VX-7200 User Manual
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1. wo SE UI The VX 7200 Series are full featured APCO P25 FM transceiver designed for flex ible mobile and base station business communications in the VHF or UHF Land Mobile bands These transceiver are designed for reliable business communications in a wide variety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their leading edge design The 501 channel memories can each be programmed with a 12 character channel name Important channel frequency data is stored in EEPROM and flash memory on the CPU and is easily programmable by dealers using a personal computer and the VER TEX STANDARD VPL 1 or FIF 10 Programming Cable and CE76 Software The pages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided on the VX 7200 Series transceiver After reading this manual you may wish to consult with your Network Administrator regarding precise details of the configuration of this equipment for use in your application For North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band The U S Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin istration have requested the cooperation of the U S Federal Communications Commission in preserving the integrity of the protected frequency range 406 0 to 406 1 MHz which is reserved for use by distress beacons2. In will be dis played again on the Sub LCD DTMF Paging System This system allows paging and selective calling using DTMF tone sequences When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequence which matches yours your radio s squelch will open and the alert will sound The three digit code of the station which paged you will be displayed on your radio s LCD RSSI Beep This feature allows you to inform the Receiving Signal Level while operating on the APCO Project 25 Digital System When the Receiving Signal Level is weaken the alert will sound every one second When the Receiving Signal Level is weaken still more the alert will sound every 1 2 second Caller ID Display This feature is available on the APCO Projetct 25 Digital System The Caller ID will appear on the LCD display when receiving Unit to Unit call Paging Caller ID Tag information will appear when receiving the Source ID which listed at the Destination ID table on your radio otherwise received Source ID will appear 14 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL so User Set Move The VX 7200 Series includes a User Set Menu Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings such as Squelch Display contrast etc To acti vate the User Set Menu Mode O Press the programmable key assigned to the SET function O Select the User Set Mode item you wish to change using the P1 P2 keys then use the W
3. A keys to adjust the setting of the selected item O Press the P1 or P2 key to store the new configuration O Press A key to exit to normal operation SQL Sets the Squelch Level SCN List Select the User or Dealer Scan List BEEP Enables Disables the Key Beeper BELL Enables Disables the Bell function alert tone activated by incoming subaudible CTCSS DCS tone Lighting Enables Disables the BUSY TX LED Lock Set the Control Key Lockout Cofiguration Key PTT Key PTT Group Select the desired Channel Group SCAN Engages Disengages Scanning same as the programmable SCAN key DW Engages Disengages Dual Watch same as the programmable DW key TA Engages Disengages Talk Around same as the programmable TA key RSSI BEEP Enables Disables the disabling the RSSI beep on Enables the disabling the RSSI beep off Disables the disabling the RSSI beep AF MinVR Sets the minimum Audio Volume level Beep VR__ Sets the Beep Volume level Contrast Sets the LCD Contrast level Dimmer Sets the brightness of the backlighting of the key and LCD Note RSSI BEEP operates in APCO Project 25 Digital System A co no 5 6 7 8 9 8 1 a VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 15 S ai OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES FP 1023A External Power Supply MLS 100 Mobile Loudspeaker 12 W Peak Power MLS 200 Mobile Loudspeaker 12 W Peak Power Waterproof L
4. loop press and hold in the assigned programmable key for one second To remove a Group from Group Scan press and hold in the assigned programmable key again for one second Multi Group Scanning is only possible if you are using the User Scan list To edit the User Scan list press and hold the assigned programmable key for one second to delete the current Memory Group from the Scanning Alternatively press and hold the assigned programmable key for one second to delete the Current Memory chan 8 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL e ce ADVANCED OPERATION nel from the Scanning When you delete a Group or channel SCAN Skip will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the assigned programmable key To restore a particular channel to your scanning list press and hold in the assigned programmable key again for one second SCAN Stop will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the assigned programmable key CHANNEL Scan SCAN CHANNEL Scan SCAN The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the trans ceiver While scanning the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a signal and will stop on a channel if a signal is present To activate scanning O Press the assigned programmable key to activate scanning on the current group O The scanner will search the programmed channels looking for active ones it will pause each time it finds a channel on w
5. programmed on a channel the radio will not transmit when a carrier is present Instead the radio will generate a short beep three times and indicate ERROR on the display Release the PTT switch and wait for the channel to be clear of activity If CTCSS or Digital Coded Squelch DCS Lockout has been programmed on a channel the radio can transmit only when there is no carrier being received or when the carrier being received includes the correct CTCSS tone or DCS code VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 5 Basic OPERATION OF THE TRANSCEIVER Automatic Time Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time out you must limit the length of each transmission While transmitting a beep will sound 10 seconds before time out Another beep will sound just before the deadline the red TX indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter To resume trans mitting you must release the PTT switch and wait for the penalty timer to expire if you press the PTT switch before this timer expires the timer restarts and you will have to wait another penalty period Key Lock In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission various aspects of the VX 7200 s keys and PTT switch may be locked out The precise lockout configuration may be configured using the User Set Menu mode See page 16 for detail To activate the Locking feature pre
6. DAV Vertex Standard APCO P25 FM TRANSCEIVER VX 7200 OPERATING MANUAL q C Eize Hi l 7 3 as Bao VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire S023 OLB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong n o Congratulations You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool a VERTEX STAN DARD two way radio Rugged reliable and easy to use your VERTEX STANDARD radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come with negligible maintenance downtime Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio in case ques tions arise later on We re glad you joined the VERTEX STANDARD team Call on us anytime because communications is our business Let us help you get your message across Notice There are no owner serviceable parts inside the transceiver All service jobs must be ref
7. Do not attempt to program this apparatus under any circumstances for operation in the fre quency range 406 0 406 1 MHz if the apparatus is to be used in or near North America VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 1 CONTROLS amp CONNECTORS Front Panel Important All buttons located on the Front Panel are Programmable Function PF Buttons configured according to your network requirements and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer The instructions below describe a typically configured radio VOL Knob Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume Microphone Jack Connect the microphone plug to this jack Emergency Microphone The emergency microphone is located behind this small slit When the emer gency feature is activated this microphone is enabled P1 P4 Buttons Programmable Function Buttons These buttons can be set up for special applications such as High Low power selection Monitor Talk Around etc as determined by your network require ments and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer A Button Programmable Function Button This button can be set up for special applications such as High Low power se lection Monitor Talk Around etc as determined by your network require
8. F 1 Line Filter MH 700D DTMF Back lit Microphone MH 25a8y Microphone MD 11a8sy Desktop Microphone VPL 1 Programming Kit Availability of accessories may vary some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements others may be unavailable in some regions Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list 16 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL a Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the user s authorization to oper ate this device S Vertex Standard Copyright 2005 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan EcCcoOoOGON 10 0 0506K 0E
9. NG MANUAL oe ADVANCED OPERATION Description of Operating Functions Monitor MONI Press the assigned programmable key to cancel CTCSS and DCS controlled squelch the BUSY TX indicator will glow green Press and hold in this button for 1 5 sec onds to hear background noise unmute the audio the BUSY TX indicator will blink green SQueELcu SQL You can manually adjust the squelch level using this function O Press the assigned programmable key A tone will sound and the current squelch will level appears on the display Press the W A button to select the desired squelch level O Press this key again A tone will sound and the display will revert to the normal channel indication DIMMER Press the assigned programmable key to select the brightness level of the display and key backlight Available selections are four levels CHANNEL Up Down Press the assigned programmable key generally the W A button to select a different channel within the current group Group Up Down Press the assigned programmable key to select a different group of channels Once the desired Group is reached press the Channel Up Down key generally the V A button to select the desired channel within the selected Group You may wish to have the Scanner pass through more than one Group during the scanning process normally scanning is performed within the current group only To include the current Group in the scanning
10. Number f Priority Channel H Home Channel in ARTS In Range out ARTS Out of Range VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 3 CONTROLS amp CONNECTORS Rear Panel oy l Coy 13 6V DC Cable Pigtail with Connector The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this 2 pin connector Use only the supplied fused cable extended if necessary for power connection Antenna Socket The 50 Ohm coaxial feedline to the antenna must be connected here using a type M PL 259 plug D Sub 15 Pin Accessory Connector External TX audio line input PTT Push To Talk Squelch and external RX audio line output signals may be obtained from this connector for use with acces sories such as data transmission reception modems and external Channel con trol input etc External Speaker Jack An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2 contact 3 5 mm mini phone jack Caution Do not connect either wire of this line to ground and be certain that the speaker has adequate capability to handle the audio output 12 W from the radio 4 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL i Basic OPERATION OF THE TRANSCEIVER Important Before turning on the radio the first time confirm that the power con nections have been made correctly
11. and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna jack Switching Power ON OFF o o Press and hold in the POWER button for 2 seconds to turn the radio on The display will become illuminated Press the V A button to choose the desired operating channel A channel name will appear on the display If you want to select an operating channel from a different group press the PF Programmable Function button which is pro grammed to the Group Up Down feature to select the group you want before selecting the operating channel See page 7 for more information on the Pro grammable Function keys Setting the Volume o Turn the VOL knob clockwise to increase the volume and counterclockwise to decrease it Transmitting o o To transmit monitor the channel and make sure it is clear THIS IS AN FCC REQUIRMENT Press the PF button which is programmed to the Monitor feature to listen for channel activity When receiving a call transmit only after the incoming call ends The radio cannot receive a call and transmit simultaneously Press the PTT switch If the channel is clear the BUSY TX indicator will glow red The radio is now transmitting While holding in the PTT switch speak across the face of the micro phone in a clear and normal voice For best transmission hold the microphone about 1 1 2 to 2 inches away from your mouth Release the PTT switch to receive If the Busy Channel Lockout feature has been
12. channel Press the assigned programmable key to initiate an emergency call For further de tails contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer CALL RESET This feature if enabled allows the user to change the 3 digit Page Call code used to call other similarly equipped stations Press the assigned programmable key fol lowed by the three digits representing the Page Call code of the station you wish to call Three tones will be heard after the last key is pressed the new code will now be transmitted The receiver squelch of the other station will be opened and you can begin commu nication CALL 1 TO CALL 5 Press the assigned programmable key to send a 2 Tone sequential burst which is pre defined VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL Il ADVANCED OPERATION Cope Up Down Press the assigned programmable key to select a 2 Tone encode code from pre de fined encode list Cope SET Press the assigned programmable key to change the 2 Tone encoding digit To change the tones select the desired digit using the P1 P2 keys then change the number using the W A keys SPEED DIAL Your Dealer may have pre programmed Auto Dial telephone number memories into your radio To dial a number press the assigned programmable key then press the microphone s numbered key corresponding to the Auto Dial memory number list provided by your Dealer The DTMF tones sent during the dialing sequence will be heard in the speaker Hom
13. e CHANNEL HOME Press the assigned programmable key to recall the pre defined Home group channel When you recall the Home group channel the H icon will appear on the LCD SELECTABLE TONE Press the assigned programmable key to select a sub audible tone CTCSS DCS from the pre defined tone table You can operate the indicated sub audible tone in Selectable Tone mode Horn ALERT Press the assigned programmable key to turn the Horn Alert function ON or OFF If you receive a call from the base station with 2 Tone or DTMF signaling horn alert will be activated and your vehicles horn will sound When you turn the Horn Alert ON a tone will sound and the 0 icon appears will appear on the display PUBLIC ADDRESS Press the assigned programmable key to use the transceiver as a PA amplifier When you enable this function a tone sounds and Public ADRS will appear on the dis play The public address can be used even while scanning and receiving a call 12 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL i ADVANCED OPERATION EXT ACC1 Press the assigned programmable key to toggle output port on 1 on and off EXT ACC2 Press the assigned programmable key to toggle output port on 2 on and off Direct CH 1 to Direct CH 4 Press the assigned programmable key to recall the Dealer pre programmed channel directly AF Min VR Press the assigned programmable key to
14. erred to an authorized VERTEX STANDARD Service Represen tative Consult your Authorized VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for installa tion of optional accessories SAFETY WARNING INFORMATION WARNING DO NOT operate the VX 7200 radio when any person s by standers outside the vehicle are within the distances shown in the chart at the bottom of this section Safety Training information Antennas used for this transmitter must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd The radio must be used in vehicle mount configurations with a maximum op erating duty factor not exceeding 50 in typical Push to Talk configurations This radio is restricted to occupational use work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure condi tions of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separa tion distance shown below Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF ex posure limits Antenna Installation For rear deck trunk installation the antenna must be located at least the fol lowing distance away from rear seat passengers in order to comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements For roof top installations the antenna must be placed in the center of the roof Unsafe Radiation Distance VX 7200 VHF VX 7200 UHF TYPE A VX 7200 UHF TYPE D 1 97 Feet 3 93 Feet 2 82 Feet 0 6 m 1 2 m 0 86 m INTRODUCTION
15. hich someone is speaking O Press the assigned programmable key again to disable scanning Operation will revert to the programmed revert channel or activate the Group scanning when Multi Group Scanning is enabled Note Your dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on one of the follow ing channels if you press the PTT switch during the scanning pause O Current channel Talk Back O Last Busy channel O Priority channel O Home channel O Scan Start channel Dua Watcu DW The Dual Watch feature is similar to the SCAN feature except that only two channels are monitored O The current operating channel and O The Priority channel To activate Dual Watch O Press the assigned programmable key O The scanner will search the two channels it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking To stop Dual Watch O Press the assigned programmable key O Operation will revert to the Dual Watch Start channel VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 9 ee ADVANCED OPERATION FoLLow ME ScAN Follow Me Scan feature checks a User assigned Priority Channel regularly as you scan the other channels Thus if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available chan nels are designated for Scanning the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the User assigned Priority Channel via the Follow Me feature To activate Follow Me scanning first
16. ments and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer 2 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL i CONTROLS amp CONNECTORS POWER Button Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to toggle the transceiver s power on and off BUSY TX Indicator Indicates transceiver s Transmit Receive Status Steady Red Transmitting in progress Steady Green Signaling Off Blinking Green Busy Channel Squelch Off V LA Buttons Programmable Function Buttons Pressing either button changes the current channel and displayed channel num ber or name Holding in either button for more than 1 5 second causes the radio to begin stepping repeatedly upward or downward through the channels LCD Liquid Crystal Display The display includes a 3 character numeric section showing Channel Group num ber or certain status indications see below a 12 character alpha numeric sec tion showing Channel name tags identity information and error messages and an upper icon row displaying feature status Scan is activated Group Scan is enabled Priority Scan is activated Call indicator Horn Alert is enabled Receiver Monitor Dual Watch is activated Talk Around is enabled Low Transmt Power ON Voice Message received Bic DW OS Ciel of E 12 Character Alpha numeric Display Sub LCD Analog Transmission is activated 888 Channel Group
17. pressing the key will be retained in memory until you change it Low Power LOW Press the assigned programmable key to set the radio s transmitter to the Low Power mode thus extending battery life Press the key again to return to High Power operation when in difficult terrain When the radio s transmitter is set to Low Power mode the Low icon will be indicated on the display 10 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL i ADVANCED OPERATION TALK AROUND TA Press the assigned programmable key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems separate receive and transmit frequencies utilizing a repeater station The Talk Around feature allows you to bypass the repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby This feature has no effect when you are operating on simplex channels where the receive and transmit fre quencies are already the same When the TA function is activated the icon will be indicated on the display Note that your dealer may have mode provision for Talk Around channels by pro gramming repeater and Talk Around frequencies on two adjacent channels If so the key may be used for one of the other Pre Programmed Functions EMERGENCY The VX 7200 series include an Emergency feature which may be useful if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver s
18. reduce the audio output to the lower level programmed by your Dealer SET Press the assigned programmable key to activate the User Set Menu Mode INDIVIDUAL CALL Press the assigned programmable key to enable the Individual Calling on the APCO Project 25 Digital System To return to the Group Calling on the APCO Project 25 press the A key TX MopE Press the assigned programmable key to select the TX mode Available selections are TX Mixed The VX 7200 transmits in the Analog Mode when after receiving the analog signal Meanwhile the VX 7200 transmits in the Digital Mode when after receiving the digital signal TX Digital The VX 7200 transmits in the Digital Mode TX Analog The VX 7200 transmits in the Analog Mode VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 13 S ai ADVANCED OPERATION ARTS Auto Range Transpond System This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS equipped station are within communication range During ARTS operation when the radio receives an incoming ARTS signal a short beep will sound and In In Service will be displayed on the sub LCD If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received a short triple beep will sound and Out Out of Service will be displayed on the Sub LCD If you subsequently move back into communication range as soon as the other station transmits a short beep will sound and
19. select the channel you want to designate as the User Assigned Priority Channel and press the assigned programmable key Then press the Channel Up Down key generally the W A button to recall to the Scanning Start channel which has been programmed by your dealer to activate the scanner When the scanner stops on an Active channel the User assigned Priority Channel will automatically be checked every few seconds if activity is found on the User assigned Priority Channel the radio will switch between it and the Dealer As signed Priority Channel if any ForLow Me DuaL Watcu DW To set up a Dual Watch frequency pair using the Follow Me feature select a channel using the Channel Up Down key generally the V LA button Now press the assigned programmable key pressing the assigned programmable key locks the current channel as the User assigned Priority Channel Now press the Channel Up Down key to select another channel not the Scanning Start channel Your radio will now switch back and forth between the currently selected channel and the User assigned Priority Channel During Follow Me scanning after you have pressed the key you can set up the Dual Watch feature by pressing the Channel Up Down key to another channel The radio will then scan back and forth between the original User assigned Priority Channel and the newly selected channel The Priority Channel you have assigned before
20. ss and hold in the P4 key while turning the radio on To disable the Locking feature repeat this power on procedure 6 VX 7200 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL a ADVANCED OPERATION Programmable Function PF Buttons The VX 7200 Series includes seven Programmable Function PF Buttons The PF button functions can be customized via programming by your VERTEX STAN DARD dealer to meet your communications network requirements Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories The pos sible PF button programming features are illustrated below and these functions are explained on the pages to follow For further details contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer For future reference check the box next to the function that has been assigned to each PF button on your particular radio and keep it handy PF Button P1 P2 P3 Code Up PF Button Code Down Code SET Channel Up Speed Dial Channel Down HOME Group Up Selectable Tone Group Down Horn Alert SCAN Public Address DW Dual Watch EXT ACC1 Follow Me SCAN EXT ACC2 Follow Me DW Direct CH 1 LOW Direct CH 2 TA Talk Around Direct CH 3 Emergency Direct CH 4 CALL RESET AF Min Vr CALL 1 SET CALL 2 Individual Call CALL 3 CALL 4 CALL 5 TX Mode VX 7200 SERIES OPERATI
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