Yaesu VX-3R Operating Manual

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VX-3R O PERATING M ANUAL 73RECEIVING A MESSAGE1. Set the radio to the coordination frequency.2. Press and hold in the [TXPO] key for one second to enter the Set mode.3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 79: SQ TYPSQ TYPSQ TYPSQ TYPSQ TYP.Note: Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIALknob.4. Press the [TXPO] key momentarily to enable adjustment of thisSet Mode Item.5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “MESSAGEMESSAGEMESSAGEMESSAGEMESSAGE” (to activate theMessage feature).6. Press the PTT switch to exit from the Set Mode and activates theMessage feature.7. When you receive a message: a beep sounds, the TX/BUSY in-dicator blinks white, and [“Message” FROM “sending station’sID”] scrolls on the display.8. Press any key (except [VOL] key) to clear the received message, and wait for a newmessage.To disable the Message feature, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob toselect “OFFOFFOFFOFFOFF” in step 5 above.If you enable the CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Bell feature (described previously), youcan confirm that a message is coming in by a ringing “bell” sound alert.M ESSAGE FEATURE