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Operating Manual

AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER

VXA-210

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Page 1: ...Operating Manual 1 4 7 MW 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 F AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER VXA 210 ...

Page 2: ...essure Altitude Metering 22 Thermometer Calibration 22 Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter Barometer Offset 23 Correcting the Altimeter setting Altimeter Offset 23 How to Measure the Rarometric Pressure or Altitude 24 Weather Sensor Mode 24 Memory Operation 26 Memory Storage 26 Recalling the Memories 27 Scanning Operation 28 Channel Skip Scanning 29 Dual Watch Operation 30 Priority Dual Watc...

Page 3: ...ment of Potentially Hazardous Elec tromagnetic Fields RF and Microwave This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in an uncontrolled environment This radio is restricted to occupational use work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control its RF exposure conditions When transmitting hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone ...

Page 4: ...is manual handy so you may use it for reference NOTE The VXA 210 s VOR and CDI Navigation features are supplemental aids to navigation only and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate primary VOR CDI or landing service equipment And also the Barometric Altitude features of the optional SU 1 are not designed to be a substitute for accurate calibrated Barometer or Altimeter devices used for...

Page 5: ...ation into the click stop will turn the radio off BUSY TX Indicator Lamp This lamp glows green when a signal is being received and red when transmitting DIAL Selector Knob This 20 position detended rotary switch tunes the operating frequency or selects the memory chan nels Pressing this knob downward momentarily se lects the tuning methods among the VFO Vari able Frequency Oscillator MR Memory Re ...

Page 6: ... a normal voice level while pressing the PTT switch to transmit Keypad Several keys have dual functions The primary functions are labeled on the key top activated by simply pressing the key momen tarily while the secondary functions are labeled in yellow above the top edge of the key acti vated by pressing the F key first then the indi cated key These functions are described in detail on page 6 Ba...

Page 7: ... This indicator confirms that Secondary Key Func tion is active See page 6 This indicator confirms that this channel will be skipped during scan See page 29 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a course from the VOR station See page 33 This icon is used during VOR naviga tion to indicate that the displayed infor mation is based on a cours...

Page 8: ...ry Digit 0 Selects Memory Display Type page 27 Locks the Keypad Selects Emergency Channel 121 5 MHz Activates the Altimeter Set function Activates the Sensor Functions None None None None Activates Automatic Noise Limiter Activates Split Duplex mode On Off Switch for Keypad Beeper page 21 Allows Skipping of Channel during Scan Activates Scanning Activates Secondary Key mode Activates Dual Watch Me...

Page 9: ... for 2 seconds to open the squelch continuously Press this button again to resume normal quiet monitor ing See page 18 LAMP Switch Pressing the LAMP switch momentarily will il luminate the display and keypad for five seconds after which the back lighting will automatically turn off Press and hold this switch for 2 seconds to activate the back lighting lamp continuously To turn the lamp off press t...

Page 10: ...ause these jack connections are unique using a Speaker Microphone that is not specified by Vertex Standard may damage the VXA 210 EXT DC Jack When an external 12 Volt DC power source is available you may connect the optional E DC 5B External DC Cable here Do not connect any wire to this jack if that wire is connected di rectly to a 28 Volt DC source Connecting the VXA 210 directly to a source whic...

Page 11: ...ck r Although the VXA 210 is designed to be water resistant the enclosure is not waterproof Do not allow the radio to become submersed in wa ter and do not expose it and or its Ni Cd Battery Pack to water spray under pressure Battery 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 Cli...

Page 12: ...transceiver and battery pack into the NC 77 the antenna jack should be at the left side when viewing the charger from the front If the transceiver and battery pack are inserted correctly the RED indicator will glow A fully discharged pack will be charged completely in 10 hours Important Notes r The NC 77 is not designed to power the trans ceiver for operation reception or transmission r Do not lea...

Page 13: ... capability due to a depleted Ni Cd battery This deep cycling practice will help to main tain longer overall battery life after many recharg ing cycles BEFORE YOU BEGIN Installing the FBA 25 option Alkaline Battery Case The optional FBA 25 Battery Case allows opera tion of the VXA 210 using six AA size Alkaline batteries When installing batteries insert the end first then press in the end so the b...

Page 14: ... 210 Operation Quick Start r To turn the radio on rotate the VOLUME knob out of the click stop r After three initial ization beeps are heard a channel fre quency should ap pear on the display If not press down ward momentarily on the DIAL selector knob repeatedly if neces sary so that VFO appears on the display followed by a channel frequency r Directly entering frequencies from the keypad is the ...

Page 15: ...the MHz digit desired Press F once more to resume normal channel selection in 25 kHz steps OPERATION r Rotate the VOL UME knob to set the volume level If no signal is present press and hold the MONITOR button for 2 seconds back ground noise will now be heard and you may use this noise to set the VOLUME knob for the desired audio level Press the MONITOR button momentarily to silence the noise and r...

Page 16: ...Frequency press downward on the DIAL selector knob Squelch Adjustment 1 Press the F key momentarily then press downward on the DIAL selector knob to activate the Menu SET mode 2 Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the Menu Item 01 SQL 3 Press downward on the DIAL selector knob then rotate the DIAL selector knob to set the squelch threshould 0 to 8 so that the receiver is just silenced A higher...

Page 17: ...e radio s main memory bank These memory channels may also be labeled by you with an alpha numeric name of up to 8 characters in length to aid in quick identification of the channel See page 26 for details on creating alpha numeric labels BOOK Pre Programmed Memories The Book memories are pre programmed either at the factory or by your Dealer depending on your country s requirements typically inclu...

Page 18: ... 210 includes a ten channel auto search feature which simplifies access to Weather Chan nels when you are in an unfamiliar location r To receive Weather Channels press the DIAL selector knob repeatedly if neces sary to select the Weather Channel mode In the Weather Channel mode WX will appear on the display r The VXA 210 will now scan quickly through the ten standard Weather Channels and will stop...

Page 19: ...by rotating the DIAL selector knob r To confirm the cur rent Weather Chan nel frequency press the key momentarily The display changes to frequency indica tion Press the key again to return to normal display r To exit the Weather Channel mode press the DIAL selector knob momentarily to return to the VFO mode Note The Weather Channel mode memorizes the last Weather Channel you have used and will ret...

Page 20: ...utton The squelch will remain open and you should have a better chance of hearing weak signals To return to normal operation press the MONITOR key momentarily OPERATION ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature For reduction of impulse noise such as that produced by an engine s ignition system the ANL feature may prove helpful r To activate the ANL feature press the ANL key momen tarily The ANL icon wil...

Page 21: ...controls r To activate the lock feature press F à r In the LOCK mode the display will show LOCK when you rotate the DIAL se lector knob press the DIAL selector knob or touch a key on the keypad r To turn the lock feature off press F à again r You can still access the 121 500 MHz Emergency Frequency when the LOCK function is on Simply press the 121 5 key momentarily this key never locks Pressing th...

Page 22: ...o activate the Menu SET mode r Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select Menu Item 06 RSAV r Press the DIAL selector knob to enable adjust ment of this Menu item r Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the de sired duty cycle receive sleep The selections available are 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 and ABSø or oFF The default value is 1 1 r When you have made your selection press the DIAL selector knob to sa...

Page 23: ... time the scanner halts on a busy channel This may be distracting in some environments if you want to turn the beeper off or back on again r Press F à 8 BEEP 05 BEEP will ap pear on the LCD r Press downward on the DIAL selector knob to enable On Off selection for the beeper r Rotate the DIAL se lector knob one click to change the display to BEEP oFF r Press downward on the DIAL selector knob to sa...

Page 24: ...r Calibration r Press the F key then press the DIAL selector knob to activate the Menu SET mode r Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select Menu Item 14 TEMP r Press the DIAL selector knob to enable adjust ment of this Menu item r Rotate the DIAL selector knob to set the differ ence value in C between the VXA 210 dis play and the calibrated thermometer For ex ample if the VXA 210 display shows 24 5 ...

Page 25: ...ew setting and then press the PTT key exit to nor mal operation Correcting the Altimeter Setting Altimeter Offset r Press F à 5 ALT SET to enable the Altim eter Set function r Enter the proper local barometric pressure value in HG of the airport directry from the key pad For example if the current Barometric Pres sure at the airport is 30 05 HG press 3 à 0 à 0 à 5 on the keypad r Press the PTT key...

Page 26: ...er Sensor Mode allows the user to ac tivate only the sensor and display circuits of the VXA 210 for use of the radio solely as a weather monitor With the radio circuits not being acti vated battery consumption is reduced signifi cantly 1 Press and hold in the MONITOR and LAMP keys while turning the radio on activate the Weather Sensor Mode 2 Turn the DIAL knob to select the desired sen sor among f...

Page 27: ...tive changes in the Barometric pressuer Count every 1 2 hour Resolution five steps o o One step 3 hpa ô ô ô ô BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE METERING D ALT Display the Density Altitudeø ø Density Altitude is pressure altitude corrected for non standard temperature The only time that density al titude will equal pressure al titude is when standard tem peratures exist Press ...

Page 28: ...Book Memory channel or Weather channel to be stored in the Main Memory r Press and hold the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds The display will indicate CH and a channel number will blink on the LCD r Within five seconds of pressing the MW SPL W key rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the desired memory channel number for storage In order to prevent writing over memory chan nels a bar will appear unde...

Page 29: ...r Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the de sired memory channel r You may change the title structure of the Memory display type among 1 Channel Indication sequential Channel Number e g CH 001 CH 002 etc 2 Frequency Indication e g 122 500 or 3 Alphanumeric Label e g LAX FSS r To change the Memory display title press the key repeatedly if necessary until you get the desired display title struc...

Page 30: ...the radio remains on that channel until one second after the signal disappears after which scanning will resume r While the scanner remains paused on a frequency the decimal point of the frequency display blinks The display will be illuminated unless the Scan Lamp Feature is turned off r To change the scan direction turn the DIAL se lector knob one click in the opposite direction r Tostoptheautoma...

Page 31: ...the Memory Channel to be skipped dur ing scanning r Press F à 9 SKIP The t icon will ap pear in the lower right corner indicating that the channel is to be ignored during scanning r You can also designate a channel to be skipped while scanning When the receiver is halted on a channel that you wish to skip press and hold the SCAN DW key for 2 seconds the t icon will appear next to the channel to be...

Page 32: ...TT switch at any time to transmit on that channel r When a signal is received on the Priority chan nel operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel the DW icon will blink and the dis play will become illuminated While receiving on the priority channel if you momentarily press the PTT switch Dual Watch will be disabled You may then transmit on the Priority Channel r To stop Dual Watch press...

Page 33: ... Priority mode in stead of Dual Watch See page 43 for details r To start Priority Dual Watch press F à SCAN DW The DW icon will appear on the dis play r While receiving on the current non Priority channel pressing the PTT button once causes the radio to switch to the Priority channel and cancels Dual Watch Press the PTT button again to transmit on the Priority channel r When a signal is received o...

Page 34: ...7 975 MHz General VOR Equipment COM BAND 118 000 136 975 MHz ž OBS FROM 0 3 0 0 330 6 0 30 180 2 4 0 210 1 2 0 150 TO FROM Flag Indicator TWO Degree Deviation Marks COURSE Indicator COURSE Deviation Needle TO FROM Flag Indicator OVERFLOW Indicator COURSE Indicator COURSE Deviation Needle ...

Page 35: ...OURSE INDICATOR will indicate loc when a localizer signal is being received r The TO or FROM flag indicators indicate whether the VOR navigation information is based on a course leading to the VOR station or lead ing away from the VOR station r To change the flag from TO to FROM or vice versa press the F à 3 FROM or 2 TO key respectively r The small COURSE INDICATOR and TO FROM flag indicators may...

Page 36: ...E DEVIATION ARROW will appear above the frequency field on the display when your aircraft is off the direct course to the VOR station r When your aircraft is off course to the right the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the left side of the diamond When your aircraft is off course to the left the Course Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the right side of the diamond Correct ...

Page 37: ... 280 290 310 320 330 340 350 300 VOR Station Magnetic North N Desired Course Aircraft Heading 50 Los Angeles LAX 113 600MHz VOR TAC 10 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 310 320 330 340 350 300 VOR Station Magnetic North N Aircraft should be heading 50 Aircraft Heading 56 6 off course Flown course Los Angeles LAX 113 600MHz VOR...

Page 38: ...raft is off the desired course Note 2 When your heading is correct the ABCS function may be more useful than the course in put option r The COURSE DEVIATION ARROW points to the right when your aircraft is off course to the left and it points to the left when your aircraft is off course to the right Note 1 To get back on course fly right more than the number of degrees indicated by the COURSE DEVIA...

Page 39: ...e radial from the sta tion you are on r Extend the radials from each VOR station on the chart Your aircraft is located at the point where the lines intersect Cross checking Position Magnetic North N Los Angeles LAX 113 600MHz VOR TAC 10 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 310 320 330 340 350 300 VOR Station Magnetic North N 10 0...

Page 40: ...using the DIAL selector knob or keypad r Press and hold in the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save the transmit frequency and re turn to the NAV band frequency Note You have now stored the separate transmit fre quency but you have not yet activated the split fre quency function go on to the next section Operating in the Split Mode r It is assumed that you have already set the de sired VOR station s...

Page 41: ... key for 2 seconds you will now see on the LCD To attach an alpha numeric name label to the memory proceed to the next step other wise press and hold the MW SPL W key for 2 seconds to save the entry and exit r To label a memory with an alpha numeric name the next step is to use the DIAL selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters includ ing letters numbers and special symbols When t...

Page 42: ...s the DIAL selector knob to activate the Menu SET mode 2 Rotate the DIAL selec tor knob to select the Menu item feature you wish to view and or modify 3 Once you have selected the desired Menu Item press the DIAL selector knob once to view the current setting for the item 4 Rotate the DIAL selec tor knob to change the setting of the item ON to OFF etc 5 Press the DIAL selector knob to save your ne...

Page 43: ...nel Memory channel number will disap pear Important Notice An erased channel cannot be restored and CH 001 cannot be erased as it is used for Priority Channel operation Menu Item SQL MCLR RESM SCNL BEEP RSAV LAMP SFT PRTM DWMD POBP IMIC EMRG TEMP BARO Function SQLSquelch Level Setting Memory Channel Clear Scan Resume Mode Setting Scan Lamp On Off Keypad Beeper On Off Receiver Battery Saver LCD Ill...

Page 44: ... oFF Default Setting on If you set this function to on the lamp will be illu minated whenever the scanner pauses The lamp will go off automatically when scanning resumes 05 BEEP Function Keypad Beeper On Off Available Values on oFF Default Setting on If you do a lot of scanning you may wish to set this Menu item to oFF as the Beeper will be heard each time the scanner pauses 06 RSAV Function Recei...

Page 45: ...ority Channel will be checked for activity Note The Dual Watch Polling time is 500 mS fixed MENU SET MODE 10 DWMD Function Select the Dual Watch Priority Function Available Values DW PRI Default Setting DW In the DW mode the VXA 210 will activate the Dual Watch feature when you press F à SCAN DW In the PRI mode the VXA 210 will activate the Pri ority feature when you press F à SCAN DW 11 POBP Func...

Page 46: ...d in the VFO mode or by recalling it on a previously stored memory channel MENU SET MODE 14 TEMP Function Correcting the Thermometer setting Available Values 12 7 12 7 C Default Setting 0 C This allows you to calibrate the internal thermom eter with a known to be accurate source 15 BARO Function Correcting the atomspheric pressure Available Values 127 127 hpa Default Setting 0 hpa This allows you ...

Page 47: ...ccu rate calibrated Barometer or Altimeter devices used for navigation critical to personal safety 5 Align the connector on the SU 1 with the transceiver s connector and gently press the unit into place 6 Affix the Caution label and replace the bat tery and the belt clip 7 Installation is now complete MADE IN JAPAN VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD FCC ID K66VXA 200 CANADA ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ SER NO 00000000 49...

Page 48: ...hone FNB V57 Ni Cd Battery Pack 7 2V 1100mAh FBA 25 Alkaline Battery Case VAC 800 Desktop Rapid Charger E DC 5B External Power Cable SU 1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit CN 3 Antenna Adapter SMA to BNC Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in some regions Consult your Vertex Standard Dealer for details ...

Page 49: ... 9 2 5 8 0 F ACCESSORIES OPTIONS CT 60 Headset Cable CN 3 Antenna Adapter Option Headset not supplied á External Antenna E DC 5B External Power Cable Option PTT Switch not supplied An external PTT switch is required for use with an aviation headset ...

Page 50: ...e Size WxHxD 2 3 x 4 3 x 1 2 inch 58 x 109 x 30 mm w FNB 64 Weight approx 12 2 oz 345 grams with FNB 64 antenna and belt clip Receiver Circuit Type Double conversion superheterodyne IFs 35 4 MHz 450 kHz Sensitivity 0 8 µV for 6 dB S N with 1 kHz 30 modulation Selectivity 8 kHz 6 dB Adjacent CH Selectivity 25 kHz 60 dB AF Output 7 2 V 0 4 W 8 Ohms 10 THD Transmitter Power Output 7 2 V 5 W PEP 1 5 W...

Page 51: ...hone number at which we can reach you during business hours r Please also enclose a copy of your purchase re ceipt to establish the warranty date Radio main frames are warranted for three years Accessory items batteries antennas chargers etc are war ranted for one year r Repair turnaround averages about 7 to 10 work ing days in our shop excluding time in shipping This time will vary based on our c...

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