vertex VX-410 Single Unit Rapid Charger Instruction Manual

vertex VX-410 Single Unit Rapid Charger

Controls & Connectors

Glows Green| Monitor on (or Side 1, 2 switch is activated : VX-410 series only)
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Blinking Green| Busy Channel (or SQL off)
Glows Red| Transmitting
Blinking Red| Battery Voltage is low
Yellow| Receiving a Selective Call

Display Icons & Indicators (VX-420 Only)

Before You Begin

Battery Pack Installation and Removal

• To install the battery, hold the transceiver with your left hand, so your palm is over the speaker and yourthumb is on the top of the belt clip. Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment on the back of the  radio while tilting the Belt Clip outward, then close the Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a “Click.”
• To remove the battery, turn the radio off and remove any protective cases. Open the Battery Pack latch on the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery downward and out from the radio while holding the Belt Clip.

Caution!
Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Ni-Cd packs, as they could explode if accidentally shortcircuited.

Low Battery Indication

• As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradually becomes lower. When the battery voltage becomes to low, substitute a freshly charged battery and recharge the depleted pack. The TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will blink red when the battery voltage is low.
• Avoid recharging Ni-Cd batteries often with little use between charges, as this can degrade the charge capacity.
  We recommend that you carry an extra, fully charged pack with you so the operational battery may be used until depletion (this “deep cycling” technique promotes better long-term battery capacity).

Operation

Preliminary Steps

• Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously.

• Screw the supplied antenna onto the Antenna jack.
  Never attempt to operate this transceiver without an antenna connected.

• If you have a Speaker/Microphone, we recommend that it not be connected until you are familiar with the basic operation of the VX-410/-420.

Operation Quick Start

• Turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio on.

• Turn the top panel’s CH selector knob to choose the desired operating channel.

• Rotate the VOL/PWR knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press and hold in the Soft key assigned to “MONITOR” for more than 1 seconds; background noise will now be heard, and you may use this to set the VOL/ PWR knob for the desired audio level.

• Press and hold in the Soft key assigned to “MONITOR” for more than 1 seconds (or press the MONITOR key twice) to quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitoring.

• To transmit, monitor the channel and make sure it is clear.
  THIS IS AN FCC REQUIRMENT!

• To transmit, press and hold in the PTT switch. Speak into the microphone area of the front panel grille (lower left-hand corner) in a normal voice level. To return to the Receive mode, release the PTT switch.

• If a Speaker/Microphone is available, remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the right side of the transceiver, then insert the plug from the Speaker/Microphone into the MIC/SP jack; secure the plug using the screws supplied with the Speaker/Microphone.
  Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving.
  To transmit, press the PTT switch on the Speaker/Microphone, just as you would on the main transceiver’s body.
  Note: Save the original plastic cap and its mounting screws. They should be re-installed when not using the Speaker/Microphone.

Accessories & Options

• FNB-64 7.2 V 700 mAh Ni-Cd Battery
• FNB-V57 7.2 V 1100 mAh Ni-Cd Battery
• FNB-V57IS Intrinsically-Safe 7.2 V 1100 mAh Ni-Cd Battery
• FNB-V67LI 7.4 V 1600 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery
• FBA-25 Alkaline Battery Case
• NC-77C 220-240 VAC Overnight Desktop Charger
• NC-77U 230 VAC Overnight Desktop Charger
• VAC-800 Desktop Rapid Charger (for FNB-64/-V57/-V57IS)
• VAC-810 Desktop Rapid Charger (for FNB-V67LI)
• VAC-6800 6-unit Multi Charger
• MH-45B4B Speaker/Microphone
• MH-37A4B Earpiece Microphone
• VC-25 VOX Headset
• VCM-1 Mobile Mounting Bracket (for VAC-800/-810)
• CT-42 PC Programming Cable
• CT-27 Radio to Radio Programming Cable
• CE64 Programming Software
• VTP-50 VX-Trunk Unit
• FVP-25 Encryption/DTMF pager Unit
• FVP-35 Encryption Unit (Rolling code voice scrambler)
• DVS-5 Voice Storage Unit
• MDC1200 Digital ANI encoder Unit

Operating Manual Reprint

Key Function
The VX-420 series provides programmable [A], [B], [C], and [D] function keys, and both the series and series provide programmable and switchs. These “Soft” keys functions can be customized (set to other functions), via programming by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer, to meet your communications/ network requirements. Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories. The possible Soft key programming features are illustrated below, and their functions are explained in the next chapter.
For further details, contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.
For future reference, check the box next to each function that has been assigned to the Soft key on your particular radio, and keep it handy.

Description of Operating Functions

• Monitor
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key momentarily to disable the Tone squelch.

• Squelch Off
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to disable the Noise and Tone squelch. Again press (or
  Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to resume normal (quiet) Noise and Tone squelch action.

• Low Power
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to set the radio’s transmitter to the “Low Power” mode, thus extending battery life. Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key again to return to “High Power” operation when in difficult terrain.
  When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” mode, the “Low” icon will be indcated on the display.

• Lock
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to lock the Soft keys (except Lock key); thus, the [A], [B], [C], and [D] keys can be disabled to prevent radio settings from being disturbed.

• Lamp
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to illuminate the LCD for five seconds.

• Channel Up
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to switch to a higher operating channel number.

• Channel Down
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to switch to a lower operating channel number.

• Scan
  The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the transceiver. While scanning, the radio will check each channel for the presence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.

  • To activate scanning:
    Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key.
    The scanner will search the channels, looking for active ones; it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking.

  • To stop scanning:
    Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key.
    Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set.

• Follow-Me Scan
  “Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Priority Channel regularly 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 as the “User-assigned” Priority Channel via the “Follow-Me” feature.
  Press the assigned Soft key to activate “Follow-Me” scanning, then turn the CH selector knob to the channel which you want to designate as the “User-Assigned Priority Channel”. When the scanner stops on an “active” channel, the User- assigned Priority Channel will automatically be checked every few seconds.

• Dual Watch
  The Dual Watch feature is similar to the Scan feature, except that only two channels are monitored: the current operating channel, and the “Priority” channel.

  • To activate Dual Watch:
    Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key.
    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 (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key.
    Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set.

• Talk Around
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems (separate receive and transmit frequencies, utilizing a “repeater” station).
  The Talk Around feature allows you to bypass the repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby. This feature has no effect when you are operating on “Simplex” channels, where the receive and transmit frequencies are already the same.
  When the “TA” function is activated, the “ ” icon will be indcated on the display.
  Note that your dealer may have made provision for “Talk Around” channels by programming “repeater” and “Talk Around” frequencies on two adjacent channels. If so, the key may be used for one of the other Pre-Programmed Functions.

• Add/Del
  The Add/Del feature allows the user to arrange a custom Scan.
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to delete/restore the current channel to/from your scanning list.
  When you delete a current channel, “-SKIP-” will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the Soft key. When you restore a current channel, “-STOP-” will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the Soft key.

• Speed Dial
  Your Dealer may have pre-programmed Auto-Dial telephone number memories into your radio.
  To dial a number, just press (or Press and hold) the Dealer-assigned Soft key for Speed Dialing. The DTMF tones sent during the dialing sequence will be heard in the speaker.

• TX Save Off
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to disable the Transmit Battery Saver, if you are operating in a location where high power is almost always needed.
  The Transmit Battery Saver helps extend battery life by reducing transmit power when a very strong signal from an apparently nearby station is being received. Under some circumstances, though, your hand-held radio may not be heard well at the other end of the communication path, and high power may be necessary at all times.

• Call 1, 2, 3/Reset
  When the 2-tone or 5-Tone selective calling unit is installed, press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to silence the receiver and reset for another call, when a communication is finished.

• Code Select
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to enable the changing the 5-Tone Paging code which is recalled by the “Call 1” key.

• Code Up, Down
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to switch to a higher (or lower) paging code number for the 5-Tone Paging System.

• Emergency
  The VX-410/-420 series includes an “Emergency” feature, which may be useful, if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s channel. For further details contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.

• Group
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to select a “A” or “B” group of channels.
  Once the desired Group is reached, rotate the CH knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group.

• ACC 1, 2
  When the optional unit is installed, these functions are various uses.
  For further details, contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.

• REC/PLAY (Voice Storage: Option)
  This function, which requires the optional Voice Storage Unit, Allows you to record and play back incoming receiver audio.

• Recording:
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to toggle the recording feature “on” and “off.” If the incoming signal is being heard through the speaker when the recording feature is set to “on,” the received audio will be recorded. The last 2 minutes of incoming audio will be stored on a first-in, first-out basis.

• Playback:
  Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to start playback. During playback, pressing then “#” key lets you jump forward 8 seconds, while pressing the “” key lets you go back 8 seconds. To stop playback before the stored message is complete, press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key.

• Encryption
  When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled, pressing the assigned Soft key of the “Encryption” toggles the Scrambler “on” and “off.”

ARTS (Auto Rande Transpond System : VX-420 only)

This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-equipped station are within communication range.
During ARTS operation, your radio automatically transmits for about 1 second every 55 seconds in an attempt to shake hands with the other station.
If you have out of range for more than two minutes, your radio senses that no signal has been receives,a ringing beeper will sound, and “IN RANGE” will appear on the LCD. If you subsequently move back into range, as soon as the other station transmits, your beeper will sound and “OUT RANGE” will appear on the LCD.

DTMF Paging System (VX-420 only)
This system allows paging and selective calling, using DTMF tone sequences.
When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequence which matches yours, your radio’s squelch will open and the alert will sound. The threedigit code of the station which paged you will be displayed on your radio’s LCD.

Cloning

The VX-410/-420 series includes a convenient Cloning feature, which allows the programming data from one transceiver to be transferred to another VX-410/-420 series. Here is the procedure for Cloning one radio’s data to another.

1. Turn both transceivers off.

2. Remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the MIC/SP jack on the right side of the transceiver.
   Do this for both transceivers.

3. Connect the optional CT-27 cloning cable between the MIC/SP jacks of the two transceivers.

4. Press and hold in the PTT and Soft key assigned to “MONITOR” while turning the transceiver on. Do this for both transceivers (the order of the switch-on does not matter). “CLONE” will appear on the displays (for the VX-420 series) of both transceivers when Clone mode is successfully activated in this step; in the case of the VX-410 series, no change will be observed at this point.

5. On the Destination transceiver, press the Soft key assigned to “MONITOR”. “LOADING” will appear on the LCD (for VX-420 series; for VX-410 series, the TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will glow Green).

6. Press the PTT switch on the source transceiver; “SENDING” will appear on the Source transceiver (for VX- 420 series; for VX-410 series, the TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will glow Red), and the data will be transferred.

7. If there is a problem during the cloning process, “ERROR” will appear on the LCD (for VX-420 series; for VX-410 series, the TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will blink Red); check your cable connections and battery voltage, and try again.

8. If the data transfer is successful, the display will return to “CLONE” (for VX-420 series; for VX-410 series, the TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will turn off). Turn both transceivers off and disconnect the CT-27 cable. You can then turn the transceivers back on, and begin normal operation.

9. Replace the plastic cap and its two mounting screws.

Specifications

GENERAL Specifications

• Frequency Range: 450 – 490 MHz (D)
• Number of Channels: 32 channels
• Channel Spacing: 12.5 / 25 kHz
• PLL Steps 5 / 6.25 kHz
• Power Supply voltage: 7.5 VDC ± 10%
• Operating Temperature Range: –22°F to +140°F (–30°C to +60°C)
• Frequency Stability: ±2.5 ppm
• Dimensions (WHD): 2.3″ (W) x 4.3″ (H) x 1.2″ (D) (58 x 108 x 29 mm)
• Weight (approx.): 0.78 lb. (350 g) w/FNB-V57, Antenna and Belt clip

RECEIVER Specifications (Measurements made per EIA standard TIA/EIA-603)

Sensitivity

• EIA 12 dB SINAD : 0.25 μV
• Adjacent channel selectivity: 70 dB (25 kHz) / 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
• Intermodulation: 70 dB (25 kHz) / 65 dB (12.5 kHz)
• Spurious and Image Rejection: 70 dB
• Hum & Noise 45 dB
• Audio output: 500 mW @4 Ohms, 10% THD

TRANSMITTER Specifications (Measurements made per EIA standard TIA/EIA-603)

• Power output: 5.0 / 1.0 W
• Modulation: 16K0F3E, 11K0F3E
• Conducted Spurious Emissions: 70 dB Below Carrier
• FM Hum & Noise: 45 dB (25 kHz) / 40 dB (12.5 kHz)
• Audio distortion (@ 1 kHz): < 5 %

Measurements per EIA standards unless noted above. Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation.

Exploded View & Miscellaneous Parts

Non-designated parts are available only as part of a designated assembly.

CAUTION
When installing a mic, please align the inter-connector hor- izontally, as shown.

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