Vertex Standard VX-160E, VX-180E Operating Manual

LED Indicator

Glows Green Monitor on (except 5-Tone Mode)
Blinking Green Busy Channel (or SQL off)
Glows Red Transmitting
Blinking Red Battery Voltage is low
Blinking Yellow Receiving a Selective Call

Antenna

Push To Talk
(

PTT) Switch

Monitor Key

Microphone

VX-160E/-180E

Operating Manual

Controls & Connectors

CH (Channel) Selector

VOL/PWR Knob

MIC/SP Jack

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External Mic/Earphone

LCD (VX-180E)

Soft KEY (VX-180E)

Battery Pack Latch

EC037N200

Speaker

OperationBefore You Begin

Battery Pack Installation and Removal

Ì 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. 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

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tive cases. Open the Battery Pack latch on the bottom of the ra­dio, then slide the battery downward and out from the radio while

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Preliminary Steps

Ì Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described

previously.

Ì Screw the supplied antenna onto the Antenna jack. Never attempt

to operate this transceiver without an antenna connected.

Ì If you have a Speaker/Microphone, we recommend that it not be

connected until you are familiar with the basic operation of the
VX-160E/-180E.

Operation Quick Start

Ì Turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR

knob clockwise to turn on the radio
on.

holding the Belt Clip.

Caution!

Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable battery

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packs, as they could explode if accidentally short-circuited.

Low Battery Indication

Ì As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradually be-

comes 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
(on the VX-180E, the “
the battery voltage is low.

Ì Avoid recharging Ni-MH batteries often with little use be-

tween 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).

” icon will appear on the LCD) when

Ì Turn the top panel’s CH selector

knob to choose the desired operat-

CH

VOL/PWR

ing channel.

Ì Rotate the VOL/PWR knob to set the

volume level. If no signal is present,
press and hold in the MONITOR key
(the lower button on the left side) for
more than 1.5 seconds; background noise will now be heard, and
you may use this to set the VOL/PWR knob for the desired au­dio level.

Ì Press and hold in the MONITOR key

for more than 1.5 seconds (or press
the MONITOR key twice) to quiet
the noise and resume normal (quiet)
monitoring (default).

MONITOR

Ì 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

PTT

voice level. To return to the Receive
mode, release the PTT switch.

Ì 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.

Display Icons & Indicators

This indicator confirms that DUAL WATCH is active.

This icon is the “Low Battery” in­dicator, which appears when the
battery voltage becomes too low
for proper operation.

This indicator confirms that 2
or 5-TONE DECODE is active.

8 Character Alpha-numeric Invertible Display.

This indicator confirms that
this channel will be skipped
during scan.

(

VX-180E Only

This indicator will
appears during this
“Scan Pause” con­dition.

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Important Notice!

H Please read this manual carefully to become familiar with the features of this transceiver.
H When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone 2.5 to 5 cm away from your mouth and keep the

antenna at least 2.5 cm away from your head and body.

H The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50%, in typical Push-to-Talk (PTT) 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 RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded.
The radio is transmitting when the red LED on the top of the radio is illuminated. You can cause the radio to transmit by
pressing the PTT button.

H DO NOT transmit when the radio is used in Body Worn configuration with the following accessory: belt-clip (Parts # CP7321001).

It must be used ONLY for (1) there is a 4 cm distance from the body during transmitting, (2) monitoring purposes, using the
speaker only and (3) for carrying purposes.

H Battery Pack shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
H Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories.

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 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

VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY., LTD.

Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road
Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia

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.

Notice !

Key Functions

The VX-180E provides programmable [A], [B], and [C] function
keys, and both the

and provide programmable

keys. These Soft keys functions can be customized
(set to other functions), via programming by your VERTEX STAN-
DARD dealer, to meet your communications/network requirements.
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.

Accessories & Options

FNB-83 7.2 V 1400 mAh Ni-MH Battery
FBA-25A Alkaline Battery Case
CD-30 Desktop Charger
PA-38C 230 VAC AC Adapter
PA-38U 230 VAC AC Adapter

B4B

MH-45
MH-37
VC-25 VOX Headset
ATV-8A VHF Antenna, 134~151 MHz (Stubby)
ATV-8B VHF Antenna, 150~163 MHz (Stubby)
ATV-8C VHF Antenna, 161~174 MHz (Stubby)
ATV-6XL VHF Antenna, 134~174 MHz (Untuned)
ATU-6A UHF Antenna, 410~430 MHz
ATU-6C UHF Antenna, 440~470 MHz
CT-42 PC Programming Cable
CT-27 Radio to Radio Programming Cable
CE51 Programming Software

Speaker/Microphone

A4B

Earpiece Microphone

Function

None
Monitor
Squelch off
Low Power
Lock*
Lamp*
Channel Up*
Channel Down*
Scan
Follow-me Scan
Dual Watch
Talk Around
Add/Del*
Reset
Speed Dial
TX Save Off
Call 1
Call 2
Call 3
Code Select*
Code Up*
Code Down*
Emergency --- --- --- --­Group**

[A][

Press Press Press Press

Press and Press and Press and Press and

Hold Hold Hold Hold

Soft Key

][

B

]

C

** 32 Channel Version only

MONITOR Key

* VX-180E only

Description of Operating Functions

Monitor

Press the assigned Soft key momentarily to override (disable) the Tone
squelch (For the 5-Tone mode, please ask to your nearest Vertex Stan­dard dealers).

Squelch OFF

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to hear background
noise (unmute the audio).
Background noise or incoming signals will now be heard whether or
not a matching tone is present on the signal.
Press and hold in the assigned Soft key for more than 1 seconds to
override both the Noise and Tone squelch. Again press and hold in the
assigned Soft key for more than 1 seconds (or press the assigned Soft
key twice) 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 the
assigned Soft key again to return to “High Power” operation when in
difficult terrain.

Lock

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to lock the Soft keys
(except Emergency, Lock and Monitor key); thus, the [A], [B], [C],
and MONITOR 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.

Ì 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.

Ì 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.
Ì 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.

Ì To stop Dual Watch:

Press 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 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.
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
after pressing the Soft key. When you restore a current channel, “SKIP”
indicator on the LCD will turn off.

Reset

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned soft key to reset the 2-Tone or 5­Tone sequential signaling System.

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 hand­held 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

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft key to send the 5-Tone
sequential Code which is set to the present channel.

Call 2 / 3

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft Key to send the pre-pro­grammed 5-Tone sequential Code.

Code Select

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft Key to engage the setting
of the 5-Tone sequential Code.
While setting the sequential code, press (or Press and hold) this key to
move the cursor to the next character.

Code Up

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft Key to switch to a higher
paging code number for the 5-Tone sequential signaling System.
While setting the sequential code, press (or Press and hold) this key to
switch to a higher sequential Code number.

Code Down

Press (or Press and hold) the assigned Soft Key to switch to a lower
paging code number for the 5-Tone sequential signaling System.
While setting the sequential code, press (or Press and hold) this key to
switch to a lower sequential Code number.

Emergency

The VX-160E/-180E 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 nearest Vertex
Standard dealer.

Group (32 Channel Version only)

The 32-channel Version is capable of separating its 32 channels into
either of 2 groups (Group-A: CH 1~CH 16, Group-B: CH17~CH32).
Press (or press and hold in) the assigned Soft Key to change the be­tween Group-A and Group-B.

Declaration of Conformity

We, YAESU UK Ltd. declare under our sole responsibility that the
following equipment complies with the essential requirements of
the Directive 1999/5/EC.

Type of Equipment: FM Transceiver
Brand Name: VERTEX STANDARD
Model Number:
Manufacturer: Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
Address of Manufacturer: 4-8-8 Nakameguro Meguro-Ku, Tokyo

Applicable Standards:
This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential require­ments of directive, as included in following standards.

Radio Standard:

EMC Standard: EN 301 489-5 V1.3.1

Safety Standard:

The technical documentation as required by the Conformity As­sessment procedures is kept at the following address:

Company: YAESU UK Ltd.
Address: Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close

Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

ATTENTION IN CASE OF USE

This transceiver works on frequencies which are not gener­ally permitted.

For frequency allocation, apply for a licence at your local
spectrum management authority.

For actual usage contact
your dealer or sales shop
in order to get your trans­ceiver adjusted to the allo­cated frequency range.

VX-160EV, VX-160EU, VX-180EV, and VX-180EU

153-8644, Japan

EN 300 086-2 V1.1.1

EN 301 489-1 V1.6.1

EN 60065 (2006)

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