Yaesu VX-8R Operating Manual

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VX-8R O PERATING M ANUAL 15SELECTING THE O PERATING B ANDIn the factory default configuration, the VX-8R operates in the “Dual Receive” mode.During Dual Receive operation, the “A-Band” frequency will be displayed on the upperpart of the LCD, and the “B-Band” frequency will be displayed on the lower part. The“Operating” band (the band on which transmission and band/frequency changes are pos-sible) is shown in large characters, and “Receive only” band is shown in small characters.Press the key briefly to engage the “A-Band” fre-quency as the “Operating” band. Alternatively, press thekey briefly to engage the “B-Band” frequency, as de-scribed previously.Press and hold in the or key for 1/2 seconds toswitch to Mono Band Operation. During Mono band op-eration, you may change the display between “double-sizecharacter” and “large character” by pressing the /key.When monitoring the receive audio with stereo earphones, the audio fromthe “A-Band” is only heard in the left ear, and the audio from the “B-Band”is only heard in the right ear.OPERATION