VX-150 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
37
A
UTOMATIC
L
AMP
I
LLUMINATION
ON
S
CAN
S
TOP
The
VX-150
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 will, of course, increase the 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:
•
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key, to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu #8 (“
SCN LMP
SCN LMP
SCN LMP
SCN LMP
SCN LMP
”).
ƒ
Press the [
F/W
] key to enable changing of this Menu item.
„
Rotate the
DIAL
to set this Menu item to OFF.
…
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
B
AND
E
DGE
B
EEPER
The
VX-150
will automatically “beep” when a band edge is encountered during scanning
(either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation). You may disable this feature,
if it is annoying, without disabling the keypad beeper (the default condition for this feature
is “ON”.
The procedure for disabling the Band-Edge Beeper is:
•
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key, to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu #17 (“
EDGE BP
EDGE BP
EDGE BP
EDGE BP
EDGE BP
”).
ƒ
Press the [
F/W
] key to enable changing of this Menu item.
„
Rotate the
DIAL
to set this Menu item to OFF.
…
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
P
ROGRAMMING
THE
K
EY
F
UNCTIONS
Default
VX-150
set mode have been assigned (at the factory) to the [
7
(
P1
)] and [
8
(
P2
)]
keys. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to define another set mode for a keys.
To change the assignment of a key’s set mode:
•
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key, to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to the menu to be assigned a function.
ƒ
Press and hold in the [
F/W
] key for 1.5 second.
„
Press the [
7
(
P1
)] or [
8
(
P2
)] key to the new setting and exit to set mode.
Scanning
