VGS-1 (OPTIONAL) OPERATIONWhen using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the voice recorder and voiceannouncement functions. VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTSWhen changing modes, frequencies, settings, etc., an audiovoice will announce the new information.• Voice announcements are output from the PTT band side.1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 003.2 Set the announcement function to MANUAL, AUTO, orOFF.• Refer to the tables below for announcements based onsettings.MANUAL:A microphone PF key must be programmed as [VOICE] touse MANUAL voice announcement.Operation AnnouncementWhile in VFOmodePress [VOICE]:Operating band frequencyWhile in MR modePress [VOICE]:“Channel” + Channel number +operating band frequencyWhile in CallmodePress [VOICE]:“Call channel” + operating bandfrequencyWhile in MenumodePress [VOICE]:Menu number or setting value(some selections have no voiceannouncement)Tone frequencysetupPress [VOICE]:“Tone frequency” + frequency valueCTCSS frequencysetupPress [VOICE]:“CTCSS frequency” + frequency valueDCS code setup Press [VOICE]:“DCS” + code valueAUTO:Announcements are made automatically when changing amode/frequency/setting.Operation AnnouncementPress [VFO] “VFO”Press [MR] “MR”Press [CALL] “Call”Press [MENU] “Menu” + menu numberPress [F] “Function”Press [PM] “PM”Press [ENT] “Enter”Change theoperating band/turn the power ON“A”/“B” + “Channel” (for MR only) +“Call”/channel number + “Channel”(for CALL only) + operating bandfrequency + output power levelChange thefrequency band New receive frequencySetting up the PM Channel number/“Off”Frequency directentry Entered key numberMemory DirectEntry mode Channel numberPress [F], rotateTuning controlOn stored channel“Memory in” + channel number +frequencyPress [F], [M.IN] inVFO modeOn blank channel“Memory in” + channel number +“Blank”Press [A/B] inVFO mode“A”/“B” + frequency + output powerlevelPress [F] and thenthe Tuning controlin VFO mode“Menu” + “Mode” + The main Menunumber corresponds to the first digit.(For example, “5” is Menu No. 5xx.)Select Menunumber incategory“Menu” + menu numberSelect settingvalue in MenumodeSetting valueClearing amemory channel “Memory”+ channel number + “Clear”Perform a FullReset “Full reset?”Perform a PartialReset “Partial reset?”Perform a VFOReset “VFO reset?”Perform a PMReset “PM reset?”VGS-1
