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Description of Operating Functions

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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to 

toggle the Privacy feature “On” and “Off”. The Pri-
vacy feature initiates an encryption algorithm that 
will protect your communication from unauthorized 
eavesdropping.
When the Privacy feature is activated, the “ ” icon 
will be indicated on the display.

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When the Voice Scrambler feature is enabled, press, 
(or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to toggle the 

Voice Encryption “On” and “Off”.
When the Voice Scrambler is activated, the “ ” icon 
will be indicated on the display.

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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to ac-

tivate the “User Set (Menu)” mode. See page 29 for 
more information of the “User Set (Menu)” mode.

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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to 

cancel any signaling features; the LED indicator 
will glow with a pre-defined color (Factory default: 
green).

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Cancel any signaling features while pressing the as-
signed 

PF

 key.

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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to 

select the brightness level of the display and keypad. 
Available selections are four levels.

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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned 

PF

 key to 

set the radio’s transmitter to the “Low Power” mode, 
thus extending battery life. Press, (or press and hold), 
the key again to return to “Normal” transmit power 
when in difficult terrain.
When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” 
mode, the “

L

” icon will be indicated on the display.

FCC ID: AXI11154620

IC: 10239A-11154620

Summary of Contents for EVX-539

Page 1: ...ode Decodeø1 MDC 1200 Encode Decodeø1 Scan Group Scan Dual Watch FM Scan Follow Me Scan TA Scan Encryptionø1 Privacyø2 VOX Talk Around Emergency Lone Worker TX Save Disable Direct Channel Entry Code Up Downø1 Code Setø1 Speed Dialø1 DTMF Code Setø1 ID Checkø1 ARTSTMø1 ARTSIITM Auto Range Transpond System ø1 Analog mode only ø2 Digital mode only FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 2: ...dard 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 Important Note r There are no ow...

Page 3: ...or business communications in the VHF UHF Land Mobile bands This transceiver is designed for reliable business communications in a wide variety of applications with a wide range of operating capability provided by their leading edge design The EVX 539 allows to 512 channel capacity and 32 groups which can each be programmed with an 8 character Alpha Numeric Tag Important channel frequency data is ...

Page 4: ...e for the Measurement of Potentially Hazardous Electro magnetic Fields RF and Microwave WARNING This radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode This radio is designed for and clas sified as Occupational Use Only meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by indi viduals aware of the hazards and the ways to minimize such hazards This radio is not intended for u...

Page 5: ...orn use was only demonstrated for the specific belt clip CLIP 20 Other body worn accessories or configurations may NOT comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided When operate the radio with the Vertex Standard CLIP 20 belt clip make the transmission time as short as possible to keep the Body Worn configuration Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories The informatio...

Page 6: ...fset about 1 2 inch 1 5 cm from the top edge of battery compartment then slide the battery pack upward until it locks in place with a Click Battery Charging Remove the Spacer Plate from the nest of the optional CD 58 Desktop Charger if the Battery Spacer is installed Insert the DC plug from the optional PA 55 AC Adapter into the DC jack on the rear panel of the optional CD 58 Desktop Charger and t...

Page 7: ...he risk of explosion recharge the bat teries outside of hazardous locations 4 Perform the battery charging where the ambient temperature range 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Charge out of this range could cause damage to the battery pack 5 Battery Pack shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like 6 Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an in correct type Dispose of use...

Page 8: ... Belt Clip use a flat head screw driver to press the Belt Clip Tab away from the battery pack to unlock the Belt Clip then slide the Belt Clip upward to remove it MIC SP CAP Installation Install the MIC SP cap with the supplied screws Use only the supplied screws when install the MIC SP cap This radio does not keep the submersible Rating IP57 1 meter 30 minutes when the MIC SP cap is not installed...

Page 9: ...EVX 539 Operating Manual 7 Note FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 10: ...y CH Channel Selector VOL Volume PWR Power Knob Battery Pack Latch Controls Connectors LCD Liquid Crystal Display 16 Button DTMF Keypad LED Indicator Programmable Default settings are Steady Red Transmitting in progress Analog Steady Blue Transmitting in progress Digital Blinking Green Busy Channel Steady Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 11: ...ion is activated Low Transmit Power Mode On Audio Compander is activated CALL Indicator Receiver Monitor Talk Around is enabled Battery Indicator Group Scan is enabled Priority 2 Channel Dual Watch is activated Scan is enabled Priority Scan is activated 8 character Alpha numeric Display VOX is activated FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 12: ...and MIC SP cap is installed in the MIC SP jack Use of a speaker microphone in the acces sory connector negates the IP57 rating Operation Quick Start Turn the top panel s VOL PWR knob clock wise to turn the radio on Turn the top panel s CH Selector knob to choose the desired operating channel A channel name will appear on the LCD The radio announces the channel number if the Channel Announcement Fe...

Page 13: ...s clear Press and hold the PTT switch Speak into the microphone area of the front panel grille in a normal voice level To re turn to the Receive mode release the PTT switch Press the Orange TOP SEL key SIDE 2 but ton or front panel s pro grammable keypad A B C D Ý and keys to activate one of the pre programmed functions which may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer See the n...

Page 14: ... generate short beep three times Release the PTT switch and wait for the channel to be clear of activity If the BTLO Busy Tone Lockout feature has been programmed on an analog channel or CCLO Color Code Lockout feature has been programmed on a digital channel the radio Operation can transmit only when there is no carrier be ing received or when the carrier being received includes the correct tone ...

Page 15: ...xt page and their functions are explained beginning after page 16 For further details contact your Vertex Standard dealer In this chapter the following icons are used to indi cate features supported in either the Analog mode or Digital mode Indicates a Analog mode only feature Indicates a Digital mode only feature For features that are available in both Analog and Digital modes no icon is shown Fo...

Page 16: ... Encryption SET SQL OFF SQL OFF Momentarily SQL Set Beep Off AF Min Volume CH Announcement Whisper VOX VOX Set VOX Anti Trip Emergency Lone Worker Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down Speed Channel Up Speed Channel Down RPI 2 Set PRI 2 Disable PRI 2 Direct CH 1 Direct CH 2 Direct CH 3 Direct CH 4 Direct CH Entry Scan Group Scan Dual Watch FM Scan FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 17: ...TOP SEL SIDE 1 SIDE 2 A B C D Ü Scan Set Group Scan Set TA Scan Talk Around Reset Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Code Up Code Down Code Set Speed Dial DTMF Code Set Call Status Set Status Up Status Down Status Check Duty ID Check ARTS Login TX Save Disable Lock FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 18: ...ac tivate the User Set Menu mode See page 29 for more information of the User Set Menu mode Monitor Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to cancel any signaling features the LED indicator will glow with a pre defined color Factory default green Monitor Momentarily Cancel any signaling features while pressing the as signed PF key Dimmer Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to select t...

Page 19: ...he display indicates SET briefly then reverts to the normal channel indication You may cancel the new setting by pressing the C key In this case the display indicates CANCEL briefly Beep Off Press or press and hold the assigned PF key the display indicates BEEP OFF briefly and disable the radio beeps and the channel announcement if ac tivated temporarily Again press or press and hold the assigned ...

Page 20: ... indicates VOX OFF briefly and resume normal operation VOX Anti Trip Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to toggle the VOX Anti Trip feature On and Off When the VOX Anti Trip feature is set to On the display indicates ATRP ON briefly and the trans ceiver does not activate the transmitter section from the receiver audio or own beep sound Press again or press and hold again the assigned PF k...

Page 21: ...PF key to se lect a different channel A channel name will appear briefly on the display PRI 2 Set Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to toggle the current channel to the priority channel 2 enable and disable When PRI 2 channel is re called the P icon will be indicated on the display PRI 2 Disable Press or press and hold the assigned PF key the display indicates PRI2 DI briefly and disable...

Page 22: ...er will check each channel for the presence of a signal and will stop on a channel if a signal is present EVX 539 can scan both digital and analog frequency programmed channels simultane ously To activate scanning Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to activate scanning The scanner will search the channels of each channel looking for active ones it will pause each time it finds a channel o...

Page 23: ...gned PF key to disable the group scan mode Operation will revert to the programmed revert channel Dual Watch The Dual Watch feature is similar to the SCAN fea ture except that only two channels are monitored The current operating channel and The Priority 2 channel To activate Dual Watch Press or press and hold the assigned PF key The DW icon will be indicated on the display The scanner will search...

Page 24: ...between it and the dealer assigned priority channel if any Scan Set Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to add delete the current channel to from your scanning list To store a particular channel to your scanning list press or press and hold the assigned PF key the display indicates SCN SET briefly and icon will appear on the display If you delete a channel from your scanning list press or ...

Page 25: ...plex Channel Advanced Operation Talk Around TA Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operat ing 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 ...

Page 26: ... store the new setting The display indicates SET briefly then reverts to the normal channel indication You may cancel the new setting by pressing the C key In this case the display indicates CANCEL briefly Speed Dial Your Vertex Standard dealer may have pre pro grammed Auto Dial telephone number memories into your radio To dial a number press or press and hold the as signed PF key then press the k...

Page 27: ...icate the Message cor responding to the receive status condition per the pre defined status list Duty Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to toggle the Duty function of the 2 tone 5 tone MDC1200 or Digital Call decoder On and Off When the Duty function is set to On the display in dicates DUTY ON briefly and the user will always hear depending on the sub audio signaling all traf fic on the ...

Page 28: ...lay and Tag display Press the C key to send the Call back when recalling the ID of the 5 tone Signaling if de sired You may cancel the Call back sending by press ing the C key In this case the display indicates CANCEL briefly ARTS Login This function enable the displaying the logged ID of the MDC1200 ARTS or ARTSII Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to display the number of the logged sta...

Page 29: ...ndicates TXSAOFF briefly and disable the Transmit Battery Saver if you are operating in a loca tion where high power is almost always needed Press again or press and hold again the assigned PF key the display indicates TX SA ON briefly and the Transmit Saver activates to reduce the trans mit power when a very strong signal from an appar ently nearby station is being received Advanced Operation Loc...

Page 30: ...inform you when you and another ARTSTM equipped station are within commu nication range During ARTSTM operation when the radio receives an incoming ARTSTM signal a short beep will sound If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received a short triple beep will sound If you subsequently move back into communication range as soon as the other stati...

Page 31: ...ctivated by incoming signaling BELL ON BELL OFF Light Enables Disables the back light of the display and keypad LIGHT ON LIGHT OFF Key Enables Disables the Key Lock function KEY FRE Free KEY LCK Lock PTT Enables Disables the PTT Lock function PTT FRE Free PTT LCK Lock DIMMER Sets the LCD Brightness level DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Scan Engages Disengages Scanning SCAN ON SCAN FM Follow Me Scan SCAN GRP ...

Page 32: ...MHz ATV 16XL VHF Antenna Untuned ATU 16B UHF Antenna 400 420 MHz ATU 16C UHF Antenna 420 450 MHz ATU 16D UHF Antenna 450 470 MHz ATU 16F UHF Antenna 470 520 MHz ATU 16BS UHF Stubby Antenna 400 430 MHz ATU 16DS UHF Stubby Antenna 450 490 MHz CN 2A Antenna Adapter CLIP 20 Belt Clip CE142 PC Programming Software FIF 12 USB Programming Interface CT 106 Connection Cable for FIF 12 CT 27 Radio to Radio ...

Page 33: ...EVX 539 Operating Manual 31 Note FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 34: ...against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a given period of time from the date of purchase Limited Warranty Details North America customers USA and Canada http www vertexstandard com lmr warranty term aspx Customers outside of North America contact the authorized dealer in your country FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

Page 35: ...ets of Digital Voice Systems Inc This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile reverse engineer or disassemble the Object Code or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human readable form U S Pat Nos 5 870 405 5 826 222 5 754 974 5 701 390 5 715 365 5 649 050 5...

Page 36: ...ght 2013 Vertex Standard LMR Inc All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Vertex Standard LMR Inc Vertex Standard LMR Inc FCC ID AXI11154620 IC 10239A 11154620 ...

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