Yaesu VX-6R Operating Manual

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VX-6R OPERATING MANUAL 61Activating the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch System1. Press the [F/W] key, then press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode.2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 43: PAGER.3. Press the [0(SET)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of thisSet Mode Item.4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON.”5. Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and activate theEnhanced Paging & Code Squelch.6. To disable the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch, just repeat the above procedure,rotating the DIAL knob to select “OFF” in step 4 above.When the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch feature is activated, the“P ” notation will appear at the 100 MHz digit of the frequency dis-play.During Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch operation, you may set up theVX-6R such that a ringing “bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call iscoming in, as described previously. See page 30 for details.Paging Answer BackWhen you press the PTT switch to respond to a page call, the VX-6R transmits the sameCTCSS tone pair. This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station. If youprefer, you can have the VX-6R respond to page calls automatically (“transpond”).To enable this feature:1. Press the [F/W] key, then press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode.2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 44: PAG.ABK.3. Press the [0(SET)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of thisSet Mode Item.4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON.”5. Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normaloperation.The Paging Answer Back feature constitutes a form of “remote control” op-eration that may be restricted to certain frequencies. U.S. users should con-firm the current status of §97.201(b) of the FCC’s rules governing the Ama-teur service before utilizing this feature on the 144 MHz band.EPCS (ENHANCED PAGING & CODE SQUELCH)