Operation Manual
VX-450 SerieS Operating Manual
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adVanced operatIon
status set
(
Vx-454 & Vx-459 only
)
Press (or press and hold) the assigned Programmable 
key to change the 5-Tone status code. To change the 
status code, select the desired digit by 
[
A
]
 key,  then 
change  the  number by 
[
B
]
/
[
C
]
  key,  and  store  the 
number by 
[
D
]
 key.
status up/doWn
(
Vx-454 & Vx-459 only
)
Press (or press and hold) the assigned Programmable 
key  to  select  a  5-Tone  status  code  from  the  pre-
dened status list.
status cHecK
(
Vx-454 & Vx-459 only
)
Press (or press and hold) the assigned Programmable 
key  to  check  the  5-Tone  receive  status  code.  When 
you press (or press and hold) this key, the display will 
indicate  the  “Message”  corresponding  to  the  receive 
status condition per the pre-dened status list.
duty
Press (or press and hold) the assigned Programmable 
key to toggle the  Duty  function  of  the  2-tone/5-tone 
decoder “On” and “Off.”
When the Duty function is set to “On,” the user will 
always hear (depending on the sub-audio  signalling) 
all trafc on the paging channel. The radio will sound 
the  paging  alert  when  it  receives  the  programmed 
2-tone/5-tone code.
When  the  Duty  function  is  set  to“Off,”  the  user 
will  NOT  hear  normal  radio  traffic  on  the  pag-
ing  channel.  The  radio  will  sound  the  paging  alert 
and  unmute only  when  it  receives  the  programmed 
2-tone/5-tone code.










