Vertex Standard VX-800 Two
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1. lone E3 E3 fi i O Press the Soft key if assigned to the Scan func tion or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned Scan position when so programmed by your dealer to start the scanner The scanner rapidly steps through each of the dealer programmed channels looking for incoming calls Press and hold the Monitor button more than 2 sec onds or press the Monitor button twice to quiet the noise and resume normal quiet monitoring VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL O Press the top panel s O Switch the top panel s OPERATION SEL1 SEL2 key to activate one of the preprogrammed func tions which may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer Similarly when using the 16 key version the A B C and D function keys activate one of these functions if programmed by the dealer See the next section for details re garding the available features Toggle Switch to the A B or Center position to activate one of the pre pro grammed functions which may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer When this switch is in the A left B right or Center position the feature programmed by your dealer to that switch position will be acti vated See the next section for details regarding the available features VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL O Press the DTMF keys on the telephone keypad while pressing2. CONNECTORS LED Indicator CH Channel Selector Steady Green Scan active Blinking Green Busy Channel or SQL off Steady Red Transmission in Progress Blinking Red Battery Voltage is low LCD Liquid Crystal Display _ VOL PWR knob ill SET heme Case y Antenna Jack ___ 5 SEL1 Key Orange ze E Toggle Switch it LS SEL2 Key Gray PTT Push To Talk Switch nie en 29 MIC SP Jack a i 7 gt External MIC SP Monitor Button Fel DD Lamp Button e a Speaker 75 Main Microphone 16 Button DTMF Keypad 16 key version only ye SS sub Microphone Battery Pack Latch Noise Canceling Microphone 0000 0000 0000 VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL Berore You BEGIN Battery Pack Installation and Removal O To install the battery hold the transceiver with your left hand so your palm is over the speaker and your thumb is on the top of the belt clip In sert the battery pack into the battery compartment on the back of the radio while tilting the Belt Clip outward then close the Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a Click Tilt the Belt Clip 4 ry Pack_ VS F Close the Battery Pack Latch O To remove the battery turn the radio off and re move any protective cases Open the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio then slide the battery dow
3. of these channels from the scanning list To edit the User Scan list press and hold the soft key assigned to the Group Up Down function to delete the current Memory Group from the Scanning Alternatively press and hold the Scan Soft key for one second to delete the Current Memory channel from the Scanning Il 12 ADVANCED OPERATION When you delete a Group or channel SKIP will appear on the LCD for one second after press ing the Soft key To restore a particular channel to your scanning list press and hold in the Soft key again for one second STOP will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the Soft key Call Reset This feature if enabled allows the user to change the 3 digit Page Call code used to call other simi larly equipped stations Press the Dealer assigned soft key followed by the three digits represent ing the Page Call code of the station you wish to call Three tones will be heard after the last key is pressed the new code will now be transmitted The receiver squelch of the other station will be opened and you can begin communication Speed Dial Your Dealer may have pre programmed Auto Dial telephone number memories into your radio To dial a number press the numbered key corre sponding to the Auto Dial memory number list provided by your Dealer while pressing the PTT switch Once the telephone number has begun you will hear the tones in the speaker y
4. Vertex Standard VX 800 Operating Manual 2 2 2 2 O O VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 17210 Edwards Rd Cerritos CA 90703 U S A International Division 8350 N W 52nd Terrace Suite 201 Miami FL 33166 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 YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong Contents Controls amp Connectors sccscccsssssccsssssccsssssesssssscsssssescsssssesessssscessseassssssessssssessssssesesessesssessesssessasssessessssssesesessesesesseseseene 1 Before You Begin 2 Battery Pack Installation and Removal iNED Low Battery Indication tis eain E EE tena A O A O REE 2 QPELAGON sscssiscsscsssccsstasiscsseseesdesessassonesseadenonsoncsnecsosssneceessonccescRsonsencccanssadecnassibaiscssascdsussasesensadsbsessabsoscesssssbeadabeoncasabasenssavedbes 3 Preliminary Steps cosvescsccavescescavedscsavecsecsevedesoscsstssessvedsesustedsteusundatasevededecons E E E E E E 3 Operation Quick Start svchost e EREE E ERA RARAN E RR 3 Advanced Operation sssssccsssssssssscsssssssc
5. e it finds a chan nel on which someone is speaking To stop scanning Press the assigned Soft key or set the Toggle switch to a different position Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set Note Your dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on one of the following channels if you press the PTT switch during scanning pause Current channel Talk Back Last Busy channel Priority channel Home channel Scan Start channel Dual Watch The Dual Watch feature is similar to the Scan feature except that only two channels are monitored O The current operating channel and O The Priority channel To activate Dual Watch Press the assigned Soft key or set the Toggle switch to the assigned position The scanner will search the two channels it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking To stop scanning Press the assigned Soft key or set the Toggle switch to a different position Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION High Low Power Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position to set the radio s transmitter to the Low Power mode thus ex tending battery life Press the assigned Soft key again or switch the Toggle Switch to the other Position to return to High Power operation when i
6. ed to the Soft key and Toggle Switch on your particular radio and keep it handy Toggle Switch Position None Channel Scan Dual Watch High Low Power Talk Around TX Save Disable LCD Invert Encryption Disable Lock Follow Me Scan Group recall Shortcut requires DTMF Encryption Unit VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION None Channel Scan Dual Watch High Low Power Talk Around TX Save Disable LCD Invert Encryption Disable Follow Me DW Call Reset Speed Dial Emergency Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down Monitor Lamp requires DTMF Encryption Unit VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION Description of Operating Functions Channel Scan The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple signals programmed into the transceiver While scanning the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a signal and will stop on a chan nel if a signal is present One key or switch may be assigned to the Scan function as follows O One of the Soft keys may be assigned for Scan operation or O The Toggle switch may have one position as signed to the Scan function To activate scanning Press the assigned Soft key or set the Toggle switch to the assigned position The scanner will search the channels looking for active ones it will pause each tim
7. eflect to varying degrees off of hills buildings and the like In a crowded urban area with many close buildings close together many reflections may occur and interfere with one another causing variations in signal strength at differ ent locations Therefore if a signal is weak and you walk a few feet in any direction reception may suddenly become clear because a particular reflection path may become domi nant Reflections are frequently useful as they can al low for communications between two stations over a highly obstructed path VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS TYPE USA GENERAL VX 800 VHF Frequency Range 134 160 148 174 MHz Number of Channels 200 channels Channel Spacing 12 5 25 30 kHz Battery Voltage 7 4 VDC Temperature Range 30 C to 60 C Frequency Stability 2 5 ppm Case Size WHD 58 x 110 x 28 9 mm w FNB V62LI Weight approx 300 grams with FNB V62LI antenna belt clip RECEIVER Circuit Type Double conversion superheterodyne IFs 22 05 MHz amp 450 kHz 12 dB SINAD Sensitivity 0 25 uV Squelch Sensitivity 0 25 uV Selectivity 75 dB 25 kHz 70 dB 12 5 kHz Intermodulation 75 dB 25 kHz 68 dB 12 5 kHz Spurious Rejection 75 dB AF Output 0 5 W 16 Q 3 THD BTL output TRANSMITTER Power Output 5 0 2 5 1 0 0 25 W Selectable Modulation System Direct FM Maximum Deviation 5 kHz 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 12 5 kHz FM Noise 45 dB 25 kHz 40 dB 12 5 kHz Spuri
8. es travel from one point to another by sev eral different means The general term for these meth ods of wave travel is propagation You may know that shortwave signals can be propagated over dis tances of several thousand miles by reflection off of the upper regions of the atmosphere Your hand held transceiver on the other hand oper ates on the so called VHF Very High Frequency or UHF Ultra High Frequency bands On these bands radio waves usually do not reflect off of the atmosphere Instead the radio waves behave almost as light they travel in a straight line and when they meet a building or obstruction they go no further in that direction Therefore it is important that you be as high and free from obstructions as possible to cover the greatest dis tance when using your radio If you operate from in side a car or building any metal around you can absorb much of the signal both transmitted and received Cov erage may therefore be very poor under those condi tions However if you must operate from indoors mov ing next to a window will improve communications In view of the factors just discussed you can easily see the potential benefit of holding the radio up high near your mouth while transmitting In this way the antenna is high and clear and coverage is best On final note regarding propagation is useful in im proving coverage Because radio waves at VHF UHF are similar to light waves they do r
9. esssssssessessessssescessessssessessesssssssescessssessessessessssessessesessessessesessessessesessessesessessesees 6 Softkey and TOSSES swith BUNCHONS e er aere r rea E E AE AAE E A TE A PAA A EARE EA A E A AT EAEE RETES 6 Description of Operating FUnctions 62 s sccesscssesessssvesesseesescnsscoedesscesssesdecsedessecnsseatecsecessnsseaesbeeseseaseqnesesssessdesderseoessese 8 ARTS Auto Range Transpond System 13 DTMF Paging System eee 13 Understanding Radio Waves ccscssssssscsssssssssscsssssscsescsssessssessesssssssessessssessessesssssssessessesessessessesessessessssessessesessesseses 14 Specifications ACCOSSOFICS amp Options ciscccssasceccusasdescsseccensnseasenassessoussseinenassecnswacesensessessaseasonsnseaseasnscnseascasessoscessdenssceseseassosessecvensssecsenasssass 16 Congratulations You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool a Vertex Standard two way radio Rugged reliable and easy to use your Vertex Standard radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come with negligible maintenance down time Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio in case questions arise later on We re glad you joined the Vertex Standard team Call on us anytime because communications is our business Let us help you get your message across CONTROLS amp
10. n difficult terrain Talk Around Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on du plex channel systems separate receive and trans mit frequencies utilizing a repeater station The Talk Around feature allows you to bypass the repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby This feature has no effect when you are operating on simplex channels where the receive and transmit frequencies are already the same Note that your dealer may have made provision for Talk Around channels by programming re peater and Talk Around frequencies on two adjacent channels If so the key may be used for one of the other Pre Programmed Functions VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL TX Save Disable Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position to disable the Trans mit Battery Saver if you are operating in a loca tion where high power is almost always needed The Transmit Battery Saver helps extend battery life by reducing transmit power when a very strong signal from an apparently nearby station is being received Under some circumstances though your hand held radio may not be heard well at the other end of the communication path and high power may be necessary at all times LCD Invert Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position inverts
11. nge it Channel Group Selection The VX 800 is capable of separating its 200 memory channels into any of ten Groups There is no limit as to the number of channels which may be assigned to each Group The Dealer will have made the Group assignment at the time of channel programming At the same time one of the Soft Keys will be assigned as the Channel Group Selection key To change Channel Groups press the assigned soft key to step through the available Groups Once the desired Group is reached rotate the CH selec tor knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group You may wish to have the Scanner described VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL previously pass through more than one Group during the scanning process normally scanning is performed within the current group only To include the current Group in the scanning loop press and hold in the assigned Soft key for one second To remove a Group from Group Scan press and hold in the assigned Soft key again for one second Multi Group Scanning is only possible if you are using the User Scan list The VX 800 has two scanning ists the Dealer Scan list and the User Scan list The Dealer Scan list is a fixed group of stations which will be included when scanning is activated The User Scan list is a different list initially arranged by the Dealer which may be modified by the User if for example you want to delete one or more
12. nward and out from the radio while unfolding the Belt Clip Do not attempt to open any of the re chargeable Lithium Ion and Ni Cd packs as they could explode if accidentally short circuited Low Battery Indication O As the battery discharges during use the voltage gradually becomes lower When the battery volt age reaches 6 0 volts it is time to substitute a freshly charged battery and recharge the depleted pack The LED indicator on the top of the radio will blink red when the battery voltage is low 6 Volts or lower O Avoid recharging Ni Cd batteries often with little use between charges as this can degrade the charge capacity We recommend that you carry an extra fully charged pack with you so the op erational battery may be used until depletion this deep cycling technique promotes better long term battery capacity Notice There are no owner serviceable parts inside the transceiver All service jobs must be referred to an authorized Vertex Standard Service Representative Consult your Authorized Vertex Standard Dealer for installation of optional accessories VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION Preliminary Steps Operation Quick Start O Install a charged battery Oj Turn the top panel s pack onto the transceiver VOL PWR knob as described previously clockwise to turn on lt gt the radio on O Screw the supplied an tenna onto the Antenna jack Never attempt to op era
13. ou can release the PTT switch Emergency The VX 800 includes an Emergency feature which may be useful if you have someone moni toring on the same frequency as your transceiver s channel For further details contact your nearest Vertex Standard dealer VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION ARTS Auto Range Transpond System This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS equipped station are within commu nication range During ARTS operation your radio automatically transmits for about 1 second every 25 seconds the interval is programmed by the Dealer in an attempt to shake hands with the other station If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received a ringing beeper will sound and OUT OF SERVICE will scroll on the LCD If you subsequently move back into range as soon as the other station trans mits your beeper will sound and IN SERVICE will scroll on the LCD DTMF Paging System This system allows paging and selective calling us ing DTMF tone sequences When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequence which matches yours your radio s squelch will open and the alert ringer will sound unless you have disabled it as described previously The three digit code of the station which paged you will be displayed on your radio s LCD VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL 13 14 UNDERSTANDING Rapio Waves Radio wav
14. ous Emission 70 dB below carrier AF Distortion 1 kHz lt 3 Microphone Type 2 k Q condenser VX 800 UHF 450 485 MHz 200 channels 12 5 25 30 kHz 7 4 VDC 30 C to 60 C 2 5 ppm 58 x 110 x 28 9 mm w FNB V62LI 300 grams with FNB V62LI antenna belt clip Double conversion superheterodyne 44 25 MHz amp 450 kHz 0 25 uV 0 25 uV 75 dB 25 kHz 68 dB 12 5 kHz 75 dB 25 kHz 65 dB 12 5 kHz 75 dB 0 5 W 16 Q 3 THD BTL output 5 0 2 5 1 0 0 25 W Selectable Direct FM 5 kHz 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 12 5 kHz 45 dB 25 kHz 40 dB 12 5 kHz 70 dB below carrier lt 3 2 k Q condenser Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL 15 Accessories amp OPTIONS FVP 25 Encryption DTMF Pager Unit F2D 8 2 Tone Decode Unit FNB V57 7 2 V 1100 mAh Ni Cd Battery FNB V57IS Intrinsically Safe 7 2 V 1100 mAh Ni Cd Battery FNB V62LI 7 4 V 1600 mAh Lithium Ion Battery FBA 25 Battery Case VAC 800 Rapid Desktop Charger for FNB V57 FNB V57IS FNB V62LD NC 77B 120 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB V57 V57IS NC 77C 230 240 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB V57 V57IS NC 77F 220 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB V57 V57IS NC 77U 230 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB V57 V57IS VTP 50 VX Trunk Unit MH 50a7 Speaker Microphone CT 70 CT 29 to Radio Programming Cable CT 71 PC Programming Cable CT 72 Radio to Radio Programming Cable ATV 6A B C XL VHF An
15. ser As signed Priority Channel and Switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position Then turn the CH selector knob to the Scanning Start channel which has been programmed by your dealer to activate the scanner When the scanner stops on an Active channel the User assigned Priority Channel will automatically be checked every few seconds if activity is found on the User assigned Priority Channel the radio will switch between it and the Dealer Assigned Priority Channel if any Follow Me DW To set up a Dual Watch frequency pair using the Follow Me feature select a channel using the CH selector knob Now press the assigned Soft key pressing the assigned Soft key locks the current channel as the User assigned Priority Channel Now rotate the CH selector knob to another channel not the Scanning Start channel Your radio will now switch back and forth between the currently se lected channel shown on the CH selector knob and the User assigned Priority Channel VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION During Follow Me scanning after you have pressed the key you can set up the Dual Watch feature by rotating the CH selector knob to an other channel The radio will then scan back and forth between the original User assigned Priority Channel and the newly selected channel The Priority Channel you have assigned before pressing the key will be retained in memory un til you cha
16. te this transceiver without an antenna con nected panel s CH selector O Ifyou have a Speaker Mi knob to choose the crophone we recommend desired operating that it not be connected until you are familiar with channel A channel the basic operation of the VX 800 name will appear on the LCD If you want to select the operating channel from a different Memory Channel Group pressing the Soft key assigned to the Memory Group Up or Down function to select the Memory Channel Group to be you want before selecting the operating channel A group name will appear on the LCD whenever the Soft key is pressed O Pull and turn the top Note Some models are programmed so that the operating channels are selected by the Soft key and the memory channel group VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL 3 is selected by the channe selector knob 0 To transmit press For further details contact your and hold the PTT Vertex Standard dealer O Rotate the VOL PWR knob to set the volume level If no signal is present press and hold in the Moni tor button the center button on the left side more than 2 seconds background noise will now be heard and you may use this to set the VOL PWR knob for the desired audio level OPERATION switch Speak into the microphone area of the front panel grille lower right hand corner in a nor mal voice level To return to the Receive mode release the PTT switch
17. tenna A 134 151 MHz Stubby B 150 163 MHz Stubby C 161 174 MHz Stubby XL 134 174 MHz Untuned ATU 6C D UHF Antenna C 440 470 MHz D 450 485 MHz Availability of accessories may vary some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements others may be unavailable in some reqions Check with your Vertex Standard Dealer for changes to the above list LE et ECan TRL RL FEE gy ae ne CLOT ect gee aly eee ahs spate Ni haha ae SPN This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference VX 800 OPERATING MANUAL This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Op eration is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference Vertex Standard Copyright 2001 No portion of this manual VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD may be reproduced All rights reserved without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD cia ria a rate ac Printed in Japan
18. the LCD display to backward facing readout the backward display is convenient for viewing when wearing the transceiver on your belt Press the assigned Soft key again or switch the Toggle Switch to the other Position return the LCD display to frontward facing readout ADVANCED OPERATION Encryption Disable Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned position to turn off the op tional voice encryption unit temporarily for use when an incorrect setting of or failure in the encryption system at one end of the communica tion path has made it impossible to talk to the other station Remember that disabling the encryption will mean that your transmissions are no longer secure Re turn to the encrypted mode as soon as possible and do not discuss any critical or confidential informa tion while in the non encrypted mode of operation Lock Switch the Toggle Switch to lock the top panel keys this can be enabled to prevent radio settings from being disturbed Follow Me Scan Follow Me Scan feature checks a User assigned Priority Channel regularly as you scan the other channels Thus if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available channels are designated for Scan ning the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the User assigned Priority Channel via the Follow Me feature To activate Follow Me scanning first select the channel you want to designate as the U
19. the PTT switch to send DTMF tones 16 key version only O If a Speaker Microphone is available remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the right side of the transceiver then align the con nector of the Speaker Microphone on the trans ceiver body secure the connector pin using the screws supplied with the Speaker Microphone Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving To transmit press the PTT switch on the Speaker Microphone just as you would on the main transceiver s body and speak into the microphone on a normal voice level Note Save the original plastic cap and its mount ing screws They should be reinstalled when not using the Speaker Microphone ADVANCED OPERATION Soft Key and Toggle Switch Functions The VX 800 includes the SEL1 SEL2 MON and LAMP Keys and the Toggle Switch while the 16 key version additionally provides A B C D function Keys The Soft key and Toggle Switch functions can be customized via program ming by your Vertex Standard dealer to meet your communications network requirements Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories The possible Soft key and Toggle Switch programming features are illus trated at the right and their functions are explained on page 8 For further details contact your Vertex Standard dealer For future reference check the box next to each function that has been assign
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