VX-450 S
ERIES
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
14
If a Speaker/Microphone
is available, remove the
plastic cap and its two
mounting screws from
the right side of the trans-
ceiver, then align the con-
nector of the Speaker/
Microphone on the trans-
ceiver body; secure the
connector pin using the screws supplied with the
Speaker/Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up
next to your ear while receiving. To transmit, press
the
PTT
switch on the Speaker/Microphone, just
as you would on the main transceiver’s body, and
speak into the microphone on a normal voice level.
Note 1): Save the original plastic cap and its
mounting screws. They should be reinstalled
when not using the Speaker/Microphone.
2) When you press the PTT switch on the
Speaker/Microphone, it disables the internal mi-
crophone, and vice versa.
If the Busy Channel Lockout feature has been
programmed on a channel, the radio will not trans-
mit when a carrier is present. Instead, the radio
will generate short beep three times and indicate
“
CH BUSY
” on the display (
VX-454
and
VX-
459
). Release the
PTT
switch and wait for the
channel to be clear of activity.
If CTCSS or Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) Lock-
out has been programmed on a channel, the radio
can transmit only when there is no carrier being
received or when the carrier being received in-
cludes the correct CTCSS tone or DCS code.
Automatic Time-Out Timer
If the selected channel has been programmed for au-
tomatic time-out, you must limit the length of each
transmission. While transmitting, a beep will sound
10 seconds before time-out. Another beep will sound
just before the deadline; the “
TX
” indicator will dis-
appear and transmission will cease soon thereafter.
To resume transmitting, you must release the
PTT
switch and wait for the “penalty timer” to expire.
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