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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 UK LTD.
Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.
Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
VERTEX STANDARD ( AUSTRALIA ) PTY., LTD.
Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road
Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia
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- Page 1 Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD ( AUSTRALIA ) PTY., LTD. Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia...
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Page 2: Safety /Warning Information
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 downtime. - Page 3 NTRODUCTION The VX-4200E Series are full-featured FM transceiver designed for flexible mobile and base station business communications in the VHF or UHF Land Mobile bands. These transceiver are designed for reliable business communications in a wide vari- ety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their lead- ing-edge design.
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Page 4: Front Panel
Front Panel Important! - All buttons located on the Front Panel are Programmable Function (PF) Buttons, configured according to your network requirements and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer. The instructions below describe a typically- configured radio. VOL Knob Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume. - Page 5 & C ONTROLS ONNECTORS ( POWER ) Button Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to toggle the transceiver’s power “on” and “off.” BUSY/TX Indicator Indicates transceiver’s Transmit/Receive Status Steady Red: Transmitting in progress Steady Green: Signaling Off Blinking Green: Busy Channel/Squelch Off [ ] / [ ] Buttons (Programmable Function Buttons) Pressing either button changes the current channel (and displayed channel num-...
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Page 6: Rear Panel
& C ONTROLS ONNECTORS Rear Panel 13.6V DC Cable Pigtail with Connector The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this 2-pin connector. Use only the supplied fused cable, extended if necessary, for power connection. Antenna Socket The 50-Ohm coaxial feedline to the antenna must be connected here, using a type-M (PL-259) plug. -
Page 7: Switching Power On/Off
ASIC PERATION OF THE RANSCEIVER Important! - Before turning on the radio the first time, confirm that the power con- nections have been made correctly and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna jack. Switching Power ON/OFF ( POWER ) button for 2 seconds to turn the radio on. Press and hold in the The display will become illuminated. -
Page 8: Automatic Time-Out Timer
ASIC PERATION OF THE RANSCEIVER Automatic Time-Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time-out, you must limit the length of each transmission. While transmitting, a beep will sound 10 seconds before time-out. Another beep will sound just before the deadline; the red “TX” indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter. - Page 9 DVANCED PERATION Programmable Function (PF) Buttons The VX-4200E Series includes seven Programmable Function (PF) Buttons. The PF button functions can be customized, via programming by your VERTEX STAN- DARD dealer, to meet your communications/network requirements. Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories. The pos- sible PF button programming features are illustrated below, and these functions are explained on the pages to follow.
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Page 10: Description Of Operating Functions
DVANCED PERATION Description of Operating Functions ( MONI ) ONITOR Press the assigned programmable key to cancel CTCSS- and DCS-controlled squelch; the BUSY/TX indicator will glow green. Press and hold in this button for 1.5 sec- onds to hear background noise (unmute the audio); the BUSY/TX indicator will blink green. -
Page 11: Channel Scan ( Scan )
DVANCED PERATION nel from the Scanning. When you delete a Group or channel, “ - - - - - SCAN Skip SCAN Skip - - - - - ” will SCAN Skip SCAN Skip SCAN Skip appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the assigned programmable key. To restore a particular channel to your scanning list, press and hold in the assigned programmable key again for one second;... -
Page 12: Follow -M E Scan
DVANCED PERATION OLLOW “Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Priority Channel regularly as you scan the other channels. Thus, if only Channels 1, 3, and 5 (of the 8 available chan- nels) are designated for “Scanning,” the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the “User-assigned”... - Page 13 MERGENCY The VX-4200E series include an “Emergency” feature which may be useful if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s channel. Press the assigned programmable key to initiate an emergency call. For further de- tails contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.
- Page 14 DVANCED PERATION Press the assigned programmable key to select a 5-Tone encode code from pre-de- fined encode list. Press the assigned programmable key to change the 5-Tone encodeing digit. To change the tones, select the desired digit using the [ P1 ] / [ P2 ] keys, then change the number using the [ ] / [ ] keys.
- Page 15 DVANCED PERATION LERT Press the assigned programmable key to turn the Horn Alert function “ON” or “OFF.” If you receive a call from the base station with 2-Tone, 5-Tone or DTMF signaling, horn alert will be activated and your vehicles horn will sound. When you turn the Horn Alert “ON,”...
- Page 16 DVANCED PERATION AF M Press the assigned programmable key to reduce the audio output to the (lower) level programmed by your Dealer. Press the assigned programmable key to activate the “User Set” (Menu) Mode. VX-4200E S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
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Page 17: Arts (Auto Range Transpond System)
DVANCED PERATION ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System) This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-equipped station are within communication range. During ARTS operation, when the radio receives an incoming ARTS signal, a short beep will sound, and “In” (“In Service”) will be displayed on the sub-LCD. If you move out of range for more than two minutes, your radio senses that no signal has been received;... -
Page 18: User Set Mode
The VX-4200E Series includes a “User Set” (Menu) Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings, such as Squelch, Display contrast, etc. To acti- vate the “User Set” (Menu) Mode: Press the programmable key assigned to the “SET” function. - Page 19 VX-4200E S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
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Page 22: Optional Accessories
Programming Cable (for CT-29) CE59 Programming Software Availability of accessories may vary; some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements, others may be unavailable in some regions. Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list. VX-4200E S ERIES PERATING ANUAL... -
Page 23: Declaration Of Conformity
FM Transceiver Brand Name: VERTEX STANDARD Model Number: VX-4100E/-4200E Series Manufacturer: Vertex Standard Co., Ltd. Address of Manufacturer: 4-8-8 Nakameguro Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan Applicable Standards: This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential requirements of directive, as included in following standards. - Page 24 Copyright 2009 Printed in Japan VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.