Vertex Standard VX-1400, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...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 MH 67A8J Hand Microphone is optional ...

Page 2: ...tation Grounding 18 Operation 20 Turning the Transceiver On and Off 20 Reception 20 Frequency and Channel Selection 22 VFO Mode 23 Memory Channel Mode 24 ITU Marine Channel 24 Transmission 25 Antenna Tuning Procedures 26 Dual Watch 27 Encrypted Transmission Reception 28 2 182 MHz Emergency Channel Mode 29 Selcall Telcall Operation 30 General 30 SelCall 31 Message Call 32 Position Request Call 33 P...

Page 3: ...one in a normal voice level while pressing this switch BUTTON Selects the frequency c o n t r o l m e t h o d among VFO mode Memory mode and ITU mode MICROPHONE BUTTON Selects the operating frequency or memory channel PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON Activates the function which corresponds with that button You can do the basic operation of the VX 1400 according to the number order of the illustration below ...

Page 4: ...s Press the button to reset all settings to dealer default press the button to cancel the reset procedure BUTTON OVERVIEW RESET PROCEDURE BUTTON Selects the operating frequency or memory channel S1 S2 P0 P4 BUTTON Activates the dealer programmed function which corresponds with that button MENU BUTTON Activates the Menu mode VOL KNOB Adjusts the audio volume level BUTTON Selects the frequency contr...

Page 5: ...anced features of the Vertex Standard VX 1400 include 512 memory channels ar ranged in five banks keyboard frequency entry with frequency resolution to 10 Hz and Alpha Numeric labeling of Memory channels Ease in programming fleet systems is pro vided Also the Selcall feature allows paging of a single transceiver or groups of trans ceivers by a dispatch center Available options include the FP 1030A...

Page 6: ... Noise Blanker on and off P0 button Press this button to change the synthesizer step in the VFO mode P1 button Press this button to activate the Antenna Tuning Process P2 button Press this button to activate the Squelch Adjusting mode for quieting random noise P3 button Press this button to activates the Clarifier function allows tuning the receiver frequency without changing the transmit frequenc...

Page 7: ... Signal Strength Power Out put meter and icons which provide visual confirmation of transceiver status VOL Knob This control adjusts the receiver audio volume from the speaker Clockwise rotation of this control increases the volume level FRONT PANEL CONTOL SWITCHES Dual Watch feature is activated Key Lock active Noise Blanker is activated Encryption is enabled VOX feature is activated This channel...

Page 8: ...mum performance Use a large diameter short braided cable TUNER Jack This 8 pin mini DIN jack is for interconnection to the optional FC 30 or FC 40 External Antenna Tuner EXT SP Jack This 3 5 mm miniature phone jack provides receiver audio output for an external speaker Available audio output is 10 Watts and the permitted impedance is 4 to 16 Ohms Inserting a plug into this jack automatically disab...

Page 9: ...sult with a qualified service technician when in doubt Grounding for Electrical Safety Connect the rear panel ground lug to a good earth ground For best performance such a ground should consist of one or more ground rods 2 6 m 8 feet long connected to the transceiver via a low inductance cable such as a heavy braided wire the shield from surplus discarded RG 213 type cable is ideal The lead in cab...

Page 10: ... killed in stantly if lightning should strike your antenna structure or a nearby power line If a vertical antenna is utilized be certain that humans and or pets and farm animals are kept away both from the radiating element to prevent electrical shock and RF exposure danger and the ground system in the event of an electrical storm The buried radials of a ground mounted vertical antenna can carry l...

Page 11: ...ect the transceiver visually immediately upon opening the packing carton Confirm that all controls and switches work freely and inspect the cabinet for any damage Gently shake the transceiver to verify that no internal components have been shaken loose due to rough handling during shipping If any evidence of damage is discovered document it thoroughly and contact the shipping company or your local...

Page 12: ...nimize noise pickup and to provide the best input voltage stability for your trans ceiver we recommend you connect the DC cable directly to the vehicle battery rather than to the ignition or accessory circuitry Route the DC cable as far away from ignition cables as possible and cut off any extra cable from the battery end to minimize voltage drop If the DC cable is not long enough use 12 AWG minim...

Page 13: ...TIVE battery terminal and the BLACK cable lead to the NEGATIVE battery terminal Make certain that the battery terminal connections are tight and remember to check them periodically for signs of loosening and or corrosion Make sure the POWER switch on the VX 1400 transceiver is off and plug the DC cable into the INPUT jack on the rear panel of the transceiver CAUTION In mobile installations check t...

Page 14: ...f frequencies on which operation will take place and the design of the antenna s in use If your mobile or marine operation requires wide frequency coverage the optional YA 007FG Frequency range is 7 MHz 30 MHz or similar mobile whip antenna may be used in conjunction with the optional FC 40 External Antenna Tuner The FC 40 is de signed to accommodate a wide variety of whip impedances at the operat...

Page 15: ...necting the RF coaxial cable and FC 40 control cable as shown in the pictorial below Complete installation instructions are found in the FC 40 Instruction Manual follow the manufacturer s installation instructions when using a whip antenna other than the YA 007FG For extending the operating frequency range of an antenna fed with coaxial cable the optional FC 30 Antenna Tuner may also be used The i...

Page 16: ...ignal unintended scanning blinking or blanking of the frequency display or loss of memory Note that these conditions may occur in any communications installation The VX 1400 includes extensive filtering designed to minimize the chance of such problems however random currents set up by insufficient RF grounding can nullify such filtering Bonding the rear panel GND terminal of the VX 1400 transceive...

Page 17: ...r of the FP 1030A which indicates the AC mains voltage for which the supply is currently set CAUTION Permanent damage can result if improper supply voltage is applied to this trans ceiver Your warranty does not cover damage caused by application of AC reversed polar ity DC or DC outside of the specified range of 13 8 V 15 If using a power supply other than the FP 1030A ensure that the DC supply co...

Page 18: ...rophic windstorm or other cause of major failure An adequate safety is usually provided by keeping the antenna and its support structure 1 5 times the height of the support plus the length of any antenna or guy wires attached to the support When installing a balanced antenna such as a dipole remember that the VX 1400 trans ceiver is designed for use with an unbalanced coaxial feedline Always use a...

Page 19: ...trength As a general rule smaller diameter coaxial cables tend to have higher losses than larger diameter cables although the precise differences depend critically on the cable construction materials and the quality of the connectors used on the cable See the cable manufacturers specifications for details For reference the chart below shows approximate loss figures for typically available co axial...

Page 20: ...ator It can minimize RF currents flowing on the shield of the coaxial cable and the chassis of the transceiver which may cause interference to nearby home entertainment de vices or laboratory test equipment It can minimize the possibility of erratic transceiver operation caused by RF feedback or improper current flow through logic devices An effective earth ground system may take several forms for...

Page 21: ...ld be used Another ideal ground bus may consist of a wide copper plate single sided circuit board material is ideal secured to the bottom of the operating desk Grounding connections from individual devices such as transceivers power supplies and data communications devices should be made directly to the ground bus using a heavy braided cable Do not make ground connections from one electrical devic...

Page 22: ...lications When a signal strong enough to override the squelch threshold is received the incom ing signal will be heard in the speaker and the TX BUSY indicator glows green When the incoming signal is disappeared the green TX BUSY indicator will disap peared When a signal is being received the S PO meter will become illuminated according to the incoming signal strength You may use this S PO meter r...

Page 23: ...cy is higher than displayed frequency the icon will appear in the upper side of the frequency display Similarly when the receiv ing frequency is lower than displayed frequency the icon will appear in the upper side of the frequency display Important Note Keep offset frequency until you change the operating frequency or reset the offset by pressing and holding both and buttons for one second If the...

Page 24: ...de of the display with the memory bank number at the upper right corner of the display Therefore in the example at the right the display is indicating Channel 5 on Memory Bank 1 In the ITU mode the frequency and memory channel number are displayed as they are during Memory Channel Mode however the upper right corner of the display indicates the ITU which indicate ITU Marine Channel designator Freq...

Page 25: ...button briefly will cause the operating frequency to increment or decrement one step respectively Pressing and holding the UP or DWN key in for 1 2 second will initiate upward or downward scanning respectively Releasing the UP or DWN key halts the scan The optional MH 77 Hand Microphone may be entered the VFO frequency directly Press the Microphone s ENT key the keypad s key which assigned Entry C...

Page 26: ...ond will ini tiate upward or downward scanning on the Memory Channels respectively Releas ing the UP or DWN key halts the scan ITU Marine Channel Press the button to select the desired ITU Memory Channel within the stan dard ITU Marine Channel Bank provided The operating mode is automatically selected and can not be changed If you use the optional MH 77 Hand Microphone the microphone s UP and DWN ...

Page 27: ... when you stop sending As you send a Sidetone audio generator allows you to monitor your send ing For Data transmission including Morse Code telegraphy using a TNC Terminal Node Controller and keyboard or similar computer driven data transmission devices trans mit receive control is exercised by the software which accompanies the data trans mission equipment in use See the User s Manual for your t...

Page 28: ... 100 for FC 30 200 for FC 40 antenna tuning settings in memory This will greatly reduce frequency change time If you utilize more than 100 or 200 operating channels that are widely removed in frequency the new tuning settings will be over written on a first in first out basis IMPORTANT NOTE If the impedance encountered by the FC 30 40 exceeds 2 1 the icon will blink and the microprocessor will not...

Page 29: ...nd the receiver is silenced Press the DW button the PROGRAMMABLE button which assigned Dual Watch function to activate Dual Watch After four seconds the transceiver will switch over to memory channel 1 001 and will stay there for 1 2 seconds thereafter returning to your original channel The icon will become illuminated while the Dual Watch feature is activated If a call is received on memory chann...

Page 30: ...e accidentally de activated your transceiver s encryption mode Pressing the ENCRP button may allow recovery However if only one station in your communications group sounds distorted or scrambled it is possible that the encryption mode of that transceiver may have been accidentally turned off Either the dispatcher or you may advise the other station by switching your encryption off and calling the ...

Page 31: ...ay be changed to J3EU USB by pressing the P4 button The ALARM S1 button may be used for sending a distress signal To test the alarm just press the ALARM S1 button briefly After one second an audible alarm will be heard although no transmission occurs Press the ALARM S1 button again to stop the test alarm In an Emergency press the 2182 S2 button while pressing and holding in the ALARM S1 button Thi...

Page 32: ...xt to another station Position Request Call The Position Request Call mode allows you to request the position information of another station Position Send Call The Position Send Call mode allows you to send your own position information to another station Beacon Request Call The Beacon Request Call mode allows you to inquire as to the signal quality between your transceiver and another specific tr...

Page 33: ... the last received ID ten pre programmed IDs and Auxiliary whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow buttons To enter the desired ID press the button to select AUX ID press the button then enter the 4 digit ID number by the move the cursor and the select number buttons finally press the CALL button again Press the CALL button briefly to enter the Call Menu Press the button to select SELCALL...

Page 34: ...ally press the CALL button again Press the CALL button briefly to enter the Call Menu Press the button to select MESSAGE Press the CALL button again to display the last transmitted message Press the button to select the message which you want to transmit Available messages are three pre programmed messages and Auxiliary whereby you enter the desired message using the Allow buttons To enter the des...

Page 35: ...ss the button to select AUX ID press the button then enter the 4 digit ID number by the move the cursor and the select number buttons finally press the CALL button again Press the CALL button briefly to enter the Call Menu Press the button to select POS REQ Press the CALL button again to transmit the Position Request Call Receiving a Position Request Call When the VX 1400 receives a Position Reque...

Page 36: ... then press the button to select the ID number of the station to be called using Selcall Available IDs are the last received ID ten pre programmed IDs and Auxiliary whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow buttons To enter the desired ID press the button to select AUX ID press the button then enter the 4 digit ID number by the move the cursor and the select number buttons finally press the...

Page 37: ...ess the CALL button the PROGRAMMABLE button which assigned Call func tion then press the button to select the ID number of the station to be called using Selcall Available IDs are the last received ID ten pre programmed IDs and Auxiliary whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow buttons To enter the desired ID press the button to select AUX ID press the button then enter the 4 digit ID numb...

Page 38: ...g the Allow buttons To enter the desired ID press the button to select AUX ID press the button then enter the 4 digit ID number by the move the cursor and the select number buttons finally press the TELCALL but ton again Press the TELCALL button again to display the last used telephone number then press the button to select the telephone number which you want to transmit Available telephone number...

Page 39: ...37 VX 1400 OPERATING MANUAL SELCALL TELCALL OPERATION NOTE ...

Page 40: ...he VX 1400 will initiate the ALE scanner If you wish to change the current ALE network press the button to select the desired network Press the CALL button the PROGRAMMABLE button which assigned Call func tion to open the station list Press the button to select the station name to which you wish to direct an ALE Call Available stations are the last received station 100 pre programmed sta tions and...

Page 41: ...a broadcast message which your radio uses to estab lish a connection with all other stations simultaneously Press the CALL button then press the button to select the desired message from the ten pre programmed messages If you wish to edit the message Press the Microphone s ENT key the keypad s key which assigned Entry Command function then enter the desired message up to 90 characters by pressing ...

Page 42: ...ect the desired operating mode Available operating modes are J3E USB J3E LSB J2B USB A1A and A3E Press the MW button If your radio assign the CLAR function to the Programmable Function P0 P4 buttons set the clarifier off set frequency up to 1 000 kHz by pressing the move the cursor and the select number buttons Otherwise skip to the next step Press the MW button then enter seven digits from 10 MHz...

Page 43: ...SCAN SKIP selection If you wish to append a Encryption feature to this channel requires the optional unit press the MW button then press the button to select the desired Encryption code 01 16 Otherwise skip to the next step If you wish to control the accessory port of the optional CT 139 Accessory Cable on this channel press the MW button then press the button to select the desired logic HIGH or L...

Page 44: ...ome features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal acces sories The possible Programmable Function button programming features are illustrated below and these functions are explained follow For further details contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer For future reference check the box next to the function that has been assigned to each Programmable Function button on your parti...

Page 45: ...ATT P AMP CALL CALL1 CALL2 CALL3 CALL4 CALL5 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CLAR DIM DNR DW EMERGENCY ENCRP ENT ESC FILTER LOCK MODE MW N A NB P BACK PRI RCV MSG RF PWR SCAN SCAN SET SELCALL SQL STEP TAG TELCALL TUNE TUNE ALL VOICE ENHANCER VOX AUX MOMENTALY AUX TOGGLE ALARM 2182 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION BUTTON S1 S2 P1 P2 P0 P3 P4 ...

Page 46: ...s the button 1 MHz UP Press the assigned programmable button to tune the VFO frequency upward in 1 MHz steps while operating in the VFO mode 1 MHz DOWN Press the assigned programmable button to tune the VFO frequency downward in 1 MHz steps while operating in the VFO mode A NOTCH Press the assigned programmable button to toggle the Auto Notch filter on and off The Auto Notch filter reduces the int...

Page 47: ...level of random noise found on the operating band DW Press the assigned programmable button to toggle the Dual Watch feature on and off The Dual Watch feature allows the user or dispatcher to operate on one channel while periodically making a brief check of Memory Channel 1 001 Memory Bank 1 Chan nel 1 EMERGENCY Press or press and hold in determined from the dealer programming the assigned pro gra...

Page 48: ... A3E J3EU MW Press the assigned programmable button to activate the Memory Write mode N A This is the No Action command NB Press the assigned programmable button to toggle the Noise Blanker on and off The Noise Blanker reduces the noise caused by automotive ignition system P BACK Press the assigned programmable button to play back the receiver audio for the most recent 20 seconds of reception befo...

Page 49: ... the background noise is just silenced finally press this button again STEP Press the assigned programmable button to enable changing the frequency digit of the synthesizer step Press this button briefly to enable changing the frequency digit of the synthesizer step select the frequency digit which enable selecting the operating frequency by the button then press the button to the desired value fi...

Page 50: ...grammable button to turn the accessory port of the optional CT 139 Accessory Cable high AUX TOGGLE Press the assigned programmable button to toggle the accessory port of the optional CT 139 Accessory Cable on and off ALARM Press the assigned programmable button to activate the alarm generator Pressing both this button and the 2182 button transmits the International Marine Distress Signal Important...

Page 51: ... remove the Top Cover Referring to illustration below mount the ALE 2 Unit to the transceiver by the supplied two screws then connect the supplied connection cable be tween the ALE 2 Unit and the J4006 on the Main Unit of the transceiver Replace the Top Cover with its eight screws while being careful that any wires are not pinched Reconnect the DC Power Cable Microphone and Antenna to the transcei...

Page 52: ...n connect the 12 pin connector of the CT 139 to the J4013 on the Main Unit and connect the 13 pin connec tor of the CT 139 to the J4012 on the Main Unit of the transceiver Connect the Ground Cable of the CT 139 to the transceiver s chassis with the screw fixing the Main Unit while being careful not to break any electrical parts on the Main Unit Fix the wire of the CT 139 so that the wire is not pi...

Page 53: ...n This pin is for future expansion of the transceiver s capability Do not connect any equipment to this pin This pin is for future expansion of the transceiver s capability Do not connect any equipment to this pin This pin accepts a keying line of the FSK RTTY modem Key up voltage is 5 V and key down current is 1 mA When this pin is connected to ground the transceiver into the transmit mode and se...

Page 54: ...LS 100 External Speaker MLS 200 External Speaker YA 30 Broadband HF Antenna Dipole Type YA 31 Broadband HF Antenna Dipole or Wire end fed Type YA 007FG HF Multi Band Mobile Antenna requires FC 40 7 30 MHz RMK 1400 Remote Mounting Kit CT 93 Control Cable 33 ft 10 m CT 81 Control Cable 20 ft 6 m CT 82 Control Cable 8 ft 2 5 m CT 83 Control Cable 2 ft 0 6 m CT 139 Accessory Cable MMB 92 Mobile Bracke...

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