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Congratulations! You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool: a Vertex Standard two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your Vertex Standard radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come, with negligible maintenance downtime. Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio. We’re glad you joined the Vertex Standard team.
Introduction The EVX-5300 is full-featured Digital/Analog transceiver designed for flexible mobile and base station business communications in the VHF/UHF Land Mobile bands. This transceiver designed for reliable business communications in a wide variety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their leading-edge design. The EVX-5300 operates using the TDMA protocol for spectrum and power efficiency and lower total equipment cost compared to FDMA.
Controls & Connectors Front Panel Important! - All buttons located on the Front Panel are Programmable Function (PF) keys, configured according to your network requirements and programmed by your Vertex Standard dealer. The instructions below describe a typically-configured radio. PWR ( ) Button Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to toggle the transceiver’s power “on” and “off”. VOL Knob Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume.
Controls & Connectors Channel Number Indicator Indicates the operating channel. Transceiver Status Indicator The “A”, “B”, and “C” indicators show current transceiver status, which can be customized via programming by your Vertex Standard dealer to meet your communications/network requirements. The possible these indicators are explained below.
Controls & Connectors Rear Panel Antenna Jack The 50-Ohm coaxial feedline to the antenna must be connected here, using a mini-UHF plug. 13.6V DC Cable Pigtail with Connector The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this 2-pin connector. Use only the supplied fused cable, extended if necessary, for power connection. Replace only with the same or equivalent type fuse. External Speaker Jack An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2-contact, 3.5-mm miniphone jack.
Basic Operation Important! - Before turning on the radio the first time, confirm that the power connections have been made correctly and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna jack. Switching Power ON/OFF Press and hold in the PWR( ) button for 2 seconds to turn the radio on. The channel number indicator will indicate the operating channel. Press the []/[] key to choose the desired operating channel.
Basic Operation Transmit Time-Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time-out, you must limit the length of each transmission. While transmitting, a beep will sound 10 seconds before time-out. Another beep will sound just before the deadline; the red “TX” indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter.
Advanced Operation Function Programmable Key (Press Key/Press & Hold Key) Microphone Key (Press Key/Press & Hold Key) Ü A B C D # / / / / / / / / / / / / /-/-/-/-/-/-/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /-/-/-/-/-/-/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /-/-/-/-/-/-/ / / / / / /-/-/-/-/-/-/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / P1 / / /-/ / / / /-/ / / / / / / / /-/ /-/ / / / / / P2 / / /-/ / / / /-/ / /
Advanced Operation Description of Operating Functions Monitor Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to cancel any signaling features. Monitor -Momentarily- Cancel any signaling features while pressing the assigned PF key. Lamp Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to toggle the back light of the keypad “On” and “Off”. Low Power Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to set the radio’s transmitter to the “Low Power” mode.
Advanced Operation SQL OFF -Momentarily- Opens the SQL to hear background noise (unmute the audio) while pressing the assigned PF key. Beep OFF Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to disable the radio beeps and the channel announcement (if activated) temporarily. Again press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to enable the radio beeps and the channel announcement.
Advanced Operation PA (Public Address) Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to use the transceiver as a PA amplifier. The Public Address can be used even while scanning and receiving a call. When the Public Address function is activated, the Transceiver Status Indicator (“A”, “B” or “C”) will illuminate, if the “Public Address” status is assigned to one of the Transceiver Status Indicator.
Advanced Operation PRI-2 Set Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to toggle the current channel to the priority channel 2 “enable” and “disable”. PRI-2 Disable Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to disable the priority channel 2 of the group temporarily. PRI-2 Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to recall the pre-programmed PRI-2 (Priority-2) Channel directly. This is pre-programmed by your Vertex Standard dealer.
Advanced Operation Dual Watch The Dual Watch feature is similar to the SCAN feature, except that only two channels are monitored: o The current operating channel; and o The Priority-2 channel. To activate Dual Watch: Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF 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 PF key. Operation will revert to the “Dual Watch Start” channel.
Advanced Operation TA Scan Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to toggle the TA (Talk Around) scan feature “On” and “Off.” While TA scan is enabled, the transceiver will search both the transmit and receive frequencies. When a signal is encountered on the receive frequency, the transceiver will pause until the signal disappears.
Advanced Operation Speed Dial Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to prepare the “Speed Dial” function. Press the PTT switch within pre-defined period time of releasing the key to send a pre-defined DTMF tone. Call Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to send a 2-tone or 5-tone sequential tone. Duty Press (or press and hold) the assigned PF key to toggle the Duty function of the 2-tone, 5-tone, MDC1200®, or Digital Call decoder “On” and “Off”.
ARTS™ (Auto Range Transpond System) This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS™-equipped station are within communication range. During ARTS™ operation, when the radio receives an incoming ARTS™ signal, a short beep will sound. 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. If you subsequently move back into communication range, as soon as the other station transmits, a short beep will sound again.
Optional Accessories MH-67A8J MH-75A8J MD-12A8J MLS-100 LF-6 CE142 CT-4 FIF-12 CT-104A Standard Microphone 16-Keypad Microphone Desktop Microphone External Speaker (12 W Peak Power) Line Filter PC Programming Software Programming Cable (Radio to Radio Clone Cable) USB Programming Interface Connection Cable for FIF-12 (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.
The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Pat. Nos.
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