VX-6000 OPERATING MANUAL MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN POWER 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.
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.
VX-6000 Operating Manual VX-6000 Operating Manual POWER The VX-6000 Series are full-featured FM transceivers designed for flexible mobile and base station business communications in the VHF Low-Band (110/25 Watts: programmable), VHF High-Band (100/25 Watts: programmable) and UHF (100/25 Watts: programmable) Land Mobile Bands. Each model is designed for reliable business communications in a wide variety of applications, with a wide range of operating capability provided by its leading-edge design.
VX-6000 Operating Manual Controls & Connectors Front Panel #$ " ' % & POWER A ( ) * + " PWR Button Press the button to turn the transceiver ON and OFF. # TX Indicator This lamp glows red when the radio is transmitting. $ BUSY Indicator This lamp glows green when the channel is busy. % Liquid Crystal Display The display include an 8-character alpha-numeric section showing channel and group names, status and identity information, and error messages.
VX-6000 Operating Manual j VOLUME Knob This knob sets the volume of the receiver. k CHANNEL Selector Knob This knob select the operating channel. l Programmable Function Button This button can be set up for special applications, such as high/low power selection, monitor, dimmer, talk-around, and call alert function, as determined by your network requirements and programmed by your VERTEX STANDARD dealer. Side Panel Microphone Jack (It is on both sides.) Connect the microphone plug to this jack.
VX-6000 Operating Manual REAR (Heatsink) % " # $ ! 13.8-V DC Cable Pigtail w/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. " External Speaker Jack An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2-contact, 3.5-mm mini-phone jack. Caution: Do not connect this line to ground, and be certain that the speaker has adequate capability to handle the audio output from the VX-6000.
VX-6000 Operating Manual Basic Operation of the Transceiver Important! - Before turning on the radio the first time, confirm that the power connections have been made correctly and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna jack. Switching Power ON/OFF Push the POWER switch turn on the radio. The display will become illuminated. The radio will start up on the last channel used prior to shut-down during the previous operating session.
VX-6000 Operating Manual Advanced Operation Programmable Function Button The VX-6000 includes the seven Programmable Function Buttons. The Programmable Function Button 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 opetional internal accessories.
VX-6000 Operating Manual Scanning Modes There are eight scanning modes, described in the list below. Each channel can be independently enabled or disabled for scanning; only channels selected for scanning within the enabled group are scanned. Also, as mentioned before, each group can have up to two priority channels which are scanned more often than the non-priority channels.
VX-6000 Operating Manual How to Select Channels to be Scanned If your radio has been configured by your Dealer to allow you, the operator, to make changes to the list of channels to be scanned, you can make these changes by following this simple process: ! Press and hold in the SEL button; while holding this button in, press the POWER button to turn the radio on. You may now release the ?? button.
VX-6000 Operating Manual How to Change the “User Priority” Channels Your Dealer may have configured your radio so as to allow you to make changes to the “User Priority” Channels (the channels you designate to be scanned more frequently than the others). The selection process is almost identical to that used for making changes to the User Scan List. ! Turn the transceiver OFF by press the POWER button.
VX-6000 Operating Manual ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System) This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-equipped station are within communication range. During ARTS operation, your radio automatically transmits for about 1 second every 25 (or 55) seconds (the interval is programmed by Dealer) in an attempt to “Shake hands” with the other station. If you move out of range for more than one minutes, your radio senses that no signal has been received, a ringing beeper will sound.
VX-6000 Operating Manual EMG (Emergency) Press this key to initiate an emergency call (requires ANI board). When an emergency call is made, not tone is emitted and the display does not change. To end the emergency call, turn the transceiver power OFF. HA (Horn Alert) Press this key to turn the Horn Alert function ON or OFF. If you receive a call from the base station with 2Tone or DTMF signaling, horn alert will activate. When you turn Horn Alert ON, a tone will sound and “HA” appears on the display.
VX-6000 Operating Manual SQL (Squelch Level) You can manually adjust the squelch level using this function: 1. Press the this key. A tone sounds and SQL appears on the display with the current squelch level. 2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired level. 3. Press the this key. A tone sounds and the display returns to the normal channel. Encryption (Option) When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled, pressing the A button toggles the Scrambler on and off.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
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