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1. EAI Channel HOME Channels Direct Memory Recall Channels 1 channel 11 channels 10 channels T Mj UHF TV Band HE S o D a els 2 L s i g BC Band Weather Broadcast Channels VHF Marine Channels Short wave Broadcast Station 10 channels 280 channels Memory Channels 89 channels VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 33 Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Memory STORAGE 1 Select the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any desired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you wish to store it 2 Press and hold in the F W key for one second 3 Within five seconds of releasing the F W key you need to make a decision regard ing channel storage The microprocessor will automatically select the next available free channel a memory register on which no data has been stored so you may not wish to make any change if this is the case proceed to step 4 If you wish to select a different channel number into which to store the data rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired memory channel If you see a blinking memory chan nel number it means that the channel currently has no data written on it i e the channel is free 4 Press th
2. VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 37 Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Movinc Memory Data To THE VFO Data stored on memory channels can easily be moved to the VFO if you like 1 Select the memory channel containing the frequency data to be moved to the VFO 2 Press the F W key then press the V M DW MT key to activate the Memory Tune feature temporarily then press the F W key followed by the 88 LK TXPO key The data will now have been copied to the VFO although the original memory con tents will remain intact on the previously stored channel If a Split Frequency Memory channel was transferred the TX frequency will be ig nored you will be set up for Simplex operation on the Receive frequency Maskinc MEMORIES There may be situations where you want to Mask memories so they are not visible during memory selection or scanning For example several memories used only in a city you visit infrequently may be stored then Masked until you visit that city at which time you can Unmask them for normal use 1 Press the V M DW MT key if needed to enter the MR mode 2 Press and hold in the F W key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel to be Masked 3 Press the 2 LK TXPO key momentarily The display will revert to memory chan nel 1 The previously selected memory will be Masked 4 To Unmask the hidden memory repeat the above procedure
3. MCGAIN Adjust the microphone gain level LVL 1 LVL 9 LVL 5 MW MD Selects the method of selection of channels for Memory Storage NEXT LOWER NAME Toggles the display indication between frequency and the channel s Alpha Numeric Tag FREQ ALPHA 40 NM SET Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory channels x1 Depends on the transceiver version 88 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move AVAILABLE VALUES Set Mone Item Function Derautt Boro ITaLic 41 ON TMR Set the ON Timer time OFF 00H10M 00 10 24HOOM 24 00 10 minutes multiples 42 OPN MSG Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is pow DC MSG OFF ered on 43 PAGER Enables disables the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch OFF ON function 44 PAG ABK Enables disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS OFF ON Paging amp Code Squelch 45 PAG CDR Setting the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Pag 05_47 ing amp Code Squelch 46 PAG CDT Setting the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Pag 05_47 ing amp Code Squelch 47 PSWD Programs and activates the Password feature 48 PTT DLY Select the time delay between when the PTT switch is pressed and OFF 20MS 50MS the carrier is transmitted 100MS 200MS 49 RESUME Selects the Scan Resume mode 3 SEC 5 SEC 10 SEC BUSY HOLD 50 RF SQL Adjusts the RF Squelch thr
4. 5 0 W High 2 5 W Low 3 1 0 W Low 2 0 3 W Low 1 Variable Reactance F2D F3E 5 0 kHz F2D F3E At least 60 dB down High power 2 kQ AM NFM Double Conversion Superheterodyne WFM Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Ist 2nd 3rd AM NFM 47 25 MHz 450 kHz WFM 45 8 MHz 10 7 MHz 1 MHz 1 5 uV for 10 dB SN 0 5 1 8 MHz AM 1 pV for 10 dB SN 1 8 30 MHz AM 0 35 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 30 54 MHz NFM 0 5 pV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 54 76 MHz NFM 1 pV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 76 108 MHz WFM 1 5 uV TYP for 10 dB SN 108 137 MHz AM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 137 140 MHz FM 0 16 uV for 12 dB SINAD 140 150 MHz FM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 150 174 MHz FM 0 5 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 174 250 MHz WFM 0 5 uV for 12 dB SINAD 300 350 MHz NFM 0 2 uV for 12 dB SINAD 350 420 MHz NFM 0 18 uV for 12 dB SINAD 420 470 MHz NFM 1 pV for 12 dB SINAD 470 540 MHz WFM 1 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 580 800 MHz WFM 0 5 uV TYP for 12 dB SINAD 800 999 MHz NFM AM NFM 12 kHz 35 kHz 6 dB 60 dB WFM 200 kHz 500 kHz 6 dB 20 dB 200 mW 8 QW for 10 THD 7 4 V 400 mW 8 Q for 10 THD 13 8 V Specifications are subject to change without notice and are guaranteed within the 144 222 and 430 MHz amateur bands only Frequency ranges will vary according to transceiver version check with your dealer VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 105 AUTO Mope PRESET OPERATING PARAMETERS Freaen
5. Friendly Radio Group Mode meal Checking the Battery Voltage DTMF Operation 73 Manual DTNF Tone Generation er i Repeater Operation i a73 Repeater Shifts DTNF Autodialer Automatic Repeater Shift ARS CW Training Feature 75 Manual Repeater Shift Activation Miscellaneous Settings 76 CTCSS DCS Operation Password ssssssssssssssseee 76 CTCSS Operation Programming the P Key ET DCS Operation Receive Battery Saver Setup wi ED DCS Code Inversion Wakeup Feature Setup 78 CTCSS DCS Bell Operation TX Battery Saver 79 Tone Search Scanning ATT Front End Attenuator 79 Split Tone Operation Disabling the TX BUSY Indicator 80 Tone Calling 1750 Hz Automatic Power Off APO Feature 80 Memory Mode Automatic Power On Feature 81 Memory Storage Busy Channel Lock Out BCLO 82 Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies Transmitter Time Out Timer TOT 83 Memory Recall Changing the TX Deviation Level we 83 Labeling Memories Reset Procedures 85 Memory Offset Tuning Cloning 86 Moving Memory Data to the VFO Set Menu Mode ee 87 Masking Memories Specifications wee 104 Memory Only Mode AUTO Mode Preset Operating Parameters 106 HOME Channel Memory Memory Bank Operation Direct Memory Recall Channel Short Wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels Weather Broadcast Channels VHF Marine Channels GENERAL DESCRIPTI
6. 158 850 157 925 159 475 155 475 158 900 157 975 159 500 155 450 158 950 158 025 159 525 155 425 156 025 158 075 159 550 155 400 156 075 156 125 158 125 158 175 159 575 159 600 155 375 155 350 156 175 158 225 159 625 155 325 156 225 158 275 159 650 155 300 156 275 158 325 159 675 155 275 156 325 158 375 159 700 155 250 156 375 156 425 158 425 158 475 159 725 159 750 155 225 155 200 156 475 158 525 159 775 155 175 156 525 158 575 159 800 155 150 156 575 158 625 159 825 155 125 156 625 158 675 159 850 155 100 156 675 156 725 158 725 158 775 159 875 159 900 950 155 075 155 050 158 825 159 925 161 975 155 025 158 875 159 950 162 000 155 000 156 875 158 925 159 975 62 025 156 925 158 975 160 000 155 975 156 975 157 025 159 000 159 025 162 160 025 160 050 244 155 950 155 925 157 075 159 050 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 163 160 075 61 075 204 61 100 245 55 900 45 SCANNING eee eee ii The VX 6E allows you to scan just the memory channels the entire operating band or a portion of that band It will halt on signals encountered so you can talk to the station s on that frequency if you like Scanni
7. 7 235 Radio Canada International Radio Norway International 9 735 Radio Canada International Radio Norway International 11 955 Radio Canada International Radio Norway International OJ 7 00 NI on A co po gt 6 195 British Broadcasting Corporation 72 005 Al British Broadcasting Corporation SWEDEN Radio Norway International M 3 M 1 9 410 AM British Broadcasting Corporation 54 AM _ SWEDEN Radio Sweden 1 M 55 M Radio Sweden 15 310 British Broadcasting Corporation SWEDEN Radio Sweden 6 045 Radio France International E SWEDEN Radio Sweden 9 790 Radio France International E FINLND Radio Finland 11 670 Radio France International f FINLND Radio Finland 15 525 Radio France International 5 FINLND Radio Finland 3 955 Deutsche Welle FINLND Radio Finland 6 075 Deutsche Welle i RUSSIA Voice of Russia 9 545 Deutsche Welle z RUSSIA Voice of Russia 9 735 Deutsche Welle a RUSSIA Voice of Russia 6 060 Italian Radio International RUSSIA 9 515 Al Italian Radio International ISRAEL Voice of Russia 1 M 5 M 22 7 175 AM Italian Radio International 66 AM ISRAEL Israel Broadcasting Authorit 23 M i 67 M srael Broadcasting Authority 17 710 Italian Radio International ISRAEL srael Broadcasting Authority 3 985 Swiss Radio International 3 ISRAEL srael Broadcasting Authority 6 165 Swiss Radio Inte
8. operation Available Values DTMF 1 DTMF F Default DTMF 1 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 95 Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 30 INT MD Function Selects the Internet Link Connection mode Available Values SRG FRG Default SRG Single DTMF Digit is appended at the beginning of each transmission Set Mode Item 31 INT A M Function Enables Disables the DTMF Autodialer feature while operating using the Internet Connection feature Available Values MANUAL AUTO Default MANUAL Set Mode Item 32 INT SET Function Selects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF code for non WIRES Internet Link System access Available Values F 0 F63 Default F 1 Set Mode Item 33 LAMP Function Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Available Values KEY CONT OFF Default KEY KEY Illuminates the Keypad LCD for five seconds when you rotate the DIAL knob or press any key or switch except the PTT switch CONT _ Illuminates the Keypad LCD continuously OFF Disables the Keypad LCD lamp illumination Set Mode Item 34 LED LT Function lluminates the STROBE glows continuously in white useful as emergency flashlight at night Set Mode Item 35 LOCK Function Selects the Control Locking lockout combination Available Values KEY DIAL K D PTT P K P D ALL Default K D Note K Key D Dial and P PTT Set Mode Item 36 M T CL Function Selects the MONI switch just belo
9. 156 7 159 8 Set Mode Item 67 TOT IEE Function Setting of the TOT time 9 192 8 196 6 Available Values OFF 1MIN 3MIN SMIN 7 218 1 225 7 Default 3MIN The time out timer shuts off the transmitter after continuous transmission of the programmed time Set Mode Item 68 TS MUT Function Enables Disables the receiver audio output while the Tone Serch Scanner is activated Available Values OFF ON Default ON Set Mode Item 69 TS SPD Function Selects the Tone Serch Scanner speed Available Values FAST 2 5 tone sec SLOW 1 25 tone sec Default FAST Set Mode Item 70 TXSAVE Function Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 71 VFO MD Function Enables or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Available Values BAND ALL Default BAND BAND When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band or vice versa ALL When the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the next band or vice versa 102 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 72 WAKEUP Function Available Values OFF 5S 10S 20S 30S EAI Default OFF Set Mode Item 73 WX ALT Function Enables Disables the Weather Alert Scan feature Available Values OFF ON Default
10. 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program the remaining numbers letters of the desired password 8 If you make a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to move back to the previous digit then re select the correct number letter 9 When you have finished entering the password press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 10 If you wish to disable the Password feature repeat steps 4 above rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above then press the PTT switch 1 We recommend that you to write down the password number and keep it in a safe place you can easily find if you forget your password 2 If you forget the password number you may turn on the transceiver by performing the Microprocessor Resetting procedure see page 85 However the VX 6E will clear the password as well as all memories and will restore all other settings to factory defaults 76 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS PROGRAMMING THE P Key The VX 6E can assigne using the Set Mode a user selected Menu Item to the primary function of the P DMR key To assign a preferred Set Mode Item to the P DMR key 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item which you wish to assign to the key as a Menu short cut 3 Press and hold in the P DMR key for one second to assign the Set Mode It
11. The default condition for this Set Mode Item is 5 SEC 46 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING VFO SCANNING 1 Select the VFO mode by pressing the V M DW MT key if necessary 2 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob while holding the BAND SCN BND DN key to select the bandwidth for the VFO scanner Available selections are 1 MHz 2 MHz 5 MHz ALL PMS X and BAND 1 MHz 2 MHz 5 MHz The scanner will sweep frequencies within the se lected bandwidth ALL The scanner will sweep all frequencies PMS x The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur rently selected PMS frequency pair See page 52 for details Note When an alpha numeric Tag is appended to the Low sub band limit memory channel the alpha numeric Tag will appear while you are selecting the bandwidth for the VFO scanner BAND The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the cur rent band 3 Release the BAND SCN BND DN key to start scanning 4 If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt temporarily the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this Pause condition 5 The scanner will then resume according to the Scan Resume mode selected in the previous section 6 To cancel scanning press the PTT switch or V M DW MT key X When an alpha numeric Tag is append
12. t matter if a repeater offset is active 2 Turn to the desired transmit uplink frequency then press and hold in the F W key for one second 3 Within five seconds of releasing the F W key rotate the DIAL knob to select the same memory channel number as used in step 1 above 34 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Memory STORAGE 4 Press and hold in the PTT switch then press the F W key once more momentarily while holding the PTT switch in this does not key the transmitter Whenever you recall a memory which contains inde 7768 pendently stored transmit and receive frequencies the L4 q g 5G A M t Memory RECALL 1 While operating in the VFO mode press the V M DW MT key 7 to enter the Memory mode 44ANG 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired channel m 3 To return to the VFO mode press the V M DW MT key When the radio is already set to the Memory mode an easy way to recall memories is to key in the memory channel number then press the V M DW MT key For example to recall memory channel 14 press 1 gt 4 gt V M DW MT You may also recall Memory Channel 000 and Programmable Memory channels LO1 U01 through L50 U50 using the following numbers Memory Channel 000 1000 Programmable Memory channels L1 1001 U1 1002 L50 1099 and U50 1100 In these case you do not need
13. AM Alrcrart RECEPTION Reception of AM signals in the aeronautical band 108 137 MHz is similar to that de scribed in the previous section 1 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key or press the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key repetitively if necessary until tsa you see a frequency in the aeronautical band ip a 2 p pa Rotate the DIAL to tune across the aeronautical band rm 3 You may also use the keypad to enter frequencies directly Remember that frequen cies quoted by aircraft operators may be abbreviated and that the 5 at the end of a frequency may be dropped Since aeronautical channels are assigned in 25 kHz steps therefore a frequency announced as thirty two forty two corresponds to an oper ating frequency of 132 425 MHz FM Broapcast TV Aupio RECEPTION The VX 6E also includes provision for reception in the FM broadcast band utilizing a wide bandwidth filter which provides excellent fidelity To Activate FM Broadcast Reception 1 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key or press the F W key E followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key repetitively un Pzd til a frequency in the FM broadcast band appears on the display FM The total frequency range included in the FM band is 88 108 MHz 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired station The default synthesizer steps for the W FM mode are 100 kHz step To Activate VHF or UHF TV Audio Reception 1 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key or p
14. Code Squelch just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above When the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch feature is activated the 33 P notation will appear at the 100 MHz digit of the frequency dis Q CARA play 1a During Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch operation you may set up the VX 6E such that a ringing bell sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in as described previously See page 30 for details Paging Answer Back When you press the PTT switch to respond to a page call the VX 6E transmits the same CTCSS tone pair This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station If you prefer you can have the VX 6E respond to page calls automatically transpond To enable this feature 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 44 PAG ABK 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON SEt 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal GN operation teur service we utilizing this Feature on the 144 MHz band VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 61 EMERGENCY FEATURE EMERGENCY CHANNEL OPERATION The VX 6E includes an Emergency feature which may be useful if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver s UHF H
15. press and hold in the F W key for one second rotate the DIAL to select the masked memory s number then press the 88 LK TXPO key to restore the memory channel s data a Watch out You can manually store data over a Masked memory deleting _ previous data if you re not careful Use the next available memory tech nique look for the blinking memory channel number storage technique to avoid over writing a masked memory Memory Ony Mope Once memory channel programming has been completed you may place the radio in a Memory Only mode whereby VFO operation is impossible This may be particularly useful during public service events where a number of operators may be using the radio for first time and ultimate simplicity of channel selection is desired To place the radio into the Memory Only mode turn the radio off Now press and hold in the V M DW MT key while turning the radio on To return to normal operation repeat the above power on procedure 38 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL HOME CuanneL Memory A special one touch HOME channel is available for each of operating bands to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band Home Channel storage is simple to accomplish 1 Change the setting of Set Mode Item 28 HM RV from REV to HOME if it is not already set to this option see page 95 Sele
16. r modes is not selected in step 4 above press the F W key to send another code group To disable the CW Training feature press the 0 SET key momentarily Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation la 7 The CPM selection is based on the international PARIS standard which stipulates five characters per word VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 75 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS PASSWORD The VX 6E provides a password feature which can minimize the chance that your trans ceiver could be used by an unauthorized party When the password feature is activated the radio will ask for the four digit password to be entered when the radio is first turned on You must enter the four digit password from the keypad If the wrong password is entered the microprocessor will shut down the radio automatically To enter the password and activating this feature use the following procedure 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 47 PSWD 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momentarily to display any previously stored password 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired num ber letter 0 9 A B C D E substitute for gt and F substi tute for 6 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to move to the next digit
17. schemes as outlined above Ka 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation To activate the locking feature press and hold in the 88 LK TXPO key for 2 seconds The amp icon will ap pear on the LCD To cancel locking repeat this process SCNBNDDN STEP CODI DTMI SPS S e9 0 O O amp EMG P Gy A 63 Ce CD Core 3 Co Co Press and Hold gt 20 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION ADJUSTING THE KEYPAD BEEPER VOLUME LEVEL A keypad beeper provides useful audible feed back whenever a keypad is pressed The keypad beeper level changes according to the VOL konb setting However you may ad just the volume balance between the receiving audio and keypad beeper via the Set mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 9 BP LVL 3 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of Ff L py this Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired level 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to nor mal operation Additionally if you want to turn the beep off 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 7 BEEP 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of
18. this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting to OFF 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to nor mal operation 6 To turn the beep back on again select ON in step 4 above Keypad LCD ILLUMINATION Your VX 6E includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation The reddish illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment with mini mal degradation of your night vision Three options for activating the lamp are provided KEY Mode Illuminates the Keypad LCD for 5 seconds when any key pressed CONT Mode Illuminates the Keypad LCD continuously OFF Mode Disables the Keypad LCD lamp Here is the procedure for setting up the Lamp operating mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 33 LAMP 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one of the three modes described above 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 21 ADVANCED OPERATION CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS The VX 6E s synthesizer provides the option of utilizing channel steps of 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz per step as well as an automatic step selection based on the current operating frequency AUTO any number
19. while leaving 430 MHz on High power and the radio will remember the W different settings on both bands And when you store memories you can store the power output settings separately in each memory so you don t waste battery power when using very close in repeaters 2 When you are operating on the Low power settings you can press the F W key then press the PTT switch to cause the VX 6E to transmit temporarily on High power After one transmission the power level will revert to the previously selected setting 3 When the power supply voltage is 14 volt or above reduce the transmit power to Low 3 level automatically VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 17 OPERATION TRANSMISSION Changing the Microphone Gain Level Different operators speak at different voice levels and speak at varying distances from the radio s microphone So as to compensate for these differences the VX 6E includes a Microphone Gain control that allows you to set the Microphone Gain to the best level according to your operating preferences Here s how to set the level 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 37 MCGAIN 3 Press the O0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the gain to a different level The default setting is LVL 5 if you wish to reduce the level try a setting or LVL
20. 0 SET key for 2 seconds to return to normal operation VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 2 w REPEATER OPERATION Repeater stations usually located on mountaintops or other high locations provide a dra matic extension of the communication range for low powered hand held or mobile trans ceivers The VX 6E includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple and enjoyable REPEATER SHIFTS Your VX 6E has been configured at the factory for the repeater shifts customary in your country For the 144 MHz band shift will be 600 kHz on the 430 MHz band the shift may be 1 6 MHz 7 6 MHz Depending on the part of the band in which you are operating the repeater shift may be either downward or upward amp and one of these icons will appear at the top of the LCD when repeater shifts have been enabled Automatic REPEATER SHiFt ARS The VX 6E provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature which causes the appropriate repeater shift to be applied automatically whenever you tune into the desig nated repeater sub bands in your country These sub bands are shown below If the ARS feature does not appear to be working you may have accidentally disabled it To re enable ARS 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 4 ARS 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item 4 Rotate the D
21. 3 or LVL 4 while transmitting and speaking into the microphone you can hear the effects by monitoring on another radio tuned to your operating frequency 5 When you have made your selection press and hold in the O SET key for 2 sec onds to save the new setting and exit to normal operation AM Broapcast RECEPTION The VX 6E includes provision for reception of AM broadcasts either on the standard medium wave MW broadcast band or on the shortwave bands up to 30 MHz 1 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key or press the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key repetitively until you see a frequency in the frequency range desired The MW coverage is 0 5 MHz to 1 8 MHz while the shortwave broad cast coverage is 1 8 MHz to 30 MHz In either case the operat ing mode displayed on the bottom left of the LCD should be shown as being AM 2 Rotate the DIAL to tune across the broadcast band 3 You may also use the keypad to enter frequencies directly This method will be quicker for changing from the 49 meter broadcast band to the 31 meter band for example 2 LD If the operating mode is not correct you may change the operating mode TA by pressing the MODE SP S SQ TYP key V 2 The VX 6E includes a special memory bank into which the factory has stored 89 frequencies representing popular Short wave Broadcast stations See page 43 for details 18 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION
22. 712 723 1731 mal operation 754 a Eo ees ee 28 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS OPERATION DCS OPERATION da 4 Remember that the DCS is an Encode Decode system so your receiver will N remain muted until a matching DCS code is received on an incoming trans mission Switch the DCS off when you re just tuning around the band DCS Cope INVERSION The DCS system was first introduced in the commercial LMR Land Mobile Radio ser vice where it is now in widespread use DCS is sometime referred to by its different propri etary names such as DPL Digital Private Line a registered trademark of Motorola Inc DCS uses a codeword consisting of a 23 bit frame transmitted subaudible at a data rate of 134 4 bps bit sec Occasionally signal inversion can result in the complement of a code to be sent or received This prevents the receiver s squelch from opening with DCS enabled as the decoded bit sequence would not match that selected for operation Typical situations that might cause inversion to occur are O Connection of an external receiver preamplifier O Operating through a repeater O Connection of an external linear amplifier Note that code inversion does not mean that any of the above listed equipment is defec tive In certain amplifier configurations the output signal phase is inverted from the input Small signal or power amplifiers having an odd nu
23. Attenuator 6 7 8 BELL Selects the number of CTCSS DCS Bell ringer repetitions OFF 1 3 5 8 CONT Continuous ringing BP LVL Adjust the Beep volume level LVL 1 LVL 9 LVL 5 10 BNK NM _ Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory Group 11 BSY LED Enables Disables the BUSY LED while the Squelch is open ON OFF 12 CH CNT Selects the Channel Counter Search Width 5 MHz 10 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz 13 CLK SFT Shifting of the CPU clock frequency OFF ON 14 CW ID Programs and activates the CW Identifier used during ARTS op eration 15 CWTRNG Enables Disables the CW Training feature and selects the sending speed of the Morse Code OFF AWPM 13WPM 15WPM 17WPM 20WPM 24WPM 30WPM 40WPM 20CPM 65CPM 5CPM multiples 75CPM 85CPM 100CPM 120CPM 150CPM 200CPM 16 DC VLT Indicates the DC Supply Voltage 17 DCS CD _ Setting of the DCS code 104 standard DCS codes 023 18 DCS RV Enables Disables Inverted DCS code decoding DISABLE ENABLE 19 DIMMER _ Setting of the Display brightness level LVL 0 LVL 12 LVL 7 20 DMR WRT Enables Disables over written the Direct Memory Recall Channel while operating on the Direct Memory Recall Channel OFF ON 21 DT A M Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature MANUAL AUTO 22 DT SET Programming of the DTMF Autodialer 23 EAI
24. Default LVL 5 Set Mode Item 10 BNK NM Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory Group See page 41 for details Set Mode Item 11 BSY LED Function Enables Disables the BUSY LED while the Squelch is open Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mode Item 12 CH CNT Function Selects the Channel Counter Search Width Available Values 5 MHz 10 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz Default 5 MHz Set Mode Item 13 CLK SFT Function Shifting of the CPU clock frequency Available Values OFF ON Default OFF This function is only used to move a spurious response birdie should it fall on a desired frequency Set Mode Item 14 CW ID Function Programs and activates the CW Identifier used during ARTS operation See page 67 for details Set Mode Item 15 CWTRNG Function Enables Disables the CW Training feature and selects the sending speed of the Morse Code chanacter groups Available Values OFF 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 20 24 30 40 WPM or OFF 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 75 85 100 120 150 200 CPM Default OFF Note To switch units between WPM and CPM just press the V M DW MT key Set Mode Item 16 DC VLT Function Indicates the DC Supply Voltage VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 93 Set Menu Mope Set Mode Item 17 DCS CD Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default 023 Set Mode Item 18 DCS RV Function Enables Disa
25. EMG R H key for 2 seconds to delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored erroneously 11 When you have entered your entire callsign press the 0 SET key momentarily to confirm the callsign then press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation n da 7 You may check your work by monitoring the entered callsign To do this Q repeat steps l 7 above then press the F W key VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 67 Sensor Mope The VX 6E can display the radio s inside the case temperature measured by internal sen sors Also when the optional Barometric Pressure unit SU 1 is installed you get the unique capability of providing readout of the current barometric pressure This informa tion is then used for calculation of your current altitude The Barometric Pressure unit requires calibration of the offset parameters so that dif ferences in pressure can be used to calculate altitude This procedure requires that you have a calculated barometer and that you know your current altitude If you are at sea level of course the latter parameter requires no research To display the Temperature 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 65 TEMP 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to indicate the current tem perature inside the transceivre s case 4 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to select the
26. Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature OFF ON 24 EAI TMR Setting of the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its Transmit Time INT 1M through INT 10M INT 15M INT 20M INT 30M INT 40M INT 50M CON 1M through CON 10M CON 15M CON 20M CON 30M CON 40M CON 50M CON 5M EDGBEP Enables Disables the Band edge beeper while selecting the fre quency via the DIAL knob OFF ON EMG S Selects the alarm s utilized when the Emergency function is en gaged BP STR BEAM BP BEM CW BP CW BEEP STROBE HLF DEV _ Reducing the Deviation level by 50 OFF ON HM RV Selects the Primary function of the HM RV EMG R H key REV HOME INT CD Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for WIRES operation DTMF 1 DTMF F INT MD Selects the Internet Link Connection mode SRG FRG INT A M Enables Disables DTMF Autodialer feature while operating on the Internet Connection feature MANUAL AUTO INT SET Selects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF code for non WIRES Internet Link System access LAMP Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode KEY CONT OFF LED LT Illuminates the STROBE glows continuously in white LOCK Selects the Control Locking lockout combination KEY DIAL K D PTT P K P D ALL M T CL Selects the MONI switch just below the PTT switch function MONI T CALL 1
27. F W key followed by the the 3 DTMF key then rotate the DIAL knob to select MANUAL 2 Press the 3 DTMF key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 3 Press the PTT switch to begin transmission 4 While transmitting press the desired numbers on the keypad 5 When you have sent all the digits desired release the PTT switch DTMF Autodialer Nine DTMF Autodial memories are provided allowing you to store telephone numbers for autopatch use You can also store short autopatch or Internet link access code streams so as to avoid having to send them manually Here is the DTMF Autodial storage procedure 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 22 DT SET 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF Memory register into which you wish to store this DTMF string CHE 5 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momentarily to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected register 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the DTMF string Selectable entries are 0 9 and A F with E and F representing DTMF gt and tones respectively 7 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to accept the first digit and move to the next digit of the DTMF string 8 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have completed the telephone number 9 If you make
28. PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Activating the EAI feature 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 23 EAI 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON thus activating the EAI feature 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit from the VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 63 EMERGENCY FEATURE Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE Set mode When the EAI feature is activated the icon will appear at the bottom right on the LCD 5 To disable the EAI feature just repeat above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above Ja 7 D Do not activate the EAI feature by pressing the F W key followed by the O a V described in the next chapter 2 The VX 6E will ignore the EAI feature when the 1 the squelch is open 2 there is an incoming the signal on the operating frequency 3 the operating frequency is the same as the frequency which is stored in the Memory Channel EAI or 4 a VHF frequency is stored in Memory Channel EAI To Locate an Unresponsive Operator Using the EAI feature 1 Press the F W key then press the 8 EAID key to recall Memory Channel EAI of the searched person s radio 2 Press the F W key then press the 2 CO
29. Press the BAND SCN BND DN key repeatedly if necessary to select MARINE thus recalling the Marine Channel Memory Bank 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 280 available VHF Marine Channels 4 To exit to normal operation press the V M DW MT key or press the F W key followed by the 9 SP BNK key 55222 FM qo VHF Marine CHANNEL FREQUENCY List CH Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency ral Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency MHz No MHz No MHz No MHz MHz No MHz No MHz 1 56 000 4 158 050 o 82 157 125 123 159 075 164 60 100 205 161 125 246 155 875 56 050 42 158 100 83 157 175 124 159 100 165 60 125 206 161 150 247 _155 850 56 100 43 158 150 84 157 225 157 275 125 159 125 159 150 166 60 150 207 175 248 155 825 155 800 158 250 157 325 159 175 155 775 158 300 157 375 159 200 155 750 158 350 157 425 159 225 155 725 158 400 157 475 159 250 155 700 158 450 158 500 157 525 157 575 159 275 159 300 155 675 155 650 158 550 157 625 159 325 155 625 158 600 157 675 159 350 155 600 158 650 157 725 159 375 155 575 158 700 157 775 159 400 155 550 158 750 158 800 157 825 157 875 159 425 159 450 155 525 155 500
30. W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 63 SU1 BRM 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to select the preferred units of measure HP hpa MB mbar HG mmHg or IC inches of Mercury 5 Press the F W key momentarily to enable correction of the Atmospheric Pressure Meter 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the VX 6E display to the read ing on your calibrated barometer 7 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Selecting and Correcting the Altimeter 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 62 SU1 ALT 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to select the preferred units M or Ft 5 Press the F W key momentarily to enable correction of the Altimeter 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the VX 6E display to the true altitude at your current location 7 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation n da 4 The Barometer and Altimeter will only track correctly in the short term That is OA if you calibrate the Barometer and altitude at the beginning of a day hike the 1O altitude will be correctly measured during your hike But if the radio is not us
31. a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to move back to the previous digit then re select the correct number 10 Press and hold in the HM RV EMG R H key for 2 seconds to delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored erroneously 11 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to save the setting VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 73 DTMF OPERATION 12 If you store other numbers repeat steps 3 11 above using a different DTMF memory register 13 When all required DTMF memories are filled to your satisfaction press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation 7 You may check your work by monitoring the entered DTMF string To do this repeat steps 1 4 above then press the F W key To send the telephone number 1 Press the F W key followed by the the 3 DTMF key then rotate the DIAL knob to select AUTO 2 Press the 3 DTMF key to save the new setting and exit to f4 normal operation 3 While the DTMF Autodialer is activated first press the PTT switch then press the numerical key 1 through 9 corresponding to the DTMF memory string you wish to send Once the string begins you may release the PTT switch as the transmitter will be held on the air until the DTMF string is completed 4 To disable the DTMF Autodialer press the F W key followed by the the 3 DTMF key then rotate the DIAL knob to select MANUAL 74 VX 6E OPERATING MAN
32. a mode change for a particular channel or station you can always store that one channel into memory as the mode setting will be memorized along with the frequency information 22 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION RF SqQueELcH A special RF Squelch feature is provided on this radio This feature allows you to set the squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain S meter level will open the squelch To set up the RF squelch circuit for operation use the following procedure l 2 3 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 50 RF SQL 58 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of ff y this Item mT N la Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired signal strength level SEE for the squelch threshold 81 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 bN 4 S9 or OFF Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation CHECKING THE BATTERY VOLTAGE The VX 6E s microprocessor includes programming which will measure the current bat tery voltage 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 16 DC VLT 15 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to display the current DC JE 2 voltage being supplied k a ao Li Lit FNB 80LI is in use Lok Ede An external DC source is in use THp Press and hold in the
33. cannot be re charged Therefore the NC 72 E DC 5B or E DC 6 may safely be connected to the EXT DC jack when the FBA 23 is installed 1 The FBA 23 is designed for use only with AA type Alkaline cells A 2 If you do not use the VX 6E for a long time remove the Alkaline batteries from the FBA 23 as battery leakage could cause damage to the FBA 23 and or the transceiver Low BATTERY INDICATION O As your battery discharges during use the voltage will gradually become lower When the battery voltage is becoming too low for reliable operation the a icon will blink on the LCD display indicating that the battery pack must be recharged before further use O Avoid recharging Lithium Ion batteries before the a indicator is observed as this can degrade the charge capacity of your Lithium Ion battery pack 10 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL INTERFACE OF PACKET TNCs ee ee The VX 6E may be used for Packet operation using the optional CT 91 microphone adapter available from your Yaesu dealer for easy interconnection to commonly avail able connectors wired to your TNC You may also build your own cable using a four conductor miniature phone plug per the diagram below The audio level from the receiver to the TNC may be adjusted by using the VOL knob as with voice operation The input level to the VX 6E from the TNC may be adjusted via Set Mode Item 37 MCGAIN see page 18 for details Be sure to turn the transceive
34. down the radio automatically Press and hold in the PWR switch for one second to turn the radio back on after an APO shutdown as usual 80 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Automatic Power ON FEATURE The VX 6E also includes the capability to turn itself on after a programmed time interval 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 41 ON TMR 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired time priod after which the radio will automatically turn on Note that this is not the time of day when the radio will turn on it is the numbaer of hours and minutes until the radio turns on 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When the radio is turned off this activates the Automatic Power On feature a count down timer in the display will show the time re maining until automatic switch on You may cancel the Automatic Power On feature to turn off the radio by pressing and holding the PWR switch for one second while the Automatic Power On feature is en gaged VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 81 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Busy CHANNEL Lock Out BCLO The BCLO feature prevents the radio s transmitter from being activated if a signal strong enough to break thro
35. engaged Available Values BP STR BEAM BP BEM CW BP CW BEEP STROBE Default BP STR BP STR Loud Alarm sounds and the TX BUSY indicator flashes BEAM The TX BUSY indicator glows continuously in white BP BEM Loud Alarm sounds and the TX BUSY indicator glows continuously in white CW Transmits the Morse Code SOS e e e e message on the air begin ning one minute after activation of the Emergency function BP CW Loud Alarm sounds and the Morse Code SOS e e e e e message is transmitted on the air beginning one minute after activation of the Emergency function BEEP Loud Alarm sounds STROBE The TX BUSY indicator lamp flashes When the radio is set to the CW or BP CW mode the radio will be instructed to send DE your callsign after the sending of the SOS message if your callsign is entered via Set Mode Item 14 CW ID Set Mode Item 27 HLF DEV Function Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 28 HM RV Function Selects the Primary function of the HM RV EMG RIH key Available Values REV HOME Default REV REV Pressing the HM RV EMG RIH key reverses the transmit and receive frequen cies during repeater operation HOME Pressing the HM RV EMG RIH key instantly recalls a favorite Home chan nel Set Mode Item 29 INT CD Function Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for WIRES
36. in step 5 above ON To initiate Preferential Memory Scan 1 Press the V M DW MT key momentarily to enter the Memory Recall mode if you are not using memories already 2 Rotate the DIAL to select any channel which has a blinking icon appended to the channel number 3 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the BAND SCN BND DN key to select the desired Memory Scan mode Available selections are ALL CH TAGI TAG2 BAND and PMS X 50 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING Memory SCANNING ALL CH The scanner sweeps all Preferential Memory channels TAG1 The scanner sweeps only those Preferential Memory channels with same first digit of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started TAG2 The scanner sweeps only those Preferential Memory channels with same first and second digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Preferential Memory channels which are memorized on the same operating band as the first channel on which scan ning started PMS X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently selected PMS fre quency pair See page 52 for details Note When an alpha numeric Tag is appended to the Low sub band limit memory channel the alpha numeric Tag will appear while you are select ing the Memory Scan mode Re
37. link to the local WIRES node operating in the SRG mode To disable the Internet Connection feature press the 88 LK TXPO key momen tarily the 8 icon will disappear from the display P da7 Jfother users report that you always have a DTMF beep at the beginning Q of each transmission and you are not operating in conjunction with Internet access disable this function via step 4 above 70 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE FRG FRIENDLY Rapio Group MODE You may access other Internet Link Systems including WIRES in the FRG mode that use a DTMF string for access Programming the FRG code 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Load the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet link access into a Internet Memory register For purposes of this example we will use F 1101D as the ac cess code the key is denoted by the letter F Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 32 INT SET Press the 0 SET key to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Internet Memory register F O F63 into which you wish to store the access code Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momentarily The first digit will blink Rotate the DIAL knob to select F representing DTMF the first digit of the DTMF st
38. mea MiscELLANEous SETTING Setting of the Automatic Power Off feature surement units F or C for the temperature sensor Enables Disables the Receiver Front end 10 dB Attenuator Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Selects the Channel Counter Search Width Shifting of the CPU clock frequency Enables Disables the CW Training feature and selects the sending speed of the Morse Code Enables Disables the Band edge beeper while selecting the frequency via the DIAL knob Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Illuminates the STROBE glows continuously in white Adjust the microphone gain level Set the ON Timer time Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is powered on Programs and activates the Password feature Select the time delay between when the PTT switch is pressed and the carrier is transmitted Adjusts the RF Squelch threshold level Selects the receiving mode Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Enables Disables split CTCSS DCS coding Setting of the synthesizer steps Setting of the TOT time Enables or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Set Move Item 7 BEEP 9 BP LVL 11 BSY LED 28 HM RV 33 LAMP 35 LOCK 36 M T CL Set Move Item 62 SU1 ALT 63 SU1 BRM 64 SU1 SET Set Move Item 16 DC VLT 19 DIMMER 65 TEMP Set Move Item 1 APO 5 ATT 6 BCLO 12 CH CNT 1
39. of which may be important to your operating requirements The VX 6E is set up at the factory in the AUTO configuration which probably is satisfactory for most operation However if you need to change the channel step increments the procedure to do so is very easy 1 Press the F W key then press the 1 STEP key This pro vides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 61 STEP 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the new channel step size O 3 5 kHz and 15 kHz steps are not available for use on 250 300 MHz nor above 580 MHz CHANGING THE RECEIVING Mone The VX 6E provides for automatic receiving mode chang ing when the radio is tuned to different operating frequen Sage ee cies However should an unusual receiving situation arise 6 G in which you need to change other receiving mode just E3 press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key The seemne Ko modes available are AUTO Automatic mode setting per default values for the selected frequency range FM Frequency Modulation for receiving an Amateur Radio Station and most VHF UHF Communication WFM Frequency Modulation for receiving an FM Broadcast Station AM Amplitude Modulation for receiving a Short wave Broadcast Station and Air Band Communication p a Unless you have a compelling reason to do so leave the Automatic Mode Selection feature on so as to save time and trouble when changing bands If V you make
40. preferred unit F F or C C 5 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal op eration To display the Sensor Information Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 64 SU1 SET Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the sensor mode you wish to display Wo Noe BARO Indicates the Barometric Pressure on the frequency area SEE and relative changes in pressure on the S meter area ARE H requires optional SU 1 After 10 minutes if the baro metric pressure rises the 8 and 9 segments of the S meter will blink If the pressure goes down the 4 and 5 segments of the S meter will blink ALTI Indicates the Altitude requires optional SU 1 OFF Disables display of the sensor information 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and display the sensor information five seconds after releasing the PTT switch 6 When you operate the radio the display will change to show the frequency information then resume the display of the sensor infor mation after five seconds BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE 7 To disable the display of sensor information repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above 68 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Sensor Mope Selecting and Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter 1 Press the F
41. the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to OFF thus SEE disabling the BUSY indicator OFF 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 6 If you wish to re enable the BUSY Indicator just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select ON in step 4 above Automatic Power OrF APO FEATURE The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity The avail able selections for the time before power off are 0 5 1 3 5 8 hours as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 1 APO 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time period after which the radio will automatically shut down 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When the APO is activated the icon will appear at the upper right corner on the LCD If there is no action by you within the time interval programmed the microprocessor will shut
42. the Split Tone feature 5 Press the PTT key momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When the Split Tone feature is activated you can see the following additional parameters following the RV TN parameter while selecting the tone mode by pressing F W gt MODE SP S SQ TYP D CODE DCS Encode only the G43 icon will blink during operation TDCS Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a DCS code the icon will blink and the Gf icon will appear during operation D TONE Encodes a DCS code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone the m E amp E icon will appear and the GRY icon will blink during op eration Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above Tone Catuinc 1750 Hz If the repeaters in your country require a 1750 Hz burst tone for access typically in Eu rope you can set the MONI switch to serve as a Tone Call switch instead To change the configuration of this switch we again use the Set Mode to help us 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 36 M T CL 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select T CALL on the display 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To access a repeater press and hold in the MONI switch for th
43. the same code number then activate their ARTS feature using the command appropriate for their radio Alert ringers may be activated if desired Whenever you push the PTT or every 25 or 15 seconds after ARTS is activated your radio will transmit a signal which includes a subaudible DCS signal for about 1 second If the other radio is in range the beeper will sound if enabled and the display will show IN RNG as opposed to the out of range display OUTRNG in which ARTS operation begins Whether you talk or not the polling every 15 or 25 seconds will continue until you de activate ARTS Every 10 minutes more over you can have your radio transmit your callsign via CW so as to comply with identification requirements When ARTS is de acti vated DCS will also be deactivated if you were not using it previ ously in non ARTS operation If you move out of range for more than one minute four pollings your radio will sense that no signal has been received three beeps will sound and the display will revert to OUTRNG If you move back into range your radio will again beep and the display will change back to the IN RNG indication During ARTS operation it is not possible to change the operating frequency or other settings you must terminate ARTS in order to resume normal operation This is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental loss of contact due to channel change etc Bas
44. transmitter s de viation will be approximately 2 5 kHz and the received audio output level will be increased for easier listening on the narrow signal 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Be The normal setting for the deviation when this Set Mode Item is set to I OFF is 5 kHz VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 83 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Note 84 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL RESET PROCEDURES EEE In the event of erratic operation of the transceiver it is possible that data on the micropro cessor may have become corrupted While this is a highly unusual situation the only path to recovery may involve resetting of the microprocessor Here s how to do this MicROPROCESSOR RESETTING To clear all memories and all other settings to factory defaults 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the MODE SP S SQ TYP 0 SET and V M DW MT keys while turning the radio on 3 Press the F W key momentarily to reset all settings to their factory defaults press any other key to cancel the Reset procedure Set Mope RESETTING To reset the Set Mode Item settings to their factory defaults 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the MODE SP S SQ TYP and V M DW MT keys while turn ing the radio on 3 Press the F W key momentarily to reset the Set Menu mode settings to their fac tory defaults
45. traps etc O 3 579545 MHz x n O 11 7 MHz x N A is an integer 1 2 3 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 15 OPERATION TRANSMISSION Once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the 144 MHz or 430 MHz Amateur bands on which the VX 6E can transmit you re ready to go on the air These are the most basic steps more advanced aspects of transmitter operation will be discussed later 1 To transmit press the PTT switch and speak into the front panel microphone located in the upper right hand corner of the speaker grille in a normal voice level The TX BUSY indicator will glow red during trans mission 2 To return to the receive mode release the PTT switch 3 During transmission the relative power level will be indicated on the bar graph at the bottom of the LCD full scale deflection confirms High Power operation while deflection of three bars indicates Low I Power operation Five bars indi cates Low 2 Power operation and seven bars indicates Low 3 Power operation Additionally the LOW icon will appear at sid 2 the bottom of the display while operating on the Low Power bag settings ae Low 1 Power Low 2 Power EJTI g LAIC TATATA 1976207 FM qe Low 3 Power forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit 2 Transmission is possible only on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz EJ bands 3 If other users report that you always
46. 00MHz press 4 gt 3 gt V M DW MT 3 Scanning From the VFO mode press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the BAND SCN BND DN key to select the bandwidth for SCNBNDDN STEP CODE DIMF ont the VFO scanner then release the BAND SCN BND DN e 99 9 G OG key to begin scanning toward a higher frequency The scan Ca ner will stop when it receives a signal strong enough to break eo through the Squelch threshold The VX 6E will then hold on that frequency according to the setting of the RESUME mode Set Mode Item 48 RESUME See page 46 for details regarding Scan Operation If you wish to reverse the direction of the scan i e toward a lower frequency instead of a higher frequency just rotate the DIAL one click in the counter clockwise direction while the VX 6E is scanning The scanning direction will be reversed To revert to scanning toward a higher frequency once more rotate the DIAL one click clockwise Press the PTT switch momentarily to cancel the scanning This only stops the scan it does not cause transmission to occur Notice The VX 6E may receive very strong signals on the Image frequency If you expe rience interference that you suspect may be coming in via an Image path you may calculate the possible frequencies using the formulas below This information may be used in the design of effective countermeasures such as
47. 3 CLK SFT 15 CWTRNG 25 EDG BEP 27 HLF DEV 34 LED LT 37 MCGAIN 41 ON TMRI 42 OPN MSG 47 PSWD 48 PTT DLY 50 RF SQL 52 RX MD 54 S SRCH 58 SPLIT 61 STEP 67 TOT 71 VEO MD Availabe Vatues DEFAULT ON OFF LVL 1 LVL 9 LVL 5 ON OFF REV HOME KEY CONT OFF KEY DIAL K D PTT P K P D ALL MONI T CALL 2 AvalLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT M FtX2 3 Offset 1000 0 1000 HP MB HG IC 2 3 Offset 1000 0 1000 OFF BARO ALTI 3 Availabe Vatues DEFAULT LVL 0 LVL 12 LVL 7 AvalLaBLe Vatues DEFAULT OFF 30MIN 1HOUR 3HOUR 5HOUR 8HOUR OFF ON OFF ON 5 MHz 10 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz OFF ON OFF 4WPM 13WPM 15WPM 17WPM 20WPM 24WPM 30WPM 40WPM 20CPM 65CPM 5CPM multiples 1 75CPM 85CPM 100CPM 120CPM 150CPM 200CPM OFF ON OFF ON LVL 1 LVL 10 LVL 5 OFF 00H10M 00 10 24HOOM 24 00 10 minutes multiples DC MSG OFF OFF 20MS 50MS 100MS 200MS OFF S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S9 AUTO N FM AM W FM SINGLE CONT OFF ON 5 0k 10 0k 12 5k 15 0k 20 0k 25 0k 50 0k 100 0k AUTO OFF 1MIN 3MIN 5MIN 10MIN BAND ALL x1 Depends on the frequency band x2 Depends on the transceiver version x3 Requires optional SU 1 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 91 Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 1 APO Function
48. A jack 2 Press and hold in the orange POWER switch on the left side of the front panel for one second Two beeps A will be heard when the switch has been held long enough and the current DC supply voltage will indi cated on the display for 2 seconds if you are using the FNB 80LI Battery Pack the small Lit notation at the top of the display confirms that the Lithium Ion Battery Pack has been detected After this 2 second interval the display will resume its nor mal indication of the operating frequency 3 To turn the VX 6E off press and hold in the POWER switch again for one second 7 LD If you don t hear the two Beep tones when the radio comes on the Beeper may have been disabled via the Menu system See page 21 which V tells you how to reactivate the Beeper 2 You can change the Opening Message DC supply voltage indication to any desired message up to 6 characters via Set Mode Item 42 OPN MSG see page 48 for details ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the VOLUME control inner knob to set the de sired audio level Clockwise rotation increases the volume level 12 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT The VX 6E s Squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is being received Not only does the Squelch system make standby operation more pleas ant it also significantly reduces battery cur
49. AD YAESU DUAL BAND HEAVY DUTY SUBMERSIBLE TRANSCEIVER VX 6GE OPERATING MANUAL 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 Contents 1 Scanning 46 General Description 7 AT Accessories amp Options 2 VFO Scanning 5 Controls amp Connections 3 Setting the Squelch Level during activate Scanning Opertion 48 Top amp Front Panel 3 How to Skip Omit a Frequency during VFO Scan 48 LCD 4 Memory Scanning we 49 Side amp Bottom Panel 5 How to Skip Omit a Channel during Memory Scan 49 Keypad occ 6 Preferential Memory Scan 50 Installation of Accessories 8 Memory Bank Scan 51 Antenna Installation 0 8 Programmable Band Limit Memory Scan PMS 52 Belt Clip amp Hand Strap Installation 8 Priority Channel Scanning Dual Watch ey installation of FNB 80LI Battery Pack 9 Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop we 54 Battery Charging wees Band Edge Beeper 54 instal
50. CN BND DN key to activate the Memory Bank mode The Memory Bank number will appear on the dis play 3 Press the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Memory Bank BANK 1 through BANK24 4 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key momentarily once more now as you rotate the DIAL knob to select memories you will observe that you can only select memory channels in the current memory bank The small memory bank number will appear at the above of the fre quency display while operating within a Memory Bank 5 To change to another Memory Bank press the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key rotate the DIAL knob to select the new Memory Bank 40 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Memory BANK OPERATION then press the BAND SCN BND DN key momentarily 6 To exit from Memory Bank operation just press the BAND SCN BND DN key MEMORY will appear on the display indicating that you are now in the standard Memory Recall mode without utilization of the Memory Banks The memories stored in the various Banks will remain in those banks however you do not need to store them again Removing Memories from a Memory Bank 1 Recall the memory channel to be removed from a Memory Bank 2 Press and hold in the F W key for one second then press the 88 LK TXPO key to remove the memory channel data from the Me
51. DE key to enable adjustment of the Transmitting Pager Memory Set the CTCSS tone pair which is the same CTCSS tone pair stored in the Re ceiving Pager Code Memory of the missing person s radio A Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first tone B Press the BAND SCN BND DN key C Rotate the DIAL knob to select the second tone D Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit from setting mode 3 Press and hold in the PTT switch for five seconds to find out the persons who are activating the EAI feature The lost operator s radio will beep loudly and its transmit ter will respond repetitively You may now begin direction finding efforts 4 You may select the ATT Front End Attenuator level among ATT 1 10 dB ATT 2 50 dB and ATT OFF by pressing the BAND SCN BND DN key to reduce the signal The ATT is often useful in helping you locate the missing person s radio as peaks in weaker signals are more easily observed 5 Press the F W key then press the 8 EAI key to exit to normal operation 64 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL ARTS Automatic RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM The ARTS feature uses DCS signaling to inform both parties when you and another ARTS equipped station are within communications range This may be particularly useful during Search and Rescue situations where is important to stay in contact with other members of your group Both stations must set up their DCS codes to
52. IAL knob to select ON 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation 24 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL REPEATER OPERATION MANUAL REPEATER SHIFT ACTIVATION If the ARS feature has been disabled or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than that established by the ARS you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually To do this 1 Press the F W key then press the 6 RPT key This provides a Short cut to Set Mode Item 51 RPT 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift among RPT RPT and SIMP 3 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation If you make a change in the shift direction but still have Automatic Repeater setting of the shift direction Turn ARS off if you do not wish this to happen Changing the Default Repeater Shifts If you travel to a different region you may need to change the default repeater shift so as to ensure compatibility with local operating requirements To do this follow the procedure below 1 Set the VX 6E s frequency to the band on which you wish to change the default repeater shift 144 MHz or 430 MHz Amateur Band Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 56 SHIFT Press the 0 SET key momenta
53. ION Many repeater systems require that a very low frequency audio tone be superimposed on your FM carrier in order to activate the repeater This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar or spurious signals from other transmitters This tone system called CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System is included in your VX 6E and is very easy to activate 4 4 CTCSS setup involves two actions setting the Tone Mode and then setting of a the Tone Frequency These actions are set up by using the MODE SP S SO SQ TYP key and 2 CODE key 1 Press the F W key then press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to enable selection of the CTCSS DCS mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob so that the TONE indication appears on the display this activates the CTCSS Encoder for access to re peaters requiring a CTCSS tone 3 Rotation of the DIAL knob one more click in step 2 above will cause the T SQL notation to appear When T SQL is displayed this means that the Tone SQueLch system is active which mutes your VX 6E s receiver until it receives a call from another radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone This can help keep your radio quiet until a specific call is received which may be helpful while operating in congested areas of the band ee Nee 1 You may notice a RV TN indication on the display while you rotate the ars when it receives a call from the radio jae a matched CTCS
54. LL Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired number of rings of the Bell The available choices are 1 3 5 or 8 rings CONT continuous ringing or OFF Press the PTT switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal opera tion When you are called by a station whose transceiver is sending a CTCSS tone or DCS code which matches that set into your Decoder the Bell will ring in accor dance with this programming When the CTCSS DCS Bell is acti vated the W icon will appear at the upper right corner on the LCD 30 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS OPERATION TONE SEARCH SCANNING In operating situations where you don t know the CTCSS or DCS tone being used by another station or stations you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used Two things must be remembered in this regard O You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type CTCSS vs DCS O Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone you may have to listen to the station s transmitting on the repeater uplink input frequency in order to allow Tone Search Scanning to work To scan for the tone in use 1 Set the radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder operation see the previous dis cussions In the case of CTCSS W amp will appear on the dis
55. MS This feature allows you to set sub band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera tion For example you might wish to set up a limit in North America of 144 300 MHz to 148 000 MHz so as to prevent encroachment into the SSB CW Weak Signal portion of the band below 144 300 MHz Here s how to do this 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the V M DW MT key if necessary 2 Using the techniques learned earlier store per the above concept 144 300 MHz into Memory Channel L1 the L designates the Lower sub band limit 3 Likewise store 148 000 MHz into Memory Channel U1 the U designates the Upper sub band limit 4 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one sec ond and while holding the BAND SCN BND DN key in rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired PMS frequency pair PMSxx then release the BAND SCN BND DN key 5 Releasing the BAND SCN BND DN key to initiates the Pro grammable Band Limit Memory Scan the Memory Channel number will be replaced by Pxx Scanning and tuning will now be limited within the just programmed range 6 50 pairs of Band Limit memories labeled L1 U1 through L50 U5O are available You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits in multiple segments on a number of bands if you like To exit from PMS operation press the V M DW MT key lt j 7 Please be sure only to store limit frequencies which are on the same b
56. NOAA weather information stations 1 Press the F W key then press the 9 SP BNK key to recall the Special Memory Channel Bank 2 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key repeatedly if necessary to select WX CH thus recalling the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel 4 Ifyou wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations just press the PTT switch When the scanner pauses i FREQUENCY on a station press the PTT key once to halt the 162 550 MHz scan press it once moore to restart the scan 165 400 MHz 162 475 MHz 5 To exit to normal operation press the V 162 425 MHz i M DW MT key or press the F W key followed 162 450 MHz 163 275 MHz by the 9 SP BNK key Severe Weather Alert In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as severe thunderstorms and hurri canes the NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels See page 55 for details regarding activation of this mode 44 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope SpeciIAL Memory CHANNELS VHF Marine CHANNELS Another special Memory Bank contains VHF Marine Channels pre programmed at the factory for quick selection 1 Press the F W key then press the 9 SP BNK key to recall the Special Memory Channel Bank 2
57. OFF VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 103 SPECIFICATIONS General Frequency Ranges Channel Steps Frequency Stability Repeater Shift Emission Type Antenna Impedance Supply Voltage Negative Ground Current Consumption Approx 7 4 V Operating Temperature Case Size Weight RX 0 5 1 8 MHz BC Band 1 8 30 MHz SW Band 30 76 MHz 50 MHz HAM Band 76 108 MHz FM Band 108 137 MHz Air Band 137 174 MHz 144 MHz HAM Band 174 222 MHz VHF TV Band 222 420 MHz ACT 1 Band 420 470 MHz 430 MHz HAM Band 470 800 MHz UHF TV Band 803 998 990 MHz ACT 2 Band TX 144 146 MHz 430 440 MHz 5 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz 5 ppm 10 C to 50 C 600 kHz 144 MHz 1 6 5 0 7 6 MHz 430 MHz F2D F3E 50 Q Nominal 7 4 V DC Negative Ground Operating 5 0 16 0 V DC EXT DC Jack 11 0 16 0 V DC EXT DC Jack with Charging 150 mA Receive 60 mA Standby Saver Off 30 mA Standby Saver On 900 uA ON Timer Activated 200 pA Auto Power Off 1 6 A 5 W TX 144 MHz 1 8 A 5 W TX 430 MHz 20 C to 60 C 58 W x 89 H x 28 5 D mm W O knob antenna and belt clip 270 g with FNB 80LI and antenna 104 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS Transmitter RF Power Output Modulation Type Maximum Deviation Spurious Emission Microphone Impedance Receiver Circuit Type Intermediate Frequencies Sensitivity Selectivity AF Output
58. ON The VX 6E is a dual band heavy duty submersible transceiver with extensive receive frequency coverage providing local area two way amateur communications along with unmatched monitoring capability The VX 6E s small size allows you to take it anywhere hiking skiing or while walking around town and its operating flexibility brings the user many avenues of operating en joyment Its incredibly compact FNB 80LI Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack pro vides up to 5 Watts of transmit power on 144 MHz and 430 MHz Amateur Bands Besides 144 and 430 MHz transceive operation the VX 6E provides receive coverage of the AM MF and FM broadcast bands HF Shortwave Bands VHF and UHF TV bands the VHF AM aircraft band and a wide range of commercial and public safety frequencies New and exciting features of the VX 6E are the Emergency Automatic ID EAI function that will automatically cause your VX 6E to transmit your callsign and engage your rig s microphone even if you are disabled and unable to press the PTT switch Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch EPCS that allows you to page a particular station and only receive calls from that station if desired and a security Password feature that will allow you to turn on and operate your transceiver only after you enter your Password Additional features include a convenient access key for Vertex Standard s WIRES Wide coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System a trans mit Tim
59. S tone The E icon will blink on the display when the Reverse Tone Squelch system is activated 2 You may notice a DCS indication on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob still more We ll discuss the Digital Code Squelch system shortly 4 When you have made your selection of the CTCSS tone mode press the PTT switch to save the new setting 5 Press the F W key then press the 2 CODE key to enable adjustment of f l i the CTCSS frequency 6 Rotate the DIAL knob until the display indicates the Tone Frequency you need to be using ask the repeater owner op erator if you don t know the tone frequency VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 27 CTCSS DCS OPERATION CTCSS OPERATION 7 When you have made your selection press the 2 CODE key momentarily to save the new settings and exit to normal operation This is different than the usual method of restoring normal operation and it ap plies only to the configuration of the CTCSS DCS frequencies transmitting If the S Meter deflects but the VX 6E is not passing audio repeat steps 1 through 4 above but rotate the DIAL so that TONE appears this will allow you to hear all traffic on the channel being utilized DCS OPERATION Another form of tone access control is Digital Code Squelch or DCS It is a newer more advanced tone system which generally provides more immunity from false pa
60. Setting of the Automatic Power Off feature Available Values OFF 30MIN 1HOUR 3HOUR SHOUR 8HOUR Default OFF Set Mode Item 2 AR BEP Function Selects the Beep option during ARTS operation Available Values INRANG ALWAYS OFF Default INRANG INRANG Beeps sound only when the radio first detects that you are within range ALWAYS Beeps sound every time a polling transmission is received from the other sta tion every 15 or 25 seconds when in range OFF No alert beeps sound Set Mode Item 3 AR INT Function Selects the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 25 SEC 15 SEC Default 25SEC Set Mode Item 4 ARS Function Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function Available Values ARS ON ARS OFF Default ARS ON Set Mode Item 5 ATT Function Enables Disables the Receiver Front end 10 dB Attenuator Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 6 BCLO Function Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 7 BEEP Function Enables Disables the keypad beeper Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mode Item 8 BELL Function Selects the number of CTCSS DCS Bell ringer repetitions Available Values OFF 1 3 5 8 CONT Continuous ringing Default OFF 92 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 9 BP LVL Function Adjust the Beep volume level Available Values LVL 1 LVL 10
61. TURE SETUP The Wakeup feature is similarly to the Receive Battery Saver However it is a newer more advanced feature which conserves battery life by providing a longer sleep time than the regular Receive battery Saver The Wakeup feature once engaged operates while the transceiver is turned off WVAKEUP will appear on the LCD To set up the Wakeup feature 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 72 WAKEUP 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired sleep duration 5SEC 1 OSEC 20SEC 30SEC Based on the selected time value the radio will periodically check the operating frequency which it was on when the radio was turned off for activity If a signal is received on the frequency which is strong enough to open the Squelch the radio will turn itself on fully If the EAI feature is activated when the radio was turned off the radio also checks on the EAI frequency Memory Channel EAI for activity EAI Checks the EAI frequency Memory Channel EAI every 5 seconds If a properly coded signal is received on the EAI frequency the radio will turn itself on and then automatically transmit in accordance with the setting of Set Mode Item 18 EAI OFF Disables the Wakeup feature 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save t
62. UAL CW TRAINING FEATURE The VX 6E provides a CW Training feature which sends random Morse Code via the sidetone heard in the speaker so you can inprove your CW proficiency 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 15 CWTRNG Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to select the Trainig mode displayed in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD A Sends five Alphabet charactors only Trainig mode Morse Speed A_r Sends Alphabet charactors only Repeatedly Nai n Sends five Numeric charactors only PHNOM n_r Sends Numeric charactors only Repeatedly An Sends five Alphabet Numeric and charactors ty pysy Indicator Status Mixed Anr Send Alphabet Numeric and charactors Mixed Continuously in group of five Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may select the units of the code speed between WPM Words per minute and CPM characters per minute by pressing the V M DW MT key Press the BAND SCN BND DN key to switch the flashing of the LED white on and off a dot by the CW speed indicates that the LED is on Press the F W key to bigin generation of the code characters CW sidetone only the radio does not transmit the transmitted characters will appear on the display If one of the
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64. X 6E 1 Tuning Dial Rotation of the DIAL allows tuning in the pre programmed steps established for the cur rent operating band Clockwise rotation of the DIAL causes the VX 6E to be tuned toward a higher frequency while counter clockwise rotation will lower the operating fre quency j If you press the F W key momentarily then rotate the DIAL frequency steps of 1 MHz will be selected This fea ture is extremely useful for making rapid frequency excur sions over the wide tuning range of the VX 6E YAESU 14 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION FREQUENCY NAVIGATION 2 Direct Keypad Frequency Entry The desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad To enter a frequency from the keypad just press the numbered digits on the keypad in the proper sequence There is no Decimal point key on the VX 6E so if the frequency is below 100 MHz e g 15 150 MHz any required leading zeroes must be entered How ever there is a short cut for frequencies ending in zero press the V M DW MT key after the last non zero digit Examples To enter 146 520 MHz press 1 gt 4 gt 6 gt 5 gt 6 gt 0 To enter 15 255 MHz press 0 gt 1 gt 5 gt 2 gt 5 gt 5 To enter 1 250 MHz 1250 kHz press 0 gt 0 gt 1 gt 2 gt 5 gt 0 To enter 0 950 MHz 950 kHz press 0 gt 0 gt 0 gt 9 gt 5 gt 0 To enter 430 0
65. a manner convenient to you You may enter and exit the Memory Bank mode by a single press of the BAND SCN BND DN key as we shall see below Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank 1 Recall the memory channel to be assigned to a Memory Bank 2 Press and hold in the F W key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Memory Bank number b 1 b24 you want as the Memory Bank for this channel 3 Here s a short cut for choosing the desired Memory Bank press and hold in the F W key for one second then enter the follow ing numbers 1101 for Memory Bank nA b1 through 1124 for Memory 42 mesomed Bank b24 CH4 435 500 MHz 4 Press the F W key to copy the c47 128800 MHz memory channel data into the Memory Bank Memory Bank 1 144 MHz Amateur Band Channels a Memory Bank 2 7 430 MHz Amateur Band Channels a a Memory Bank 3 All Amateur Band Channels Memory Bank 4 Club Channels CH 897 145 620 MHz 4 CH 898 436 780 MHz 4 CH 899 128 600 MHz Memory Bank 5 Air Band Channels N 7 1 You may assign one oi memory channel into several Memory Banks 2 The PMS memory channels L1 U1 through L50 U50 may not be as signed to a Memory Bank Memory Bank Recall 1 Press the V M DW MT key if needed to enter the Memory mode 2 Press the BAND S
66. according to operating frequency Set Mode Item 53 RXSAVE Function Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Available Values 200 MS 1 1 300 MS 1 1 5 500 MS 1 2 5 1 S 1 5 2 S 1 10 OFF Default 200 MS VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 99 Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 54 S SRCH Function Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Available Values SINGLE CONT Default SINGLE SINGLE The transceiver sweeps the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present up to 15 in each direc tion are loaded into the Smart Search memories Whether or not all 31 memo ries are filled the search stops after one sweep in each direction CONT The transceiver makes a sweep in each direction as with the SINGLE mode but if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep the radio continues sweeping until they are all filled Set Mode Item 55 SCN LMP Function Enables Disables the Scan lamp while paused Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mode Item 56 SHIFT Function Sets the magnitude of the repeater Shift Available Values 0 00 149 95 MHz 50 kHz increments Default Depends on the operating band and transceiver version Set Mode Item 57 SKIP Function Selects the Memory Scan Skip channel selection mode Available Values OFF SKIP ONLY Default OFF SKIP The scanner will skip the flagged channels during scannin
67. and N 2 and set to the same frequency steps in both the upper and lower frequency limit memories 52 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING PRIORITY CHANNEL SCANNING DuaL Watcu The VX 6E s scanning features include a two channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel while periodically checking a user defined Memory Channel for activity If a station is received on the Memory Channel which is strong enough to open the Squelch the scanner will pause on that station in accordance with the Scan Resume mode set via Set Mode Item 49 RESUME See page 46 Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation 1 Press the V M DW MT key momentarily to enter the Memory Recall mode if you are not using memories already If you are operating within a Memory Bank you must exit from Memory Bank operation by pressing the BAND SCN BND DN key momentarily Press and hold in the F W key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel you wish to be the Priority channel Press the BAND SCN BND DN key The PRI icon will appear to the left side of the memory channel number indicat ing it is the Priority channel while recalling the channel Now set the VX 6E for operation on another memory channel Home channel or on a VFO frequency Press and hold in the V M DW MT key for one second The display will remain on the VFO or memory cha
68. anual O Warranty Card AVAILABLE OPTIONS O FNB 80LI 7 4 V 1 400 mAh Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack O FBA 23 2 x AA Cell Battery Case batteries not supplied O CD 15A Rapid Charger requires NC 72B C U O NC 72B C U 5 Hour Battery Charger O _E DC 5B DC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter O E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only O MH 57a48 Speaker Microphone O CMP460A Waterproof Speaker Microphone O VC 24 VOX Headset O VC 27 Ear piece Microphone Oo CT 91 Microphone Adapter O CN 3 BNC to SMA Adapter O SU 1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit O CSC 91 Soft Case x B suffix is for use with 100 120 VAC C suffix is for use with 230 240 VAC and U suffix is for use with 230 VAC Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in some regions This product is designed to perform optimally when used with genuine Yaesu accessories Vertex Standard shall not be liable for any damage to this product and or accidents such as fire leakage or explosion of a battery pack etc caused by the malfunction of non Yaesu accessories Consult your Yaesu dealer for details regarding these and any newly available options Connection of any non Yaesu approved accessory should it cause damage may void the Limited Warranty on this apparatus 2 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CONTROL amp CONNECTIONS Top amp FRONT PANEL Antenna Jack Conne
69. asured 3 Press and hold in the MODE SP S SQ TYP key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to that CH CNT indication appears on the display this acti vates the Channel Counter feature 4 Release the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to begin the Channel Counter the frequency of the nearby station will be displayed When the channel counter is active a 50 dB receiver front end attenuator will be engaged Therefore only stations in close prox imity may have their frequencies measured using this feature 16eS2b5s 5 Ifit isn t possible to determine the signal s frequency the trans FM crm ceiver will return to the frequency on which you were operating when you started Channel Counter operation 6 When you are finished just press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key The radio will exit from Channel Counter operation 58 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CHANNEL COUNTER OPERATION Setting the Channel Counter Sweep Width You may change the bandwidth of the Channel Counter Available selections are 5 10 50 and 100 MHz default 5 MHz Here is the procedure for setting the Channel Counter Bandwidth l 2 3 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 12 CH CNT 2 Press the F W key momentarily to enable adjustment of this E H E h Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to select
70. bles Inverted DCS code decoding Available Values DISABL ENABLE Default DISABL Set Mode Item 19 DIMMER Function Setting of the Display brightness level Available Values LVL 0 LVL 12 Default LVL 7 Set Mode Item 20 DMR WRT Function Enables Disables over writing of the Direct Memory Recall Channels while operating on a Direct Memory Recall Channel Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Mode Item 21 DT A M Function Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature Available Values MANUAL AUTO Default MANUAL Set Mode Item 22 DT SET Function Programming of the DTMF Autodialer See page 73 for details Set Mode Item 23 EAI Function Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 24 EAI TMR Function Setting of the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its Transmit Time Available Values INT 1M through INT 10M INT 15M INT 20M INT 30M INT 40M INT 50M CON 1M through CON 10M CON 15M CON 20M CON 30M CON 40M and CON 50M Default CON 5M 94 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 25 EDG BEP Function Enables Disables the Band edge Beeper while selecting the frequency via the DIAL knob Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 26 EMG S Function Selects the alarm s utilized when the Emergency function is
71. ct the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any desired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you wish to store it Press and hold in the F W key for one second While the memory channel number is blinking just press the HM RV EMG R H key The frequency and other data if any will now be stored in the special HOME channel register You may repeat this process on the other operating bands To recall the HOME channel press the HM RV EMG R H key momentarily while operating either in the VFO or MR mode aa The UHF HOME channel is BanpDEFAULT Home CHANNEL FREQUENCY the one used during Emer BC Band 0 540 MHz SW Band 1 800 MHz gency Channel Operation 50 MHz Ham Band 30 000 MHz See page 62 for details regarding this EM BC Band 88 000 MHz feature Air Band 108 000 MHz 144 MHz Ham Band 144 000 MHz VHF TV Band 174 000 MHz Action Band 1 230 000 MHz 430 MHz Ham Band 430 000 MHz UHF TV Band 470 000 MHz Action Band 2 860 000 MHz VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 39 Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Memory BANK OPERATION The large number of memories available in the VX 6E could be difficult to utilize without some means of organizing them Fortunately the VX 6E includes provision for dividing the memories into as many as 24 Memory Banks so you can categorize the memories in
72. ct the supplied rubber flex antenna or another antenna presenting a 50 Ohm impedance here MIC SP Jack This four conductor miniature jack provides connec tion points for microphone audio earphone audio PTT and ground Do not allow the VX 6E to become submerged in water while the plastic A cover over the MIC SP jack is removed VOL Knob This control adjusts the audio volume level Clockwise rotation increases the volume level DIAL Knob This inner 20 position detented rotary switch is used for setting the operating fre quency and also is used for menu selections and other adjustments LCD Liquid Crystal Display The display shows current operating conditions as indicated on the next page POWER Switch Press and hold in this switch for one second to toggle the transceiver s power on and off Keypad These 18 keys select many of most im portant operating features on the VX 6E The functions of the keys are described in detail on the pages to follow Microphone The internal microphone is located here Speaker The internal speaker is located here TX BUSY Indicator Lamp This indicator glows green when the squelch opens and turns red during transmit During Emergency Channel operation see page 62 this indicator will glow or flash white Also this indicator can be useful as a flashlight in a dark environment via Set Mode Item 34 LED LT see page 96 f
73. cy Rance MHz STEP FrReaency Rance MHz STEP 0 500 1 800 9 kHz 174 000 222 000 50 kHz 1 800 30 000 5 kHz 222 000 300 000 12 5 kHz 30 000 76 000 5 kHz 300 000 320 000 25 kHz 76 000 88 000 5 kHz 320 000 420 000 12 5 kHz 88 000 108 000 100 kHz 420 000 430 000 12 5 kHz 108 000 137 000 25 kHz 430 000 440 000 25 kHz 137 000 160 600 12 5 kHz 440 000 470 000 12 5 kHz 160 600 162 025 25 kHz 470 000 800 000 50 kHz 162 025 174 000 12 5 kHz 800 000 999 000 12 5 kHz 106 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF THE SU 1 Option 1 Make sure that the transceiver is off Remove the hard or soft case if used Remove the battery pack 3 Locate the connector for the SU 1 under the caution seal in the battery compartment on the back of the radio just peel off the caution seal 4 Align the connector on the SU 1 with the transceiver s connector and gently press the unit into place 5 Affix the new supplied caution seal and replace the battery 6 Installation is now complete Important note The Barometric Pressure Altitude features of the optional SU 1 are designed to be supplemental aids for the information of the user and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate calibrated Barometer or Altimeter devices used for naviga tion critical to personal safety VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 107 NOTE 108 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL we YAESU Copyright 2005
74. e F W key once more to store the frequency into memory 5 You still will be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memory locations by repeating the above process 1 You may change the automatic memory channel selection feature to select 2 the next highest memory channel above the last stored memory channel MW MD see page 97 2 In step 4 above you may jump 100 memory channels if you re in a hurry 101 gt 201 gt 301 by pressing the P DMR key multiple times if necessary Similarly if you wish to store to the designated memory channel an easy way to designated memory is to key in the memory channel number then press the V M DW MT key For example to designate memory channel 14 press 1 gt 4 gt V M DW MT You may also desig nate the Memory Channel 000 and Programmable Memory channels L1 U1 through L50 U50 using the following numbers Memory Channel 000 1000 Program mable Memory channels L1 1001 U1 1002 L50 1099 and U50 1100 In this case you does not need pressing the V M DW MT key Storing Independent Transmit Frequencies Odd Splits All memories can store an independent transmit frequency for operation on repeaters with non standard shift To do this 1 Store the receive frequency downlink using the method already described under MEMORY STORAGE it doesn
75. e Out Timer TOT Automatic Power Off APO Automatic Repeater Shift ARS Yaesu s exclusive ARTS Auto Range Tran sponder System which beeps the user when you move out of communications range with another ARTS equipped sta tion plus provision for reduction of the TX deviation in areas of high channel congestion And an RF squelch circuit allows the owner to set the squelch to open at a programmable set ting of the S Meter thus reducing guesswork in setting the squelch threshold We appreciate your purchase of the VX 6E and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly so as to learn about the many exciting features of your exciting new Yaesu hand held transceiver X IPX7 Specification for submersibility 3 ft for 30 minutes Attention in case of use This transceiver works on frequencies which List of the practicable area are not generally permitted AUT BEL cyp cze DNK As for the actual usage the user has to pos EST FIN FRA DEU GRC sess an amateur radio licence m Usage is allowed only in the frequency bands SVN which are allocated for amateur radios VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 1 ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES O FNB 80LI 7 4 V 1 400 mAh Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Pack O NC 72C U 5 Hour Battery Charger O CLIP 14 Quick Draw Belt Clip O YHA 67 Antenna O Operating M
76. e amount of time specified by the repeater owner operator The transmitter will automatically be activated and a 1750 Hz audio tone will be superimposed on the carrier Once access to the repeater has been gained you may release the MONI switch and use the PTT switch for activating the transmitter thereafter 32 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope The VX 6E provides a wide variety of memory system resources These include O Regular Memory Channels which made up of 900 Standard memory channels numbered 1 through 900 99 Frequency Skip Memory channels numbered 901 through 999 11 Home channels providing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency on each operating band 50 sets of band edge memories also known as Programmable Memory Scan channels labeled L1 U1 through L50 U50 24 Memory Banks labeled BANK 1 through BANK24 Each Memory Bank can be assigned up to 100 channels from the standard and PMS memory channels O Special Memory Channels which include O A Emergency Automatic ID EAI Channel O 10 Direct Memory Recall Channels O 10 Weather Broadcast Channels O O O O O00 89 Popular Short wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels 281 VHF Marine Channels Standard Memory Channels Frequency Skip Memory Channels PMS Memory Channels 900 channels 99 channels 50 Sets c Q O o Q ive ioe vt
77. e frequency reaches the band edge while tuning using the DIAL knob The procedure for enabling the Band Edge Beeper is 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 25 EDG BEP 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the setting and exit to normal operation 54 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING WEATHER ALERT SCAN This feature allows you to check the Weather Broadcast Memory Channels for the pres ence of the NOAA Alert Tone while operating using VFO scan or Memory channel scan When the Weather Alert Scan feature is engaged the VX 6E will check the Weather Broad cast Memory Channels for activity every five seconds while scanning If you watch the display carefully you ll observe the scanner periodically shifting to the Weather Broad cast bank scanning the Weather channels quickly in search of the Alert Tone after which regular scanning will resume for another five seconds To enable the Weather Alert Scan feature 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 73 WX ALT 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob so as to s
78. e page 60 for details Set Mode Item 46 PAG CDT Function Setting the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch See page 60 for details 98 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 47 PSWD Function Programs and activates the Password feature See page 76 for details Set Mode Item 48 PTT DLY Function Select the time delay between when the PTT switch is pressed and the carrier is transmitted Available Values OFF 20MS 50MS 100MS 200MS Default OFF Set Mode Item 49 RESUME Function Selects the Scan Resume mode Available Values 3SEC S5SEC 10SEC BUSY HOLD Default SSEC 3SEC S5SEC 10SEC The scanner will hold for the selected resume time then resume whether or not the other station is still transmitting BUSY The scanner will hold until the signal disappears then will resume when the carrier drops HOLD The scanner will stop when a signal is received and will not restart Set Mode Item 50 RF SQL Function Adjusts the RF Squelch threshold level Available Values OFF S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S9 Default OFF Set Mode Item 51 RPT Function Sets the Repeater Shift Direction Available Values RPT RPT SIMP Default Depends on the transceiver version as well as the setting of Set Mode Item 4 ARS Set Mode Item 52 RX MD Function Selects the receiving mode Available Values AUTO N FM AM W FM Default AUTO Mode automatically changes
79. e radio back on and begin normal operation 3 56 Jack 3 5 Jack Connect Common to Common Ly lt i liom f mw ER 2 5Jaek Connect Ring to Ring 2 5P Jack 86 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move The VX 6E Set Mode already described in parts of many previous chapters is easy to activate and set It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver param eters some of which have not been detailed previously Use the following procedure to activate the Set Mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item to be ad justed apa 1 FWL 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of the Set Mode Item SEE o 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust or select the parameter to be HA H changed on the Set Mode Item selected in above step 5 After completing your selection and adjustment press the PTT switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation MY MENU Short cut Key Setup In the factory default the primary press key function of the 88 LK TXPO key is set to activating the Internet Connection feat
80. e se lected from the VFO an already programmed memory or a Home channel Storing the Direct Memory Recall Channels 1 Set up the transceiver frequency according to the desired configuration including parameters such as CTCSS DCS data Repeater Shift Power Level etc 2 Press and hold in the numeric 0 through 9 key corresponding to the Direct Memory Recall Channel into which you wish to store this configuration for 2 seconds 3 You still will be operating in the normal mode Memory VFO or Home Channel so you may now select other frequency and store them into additional Direct Memory Recall Channels by repeating the above process Recalling the Direct Memory Recall Channels 1 Press and hold in the P DMR key for 2 seconds to recall the f Direct Memory Recall Channel mode The oma icon will ap pear at the upper left corner of the display while operating on a Direct Memory Recall Channel 2 Press the numeric 0 through 9 key correspond ing to the Direct Memory Recall Channel you wish M 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz to recall 3 Once you have recalled a DMR channel you may rotate the DIAL knob to change frequencies as though you were operating on the VFO 4 Ifyou wish to over write the data stored on a par ticular DMR channel after tuning off of the origi nal frequency just press and hold in for 2 second
81. e to speak or even press the PTT switch will automatically cause the injured party s radio to transmit so others may perform direction finding and effect a rescue The callsign of the incapacitated person will also be transmitted to assist the rescue team If an emergency group is working in a dangerous area all members should engage the EAI feature on their transceiver so that others can provide assistance to a fallen team member if necessary The Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature has two operating modes 1 Interval mode and 2 Continuous mode In the Interval mode when the VX 6E receives the CTCSS tone pair which is stored in the Receiving Pager Code Memory configured via Set Mode Item 45 PAG CDR on the frequency which is stored in Memory Channel EAI for more than five seconds the radio will automatically transmit a brief 0 5 second beep tone every 2 5 seconds until the EAI 62 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL EMERGENCY FEATURE Ceea O ee ee ere ee eee Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE timer expiration at the power level stored in that memory channel it is NOT necessary for the incapacitated person to press the PTT switch In the Continuous mode when the VX 6E receives the CTCSS tone pair which is stored in the Receiving Pager Code Memory configured via Set Mode Item 45 PAG CDR on the frequency which is stored in Memory Channel EAI for more than five seconds the radio will automatically tran
82. earch scan will eventually UICE OT 4396525 terminate and the LCD will revert to Smart Search Memory FM anman Channel C 6 To recall the Smart Search memories rotate the DIAL knob to choose from among the 56 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SMART SEARCH OPERATION frequencies stored by Smart Search 6 To return to normal operation press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 57 CHANNEL COUNTER OPERATION The Channel Counter allows measuring of the frequency of a nearby transmitter without knowing that frequency in advance The frequency can be measured by bringing the VX 6E close to the transceiver which is transmitting The VX 6E performs a high speed search within a 5 MHz range from the frequency displayed on the LCD When the strongest signal in that range is identified the VX 6E displays the frequency of that strongest signal and writes it into the special Channel Counter memory Note This Channel Counter is designed to provide an indication of the operating fre quency of the incoming signal one that is close enough to allow the user thereafter to tune precisely to the other station s frequency This feature is not however designed to provide a precise determination of the other station s frequency 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode in the predicted frequency range for the transmitter to be measured 2 Bring the VX 6E into close proximity to the transmitter to be me
83. ed for several weeks you will need to check the altitude correction again because pressure changes associated with changing weather may be mis interpreted as a change in altitude VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 69 INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE The VX 6E can be used to access a node repeater or base station which is tied into the Vertex Standard WIRES Wide Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System net work Details may be found at the WIRES II Web site http www vxstd com en wiresinfo en This feature may also be used to access other systems as described below SRG SisteER Rapio Group MODE 1 Press the 88 LK TXPO key momentarily to activate the Internet Connection feature The 8 icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display 2 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the 0 SET key to select the access number DTMF 0 9 A B C D E k F corresponding to the WIRES node to which you wish to establish an Internet link ask the node or re peater owner operator if you don t know the access number in the network Now press the PTT switch to exit from the selec tion mode 3 With the Internet Connection feature activated as in step 1 above the VX 6E will generate a brief 0 1 second DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2 This DTMF tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the
84. ed to the Low sub band limit memory chan nel the alpha numeric Tag will appear while you are selecting the bandwidth for the VFO scanner 1 When you start the VFO Scanner the VX 6E will be changing frequency in the upward direction If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction in this case one click counter clockwise You ll see the scanner turn around and change fre quency downward 2 You may change the scanner s method of operation so that the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the next band when the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band or vice versa See page 102 regarding Set Mode Item 71 VFO MD VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 47 SCANNING I Ml l l O R VFO SCANNING Setting the Squelch Level during active Scanning Operation The VX 6E allows adjustment of the Squelch level on the fly while you are scanning 1 While the scanner is engaged press the F W key then press the MONI key the current squelch level e g S 1 will appear in fine print above the frequency display 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired Squelch level 3 Press the PTT switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation In this case pressing the PTT switch this one time will not causing scanning to stop How to Skip Omit a Frequency during VFO Scan If the VFO scan stops on a fr
85. een divided into differ FM BC Band 4 88 108 MHz ent operating bands each of which has its own Air Band Ll 108 137 MHz 144 MHz Ham Band 6 137 174 MHz pre set channel steps and operating modes You WHESW Band 7111742222 MHz can change the channel steps and operating Action Band 1 8 222 420 MHz modes later if you like see page 22 430 MHz Ham Band 9 _ 420 470 MHz UHF TV Band A 470 800 MHz Action Band 2 b 800 999 MHz To Change Operating Bands 1 Press the BAND SCN BND DN key repetitively You will see the LCD indication move toward a higher frequency band each time you q Ey Ca press the BAND SCN BND DN key ee 2 Ifyou wish to move the operating band selection down 9 A G Oe amp ward toward lower frequencies press the F W key Ca ss first then press the BAND SCN BND DN key I O eal 3 Once you have selected the desired band you may ini tiate manual tuning or scanning per the discussion in the next chapter When receiving in the AM Broadcast or Shortwave bands 0 5 30 MHz we recom mend that you connect an external antenna for improved reception FREQUENCY NAVIGATION The VX 6E will initially be operating in the VFO mode a channelized system which allows free tuning throughout the currently selected operating band Three basic frequency navigation methods are available on the V
86. elect ON 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the setting and exit to normal operation 6 To disable the Weather Alert Scan feature select OFF in step 4 above da 7 1 When the Weather Alert Scan feature is engaged the Scan Resume mode OA is fixed to TIME 1C 2 If you are just scanning the Weather Broadcast Channels the VX 6E s receiver will remain muted indefinitely unless the Alert Tone is received This yields a long period of monitoring time as no power will be consumed via audio output while scanning for the Alert Tone is in progress VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 55 SMART SEARCH OPERATION The Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to where activity is encountered by your radio When Smart Search is engaged the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency storing active frequencies as it goes with out stopping on them even momentarily these frequencies are stored into a special Smart Search memory bank consisting of 31 memories 15 above the current frequency 15 below the current frequency plus the current frequency itself Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available SINGLE In this mode the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present will be loaded into the Smart Search memories whether or not all 31 memo
87. em to the P DMR key 4 Now you can recall this preferred Set Mode Item by simply pressing the P DMR key momentarily Receive BATTERY SAVER SETUP An important feature of the VX 6E is its Receive Battery Saver which puts the radio to sleep for a time interval periodically waking it up to check for activity If somebody is talking on the channel the VX 6E will remain in the active mode then resume its sleep cycles This feature significantly reduces quiescent battery drain and you may change the amount of sleep time between activity checks using the Set Mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 53 RXSAVE 53 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of Ff YO AYE this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired sleep duration SEL The available selections are 200 ms 300 ms 500 ms 1 second DAAM 2 seconds or OFF The default value is 200 ms 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation da 7 When you are operating on Packet switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF as N the sleep cycle may collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet trans mission causing your TNC not to receive the full data burst VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 77 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS Wakeup FEA
88. equency or frequencies that you do not need such as a spurious radiation from a television such frequencies can be skipped during VFO scan ning This accomplished by storing these frequencies in a special Frequency Skip Memory bank reserved for this purpose To skip a frequency during VFO scanning 1 While VFO scanning is stopped pause state on the frequency that you do not need press and hold in the F W key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Frequency Skip Memory channel 901 999 The microproces sor will automatically select the next available free Frequency Skip Memory chan nel a memory register on which no data has been stored Any channel with a blink ing channel number is one that currently has no data written on it i e the channel is free 2 Press the F W key to store the frequency into the Frequency Skip Memory it now is programmed to be ignored during VFO scanning The VX 6E has 99 VFO Frequency Skip Memory Channels To re institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop 1 Press the V M DW MT key if needed to enter the MR mode 2 Press and hold in the F W key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel to be re instituted 3 Press the 82 LK TXPO key to delete the channel from the Frequency Skip Memory this will re institute the frequency into the VFO scan loop 48 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING I Tass EE ee
89. eshold level OFF S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S9 51 RPT Sets the Repeater Shift Direction SIMP RPT RPT 52 RX MD Selects the receiving mode AUTO N FM AM W FM RXSAVE Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio 200 MS 300 MS 500 MS 1S 2S OFF S SRCH Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode SINGLE CONT SCN LMP Enables Disables the Scan lamp while paused ON OFF SHIFT Sets the magnitude of the repeater Shift 0 00 149 95 MHzx2 50 kHz increments SKIP Selects the Memory Scan Skip channel selection mode OFF SKIP ONLY SPLIT Enables Disables split CTCSS DCS coding OFF ON SQL Sets the Squelch threshold level LVL 0 LVL 15 Narrow FM LVL 1 LVL 0 LVL 8 Wide FM LVL 2 SQL TYP Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode OFF TONE T SQL DCS RV TN STEP Setting of the synthesizer steps 5 0k 10 0k 12 5k 15 0k 20 0k 25 0k 50 0k 100 0k AUTO 62 SU1 ALT Selects the measurement units for the altimeter and correcting the M Ft 1 3 altimeter Offset 1000 0 1000 63 SU1 BRM Selects the measurement units for the Barometric Pressure and HP MB HG ICX1 3 correcting the Barometric Pressure Offset 1000 0 1000 64 SU1 SET _ Selects the display of the sensor units information OFF BARO ALTI 3 65 TEMP Indicates indicate the current temperature inside the transceivre s case and selects the measurement units F
90. fault AUTO Step automatically changes according to operating frequency Set Mode Item 62 SU1 ALT Function Selects the measurement units for the altimeter require optional SU 1 and correcting the altimeter Available Values M meter Ft feet offset 1000 to 1000 Default Depends on the transceiver version Note OPTION will be displayed if the SU 1 is not installed Set Mode Item 63 SU1 BRM Function Selects the measurement units for the Barometric Pressure require optional SU 1 and correction of the Barometric Pressure Available Values HP hpa MB mbar HG mmHg IC inch offset 1000 to 1000 Default Depends on the transceiver version Note OPTION will be displayed if the SU 1 is not installed Set Mode Item 64 SU1 SET Function Selects the display of the sensor units information Available Values OFF BARO ALTI Default OFF Note The barometric pressure BARO and altitude ALTTI information require the op tional SU 1 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 101 Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 65 TEMP Function Indicates indicate the current temperature inside the transceiver s case and se lects the measurement units F or C for the temperature sensor Set Mode Item 66 TN FRQ Function Setting of the CTCSS Tone Fre CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY Hz quency Available Values 50 standard CTCSS tones at so 91 5 94 8 4 Default 100 0 Hz 011427311318
91. for battery removal VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 5 CONTROL amp CONNECTIONS Keypap Sa 5 Primary Function Press Key Secondary Function Press F W Key Third Function Press amp Horo Key Primary Function Press Key Secondary Function Press F W Key Third Function Press amp Horo Key Primary Function Press Key Secondary Function Press F W Key Third Function Press amp Horo Key Moves operation to the next highest frequency band Moves operation to the next lowest frequency band Starts the scanner upward toward a higher frequency or a higher channel number Reverses the transmit and receive frequencies while working through a repeater Activates the EMER GENCY function Switches to the Home favorite frequency Channel Activates the Internet Connection feature Selects the desired transmit power output level Activates the Key Lockout feature Frequency entry digit qn Selects the synthesizer steps to be used during VFO operation Stores the current setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 1 Frequency entry digit gn Activates the ARTS feature Stores the current setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 4 Frequency entry digit a7 Activates the EPCS Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch feature Stores the cu
92. function is engaged 26 EMG S BP STR BEAM BP BEM CW BP CW BEEP STROBE EPCS SETTING Set Mone Irem Avaicase Vatues Derautr Enables disables the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch function 43 PAGER OFF ON Enables disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch 44 PAG ABK OFF ON Setting the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch 45 PAG CDR 05_47 Setting the Transmitting Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch 46 PAG CDT 05 47 x1 Depends on the frequency band 90 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Switcu Knos SETTING Enables Disables the keypad beeper Adjust the Beep volume level Enables Disables the BUSY LED while the Squel ch is open Selects the Primary function of the HM RV EMG R H key Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Selects the Control Locking lockout combination Select Z SU 1 SETTING he MONI switch just below the PTT swi ch function Selects the measurement units for the altimeter and correcting the altimeter Selects the measurement units for the Barometric sure Pressure and correcting the Barometric Pres Selects the display of the sensor units information DispLAY SETTING Indicates the DC Supply Voltage Setting of the Display brightness level Indicates indicate the current temperature inside the transceivre s case and selects the
93. g ONLY The scanner will only scan channels that are flagged Preferential Scan List OFF All memory channels will be scanned the flag will be ignored Set Mode Item 58 SPLIT Function Enables Disables Split CTCSS DCS coding Available Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Set Mode Item is set to ON you will see the following additional parameters after the RV TN parameter while configuring Set Mode Item 60 SQL TYP D CODE DCS Encode only TDCS Encodes a CTCSS tone and Decodes a DCS code D TONE Encodes a DCS code and Decodes a CTCSS tone Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above 100 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 59 SQL Function Sets the Squelch threshold level Available Values LVL 0 LVL 15 Narrow FM LVL 0 LVL 8 Wide FM Default LVL 1 Narrow FM LVL 2 Wide FM Set Mode Item 60 SQL TYP Function Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Available Values OFF TONE T SQL DCS RV TN Default OFF TONE CTCSS Encoder TSQL CTCSS Encoder Decoder DCS Digital Coded Encoder Decoder RV TN Reverse CTCSS Decoder Mutes receiver when matching tone is received Note See also Set Mode Item 58 SPLIT regarding additional selections available during Split Tone operation Set Mode Item 61 STEP Function Setting of the synthesizer steps Available Values 5 0k 10 0k 12 5k 15 0k 20 0k 25 0k 50 0k 100 0k or AUTO De
94. ging than does CTCSS The DCS Encoder Decoder is built into your VX 6E and operation is very similar to that just described for CTCSS Your repeater system may be configured for DCS if not DCS is frequently quite useful in Simplex operation if your friend s use transceivers equipped with this advanced feature Just as in CTCSS operation DCS requires that you set the Tone Mode to DCS and that you select a tone code 1 Press the F W key then press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to enable selection of the CTCSS DCS mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob until the DCS indication appears on the display this activates the DCS Encoder Decoder 3 Press the PTT key to save the new setting 4 Press the F W key then press the 2 CODE key to enable adjustment of the DCS code 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the repeater owner i ie DCS CODE operator if you don t know DCS Code if 03110321036 10431047 l051 1053 you are working simplex just set up the 072 073 074 114 115 116 1122 DCS Code to be the same as that used by 134 145 152 155 156 162 A 205 223 225 226 243 244 your friend s 252 255 261 263 265 266 271 6 When you have made your selection 315 331 133213431346 1351 press the 2 CODE key momentarily to 371 412 413 423 431 432 save the new set 454 462 464 465 466 503 526 546 565 606 612 624 tings and exit to nor 654 1662 1664 703
95. have a DTMF beep at the beginning of each transmission you may have accidentally switched on the Internet Connection feature Just press the S LK TXPO key mo mentarily to disable this feature which is described in detail on page 70 g LAIC MATATA 196203 FV qo HIGH PowER 16 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION TRANSMISSION Changing the Transmitter Power Level You can select between a total of four transmitter power levels on your VX 6E The exact power output will vary somewhat depend ing on the voltage supplied to the transceiver With the standard FNB 80LI Battery Pack and external DC source the power output levels available are To change the power level 1 The default setting for the power output is High in this configuration the LCD shows no indication of the power output HIGH level Pressing the F W key fol LETETI lowed by the 2 LK TXPO key will display the current power out put level LK TX PO LOT OG o 2 Within one second of releasing the LK TXPO key press ae Taine key repetitively this will cause the power level LOW1 LOWe2 or LOW to appear 3 Press the F W key followed by the 88 LK TXPO key repeatedly if necessary to make the HIGH notation appear and restore High Power operation 1a D The VX 6E is smart You can set up Low power on the 144 MHz band
96. he new setting and exit to normal operation 6 Ifyou wish to disable the Wakeup feature just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above When the radio is turned off the Wakeup feature will be engaged and the WAKEUP notition will be been on the display You may observe a low level pop noise while the Wakeup feature is polling you may disable this popping by pressing the MODE SP S SQ TYP key in step 4 above the SAVE notation will disap pear However the battery life will be reduced somewhat You may cancel the Wakeup feature temporarily by pressing the PWR switch while the Wakeup feature is engaged 78 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS TX BATTERY SAVER The VX 6E also includes a useful Transmit Battery Saver which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong For example when you are in the immediate vicinity of a repeater station there generally is no reason to use the High Power output selection in order to achieve full quieting access to the repeater With the Transmit Battery Saver the automatic selection of Low Power operation con serves battery drain significantly To activate the Transmit Battery Saver 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 70 TXSAVE 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily
97. ic ARTS Setup and Operation 1 Set your radio and the other radio s to the same DCS code number per the discussion on page 28 2 Press the F W key then press the 4 ARTS key You will observe the OUTRNG display on the LCD below the operat ing frequency ARTS operation has now commenced 3 Every 25 seconds your radio will transmit a polling call to the other station When that station responds with its own ARTS polling signal the display will change to IN RNG to confirm that the other i ANG station s polling code was received in response to yours 4 Press the F W key momentarily to exit ARTS operation and resume normal func tioning of the transceiver VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 65 ARTS Automatic RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM da 7 ARTS constitutes a form of remote control operation that may be re CO stricted to certain frequencies U S users should confirm the current status of 97 201 b of the FCC s rules governing the Amateur service before utiliz ing this feature on the 144 MHz band ARTS Polling Time Options The ARTS feature may be programmed to poll every 25 seconds default value or 15 seconds The default value provides maximum battery conservation because the polling signal is sent out less frequently To change the polling interval 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Ite
98. l Memory Scan described in the next section 6 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the setting and exit to normal operation When you recall the skipped memory channel manually a small B icon will appear at the left of the memory channel number indi cating it is to be ignored during scanning It is still available for recall manually however using the DIAL knob or keyboard To re institute a channel into the scanning loop select OFF in step 5 above Preferential Memory Scan The VX 6E also allows you to set up a Preferential Scan List of channels which you can flag within the memory system These channels are designated by a blinking P icon when you have selected them one by one for the Preferential Scan List Here is the procedure for setting up and using the Preferential Scan List 1 Recall the Memory Channel which you wish to add to the Preferential Scan List 2 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 57 SKIP 4 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob so as to select ONLY When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation 7 To remove a channel from the Preferential Scan List just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF
99. lation of FBA 23 Battery Case 0 Weather Alert Scan 55 Low Battery Indication 0 Smart Search Operation 56 Interface of Packet TNCs 1 Channel Counter Operation 58 Operati 2 EPCS Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch 60 Switching Power On and Off 2 Storing the CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Operation 60 Adjusting the Volume Level 2 Activating the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch System 61 Squelch Adjustment 3 Paging Answer Back w 61 Selecting the Operating Band 4 Emergency Feature wo 62 Frequency Navigation 4 Emergency Channel Operation 62 Transmission 6 Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature 62 Changing the Transmit Power Level 7 Selecting the EAI mode and its Transmit Time a 63 Changing the Microphone Gain Level 8 Activating the EAT feature 63 AM Broadcast Reception 8 To Locate an Unresponsive Operator Using the EAI Feature 64 AM Aircraft Reception 9 ARTS Automatic Range Transponder System 65 FM Broadcast TV Audio Reception Advanced Operation To display the Temperature Keyboard Locking m To display the Sensor Information Adjusting the Keypad Beeper Volume Level 21 Selecting and Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter Keypad LCD Illumination Selecting and Correcting the Altimeter Changing the Channel Steps Internet Connection Feature 68 68 68 69 69 70 Sensor Mode Changing the Receiving Mode SRG Sister Radio Group Mode w 70 RF Squelc FRG
100. lease the BAND SCN BND DN key to initiate Preferential Memory Scanning Only the channels which have a blinking icon appended to the channel number will be scanned Memory Bank Scan When the Memory Bank feature is engaged the scanner sweeps only memory channels in the current Memory Bank However if the Memory Bank Link Scan feature is enabled you may sweep the memory channels in several Memory Banks which you have selected To enable the Memory Bank Link Scan feature l 2 Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the V M DW MT key if necessary Press the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key to recall the Memory Bank Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first Memory Bank BANK 1 BANK24 you wish to sweep using Memory Bank Link Scan Press the V M DW MT key momentarily A small blinking gt icon will appear at the left of the Memory Bank number indicat ing this Memory Bank will now be swept during Memory Bank Scan Repeat steps 3 and 4 above to append the blinking P icon to any other Memory Banks you wish to sweep Now press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second to initiate the Memory Bank Link Scan To remove a Memory Bank from the Memory Bank Link Scan repeat steps 2 and 3 above to delete the blinking gt icon from the Memory Bank number indication VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 51 SCANNING ieee ei i PROGRAMMABLE Bann Limit Memory Scan P
101. ll 23 B0 the memory channel on which you wish to display its label YH ow 2 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the __ m Set mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item labeled 39 NAME 4 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item s setting 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ALPHA thus enabling the alpha numeric display 6 Press the PTT key to save the new setting and activate the al pha numeric Tag To disable the alpha numeric Tag enabling the frequency display just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select FREQ in step 5 above 1 While programming multiple memories with alpha numeric Tags with repetitive information you may press the F W key to copy a previous entry of letters and numbers and then paste these characters into another NM SET register on a different memory channel by pressing the V M DW MT key 2 You may check the frequency of any Name tagged channel by pressing the MONI switch Release the MONI switch and the display returns to the alpha numeric Tag display 36 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL Memory OFFSET TUNING Once you have recalled a particular memory channel you may easily tune off that chan nel as though you were in the VFO mode 1 With the VX 6E in the MR Memory Recall mode select the de
102. m 3 AR INT 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired polling interval 15 or 25 seconds 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation ARTS Alert Beep Options The ARTS feature allows two kinds of alert beeps with the additional option of turning them off so as to alert you to the current status of ARTS operation Depending on your location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent beeps you may choose the Beep mode which best suits your needs The choices are INRANG The beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range but does not re confirm with beeps thereafter ALWAYS Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode use the following procedure 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 2 AR BEP 2 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of fff HEP this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired ARTS Beep mode see above 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit t
103. mber 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and industry standards take this into account if you find that your receiver squelch does not open when both you and the other station are using a common DCS code you or the other station but not both can try the following 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 18 DCS RV 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily then rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ENABLE thus inverting the DCS Code 4 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 5 Remember to restore the default setting to DISABLE when done VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 29 CTCSS DCS OPERATION CTCSS DCS BELL OPERATION During CTCSS Decode or DCS operation you may set up the VX 6E such that a ringing bell sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in Here is the procedure for activating the CTCSS DCS Bell l wR WN Set the transceiver up for CTCSS Decode Tone Squelch or DCS operation as described previously Adjust the operating frequency to the desired channel Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 8 BE
104. mory Bank Changing a Memory Bank s Name You may change the default Memory Bank Name which is indicates on the display while selecting the Memory Bank to your desired name 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 10 BNK NM 1 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily then rotate the DIAL knob PNN NM to recall the memory bank on which you wish to change a label 4 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to enable changing of the name tag 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label 6 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to move to the next char acter 7 If you make a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 to program the remaining letters num bers or symbols of the desired label A total of six characters may be used in the creation of a label 9 When you have programmed a name which is under 6 characters press the 0 SET key to confirm the label 10 When you have completed the changing of the name press the PTT key to save the label and exit VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 41 Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNELS Direct Memory RECALL CHANNEL The Direct Memory Recall Channel DMR feature allows you to recall up to ten favorite frequencies directly via the numeric 0 through 9 keys DMR channels may b
105. n esis Memory SCANNING Memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate 1 Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the V M DW MT key if necessary 2 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the BAND SCN BND DN key to select the desired Memory Scan mode Available selections are ALL CH TAG1 TAG2 BAND and PMS X ALL CH The scanner sweeps all Memory channels TAG1 The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels with the same first digit of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started TAG2 The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels with the same first and second digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scan ning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels which are memorized on the same operating band as the first channel on which scanning started PMS X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently selected PMS fre quency pair See page 52 for details Note When an alpha numeric Tag is appended to the Low sub band limit memory channel the alpha numeric Tag will appear while you are select ing the Memory Scan mode 3 Release the BAND SCN BND DN key to initiate scanning As with VFO scanning the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong enough to open the squelch it will then resume scanning according to the Scan Re sume mode set previo
106. ng operation is basically the same in each of the above modes Before you begin take a moment to select the way in which you would like the scanner to resume scanning after it halts on a signal Setting the Scan Resume Technique Three options for the Scan Resume mode are available 3 SEC 5 SEC 10 SEC In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters and will hold there for the selected resume time If you do not take action to disable the scanner within that time period the scanner will resume even if the stations are still active BUSY In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters One second after the carrier has dropped because the other station s ceased transmission the scanner will resume In the case of con stant carrier signals like Weather Station broadcasts the scanner will likely remain on this frequency indefinitely HOLD In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters It will not restart automatically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to resume To set the Scan Resume mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 49 RESUME 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired scan resume mode 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation
107. nnel selected however the DW icon will appear on the display and every five seconds the VX 6E will check the Priority Channel for activity If a station appears on the Priority Channel the radio will pause on that channel as described previously To exit from Dual Watch press the V M DW MT key momentarily VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 53 SCANNING Da ss i eee Automatic Lamp ILLUMINATION ON SCAN STOP The VX 6E will automatically illuminate the LCD Keypad Lamp whenever the scanner stops on a signal this allows you to see the frequency of the incoming signal better at night Note that this will of course increase the battery consumption so be sure to switch it off during the day the default condition for this feature is ON The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 55 SCN LMP 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to OFF 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the setting and exit to normal operation Bann Epee BEEPER The VX 6E will automatically beep when a band edge is encountered during scanning either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation You may also enable this feature band edge beeper to sound the beeper when th
108. nnel selection mode 57 SKIP OFF SKIP ONLY Enables Disables the Weather Alert Scan feature 73 WX ALT OFF ON Enables Disables the receiver audio output during the Tone Serch Scanner is activated 68 TS MUT ON OFF Selects the Tone Serch Scanner speed 69 TS SPD FAST SLOW Power Savinc SETTING Set Move Item AvaILaBLe VaLuEs DEFAULT Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval 53 RXSAVE 200 MS 300 MS 500 MS 1S 2S 0FF Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver 70 TXSAVE OFF ON Setting of the Wakeup feature 72 WAKEUP OFF 5S 10S 20S 30S EAI WIRES SETTING Set Mope Item AVAILABLE VALUES DEFAULT Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for WIRESTM operation 29 INT CD DTMF 1 DTMF F Selects the Internet Link Connection mode 30 INT MD SRG FRG Enables Disables DTMF Autodialer feature while operating on the Internet Connection feature 31 INT A M MANUAL AUTO Selects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF code for non WIRES Internet 32 INT SET Link System access EAI SETTING Set Mone Item AvaILaBLe VALUES DEFAULT Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAl Feature 23 EAl OFF ON Setting of the Emergency Automatic ID EAI operating mode and its Transmit Time 24 EAI TMR INT 1M through INT 10M INT 15M INT 20M INT 30M INT 40M INT 50M CON 1M through CON 10M CON 15M CON 20M CON 30M CON 40M and CON 50M CON 5M Selects the alarm s utilized when the Emergency
109. nverted DCS code decoding 18 DCS RV DISABLE ENABLE Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature 21 DT A M MANUAL AUTO Programming of the DTMF Autodialer 22 DT SET Sets the Squelch threshold level 59 SQL LVL 0 LVL 15 NFM LVL 1 LVL 0 LVL 8 WFM LVL 2 Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode 60 SQL TYP OFF TONE TSQL DCS RV TN Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency 66 TN FRQ 50 standard CTCSS tones 100 Hz ARTS SETTING Set Move Item AVAILABLE VALUES DEFAULT Selects the Beep option during ARTS operation 2 AR BEP IN RNG ALWAYS OFF Selects the Polling Interval during ARTS operation 3 AR INT 25 SEC 15 SEC Programs and activates the CW Identifier 14 CW ID Memory SETTING Set Mone Irem Avaitase VaLues Derautr Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory Group 10 BNKNM Enables Disables over written the Direct Memory Recall Channel while operating on the Direct 20 DMR WRT ON OFF Memory Recall Channel Selects the method of selection of channels for Memory Storage 38 MW MD NEXT LOWER Toggles the display indication between Frequency and the channel s Alpha Numeric Tag 39 NAME FREQ ALPHA Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory channels 40 NM SET Scan SETTING Set Mone Item AVAILABLE VALUES DEFAULT Selects the Scan Resume mode 49 RESUME 3SEC 5SEC 10SEC BUSY HOLD Enables Disables the Scan lamp while paused 55 SCN LMP ON OFF Selects the Memory Scan Skip Echa
110. o normal operation 66 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL ARTS Automatic RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM CW Identifier Setup The ARTS feature includes a CW identifier as discussed previously Every ten minutes during ARTS operation the radio can be instructed to send DE your callsign K if this feature is enabled The callsign field may contain up to 6 characters Here s how to program the CW Identifier 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 14 CW ID 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Item to ON to enable the CW ID function 5 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momentarily to display the previously stored callsign 6 Press and hold in the HM RV EMG R H key for 2 seconds to clear any previous callsign 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of your callsign then press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momen tarily to save the first letter number and move on to the next character 8 Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to complete your callsign Note that the slant bar is among the available characters should you be a portable station 9 Ifyou mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct letter number 10 Press and hold in the HM RV
111. ome channel See page 39 for details on setting the Home channel The Emergency feature is activated by pressing and holding in the HM RV EMG R H key for one second When this is done A the radio is placed on the UHF amateur band Home channel B it emits a loud Alarm sound the volume is controlled by the VOL knob C it flashes the TX BUSY indicator in white D if you press the PTT switch you will disable the Emergency feature temporarily you can then transmit on the UHF Home channel and E two seconds after the PTT release the Emergency feature will resume To disable the Emergency feature pressing and holding in the HM RV EMG R H key for one second or turn the radio off by pressing the POWER switch Use this feature if you are out for a walk and want a quick way of alerting a family member as to a dangerous situation The alarm sound may discourage an attacker and allow you to escape 2 The Emergency feature may be changed to another function via Set Mode Item 26 EMG S see page 95 for details Emercency Automatic ID EAI FEATURE The Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature can be used for searching for persons who are incapacitated in disasters like earthquakes especially search and rescue personnel who may have become injured in a debris field In such cases if another searcher sends out a unique command CTCSS tone pair the radio of the incapacitated party who may not be abl
112. or C for the tem perature sensor 66 TN FRQ Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency 50 standard CTCSS tones 100 Hz 67 TOT Setting of the TOT time OFF 1MIN 3MIN 5MIN 10MIN 68 TS MUT Enables Disables the receiver audio output during the Tone Serch ON OFF Scanner is activated 69 TS SPD Selects the Tone Serch Scanner speed FAST LOW 70 TXSAVE Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver OFF ON 71 VFO MD Enables or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current BAND ALL band 72 WAKEUP Setting of the Wakeup feature OFF 5S 10S 20S 30S EAI 73 WX ALT Enables Disables the Weather Alert Scan feature OFF ON x1 Depends on the transceiver version x2 Depends on the frequency band x3 Requires optional SU 1 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 89 Set Menu Move REPEATER SETTING Set Mone Irem Avaitaste Vatues Derautr Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function 4 ARS ON OFF Sets the Repeater Shift Direction 51 RPT SIMP RPT RPT Sets the magnitude of the repeater Shift 56 SHIFT 0 00 149 95 MHz 1 CTCSS DCS SETTING Set Mone Irem AvalcabLe VaLues DerauLT Selects the number of CTCSS DCS Bell ringer repetitions 8 BELL OFF 1 3 5 8 CONT Continuous ringing Setting of the DCS code 17 DCS CD 104 standard DCS codes 023 Enables Disables I
113. or details VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 3 CONTROL amp CONNECTIONS LCD Memory Channel Number Skip Memory Channel or Repeater Shift Direction Preferential Memory Channel Hi Operation DMR Channel Recall DMR DMA PRI ABA B B L TE E A g2 Feature Active sz Priority Channel BANG Jang far h D PAZ Br Operating Frequency Automatic Power Off Active Battery Saver Active Key Lock Active Low TX Power Selected Bell Alarm Active Dual Watch Active ac Indicator Secondary Keypad Active DW Low save O A a l WAM iM coe EE Operating Mode S amp PO Meter Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature Active 4 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CONTROL amp CONNECTIONS Sie amp Bottom PANEL PTT Push To Talk Switch Press this switch to transmit and release it to receive after your transmission is completed T CALL Switch Pressing this switch activates the T CALL 1750 Hz for repeater access EXT DC Jack This coaxial DC jack allows con nection to an external DC power source 6 16V DC The center pin of this jack is the Positive con nection NU UN A Do not allow the VX 6E to become submerged in water while the rubber cap over the EXT DC jack is removed Battery Pack Latch 4 Open this latch
114. pening Message that appears when the radio is powered on Available Values DC MSG OFF Default DC DC DC supply voltage MSG Set by user See below OFF No Opening Message Here s how to program the Opening Message 1 Set this Set Mode Item to MSG 2 Press the MODE SPS SQ TYP key momentarily to enable programming of the opening message You will notice the first character entry s location blinking 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of the message then press the MODE SPS SQ TYP key momentarily to save the first letter number and move on to the next character 4 Repeat the previous step as necessary to complete the message up to six characters 5 Ifyou make a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to back space the cursor now re enter the correct letter number 6 When you have entered the desired opening message press the 0 SET key mo mentarily to confirm the message then press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation Set Mode Item 43 PAGER Function Enables disables the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch function Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 44 PAG ABK Function Enables disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Available Values OFF ON Default OFF Set Mode Item 45 PAG CDR Function Setting the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging amp Code Squelch Se
115. play in the case of DCS CB will appear on the display Press the F W key then press the 2 gt CODE key 3 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one sec ond to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone code 4 When the radio detects the correct tone or code it will halt on that tone code and audio will be allowed to pass Press the BAND SCN BND DN key to lock in that tone code then press the F W key to exit to normal operation da7 Ifthe Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code it will continue to scan indefinitely When this happens it may be that the other station is not sending any tone You can press the PTT switch to halt the scan at any time You may listen to the muted signal from the other station during Tone Scanning when Set Mode Item 68 TS MUT is set to OFF See page 102 for details You can also change the Tone Search scanning speed using Set Mode Item 69 TS SPD See page 102 Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 31 CTCSS DCS OPERATION SPLIT TONE OPERATION The VX 6E can be operated in a Split Tone configuration via the Set mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 58 SPLIT 58 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to enable
116. press any other key to cancel the Reset procedure VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 85 CLONING The VX 6E includes a convenient Clone feature which allows the memory and con figuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another VX 6E This can be par ticularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service operation Here is the procedure for Cloning one radio s data to another l 2 Turn both radios off Connect the user constructed cloning cable and two optional CT 91 Microphone Adapters one on each end between the MIC SP jacks of the two radios Press and hold in the F W key while turning the radios on Do this for both radios the order of switch on does not matter The CLONE notation will appear on the displays of both radios On the Destination radio press the VIM DW MT key WAIT will appear on the LCD Press the BAND SCN BND DN key on the Source radio TX will appear on the Source radio and the data from this radio will be transferred to the other radio If there is a problem during the cloning process ERROR will be displayed Check your cable connections and battery volt age and try again If the data transfer is successful CLONE will reappear on the Source radio and the Destination radio will return to the normal operation Turn both radios off and disconnect the cloning cable You can then turn the Sourc
117. r and TNC off before connecting the cables so as to prevent voltage spikes from possibly damaging your transceiver When you are operating on Packet switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF as the sleep cycle may collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet transmission causing your TNC not to receive the full data burst See page 77 for details regarding Receive Battery Saver setup Remember to readjust the default microphone input level to LVL 5 Set Mode Item 37 MCGAIN when Packet operation is finished Kaa O SP pa lt aE O GND 10 UF 3 5 Jack 3 59 Plug H Love C Q WA O PTT m jim aik O GND 2 5 Jack 2 5 Plug TNC VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 11 OPERATION la 4 Hi I m R F Radio and Pll be helping you along as you learn the many Ha features of the VX 6E I know you re anxious to get on the air but I encour ji I 19 7 bod F f oO age you to read the Operation section of this manual as thoroughly as possible so you ll get the most out of this fantastic new transceiver Now let s get operating SWITCHING Power ON AND OFF 1 Be sure the Battery Pack is installed and that the bat It onssa creel tery is fully charged Connect the antenna to the top aa panel ANTENN
118. rent consumption The Squelch system may be adjusted independently for the FM and Wide FM FM Broad cast modes AM utilizes the setting chosen for FM 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 58 SQL 3 Now rotate the DIAL knob to set the Squelch so that the background noise is just silenced typically at a setting of about 1 or 2 for FM and AM and 2 or 3 for Wide FM this is point of maximum sensitivity to weak signals 4 When you are satisfied with the Squelch threshold setting press the PTT key momen tarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 2 If you re operating in an area of high RF pollution you may need to consider Tone Squelch operation using the built in CTCSS Decoder This feature will keep your ra dio quiet until a call is received from a station sending a carrier which contains a matching subaudible CTCSS tone Or if your friends have radios equipped with DCS Digital Coded Squelch like your VX 6E has try using that mode for silent monitoring of busy channels VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 13 OPERATION SELECTING THE OPERATING BAND The VX 6E covers an incredibly wide frequency range over which a number of different operat ee pene i s 12 ae an 8 z ing modes are used Therefore the VX6E s fre Feo MHz Ham Band 3 30 88 MHZ quency coverage has b
119. res the current Stores the current Activates the Memory setting into Direct setting into Direct Third Function Write mode for Memory Recall Memory Recall Press amp Horo Key memory channel Channel 6 Channel 0 storage Switches frequency Frequency entry digit control between the Primary Function g VFO and Memory Press Key Systems Activates the Memory Enter the Special Bank Tune mode while in the Secondary Function Memory Recall mode Press F W Key Stores the current setting into Direct Activates the Priority Third Function Memory Recall Dual Watch function Press amp Horo Key Channel 9 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES ANTENNA INSTALLATION The supplied antenna provides good results over the entire fre quency range of the transceiver However for enhanced recep tion on certain non Amateur frequencies you may wish to con nect an antenna designed specifically for that frequency range lt as the supplied antenna is necessarily a compromise outside the Amateur bands and cannot be expected to provide high performance at all frequencies To install the supplied antenna hold the bottom end of the an tenna then screw it onto the mating connector on the transceiver until it is snug Do not over tighten by use of extreme force Notes O Never transmit without having an antenna connected O When installing the supplied antenna ne
120. ress the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 45 PAG CDR 45 for the Receiving CTCSS Tone Pair or Set Mode Item 46 PAG CDT for the Transmitting CTCSS Tone Pair 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the CTCSS Tone number which corresponds to the first tone of the CTCSS Tone Pair 5 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key then rotate the DIAL knob to set the CTCSS Tone number which corresponds to the second tone of the CTCSS Tone Pair SEt Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal g FESZ 4 operation D CTCSS Tone NumBer nize the order of the Ist tone and the 2nd tone In other words for example the VX 6E con siders both CTCSS pairs 10 35 and 35 10 to be identical 60 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL EPCS ENHANCED Pacinc amp Cope SQuELcu Activating the Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch System 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 43 PAGER 43 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of FAF4 G EF this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and activate the ON Hi Enhanced Paging amp Code Squelch 6 To disable the Enhanced Paging amp
121. ress the F W key followed by the BAND SCN BND DN key repetitively un til a frequency in the VHF or UHF TV bands appears on the LCD VHF TV Band 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired station 4 kg d RS TATA II ILI e LA TITA TATATA DAVAT ATA t WFM UHF TV Band ing the F W key followed by the MONI switch while in the Wide FM mode See page 13 for details VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 19 ADVANCED OPERATION Now that you re mastered the basics of VX 6E operation let s learn more about some of the really neat features KEYBOARD LOCKING In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission various as pects of the VX 6E s DIAL and keypad may be locked out The possible lockout combi nations are KEY Just the front panel keypad is locked out DIAL Just the top panel DIAL is locked out K D Both the keypad and DIAL are locked out factory default PTT The PTT switch is locked out TX not possible K P Both the keypad and PTT switch are locked out D P Both the DIAL and PTT switch are locked out ALL All of the above are locked out To lock out some or all of the keys 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 35 LOCK 35 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of LOCEK this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to choose between one of the locking SEE
122. ries are filled the search will stop after one sweep in each direction CONT In this mode the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as with One Shot searching if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep however the radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled Setting the Smart Search Mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 54 S SRCH 54 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Smart Search mode see above 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation Storing Smart Search Memories 1 Set the radio to the VFO mode Be sure that you have the Squelch adjusted properly so that band noise is quieted 2 Press and hold in the MODE SP S SQ TYP key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to that S SRCH indication appears on the display this acti vates the Smart Search feature 3 Press and hold in the BAND SCN BND DN key for one second to begin the Smart Search scanning 4 As active channels are detected you will observe the number of loaded channels increasing in the regular memory channel window 5 Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation SINGLE or CONT the Smart S
123. rily to enable adjustment of this Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the new repeater shift magni tude When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation ASN D dn 4 Ifyou just have one odd split that you need to program don t change the A default repeater shifts using this Set Mode Item Enter the transmit and Xo receive frequencies separately as shown on page 34 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 25 REPEATER OPERATION MANUAL REPEATER SHIFT ACTIVATION Checking the Repeater Uplink Input Frequency It often is helpful to be able to check the uplink input frequency of a repeater to see if the calling station is within direct Simplex range To do this just press the HM RV EMG RIH key You ll l EJO 5 C notice that the display has shifted to the repeater uplink n e case Dh wean al frequency Press the HM RV EMG R H key again to x cause operation to revert to normal monitoring of the re peater downlink output frequency While you are listen ing on the input frequency to the repeater using the HM RV EMG R H key the repeater offset icon will blink channel for the band you are operating on To change the configuration of this key use Set Mode Item 28 HM RV See page 45 26 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CTCSS DCS OPERATION CTCSS OPERAT
124. ring Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key momentarily to accept the first digit and move to the second digit of the DTMF string Repeat the previous steps until you have completed the access code F 1101D If you attach an alpha numeric name Tag to the Internet Memory proceed to the next step otherwise press and hold in the 0 SET key for one second to save the setting Press the V M DW MT key momentarily to enable program ming of the name tag Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to move to the next char acter If you make a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct letter number or symbol Repeat steps 12 through 14 to program the remaining letters numbers or symbols of the desired label A total of six characters may be used in the creation of a label When you have programmed a label which is under 6 characters press the 0 SET key to confirm the label Repeat steps through 16 to store other access codes if so desired Press the PTT switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 71 INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE FRG FRIENDLY Rapio Group MODE Operation Accessing an FRG Node 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 30 INT MD 3 Pres
125. rnational INDIA All India Radio AIR 9 885 Swiss Radio International INDIA All India Radio AIR 15 220 Swiss Radio International INDIA All India Radio AIR 5 985 Radio Vlaanderen International i INDIA All India Radio AIR 9 925 Radio Vlaanderen International x CHINA China Radio International CRI 11 780 Radio Vlaanderen International E CHINA China Radio International CRI 13 740 Radio Vlaanderen International y CHINA China Radio International CRI 5 955 Radio Nederland k CHINA Radio Nederland Radio Nederland China Radio International CRI Radio Korea Radio Korea NDELND 79 7 275 AM KOREA NDELND Radio Nederland a KOREA Radio Korea DENMRK Radio Denmark i KOREA Radio Korea DENMRK Radio Denmark JAPAN Radio Japan DENMRK Radio Denmark i JAPAN Radio Japan DENMRK Radio Denmark A JAPAN Radio Japan PORTGL Radio Portugal JAPAN Radio Japan PORTGL Radio Portugal 3 ASTRLA Radio Australia PORTGL Radio Portugal E ASTRLA Radio Australia PORTGL Radio Portugal ASTRLA Radio Australia ASTRLA VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Radio Australia 43 Memory Mope SpecIAL Memory CHANNELS WEATHER Broapcast CHANNELS U S VERSION The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre programmed at the factory for quick selection of
126. rrent setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 7 Frequency entry digit gn Selects the CTCSS tone or DCS code number Stores the current setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 2 Frequency entry digit ap Selects the Memory Scan Skip channel selection mode Stores the current setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 5 Frequency entry digit ge Activates the EAIT Emergency Automatic ID feature Stores the current setting into Direct Memory Recall Channel 8 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL CONTROL amp CONNECTIONS Keypap o es Selects the Recei Frequency entry digit Pas ere paged Primary Function Activates the User 3 and Wide EM i Press Key Programmed mode Selects the DTMF Activates CTCSS or Secondary Function z No Action mode DCS Operation Press F W Key Stores the current EEEE setting into Direct Engage the Special Third Function pi eS h Pi Memory Recall Search mode Press amp Horo Key Emory Roca Channel function Channel 3 Frequency entry digit Primary Function Activates the Second Frequency entry digit 9 Press Key ary key function ig Selects the direction of me pink Wig anes Engages the Set Secondary Function Disables the Second shift either or M Mod P F W Key key functi simplex during Menu Mode RESS EY ary key function repeater operation Sto
127. ry Charger as shown in the illustration to the EXT DC jack If only 12 16 Volt DC power is available the optional E DC 5B or E DC 6 DC Adapter with its cigarette lighter plug may also be used for charging the battery The display will indicate CHGING and the TX BUSY indicator will glow red while the battery is being charged When charging is finished the display will change to indicate CHGFUL and the TX BUSY indicator will glow green AC line Outlet pe NC 72 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 9 INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION OF FBA 23 ALKALINE BaTTERY Case Option The optional FBA 23 Battery Case allows receive monitoring using two AA size Alka line batteries Alkaline batteries can also be used for transmission in an emergency but power output will only be selectable 300 mW and 50 mW and battery life will be short ened dramatically To Install Alkaline Batteries into the FBA 23 Q Slide the batteries into the FBA 23 as shown in the illustration with the Negative side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 23 O Open the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio O Install the FBA 23 as shown in the illustration with the side facing the bottom of the transceiver O Close the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio The FBA 23 does not provide connections for charging since Alkaline cells
128. s the numeric key which was pressed in step 2 5 To exit the Direct Memory Recall Channel mode press and hold in the P DMR key for 2 seconds 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 144 000 MHz 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 42 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Memory Mope SpeciIAL Memory CHANNELS SHORT Wave Broapcast STATION MEMORY CHANNELS A large number of Short Wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels have also been pre programmed at the factory for convenient selection of broadcast stations 1 2 U 4 Press the F W key then press the 9 SP BNK key to recall Channel Bank Press the BAND SCN BND DN key to select RADIO thus recalling the Broadcast Station Channel Memory Bank Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 89 available Broad cast Stations You may view the channel frequency temporarily using Set Mode Item 36 NAME set its parameter to FREQ To exit to normal operation press the V M DW MT key or press the F W key followed by the 9 SP BNK key Broapcast STATION FREQUENCY LIST Station Name 6 030 Voice of America the Special Memory AM qo i TA TIA 0008 vies AM qo Station Name Radio Exterior de Espana 6 160 Voice of America Radio Exterior de Espana 9 760 Voice of America Radio Exterior de Espana 11 930 Voice of America Radio Exterior de Espana 5 995 Radio Canada International Radio Luxembourg
129. s the 0 SET key to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to FRG thus activating the Other Internet Link System mode 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new settings 6 Press the 2 LK TXPO key momentarily to activate the Internet Connection feature The 8 icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display 7 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the 83 LK TXPO key to mea the Internet Memory register number F O F63 corresponding to the FO Internet link repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet f ic 4 link then press the PTT switch momentarily to lock in the se lected access number 8 Once the Internet Connection feature is activated per step 6 above you may now press the 0 SET key while you are transmitting to send out the selected DTMF string to establish the link to the desired J 7 Mf Internet link mode FM quem 9 To return to the WIRES mode repeat steps 1 5 above selecting SRG in step 4 72 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL DTMF OPERATION The VX 6E s 16 button keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch repeater con trol or Internet link access purposes Besides numerical digits 0 through 9 the keypad includes the gt and digits plus the A B C and D tones often used for re peater control Manual DTMF Tone Generation You can generate DTMF tones during transmission manually 1 Press the
130. sired memory channel 2 Press the F W key then press the V M DW MT key to acti vate the Memory Tuning feature The Memory Channel num ber will be replaced by tun And if you have an alpha nu meric Tag displayed on the memory channel the display will automatically revert to display of the operating frequency so you can navigate without having to enter the Menu to change the display configuration 3 Rotate the DIAL knob as desired to tune to a new frequency The synthesizer steps selected for VFO operation on the current band will be the steps used during Memory Tuning 4 Ifyou wish to return to the original memory frequency just press the V M DW MT key momentarily The display will revert to display of the alpha numeric Tag if any that may have originally appeared on the LCD 5 Ifyou wish to store a new frequency set during Memory Tuning just press and hold in the F W key for one second per normal memory storage procedure The micro processor will automatically set itself to the next available clear memory location and you then press F W again to lock in the new frequency a a IL Ifyou want to replace the original memory contents with those of the new frequency be sure to rotate the DIAL knob to the original memory channel O number 2 Any required CTCSS DCS changes or repeater offset modifications must be done before storing the data into the new or original memory channel location
131. smit with maximum microphone gain continuously until the EAI timer expiration at the power level stored in that memory channel it is NOT necessary for the incapacitated person to press the PTT switch Furthermore if your call sign is stored in the radio and enabling the CW identifier via Set Mode Item 14 CW ID the radio will transmit your callsign on the air when the EAI feature is first engaged by the remote page and every 10 minutes thereafter The callsign ID can be changed to any desired sequence of characters such as a name After sending the callsign or name the radio will repeatedly transmit three tones for a user defined period of time between and 30 minutes The callsign or name will be transmitted every 10 minutes The Emergency Automatic ID EAI Feature requires that you 1 store the CTCSS Tone Pair into the Receiving Pager Memory see page 60 for procedure and 2 store the desired UHF coordination frequency into Memory Channel EAI see page 34 for pro cedure Selecting the EAI mode and its Transmit Time 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 24 EAI TMR 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired EAI mode Interval EAI INT or Continuous EAI CON and its transmit time 1 10 15 20 30 40 and 50 minutes 5 Press the
132. the desired bandwidth SEE When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save G h the setting and exit to normal operation T Za a VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 59 EPCS ENHANCED Pacinc amp Cope SQuELcu The VX 6E includes an Enhanced CTCSS tone encoder decoder and a dedicated micro processor providing paging and selective calling feature This allows you to place a call to a specific station Paging and to receive calls of your choice directed only to you Code Squelch The paging and code squelch systems use two pairs of alternately switched CTCSS tones which are stored in the pager memories Basically your receiver remains silent until it receives the CTCSS tone pair that matches those stored in the Receiving Pager Memory The squelch then opens so the caller is heard and the paging ringer immediately sounds if activated When you close the PTT switch to transmit the CTCSS tone pair which is stored in the Transmitting Pager Memory will be transmitted automatically On the paged radio the squelch will close automatically after the incoming page ends Meanwhile on the paging radio the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system will be disabled after the PTT switch is released after the paging transmission You may re acti vate the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system again using Set Mode Item 43 PAGER if desired Storing the CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Operation 1 Press the F W key then p
133. to enable adjustment of 7 this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON thus SEE activating the Transmit Battery Saver E W 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation ATT Front EnD ATTENUATOR The attenuator will reduce all signals and noise by 10 dB and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely crowded conditions 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 5 ATT 5 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of f4 7 T this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON thus SEE activating the attenuator GZ YV 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 6 Ifyou wish to disable the attenuator just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 7 No MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS DISABLING THE TX BUSY INDICATOR Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the BUSY indicator which appears while the VX 6E is receiving a signal Use the following procedure 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 11 BSY LED 3 Press
134. to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 67 TOT 57 3 Press the O SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of 7 77 this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the Time Out Timer to the desired Maximum TX time 1 3 5 10 minutes or OFF 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 1 When your transmission time is within 10 seconds of the Time Out Timer expiration an Alert bell will provide an audible warning from the speaker 2 Since brief transmissions are the mark of a good operator try setting up your radio s TOT feature for a maximum transmission time of one minute This will significantly improve battery life too CHANGING THE TX DEVIATION LEVEL In many areas of the world channel congestion has required that operating channels be closely spaced In such operating environments it often is required that operators use reduced deviation levels so as to reduce the potential for interference to users on adjacent channels The VX 6E includes a simple method of accomplishing this 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 27 HLF DEV 3 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON In this configuration HALF DEVIATION active the
135. to press the V M DW MT key LABELING Memories You may wish to append an alpha numeric Tag label to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the channel s use such as a club name etc This is easily accomplished using the Set Mode 1 Recall the memory channel on which you wish to append a label 23 an 2 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the 43055A Set mode rm 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 40 NM SET Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable programming of Mf the name tag 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label 6 Press the MODE SP S SQ TYP key to move to the next char acter 7 If you make a mistake press the BAND SCN BND DN key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct letter number 4 or symbol 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 to program the remaining letters numbers or symbols of the VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 35 Memory Mope REGULAR Memory CHANNEL LABELING MEMORIES desired label A total of six characters may be used in the cre ation of a label 9 When you have programmed a label which is under 6 charac ters press the 0 SET key to confirm the label 10 When you have completed the creation of the label press the PTT key to save the label and exit To display the alpha numeric Tag label 1 Set the VX 6E to the MR Memory Recall mode and reca
136. ugh the noise squelch is present On a frequency where stations using different CTCSS or DCS codes may be active BCLO prevents you from disrupting their communications accidentally because your radio may be muted by its own Tone Decoder The default setting for the BCLO is OFF and here is how to change that setting 1 oN Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 6 BCLO 5 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of HO ff this Set Mode Item Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to ON thus SEE activating the BCLO feature Gis When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation fering with the other station s transmission 82 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS TRANSMITTER TIME OuT TimER TOT The TOT feature provides a safety switch which limits transmission time to a pre pro grammed value This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT switch perhaps if the radio or a Speaker Mic is wedged between car seats it can prevent interference to other users as well as battery depletion As configured at the factory the TOT feature is set to 3 minutes and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key
137. ure However you may change the primary press key function of the 8 LK TXPO key to a short cut path for recall of one of Set Mode Items 1 Press and hold in the 88 LK TXPO key while turning the radio on This procedure switches the LK TXPO key between the Internet Connection function and the MY MENU key function 2 Recall the Set Mode Item which you wish to assign to the S LK TXPO key as a Menu short cut 3 Press and hold in the 88 LK TXPO key for one second to assign the Set Mode Item to the 88 LK TXPO key MY KEY will appear on the display to confirm that the command was executed 4 Now a momentary press of the 8 LK TXPO key will immediately recall the se lected Menu item You must press the 8 LK TXPO key again to exit to normal operation VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 87 Set Menu Move Set Mone Item Funcrion 1 APO Setting of the Automatic Power Off feature AVAILABLE VALUES Derautt Boro ITatic OFF 30MIN 1HOUR 3HOUR 5HOUR 8HOUR AR BEP Selects the Beep option during ARTS operation IN RNG ALWAYS OFF AR INT Selects the Polling Interval during ARTS operation 25 SEC 15 SEC Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function ON OFF OFF ON Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature OFF ON Enables Disables the keypad beeper ON OFF 2 3 4 5 Enables Disables the Receiver Front end 10 dB
138. usly When there are no memory channels corresponding to the selected Memory Scan mode the MS ERR notation will appear on the display 5 To cancel scanning press the PTT switch or the V M DW MT key How to Skip Omit a Channel during Memory Scan Operation If the scanner repeatedly stops on a memory channel due to temporary noise or interfer ence you can mark it to be skipped by pressing the F W key followed by the 5 SKIP key while the scanner has stopped on the channel to be skipped The scanner will instan taneously resume and that channel will not be scanned henceforth As mentioned previously some continuous carrier stations like a Weather Broadcast sta tion will seriously impede scanner operation if you are using the Carrier Drop Scan Resume mode as the incoming signal will not pause long enough for the transceiver to resume scanning Here is the procedure for skipping certain memories during scanning 1 Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning 2 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 49 SCANNING Memory SCANNING 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 57 SKIP 4 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob so as to select SKIP The current Memory Channel will now be ignored during scanning The ONLY se lection is used for Preferentia
139. ver hold the up per part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating connector on the transceiver O Ifusing an external antenna for transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower to avoid excessive feedline loss Bett CLip amp HAND STRAP INSTALLATION 8 8 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION OF FNB 80LI Battery Pack The FNB 80LI is a high performance Lithium Ion battery providing high capacity in a very compact package Under normal use the FNB 80LI may be used for approximately 300 charge cycles after which operating time may be expected to decrease If you have an old battery pack which is displaying capacity which has become diminished you should replace the pack with a new one O Install the FNB 80LI as shown in the illustration O Close the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio q A 1 Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Li Ion packs as personal injury or damage to the Li Ion pack could occur if a cell or cells become acci dentally short circuited 2 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type BATTERY CHARGING If the battery has never been used or its charge is depleted it may be charged by connect ing the NC 72 Batte
140. w the PTT switch function Available Values MONI T CALL Default T CALL MONI Pressing the MONI switch causes the Noise Tone Squelch to be over ridden allowing you to listen for weak or non encoded signals T CALL Pressing the MONI switch activates a 1750 Hz burst tone used for repeater access in many countries especially in Europe 96 VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 37 MCGAIN Function Adjust the microphone gain level Available Values LVL 1 LVL 10 Default LVL 5 Set Mode Item 38 MW MD Function Selects the method of selection of channels for Memory Storage Available Values NEXT LOWER Default NEXT NEXT Stores the data into the memory channel which is next highest from the last stored memory channel LOWER Stores the data into the lowest available free channel Set Mode Item 39 NAME Function Toggles the display indication between frequency and the channel s Alpha Numeric Tag Available Values FREQ ALPHA Default FREQ Set Mode Item 40 NM SET Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory channels See page 35 for details Set Mode Item 41 ON TMR Function Set the ON Timer time Available Values OFF 00H10M 00 10 24HOOM 24 00 10 minutes multiples Default OFF The ON Timer turns on the radio at the programmed time VX 6E OPERATING MANUAL 97 Set Menu Move Set Mode Item 42 OPN MSG Function Selects the O

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