Operation Manual
VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL 7
CONTROLS & CONNECTORS
(
K
EYPAD FUNCTIONS
)
Frequency entry digit “3.”
Frequency entry digit “6.”
Frequency entry digit “9.”
Selects the desired transmit power
output level.
Activates the Smart Search feature.
Increases the VFO frequency by
one step or moves the memory
channel to the next-highest channel.
Tunes the VFO frequency
upward in 1 MHz steps.
Starts the scanner upward
(toward a higher frequency or
a higher channel number).
Activates the Key Lockout feature.
Activates the Key Lockout feature.
Decreases the VFO frequency by
one step or moves the memory
channel to the next-lowest channel.
Tunes the VFO frequency
downward in 1 MHz steps.
Starts the scanner downward
(toward a lower frequency or
a lower channel number).
Selects the DTMF mode.
None
Reverses the transmit and receive
frequencies while working through a
repeater.
Switches to the “Home” (favorite
frequency) Channel.
None
Sets frequency control to the VFO mode.
Toggles the VFO between “VFO A” and
“VFO B” while in the VFO mode.
Activates the Priority (Dual Watch)
function.
Starts the programmed VFO scanner
upward while in the VFO mode.
Selects the Memory Bank while in the
Memory Recall mode.
Activates the “Alternate” key
function.
Disables the “Alternate” key
function.
Activates the “Memory Write” mode
(for memory channel storage).
Primary Function
(
PRESS KEY
)
Secondary Function
(
PRESS
[
F
]
+ KEY
)
Third Function
(
PRESS & HOLD KEY
)
Primary Function
(
PRESS KEY
)
Secondary Function
(
PRESS
[
F/W
]
+ KEY
)
Third Function
(
PRESS & HOLD KEY
)
Primary Function
(
PRESS KEY
)
Secondary Function
(
PRESS
[
F
]
+ KEY
)
Third Function
(
PRESS & HOLD KEY
)
Primary Function
(
PRESS KEY
)
Secondary Function
(
PRESS
[
F
]
+ KEY
)
Third Function
(
PRESS & HOLD KEY
)
Ú2
:
You can exchange the function between the primary (press key) function and secondary (press
[
F
]
key +) function, if desired. See page 77 for details.
Ú2