FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 VX-P920 VX-P970 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. Unit 5, 20/F.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 CONTENTS Warning! FCC RF Exposure Requirements ............... 1 Controls & Connectors ................................................. 4 Before You Begin ........................................................... 6 Operation........................................................................ 7 Advanced Operation ................................................... 10 Programmable Key and Toggle Switch Functions ........... 10 Descriptipon of Operating Functions .
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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 down-time. Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio, in case questions arise later on.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 WARNING! FCC RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50%, in typical Push-toTalk 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 CONTROLS & CONNECTORS 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: Busy Channel Blinking Green: Tone Squelch in defeated condition 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 LCD ICONS & INDICATORS “CALL” Indicator This channel on “SCAN” List Priority Scan is activated Receiver Monitor “Talk-Around” is enabled “Voice Message” is received Battery Indicator This channel on “DUAL WATCH” List 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 Unit is activated S-meter (four steps) “Group Scan” is enabled Encryption is activated 12 Chara
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION Programmable Key and Toggle Switch Functions The VX-P920/-P970 includes the TOP SEL, SIDE SEL, MONITOR, and LAMP keys, the TOGGLE switch, and [A], [B], [C], [D], [ ], [#] function keys. The Programmable key and TOGGLE switch functions can be customized, 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.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION FUNCTION TOP SEL SIDE SEL MONITOR LAMP PROGRAMMABLE KEY [A ] [B ] [C ] [ D] [ ] [# ] Follow-Me Dual Watch Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down Set Call/Reset Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Code Up Code Down Code Set Speed Dial Option SW 1 Option SW 2 Emergency Home Selectable Tone Direct Channel #1 Direct Channel #2 Direct Channel #3 Direct Channel #4 SQL AF Min Volume Status Set Status Up Status Down Status Check Audio PC (PIT) L
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION Description of Operating Functions MONITOR Press the assigned programmable key to cancel CTCSS- and DCS-controlled squelch; the BUSY/ TX indicator will blink green. Press and hold this button for 1.5 seconds to hear background noise (unmute the audio); the BUSY/TX indicator will glow green. LAMP Press the assigned programmable key to illuminate the LCD for five seconds.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION TX SAVE DISABLE AUDIO PC (PIT) 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. Press the assigned programmable key, or set the toggle switch to activates the Audio Pitch Controller. The Audio Pitch Controller allow you to the most comfortable and/or effective reception in noisy environments.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION SELECTABLE TONE AF MIN VR Press the assigned programmable key to select a subaudible tone (CTCSS/DCS) from the pre-defined tone table. You can operate using the indicated subaudible tone in the Selectable Tone mode. Press the assigned programmable key to reduce the audio output to the (lower) level programmed by your Dealer. DIRECT CH#1 TO #4 Press the assigned programmable key to change the 5-Tone status code.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 ADVANCED OPERATION LONE WORKER TA SCAN Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the Lone Worker feature “On” and “Off.” Press the assigned programmable key to toggle the TA (Talk Around) scan 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 Emergency mode.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 USER SET MODE The VX-P920/-P970 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. Press the MONITOR/LAMP button to select the status of the selected item.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES FNB-V86LI FNB-V87LI FNB-V92LIIS FBA-34 VAC-920 PA-39 VT60F VT60FS FVP-36 FVP-35 DVS-5 MDC1200 VME-100 VMDE-200 SRX-3 SRX-4 7.4V, 1150 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery 7.4V, 2000 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery 7.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 NOTE VX-P920/-P970 OPERATING MANUAL 23 Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 NOTE 24 VX-P920/-P970 OPERATING MANUAL Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. Part 15.21: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Vertex Standard could void the user’s authorization to operate this device. Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
FCC ID: 10334821/IC ID: 511B-10334821 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 0506G-AE E C 0 3 3 N 1 0 0 Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.