Vertex Standard VX-264 - Manual (Page 14)

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Preliminary.Steps
r Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as
described on page 8 of this manual.
r Screw the supplied antenna
onto the Antenna jack.
It is not recommended to oper-
ate this transceiver without an
antenna connected.
r If you have a Speaker/Micro-
phone, we recommend that it
not be connected until you are
familiar with the basic opera-
tion of the VX-264. Refer to
next page for more information
about Speaker/Microphone us-
age.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The water resistance rating of the transceiver (IP55)
is assured only when the following conditions are
met:
r
Battery pack is attached to the transceiver;
r Antenna is connected to the antenna jack;
r MIC/SP cap is installed in the MIC/SP jack.
r Use of a speaker microphone in the MIC/SP
jack negates the IP55 rating.
Operation.Quick.Start
r Turn the top panel’s
VOL/PWR knob clock-
wise to turn the radio on.
r Turn the top panel’s CH Selector knob to choose the
desired operating chan-
nel. A channel name will
appear on the LCD.
r If you want to select the operating channel from a dif-
ferent Channel Group, press (or press and hold) the
Programmable key assigned to the “g
rouP
u
P
/d
oWn
”
function to change desired Channel Group before se-
lecting the operating channel.
Note: Some models are programmed so that the oper-
ating channels are selected by the Programmable key
and the Channel Group is selected by the CH Selector
knob. For further details, contact your Vertex Standard
dealer.