VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL116
The VX-8R provides a CW learning feature, which sends the designated Morse Code via
the sidetone (heard in the speaker) to help your CW learning.
1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item
22: CW22: CW
22: CW22: CW
22: CW
LEARNINGLEARNING
LEARNINGLEARNING
LEARNING.
3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Training mode (displayed
in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD):
ALPHAALPHA
ALPHAALPHA
ALPHA: Sends the Alphabet characters
ALPHA AUTOALPHA AUTO
ALPHA AUTOALPHA AUTO
ALPHA AUTO: Sends the Alphabet characters (move to
next character automatically)
NUMBERNUMBER
NUMBERNUMBER
NUMBER: Sends the Numeric characters
NUMBER AUTONUMBER AUTO
NUMBER AUTONUMBER AUTO
NUMBER AUTO: Sends the Numeric characters (move to next character automatically)
SYMBLSYMBL
SYMBLSYMBL
SYMBL: Sends the Symbol characters
SYMBL AUTOSYMBL AUTO
SYMBL AUTOSYMBL AUTO
SYMBL AUTO: Sends the Symbol characters (move to next character automatically)
5. Press the key to change the cursor to “
CHRCHR
CHRCHR
CHR”, then rotate the DIAL knob to select
the CW code which you want to learn.
6. Press the key to change the cursor to “
SPEDSPED
SPEDSPED
SPED”, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed. You may
select the units of the code speed in either “
CPMCPM
CPMCPM
CPM (charac-
ters per minute)” or “
WPMWPM
WPMWPM
WPM (Words per minute)” by using
the DIAL knob from Set Item “
FORMFORM
FORMFORM
FORM”.
7. Press the key to change the cursor to “
REPTREPT
REPTREPT
REPT”, then rotate the DIAL knob to select
the sending repetition (1 - 9).
8. Press the key to change the cursor to “
PTCHPTCH
PTCHPTCH
PTCH”, then
rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the CW sidetone pitch (400
- 1000 Hz, 50 Hz/step).
9. Press the key to change the cursor to “
LEDLED
LEDLED
LED”, then rotate
the DIAL knob to switch the flashing of the (white) LED light “on” and “off”.
10. Press the key to begin generating the selected code characters the designated
number of times (Only the speaker CW sidetone is heard, the radio does not transmit).
11. You may adjust the CW sidetone audio level by rotating the DIAL knob while press-
ing and holding the key.
12. If one of the “
AUTOAUTO
AUTOAUTO
AUTO” modes is not selected in step 4 above, press the key to send
again, or select another code by rotating the DIAL knob from “
CHRCHR
CHRCHR
CHR” item and press
the key to begin generation.
13. To stop CW generation, press the key again.
14. To disable CW learning feature, press the PTT switch.
CW LEARNING FEATURE
