Vertex Standard FT-1000MP - Manual (Page 84)

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PERATING
M
ANUAL
M
ESSAGE
R
ECORDING
( FROM MAIN OR SUB R ECEIVER A UDIO )
When used in this mode, the DVS-2 maintains a
continuous recording of the last (approximately) 16
seconds of audio from either the main or sub-receiver.
This can be particularly helpful in picking out callsigns
during a pileup, as you can replay the same recording
as often as you like (until you record over it). The record/
playback process in this mode is analogous to an 16-
second “endless tape” - that is, you can turn the re-
corder on and off to record up to a total of 16 seconds
of small segments of audio, or you can leave the re-
corder running to get one 16-second segment. In any
case, the recorder overwrites data more than 16 (re-
cording) seconds old.
r To start the receiver recorder, just press the [REC]
button. The yellow “REC” LED will light (and stay
lit).
r When you hear something you want to play back,
press the [STOP] button (the “REC” LED will turn
off), and then press the [PLAY] button. Now the
green “PLAY” LED will light as recorded audio is
played back through the main receiver audio chan-
nel.
Note that if you record for less than 16 seconds,
playback will start at the point you first started record-
ing (no “rewind” necessary). However, if you record for
more than 16 seconds, playback will begin at the point
16 seconds before you stopped recording. In either
case, playback will repeat any recorded audio every
16 seconds.
To stop the playback at any time, simply press
[STOP]. If you then press [PLAY] again, playback will
continue from the point you stopped it.
O
PTIONAL
DVS-2 D
IGITAL
V
OICE
R
ECORDER
Advanced Features
P
LAYBACK
(
ON THE A IR OF R ECORDED R ECEIVER A UDIO
)
Once you have recorded an incoming transmission
from another station, you can play it back to them by
pressing the [PLAY] button on the DVS-2, followed im-
mediately by the MOX switch on the front panel of the
MARK-V FT-1000MP
Field. This can be handy if you
wish to advise another station of an anomalous signal
condition, for example.
Note: Communications-privacy regulations may re-
quire you not to divulge the results of a prior contact
(or a receiving session) to a third party. Consult the
regulations for your country to ensure full compliance
with your country’s regulations.
M
ESSAGE
R
ECORDING
(
FROM
M
ICROPHONE
A
UDIO
)
This mode allows the DVS-2 to record either two 8-
second messages or four 4-second messages of au-
dio from the microphone, such as contest exchanges
or station IDs. Each can then be played back, either in
monitor mode (without transmission), or directly over
the air. Note that the digital memory used in this mode
is independent from that used for receiver recording
(so you can store both types of memory without inter-
fering with one another).
The 8- and 4-second messages share the same
memory, so two 4-second message segments (1 and
2 or 3 and 4) can be combined into one 8-second mes-
sage for transmission, as indicated in the following
table.
Before you record for transmission, check that the
[MESSAGE MODE] Switch is set for the size message
you want to record, either 4-second or 8-second (see
the table above and the Example in the next section
for help with this decision). You do not need to press
the PTT switch while recording a message, although
you can, in which case your audio will be transmitted
and recorded simultaneously.
M EMORY S EGMENTS & M ESSAGE N UMBERS
1
2
3
4
2 x 8-second
Message Mode
Segments 1 & 2
Segments 3 & 4
No Function
No Function
4 x 4-second
Message Mode
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4
Segment(s) Used in Record/Playback
Button
Pressed