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APCO P25/FM T RANSCEIVER VX-7200 PERATING ANUAL Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.
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NTRODUCTION The VX-7200 Series are full-featured APCO P25/FM transceiver designed for flex- ible 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 variety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their leading-edge design.
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.
Low Transmt Power Mode “ON” “Voice Message” received 12 Character Alpha-numeric Display Sub-LCD : Channel Group Number “Analog Transmission” is activated : Priority Channel : Home Channel : ARTS “In Range” : ARTS “Out of Range” VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2-contact, 3.5-mm mini-phone jack. Caution: Do not connect either wire of this line to ground, and be certain that the speaker has adequate capability to handle the audio output (12 W) from the radio. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
If CTCSS or Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) Lockout has been programmed on a channel, the radio can transmit only when there is no carrier being received or when the carrier being received includes the correct CTCSS tone or DCS code. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING...
Key Lock In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various aspects of the VX-7200’s keys, and PTT switch, may be locked out. The precise lockout configuration may be configured using the “User Set” (Menu) mode. See page 16 for detail.
DVANCED PERATION Programmable Function (PF) Buttons The VX-7200 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.
User Scan list, press and hold the assigned programmable key for one second to delete the current Memory Group from the Scanning. Alternatively, press and hold the assigned programmable key for one second to delete the Current Memory chan- VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING...
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The scanner will search the two channels; it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking. To stop Dual Watch: Press the assigned programmable key. Operation will revert to the “Dual Watch Start” channel. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
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Press the key again to return to “High Power” operation when in difficult terrain. When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” mode, the “ ” icon will be indicated on the display. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
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If so, the key may be used for one of the other Pre-Programmed Functions. MERGENCY The VX-7200 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.
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If you receive a call from the base station with 2-Tone or DTMF signaling, horn alert will be activated and your vehicles horn will sound. When you turn the Horn Alert “ON,” a tone will sound and the “ ” icon appears will appear on the display. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
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Press the assigned programmable key to select the TX mode. Available selections are: TX Mixed: The VX-7200 transmits in the Analog Mode, when after receiving the analog signal. Meanwhile, the VX-7200 transmits in the Digital Mode, when after receiving the digital signal.
APCO Project 25 Digital System. When the Receiving Signal Level is weaken, the alert will sound every one second. When the Receiving Signal Level is weaken still more, the alert will sound every 1/2 second. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
The Caller ID will appear on the LCD display when receiving Unit to Unit call (Pag- ing). Caller ID: Tag information will appear when receiving the Source ID which listed at the Destination ID table on your radio, otherwise received Source ID will appear. VX-7200 S ERIES PERATING ANUAL...
The VX-7200 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.
Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list. ARRANTY OLICY Vertex Standard warrants, to the original purchaser only, its Vertex Standard manu- factured communications products against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a given period of time from the date of purchase.
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