Yaesu VX-600V Operating Manual

VX-600

Operating Manual

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

17210 Edwards Rd., Cerritos, CA 90703, U.S.A.

International Division

8350 N.W. 52nd Terrace, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33166, 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.

YAESU GERMANY GmbH

Am Kronberger Hang 2, D-65824 Schwalbach, Germany

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Contents

Warning! FCC RF Exposure Requirements ................................................................................................ 1

Controls & Connectors................................................................................................................................... 2

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Battery Pack Installation and Removal........................................................................................................ 3

Low Battery Indication ................................................................................................................................ 3

Operation......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Preliminary Steps......................................................................................................................................... 4

Operation Quick Start.................................................................................................................................. 4

Advanced Operation....................................................................................................................................... 7

Soft Key and TOGGLE Switch Functions .................................................................................................. 7

ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System).................................................................................................... 13

DTMF Paging System ............................................................................................................................... 13

Understanding Radio Waves ....................................................................................................................... 14

Accessories & Options .................................................................................................................................. 15

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.

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 STAN-

DARD Dealer for installation of optional accessories.

WARNING! FCC RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS

FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only:

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 OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 (1997) Supplement C, Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines

for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Fre-

quency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. ANSI/IEEE C95.3-1992, IEEE Recommended Practice for the Measurement of Potentially Hazardous Elec-

tromagnetic Fields - RF and Microwave.

This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in an uncontrolled exposure environ-

ment. This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control his or her RF exposure conditions. When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone 2 inches (5 cm) away

from your mouth and keep the antenna at least 2 inches (5 cm) away from your head and body. 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. You can cause the radio to transmit by pressing the P-T-T button. SAR compliance for body-worn use was only demonstrated for the specific belt-clip Part Number

(#BA0102700112KA). Other body-worn accessories or configurations may NOT comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories.

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TOP SEL (Selector) Key

SIDE SEL

(Selector) Key

PTT (

Push To Talk

Switch

MONITOR Button

LAMP Button

CH (Channel) Selector

Antenna Jack

)

CONTROLS & CONNECTORS

Speaker

LED Indicator

Steady Green: Signaling off Blinking Green: Busy Channel (or Squelch off) Steady Red: Transmission in Progress Blinking Red: Battery voltage is low Blinking Yellow: Receiving a Selective Call

VOL/PWR (Volume/Power) Knob TOGGLE Switch

MIC/SP Jack

(

External Microphone/

)

Speaker

Sub Microphone

(

Noise Canceling Microphone

)

16-Button DTMF Keypad

(

16-key version only

)

Battery Pack Latch

Main Microphone

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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. Guide the pack on to the tabs with a slight inward

pressure, then slide the battery pack upward, until it locks in place with a “Click.”

Tilt the Belt Clip

Insert the Battery Pack

To remove the battery, turn the radio off and re-

move any protective case. Slide the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio toward

the front panel while sliding the battery down about 1/2 inch. Then lift the battery out from the radio while unfolding the Belt Clip.

Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Lithium-Ion packs, as they could explode if accidentally short-circuited.

Low Battery Indication

As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradually becomes lower. When the battery voltage reaches 6.0 volts, it is time to substitute a freshly charged battery and recharge the depleted pack. The LED indicator on the top of the radio will blink red when the battery voltage is low (6 Volts or lower).

Caution

Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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Preliminary Steps

Install a charged battery

pack onto the transceiver, as described previously.

Screw the supplied an-

tenna 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-600.

OPERATION

Quick Start

Turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio on.

Turn the top panel’s CH selector knob to choose the desired operating channel. If you want to select an operating channel from a different Memory Channel Group, press the Soft key (assigned to the Memory Group Up or Down function) to select the Memory Channel Group you want before selecting the operating channel.

Note: Some models are programmed so that the operating channels are selected by the Soft key and the memory channel group is selected by the

CH selector knob. For further details, contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer.

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