Vertex Standard VX-4500 Series, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...ic Address Lock Beep OFF Encryption Scan Group Scan Dual Watch FM Scan Follow Me Scan TA Scan VOX PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS FEATURES VX 4600 ONLY 2 tone Encode Decode MDC 1200 Encode Decode REC PLAY Requires DVS 8 Clear Voice AF Min Volume Talk Around Emergency Lone Worker Direct Channel Entry Code Up Down Code Set Speed Dial DTMF Code Set ID Check TX Save Disable ...

Page 2: ...G DO NOT operate the VX 4500 4600 radio when any person s bystanders outside the vehicle are within the distances shown in the chart at the bottom of this section SafetyTraining information Antennas used for this transmitter must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBi The radio must be used in vehicle mount configurations with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50 in typical Push to Talk co...

Page 3: ...ng a personal com puter and the Vertex Standard Programming Cable and CE115 Software The pages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided in the VX 4500 4600 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 Regar...

Page 4: ...2 seconds to toggle the transceiver s power on and off VOL Knob Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume Microphone Jack Connect the microphone plug to this jack P1 P4 Keys Programmable Function Keys These keys 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 ...

Page 5: ...the scan enabled channel is recalled Illuminates the indicator when the Priority 1 chan nel is activated Illuminates the indicator when the radio s transmit ter is set to the Low Power mode Illuminates the indicator when the Talk Around func tion is activated Illuminates the indicator when the Voice Scrambler function is enabled Illuminates the indicator when the Emergency fea ture is activated Il...

Page 6: ... Knob Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume Microphone Jack Connect the microphone plug to this jack P1 P4 Keys Programmable Function Keys These keys 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 Keys Programmable Function Keys In the factory defa...

Page 7: ...USY Indicator Indicates transceiver s Transmit Receive Status CONTROLS CONNECTORS VX 4600 Call indicator Dual Watch is activated Low Transmit Power Mode ON Scan is enabled Priority Scan is activated Talk Around is enabled Receiver Monitor Group Scan is enabled AUX A Port is activated 8 Character Alpha numeric Display Encryption is enabled Group Number Priority 2 Channel Audio Compander is activate...

Page 8: ...onnection External Speaker Jack 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 D Sub 15 Pin Accessory Connector External TX audio line input PTT Push To Talk Squelch and external RX audio line output sign...

Page 9: ...nd make sure it is clear THIS IS AN FCC REQUIREMENT Press the PF key which is programmed to the Monitor feature to listen for chan nel activity 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...

Page 10: ... inadvertent trans mission various aspects of the front panel 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 Keys The VX 4500 4600 includes six Programmable Function PF keys The PF but ton functions can be customized via program...

Page 11: ...ar Voice AF Min Volume Horn Alert PA Public Address EXT ACC 1 EXT ACC 2 Emergency Lone Worker Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down Speed CH Up Speed CH Down PRI 1 PRI 2 PRI 2 Set PRI 2 Disable Direct CH 1 Direct CH 2 Direct CH 3 Direct CH 4 Direct CH Entry Scan Group Scan Dual Watch FM Scan Scan Set Group Scan Set TA Scan Talk Around Reset P1 P2 P3 P4 MH 75A8J MICROPHONE KEY PRESS KEY PRESS...

Page 12: ...ode Set Call Status Set Status Up Status Down Status Check Duty ID Check Option Switch 1 Option Switch 2 REC PLAY TX Save Disable Lock ADVANCED OPERATION PROGRAMMABLE KEY PRESS KEY PRESS AND HOLD KEY A B C D P1 P2 P3 P4 MH 75A8J MICROPHONE KEY PRESS KEY PRESS AND HOLD KEY Function This function cannot assign to VX 4500 ...

Page 13: ...hold the assigned programmable key to set the radio s transmit ter to the Low Power mode Press or press and hold the key again to return to High Power operation when in difficult terrain In the VX 4600 when the radio s transmitter is set to Low Power mode the L icon will be indicated on the display ENCRYPTION When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled press or press and hold the assigned programm...

Page 14: ...ress or press and hold the assigned programmable key to turn the VOX function On or Off You may disable the VOX function temporarily by pressing the PTT switch VOX SET This function is only available in the VX 4600 You can manually adjust the VOX Gain using this function Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key A tone will sound and the current VOX Gain level will appear on the displa...

Page 15: ...r press and hold the assigned programmable key to toggle the output port 2 of the D Sub 15 pin Accessory Connector On and Off EMERGENCY The VX 4500 4600 series includes 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 ...

Page 16: ...atedly upward or downward through the channels PRI 1 PRI 2 Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to recall the pre programmed priority channel directly This is pre programmed by your Vertex Standard dealer PRI 2 SET Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to toggle the current chan nel to the priority channel 2 enable and disable PRI 2 DISABLE Press or press and hold ...

Page 17: ...monitor multiple channels programmed into the transceiver While scanning the transceiver will check each channel for the pres ence of a signal and will stop on a channel if a signal is present To activate scanning Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to activate scanning on the channel which is pre programmed into the scan list by your Vertex Standard dealer The scanner will searc...

Page 18: ...assigned programmable key Operation will revert to the Dual Watch Start channel FM SCAN FOLLOW ME SCAN FM Scan Follow Me Scan feature checks a User assigned Priority Channel regu larly as you scan the other channels Thus if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available channels are designated for Scanning the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the User assigned Priority Channel via the FM Scan ...

Page 19: ... SET This function is only available in the VX 4600 You may wish to have the Scanner pass through more than one Group during the scanning process normally scanning is performed within the current group only To include the current Group in the scanning loop press or press and hold the assigned programmable key the icon will appear on the display To remove a current Group from Group Scan press or pr...

Page 20: ... used for one of the other Pre Programmed Func tions Note The Talk Around feature does not activate on the Simplex Channel RESET Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to reset the RFC Ready for Communication condition CALL 1 TO CALL 5 Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to send a 2 Tone or 5 Tone sequential burst which is pre programmed CODE UP DOWN This function ...

Page 21: ...e DTMF tones sent during the dialing sequence will be heard in the speaker If the normal without keypad microphone is used press the keys to select the Auto Dial memory number which is pre programmed by your Vertex Standard dealer then press the PTT switch The DTMF tones sent during the dialing sequence will be heard in the speaker DTMF CODE SET This function is only available in the VX 4600 and r...

Page 22: ...e key to send an MDC1200 code Press or press and hold the assigned programmable key to enter the Call Menu mode Press the keys or P1 P2 keys to select the desired Call mode then press the P4 key to accept the selection You may cancel the selection by pressing the P3 key Press the or P1 P2 keys to select the station to be called You may enter the station s ID number four digits directly from the mi...

Page 23: ... alert when it receives the programmed 2 tone 5 tone code When the Duty function is set to Off the user will NOT hear normal radio traffic on the paging channel The radio will sound the paging alert and unmute only when it receives the programmed 2 tone 5 tone code ID CHECK This function is only available in the VX 4600 This function allows logged ID of the DTMF Signaling and 5 tone Signaling to b...

Page 24: ...ss and hold the assigned programmable key again to stop the play back While playback is proceeding you may press the P1 key or MH 75A8J s A key to jump to the previous message or press the P2 key or MH 75A8J s B key to jump to the next message Furthermore press the P4 key or MH 75A8J s D key to delete all messages and stop the play back TX SAVE DISABLE Press or press and hold the assigned programm...

Page 25: ...eep will sound and IN SERV In Service will be indicated on the display for 2 seconds If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received a short triple beep will sound and OUT SERV Out of Service will be displayed on the display for 2 seconds If you subsequently move back into communication range as soon as the other station transmits a short beep ...

Page 26: ...20 seconds with play back from beginning of the message ROL Enables rolling recording so long as the receiver is passing audio with playback of the last 120 seconds recorded PLAY Select the priority system audio during recorder playback PLAY The recorded audio is higher priority than the received signals au dio SIG The received signal s audio is higher priority than the playback audio USER SET MOD...

Page 27: ... Voice Storage Unit LF 6 Line Filter CE115 PC Programming Software CT 4 Programming Cable Radio to Radio Clone Cable VPL 1 Programming Kit Computer to PC FIF 10A USB Programming Interface CT 104A Connection Cable for FIF 10A 8 pin DIN 8 pin Modular Availability of accessories may vary some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements others may be unavailable in some regions Check with...

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Page 31: ...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 ...

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