Vertex Standard VX-4100 User Manual

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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., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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, in case questions arise later on.

We’re glad you joined the VERTEX STANDARD team. Call on us anytime, because communications is our business. Let us help you get your message across.

NOTICE !

There are no owner-serviceable parts inside the transceiver. All service jobs must be referred to an authorized VERTEX STANDARD Service Representative. Consult your Authorized VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for installation of optional accessories.

SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION

WARNING - DO NOT operate the VX-4100 radio when any person(s) (bystanders) outside the vehicle are within the distances shown in the chart at the bottom of this section.

Safety Training information:

Antennas used for this transmitter must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd. The radio must be used in vehicle-mount configurations with a maximum operating duty factor not exceeding 50%, in typical Push-to-Talk configurations.

This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure conditions of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separation distance shown below.

Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits.

Antenna Installation:

For rear deck trunk installation, the antenna must be located at least the following distance away from rear-seat passengers in order to comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements.

For roof top installations, the antenna must be placed in the center of the roof.

Unsafe Radiation Distance

VX-4104

VX-4107

 

 

1.97 Feet

2.82 Feet

(0.60 m)

(0.86 m)

INTRODUCTION

 

 

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The VX-4100 Series are full-featured FM transceiver designed for flexible mobile and base station business communications in the VHF or UHF Land Mobile bands. These transceiver are designed for reliable business communications in a wide variety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their lead- ing-edge design.

Important channel frequency data is stored in EEPROM and flash memory on the CPU, and is easily programmable by dealers using a personal computer and the VERTEX STANDARD VPL-1 Programming Cable and CE59 Software.

The pages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided on the VX4100 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 Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band

The U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration have requested the cooperation of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in preserving the integrity of the protected frequency range 406.0 to 406.1 MHz, which is reserved for use by distress beacons. Do not attempt to program this apparatus, under any circumstances, for operation in the frequency range 406.0 - 406.1 MHz if the apparatus is to be used in or near North America.

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CONTROLS & CONNECTORS

Front Panel

Important! - All buttons located on the Front Panel are Programmable Function (PF) Buttons, configured according to your network requirements and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer. The instructions below discribe a typically-con- figured radio.

 

 

 

 

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VOL Knob

Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume.

Microphone Jack

Connect the microphone plug to this jack.

Emergency Microphone

The emergency microphone is located behind this small slit. When the emergency feature is activated, this microphone is enabled.

[MON], [A], [ ] Buttons (Programmable Function Buttons)

These buttons can be set up for special applications, such as High/Low power selection, Monitor, Talk-Around, etc., as determined by your network requirements and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.

(POWER) Button

Press and hold in this button for 2 seconds to toggle the transceiver’s power “on” and “off.”

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TX/BUSY Indicator

Indicates the transceiver’s Transmit/Receive Status.

Steady Red:

Transmitting in progress

Steady Green:

Signaling Off

Blinking Green: Busy Channel/Squelch Off

Channel Number Indicator

Indicates the operating channel.

Transceiver Status Indicator

The “P1” and “P2” indicators show current transceiver status, which can be customized via programming by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer to meet your communications/network requirements. The possible “P1” and “P2” displays are explained below.

 

STATUS

INDICATOR

DESCRIPTION

 

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MONI

 

 

This indicator blinks when CTCSSor DCS-

 

 

 

 

controlled squelch is disabled. The indicator is

 

 

 

 

Illuminated constantly while the audio is pass-

 

 

 

 

ing normally.

 

SCAN Channel

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the operating

 

 

 

 

channel is selected on the SCAN channel.

 

+4 CH

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the radio recalls

 

 

 

 

the alternate channel list.

 

LOW

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the radio’s trans-

 

 

 

 

mitter is set to the “Low Power” mode.

 

TA (Talk Around)

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the “Talk Around”

 

 

 

 

function is activated.

 

Encryption Disable

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the “Voice

 

(Requires optional Unit)

 

 

Scrambler” function is disabled temporarily.

 

Emergency

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the “Emergency”

 

 

 

 

feature is activated.

 

HOME

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when you recall the

 

 

 

 

Home group/channel.

 

Horn Alert

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the “Horn Alert”

 

 

 

 

feature is activated.

 

Public Adress

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the radio is

 

 

 

 

turned to a PA amplifier.

 

Key Lock

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the front panel’s

 

 

 

 

keys are locked.

 

EXT ACC

 

 

Illuminates the indicator when the output port

 

 

 

 

on the Accessory Connector is turned to “ON.”

 

REC/PLAY

 

 

Blinks the indicator while the received audio is

 

 

 

 

recording. Illuminates the indicator when the

 

 

 

 

voice recording is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rear Panel

 

 

 

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.

Antenna Socket

The 50-Ohm coaxial feedline to the antenna must be connected here, using a type-M (PL-259) plug.

D-Sub 15-Pin Accessory Connector

External TX audio line input, PTT (Push To Talk), Squelch, and external RX audio line output signals may be obtained from this connector for use with accessories such as data transmission/reception modems, and external Channel control input etc.

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.

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