Vertex standard vx-800 radio-portable: operating manual (20 pages)
Summary of Contents for Vertex Standard VX-920
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VX-920 PERATING ANUAL 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, SO23 0LB, U.K.
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.
SAR compliance for body-worn use was only demonstrated for the specific belt-clip Part Number (#RA060190A). Other body-worn accessories or configurations may NOT comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories. VX-920 O PERATING...
Emergency, 5-Tone Decoded, or 2-Tone Decoded : one of “Flashing in white,” “Continuation changes in sequential colors,” or “tog- gling the two colors.” MIC/SP Jack ( External MIC/SP ) Sub Microphone ( Noise Canceling MIC ) VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
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This channel on “SCAN” List Priority Scan is activated This channel on “DUAL WATCH” List Low Transmit Power Mode On Option Unit is activated S-meter (four steps) Encryption is activated VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL LCD I & I CONS NDICATORS “CALL”...
Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery. Replace only with the same Insert the Battery Pack or equivalent type. Caution VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
Note: Some models are programmed so that the operating channels are selected by the Program- mable key and the memory channel group is se- lected by the CH selector knob. For further de- tails, contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.
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[ A ( left )] , [ B ( right )] , or [ Cen- ter ] position, the feature programmed (by your dealer) to that switch position will be activated. See the next section for details regarding the avail- able features. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
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* * * * * ERROR ERROR ERROR * * * * * switch and wait for the channel to be clear of ac- tivity. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL PERATION If CTCSS or Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) Lock- out has been programmed on a channel, the radio...
Programmable Key and Toggle Switch Functions The VX-920 includes the TOP SEL, SIDE SEL, MONITOR, and LAMP keys, the TOGGLE switch, and [ A ] , [ B ] , [ C ] , [ D ] , [ ] , [ # ] function keys. The...
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Direct Channel #2 Direct Channel #3 Direct Channel #4 REC/PLAY AF Min Volume Status Set Status Up Status Down Status Check Audio PC (PIT) Lone Worker DTMF Code Set TA Scan : Requires DVS-5 Voice Storage Unit VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
Note: Your dealer may have programmed your ra- dio 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 VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
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“Low Power” mode, thus extending battery life. Press the key again, or set the toggle switch to a different position to return to “Nor- mal” transmit power when in difficult terrain. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL DVANCED PERATION When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power”...
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DVANCED PERATION Set the toggle switch to the assigned position to lock the VX-920’s knob, soft keys, and PTT switch. The precise lockout configulation is programmed by your Dealer. PC ( PIT ) UDIO...
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“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. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL DVANCED PERATION OLLOW To set up a “Dual Watch”...
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SCAN Skip - - - - - SCAN Skip SCAN Skip ” SCAN Skip opened, and you can begin communication. While the 2-Tone/5-Tone Paging System This feature, if enabled, press the assigned program- mable key to send a 2-tone/5-tone sequential tone. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
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Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the optional accessory “2” “On” and “Off.” MERGENCY The VX-920 series include an “Emergency” feature which may be useful for alerting another party moni- toring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s channel.
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Two seconds after releasing the MONITOR/LAMP button, the display will revert to the normal chan- nel indication. AF M Press the assigned programmable key to reduce the audio output to the (lower) level programmed by your Dealer. VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
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Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the TA (Talk Around) scan feature “On” and “Off.” While TA scan is proceeding, the VX-920 will search both the transmit and receive frequencies (the “ ” icon will blink). When a signal is encountered on the receive frequency, the VX-920 will pause until the signal disappears (“...
When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequence which matches yours, your radio’s squelch will open and the alert will sound. The three-digit code of the station which paged you will be displayed on your radio’s LCD. AGING YSTEM VX-920 O PERATING ANUAL...
The VX-920 Series includes a “User Set (Menu)” Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings, such as Beep On/Off, Squelch, LCD contrast, etc. To activate the “User Set (Menu)” Mode: Press the assigned programmable key for the “SET”...
(134-174 MHz) MH-65 Speaker/Microphone 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. PTIONAL CCESSORIES ATV-8A ATV-8B ATV-8C...
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
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Copyright 2005 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. Printed in Japan...