Vertex Standard VX-2100 Series, Operating Manual

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Page 2: ...MATION WARNING DO NOT operate the VX 2100 radio when any person s by standers outside the vehicle are within the distances shown in the chart at the bottom of this section Safety Training information Antennas used for this transmitter must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd The radio must be used in vehicle mount configurations with a maximum op erating duty factor not exceeding 50 in typical Pus...

Page 3: ...are The pages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided on the VX 2100 Series transceiver After reading this manual you may wish to consult with your Network Administrator regarding precise details of the configuration of this equipment for use in your application For North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band The U S Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric...

Page 4: ...nto the click stop to turn the radio off Microphone Jack Connect the microphone plug to this jack P1 P4 Buttons Programmable Function Buttons These buttons can be set up for special applications such as High Low power selection Monitor Talk Around etc as determined by your network require ments and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer Buttons Programmable Function Buttons In the factory defau...

Page 5: ...tional Unit Emergency Horn Alert Public Adress Key Lock EXT ACC RFC INDICATOR A B This indicator is Illuminated constantly when CTCSS or DCS controlled squelch is disabled The indicator blinks while the audio is passing normally Illuminates the indicator when the radio s transmit ter is set to the Low Power mode Illuminates the indicator when the Talk Around function is activated Illuminates the i...

Page 6: ...plug D Sub 15 Pin Accessory Connector External TX audio line input PTT Push To Talk Squelch and external RX audio line output signals may be obtained from this connector for use with acces sories such as data transmission reception modems and external Channel con trol input etc External Speaker Jack An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2 contact 3 5 mm mini phone jack Caution Do not co...

Page 7: ...y When receiving a call transmit only after the incoming call ends The radio cannot receive a call and transmit simultaneously Press the PTT switch If the channel is clear the TX BUSY indicator will glow red The radio is now transmitting While holding in the PTT switch speak across the face of the micro phone in a clear and normal voice For best transmission hold the microphone about 1 1 2 to 2 in...

Page 8: ...f the VX 2100 s keys may be locked out To activate the Locking feature press and hold in the P1 key while turning the radio on To disable the Locking feature repeat this power on procedure ADVANCED OPERATION Programmable Function PF Buttons The VX 2100 Series includes six Programmable Function PF Buttons The PF button functions can be customized via programming by your VERTEX STAN DARD dealer to m...

Page 9: ...T Channel Up Channel Down Continuous Ch Up Continuous Ch Down SCAN SCAN SET DW Dual Watch Follow Me SCAN Follow Me DW LOW TA Talk Around TA SCAN Encryption Emergency RESET CALL 1 CALL 2 CALL 3 Public Address EXT ACC1 EXT ACC2 Direct CH 1 Direct CH 2 AF Min Vr Lone Worker HA Horn Alert Key Lock P1 P2 P3 P4 ADVANCED OPERATION ...

Page 10: ...adjust the squelch level using this function Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key A tone will sound and the current squelch will level appears on the display Press the button to select the desired squelch level Press this key again A tone will sound and the display will revert to the normal channel indication CHANNEL UP DOWN Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to...

Page 11: ...annels Current channel Talk Back Last Busy channel Priority channel Scan Start channel SCAN SET Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to delete the Current Memory channel from the Scanning When you delete a channel the decimal point will disappear from the Channel Number Indicator To restore a particular channel to your scanning list press or press and hold the assigned programmabl...

Page 12: ... DW To set up a Dual Watch frequency pair using the Follow Me feature select a channel using the Channel Up Down key Now press or press and hold the assigned programmable key pressing or press and holding the assigned programmable key locks the current channel as the User assigned Priority Channel Now press or press and hold the Channel Up Down key to select another channel not the Scanning Start ...

Page 13: ...cy It works the Rx channel as priority channel and the radio will always transmit on the Tx Channel if the PTT is pressed in the TA SCAN mode Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to activate deactivate the TA SCAN feature ENCRYPTION OPTION When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to toggle the voice encryption on and off EME...

Page 14: ...ce the audio output to the lower level programmed by your Dealer LONE WORKER Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to toggle the Lone Worker feature On and Off The Lone Worker feature is designed to emit an alarm for 30 seconds when the Lone Worker Timer programmed by your Dealer has expired If the user does not reset the timer by pressing the PTT switch the radio switches to the E...

Page 15: ...nds the interval is programmed by the Dealer in an attempt to shake hands with the other station If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received three beeps from the beeper will sound If you subsequently move back into range a single beep will be heard whenever your radio shakes hands with the other station DTMF Paging System Requires the optio...

Page 16: ...sion Type Encryption Unit FVP 35 High Level Encryption Unit VME 100 ANI Encode Unit MDC 1200 GE STAR ANI ENCODE VT60FS VX trunk Unit w Encryption VT60F VX trunk Unit LF 1 Line Filter VPL 1 Programming Kit Computer to PC CE82 PC Programming Software FIF 10A USB Programming Interface Required the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP CT 104A Connection Cable for FIF 10A Availability of accessories ma...

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Page 19: ...Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the user s authorization to oper ate this device ...

Page 20: ...Copyright 2006 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD E C 0 6 1 N 1 5 0 Printed in Japan 0603B AE ...