Operation Manual

VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL 109
SELECTING THE EAI MODE AND ITS TRANSMIT TIME
1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item
33: EAI TIME33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME33: EAI TIME
33: EAI TIME.
3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired EAI mode (In-
terval EAI “
INTINT
INTINT
INT” or Continuous EAI “
CONCON
CONCON
CON”) and transmit
time (
11
11
1-
1010
1010
10,
1515
1515
15,
2020
2020
20,
3030
3030
30,
4040
4040
40, and
5050
5050
50 minutes).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
ACTIVATING THE EAI FEATURE
1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item
32: EAI32: EAI
32: EAI32: EAI
32: EAI.
3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “
ONON
ONON
ON” (thus activating the
EAI feature).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation (with EAI feature “ON”).
When the EAI feature is activated, the “
EAIEAI
EAIEAI
EAI” icon and the Band
Number (or memory channel number) will appear alternately in the Memory Channel
Number Display Slot of the display.
To disable the EAI feature, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to
select “
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF” in step “4” above.
The VX-8R will ignore the EAI feature when (1) the squelch is open, (2)
there is an incoming signal on the operating frequency, (3) the operating
frequency is the same as the frequency which is stored in the Memory Chan-
nel “EAI,” or (4) a VHF frequency is stored in Memory Channel “EAI.”
EMERGENCY FEATURE
EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC ID
(
EAI
)
FEATURE