FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 VX-920/-970 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. 16 Key Version 4 Key Version Non-LCD Version Unit 5, 20/F.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 CONTENTS Note .................................................................................. 2 Warning! FCC RF Exposure Requirements ................... 3 Controls & Connectors (16-Key Version) ...................... 4 Controls & Connectors (4-Key Version) ........................ 5 Controls & Connectors (Non-LCD Version) .................. 6 LCD Icons & Indicators (16-Key & 4-Key Versions) ..... 7 Before You Begin ...............................................
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 NOTE In order to maintain the specified water integrity performance, periodic maintenance is recommended. Should the radio sustain a severe shock (e.g. if it is dropped), the water integrity may be compromised, requiring service. Should this occur, contact your Authorized Vertex Dealer or Vertex Standard USA, Inc. Important Notice for North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band The U.S.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 WARNING! FCC RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS This Radio has been tested and complies with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF exposure limits for Occupational Use/Controlled exposure environment. In addition, it complies with the following Standards and Guidelines: FCC 96-326, Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radio-Frequency Radiation.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 WARNING! FCC RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50%, in typical Push-to-Talk configurations. DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time (50% duty cycle). Transmitting more than 50% of the time can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded. The radio is transmitting when the red LED on the top of the radio is illuminated.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 CONTROLS & CONNECTORS (16-KEY VERSION) VOL/PWR Knob LED Indicator CH (Channel) Selector Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key TOGGLE Switch Main Microphone Speaker Steady Red: Transmitting in progress Steady Green: Tone Squelch in defeated condition Blinking Green: Busy Channel Dealer Programmed Color : Emergency, 5-Tone Decoded, or 2-Tone Decoded : one of “Flashing in white,” “Continuation changes in sequential colors,” or “toggling the two colors.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 CONTROLS & CONNECTORS (4-KEY VERSION) VOL/PWR Knob LED Indicator CH (Channel) Selector Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key TOGGLE Switch Main Microphone Speaker Steady Red: Transmitting in progress Steady Green: Tone Squelch in defeated condition Blinking Green: Busy Channel Dealer Programmed Color : Emergency, 5-Tone Decoded, or 2-Tone Decoded : one of “Flashing in white,” “Continuation changes in sequential colors,” or “toggling the two colors.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 CONTROLS & CONNECTORS (NON-LCD VERSION) VOL/PWR Knob LED Indicator CH (Channel) Selector Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key TOGGLE Switch Main Microphone Speaker Steady Red: Transmitting in progress Steady Green: Tone Squelch in defeated condition Blinking Green: Busy Channel Dealer Programmed Color : Emergency, 5-Tone Decoded, or 2-Tone Decoded : one of “Flashing in white,” “Continuation changes in sequential colors,” or “toggling the two colors.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 LCD ICONS & INDICATORS (16-KEY & 4-KEY VERSIONS) “CALL” Indicator This channel on “SCAN” List Priority Scan is activated Receiver Monitor “Talk-Around” is enabled “Voice Message” is received Battery Indicator “DUAL WATCH” is activated Low Transmit Power Mode On SUB-LCD 888: Channel Group Number -P-: Priority Channel -H-: Home Channel In: ARTS “In Range” Out: ARTS “Out of Range” Option SW (Key Function) is activated RSSI Indicator (four steps) “Group Scan” is e
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 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 your thumb is on the top of the belt clip. Carefully mate the battery’s four insertion slots with their corresponding alignment tabs on the transceiver case, while tilting the Belt Clip outward. Proper alignment occurs with the battery pack offset about 1/2 inch from the top edge of the battery compartment.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 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-920/-970.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 OPERATION Rotate the VOL/PWR knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press and hold in the MONITOR button (under the PTT switch) more than 2 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 the MONITOR button more than 2 seconds (or press the MONITOR button twice) to quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitoring.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 OPERATION If a Speaker/Microphone is available, remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the right side of the transceiver, then align the connector of the Speaker/Microphone on the transceiver body; secure the connector pin using the screws supplied with the Speaker/Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION Programmable Key and Toggle Switch Functions All versions of the VX-920/-970 include the TOP SEL, SIDE SEL, MONITOR, and LAMP keys, and the TOGGLE switch. The 16-key and 4-key versions include the [A], [B], [C], and [D] function keys. Furthermore, the 16-key version includes the [ ] and [ # ] function keys.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION FUNCTION TOP SEL SIDE SEL MONITOR LAMP PROGRAMMABLE KEY 16-KEY & 4-KEY VERSIONS [A ] [B] [C ] [D] 16-KEY VERSION [ ] [# ] Follow-Me Dual Watch Group Up 2 Group Down 2 Channel Up 2 Channel Down 2 Set 2 Call/Reset Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Code Up 2 Code Down 2 Code Set 2 Speed Dial 3 Option SW 1 Option SW 2 Emergency Home 2 Selectable Tone 2 Direct Channel #1 2 Direct Channel #2 2 Direct Channel #3 2 Direct Channel #4 2 REC/PLAY 4 SQ
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION Description of Operating Functions MONITOR Press the assigned programmable key to cancel CTCSS- and DCS-controlled squelch; the BUSY/ TX indicator will glow green. Press and hold this button for 1.5 seconds to hear background noise (unmute the audio); the BUSY/TX indicator will blink green. LAMP Press the assigned programmable key to illuminate the LCD for five seconds.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION 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 the assigned programmable key, or set the toggle switch to the assigned position. The scanner will search the two channels; it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION 16 TX SAVE DISABLE LOCK Press the assigned programmable key, or set the toggle switch to the assigned position to disable the Transmit Battery Saver, if you are operating in a location where high power is almost always needed. Set the toggle switch to the assigned position to lock the VX-920/-970’s knob, soft keys, and PTT switch. The precise lockout configulation is programmed by your Dealer.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION FOLLOW-ME SCAN FOLLOW-ME DUAL WATCH The “Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Priority Channel regularly as you scan 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 “FollowMe” feature.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION GROUP UP/DOWN Press the assigned programmable key to select a different group of channels. Once the desired Group is reached, rotate the CH Selector knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group. 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).
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION CALL 1 TO CALL 5 OPTION SW1 Press the assigned programmable key to send a 2tone/5-tone sequential tone group which is pre-defined. Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the optional accessory “1” “On” and “Off.” CODE UP/DOWN Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the optional accessory “2” “On” and “Off.” Press the assigned programmable key to select a 2tone/5-tone encode code from the pre-defined encode list.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION SELECTABLE TONE DIRECT CH#1 TO #4 to play back the last message. To stop the play-back, press this key again. In the 16-key version, press the [A] key to jump to the previous message while playback is proceeding, or press the [B] key to jump to the next message. You may press the [D] key, at any time during playback, to clear all messages and stop the play-back.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ADVANCED OPERATION STATUS SET Press the assigned programmable key to change the 5-Tone status code. To change the status code, select the desired digit by [A] key, then change the number by [B] /[C ] key, and store the number by [D] key. STATUS UP/DOWN Press the assigned programmable key to select a 5Tone status code from the pre-defined status list. STATUS CHECK Press the assigned programmable key to check the 5-Tone receive status code.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 ARTS (AUTO RANGE TRANSPOND SYSTEM) DTMF PAGING SYSTEM This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-equipped station are within communication range. This system allows paging and selective calling, using DTMF tone sequences. During ARTS operation, when the radio receives the correct ARTS signal, a short beep will sound and the “In” (meaning “In Service”) notation will be displayed on the sub-LCD .
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 USER SET MODE (16-KEY & 4-KEY VERSIONS) The VX-920/-970 Series includes a “User Set (Menu)” Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings, such as Beep On/Off, Squelch, LCD contrast, etc. To activate the “User Set (Menu)” Mode: Press the assigned programmable key for the “SET” function to enter the “User Set Mode.” Select the User Set Mode Item you want change using the CH selector knob.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES FNB-V86LI FNB-V87LI FBA-34 VAC-920 PA-39 VT60F VT60FS FVP-36 FVP-35 DVS-5 MDC1200 VME-100 VMDE-200 SRX-3 SRX-4 MH-65B7A ATV-8A ATV-8B ATV-8C ATV-6XL 24 7.4V, 1150 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery 7.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
FCC ID: K6610334620/IC ID: 511B-10334620 Copyright 2005 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. Printed in Japan 0510?-0E E C 0 3 3 N 2 0 0 Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.