Vertex Standard VX-261 - Manual (Page 13)

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noise and resume normal
(quiet) monitoring.
r To transmit, monitor the
channel and make sure it
is clear.
Press and hold the PTT
switch. Speak into the
microphone area of the
front panel grille in a
normal voice level. To return to the Receive mode, re-
lease the PTT switch.
r Press (or press and hold)
the SIDE-1 or SIDE-
2 button to activate one
of the pre-programmed
functions which may
have been enabled at the
time of programming by
the dealer. See the next chapter for details regarding
feature availability for this radio.
r If a Speaker/Microphone
is available, remove the
plastic cap and its two
mounting screws from
the right side of the
transceiver, then align
the connector of the
Speaker/Microphone on
the radio; secure the con-
nector pin using the screws supplied with the Speaker/
Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your
ear while receiving. To transmit, press the PTT switch
on the Speaker/Microphone, just as you would on the
main transceiver’s body, and speak into the micro-
phone on a normal voice level.
Note 1): Save the original plastic cap and its mount-
ing screws. They should be reinstalled when not us-
ing the Speaker/Microphone.
2) When you press the PTT switch on the Speaker/
Microphone, it disables the internal microphone, and
vice versa.
r If the BCLO (Busy Channel Lockout) feature has been
programmed on a channel, the radio will not transmit
when a carrier is present. Instead, the radio will gener-
ate short beep three times. Release the PTT switch and
wait for the channel to be clear of activity.