Specifications

VX-1400 OPERATING MANUAL20
TURNING THE TRANSCEIVER “ON” AND “OFF”
 Be certain that all power supply, antenna, ground, microphone, and other accessory
connections have been properly accomplished.
 Rotate the VOL knob fully counter-clockwise.
 Press and holding in the
[
POWER
( )]
switch until the LCD display is illuminated.
 To turn the radio off, press and holding in the
[
POWER
( )]
switch until the LCD
display is disappeared.
RECEPTION
 Rotate the VOL knob for a comfortable listening level on the incoming signals or
noise present on the speaker.
 When no signal is present on the channel, press the
[
SQL
]
button (the
[
PROGRAM-
MABLE
]
button which assigns the “Squelch” func-
tion: the factory default is
[
P2
]
button) to acti-
vate the “Squelch Adjusting” mode, then press
the
[

]
/
[

]
button to the point where the background noise is just silenced; finally
press the
[
P2
]
button again.
Unless you are responsible for listening for very weak signals (very near the back-
ground noise), silencing the receiver using the circuitry is usually preferable in most
applications.
 When a signal strong enough to override the squelch threshold is received, the incom-
ing signal will be heard in the speaker, and the TX/BUSY indicator glows green.
When the incoming signal is disappeared, the green TX/BUSY indicator will disap-
peared.
 When a signal is being received, the S/PO meter will become illuminated according
to the incoming signal strength. You may use this S/PO meter reading to compare
communications path effectiveness on different
channels, or to assist with optimum antenna ro-
tation, if a directional antenna is being used.
 When receiving an impulse noise, such as that from a power line or a vehicle, press
the
[
NB
]
button (the
[
PROGRAMMABLE
]
button which assigns the “Noise Blanker”
function: the factory default is
[
S2
]
button) to reduce the noise level. When the noise
blanker is activated, the “ ” icon will be illu-
minated. Press the
[
NB
]
button again to disable
the noise blanker.
 If the station you are listening to should drift or otherwise be unclear (the voice may
sound too high-pitched or too low-pitched), press the
[
CLAR
]
button (the
[
PROGRAM-
MABLE
]
button which assigns the “Clarifier”
function: the factory default is the
[
P3
]
button)
to activate the “Clarifier” function. The offset
OPERATION