American Communication Systems VX-510 Operating Manual

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VX- 510

VHF Hand-Held Portable

Land Mobile Transceiver

PERATING

ANUAL

American Communication Systems

Discover the Power of Communications

™

http://www.ameradio.com

TO ORDER – VISIT

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 VX- 510 VHF Hand-Held Portable Land Mobile Transceiver PERATING ANUAL American Communication Systems Discover the Power of Communications ™ http://www.ameradio.com TO ORDER – VISIT 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.
Page 2 Congratulations! You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool - a yaesu two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your yaesu 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.
Page 3 32 channels in the VHF Land Mobile Bands. Designed specifi- cally for commercial and professional ap- plications, the VX-510 is housed in high- strength die-cast aluminum alloy, sealed to MIL-810 C, D & E intrinsically safe (I/S) and weather-tight specifications.
Page 4: Specifications
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PECIFICATIONS General Frequency range (MHz): 29.8 – 38 MHz (vers.A) or 38 – 50 MHz (vers.B) Up to 32 (simplex or semi-duplex) Channels: 8.3 MHz (vers. A) or 12 MHz (vers. B) Maximum Channel Spread: 20 kHz (12.5 kHz optional) Minimum Channel Spacing: Programming Channel Step: 5/6.25 kHz...
Page 5 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL & O CCESSORIES PTIONS MH- 30 Speaker/Microphone MH- 45 Speaker/Microphone FNB-29A 7.2 V/1700 mAh Ni-Cd Battery Pack VAC-520 Rapid Desktop Charger ATL-1A VHF Low Band Helical Flex Antenna (30 – 36 MHz) ATL-1B VHF Low Band Helical Flex Antenna (36 – 42 MHz) ATL-1C VHF Low Band Helical Flex Antenna (42 –...
Page 6: Controls And Connectors
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL & C ONTROLS ONNECTORS Top panel VOL Control This control adjusts the volume of the receiver, and turns the radio off when rotated fully counterclockwise to the click-stop S/DW Button (Scan/Dual Watch) Momentarily (< 1sec.) pressing this button turns the channel scanner on and off.
Page 7: Liquid Crystal Display
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL & C ONTROLS ONNECTORS A Button Pressing and holding this button more than 2 seconds (but less than 4 seconds) also activates an assigned function (programmed by your dealer). Pressing and holding this button more than 4 seconds causes the selected channel to be assigned as the Priority Channel for use with Priority Scan- ning and Dual Watch functions (explained later).
Page 8: Side Panel Buttons
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL & C ONTROLS ONNECTORS Side Panel Buttons MON RES ( Monitor/Reset ) Button Pressing and holding this button more than 2 seconds (but less than 4 seconds) disables the tone squelch, and permits monitoring of stations transmitting on the selected channel while still keeping your receiver quiet from noise (“MO”...
Page 9 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL & C ONTROLS ONNECTORS PTT ( Push-To-Talk ) button Hold this button to transmit (the “BUSY/TX” indicator glows red). LAMP/LOCK button Press this button momentarily (<1 sec.) to illuminate the display for five seconds. Pressing and holding (>1 sec.) this button locks top-panel push- buttons (S/DW, B, A, and the optional DTMF keypad);...
Page 10: Operation
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION Preliminaries If the transceiver has not been used since leaving the factory, fully charge the battery using CD-1 unit (with PA-14B or C) before using it. Mount the battery on the transceiver as described and shown in the photo below.
Page 11: Preliminary Steps
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION Preliminary Steps Before operating the transceiver for the first time: Charge the battery pack and connect the supplied helical rubber flex antenna to the antenna jack on the top of the transceiver. Never operate the transceiver without an antenna connected.
Page 12 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION An important note about your radio ! Some of the radio/button functions discussed next will only operate in your radio if so programmed by your dealer, or after the installation of certain internal optional units. In this way, the radio’s operation can be simplified and customized specifically for the user according to net- work requirements.
Page 13: Priority Scanning
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION Use the CH knob to select a channel, then press the S/DW button to en- able the channel for scanning (“E” will appear in the upper left corner of the LCD). Repeat this process for each channel you want the scanner to check.
Page 14: Dual Watch
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION Dual Watch If you need to operate on a non-priority channel while still checking for calls on the priority channel, the Dual Watch feature let’s you to do this without using the scanner. When enabled, operation on any selected non-...
Page 15: Pre -Programmed Functions
Note: This feature has no effect on simplex channels. Channel Group Selection The 32 available channels in the VX-510 can be organized into 2 groups with up to 16 channels in each. Pressing and holding this button more than 2 seconds (but less than 4 seconds) lets you select a group for operation.
Page 16 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL UTTON UNCTIONS As mentioned before, button functions can be customized by program- ming from your Yaesu dealer to meet your communications/network re- quirements. Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories for operation. The table below illustrates the possible Top-panel button programming combinations.
Page 17 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL USTOM ETTINGS Below is a table of radio features that can be customized by dealer pro- gramming. To change a feature as your requirements change, contact your Yaesu dealer. For future reference, check the box next to the option that has been programmed in your particular radio, and keep it handy.
Page 18 ECEIVER QUELCH ETTING The squelch setting on your VX-510 is preset at the factory, and does not normally require re-adjustment. However, in the event that this should become necessary: To adjust the squelch, use the Allen wrench to loosen the setscrew secur- ing the VOL knob, then pull off the VOL knob.
Page 19 VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL NSTALLING HANNEL TOPS To simplify operation and prevent selection of unprogrammed/unused chan- nels or channel groups, tiny metal inserts or “stops” can be inserted into the top panel beneath the CH selector knob. A tiny tab protruding from beneath the skirt of the CH knob engages the stop(s) as it is turned, pre- venting further rotation.
Page 20: Understanding Radio Waves
VX-510 O PERATING ANUAL NDERSTANDING ADIO AVES Radio waves travel from one point to another by several different means. The general term for these methods of wave travel is “propagation”. You may know that “shortwave” signals can be propagated over distances of several thousand miles by reflection off of the upper regions of the atmosphere.
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Page 23 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.