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  • Page 1 Operating Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Familiar with VZ-80 Radio........16 CONTENTS LCD Icons ............. 17 Digit Keypad............18 Product Safety and RF Energy Exposure Booklet for Basic Operations........... 18 Power On/Off ............18 Portable Two-Way Radios........... 3 Volume Adjustment..........18 RF Energy Exposure Awareness, Control Channel Display Mode..........
  • Page 3 BEEP – Key Tone Beep..........26 BW Band Width ............26 DW Dual Watch ............26 LIGHT Options............26 LOCK Mode Setting ........... 26 OPNMSG – Opening Display Message ...... 27 PSWD – Password Setting ......... 27 ROGER Setting ............27 TOT (TX Time out timer) Setting......
  • Page 4: Product Safety And Rf Energy Exposure Booklet For Portable Two-Way Radios

    RF Energy Exposure Awareness, Product Safety and RF Control Information and Operational Energy Exposure Booklet Instructions for Occupational Use for Portable Two-Way NOTICE: This radio is intended for use in occupational/controlled conditions where users Radios have full knowledge of their exposure and can exercise control over their exposure to meet the occupational limits in FCC and International The information provided in this document supersedes...
  • Page 5: Federal Communication Commission (Fcc) Regulations

    Compliance with RF Exposure Standards addition, manufacturers also recommend specific operating instructions to users of two-way radios. Your Vertex Standard two-way radio is designed and These instructions are important because they inform tested to comply with a number of national and...
  • Page 6: Rf Exposure Compliance And Control Guidelines And Operating Instructions

    Guidelines and Operating Instructions When worn on the body, always place the radio in a To control your exposure and ensure compliance with Vertex Standard approved clip, The use of non- the occupational/controlled environment exposure Vertex Standard approved accessories may result limits, always adhere to the following procedures.
  • Page 7: Approved Accessories

    Approved Accessories Medical Devices Use only Vertex Standard approved supplied or Pacemakers replacement antennas, battery chargers and batteries. Use of Non Vertex Standard approved antennas, The Advanced Medical Technology Association battery chargers and batteries may exceed the FCC (AdvaMed) recommends that a minimum separation of (IEEE) and ICNIRP RF exposure guidelines.
  • Page 8: Use Of Communication Devices While Driving

    adequately shielded from RF energy. Your physician Potentially Explosive may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Atmospheres Use of Communication Devices While WARNING (Explosive atmospheres refer to hazard Driving classified locations that may contain hazardous gas, vapors, or dusts.) Always check the laws and regulations on the use of radios in the areas where you drive.
  • Page 9: Operational Cautions

    Intrinsically Safe Radio Information Blasting Caps and Blasting Areas The Intrinsically safe approval unit refers to a product To avoid possible interference with that has been approved as intrinsically safe by an blasting operations, turn off your radio WARNING approval agency (for example FM Approvals, CSA, UL, when you are near electrical blasting or Cenelec) and certifies that a particular product caps, in a blasting area, or in areas...
  • Page 10 Failure to use an intrinsically safe Warnings for Radios Approved as Intrinsically Safe approved battery or Approved Radios must ship from the Vertex Standard accessories specifically approved manufacturing facility with the hazardous atmosphere for the radio unit may result in the...
  • Page 11 Approval Label identifies the approved accessories and/or options that can be used with that portable radio unit. Using a non Vertex Standard intrinsically safe battery and/or accessory with the Vertex Standard approved radio unit will void the intrinsically safe approval of that...
  • Page 12: Accessories Installation

    Battery Installation Detach Battery Battery Battery latch latch Rail slot...
  • Page 14: Belt Clip Installation

    a.The radio comes with a charger and a power adaptor.
  • Page 15: Battery And Charger

    12 hours...
  • Page 16: Battery Charging Only

    It will take about 4 hours to charge the Li-Ion battery.
  • Page 17: General Description

    Familiarizing with VZ-80 Radio...
  • Page 19: Digit Keypad

    Digit Keypad Rotate the “ON/OFF/VOL” knob to adjust the volume Channel number and FM Frequency can be input by levels. To increase volume level, turn the rotary knob digit keys directly. clockwise. To decrease volume level, turn the rotary The letters marks on digit keys are the short cut key knob counterclockwise.
  • Page 20: Fm Frequency Display Mode (Mr)

    Press “V/M” key to switch the VFO/MR mode. In MR When there is RF signal detected and strength over mode the LCD (left bottom) displays the channel the SQ squelch, the green indicator lights up shows number 01 to 25. Use “ / ” key to change channel or RX, and display signal strength icon “...
  • Page 21: Lcd Backlit

    b. Plug VOX accessory into the accessory jack. LED Indicator c. Turn down the radio volume before speaking; Radio mode LED indication d. Speak into the microphone to TX, stop speaking to Power on Red LED blinks 300ms Power low Orange LED blinks 50ms every 2s, gives low power alarm every 15 When the Light option is default “KEY”, pressing a key...
  • Page 22: Tones

    Tones Short Cut Keys Tone type Parameter frequency _ duration Pressing “F” then a digit key can reach below short-cut Key functions quickly: Key tone 900Hz_75ms “F” + “1” Squelch level Bad key tone 600Hz_75ms “F” + “2” TX power Confirm tone 1800Hz_150ms Function “F”...
  • Page 23 Press “F” + “2 ” Key: To switch high / low Press “F” + “4 ” key: To enable or disable TX power. the repeater function. When at different TX/RX frequencies, the repeater can When TX power is high, it will display the “ ”...
  • Page 24 squelch mode; display mode. If it is PL, press “ / ” key to select from 50 groups Enable it to switch channel display modes, display RX PL(refer to coding form) frequency or channel name. If it is DPL normal code, press “ / ” key to select from 104 groups N DPL.
  • Page 25: Menu Setting

    Menu Setting Menu List Items Display & Description Setting Content Default Setting 6 characters channel name edition No name ALIAS - Channel alias ON/OFF APO - Auto power off BANK - 8 banks with 16 channels per bank BANK n /NOBANK NO BANK BATSAV - Battery saver ON/OFF...
  • Page 26: Menu Operation

    buttons were touched or valid RF signal is received. If Menu Operation there is no response in 1 hour, APO works. 1 min Press “F” key, the “ ”icon will blink in the screen, before APO, the “APO” icon will blink with a warning and then press “9”...
  • Page 27: Batsav - Battery Saver

    “FM” blinks and the radio enters RX status. After the signal has stopped for 5 seconds, the FM radio will BATSAV is on: When there is no signal received in RX continue. You may select it from menu “DW” to mode, it will reduce power consumption and extend the ON/OFF setting.
  • Page 28: Opnmsg - Opening Display Message

    “ / ” key to select. You may set the start screen message, Max 6 numbers or letters available. TXSTOP is to protect the radio from false TX or Enter “OPNMSG” menu, first character blinks. unauthorized TX. Enter “TXSTOP” menu to turn ON/OFF this function.
  • Page 29: Dw Dual Watch

    FM function setting Channel Information setting Enable FM Function DW (Dual Watch) VZ-80 Raido has 128 channels, these channels can be FM working mode FM VFO Frequency programmed by CPS, below parameters of each channel Enable FM Function DW (Dual Watch) can be set as well: 25 channels Frequency list (87.0 –...
  • Page 30: Scan On/Off

    Clone Function Scan on: Touch the programmed side button, it starts You may use CPS read/write operation to clone from current channel. When a channel receives signal settings from one radio (master radio) to another and squelch type is matching, the green LED indicator (target radio).
  • Page 31: Pl/Dpl Frequency/Code Table

    PL/DPL Frequency/Code Table PL/DPL (CTCSS/CDCSS) Standard PL (CTCSS) Frequency (Hz) Table: 67.0 94.8 131.8 171.3 203.5 69.3 97.4 136.5 173.8 206.5 71.9 100.0 141.3 177.3 210.7 74.4 103.5 146.2 179.9 218.1 77.0 107.2 151.4 183.5 225.7 79.7 110.9 156.7 186.2 229.1 82.5 114.8...
  • Page 32: Standard Dpl(Cdcss) Code Table

    Standard DPL(CDCSS) Code Table: 100 731 101 732 102 734 103 743 104 754...
  • Page 33 C Z U G 0 0 0 0 2 0...

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