Kenwood TK-2180 Instruction Manual

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32VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION (VOX)VOX can be activated or deactivated by your dealer. VOXoperation allows you to transmit hands-free. This feature canonly be used if you are using a supported headset.When operating VOX, you must set a VOX Gain level. Thissetting allows the transceiver to recognize sound levels. Ifthe microphone is too sensitive, it will begin transmitting whenthere is noise in the background. If it is not sensitive enough, itwill not pick up your voice when you begin speaking. Be sureto adjust the VOX Gain level to an appropriate sensitivity toallow smooth transmission.To set the VOX Gain level, perform the following steps:1 Connect the headset to the transceiver.• The VOX function does not activate when a headset is notconnected to the accessory terminal of the transceiver.2 Press the key programmed as VOX.• The current VOX Gain level appears.3 Press the and C> keys to increase or decrease the VOXGain level.• The VOX Gain can be adjusted from levels 1 to 10.4 While adjusting the gain level, speak into the headsetmicrophone as you would while under normal operation, totest the sensitivity level.• When the microphone recognizes a sound, the LED lightsorange. This allows you to determine a suitable level wherebackground noise will not activate VOX operation whilespeaking into the microphone will.• The transceiver does not transmit your voice during this testprocedure.5 Press the S or key to save the setting.