VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL 119
SENSOR MODE
The VX-8R always displays the “Battery Voltage” and “Current Time” while the VX-8R
is operating in the “Mono” band mode with the Large characters, the VX-8R can display
various information provided by internal sensors. Available se-
lections are “Battery Voltage”, “Temperature”, “Audio Wave-
form”, “Current Barometric Pressure”, “Current Altitude”, and
“off”.
The Barometric Pressure sensor requires calibration of the “offset” parameters, so that
differences in pressure can be used to calculate altitude. This procedure requires that you
have a calibrated barometer, and that you know your current altitude. If you are at sea
level, of course, the latter parameter requires no research.
The Sensor mode is only displayed while the VX-8R is operating in the Mono
band mode with the Large characters. The internal sensor takes measure-
ments continuously unless the Sensor mode is disabled.
To display the sensor information:
1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item
84: SEN-84: SEN-
84: SEN-84: SEN-
84: SEN-
SOR DISPLAYSOR DISPLAY
SOR DISPLAYSOR DISPLAY
SOR DISPLAY.
3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the sensor mode you wish to display.
DCDC
DCDC
DC: Indicates the battery voltage and bat-
tery type.
TEMPTEMP
TEMPTEMP
TEMP: Indicates the current temperature in-
side the transceiver’s case.
WAVEWAVE
WAVEWAVE
WAVE: Depicts the (RX and TX) audio
wave-form.
BAROBARO
BAROBARO
BARO: Indicates the Barometric Pressure.
ALTIALTI
ALTIALTI
ALTI: Indicates the Altitude.
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF: Disables the sensor information (In-
dicates the “Current Time” only).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to exit to nor-
mal operation and display the sensor infor-
mation on the display.
You may monitor the sensor informa-
tion (Temp, Baro, and Alti) at the same time, using
Set Mode Item 85: SENSOR INFO.
“
DCDC
DCDC
DC” select
“
WAVEWAVE
WAVEWAVE
WAVE” select
“
ALTIALTI
ALTIALTI
ALTI” select
“
TEMPTEMP
TEMPTEMP
TEMP” select
“
BAROBARO
BAROBARO
BARO” select
“
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF” select
