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  • Page 1 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL...
  • Page 2 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Table of Contents Foreword ............................... 3 Document Revision ..........................4 Radio Information ..........................5 Package Layout ............................. 6 Parts of the Radio ..........................8 Initial Assembly and Preparation ......................9 Charging ............................9 Battery Pack ..........................9 Antenna ............................
  • Page 3 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 8.16 VOX Function ..........................14 8.17 Dual Watch Operation ........................ 14 8.18 Cable Clone ..........................14 8.19 CTCSS/DCS ........................... 14 8.20 Multi Step Frequency ........................14 8.21 Busy Channel Lock ........................14 8.22 Time-Out-Timer........................... 14 8.23 Channel Scan ..........................
  • Page 4 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 1. Foreword SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL This manual is intended for use by experienced technicians familiar with similar types of commercial grade communications equipment. It contains all the required service information for the equipment and current released data.
  • Page 5 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 2. Document Revision DOCUMENTED BY DESCRIPTION DATE Winston Yves L. Esguerra Initial Release October 2019...
  • Page 6 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 3. Radio Information...
  • Page 7 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 4. Package Layout Inner Box Outer Box...
  • Page 8 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Standard Supply Accessories...
  • Page 9 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 5. Parts of the Radio...
  • Page 10 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 6. Initial Assembly and Preparation 6.1 Charging Before charging the battery, make sure that the transceiver has been turned OFF. To charge the battery, plug in to AC outlet (110-240Vac) and insert the bottom of the transceiver (with the battery) into the charger.
  • Page 11 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 6.3 Antenna Connect the antenna to the antenna connector then turn the antenna clockwise to install and turn counter clockwise to remove antenna. 6.4 Belt Clip Fit the belt clip at the back of the transceiver. Screw the belt clip.
  • Page 12 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 7. Basic Operation 7.1 Power on and Adjust volume knob - Turn the Power/ Volume knob clockwise. Beep sound indicates that the power is on. - To adjust the sound, Press MON and rotate the Power/ Volume to desired level.
  • Page 13 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 7.3 Monitor/Lamp button - When long press, disable the CTCSS/DCS Code. Short press, enables jack light. 7.4 FM/Warning button - When long press, produce warning tone for emergency. Short press, enable FM Radio.
  • Page 14 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 8. Features 8.1 UHF/ VHF Dual Band Transceiver Capable of transmitting and receiving on VHF (136-17MHz) and UHF (400-480MHz). 8.2 Large LCD Display Two line dot matrix display. 8.3 High Capacity Li-Ion Battery 2000mAh, 10hrs battery life.
  • Page 15 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 8.14 Adjustable LCD Backlight Adjust backlight for transmit, receive and standby. 8.15 Adjustable Backlight Sleep Mode Turn off back light when not in use. 8.16 VOX Function Voice over transmit. Trigger PTT using voice. 8.17 Dual Watch Operation Scan channel 16 and 1 selected channel.
  • Page 16 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 9. Radio Assembly and Disassembly 9.1 Assembly and Disassembly 1. Remove antenna. Turn antenna counterclockwise. 2. Remove the battery. Press down the battery latch at the bottom of the transceiver then pull the battery. 3. Remove Power/ Volume Knob. Pull the knob.
  • Page 17 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 4. Remove screws on metal body. Unscrew by turning counterclockwise. 5. Remove metal body from the housing. Pull up the metal body using chassis remover. 6. Remove round nut screw. Using round nut screwdriver turn counterclockwise to...
  • Page 18 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 7. Remove speaker wire to the board. Using soldering iron, de-solder the wire. 8. Remove screw of the LCD.
  • Page 19 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 9. Remove screw from the board. 10. Remove the board from the metal body.
  • Page 20 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Quality Check 10.1 Physical Appearance Check physical appearance of the radio. Housing Knobs Battery Charger Belt clip Buttons Antenna 10.2 RF Testing Measure maximum and minimum receive sensitivity, TX power and VSWR Test: Maximum and Minimum RX sensitivity, TX power and VSWR Test Objective: The purpose of this test is to verify if the RX sensitivity, TX power and VSWR is within the specifications.
  • Page 21 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Schematic Diagram...
  • Page 22 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Block Diagram 12.1 Front Board...
  • Page 23 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 12.2 Back Board...
  • Page 24 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 13. Troubleshooting and Repair 13.1 External Parts - Check physical appearance of the radio. Versa HERO PARTS: DEFECTS SAMPLE IMAGE ANTENNA Bent or Cut The coil is separated to the insulator Torn antenna rubber No Input Terminal...
  • Page 25 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 13.2 Internal Parts - Check the block diagram (page 17 to 18) for your reference. LABEL Versa HERO PARTS: DEFECTS SAMPLE IMAGE EARPIECE CONNECTOR No earpiece input Loosened Earpiece connector Intermittent Audio When using earpiece MAINBOARD...
  • Page 26 - Hero Unit 14.1.2. Install Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port 1. Plug the Versa Programming cable for Hero. 2. Go to Device Manager and click Ports. The following window appears. 3. Right click the Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm port then click Update Driver. The...
  • Page 27 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 4. Click Search automatically for updated software. It will automatically scan for a driver online. The following window will appear. 5. Click Close to exit setup.
  • Page 28 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 14.2. Radio PC Programming 1. Plug the programming cable and Power on the Hero unit to be programmed. 2. Open Hero.exe programming software. The following window will appear. 3. Setup the com port settings. Go to “Communication Port” and select active port. The following window will appear.
  • Page 29 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 4. Read the program. Go to “Program” and click “Read from radio”. The following window appears. Indication that reading is successful.
  • Page 30 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL 5. Edit program. After reading the radio, the following window appears. Edit to desired frequency and CTCSS/DCS Code. Change power settings to High and Low. 6. Write program. Go to “Program” and click “ Write to radio”. The following window appears.
  • Page 31 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL Indication that writing program is successful. 14.3. Keypad Programming 1. Power on the radio. 2. Press “VFO/MR Button” and go to frequency mode. There are two types of mode: Frequency and Channel 3. In frequency Mode, Edit desired frequency using Numeric buttons.
  • Page 32 VERSA HERO SERVICE MANUAL ADDRESS: www.versa.ph Tech1 Corporation U3103 Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower 2210 Don Chino Roces Avenue Makati City, Philippines CONTACT: Tel. No.: (+632)8856-5925, 8817-1449 Telefax: (+632) 7756-0485...

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