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Yaesu VX-510 Operating Manual

Yaesu VX-510 Operating Manual

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VX- 510
VHF Hand-Held Portable
Land Mobile Transceiver
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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 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.
  • Page 2 After reading it, keep the manual handy for quick reference, in case questions arise later on. We’re glad you joined the yaesu team. Call on us any time, because our business is communications. Let us help you get your message across.
  • 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 VX-510 O 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 & O 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: Top Panel

    VX-510 O & C 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 & C 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 & C 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 (“...
  • Page 9 VX-510 O & C 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: Battery Removal And Replacement

    VX-510 O 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 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 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 Use the CH knob to select a channel, then press the S/DW button to en- able the channel for scanning (“ ” 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 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: Channel Group Selection

    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 “P -P .” For further details contact your nearest Yaesu dealer. For future reference, check the box next to the function that has been assigned to the button on your par- ticular radio, and keep it handy.
  • Page 17 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 VX-510 O 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 Channels should be locked-out or TX-inhibited via pro- gramming by your Yaesu dealer, and stops inserted as a operating conve- nience to you and your network users.
  • Page 20 VX-510 O 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.
  • Page 24 Copyright 2010 No portion of this manual VERTEX STANDARD Co., Ltd. may be reproduced All rights reserved. without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD Co., Ltd. Printed in Japan...

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