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Help unlock my VX 900

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MTACOP

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I bought a used VX900U when I power it up it displays a message LOCKED. When I plug the programming cable it shuts down.

I was hoping it was an easy way to unlock it, otherwise I have to return it.

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MBill

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Not familiar with the 900, but operators manual on the net shows a "soft key" function to "Lock" the
buttons and prevent change to settings. Maybe this is activated on your radio. Try pressing
momentarily one of the buttons and see if one of them causes the "locked" message to go away. You
may also have to press and hold a button for a few seconds if this option is chosen for the button. Type in
VX900U in your search engine and you can get a operator's manual with the "lock" info. Hope this helps.
 
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