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VX-2500 O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

Congratulations!

You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool: a 

BENELEC

two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your 

BENELEC 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 ques-
tions arise later on.

We’re glad you joined the 

BENELEC

 team. Call on us anytime, because

communications is our business. Let us help you get your message across.

N

OTICE

 !

There are no owner-serviceable parts inside the transceiver. All service jobs
must be referred to an authorized 

BENELEC

 Service Represen

tative. Consult

your Authorized 

BENELEC

 Dealer for installa

tion of optional 

accessories.

S

AFETY

/W

ARNING

 I

NFORMATION

WARNING

 - DO NOT operate the 

BL

-2500 radio when any person(s) (by-

standers) 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 op-
erating 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 condi-
tions of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separa-
tion distance shown below.

Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF ex-
posure limits.

Antenna Installation:

For rear deck trunk installation, the antenna must be located at least the fol-
lowing 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.

Radiated Frequency and Distance

BL-2500V               BL-2500U (A)           BL-2500U (D)            BL-2500U (F)

2.31 Feet

2.00 Feet

1.89 Feet

1.83 Feet

(0.705 m)

(0.611 m)

(0.576 m)

(0.558 m)

Summary of Contents for BL-2500U (D)

Page 1: ...R Ru ug gg ge ed d D Du ur ra ab bl le e V VH HF F U UH HF F M Mo ob bi il le e R Ra ad di io os s ...

Page 2: ...tanders 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 op erating duty factor not exceeding 50 in typical Push to Talk configurations This radio is restricted to occupational use ...

Page 3: ...ble 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 vari ety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their lead ing edge design The 250 channel memories can each be programmed with an 8 character channel name Important channel frequency data is stored in E...

Page 4: ...radio on and to increase the volume Turn it counterclockwise into the click stop to turn the radio off BUSY TX Indicator Indicate transceiver Transmit Receive Status CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM Steady Red Transmitting in progress Steady Green Busy Channel Blinking Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition LTR TRUNKING SYSTEM Steady Red Transmission in progress Steady Green System Busy LCD Liquid Crystal Di...

Page 5: ...r s r Buttons Programmable Function Buttons Pressing either button changes the current system and displayed system number or name Holding a button for more than 1 2 second causes the function to repeat P1 P4 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 require ments ...

Page 6: ...nnection 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 4 W from the radio D Sub 9 Pin Accessory Connector External TX audio line input PTT Push To Talk Squelch and external RX audio line output signals...

Page 7: ...decrease it Transmitting CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM r In conventional mode monitor the channel and make sure it is clear THIS IS AN FCC REQUIRMENT Press the PF button which is programmed to the Monitor feature to listen for channel activity r When receiving a call transmit only after the incoming call ends The radio can not receive a call and transmit simultaneously r Press the PTT switch r If the channe...

Page 8: ...continuous tone will be heard from the radio and the icon will appear on the LCD when the PTT switch is pressed Release the PTT switch r If the radio is out of range during the transmitting attempt slow beeps will be heard followed by a continuous tone from the radio Automatic Time Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time out you must limit the length of each transm...

Page 9: ...udes nine Programmable Function PF Buttons The PF button functions can be customized via programming by your BENELEC dealer to meet your communications network requirements Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories The possible PF button programming features are illustrated below and these functions are explained on the pages to follow For further det...

Page 10: ... the sys tem Once the desired system is reached press the PF button which is assigned to the Group Up Group Down feature generally the q p button to select the desired group within the selected system GROUP UP GROUP DOWN GROUP SELECTION Press the assigned PF button generally the q p button to select a different group within the current system MONITOR Press the assigned PF button momentarily to can...

Page 11: ...g channels if you press the PTT switch during scanning pause Last Busy Group Home Group Scan Start Group SCAN A D ADD DELETE r Press the assigned PF button to delete the current group from Scanning Alterna tively press and hold the assigned PF button for 2 seconds to delete the current group from Scanning r When you delete a group the PRG icon will disappear on the LCD To restore a particular grou...

Page 12: ...ansmit frequencies are already the same Note that your dealer may have made provision for Talk Around channels by pro gramming repeater and Talk Around frequencies on two adjacent channels If so the key may be used for one of the other Pre Programmed Functions HORN When the Horn feature is enabled a tone will sound from the speaker if you receive a call with appropriate DTMF signaling from the bas...

Page 13: ...splay lamp LCD INVERT Press the assigned PF button to invert the LCD display to backward facing readout Press the assigned PF button again to return the LCD display to frontward facing readout DISPLAY ALT Press the assigned PF button to switch the LCD display between the system alpha numeric tag and the group alpha numeric tag KEY LOCK Press and hold in the assigned PF button for 2 seconds to lock...

Page 14: ...o signal has been received a ringing beeper will sound and OUT OF SERVICE will scroll on the LCD If you subsequently move back into range as soon as the other station transmits your beeper will sound and IN SERVICE will scroll on the LCD DTMF Paging System Requires the optional FVP 25 Encryption DTMF Pager Unit This system allows paging and selective calling using DTMF tone sequences When your rad...

Page 15: ...ternal Power Supply MLS 100 Mobile Loudspeaker 12 W Peak Power LF 1 Line Filter MH 700D DTMF Back lit Microphone MH 25A8J Microphone Availability of accessories may vary some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements others may be unavailable in some regions Check with your BENELEC Dealer for changes to this list BENELEC PTY LTD ACN 064708390 Telephone 61 2 9364 7000 Fax 61 2 9364 7...

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