Enables Disables the GPS clock data to be used AUTO MANUAL Selects the units for the GPS information Position MMM SS Speed km h knot mph Altitude m ft information G1 ALL G2 CQ G3 QST G4 YAES op dp Determine and memorize your location Lat Log Auto Lat Lon P1 P10 Selects your icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as you more than 180 symbols Selects position comment depending on your situation Off Duty En Route In Service Returning Committed Special Priority Custom 0 Custom 6 EMERGENCY Set the time offset between the local time and UTC UTC 13 00H UTC 13 00H 0 5H step UTC 0 00 Program your callsign miele een eee 2 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 161 APRS GPS Set Mope APRS GPS Set Mope DETAILS APRS GPS Set Mode Item 1 APRS AF DUAL Function Enables Disables the AF DUAL function when the APRS signal is received Available Values ON OFF Default OFF APRS GPS Set Mode Item 2 APRS DESTINATION Function Indicates the model code of this transceiver Default APY008 This model code can not be changed APRS GPS Set Mode Item 3 APRS FILTER Function Selects the filter type option allowing you to receive only the s
102. age sender ID will be shown on the display when receiving the message Even if no IDs are registered the message function can work However in this case MESSAGE1 though MESSAGE20 will be displayed when receiving a message We recommend that you use your call sign for the member list 1 Press and hold the weny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 57 MES SAGE LIST 58 MESSAGE REGISTER 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set ee aaa Mode Item ea 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired member box 1 57 MESSAGE LIST 20 into which you wish to store a member ID The LCD will display the previously stored personal ID 5 Press the Von key briefly to enable programming of the personal ID 6 Press and hold in the tad key for two seconds to clear the previously stored personal ID if desired 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to set the first VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 103 MESSAGE FEATURE PROGRAMMING A MEMBER LIsT 10 11 12 13 character of the message you wish to store 57 MESSAGE LIST Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 61 available characters Example 2 Press the T key repeatedly to toggle among the six available characters associated with that key p gt q gt r gt s gt P gt Q R gt S gt 7 gt gt p Press the woe key to save the first character of the perso
103. alyzer is activated between 30 580 MHz except FM Broadcast Band SETTING UP THE SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 91 SPEC ANALYZER 92 SQL LEVEL 3 Press the wens key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set a a oa Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Spectrum Ana 91 SPEC ANALYZER lyzer mode see above gt CONTINUOUS 5 Press the PTT switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation TO ACTIVATE THE SPECTRUM ANALYZER 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode on the A Band in the Mono band mode 2 Press the key then press the key to activate the yfg 433 580 Spectrum Analyzer 7 CONTI 16ch 3 When the Spectrum Analyzer is activated press the a or em ttettalltl ahal w key to change the visible bandwidth Available selec She tions are 5 9 16 24 and 50 channels default 16 channels The visible bandwidth however depends on the selected channel step size so match the default channel steps with the amateur band you are using 4 To turn the Spectrum Analyzer off and operate on the center displayed channel press the key to stop the sweep if needed then press the key followed by SP ANA key 96 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL NOTE VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 97 CHANNEL COUNTER OPERATION The Channel Counter allows
104. astered the basics of VX 8R operation let s learn more about some of the really neat features KEYBOARD LOCKING In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission various keys and switches may be locked out The possible lockout combinations are KEY Just the front panel keys are locked out DIAL Just the top panel DIAL is locked out KEYSDIAL Both the DIAL knob and Keys are locked out PTT The PTT switch is locked TX not possible KEY amp PTT Both the keys and PTT switch are locked out DIALGPTT Both the DIAL knob and PTT switch are locked out ALL All of the above are locked out To lock out some or all of the keys 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 51 LOCK 3 Press the Meny key briefly to enable selection of this Menu 52 MEMORY FAST STEP It 53 MEMORY NAME ee 54 MEMORY PROTECT 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to choose between one of the lock SBI ing schemes as outlined above 51 LOCK 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch Bm KEY amp DIAL to save the new setting and resume normal operation To activate the locking feature Press the PWR switch briefly The icon will appear on the LCD To cancel locking press the PWR switch again Wh 146 020 NFM VFO lay Even when ALL keys have been locked out one eos key actually is not locked out the PWR switch re
105. ation 40 Activating the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch System 41 Paging Answer Back sssesssesssessssseessessssseessessresressessresees 41 CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell Operation c cccsescsasssrcssveascastzecnnccnes 42 Programming the User Melody cassis caicsessexescdeaeiacsassestaaees 43 Split Tone Operation s ssesssesssessesserssssersseeserssrsersscsssnssrssresss 44 Tone Calling 1750 HZ sapisscssintadstsnenseastuanesnssiadidosasuteainieest 45 Memory Mode Regular Memory Channel Operation 46 Memory Storage sius sidanasaSaruasaducaisessveniaesnaendoduaseiaransoassiaavabents 47 M mo ry Recall ssccichucaaseanpnecsdeactberaasidoaausebsledauconiveacttedasatnosase 48 HOME Channel Memory scsscscandesnsnastedassannnacniadectiedaderaasanstone 49 Labeling VIS hensiseneresniern uar nates ener ionercaees 50 Memory Offset Tuning osccdcccovscscacasseteacssencteaspnadcaiveesaassactvscss 5i Masking Memories ansennansnsrensinn pian nn 52 Memory Bank Operation 5 ccsscviaiecescsnesttseaansnsdescasesnnsdactusasnntenes 53 Moving Memory Data to the VFO ssssssssssessssessesssssssssessrese 55 M mory Only Mod ie castesctsccicicice soutcssarsuencd a aiasenondack 55 Memory Mode Special Memory Channel Operation 56 Weather Broadcast Channels 0 ceecsecceseceteeneeereeeneeeeeesees 56 VHF Marine Memory Channels sissies casssansussaictatoeas ecdasssianeds 57 Short wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels 58 S
106. ays of both ra dios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step On the Destination radio press the Von key WAIT will appear on the LCD Press the ano key on the Source radio TX will appear on the Source radio and the data from this radio will be transferred to the other radio If there is a problem during the cloning process ERROR will be displayed Check your cable connections and bat tery voltage and try again If the data transfer 1s successful CLONE will reappear on both displays Turn both radios off and disconnect the Clone Cable You can then turn the radios back on and begin nor mal operation Destination radio Source radio ERROR Ga VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 135 Set Mope GENERAL The VX 8R Set Mode already described in parts of many previous chapters is easy to activate and set It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver param eters some of which have not been detailed previously Use the following procedure to activate the Set Mode 1 Press and hold the Meng key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 ANTENNA FM 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item to be ad ieee ell justed 3 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of the Set 1 ANTENNA AM Mod
107. ays the re ceived station s positions heading directions messages distances icons 43 kinds weather information object etc With the list function you may automatically store and recall up to 20 messages and the APRS data from up to 40 stations The optional GPS Antenna Unit FGPS 2 can provide you with your real time APRS data You may also send the information without the FGPS 2 if you manually input your data in advance An Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch EPCS allows you to page a particular station and only receive calls from that station A security Password may be set which will allow you to turn on and operate the transceiver only after you enter the Password A convenient key pro vides access to Vertex Standard s WIRES Wide Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System The Emergency Automatic ID EAI function can automatically cause your VX 8R to transmit your callsign and engage your rig s microphone even if you are disabled and un able to press the PTT switch Additional features include transmit Time Out Timer TOT Automatic Power Off APO and Automatic Repeater Shift ARS Yaesu s exclusive ARTS Auto Range Transponder System which beeps the user when you move out of communica tions range with another ARTS equipped station There is provision to reduce the TX devia tion for use in areas of high channel congestion The squelch circuit allows adjusting the squelch to open at a programmable sett
108. ble characters Example 2 Press the key repeatedly to toggle among the four available characters associated with that ke y a gt b gt c gt A gt B gt C gt 2 gt 2a 8 Press the Von key to save the first character of the message and move on to the next place 102 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 59 MESSAGE SELECT MESSAGE FEATURE PROGRAMMING A MESSAGE 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 above to complete the message up to 59 MESSAGE SELECT 16 characters If you make a mistake press the GAND key to move back to the incorrect character then re enter the cor rect character 10 Press and hold in the EMR key for one second to delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored 11 When the Message entry is complete press the feno key 59 MESSAGE SELECT briefly to save the new setting 1 CALL ME 12 If you wish to store another message repeat steps 3 through 11 above 13 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation PROGRAMMING A MEMBER LIST Requires all members set the same member list includes own ID into the same member box in the same order It is possible to register a maximum of 20 persons in order to identify the sender When you receive a message transfer you will know who sent the message by the ID in the register In addition your ID can be sent to the members when you transmit any messages to them If all the members share the register information ID the mess
109. canning ss siecsissssssssssssesssssseessssossssesenesssssesscseseancsesasseseesseeensasenes 60 General eenn E eae 60 VFO SAMA TE oeeie eiA REEE 62 How to Skip Omit a Frequency during VFO Scan 63 Memory Scanning 2 ccrasscacacnssancatanastsacsdaatnadnaaasebaassansaternedeaces 64 How to Skip Omit a Channel during Memory Scan 65 Preferential Memory Scan sccisacsscnssnstaietaasoncrccanizanciaesasteacss 66 Memory Bank CAN oho dsssasirnsesararedoreansnaissnaiccctiosnorsdobaisias 67 Programmable Band Limit Memory Scan PMS 68 Priority Channel Scanning Dual Watch ccceeeeeseeees 69 Priority Revert Mode x ccasaascresiacceacbacssuecssastaaninadencarecduates 70 Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop eeeeeeeereee 71 Band Edge Be Ciel ccxasncccascantcernrnnicenerionssevaedaepachoatecentonntontes 71 Bluetooth Operation e sssessossesossoesesocsoesesocssescssoesssossossesossesoe 72 PAINE tt caress ited desea n EE EEEE a E EE 72 PCUV AMON E AE 73 OJE in 0a A EAEE A E 74 GPS Operation sssissssossssesssssoessssosssnssessssosnsnsoenssnoscasscasssceessesensens 76 Setting the Time Zone Time Offset svcnsisssvceosnss cacsccerveseduacsas 78 Selecting the Display Units of the GPS Screen eee 79 Selecting the Map Datum 5 ccccsassccengarmaareeasagerieriauecnadinaeetiens 79 APRS Operation sscssctesccsvssossvsassesacsacssncionsaptain canstevasontvoniesvaceonn 80 Pr parations senser er N 80
110. ced on the UHF amateur band Home channel B it emits a loud Alarm sound the volume is controlled by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the key C it flashes the LED light in white D if you press the PTT switch you will disable the Emergency feature temporarily You can then trans mit on the UHF Home channel and E two seconds after the PTT switch release the Emergency feature will resume To disable the Emergency feature press and hold the EMR key for one second or turn the radio Off by pressing and holding in the PWR switch for one second Use this feature if you are out for a walk and want a quick way of alerting a family member to a dangerous situation The alarm sound may discourage an attacker and allow you to escape 1 Be sure to arrange with a friend or family member to be monitoring on the same frequency as there will be no identification sent via the Emergency alarm sound And do not transmit the alarm tone except in a true emergency 2 The LED light may be changed to another function via Set Mode Item 34 EMER GENCY SELECT see page 147 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 107 EMERGENCY FEATURE aS Ea Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE The Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature can be used to aid in searching for persons who are incapacitated in disasters like earthquakes especially search and rescue person nel who may have become injured in a debris field When using the EAI
111. ch and the Message Feature are activated We ll discuss these functions later 34 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION CTCSS OPERATION When you have made your selection of the CTCSS tone mode press the woe key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Press the key then press the key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 99 TONE FREQUENCY Rotate the DIAL knob until the display indicates the fre TONE FREQUENCY quency of the CTCSS tone that you need to send on your transmission ask the repeater owner operator if you don t me 100 hz know the tone frequency When you have made your selection press the key briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation This is different from the usual method of restoring normal operation and it applies only to the configuration of the CTCSS DCS fre quencies n 1 4 1 The repeater may or may not re transmit a CTCSS tone some systems just use CTCSS to control access to the repeater but do not pass it along when transmitting If the S Meter deflects but you cannot hear the audio repeat steps 1 through 4 above but rotate the DIAL so that TSQ disappears this will allow you to hear all traffic on the channel being received 2 During CTCSS operation you may set up the VX 8R so a ringing bell sound alerts you to an incoming call See page 42 for details VX 8R OPERATING
112. crophone are disabled BH 1 BH 2 Battery LIFE p es LIFE a a OPERATING BAND AM FM Broadcast wa o a hours Amateur Band Battery Saver ON 10 hours Battery Saver ON 20 hours 1 1 8 TX RX Standby Battery Saver OFF 3 hours Battery Saver OFF 3 hours 74 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL NOTE VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 73 GPS OPERATION The VX 8R allows the display of your position Longitude Latitude when using the op tional FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit 1 Make sure that the transceiver is off 2 Connect the optional FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit to the MIC SP jack of the trans ceiver via the optional MH 74a7a Waterproof Speaker Microphone or CT 136 GPS Antenna Adapter see next page 3 Press and hold in the PWR switch for 2 seconds to turn the transceiver on 4 Press the meny key until the GPS screen appears ris N 48 19 500 5 When the transceiver succeeds in receiving a valid GPS g a aa rial ad signal your current position Longitude Latitude current ALT 26 ft time UTC and altitude will appear on the display Rotate SELL the DIAL knob or press the w key to scroll through W 118 02 100 additional lines of station text on the display T ont The received satellite number appears at the lower right of TIM 10 00 00 SELH compasses In the example at the right it is 4 satellites When receiving a signal from more than 3 satellites the icon wi
113. ct Set Mode Item 32 EAI 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 34 EMERGENCY SELECT Mode Item 35 EXTENDED MENU 36 FW KEY HOLD TIME 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON thus activating the eau 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 EAP 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 in step 4 above da7 The VX 8R will ignore the EAI feature when 1 the squelch is open 2 OA there is an incoming signal on the operating frequency 3 the operating 7 O 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 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 109 EMERGENCY FEATURE Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE To Locate AN UNRESPONSIVE OPERATOR USING THE EAI FEATURE 1 Recall the Memory Channel EAI must be the same as the yp PAG searched person s radio which is found in the next to the EAl 446 000 NEM last gt VFO ast regular memory channel 7 447 250 2 Setthe CTCSS tone pair to the same CTCSS tone pair stored eau in the Rece
114. ction Set the OFF Timer time The OFF Timer turns the radio off at the programmed time See page 128 for details Set Mope Item 64 ON TIMER Function Set the ON Timer time The ON Timer turns the radio on at the programmed time See page 128 for details Set Mope Item 65 OPENING MESSAGE Function Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is powered on Available Values NORMAL OFF DC MESSAGE Default NORMAL NORMAL Appears the Vertex Standard Logo OFF No Opening Message DC Appears the Vertex Standard Logo with the current time and the power supply voltage MESSAGE The Vertex Standard Logo appears along with your message See the fol lowing procedure for creating a message Here s how to program the Opening Message 1 Select this Set Mode Item to MESSAGE 2 Press the Von key to enable programming of the Opening Message You will notice the first character entry location blinking 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number or symbol of the message then press the Von key to enter the first letter number or symbol and move on to the next character 152 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS 4 Repeat step 3 as necessary to complete the message up to 16 characters 5 Ifyou make a mistake press the GAND key to back space the cursor now re enter the correct letter number or symbol 6 When you have entered the desired Openin
115. d in the key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel you wish to be the Priority channel 3 Press the GAND key The P icon will appear to the right of the MR label indicating it is the Priority channel 4 Now set the VX 8R for operation on another memory chan Dh 432 400 See nel or on a VFO frequency eau 5 Press and hold in the key for one second The display Mpw 45 680 will remain on the VFO or memory channel selected How Ve k N ever every five seconds the VX 8R will check the Priority 7 492 400 fm Channel for activity The MR label will be replaced by Sh MDW while operating on the Memory channel or the VFO label will be replaced by VDW while operating on the VFO mode 6 Ifa station appears on the Priority Channel the radio will pause on that channel as described previously The receiving time interval ratio between the current channel or VFO frequency and Priority channel may be customized via Set Mode Item 72 PRI TIME To set the receiving time interval 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 72 PRI TIME 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set it ul ci Mode Item 75 RPT SHIFT 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time interval eu Available selections are 0 1sec O 9sec 0 1sec step and 72 PRI TIME 1 0sec 10 0sec
116. e 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 18 BUSY LED 19 CH COUNTER 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set H A pale Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to OFF 18 BUSY LED thus disabling the BUSY lamp 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt OFF To enable the BUSY indicator just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select ON in step 4 above Automatic Power Orr APO FEATURE The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity The available selections for the time before power off are 0 5 12 0 hour as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 4 APO 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 5 ARTS BEEP 6 ARTS INTERVAL Mode Item 7 BANK LINK 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time period after SR UU which the radio will automatically shut down 4 APO 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting
117. e TONE SEARCH notation will appear release the SC MBND BAND anp key to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone code gan gt 100 bHz Pe DCS 023 5 When the radio detects the correct tone or code it will halt on that tone code and audio will be allowed to pass Press the GAND key to lock in that tone code then press the key to exit to normal operation lay Ifthe Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code it will continue to scan indefinitely When this happens it may be that the other station is not sending any tone You can press the PTT switch to halt the scan at any time You can also press the key during Tone Scanning to listen to the muted signal from the other station When you release the key Tone Scanning will resume after about a second Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 39 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION EPCS ENHANCED Pacinc amp Cope SqueELcu The VX 8R includes an Enhanced CTCSS tone encoder decoder and a dedicated micro processor providing paging and selective calling features This allows you to place a call to a specific station Paging and to receive calls of your choice directed only to you Code Squelch The paging and code squelch systems use two pairs of alternately switched CTCSS tones which are stored in the pager memories Basically your receiver remains silent until it receives the CTCSS tone pai
118. e 48 key will glow green NC 86 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 9 INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES BATTERY LIFE INFORMATION When the battery charge is almost depleted a Low Voltage indicator will appear on the display When this icon appears it is recommended that you charge the battery soon Battery LiFe APPROX Bann Bamer Lire Approx B OPERATING BAND Sts Pee ie eG ATTERY INDICATOR 50 MHz au Full battery power 144 MHz au Enough battery power 1 USA version q__ Poor battery power 4_ w Blink charge 1 TX 6 sec RX 6 sec and Squelched 48 sec continuous operating cycle 2 Continuous signal reception The present battery voltage can be displayed manually on the LCD by following the instructions on page 119 Battery capacity may be reduced during extremely cold weather Keeping the radio inside your parka may help preserve the full charge capacity 10 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION OF FBA 39 ALKALINE BaTTERY Case Option The optional FBA 39 Battery Case allows receive monitoring using three AA size Al kaline batteries Alkaline batteries can also be used for low power transmission in an emergency The power output will only be selectable 1 W 50 mW for 50 144 430 MHz FM or 500 mW 50 mW for 222 MHz FM or 1 W fixed for 50 MHz AM To INSTALL ALKALINE BATTERIES INTO THE FBA 39 1 Lift up the lower
119. e Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust or select the parameter to be changed on the Set Mode Item selected in above step 5 After completing your selection and adjustment press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Bm BAR amp EXT Some Set Mode Items like Set Mode Item 99 TONE FREQUENCY re quire that the meny key be pressed after setting of the parameter and before exiting to normal operation CHANGING THE DisPLAY FORMAT OF THE SET Mobe ITEM By factory default setting the VX 8R displays the Set Mode Item with List format in a Set Mode You may change the display format of the Set Mode to the our traditional Item format 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 87 SET MODE FORMAT 88 SMART SEARCH 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 3 ea a Mode Item ea 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ITEM 87 SET MODE FORMAT 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt ITEM To return the display format to the List repeat the above pro cedure rotating the DIAL knob to select UST in step 4 1 ANTENNA AM 1 ANTENNA AM 2 ANTENNA FM 3 ANTENNA ATT BAR amp EXT 4 APO LIST format ITEM format 136 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope GENERAL CHANGING THE SET Mope
120. e Offset Display Unit of the GPS screen and GPS Datum for your own operating requirements via the APRS GPS Set Mode SETTING THE TIME ZONE TIME OFFSET Sets the time offset between your local time and UTC Universal Time Coordinated or GMT Greenwich Mean Time shown on the display 1 Press the Meng key several times until the GPS screen ap pears on the display 2 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the APRS GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 24 TIME ZONE 1 APRS AF DUAL 2 APRS DESTINATION 4 Press the wen key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode 3 APRS FILTER Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the time offset from UTC 94 TIME ZONE See illustration below to find your offset time from UTC If UTC 0 00 is assigned the time is the same as UTC 6 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS GPS Set Mode gt UTC 8 00 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 QO 1 42 43 44 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 UTC GMT 78 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL GPS OPERATION SELECTING THE DispLay UNITS OF THE GPS SCREEN 1 Press the Meny key until the GPS screen appears ma N48 20 320 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the APRS Y W 118 02 150 S a mph GPS Set Mode 4 AT H 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 18 GPS Bm UNIT 18 GPS UNIT 4 Press the eny key briefly
121. e VX 8R also allows you to set up a Preferential Scan List of channels which you can flag within the memory system These channels are designated by a blinking lt lt icon when you have selected them one by one for the Preferential Scan List When you ini tiate memory scanning on a channel with the blinking lt lt icon appended only those channels bearing the blinking lt q icon will be scanned If you initiate scanning on a channel which does not have the blinking lt icon appended you will scan all channels including those with the blinking lt q icon appended Here is the procedure for setting up and using the Preferential Scan List 1 Recall the Memory Channel which you wish to add to the yp Preferential Scan List 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode qi 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 55 MEMORY EHAE SKIP 56 MEMORY WRITE 57 MESSAGE LIST 4 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 58 MESSAGE REGISTER Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ONLY 95 MEMORY SKIP 6 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and p on ysvz exit to normal operation To initiate Preferential Memory Scan 1 Press the key briefly to enter the Memory Recall MR mode if you are not using memories already 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any channel which has a MR 44 5 180 blinking lt
122. e display The STATION LIST screen B will save up to 40 stations And the STATION LIST screen sorts each station according to the received time 4 To confirm the details of the received beacon rotate the Station List CHARACTER DIAL knob or press the W keys to select the de Direction to THE RECEIVED STATION sired station then press the GAND key The Received Data and Time Distance and Direction ofthe station and other information will be displayed When the Status Text is included in the Mic Encoder Sta tion Beacon the icon appears at the upper right corner of the display 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the aa 97 keys to scroll Piacoa DISTANCE TO THE RECEIVED STATION through additional lines or pages of the received informa tion 6 When the confirmation is finished press the a key to return to the STATION LIST screen da 4 When the VX 8R GPS signal is interrupted such as when you enter into a tunnel the display maintains the direction on the compass icon distance to the received station and the Station List CHARACTER position information Longt tude Latitude at the point aeee a P _ Position Fixed Moving Station _ lost p Position Fixed Moving Station Compressed Data Weather Station O Object Station S O Oo _ Object Station Compressed Data I item Station S i _ Item Station Compressed Data V
123. eature includes a CW identifier as discussed previously Every ten minutes during ARTS operation the radio can be instructed to send DE your callsign K if this feature is enabled The callsign field may contain up to 16 characters Here is how to program the CW Identifier 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 21 CW ID 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set H ren Mei 24 CW TRAINING 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to activate the CW oi ID function 5 Press the vong key to enable programming your callsign Press and hold the EMR key for two seconds to clear any previous callsign if desired 6 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to set the first letter or number in your callsign Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 37 available characters Example 2 Press the key repeatedly to toggle among the four available characters associated with that key W gt X gt Y gt 2Z gt 9 gt We SPS SQ TYP 7 When the correct character has been selected press the key to move on to the next character 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 as many times as necessary to com plete your callsign Note that the slant bar e is among the available characters should you be a portable station 9 Press and hold the EMR key for two seconds to delete all data after the cursor that
124. edure rotating the DIAL knob to select KEY or KEY amp SCAN in step 4 above KEY The beeper sounds when you press any key KEY amp SCAN The beeper sounds when you press a key or when the scanner stops SETTING THE FREQUENCY DISPLAY IMAGE SIZE When operating in Mono band pressing the afe or al 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 aaa F 144 000 F 14 220 Lit 7 4V 10 00 Q AH 1 nem le AlH1 NFM ean ea DouBLE SIZE CHARACTERS LARGE CHARACTERS VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 27 ADVANCED OPERATION Aupio MuTING The Audio Mute feature is useful in situations where it would be helpful to reduce the audio level of the Receive Only band Small character display whenever you receive a signal on the Main band Large character display during Dual Receive operation To activate the Audio Mute feature 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 62 MUTE 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode sr ee Item 65 OPENING MESSAGE 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired muting level ea MUTE 30 MUTE 50 MUTE 100 or OFF 62 MUTE 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to
125. elects the VOX delay hang time 0 5sec 1 0sec 1 5sec 2 0sec 2 5sec 3 0sec 110 WAVE MONITOR Selects the Wave Form display while indicating the Wave Form via Set Mode Item 84 SEN ALL RX SIGNAL TX MODULATION SOR DISPLAY 111 WX ALERT Enables Disables the Weather Alert Feature ON OFF X1 Depends on the transceiver version X2 Depends on the operating band and transceiver version VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 139 S5 MEMORY SKIP 56 MEMORY WRITE _ __ 57 MESSAGE LIST 58 MESSAGE REGISTER _ 59 MESSAGE SELECT 60 MICGAIN _ _ 61 MONI T CALL 63 OFF TIMER __ 64 ONTIMER _ _ __ _ ___ 65 OPENING MESSAGE 66 PAGERANS BACK 67 PAGER CODE RX__ 68 PAGERCODE TX 69 PASSWORD _ _ __ 70 PRFREQUENCY 71 PRIREVERT_ __ 73 PTT DELAY _ 4 RPTARS 75 RPTSHIFT_ 76 RPTSHIFTFREQ 78 RXMODE 80 SAVETX ___ 81 SCANLAMP _ _ __ 85 SENSOR INFORMATION __ 86 SETMODECSR ___ 87 SET MODE FORMAT _ 88 SMARTSEARCH 89 S METER SYMBOL 91 SPEC ANALYZER __ 93 SQLS METER ___ 94 SQLSPLIT 97 STEREO 98 TIMESET 99 TONE FREQUENCY 100 TONE SRCH MUTE 101 TONE SRCH SPEED 105 VFO MODE _ _ 107 VOLUME MODE __ PT WXALERT Set Mope REPEATER SETTING Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function C Sets the Repeater Shift Direction C Sets the magnitude of the Repeater Shift CT
126. els O Special Memory Channels which include O One Emergency Automatic ID EAI Channel O 10 Weather Broadcast Channels O 57 VHF Marine Channels O 89 popular Short wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels O O BVO Standard Memory Channels Frequency Skip Memory Channels PMS Memory Channels 900 channels 99 channels 50 Sets EAI Channel HOME Channels 1 channel 11 channels lt 1 M Info Band 1 430 MHz Band UHF TV Band Info Band 2 y 50 MHz Band 144 MHz Band ge co O m Le AM BC Band Weather Broadcast Channels VHF Marine Channels Short wave Broadcast Station 10 channels 57 channels Memory Channels 89 channels M 46 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory STORAGE 1 Select the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any desired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you wish to store it Press and hold in the key for 1 2 second 3 Within five seconds of releasing the key you need to make a decision regarding channel storage The microprocessor will automatically se lect the next available free channel a memory register on which no data has been stored If you do not wish to make a change and accept the free channel proceed to step 4 If you wish to select a different channel number into which to
127. ember that the DCS is an ocot Encode Decode system so your V receiver will remain muted until a matching DCS code is received on an in coming transmission Switch the DCS off when you re just tuning around the band 506 516 523 526 592 546 565 606 612 624 732 734 743 754 36 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION DCS OPERATION DCS Cope INVERSION The DCS system was first introduced in the commercial LMR Land Mobile Radio ser vice where it is now in widespread use DCS is sometime referred to by its different proprietary names such as DPL Digital Private Line a registered trademark of Motorola Inc DCS uses a codeword consisting of a 23 bit frame transmitted sub audible at a data rate of 134 4 bps bit sec Occasionally signal inversion can result in the complement of a code being sent or received This prevents the receiver s squelch from opening with DCS enabled as the decoded bit sequence would not match that selected for operation Typical situations that might cause inversion to occur are J Connection of an external receiver preamplifier O Operating through a repeater J Connection of an external linear amplifier Note that code inversion does not mean that any of the above listed equipment is defective In certain amplifier configurations the output signal phase is inverted from the input Small signal or power amplifiers having an odd number
128. enough to break through the noise squelch is present On a frequency where stations using different CTCSS or DCS codes may be active BCLO prevents you from disrupting their communications accidentally because your radio may be muted by its own Tone Decoder The default setting for the BCLO is OFF and here is how to change that setting 1 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 9 BCLO 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 10 BEEP EDGE 11 BEEP LEVEL Mode Item 12 BEEP MELODY 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON thus activating the BCLO feature 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To disable the BCLO feature just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above CHANGING THE TX DEVIATION LEVEL In many areas of the world channel congestion has required that operating channels be closely spaced In such operating environments it 1s often required that operators use reduced deviation levels to reduce the potential for interference to users on adjacent chan nels The VX 8R includes a simple method of accomplishing this 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 37 HALF DEVIATION 88 HOME VFO 3
129. ent also and the receiver can identify who sent the message 527 The Personal ID setting described in the previous paragraph is required for ye _ lt p the transmitter s ID to be shown with the received message 1 Set the radio to the coordination frequency 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 59 MES SAGE SELECT MIC GAIN 4 Press the n key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Heed eer Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Message slot MESSAGE SELECT you wish to send CALL ME 6 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation 7 Press the key then press the ove key This provides a Short cut to Menu Item 95 SQL TYPE SQL TYPE MSG 8 Rotate the DIAL knob until MESSAGE appears on the MESSAGE display this activates the Message feature 9 Press the PTT switch to exit from the Menu mode and acti vate the Message feature When the Message feature is ac VEO 146 520 jiii 4 HIHEERGHEEEO NFM tivated the MSG notation will appear on the display VFO 10 Press the PTT switch again without speaking into the mi Baa crophone to transmit the selected message on the coordina tion frequency It takes approximately 6 seconds to transmit the message VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 105 MESSAGE FEATURE RECEIVING A MESSAGE 1 Set the radio to the coordination fre
130. er output will vary somewhat depending on the voltage supplied to the transceiver With the standard FNB 101LI Battery Pack and external DC source the power output levels available are L1 L2 L3 or HI To change the power level 1 The default setting for the power output is High in this configuration the display shows the HI icon Pressing the key followed by the key causes the power level L1 L2 or L3 to appear 2 Press the key followed by the key repeat edly if necessary to make the HI icon appear and restore High Power operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 19 OPERATION TRANSMISSION lt lay D The VX 8R is smart You can set up Low power on one band like UHF while leaving VHF on High power and the radio will remember the different settings on each band And when you store memories you can store High and Low power settings separately in each memory so you don t waste battery power when using very close in repeaters 2 When you are operating on one of the Low power settings you can press the key then press the PTT switch to cause the VX 8R to trans Operatinc Bano FNB 101LI 102LI or FBA 39 _ mit temporarily on High EXT DC 7 4 V w Fresh Batteries gt 50 144 430 MHz HI 5 0 W L3 2 5 W L2 1 0 W power After one transmis FM L2 1 0 W L1 0 05 W L1 0 05 W sion the power level will re 222 MHz FM HI 1 5
131. eration or static electricity When repairs are made the memory data may be lost Please write down or record the memorized information so you will be able to restore it if needed VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 47 Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory STORAGE STORING INDEPENDENT TRANSMIT FREQUENCIES Opp Sputs All memories can store an independent transmit frequency for operation on repeaters with non standard shift To do this 1 Store the receive frequency using the method already described under Memory STOR AGE it doesn t matter if a repeater offset is active 2 Tune to the desired transmit frequency then press and hold in the key for 1 2 second 3 Within five seconds of releasing the key rotate the DIAL knob to select the same memory channel number as used in step 1 above 4 Press and hold in the PTT switch then briefly press the key once more while holding the PTT switch in this does not key the transmitter MR dependently stored transmit and receive frequen 4l 14 6 620 sO cies the EY indication will appear in the display le 432 400 Gai Memory RECALL 1 While operating in the VFO mode press the key to MR 1 45 680 enter the Memory mode ae N 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired channel ke 432 400 nce 3 Ifyou press the key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob SR UL the memory channel will be selected in 10 channels per step 4 To retu
132. essesessresrssresre 125 TX B ttery SAV CF esanrei ninien iir on aei aS E S 125 Disabling the BUSY Indicator sxisissscasssivssasicsiannrsaacervtaaion 126 Automatic Power Off APO Feature cssscssissssssesnscsisosevcseeaose 126 Transmitter Time Out Timer TOT scuisascessncecveserstacessaaaseaes 127 ON OFF Preset TIMET srinsiecrnn n s 128 Busy Channel Lock Out BCLO 0 ecceeccceseeseeeeeeeeeees 129 Changing the TX Deviation Level caciscstaccssarinecsidinacastetentens 129 Changing the Microphone Gain 0 ccccesccesseesteeeteeeseeeeees 130 S and TX Power Meter Symbols saceiscexcevevelsausieniiouaens 130 Display Contrast esdir irern rnes R e ET i 131 Display DIMMED peresmian aena aas 131 My Bands Operation ossinscsccexosatsonensssouabassusaddnevseeskedeceutnaaseaes 132 Changing the Status of the VOL Key c eee 133 Reset Procedures ssssssssssessssssssesssosssvssssssssessorssssssesostosssossussorsss 134 Cloning ssssssesssersssssssssoosissessessousssscsensessensoessssosasieassseestasebenseoesese 135 Set MOA Cc ctsccdccsouscccaistecdecsensatetokdadencbueceswes Eee ecasuscenubeseedarstaeautede 136 APRS GPS Set Mode ssisssssssssissssesssssssissorcnssssionsnsssevosssssncsssa sas 161 Specifications piss sdasictricsonntescons aati amet 166 Installation of the BU 1 Option sscssssesssrsessseeeseees 168 INTRODUCTION a ee a a The Ultra Compact VX 8R 2 4 W x 3 7 H x 0 9 D is thinner than the previous advanced mode
133. et access disable this function via step 4 above VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Ill INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE SSS SSS eee SSS SSS FRG FRIENDLY Rapio Group Mope You may access other Internet Link Systems including WIRES in the FRG mode that use a DTMF string for access PROGRAMMING THE FRG cope Load the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet link access into an Internet Memory Register For purposes of this example we will use 1101D as the access code of the W6DXC node 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 45 INTERNET SELECT 46 LAMP 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set af ears Mode Item eau 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF Memory register 45 INTERNET SELECT 1 64 into which you wish to store the access code 5 If you wish to attach an alpha numeric name Tag to the Internet Memory proceed to the next step otherwise press the Gano key then skip to step 13 6 Press the vong key briefly to enable programming of the name tag 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label 8 Press the vong key to move to the next character 9 Ifyou make a mistake press the Gano key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol 10 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to program the remaining letters numbers
134. etails may be found at the WIRES II Web site http www vxstd com en wiresinfo en This feature may also be used to access other systems as described below SRG SisteER Rapio Group Move 1 Press the g key to activate the Internet Connection fea yfo 438 995 ture The 8 icon will appear in the lower left corner of ue eur NFM the display _ 447 250 2 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing and holding in the key to select the access number DTMF QO DTMF vVFo DTMF 1 9 DTMF A DTMF B DTMF C DTMF D DTMF le Hr X DTMF corresponding to the WIRES repeater to 7 447 250 which you wish to establish an Internet link ask your re 83 peater owner operator if you don t know the access numbers in the network Now press the PTT switch to exit from the selection mode 3 With the Internet Connection feature activated as in step 1 above the VX 8R will generate a brief 0 1 second DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2 This DTMF tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the link to the remote WIRES repeater operating in the SRG mode 4 To disable the Internet Connection feature press the key again The 88 icon disappear from the display Ga If other users report that you always have a DTMF beep at the beginning of each transmission and you are not operating in conjunction with Intern
135. etting and exit to normal operation Bm SINGLE STORING SMART SEARCH MEMORIES 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode in the Mono band mode Be sure that you have the Squelch adjusted properly so that band noise is quieted 2 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing and holding in the wove key to select the SMART SEARCH mode 3 Release the von key to begin the Channel Counter 4 As active channels are detected you will observe the num VFO SMART SEARCH ber of loaded channels increasing in the regular memory channel window 5 Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation SINGLE or CON TINUOUS the Smart Search scan will eventually terminate and the LCD will re vert to Smart Search Memory Channel C 100 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SMART SEARCH OPERATION 6 To recall the Smart Search memories rotate the DIAL to choose from among the Smart Search memories 7 To return to normal operation press the Von key Smart Search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time You don t need to spend hours looking up repeater frequencies from a reference guidebook just ask your VX 8R where the action is VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 101 MESSAGE FEATURE GENERAL The VX 8R provides a message feature which sends a message up to 16 characters instead of sending a voice 20 different messages can be programmed any one of them can be se
136. ext chapter in in operation The position indication will be incorrect VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 79 APRS OPERATION The VX 8R is equipped with a 1200 9600bps AX 25 Data Modem to enable APRS Au tomatic Packet Reporting System operation The Automatic Packet Reporting System APRS is a software program and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga WB4APR PREPARATIONS Before performing any APRS operations set your callsign symbol and position Lon gitude Latitude into the VX 8R and activate the AX 25 Data Modem via the APRS GPS Set Mode 1 Press the wen key repeatedly until STATION LIST ap STATION LIST 0 40 pears on the display 1 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the APRS GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 20 MY CALLSIGN en Es 4 Press the feno key briefly to enable Callsign programming 23 POSITION COMMENT 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the appropriate keys on your keyboard to set the first letter or number in your callsign MY CALLSIGN Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 37 available characters Example 2 Press the key repeatedly to toggle among the five available characters associated with that key W gt MY CALLSIGN X gt Y gt Z gt 9 gt 9 We 6 When the correct character has been selected press the uo key to move on to the next character MY CALLSIGN 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 as many times as necessary to com ple
137. ey SECONDARY FUNCTION Switches operation to the l Activates the Memory Scan PRESS Bw Home favorite frequency Activates the ARTS feature Skip channel selection channel mode THIRD FUNCTION Activates r EMERGENCY oiei aes Press anp Horo Key unction 2 PO E ee eam oT Stuy PRIMARY FUNCTION Activates the Internet Press Key Connection feature Frequency entry digit 7 Frequency entry digit 8 eee Selec the desired transmit oa ea i e a Press Gw power output level E FA e THIRD FUNCTION No Action No Action No Action Press AND Horo Key 4 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Decreases the VFO frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next lowest channel function Tunes the VFO frequency downward in 1 MHz steps No Action Activates the Scanner Downward toward a lower frequency or a lower channel number Enter the Set Mode Activate the APRS Automatic Position Reporting System KEYPAD FUNCTIONS USA Version Disables the Noise and Tone Squelch System EXP Version Activates the T CALL 1750 Hz for repeater access PRIMARY FUNCTION Press Key SECONDARY FUNCTION Press Bw Adjusts the Squelch threshold level USA Version Disables the Noise and Tone Squelch System EXP Version Activates the T CALL 1750 Hz for a er access THIRD FUNCTION Press AND Horo Key B o SQ TYP Selects the receive mode among AM FM and Wide FM Frequency e
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139. f the radio This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 92 SQL LEVEL 2 Now rotate the DIAL knob to the point where the back ground noise is just silenced typically at a setting of about 3 or 4 on the scale this is the point of maxi mum sensitivity to weak signals 3 When you are satisfied with the Squelch threshold setting SQL LEVEL press the PTT key briefly to save the new setting and exit to gt LEVEL 1 normal operation 4 You may also adjust the Squelch setting by using the Set Menu mode See page 157 for details consider Tone Squelch operation using the built in CTCSS Decoder This feature will keep your radio quiet until a call is received from a station sending a carrier which contains a matching sub audible CTCSS tone Or if your friends have radios equipped with DCS Digital Coded Squelch like your VX 8R try using that mode for silent monitoring of busy channels 24 HOUR CLOCK The VX 8R has a 24 hour clock with a calendar which covers all dates from Janu ary 1 2000 through December 31 2099 Set the clock according to the Clock Set column on page 120 14 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION SELECTING THE OPERATING BAND In the factory default configuration the VX 8R operates in the Dual Receive mode During Dual Receive operation the A Band frequency will be displayed on the upper part of the LCD and the B Band freque
140. feature a searcher transmits a unique command CTCSS tone pair which will automatically cause the in jured party s radio to transmit so others may perform direction finding and effect a res cue The incapacitated party may not be able to speak or even press the PTT switch The callsign of the incapacitated person will also be transmitted to assist the rescue team If an emergency group is working in a dangerous area all members should engage the EAI feature on their transceiver so that others can assist a fallen team member if neces sary The Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature has two operating modes 1 Interval mode and 2 Continuous mode In the Interval mode when the VX 8R receives the CTCSS tone pair the radio will automatically transmit a brief 0 5 second beep tone every 2 5 seconds until the EAI timer expiration In the continuous mode the radio will automatically transmit continuously with maxi mum microphone gain until the EAI timer expiration The EIA is activated when the CTCSS tone pair stored in the Receiving Pager Code Memory configured via Set Mode Item 67 PAGE CODE RX is received for 5 seconds on the frequency which is stored in Memory Channel EAI It is NOT necessary for the inca pacitated person to press the PTT switch If your call sign is stored in the radio and the CW identifier is enabled via Set Mode Item 21 CW ID the radio will transmit your callsign on the air when the EAI feature
141. ferences in pressure can be used to calculate altitude This procedure requires that you have a calibrated barometer and that you know your current altitude If you are at sea level of course the latter parameter requires no research ja The Sensor mode is only displayed while the VX 8R is operating in the Mono band mode with the Large characters The internal sensor takes measure ments continuously unless the Sensor mode is disabled To display the sensor information 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 84 SEN SOR DISPLAY 85 SENSOR INFO 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set za Hi O Mode Item aw 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the sensor mode you wish to display DC Indicates the battery voltage and bat VFO 144 000 tery type 4 TEMP Indicates the current temperature in side the transceiver s case WAVE Depicts the RX and TX audio wave form BARO Indicates the Barometric Pressure ALTI Indicates the Altitude OFF Disables the sensor information In dicates the Current Time only 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to exit to nor Lit 7 4V 10 00 TEMP select RAH V0 144 000 4 DC select 77 F 10 00 Hi 144 OOO Alt BARO select A 144 OOO WAVE select 1024 hPa 10 00 i 144 OOO 26 ft 10 00 OFF select mal operation a
142. frequency While you are listening on the input frequency of the 7 p 447 250 a repeater using the We key the repeater offset icon W or eau will blink lay The configuration of Wa key may be set either to RV for checking the input frequency of a repeater or AM for instant switching to the Home channel for the band you are operating on To change the configuration of tim key use Set Mode Item 39 HOME REVERSE See page 148 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 33 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION CTCSS OPERATION Many repeater systems require that a very low frequency audio tone be superimposed on your FM carrier in order to activate the repeater This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar or spurious signals from other transmitters This tone system called CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System is included in your VX 8R and is very easy to activate da7 CTCSS setup involves two actions setting the Tone Frequency and then set q ting the Tone Mode These functions are set up using Set Mode Items 94 SOL TYP and 98 TONE FREQUENCY 1 Press the key then press the Von key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 95 SQL TYPE SQL TYPE 2 Rotate the DIAL knob so that TONE appears on the dis play This activates the CTCSS Encoder 3 Rotation of the DIAL knob one more click in step 2 above will also activate the TSQL decode functi
143. g Message press the Meng key to save the new settings Set Mope Item 66 PAGER ANS BACK Function Enables Disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 67 PAGER CODE RX Function Sets the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch See page 40 for details Set Mope Item 68 PAGER CODE TX Function Sets the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch See page 40 for details Set Mone Item 69 PASSWORD Function Programming and activating the Password feature See page 122 for details Set Mope Item 70 PR FREQUENCY Function Program the CTCSS Tone Frequency for the User Programmed Reverse CTCSS Decoder Available Values 300 Hz 3000 Hz 1000 Hz step Default 1600 Hz Set Mope Item 71 PRI REVERT Function Enables Disables the Priority Revert feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF SeT Mope Item 72 PRI TIME Function Selects the time between the Priority Dual Watch channel checks when the feature is active Available Values 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step or 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step Default 5 0sec VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 153 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 73 PTT DELAY Function Selects the time delay before the carrier is transmitted when the PTT switch is pressed Available Values OFF 20ms 50ms 100ms
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145. grammed User Beep Melody To do this repeat steps 1 4 above then press the key SPLIT TONE OPERATION The VX 8R can be operated in a Split Tone configuration via the Set mode 1 Press and hold the Menu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 94 SQL SPLIT 95 SQL TYPE 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set A Mode Item eum 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to enable the Split 94 SQL SPLIT Tone feature 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation em ON When the Split Tone feature is activated you can see the following additional parameters after the MESSAGE parameter while selecting the Set Mode Item 95 SQL TYPE D CD DCS Encode only DC icon will appear while operating TONE DCS Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a DCS code the T D icon will appear during operation D CD TONE SQL Encodes a DCS code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone the D T icon will appear during operation Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above 44 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION Tone Ca tine 1750 Hz If the repeaters in your country require a 1750 Hz burst tone for access typically in Eu rope you can set the key to serve as a Tone Call switch instead To change the configuration of this switch we again use the Menu to hel
146. he key to start the clock from 00 seconds When you have finished the time setup press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation A 7 The VX 8R has a rechargeable Li Ion battery cell used just for the clock Therefore the VX 8R can maintain its clock data for approximately two months without using the main battery pack or external DC power 120 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SENSOR Mope SENSOR Mope OPTIONS SELECTING THE MEASURMENT UNITS OF THE SENSOR UNIT 104 UNIT SELECT 105 VFO MODE l Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 104 UNIT SELECT Press the ven key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit C or F Press the W key to change the cursor to BARO then rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit hPa mb mmHg or inch Press the W key to change the cursor to ALTI then ro tate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit m or ft Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation CORRECTING THE SENSOR UNIT Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode l 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 103 UNIT OFFSET Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the VX 8R d
147. he new setting and gt 25sec exit to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 93 ARTS AUTOMATIC RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM ARTS Acert BEEP OPTIONS The ARTS feature allows two kinds of alert beeps with the additional option of turning them off to alert you to the current status of ARTS operation Depending on your location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent beeps you may choose the Beep mode which best suits your needs The choices are IN RANGE The beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range but does not re confirm with beeps thereafter ALWAYS Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode use the following procedure 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 5 ARTS BEEP 6 ARTS INTERVAL 7 BANK LINK 3 Press the feny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 8 BANK NAME Mode Item em 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired ARTS Beep mode 5 ARTS BEEP see above B IN RANGE 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 94 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL ARTS AUTOMATIC RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM CW IDENTIFIER SETUP The ARTS f
148. his Menu Item to ON When you have made your selections press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 64 ON TIMER 65 OPENING MESSAGE 66 PAGER ANS BACK 67 PAGER CODE RX SEUL 64 ON TIMER 00 00 OFF 64 ON TIMER 08 30 ON To disable the ON Timer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 6 above OFF Timer Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode l pA Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 63 OFF TIMER Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to set the hour at which you want the radio to switch off Press the wove key then rotate the DIAL knob to set the minute at which you want the radio to switch off Press the wove key then rotate the DIAL knob to set this Menu Item to ON When you have made your selections press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 63 OFF TIMER 64 ON TIMER 65 OPENING MESSAGE 66 PAGER ANS BACK eau 63 OFF TIMER 00 00 OFF 63 OFF TIMER 22 45 ON To disable the OFF Timer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 6 above 128 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING Busy CHANNEL Locx Out BCLO The BCLO feature prevents the radio s transmitter from being activated if a signal strong
149. ilable Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Set Mode Item is set to ON you can see the following additional parameters after the MESSAGE parameter while selecting the Set Mode Item 97 SQL TYPE D CD DCS Encode only DC icon will appear while operating TONE DCS Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a DCS code the T D icon will appear during operation D CD TONE SOL Encodes a DCS code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone the D T icon will appear during operation Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 157 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 95 SQL TYPE Function Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Available Values OFF TONE TONE SQL DCS REV TONE PR FREQ PAGER MESSAGE Default OFF TONE Activates the CTCSS Encoder TONE SQL Activates the CTCSS Encoder Decoder DCS Activates the Digital Coded Squelch Encoder Decoder REV TONE Activates the Reverse CTCSS Encoder Decoder Mutes the receiver when the matching tone is received PR FREQ Activates the User Programmed Reverse CTCSS Encoder Decoder Mutes the receiver when the matching tone with Set Mode Item 76 PR FRE QUENCY is received PAGER Activates the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch MESSAGE Activates the Message feature Note See also Set Mode Item 93 SQL SPLIT regarding additional selections available during Split Tone operation Set Mope
150. ime it reverts back to its previous Status 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 107 VOL UME MODE 108 VOX 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Pe arenes Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired mode 107 VOLUME MODE NORMAL The key keeps the status while pressing gt NORMAL and holding the key down AUTO BACK The key keeps its status for approxi mately three seconds after pressing the key When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 133 RESET PROCEDURES In some instances of erratic or unpredictable operation the cause may be corruption of data in the microprocessor due to static electricity etc If this happens resetting of the microprocessor may restore normal operation 89 Note that all memories will be erased if you do a complete microprocessor reset le _ t YO as described below MICROPROCESSOR RESETTING To clear all memories and other settings to factory defaults 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the an MM and keys while turning the radio on 3 Press the key briefly to reset all settings to their factory defaults press any other key to cancel the Reset procedure Set Mope RESETTING To reset the Set Mode includes the APRS GPS Set Mode
151. ing of the S Meter thus reducing guesswork in setting the squelch threshold Provides a completely independent FM AM broadcast receiver and an inter nal bar antenna for better AM broadcast reception Listen to FM broadcasts in stereo with your stereo headset earphone We appreciate your purchase of the VX 8R and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly and learn about the many exciting features of your thrilling new Yaesu hand held transceiver VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL I CONTROLS amp CONNECTIONS ANTENNA Jack Connect the sup plied rubber flex an tenna or another antenna presenting a 50 Ohm imped ance here PTT Switch Push To Talk Press this switch in ward to transmit and release it to receive after your transmission is completed MONI Key Pressing this key disables the noise squelching action allowing you to hear very weak sig nals near the back ground noise level VOL Key Rotate the DIAL knob while press ing and holding this key to adjust the audio volume level F W Key Pressing this key activates the Alter nate key function of the keypad SPEAKER MIC SP Jack This 7 pin minia ture jack connects an optional MH 74a7A Speaker Mi crophone or CT 136 GPS Antenna Adapter KEYPAD DIAL Knob The main tuning Dial is used to set the operating fre quency and is also used for audio vol ume level menu selections and other adjustments
152. ired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you wish to store it 2 Press and hold in the key for 1 2 second 3 While the memory channel number is blinking just press the Cad key The frequency and other data if any will now be stored in the special HOME channel register 4 You may repeat this process on the other operating bands N To s4 Note that the UHF DEFAULT Home CHANNELS HOME channel is FREQUENCY V the one used during Bann NumeeR USA VERSION i 1 800 MHz Emergency operation See 30 000 MHz page 107 for details regarding 108 000 MHz 174 000 MHz 222 000 MHz 446 000 MHz 470 000 MHz 860 000 MHz 0 540 MHz 76 000 MHz this feature 144 MHz Ham Band 4 146 520 MHz 144 000 MHz S VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 4 Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION LABELING MEMORIES You may wish to append an alpha numeric Tag label to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the channel s use such as a club name etc This is easily accomplished using the Set Mode 1 Recall the memory channel on which you wish to appenda up label 2 e 149 080 NFM 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set ke 432 400 Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 53 MEMORY NAME 04 MEMORY PROTECT 4 Press the meny key briefly to enable programming of the name j vaya a i tag Press and hold the Wr key for two seconds to clea
153. isplay to the calibrated barometer value Note The offset value appears in an OFST row Press the wW key to change the cursor to ALTI then ro tate the DIAL knob to adjust the VX 8R display to the true altitude at your current location Note The offset value appears in an OFST row Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation A ps must perform the Barometric correction first 106 VFO SKIP 107 VOLUME MODE gd 104 UNIT SELECT gt TEMP F BARO mb ALTI ft 104 UNIT SELECT TEMP F PB BARO mb ALTI ft 104 UNIT SELECT TEMP F BARO mb gt ALTI ft 103 UNIT OFFSET 104 UNIT SELECT 105 VFO MODE 106 VFO SKIP 103 UNIT OFFSET Bm BARO 1016 mb ALTI 17 ft OFST 2 gu 103 UNIT OFFSET BARO 1016 mb gt ALTI 21 ft OFST 8 Eau s The VX 8R s altimeter calculates from atmospheric pressure Therefore you w Pe c VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 121 MISCELLANEOUS SETTING PASSWORD The VX 8R provides a password feature which can minimize the chance that your trans ceiver could be used by an unauthorized party When the password feature is activated the radio will ask for the four digit password to be entered when the radio is first turned on You must enter the four digit password from the keypad If the wrong password is PASSWORD entered the microprocessor will shut down the radio automati ca
154. iving Pager Code Memory of the missing person s radio 1 Press the key then press the key This pro PAGER CODE TX vides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 68 PAGE CODE me 05 47 TX 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first tone SPS SQTYP 3 Press the key PAGER CODE TX 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the second tone 5 Press the key to save the new setting and exit from setting mode 3 Press and hold in the PTT switch for five seconds If the EAI signal is received by a VX 8R transceiver programmed with matching EAI CTCSS tones the EAI feature will activate The lost operator s radio will beep loudly and its transmitter will re spond repeatedly You may now begin direction finding efforts 4 The ATT Front End Attenuator is often useful in locating the missing person s radio as peaks in weaker signals are ee 07 47 more easily observed You may select the ATT level ATT 1 10 dB ATT 2 50 dB and ATT OFF by pressing the SC MBND DN key to reduce the signal DW_MT 5 Press the key to exit to normal operation VFO MR ATT OFF PaG EAI E HI NFM VFO Gai 110 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE F GENERAL The VX 8R can be used to access a node repeater or base station which is tied into the Vertex Standard WIRES Wide Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System net work operating in the SRG Sister Radio Group mode D
155. ize Character and Small Character mode while Mono band operation PRIMARY FUNCTION Press Key SECONDARY FUNCTION Press Gw THIRD FUNCTION Press AND Horo Key ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED WITH THE VX 8R J Antenna l pe YHA 65 for USA version Q3000185 or YHA 64 for EXP version Q3000183 J Li ion Battery Pack 1pc FNB 101LI 7 4V 1 100mAh AAG10X001 J Battery Charger l pc NC 86B for USA version Q9500149 or NC 86C for EXP version Q9500150 O Connector Unit l pe CB4392001 O Belt Clip l pe RAI1053600 1 Screws 2 pcs M3x1l0SUS U24310020 O Plastic Cap l pe RAI1054200 O Sheet 2 pes RA1066900 O Operating Manual l pe O Warranty Card l pe 6 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR YOUR VX 8R a FGPS 2 CT 136 MH 74a7A 4 CT 131 CT 134 CN 3 CSC 93 BU 1 FBA 39 FNB 101LI FNB 102LI CD 41 4 NC 86B C U E DC 5B 4 E DC 6 BH 2 M BH 1 FEP 4 CD 40 NC 85B C U X B suffix is for use with 120 VAC W Type A plug C suffix is for use with 230 VAC Type C plug and U suf fix is for use with 230 VAC Type BF plug GPS Antenna Unit GPS Antenna Adapter Waterproof Speaker Microphone Microphone Adapter Clone Cable BNC to SMA Adapter Soft Case Bluetooth Unit 3 x AA Cell Battery Case batteries not supplied Li ion Battery Pack 7
156. k blue Adjust the receiver audio level using the VOLUME VOLUME switches on the BH 1 or BH 2 Pressing the VOLUME switch increases the receiver audio level Pressing the VOLUME switch decreases the receiver audio level Press the PTT switch on the BH 1 or BH 2 to transmit Release the PTT switch to return to receive You may adjust the microphone gain Five steps of the BH 2 by pressing the VOL UME VOLUME switch while pressing and holding the PTT switch if de sired Pressing the VOLUME switch while pressing and holding the PTT switch in creases the microphone level Pressing the VOLUME switch while pressing and holding the PTT switch decreases the microphone level When the microphone gain reaches maximum or minimum a beep will be heard in the BH 2 speaker The communication range between the BH 1 or BH 2 and VX 8R is around 1 m 3 ft If you move out of range a beep will be heard from the BH 1 or BH 2 to alert you If you move back into range the BH 1 or BH 2 will beep to alert you that you are back within range When the battery voltage of the BH 1 or BH 2 is low a the LED will blink Red and Blue b a beep will be heard from the BH 1 or BH 2 c the J icon on the VX 8R will be blinking fast Charge the BH 1 s or BH 2 s battery with the optional CD 40 Charger Cradle When the BH 1I or BH 2 is correctly recognized the VX 8R s internal speaker and mi
157. l It is packed with advanced technology and features designed for outdoor operation It is submersible and shockproof The compact case combines a rugged die cast chassis with the clean tough polycarbonate resin front panel Its shockproof versatility will allow you to oper ate the radio in the toughest environments The large High resolution Dot Matrix LCD display provides clear easy to read indication of both A Main band and B Sub band frequencies the operating mode and S meters for both bands When you engage the Spectrum Scope function the high resolution display will indicate relative signal strengths of up to 50 adjacent channels The Bluetooth capabilities already known and utilized among users and enthusiasts of the FTM 10R SR are also available with the VX 8R The optional Bluetooth Unit BU 1 makes it possible to operate Hands free with the optional waterproof Bluetooth headsets BH 1 Stereo or BH 2 monaural The built in worldwide standard AX 25 Data TNC Modem permits uncomplicated APRS operation Automatic Packet Position Reporting System APRS is a registered trademark of the APRS Software and Bob Bruninga WB4APR The VX 8R supports APRS 1200 9600 bps data communication on the B band only You may communicate your location to other APRS stations along with the position speed and heading displayed on your radio You and others will be able to see your APRS movement on the web The VX 8R displ
158. l Operation iascccuscccsdaassacsnacannaieieednadanacsarednaa tiaassaterte 24 Adyanced Oper avons sciciesiitoinmransidinmicaninnaemuaaenness 26 Keyboard LOCI 2 sais cxiocsIetaxevacsuatnsastwurenatesatyonlseaseeesanomerss 26 Adjusting the Keypad Beeper Volume Level 00 27 Setting the Frequency Display Image Size ee eeeeeeeeees 27 A dio MUtNE anene I ANNE 28 Keypad LCD Illumination sscsisissasscucossrarssatsashdotsseastiavecavesaiacs 28 Changing the Chantel St ps sussoieininisreiipniesnimis 29 Changing the Receiving Mode scssssccisisemannmammstnsiens 29 SOL SAMEERA e EEE ERSE 30 Repeater Operation scainiiricinieinincininniniwianeanunns 31 General eeaeee sE E E E A R aT 31 Repeater Silis ersrreesnea e eres 31 Automatic Repeater Shift ARS 0 0 cccecescesseeteesteeeteeeeees 31 Manual Repeater Shift Activation as siisivisvasdnssctanassoieceadoaaresies 32 Changing the Default Repeater Shifts ccc eeeeeeereees 32 Checking the Repeater Uplink Input Frequency 33 CTCSS DCS EPCS Operation sesossesesecosocsoscecsossocsesssososcesseos 34 CICSS Operation carga cpiss senasetadradassamndosativaaderaseanciauseiaiepmdiaia 34 DCS Opera xczcasdterstesecaausttatacstocedieacebatecctunasseauibasscasecdeaed 36 DCS Code Inver soit essnee aaia 37 To e Search Scanning cacsscnciemnacttiesacsreeaceumrnaaietess 39 EPCS Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch eeeeee 40 Storing the CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Oper
159. lected and transmitted with your ID Note J The Message Feature requires that all members 1 use the Yaesu VX 8R VX 3R or FTM 10R SR transceiver 2 store the same messages into the message slots 3 store the same member list into the member box and 4 set the same frequency O Does not send the Message through a repeater PROGRAMMING A MESSAGE Requires all members set the same messages into the same message slots in the same order The VX 8R has 20 message slots including a factory programmed message EMER GENCY The factory programmed message of course can be overwritten at any time with personalized messages 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 59 MES SAGE SELECT 60 MIC GAIN 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Hl elle Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Message slot 59 MESSAGE SELECT into which you wish to store a message The LCD displays EMERGENCY the previously stored message 5 Press the woe key briefly to enable programming of the message 59 MESSAGE SELECT 6 Press and hold in the i key for one second to clear the 4 EyerceNcy previously stored message if desired 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to set the first character of the message you wish to store Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 61 availa
160. ll of course increase battery consumption so be sure to switch it off during the day the default condition for this feature is ON The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is 1 Press and hold the veny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 81 SCAN LAMP 82 SCAN RE START 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i a l AY Mode Item ea Rotate the DIAL knob to select OFP 81 SCAN LAMP 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation gt OFF BAND EpGeE BEEPER The VX 8R will automatically beep when a band edge is encountered during scanning either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation You may enable this feature band edge beeper when the frequency reaches the band edge while selecting the VFO frequency by the DIAL knob The procedure for enabling the Band Edge Beeper 1s 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 10 BEEP EDGE 11 BEEP LEVEL 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set i a HA Mode Item g Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 10 BEEP EDGE 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Pe ON VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 71 Bluetooth OPERATION Installation of the optional BU 1 Bluetooth Adapter Unit
161. ll appear on the display Advice 1 When the FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit is first turned on it may take sev eral minutes to compute a fix of your position This is normal as the GPS unit is downloading almanac information from the GPS satellites 2 While the VX 8R searches for a GPS signal the compass icon does not appear on the display and the position information Longitude Latitude blinks on the display 3 If the transceiver does not receive a valid GPS signal after three minutes have passed you may be in a poor location for satellite reception such as inside of a house or building try moving to a less obstructed position 6 Ifyou walk a few meters from your current location your P 48 20 320 course direction is displayed on the compass of the display we 8 A 150 and walking speed is displayed in the SPD column of the pa A ALT i display qu 7 To return to normal operation press the wens key several times until the normal screen appears information Longitude Latitude at the point where the GPS signal was lost 2 When the FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit is activated the current consumption increases approximately 40 mA Therefore battery life is reduced by approximately 20 when the FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit is activated 3 You may memorize your current position as plotted by the GPS up to ten points can be saved via the APRS GPS Set Mode Item 21 MY POSITION See page 165 for details 76 VX 8R OPERATI
162. llows you to select several operating bands and make only those bands available for selection via the ano key ON Only the bands that are turned on will be shown when pushing the GAND key OFF When the BAND key is pressed the bands that are turned OFF will not be shown See page 100 for details Set Mope Item 107 VOLUME MODE Function Select the key function Available Values NORMAL AUTO BACK Default NORMAL NORMAL The key keeps the status while pressing the key AUTO BACK The key keeps the status for approximately three seconds after press ing the key Set Mope Item 108 VOX Function Enables Disables VOX operation sets VOX sensitivity Available Values OFF HIGH LOW Default OFF Set Mope Item 109 VOX DELAY Function Selects the VOX delay hang time Available Values 0 5sec 1 0sec 1 5sec 2 0sec 2 5sec 3 0sec Default 0 5sec Set Mope Item 110 WAVE MONITOR Function Selects the Wave Form function while displaying the Wave Form via Set Mode Item 85 SENSOR DISPLAY Available Values ALL RX SIGNAL TX MODULATION Default OFF ALL Displays the RX Audio wave form and TX Audio modulation wave form RX SIGNAL Displays the RX Audio wave form TX MODULATION Displays the TX Audio modulation wave form Set Mope Item 111 WX ALERT Function Enables disables the Weather Alert Feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF 160 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 1 APRS AF DU
163. lly To enter and activate the password use the following procedure 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 69 ETETEN PASSWORD 70 PR FREQUENCY 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of E i this Set Mode Item 69 PASSWORD 4 Press the Von key to enable programming the password OFE 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the 69 PASSWORD desired number letter O 9 A B C D gt and ts 69 PASSWORD 6 Press the von key to move to the next digit OFF A 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program the remaining num bers letters of the desired password 8 Ifyou make a mistake press the GAND key to move 69 PASSWORD back to the previous digit then select the correct num ber letter 9 When you have finished entering the password press the von key and rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to 69 PASSWORD activate the password feature 10 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation OFF AB12 ON AB12 If you wish to disable the Password feature repeat steps 1 3 above Rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF then press the PTT switch performing the Microprocessor Resetting procedure see page 134 However the VX 8R will clear the password as well as all memories and will restore all other set tings to factory defaults 122 VX 8R OPERATING
164. lly recognized Morse Code S O S message e e e e e e is programmed at the factory for the Emergency message Here s how to program the Emergency Message 1 Press the woe key to display any previously stored emergency message 2 Press and hold the tay key for two seconds to clear any previous emergency mes sage if desired VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 147 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of the message then press the wove key briefly to save the first letter number and move on to the next character 4 Repeat the previous step as necessary to complete the message up to 16 characters 5 Ifyou make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the cursor now re enter the correct letter number 6 Press and hold the tad key for two seconds to delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored erroneously 7 When you have entered the message press the von key again to confirm the mes sage then press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation Set Mope Item 35 EXTENDED MENU Function Enables Disables the extended Set Mode Menu Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 36 FW KEY HOLD TIME Function Set the duration time that the key must be held to activate the secondary function Available Values FW0 3sec FWO 5sec FW0 7sec FW1 0sec FW1 5sec Default FW0 5sec
165. m the band selection loop 6 Press the wove key then rotate the DIAL knob to select ON and omit skip the band from the band selection loop 106 VFO SKIP 3 AIR OFF Note The band presently in use cannot be turned ON 7 Press the vong key again 106 VFO SKIP 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 above to select as many bands as 3 AIR ON you like 9 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To re institute a band into the band selection loop repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 6 If you wish to skip omit the AM or FM Broadcast band enter the Broadcast RADIO Reception mode by pressing the key followed by 0 key first then per Banpb NUMBER CHART FREQUENCY RANGE 132 OPERATING BAND VFO A 1 8 30 MHz 30 76 MHz 108 137 MHz 137 174 MHz 174 222 MHz 222 420 MHz 420 470 MHz 470 774 MHz 74 999 99 MHz 910 1790 kHz 76 107 9 MHz VFO B 30 76 MHz 108 137 MHz 137 174 MHz 174 222 MHz 222 420 MHz 420 470 MHz 470 580 MHz XUSA Version Cellular Blocked VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTING CHANGING THE STATUS OF THE KEY By factory default the key keeps the status while pressing and holding the key down You may change the status of the key to keep the status for approximately three seconds after pressing the key after which t
166. mains available so you can unlock your keypad when you want to 26 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION ADJUSTING THE KEYPAD BEEPER VOLUME LEVEL A keypad beeper provides useful audible feed back whenever a key button is pressed The keypad beeper level changes according to the receiver audio volume level setting How ever you may adjust the volume balance between the receiving audio and keypad beeper using Set Mode Item 11 BEEP LEVEL 1 Press and hold the fenu key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 11 BEEP LEVEL 12 BEEP MELODY 3 Press the ven key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode i e Item gum 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired level 11 BEEP LEVEL 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to m LEVEL 5 save the new setting and return to normal operation Additionally if you want to turn the beep off 1 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 13 BEEP Eason SELECT 14 BELL RINGER 3 Press the ven key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode 4 a i r Item gun Rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting to OFP 13 BEEP SELECT 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to gt OFF save the new setting and return to normal operation 6 If you wish to re enable the Beeper just repeat the above proc
167. measuring of the frequency of a nearby transmitter without knowing that frequency in advance The frequency can be measured by bringing the VX 8R close to the transceiver which is transmitting The VX 8R performs a high speed search within a 5 MHz range from the frequency displayed on the LCD When the strongest signal in that range is identified the VX 8R displays the frequency of that strongest signal and writes it into the special Channel Counter memory Note This Channel Counter is designed to provide an indication of the operating fre quency of the incoming signal one that is close enough to allow the user to tune precisely to the other station s frequency This feature is not however designed to provide a precise determination of the other station s frequency To L e 7D 1 Set the A Band to the VFO mode in the predicted frequency range for the transmit ter to be measured then set the A Band to the Operating band indicated in large characters The Channel Counter feature can only be activated while the VX 8R is operat ing in the A Band 2 Bring the VX 8R into close proximity to the transmitter to be measured 3 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing and holding in the VFO CH COUNTER VoD key to select the CH COUNTER mode 4 Release the vong key to begin the Channel Counter the fre quency of the nearby station will be displayed When the channel counter is active
168. ment using the following technique 1 Ifyou want to clear any previous comments press the w key to select the ALL CLEAR then press the vm key 2 Ifyou want to delete a previously stored comment after the cursor press the aa w key to select CLEAR then press the key 3 If you want to add a character press the a 7 key to select INSERT then press the key Note Some transceivers cannot receive the full 60 character message We recom mend that you make the message as short as possible When you have completed your entry press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the STATION LIST screen DIGIPEATER PATH SETTING The VX 8R allows you to set up to eight digipeaters for the APRS Packet Path The VX 8R is preset to WIDE1 1 and WIDE2 1 digi path to insure that your transmitted APRS Beacon is repeated by the new N paradigm digipeaters We recommend that you use this setting by default l Press the wen key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 6 40 screen appears on the display 1 E W6QRZ 7 10 03 2 W WB6QRZ 10 00 Press and hold the feny key for one second to enter the APRS 3 p weqsp 7 99 55 GPS Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 15 DIGI PATH 16 GPS DATUM l l 17 GPS TIME SET Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 18 GPS UNIT Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Pass Number 1 8 you wish to set Press the vo
169. mory Recall MR mode by pressing the key 5 Press and hold in the anp key for one second and rotate the fap 145 680 DIAL knob while holding in the key to select the de eee sired PMS frequency pair PMSxx ke 432 400 6 The MR label will be replaced by PMS and the Memory Channel number will be replaced by Pxx Tuning and scan PMS 1 45 000 ning will now be limited within the just programmed range a i eH N 7 Press and hold in the a 97 key for one second to start scanning within the just programmed range 8 50 pairs of Band Limit memories labeled L1 U1 through L50 U5SO are available You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits on a number of bands if you like 7 432 400 68 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING PRioRITY CHANNEL SCANNING Duar Watch The VX 8R s scanning features include a two channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel while periodically checking a user defined Memory Channel for activity If a station is received on the Memory Channel which is strong enough to open the Squelch the scanner will pause on that station in accordance with the Scan Resume mode set via Menu Item 83 SCAN RESUME See page 60 Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation 1 Press the key briefly to enter the Memory Recall MR mode if you are not using memories already 2 Press and hol
170. mp TX PO meter Symbol Selects the Spectrum Analyzer sweep mode Calibrating the Sensor Unit Selects the measurement units of the Sensor Unit Selects the Wave Form display while indicating the Wave Form via Set Mode Item 84 SENSOR DISPLAY Beep SETTING o o o o o Enables Disables the Band edge beeper while selecting the frequency with the DIAL knob Adjust the Beep volume level Create the Beep Melody for Bell ringer function Enables Disables the keypad beeper Select the CW tone pitch for the CW Learning CW Training and CW Identifier functions MISCELLANEOUS SETTING QOOOOO0O OQOOOOOOOQOQOOOO0O00000 QOOOOUOUOO ud Select the antenna to be used for the AM Broadcast listening Select the antenna to be used for the FM Broadcast listening Enables Disables the receiver Front end Attenuator Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Selects the Channel Counter Search Width Shifting of CPU clock frequency Enables Disables the CW Learning feature Enables Disables the CW Training feature Enables Disables the extended Set Mode Menu Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Enables Disables the function of the VFO DIAL knob while in the Home Channel mode Selects the language for the Set Mode selections Adjusts the microphone gain level Adjusts the receiver audio output level when the MUTE function was activated Set the OFF Timer time Set the ON Timer time Programming and activating the Pass
171. n CON50min CON 5min BEEP STROBE BEEP amp STROBE BEAM BEEP amp BEAM CW BEEP amp CW CW ID TX AvaiLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT Boro IraLic 0000 9999 6111 VOX PTT VOX HIGH VOX LOW MODE MONO STEREO SAVE ON OFF 140 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope DTMF SETTING o o o o Selects the DTMF Autodialer Delay Time Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature Programming the DTMF Autodialer Selects the DTMF Autodialer Sending Speed SwitcH KNoB SETTING o QOQ OU o Q aad OOOOOQ OO o Set the duration that a secondary function of the F W key press and holding the F W key is held determines the function they activate Selects the function of the H M key Selects the Control Locking lockout combination Selects the MONI key just below the PTT switch function Selects the time delay before the carrier is transmitted when the PTT switch is pressed Select the VOL key function ISPLAY SETTING Indicates the DC Supply Voltage Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Setting the Display contrast level Setting the Display brightness level llluminates the white LED light continuously useful as emergency flashlight at night Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is powered on Selects the sensor information when the transceiver is operating in the Mono band mode with large character Displays internal sensor information Selects the S a
172. n feature WIRES 41 INTERNET Enables Disables the Internet Connection feature WIRES ON OFF 42 INTERNET CODE Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for the SRG operation of the Internet Connection DTMF 0 DTMF 1 DTMF A DTMF D feature WIRES DTMF DTMF DTMF 1 MENET Sermone SET MODE Programming of the Access Number DTMF code for the FRG station of the WIRES or Pon on non WIRES Internet Link System access OFF KEY 5sec 50 LED LIGHT llluminates the white LED light continuously useful as emergency flashlightatnight FO _ 51 LOCK Selects the Control Locking lockout combination KEY DIAL KEY amp DIAL PTT KEY amp PTT DIAL amp PTT ALL 52 MEMORY FAST STEP Selects the channel step for the fast channel selection mode while in the Memory Recall 10CH 20CH 50CH 100CH mode ae 53 MEMORY NAME Stores Aloha Numeric tags for the Memory channels 54 MEMORY PROTECT Enables Disables the Memory Write Protector ON OFF 138 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mone Item FUNCTION AVAILABLE VALUES DEFALT UNDERLINED Boup 55 MEMORY SKIP Selects the Memory Scan channel selection mode OFF SKIP ONLY 56 MEMORY WRITE NEXT LOWER 57 MESSAGE LIST 58 MESSAGE REGISTER 59 MESSAGE SELECT 60 MIC GAIN LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 LEVEL 6 61 MONI T CALL MONI T CALL 1 62 MUTE Adjusts the receiver audio output level when the MUTE function was activated M
173. nable adjustment of Mie Meee ere 25 POSITION COMMENT When the optional FGPS 2 GPS Antenna Unit is 91 MY POSITION connected to the transceiver select Auto by rotat ing the DIAL knob and advance to the next step otherwise enter your position Longitude Latitude manually 1 Select Lat by rotating the DIAL knob 2 Press the Von key to enable entering of your latitude using the Decimal system Auto 21 MY POSITION Lat N 0 00 00 3 Use the GAND and Von keys to navigation to each 21 MY POSITION column and then use the DIAL knob to select the Lat N 48 19 TY desired numbers in each column Repeat for each l T column to complete your latitude entry SSID List SSID 0 Detans O 1 6 Operation via Satellite Z Z Maritime Mobile 10 Operation via Internet 14 15 7 iver 10 i 11 APRS touch tone User and the Occasional Ballooes 12 its 13 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 81 APRS OPERATION PREPARATIONS SC MBNDDN SPS SQTYP 4 Move the cursor to Lat using the ano wove key and then rotate the DIAL knob one click clockwise to select Lon Enter your longitude 21 MY POSITION Lon W 0 00 00 21 MY POSITION using the same procedure as described above then advance to the next step Lon W 118 02 10 22 Press the feny key briefly to save the new setting T 23 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 4 APRS MO
174. nal 57 MESSAGE LIST ID and move on to the next place Repeat steps 7 and 8 above to complete the personal ID up to 8 characters If you make a mistake press the GAND key to move back to the incorrect character then re enter the correct character Press and hold in the Wry key for two seconds to delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored When the personal ID entry is complete press the wen key 57 MESSAGE LIST briefly to save the new setting 1 RICHARD If you wish to store another personal ID repeat steps 3 through 10 above Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation SET YOUR PERSONAL ID You may choose your personal ID from the member list as follows Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 58 MES 58 MESSAGE REGISTER SAGE REGISTER 59 MESSAGE SELECT Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set rH O Mode Item Se Rotate the DIAL knob to select the member box 1 20 58 MESSAGE REGISTER where your ID is stored 4 RICHARD Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 58 MESSAGE REGISTER 10 JERRY 104 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL MESSAGE FEATURE SENDING A MESSAGE The registered message can be sent to the members who are receiving on the coordination frequency When a message is sent the transmitter s ID will be s
175. ncy will be displayed on the lower part The Operating band the band on which transmission and band frequency changes are pos sible is shown in large characters and Receive only band is shown in small characters Press the afe key briefly to engage the A Band fre quency as the Operating band Alternatively press the af key briefly to engage the B Band frequency as de scribed previously Press and hold in the afe or Ale key for 1 2 seconds to switch to Mono Band Operation During Mono band op eration you may change the display between double size character and large character by pressing the EN a B Q OS pO Q Q O SSS GOSS aaa aa Q Ss O x 40 4 WY ZO the A Band is only heard in the left ear and the audio from the B Band is only heard in the right ear VFO 1 44 000 Press AE key VFO 144 000 4 Z HI NFM 4 NFM 430 000 Pe 430 000 i gq Press key Gu Press and hold Press and hold Press and hold Press and hold AS key Ae key mfe key AS key Va 144 OOO Oy 430 OOO 4 7 Lit 7 4V 10 06 Lit 7 4V 10 00 EAn NFM B Hi NFM Press AE key oh Press Aa key Press Eg key Press le key w 144 000 m 430 000 leBlut NFM eau le Aly1 NFM gq r fr VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 15 OPERATION SELECTING THE FREQUENCY BAND The VX 8R covers an incredibly peratwe BAND wide frequency range over __
176. nd display the sensor infor f y1 VFO 144 OOO mation on the display 4 ALTI select 10 00 lt 1 4 You may monitor the sensor informa EAH q tion Temp Baro and Alti at the same time using Set Mode Item 85 SENSOR INFO 85 SENSOR INFO l1 F gt 1024 hPa ALTI 26 ft gd VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 119 SENSOR Mope SENSOR Mope OPTIONS CLock SET The VX 8R has a 24 hour clock with a calendar which covers all dates from January 1 2000 through December 31 2099 accuracy 30 sec month To set the clock Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode l pA CA Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 98 TIME SET Press the Meng key briefly to enable adjustment of this Menu Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the year setting Press the woe key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to select the month setting Repeat the above step to set the day day of the week hour and minute selections Press the Von key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to set Timer Signal On SIG or Off In the SIG mode a double beep will be emitted from the speaker at the top of each hour as long as the transceiver is turned on 98 TIME SET 99 TONE FREQUENCY 100 TONE SRCH MUTE 101 TONE SERCH SPEED eau 98 TIME SET 2008 01 01 TUE Ga 98 TIME SET 00 00 SIG SET Ga Press the woo key briefly press t
177. nd hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 2 ANTENNA FM 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable the antenna selection 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the antenna to be used EXT ANTENNA Uses the Rubber Flex Antenna or EAR PHONE Uses the Earphone An tenna When you finish the selection press the PTT switch to exit from the Menu mode and return to the Broadcast Reception mode If you wish to output the audio of the FM Broadcast station to the VX 8R internal speaker while using the earphone antenna select Set Mode Item 90 SPEAKER OUT to SPEAKER VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 23 OPERATION AM ano FM BroapcastT RECEPTION AF DuaL OPERATION The AF Dual Operation allows you to monitor two desired amateur band frequencies while also receiving an AM or FM broadcast station Triple Watch functions When a signal is received in the amateur band the amateur band audio is output instead of the AM or FM Broadcast station audio When the amateur band signal drops the AF Dual Opera tion is resumed as determined by the user settings in the below procedures Furthermore you may transmit on the Main band amateur frequency by pressing the PTT switch at anytime The Main band is selected by pressing the ala al key as usual 1 Set the VX 8R to the desired amateur band frequencies by the VFO or Memory chan nel selections on both A
178. ne NFM AM Ist 47 25 MHz A Main Band 46 35 MHz B Sub Band 2nd 450 kHz WFM Ist 45 8 MHz 2nd 10 7 MHz 3rd 1 MHz AM FM Radio 130 kHz 3 0 uV for 10 dB S N 0 5 30 MHz AM 0 35 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 30 54 MHz NFM 1 0 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 54 76 MHz NFM 1 0 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 54 59 MHz NFM USA Version 1 5 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 76 108 MHz WFM 1 5 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 59 108 MHz WFM 1 5 uV TYP for 10 dB SN 108 137 MHz AM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 137 140 MHz NFM 0 16 uV for 12 dB SINAD 140 150 MHz NFM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 150 174 MHz NFM 1 0 uV for 12 dB SINAD 174 222 MHz WFM 0 5 uV for 12 dB SINAD 300 350 MHz NFM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 350 400 MHz NFM 0 18 uV for 12 dB SINAD 400 470 MHz NFM 1 5 uV for 12 dB SINAD 470 540 MHz WFM 3 0 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 540 800 MHz WFM 1 5 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 800 999 90 MHz NFM Cellular Blocked 0 18 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 50 54 MHz NFM 0 18 uV for 12 dB SINAD 144 148 MHz NFM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 430 450 MHz NFM 12 kHz 35 kHz 6dB 60dB NFM AM 200 kHz 300 kHz 6dB 20dB WFM 200 mW 8 Ohms for 10 THD 7 4 V DC 400 mW 8 Ohms for 10 THD 13 8 V DC Specifications are subject to change without notice and are guaranteed within the 50 144 222 430 MHz amateur bands only Cellular Blocked per FCC rule Part 15 121 may not receive 900 MHz Amateur band VX 8
179. nel selection mode Enables Disables the Scan Lamp while scanner is paused Selects the Scan Re start Delay time C Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio C Enables Disables the Priority Revert feature C1 Selects the time between the Priority Dual Watch channel checks when the feature is active BATTERY SAVING SETTING C Setting of the Automatic Power Off time Enables Disables the BUSY LED while the squelch is open C Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver MESSAGE SETTING C Programming a Member List for the Message feature Selects your Personal ID for the Message feature C Programming a Message for the Message feature WIRES SETTING Enables Disables the Internet Connection feature WIRES Selects the primary function of the INTERNET key Selects the operating mode of the Internet Connection feature WIRES ana aina Internet Link System access EAI SETTING C1 Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature C Sets the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its transmit time Select the alarms utilized when the Emergency function is engaged Bluetooth SETTING C Pairing the Bluetooth unit and setting the Pin Code Select the operating mode of the optional BH 1 BH 2 Bluetooth Headset Enables Disables the DTMF Autodialer feature while using the I
180. ng key briefly to begin callsign entry into the selected path 86 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS OPERATION TRANSMIT AN APRS BEACON 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to select the 15 DIGI PASS first character of the callsign with SSID of the digipeater 8 Press the von key to move to the next character TADEL 9 Repeats steps 7 and 8 to program the remainder of the callsign 10 If you make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the cursor then re enter the correct character 11 When you have completed your entry press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the STATION LIST screen VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 87 APRS OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS MESSAGE 1 Set the B Band to the APRS frequency 144 390 MHz is generally used in North America If you don t know the APRS frequency for your country ask your dealer The AX 25 modem is not activated in the A Band 2 Disable the Receiver Battery Saver from Set Mode Item 79 SAVE RX When the Receiver Battery Saver is turned on the VX 8R cannot reliably receive APRS Messages 3 Press the feny key several times until the APRS MESSAGE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 screen appears on the display MINTA ET The APRS MESSAGE screen stores up to 20 messages 3 RN WEQSP 7 09 55 The messages are sorted according to the time the station message is received The latest message is stored into the WEQRZ 7 12 31 first message slo
181. nner sweeps only those Memory channels with the same first digit of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started TAG2 The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels with the same first and second digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels which are memo rized on the same operating band as the first channel on which scan ning started PMS X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently selected PMS frequency pair See page 68 for details Release the GAND key to start scanning As with VFO scanning the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong enough to open the squelch it will then resume scanning according to the Scan Re sume mode set previously When there are no memory channels corresponding to the selected Memory Scan mode the MS ERR notation will appear on the display To cancel scanning press the PTT switch or key y You may initiate the scanning in the previously selected Memory Scan Mode x by pressing and holding either a or V key for one second 64 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING a Memory SCANNING How To Skip Omit A CHANNEL Durinc Memory Scan As mentioned previously some continuous carrier stations like a Weather Broadcast sta tion will seriously impede scanner operation if you are using the Carrier Drop Scan Resume mode as the incoming
182. ntenna When receiving a weak signal reception may be noisy Set Mope Item 3 ANTENNA ATT Function Enables Disables the receiver Front end Attenuator Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Note This Menu Item can select and set to each operating band and frequency band individually Set Mope Item 4 APO Function Setting of the Automatic Power Off time Available Values 0 5hour 12 0hour OFF Default OFF Set Mope Item 5 ARTS BEEP Function Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Available Values INRANGE ALWAYS OFF Default INRANGE IN RANGE Beeps sound only when the radio first detects that you are within range ALWAYS Beeps sound every time a polling transmission is received from the other station every 15 or 25 seconds when in range OFF No alert beeps sound 142 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 6 ARTS INTERVAL Function Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 15sec 25sec Default 25sec This setting determines how often the other station will be polled during ARTS operation Set Mope Item 7 BANK LINK Function Enables Disables the Memory Bank Link Scan See page 67 for details Set Mope Item 8 BANK NAME Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tag for the Memory Bank See page 50 for details Set Mope Item 9 BCLO Function Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Available Values ON
183. nternet Connection feature WIRES Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for SRG operation of the Internet Connection feature WIRES Set Mone Item 74 RPT ARS 75 RPT SHIFT 76 RPT SHIFT FREQ Set Mope Item 14 BELL RINGER 15 BELL SELECT 26 DCS CODE 27 DCS INVERSION 66 PAGER ANS BACK 67 PAGER CODE RX 68 PAGER CODE TX 70 PR FREQUENCY 94 SQL SPLIT 95 SQL TYPE 99 TONE FREQUENCY 100 TONE SRCH MUTE 101 TONE SRCH SPEED Set Mope Item 5 ARTS BEEP 6 ARTS INTERVAL 21 CW ID Set Mope Item 7 BANK LINK 8 BANK NAME 52 MEMORY FAST STEP 53 MEMORY NAME 54 MEMORY PROTECT 56 MEMORY WRITE Set Mope Item 55 MEMORY SKIP 81 SCAN LAMP 82 SCAN RE START 83 SCAN RESUME 71 PRI REVERT 72 PRI TIME Set Mone Item 4 APO 18 BUSY LED 79 SAVE RX 80 SAVE TX Set Mone Item 57 MESSAGE LIST 58 MESSAGE REGISTER 59 MESSAGE SELECT Set Mope Item 40 INT MANUAL AUTO 41 INTERNET 42 INTERNET CODE 43 INTERNET KEY 44 INTERNET MODE Programming of the Access Number DTMF code for the FRG station of the WIRES or non WIRES 45 INTERNET SELECT Set Mope Item 32 EAl 33 EAI TIME 34 EMERGENCY SELECT Set Mope Item 16 BLUETOOTH P CODE 17 BLUETOOTH SET AvaiLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT Boro ITALIc ON OFF SIMPLEX RPT RPT 0 000MHz 150 000MHz 50 kHz step 1 AvaiLaBLe Vatues DeFauLt Boro Iacie 1time 20times CONTINUOUS OFF BELL USER BP1 USER BP2 USER
184. ntry digit 3 Activates the CTCSS Selects the DTMF mode or DCS operation Engage the Special No Action Search mode Switches frequency control between the VFO and Memory System Frequency entry digit 6 Selects the direction of the uplink frequency shift either or simplex during repeater operation mode while in the Memory Recall mode Activates the Priority Dual No Action Watch function oy oval Frequency entry digit 9 Frequency entry digit 0 Enters the Broadcast Reception mode Enters the Special Memory mode No Action No Action VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Activates the Memory Tune Co E PRIMARY FUNCTION No Action Press Key Toggle the DIAL knob function between the Frequency Control and Receiver Audio Control Rotate the DIAL knob while holding this key to adjust the audio volume level SECONDARY FUNCTION Press w THIRD FUNCTION Press AND Horo Key PRIMARY FUNCTION Press Key Activates the Secondary key function SECONDARY FUNCTION Press Bw Disables the Secondary key function Activates the Memory Write mode for memory channel storage THIRD FUNCTION Press AND Horo Key NOTE 1 The nfa and af keys glows green when the squelch opens and turns red during trans mission Pess the nfa or key to switch the ATA display be tween the Double s
185. ob while holding in the BAND key the current bandwidth for the VFO scanner will appear yfo 1 Hz on the display to select the bandwidth for the VFO scan 4 le n ner Available selections are 1 MHz 2 MHz 5 MHz le 447 250 BAND ALL and PMS X eam 1 MHz 2 MHz 5 MHz The scanner will sweep frequencies within the selected bandwidth BAND The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the cur rent band ALL The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 1 8 MHz and 999 99 MHz except the FM Broadcast Band 76 107 MHz PMS X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur rently selected PMS frequency pair See page 68 for details 3 Release the GAND key to start scanning 4 When the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt temporarily the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this Pause condition 5 The scanner will then resume according to the Scan Resume mode selected in the previous section 6 To cancel scanning press the PTT switch or key _ LD Ifyou want to change direction of the scan while it is underway rotate the ACY DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction You ll see the scanner turn Ae dand ch i around and change frequency downward 2 You may initiate upward or downward scanning in the previously selected band width by pressing and holding either a or wv key for one second respectively
186. ome Channel Memory PMS Programmable Memory Scan Mode VDW Dual Watch Active VFO Memory Channel MDW Dual Watch Active Memory Channel Memory Channel VoLume LEVEL TX Power LeveL HI High Power 5 W L3 LOW3 Power 2 5 W L2 LOW2 Power 1 W L1 LOW1 Power 0 5 W OPERATING FREQUENCY S amp PO METER SaueLcH Type amp Ranio Mope TN Tone Encoder Active TSQ Tone Squelch Active DCS Digital Code Squelch Active RTN Reverse Tone Squelch Active PR User Programmed Reverse CTCSS Decoder Active PAG Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch EPCS Active MSG Message Feature Active DC Split Tone Feature Active DCS Encode only T D Split Tone Feature Active Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a DCS Code D T Split Tone Feature Active Encodes a DCS Code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone A12 APRS Feature Active 1200 bps A96 APRS Feature Active 9600 bps BAY AM FM Broadcast Reception M sceLLaneous SETTING ICON ES Repeater Shift Direction Minus Shift Secondary Keypad Active GJ Repeater Shift Direction Plus Shift Q3 Internet Connection Feature WiRES Active FJ Independent Transmit Frequencies DTMF Autodialer Active Odd Splits EAI Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature Active A Attenuator Active Automatic Power Off Active Bell Alarm Active Bluetooth Active Was Receiving an FM Stereo Signal Key Lock Active a Mute Feature Active OPERATING Mope vox VOX Feature Active NFM FM J
187. on When TSOL is displayed the Tone Squelch system is active which mutes your VX 8R s receiver until it receives a gt TONE call from another radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone This can helpful in a high RF congested location by keeping your radio quiet until a call 1s received from a specific station with a matching CTCSS tone J You may notice an additional DCS indication appearing while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 above We ll discuss the Digital Code Squelch sys tem shortly You may notice REV TONE indication on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 above When the Reverse Tone Squelch system is ac tive the VX 8R s receiver is muted when it receives a call from a radio send ing a matching CTCSS tone The RTN icon will appear on the display when the Reverse Tone Squelch system is activated You may notice PR FREQ indication on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 above this means the user programmed Reverse CTCSS Decoder will mute your VX 8R s receiver when it receives a call from a radio sending a CTCSS tone matching your programmed tone determine by Set Mode Item 70 PR FREQUENCY The PR icon will appear on the display when the Reverse CTCSS Decoder is activated You may notice PAGER and MESSAGE indication on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 above These appear when the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squel
188. or symbols of the desired label Eight characters may be used in the creation of a label 11 When you have programmed a label that is less than 8 char acters press the vong key twice to confirm the label and enable storing the access code otherwise just program the 8 character label and press the vong key one time 12 Rotate the DIAL knob to select 45 INTERNET SELECT 13 Press the vong key briefly to accept the first digit and move to the second digit of the DTMF string 14 If you make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the cursor then re enter the correct letter or number 45 INTERNET SELECT 15 Repeat steps 12 through 14 until you have completed the 4 wapy 11010 access code 1101D 45 INTERNET SELECT 1 W6DXC 1 WDXC Gan 112 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE FRG FRIENDLY Rapio Group Mope 16 17 18 When you have stored an access code that is less than 8 digits press the key twice to confirm the code and enable storing the access code otherwise just enter the 8 digits and press the vong key one time Repeat steps 4 through 16 to store other access codes 1f so desired Press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation OPERATION ACCESSING AN FRG Nope l 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 44 MrT INTERNET MODE 45 INTERNET
189. p MUTE 30 save the new setting and return to normal operation When the Audio Mute feature is activated the a icon will VEO appear on the display and the icon blinks while muting the 4 14 4 000 NiE Receive Only band audio a p 430 000 mM a KeypaD LCD ILLUMINATION Your VX 8R includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation The red illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment with minimal degradation of your night vision Three options for activating the lamp are provided KEY 2sec KEY 10sec Illuminates the Keypad LCD for the selected illumination time when any key is pressed CONTINUOUS Illuminates the Keypad LCD continuously OFF Disables the Keypad LCD lamp Here is the procedure for setting up the Lamp mode 1 Press and hold the ven key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 46 LAMP 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode 47 LANGUAGE It 48 LCD CONTRAST aa 49 LCD DIMMER 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one of the three modes de ea scribed above 46 LAMP 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to Bm KEY 5sec save the new setting and return to normal operation 28 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS The VX 8R s frequency synthesizer provides the option of utilizing tuning step
190. p us l 2 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 61 MONI T CALL 62 MUTE Press the ven key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Su ER Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select T CALL on the display 61 MONI T CALL Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and gt T CALL exit to normal operation To access a repeater press and hold in the key for the amount of time specified by the repeater owner operator The transmitter will automatically be activated and a 1750 Hz audio tone will be superimposed on the carrier Once access to the repeater has been gained you may release the key and use the PTT switch for activating the transmitter VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 45 Memory MopE The VX 8R provides a wide variety of memory system resources These include O Regular Memory Channels which include 900 Standard memory channels numbered 1 through 900 99 Frequency Skip Memories numbered 901 through 999 11 Home channels providing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency on each operating band 50 sets of band edge memories also known as Programmable Memory Scan channels labeled LO1 U01 through L50 U50 24 Memory Banks labeled b 1 through b24 Each Memory Bank can be assigned up to 100 channels from the regular memory chann
191. pe The VX 8R allows you to select the resume mode of the AF Dual Operation when a signal is received in the amateur band Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 77 RX AF DUAL 78 RX MODE Press the key briefly to enable selection of this i E a Menu Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired resume 77 RX AF DUAL mode of the AF Dual Operation TX 1sec TX 10sec Sets the period of time after you transmit an amateur signal before the AM or FM Broadcast sta tion will be heard from the speaker and the AF Dual Operation is resumed However if a signal is received in the amateur band the AF Dual Opera tion will halt on the amateur band frequency and the AF Dual Operation does not resume TRX 1sec TXR 10sec When the selected time passes after the amateur band signal drops or transmission is over the AM or FM Broadcast station will be heard from the speaker and the AF Dual Operation is resumed When a signal is received in the amateur band or if you transmit on the amateur band the AF Dual Op eration will halt on the amateur band frequency the AF Dual Operation does not resume You must manually re initiate the AF Dual Operation if you wish to resume Pm TRX 2sec When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and resume normal mode VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 235 ADVANCED OPERATION Now that you m
192. pecified types of APRS Beacon data Available Values Mic E POSITION WEATHER OBJECT ITEM STATUS OTHER Default Mic E ON POSITION ON WEATHER ON OBJECT ON ITEM ON STATUS ON OTHER OFF APRS GPS Set Mode Item 4 APRS MODEM Function Enables Disables the APRS modem AX 25 Data modem and its Baud Rate Available Values OFF 1200bps 9600bps Default OFF APRS GPS Set Mode Item 5 APRS MSG FLASH Function Enables Disables the white LED light when the APRS message is received Available Values ON OFF Default ON When this Set Mode Item is set to ON the white LED light flashes when receive the APRS message APRS GPS Set Mode Item 6 APRS MSG TXT Function Programming the Fixed form APRS Message See page 91 for details APRS GPS Set Mode Item 7 APRS MUTE Function Enables Disables audio output of the B Band during APRS operation Available Values ON OFF Default OFF APRS GPS Set Mode Item 8 APRS RINGER MSG Function Enables Disables the alert ringer when the APRS message is received Available Values ON OFF Default ON 162 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS GPS Set Mope APRS GPS Set Mope DETAILS APRSIGPS Set Mode Item 9 APRS RINGER BCON Function Enables Disables the alert ringer when the APRS beacon 1s received Available Values ON OFF Default ON APRS GPS Set Mode Item 10 APRS UNIT Function Selects the unit for the APRS Beacon information Available Values Position MM M
193. quency 2 Press the key then press the wove key This provides a SQL TYPE Short cut to Set Mode Item 95 SQL TYPE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob until MESSAGE appears on the display this activates the Message feature 4 Press the PTT switch to exit from the Set Mode and acti o 146 vate the Message feature When the Message feature is ac o HIIMBEAMEEA NFM tivated the MSG notation will appear on the display our AAT 250 5 When you receive a message a beep sounds the LED light blinks white and Message FROM sending station s ID scrolls on the display 6 Press any key except key to clear the received message and wait for a new message pm MESSAGE NFM eau To disable the Message feature repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 3 above If you enable the CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell feature described previously you can tell that you are receiving a message by the ringing bell sound alert 106 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL EMERGENCY FEATURE aa a ae F EMERGENCY CHANNEL OPERATION The VX 8R includes an Emergency feature which may be useful if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver s UHF Home channel See page 49 for details on setting the Home channel The Emergency feature is activated by pressing and holding in the tay key for one second When this is done A the radio is pla
194. r em any previous name if desired 53 MEMORY NAME 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or press one of the keyboard keys to select the first digit of the desired label Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 61 available characters 93 MEMORY NAME Example 2 Press the key repeatedly to toggle among y the seven available characters associated with that key t gt u gt v gt 8 gt T gt U gt V 6 Press the vong key to move to the next character 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program the remaining letters num 53 MEMORY NAME bers or symbols of the desired label A total of 16 charac 7 ters may be used in the creation of a label VERTEN STANDARD 8 Press and hold the EMR key for two seconds to delete all equ data after the cursor that may have been previously stored 9 If you make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol 10 When you have completed the creation of the label press the PTT switch briefly to During Memory Recall MR with Mono Band operation the yR save the label and exit to normal operation alphanumeric Tag will appear below the frequency display x Q lea The alphanumeric Tag does not appear if you activate wos Er the Dual Receive Operation EAH 145 80 2 VERTEX STANDARD Lit 7 4V 10 00 NFM eau 50 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory OFFSET TUNING
195. r that matches those stored in the Receiving Pager Memory The squelch then opens so the caller is heard and the paging ringer immediately sounds if activated When you close the PTT switch to transmit the CTCSS tone pair that is stored in the Transmitting Pager Memory will be transmitted automatically On the paged radio the Code Squelch will close automatically after the incoming page ends Meanwhile on the paging radio the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system will be disabled after the PTT switch is released after the paging transmission You may re activate the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system again STORING THE CTCSS Tone Pairs For EPCS OPERATION 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set 68 PAGER CODF TX Mode Item 67 PAGER CODE AX 68 PAGER CODE TX 69 PASSWORD M 69 PASSWOR 70 PR FREQUENCY for the Receiving CTCSS Tone 79 PR FREQUENCY 71 PRI REVERT Pair or Set Mode Item 68 PAGER qa eau CODE TX for the Transmitting CTCSS Tone Pair PAGER CODE RX 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the CTCSS Tone number which corresponds to the first tone of the CTCSS Tone Pair PAGER CODE RX 5 Press the Von key x icon moves to the right then ro 07 47 tate the DIAL knob to set the CTCSS Tone number which corresponds to the second tone of the CTCSS Tone Pair 05 47 6 Press the
196. radio and the other radio s to the same DCS code number per the discussion on page 36 Press the key then press the key You will observe fo OUTRNG the OUT RANGE display on the LCD below the operating 7 e Hy NFM frequency ARTS operation has now commenced 7 l 447 250 sets Every 25 seconds your radio will transmit a polling call ea to the other station When that station responds with its own VFO IN RNG ARTS polling signal the display will change to IN 7 e Hit MME NFM RANGE to confirm that the other station s polling code was received in response to yours Press the key to exit ARTS operation and resume normal functioning of the transceiver VFO NFM eau ARTS won t work if you have used the Lock feature to disable the PTT ARTS Po ttine Time Options The ARTS feature may be programmed to poll every 25 seconds default value or 15 seconds The default value provides maximum battery conservation because the polling signal is sent out less frequently To change the polling interval l A Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 6 ARTS INTERVAL 7 BANK LINK 8 BANK NAME Press the feng key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 9 Belo Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired polling interval 6 ARTS INTERVAL 25sec or 15sec Press the PTT switch briefly to save t
197. ransmit 50 MHz 144 MHz or 430 MHz plus 222 MHz on the USA version you re ready to transmit These are the most basic steps more ad vanced aspects of transmitter operation will be discussed later 1 To transmit press the PTT switch and speak into the front panel microphone located in the lower right hand corner of the speaker grille in a normal voice level The LED of the afe or al which is designated the Main band will glow red during transmission 2 To return to the receive mode release the PTT switch 3 During transmission the relative power level will be indicated on the LCD Additionally the L1 L2 L3 or HI icon will appear at the left side of the PO meter 4 e Hammaga NFM corresponding with the Power Level setting 7 447 250 Ga n day D If you re just talking to friends in the immediate area you ll get much longer battery life by switching to Low Power opera tion To do this press the key then press the 3 key so that the Low Power icon appears at the bottom of the display And don t forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit 2 Transmission is not possible on Sub band and any operating bands other than the 50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz USA version and 430 MHz bands on the Main band CHANGING THE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL You can select between a total of four transmitter power levels on your VX 8R The exact pow
198. re you want to Mask memories so they are not visible during memory selection or scanning For example several memories used only in a city you visit infrequently may be stored then Masked until you visit that city at which time you can Unmask them for normal use 1 Press the key if needed to enter the Memory Recall MR mode 2 Press and hold in the key for 1 2 second then rotate the DIAL to select the memory channel to be Masked 2 ee eee NER from view L 447 250 TXPO 7 HI NFM 3 Press the key The confirmation message MR MASK B eau will appear on the display Press the key once more the MR MASK display will revert to memory channel 1 If you rotate the 2 Hommaan NFM DIAL to the location you just Masked you will observe that it is now invisible 4 To Unmask the hidden memory repeat the above procedure press and hold in the key for 1 2 second rotate the DIAL to select the masked memory s number then TX PO press the key to restore the memory channel s data VFO 447 250 7 e Hr NFM F ean 1 Watch out You can manually store data over a Masked memory deletin N Y Y 8 N previous data if you re not careful Use the next available memory stor age technique to avoid over writing a masked memory 52 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION Memory BANK OPERATION The large number of memories
199. restart the scan 6 To exit to normal operation press the key or press key followed by the key Gai da 4 In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurri canes the NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels You may disable the Weather Alert tone via Set Mode Item 111 WX ALERT if desired See page 160 WX CHANNEL FREQUENCY LIST 162 425 MHz 9 161 775 MHz 162 450 MHz _ 10 163 275 MHz 56 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Speciat Memory CHANNEL OPERATION VHF Marine Memory CHANNELS The VHF Marine Channel Bank has been pre programmed at the factory for quick selec tion 1 Press the afe key briefly to set the A Band to the Operating band 2 Press the key then press the key to recall the Spe cial Memory Menu NEM 3 Press the BAND key repeatedly if necessary to select the INTVHF thus recalling the VHF Marine Channel Bank eum 4 Rotate the DIAL to select any of the 57 available VHF Ma x 169 650 rine Channels VFO NF 5 Press the EMR key to monitor the duplex frequency while 7 recalling a semi duplex channel such as Channel 1 Press the EMR key again to revert to simplex monitoring 6 To exit to normal operation press the key or press key followed by the key 447 250 HI NFM SEUL
200. right corner of the rubber cover and then open the cover Figure 1 2 Referring to Figure 2 slide the batteries into the FBA 39 as shown in the illustration with the Negative side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 39 3 Close the rubber cover 4 Install the FBA 39 in the transceiver in the same manner as the FNB 101LI Figure 1 The FBA 39 does not provide connections for charging since Alkaline cells cannot be re charged Therefore the NC 86B C E DC 5B or E DC 6 may safely be connected to the EXT DC jack when the FBA 39 is installed Notes O The FBA 39 is designed for use only with AA type Alkaline cells O If you do not use the VX 8R for a long time remove the Alkaline batteries from the FBA 39 as battery leakage could cause damage to the FBA 39 and or the trans ceiver VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Tl INTERFACE OF Packet TNCs E eE E eE _ _ _ M T The VX 8R may be used for Packet operation using the optional CT 44 and CT 131 microphone adapter available from your Yaesu dealer for easy interconnection to com monly available connectors wired to your TNC You may also build your own cable using a four conductor miniature phone plug The audio level from the receiver to the TNC may be adjusted by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the key as with voice operation The input
201. rn to the VFO mode press the key la 7 D When the radio is already set to the Memory mode an easy way to recall CH memories is to Key in the memory channel number then press the Key For example to recall memory channel 14 press ED Zi vIn 2 You may change the step of the fast channel selection mode w key DIAL knob via Set Mode Item 52 MEMORY FAST STEP See page 150 for details 48 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL Memory MODE Recutar Memory CHANNEL OPERATION HOME CHANNEL Memory A special one touch HOME channel is available for each operating band to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band Home CHANNEL RECALL 1 Press the key then press the Cad key to recall the Home HOM Channel on the band group where you are currently operat ing 2 Press the key then press the tay key again to return to the previously used frequency either a VFO or a memory channel The transceiver switches to VFO mode if the DIAL knob is turned 2 You may disable the above function automatically switching to the VFO mode using Set Mode Item 38 HOME VFO Home CHANNEL FREQUENCY CHANGE The factory defaults for the Home channels are listed below You may re program the Home channel in a manner identical to that used for the regular memories 1 Select the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any des
202. s and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the APRS 3 RX W6QSP 7 09 55 GPS Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 19 MSG 20 MY CALLSIGN GROUP 21 MY POSITION Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 22 MY SYMBOL Mode Item Press the aa W key to select the Group you wish to 19 MSG GROUP utilize G1 ALL G2 CQ G3 QST or G4 YAESU G1 ALL If you add a new message group code and or bulletin group code select G5 for message group code or B1 B3 for bulletin group code by rotating the DIAL knob then press the von key Use the wove and ang keys to navigate to each column then use the DIAL knob to select the desired characters numbers in each column Repeat for each column to complete the message up to 9 characters or bulletin up to 5 characters When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the APRS MESSAGE screen VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 89 APRS OPERATION Transmit AN APRS MEssace 1 Press the wen key several times until the APRS MESSAGE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 screen appears on the display 1 RX W6QRZ 7 10 0 2 Press the tad key to enter the EDIT mode encore K 3 Any previously stored message may be cleared using the following procedures 1 Press the BAND key 2 Press the the a w key to select the ALL CLEAR 3 Press the key 4
203. s of 5 6 25 8 33 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 and 200 kHz per step The VX 8R is set up at the factory with different default steps for each operating band which are probably satisfactory for most operation However if you need to change the channel step increments the proce dure to do so is very easy 1 Press the key then press the 1 key on the left side of the radio This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 96 STEP FREQUENCY STEP FREQUENCY 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired step size i gt AUTO 3 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation 1 9 kHz steps are available only when receiving on the BC band 2 8 33 kHz steps are available only when receiving on the Air band 3 While operating on the BC band you may only select channel steps of 9 kHz or 10 kHz the other step selections are disabled 4 5 kHz steps are not available for use on 250 300 MHz nor above 580 MHz CHANGING THE RECEIVING Mope The VX 8R provides for automatic mode changing when amp the radio is tuned to different operating frequencies How ever should an unusual receiving situation arise in which you need to change to a different receiving mode just press SPS SQTYP the key The receiving modes available are AUTO The receive mode is automatically set accord ing to the default values for the selected fre quency range NFM Narrow bandwidth FM used for
204. sables the BUSY LED while the squelch is open Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mope Item 19 CH COUNTER Function Selects the Channel Counter Search Width Available Values 5MHz 10MHz 50MHz 100MHz Default 5MHz Set Mope Item 20 CLOCK SHIFT Function Shifting of CPU clock frequency Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Note This function is only used to move a spurious response birdie should it fall on a desired frequency Set Mope Item 21 CW ID Function Program and activate the CW Identifier used during ARTS operation See page 95 for details Set Mope Item 22 CW LEARNING Function Enables Disables the CW Learning feature See page 116 for details Set Mone Item 23 CW PITCH Function Select the CW tone pitch for the CW Learning CW Training and CW Identi fier functions Available Values 400 1000 Hz 50 Hz step Default 700Hz Set Mope Item 24 CW TRAINING Function Enables Disables the CW Training feature See page 118 for details Set Mope Item 25 DC VOLTAGE Function Indicates the DC Supply Voltage VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 145 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 26 DCS CODE Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default DCS 023 Set Mone Item 27 DCS INVERSION Function Enables Disables the Inverted DCS tone Available Values RX NORMAL TX NOR MAL RX INVERT TX NORMAL 506 516 523
205. signal will not pause long enough for the transceiver to resume scanning Such channels may be Skipped during scanning if you like mR 145 720 7 4 432 400 1 Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning 2 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set ay Mode NFM 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 55 MEMORY Sh SKIP 99 MEMORY SKIP 4 Press the en key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set o Mode Item 58 MESSAGE REGISTER 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select SKIP The current Memory 25 Channel will now be ignored during scanning The ONLY MEMORY SKIP selection is used for Preferential Memory Scan described SKIP 4 in the next column 6 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When you recall the skipped memory channel manually a IMR 4 1 45 720 small lt q icon will appear at the left of the frequency display 15 leu indicating it is to be ignored during scanning es 432 400 ga ay To re institute a channel into the scanning loop select OFF in step 5 above the Skipped channel will of course still be accessible via manual channel selection methods using the DIAL knob in the Memory Recall MR mode whether or not it is locked out of the scanning loop VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 65 SCANNING SSS as Memory SCANNING PREFERENTIAL Memory SCAN Th
206. splay ss The VOX is activated by the VX 8R The optional MH 74474 Speaker Micro phone is ignored 20 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION TRANSMISSION Adjust the VOX Hang Time the transmit receive delay after the cessation of speech from the Set Mode Item 109 VOX DELAY The default delay is 0 5 second To set a different delay time 1 Press and hold in the ven key for one second to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 109 VOX DELAY 11 WAKE UP 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set wy ie Mode Item eee 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired delay time 109 VOX DELAY O 5sec 1 0sec 1 5sec 2 0sec 2 5sec or 3 0sec 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to gt 0 5sec save the new setting and return to normal operation VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 21 OPERATION AM ano FM Broapcast RECEPTION The VX 8R includes provision for reception of AM and FM broadcasts FM broadcast reception utilizes a wide bandwidth filter and stereo decoder which provides excellent fidelity The AM and FM Broadcast reception is only possible on VFO A l om Press the afe key briefly to engage the VFO A as the Operating band Press the key then press the 0 key to enter the Broadcast Reception mode The WM icon will appear on the display while in the
207. store the data rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired memory channel Advice You may jump 100 memory channels if you re in a hurry 101 gt 201 gt 301 by pressing the Meny key multiple times if necessary If you see the 4 icon at the upper left of the channel number it means that the channel currently has no data written on it i e the channel is free the occupied channel displays the EQ icon 4 Press the key once more to store the frequency into memory 5 You still will be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memory locations by repeating the above pro Cess the next highest memory channel above the last stored memory channel instead of the next available free channel via the Set Mode Item 56 MEMORY WRITE see page 151 2 You may disable the memory write function which prevents a memory write operation if you should accidentally perform a wrong key sequence via the Set Mode Item 54 MEMORY PROTECT See page 151 for details When the memory write protect is acti vated the PROTECT notation appears on the display while a memory write opera tion is being performed 3 You may change the duration time of the secondary function press and holding the key of the key via the Set Mode Item 36 FW KEY HOLD TIME see page 148 IMPORTANT NOTE On rare occasions the memorized data may become corrupted by miss op
208. t First in First out format MSG 1 0 0 4 To confirm the received message rotate the DIAL knob or press the w keys keys to select the desired mes sage then press the GAND key 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the w keys to scroll through additional lines or pages of the received stations message 6 When you have finished reading your message press the BAND key to return to the APRS MESSAGE screen Delete the Received Message from the APRS MESSAGE Screen 1 Press the wen key several times until the APRS MESSAGE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 1 RX W6QRZ 7 10 0 screen appears on the display HY WBEORZ THT 2 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the W keys to select 3 RX W6QSP 7 09 55 the message to be deleted L 3 Press the key The confirmation message DELETE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 paan will appear on the display Press the key once more and aara 7 09 the selected message will be deleted from the APRS MES 4 RX WB6QRP 3 09 53 HI SAGE screen APRS MESSAGE 6 20 DELETE 2 3 RX W6QSP 7 09 55 4 RX WB6QRP 3 09 53 88 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS MEssaAGE MESSAGE Group SETTING The Message Group option allows you to choose to receive only specific types of message information l Press the wenu key several times until the APRS MESSAGE APRS MESSAGE 6 20 i 1 RX W6QRZ 7 10 0 screen appears on the display 2 RX WBEQRZ 10 00 Pres
209. te your callsign W 8 Ifyou make a mistake press the GAND key to backspace the cursor and re enter the correct letter number MY CALLSIGN The callsign can consist of up to six characters If your 7 W6DXA callsign is less than six characters enter spaces into the re maining digits 9 Press the Von key to move on to the next position then MY CALLSIGN rotate the DIAL knob to select the SSID Secondary Station Identifier if desired see next page 10 When you have completed entering your callsign and SSID press the Meny key briefly to save the new setting W6DXA 7 11 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 22 MY SYMBOL 23 POSITION COMMENT 12 Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set ieee anim Mode Item 80 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL APRS OPERATION PREPARATIONS 13 14 gt 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired icon 2 MY SYMBOL Press the wen key briefly to save the new setting gt YY Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 23 POSI Yaesu Radios TION COMMENT Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 24 TIME ZONE 1 APRS AF DUAL Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired comment 23 POSITION COMMENT Press the wen key briefly to save the new setting Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 21 MY POSITION gt Off Duty Press the Meny key briefly to e
210. ternet feature INTERNET SELECT The key recalls the Internet Access Number SRG or Access String FRG SRG or FRG is determined via Set Mode Item 49 INTERNET MODE SET MODE The key is the Short cut path to recall one of the Set Mode Items See page 123 for programming Set Mope Item 44 INTERNET MODE Function Selects the operating mode of the Internet Connection feature WIRES Available Values FRG SRG Default SRG Set Mone Item 45 INTERNET SELECT Function Programming of the Access Number DTMF code for the FRG station of the WIRES or non WIRES Internet Link System access See page 112 for details VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 149 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mope Item 46 LAMP Function Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Available Values KEY 2sec KEY 10sec CONTINUOUS OFF Default KEY 5sec KEY 2sec KEY 10sec Illuminates the LCD Keypad for the selected time when any key is pressed CONTINUOUS Illuminates the LCD Keypad continuously OFF Disables the LCD Keypad illumination Set Mope Item 47 LANGUAGE Function Selects the language for the Set Mode selections Available Values ENGLISH JAPANESE Default ENGLISH Set Mope Item 48 LCD CONTRAST Function Setting of the Display contrast level Available Values LEVEL 12 LEVEL32 Default LEVEL24 Set Mope Item 49 LCD DIMMER Function Setting of the Display brightness level Available Values LEVEL 1 L
211. the VX 8R on the 50 MHz band and lower frequencies disconnect the antenna cap from the base antenna then screw the Extender Element onto the Antenna Base Of course the VX 8R may be operated on frequencies higher than the 50 MHz band while the Extender Element is still at tached to the Antenna Base Notes O Never transmit without having an antenna connected O Carefully turn the supplied antenna onto the SMA jack Never twist the upper part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating connector of the transceiver O If using an external antenna for transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower O Take care do not lose the antenna cap when removing it from the Base Antenna BELT CLIP INSTALLATION Install the supplied Belt Clip to the FNB 101LI Battery Pack using the supplied two screws Figure 1 Use only the screws included with 4 the Belt Clip to mount the Belt Clip to the back J of the Battery Pack O Ifyou do not need the Belt Clip install the sup plied Plastic Cap to the Battery Pack Figure 2 If you install the belt clip later push the Plas tic Cap out with a small tool or screwdriver Figure 2 8 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION OF FNB 101LI Battery Pack The FNB 101LI is a high performance Lithium Ion battery providing high capacity in a very compact package Under normal use the FNB 1
212. the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol 11 When you have completed the changes of the label press the PTT switch to save the label and exit Movinc Memory DATA TO THE VFO Data stored on memory channels can easily be moved to VFO if you like 1 Press the key if needed to enter the Memory Recall MR mode 2 Press and hold in the key for 1 2 second then rotate z the DIAL knob to select the memory channel containing the 2 HI 2cseeo NFM frequency data to be moved to VFO ke 447 250 a 3 Press the key The confirmation message OVER B eau WRITE will appear on the display Press the key once E _ OVERWRITE more the data will now have been copied to VFO although 2 l HISMSEERE NFM VFO viously stored channel Press the PTT switch to cancel the L amp ean the original memory contents will remain intact on the pre SERA Moving Memory Data procedure if desired If a Split Frequency Memory channel was transferred the Tx frequency will be ignored you will be set up for Simplex operation on the Receive frequency Memory OnLy MopE Once memory channel programming has been completed you may place the radio in a Memory Only mode whereby VFO operation is impossible This may be particularly useful during public service events where a number of operators may be using the radio for the first time and ultimate simplicity of channel selection is desired
213. to sweep Press the ano key 8 Now press and hold in the GAND key for one second to ini Ga b 2 BLINK ON The HI NFM ni Se 432 400 NFM eau tiate the Memory Bank Link Scan 9 To remove a Memory Bank from the Memory Bank Link Scan repeat steps 1 5 above to change the B LINK ON notation into B LINK OFF 1 When the Memory Bank is enabled for Memory Bank scan the Memory Bank number B x in dication turns into bx capital B turns into small 9 b 2 You may enable disable the Memory Bank scan via Set Mode Item 7 BANK LINK 1k 145 080 o 7 l 4 432 400 qa Memory Bank Scan DISABLED VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 67 SCANNING SESS rr PROGRAMMABLE Bann Limit Memory Scan PMS This feature allows you to set sub band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera tion For example you might wish to set up a limit in North America of 144 300 MHz to 148 000 MHz to prevent encroachment into the SSB CW Weak Signal portion of the band below 144 300 MHz Here s how to do this 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the key if necessary 2 Using the techniques learned earlier store per the above concept 144 300 MHz into Memory Channel L1 the L designates the Lower sub band limit 3 Likewise store 148 000 MHz into Memory Channel U1 the U designates the Upper sub band limit 4 Set the radio to the Me
214. to that beep tone using the GAND Von key then press the key repeatedly until the SELECT notation in the Operation Mode slot turns into DELETE Now press 12 BEEP WELOI gt SELECT 1 1 62 500mS ga Beep Tone Memory Slot Tone Length 12 BEEP MELODY 1 162 500mS SEUL 12 BEEP MELODY gt DELETE 1 5 G2 750mS Ga and hold in the key for one second to delete that beep tone CIRE D1 Fit Kk A1 C2 ie D2 wia Keri A2 CHR D3 F3 Eu ASH C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 43 CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION CTCSS DCS EPCS Be Lt OPERATION 12 When you wish to add a beep tone into the beep melody 75 BEEP MELODY strings move the cursor to the place where you wish to en gt INSERT ter the beep tone using the eang wove key then press the ee veel DW_MT key repeatedly until the SELECT notation in the Op eau eration Mode slot turns into INSERT Now press and hold in the key for one second to add the new beep tone Tone C2 Tone Length 500mS 13 Press and hold the Wr key for one second to delete all data after the current position that may have previously been stored in the User Beep Melody 14 When you have programmed User Beep Melody press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation You may check your work by monitoring the pro
215. u may toggle the APRS Beacon mode between manual and auto SPS SQ TYP 7S matic by pressing the key transmit an APRS Beacon in manual or automatic modes Insure that the squelch is closed You may store five Status Text Messages up to the 60 characters for each memory and you may transmit one of these Status Text Messages with the APRS Beacon 1 Press the wen key several times until the STATION LIST STATION LIST 5 40 screen appears on the display 1 E W6QRZ 7 10 03 2 W WB6QRZ 10 00 2 Press and hold the meny key for one second to enter the APRS 3 P W6QSP 7 09 55 GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 13 BEA EEA c ENIA CON STATS TXT AT 4 Press the Meny key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set 16 GPS DATUM Mode Item VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 85 APRS OPERATION TRANSMIT AN APRS BEACON 10 11 12 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Status Text register 13 BEACON STATS TXT 1 5 you wish to store data to Press the Von key briefly to begin comment entry into the selected resister Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to select the first character of the comment Press the vong key to move to the next character Repeat steps 6 and 7 to program the remainder of the com ment If you make a mistake press the GAND key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct character You may add delete a character to a com
216. ues Derautt Bozo Irac BAR amp EXT BAR ANTENNA EXT ANTENNA EAR PHONE ON OFF ON OFF 5 MHz 10 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF DISABLE ENABLE ENGLISH JAPANESE LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 LEVEL 5 MUTE 30 MUTE 50 MUTE 100 or OFF TRX 1sec TRX 10sec HOLD TX 1sec TX 10sec TRX 2sec AUTO NFM AM WFM Nine patterns LIST ITEM SINGLE CONTINUOUS AUTO SPEAKER LEVEL 0 LEVEL 15 LEVEL 1 AM and Narrow FM LEVEL 0 LEVEL 8 LEVEL 2 Wide FM and AM Broadcast OFF LEVEL 0 LEVEL 9 AUTO 5 0 16 25 8 33 9 0 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 100 kHz STEREO MONO OFF 0 5min 10 0min 0 5min step 3 0min ALL BAND OFF HIGH LOW 0 5sec 1 0sec 2 0sec ON OFF VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 141 Set Mope Set Mope SELEcTION DETAILS Set Mone Item 1 ANTENNA AM Function Select the antenna to be used for the AM Broadcast listening Available Values BAR amp EXT BAR ANTENNA Default BAR amp EXT BAR amp EXT Use both the internal Bar Antenna and the Rubber Flex Antenna BAR ANTENNA Use the internal Bar Antenna only Note The Bar Antenna is directional rotate the VX 8R for best reception Set Mope Item 2 ANTENNA FM Function Select the antenna to be used for the FM Broadcast listening Available Values EXT ANTENNA EAR PHONE Default EXT ANTENNA EXT ANTENNA Use the Rubber Flex Antenna EAR PHONE Use the Earphone A
217. voice communication WFM Wide bandwidth FM used for high fidelity broadcasting AM Amplitude Modulation Selection feature on in order to save time and trouble when changing bands If you make a mode change for a particular frequency or station you can always store that one channel into memory as the mode setting will be memorized along with the frequency information VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL 29 ADVANCED OPERATION SQL S METER A special SQL Squelch S meter feature is provided on this radio This feature allows you to set the squelch so only signals exceeding a certain S meter level will open the squelch To set up the S meter squelch feature for operation use the following procedure 1 Press and hold the wen key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 93 SQL S EEEE METER SQL SPLIT 3 Press the wen key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode ats EN Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired signal strength SQL S METER level for the squelch threshold LEVEL1 LEVELY or OFF 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation Noise Squelch or the S meter Squelch system For example a If the Noise Squelch SQL control is set so that signals at a level of S 3 will open the squelch but the SOL S meter Set Mode Item 93 is set to LEVEL 5 the squelch will onl
218. wing you to create unique original beep tone melodies Each User Beep Memory can store up to 64 steps with three octaves C1 through B3 l rA 10 l1 Press and hold the Meny key for one second to enter the Set Mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 12 BEEP MELODY Press the wen key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory slot into which you wish to store your programmed beep melody Avail able selections are 1 2 and 3 The previously stored beep melody will be displayed Press the Von key to enable programming the beep melody Press and hold the EMR key for one second to clear any previous beep melody 1f desired Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first beep tone of the 13 BEEP SELECT 14 BELL RINGER 15 BELL SELECT gd 12 BEEP MELODY 12 BEEP MELODY gt SELECT User Beep Melody Available selections are C1 B3 and Step Operation Mode POS rest Press the woe key then rotate the DIAL knob to set the length of the first beep tone Available selections are 10ms 10 msec 2500ms 2 5 sec Press the vong key to accept the first beep tone of the User Beep Melody If you make a mistake press the GAND key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct beep tone or length Repeat steps 6 9 until you have completed the User Beep Melody When there is a beep tone which you wish to delete bring the cursor
219. word feature Select the resume mode of the AF Dual Operation Sets the receiving mode Selects the Set Mode Cursor Selects the display format of the Set Mode operation Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Enables Disables the FM Broadcast audio output to the internal speaker when using the earphone antenna Sets the Squelch threshold level Adjusts the Squelch threshold level to the S meter level Setting of the DIAL frequency steps Enables Disables the stereo output while receiving the FM Broadcast band Sets the Clock time Setting of the TOT time Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Set My Band Enables Disables VOX operation sets VOX sensitivity Selects the VOX delay hang time Enables Disables the Weather Alert Feature X1 Depends on the operating band and transceiver version X2 Depends on the transceiver version Set Mope Item 28 DTMF DELAY 29 DTMF MANUAL AUTO 30 DTMF SELECT 31 DTMF SPEED Set Mope Item 36 FW KEY HOLD TIME 39 HOME REVERSE 51 LOCK 61 MONI T CALL 73 PTT DELAY 107 VOLUME MODE Set Mope Item 25 DC VOLTAGE 46 LAMP 48 LCD CONTRAST 49 LCD DIMMER 50 LED LIGHT 65 OPENING MESSAGE 84 SENSOR DISPLAY AVAILABLE Vatues DEFAULT Boro ITALic 50ms 250ms 450ms 750ms 1000ms MANUAL AUTO 50mS 100mS Avaraste Vatues Derautt Bozo Irac 0 3sec 0 5sec 0 7sec 1 0sec 1 5sec HOME REV KEY DIAL
220. y open on signals which are S5 or stronger on the S meter b If the SOL S meter is set to S3 but the Noise Squelch is set to a high level which will only pass signals which are Full Scale on the S meter the squelch will only open on signals which are Full Scale on the S meter In this case the Noise Squelch overrides the action of the S meter Squelch 30 VX 8R OPERATING MANUAL REPEATER OPERATION GENERAL Repeater stations usually located on mountaintops or other high locations provide a dra matic extension of the communication range for low powered hand held or mobile trans ceivers The VX 8R includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple and enjoyable REPEATER SHIFTS Your VX 8R has been configured at the factory for the repeater shifts customary in your country For the 50 MHz band this usually will be 1 MHz while the 144 MHz shift will be 600 kHz on 70 cm the shift may be 1 6 MHz 7 6 MHz or 5 MHz USA version Depending on the part of the band in which you are operating the repeater shift may be either downward J or upward E3 VFO VFO and one of these icons will appear at a 149 108 O 4 146 100 the bottom of the LCD when repeater 7 447 250 ke 447 250 NFM NFM shifts have been enabled ean ga Automatic REPEATER SHIFT ARS The VX 8R provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature which causes the appropriate repeater
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