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Part 15.21:  Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Vertex Standard could void the user’s 

authorization to operate this device.

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Products with the symbol (crossed-out wheeled bin) cannot be disposed as household waste.

Electronic and Electric Equipment should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and 

their waste by products.

In EU countries, please contact your local equipment supplier representative or service center for informa-

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Vertex Standard warrants, to the original purchaser only, its Vertex Standard manufactured communications products 

against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a given period of time from the date of pur-

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Limited Warranty Details:

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  North America customers (USA and Canada): http://www.vertexstandard.com/lmr/warranty-terms.aspx

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  Customers outside of North America: contact the authorized Vertex Standard distributor in your country.

Summary of Contents for VX-261

Page 1: ...mmable Function Keys 2 Tone Encode Decode 5 Tone Encode Decode MDC 1200 Encode ANI Encode DTMF Encode Scan Dual Watch Follow Me Scan Talk Around Scan VOX Talk Around Emergency Lone Worker TX Save Disable Lock ARTS Auto Range Transpond System VX 261 Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...x 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 negli gible 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 ar...

Page 3: ... VX 261 is full featured Hand Held Analog Transceiver designed for 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 and allows up to 16 channel capacity Important channel frequency data is stored in the flash mem...

Page 4: ...s designed for and classified as Occupational Use Only meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards and the ways to minimize such hazards This radio is not intended for use by the General Population in an uncontrolled environment CAUTION To ensure that your expose to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC allowable limits for occupational us...

Page 5: ...ompliance for body worn 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 Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or her aware of RF ex posure and what to do to assure tha...

Page 6: ...e radio in a vertical position with its microphone 1 inch 2 5 cm away from your mouth and keep the antenna at least 1 inch 2 5 cm away from your head The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50 in typical Push to Talk con figurations DO NOT transmit for more than 50 of total radio use time 50 duty cycle Transmitting more than 50 of the time can cause IC RSS General ...

Page 7: ...ne doit toujours être à plus de 2 5 cm de votre tête Le temps total d émission de la radio ne doit pas dépasser 50 du temps de fonctionnement dans une configuration normale avec alternat Par conséquent vous ne devez PAS émettre pendant plus de 50 du temps total d utilisa tion de la radio Si cette règle n est pas respectée vous exposez à un dépassement de l exposition aux fréquences électromagnétiq...

Page 8: ... offset 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 in stalled Insert the DC plug from the optional PA 55 AC Adapter into the DC jack on the rear panel of the op tional CD 58 Desktop Charger ...

Page 9: ...n recharge the batteries outside of hazardous locations 4 Perform the battery charging where the ambient tem perature range 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Charging outside of this temperature range could cause damage to the battery pack 5 Battery Pack should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or similar heat sources 6 Risk of explosion exists if battery is replaced by an incorrect t...

Page 10: ... remove the Belt Clip use a flat head screw driver to press the Belt Clip Tab away from the bat tery pack to unlock the Belt Clip then slide the Belt Clip upward to remove it MIC SP CAP Installation Use only the supplied screws when install the MIC SP cap This radio does not keep the Water Resistant Rating IP55 when the MIC SP cap is not in stalled in the MIC SP jack Install the MIC SP cap with th...

Page 11: ...tor Programmable Default settings are Steady Red Transmitting in progress Blinking Green Busy Channel Steady Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition PTT Switch SIDE 1 Button SIDE 2 Button Speaker Microphone Battery Pack Latch Antenna Jack CH Channel Selector VOL Volume PWR Power Knob ...

Page 12: ... when the following conditions are met Battery pack is attached to the transceiver Antenna is connected to the antenna jack MIC SP cap is installed in the MIC SP jack Use of a speaker microphone in the MIC SP jack negates the IP55 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 chan...

Page 13: ...nsceiver then align the connector of the Speaker Microphone on the radio secure the con nector pin using the screws supplied with the Speaker Microphone Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving To transmit press the PTT switch on the Speaker Microphone just as you would on the main transceiver s body and speak into the micro phone on a normal voice level Note 1 Save the original...

Page 14: ...CS code Automatic Time Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for auto matic time out you must limit the length of each trans mission While transmitting a beep will sound 10 seconds before time out Another beep will sound just before the deadline the top panel s red LED TX indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter To resume transmitting you must release th...

Page 15: ...s are explained beginning after next page For further details contact your Vertex Standard dealer For future reference check the box next to each function that has been assigned to the PF key on your particular radio and keep it handy Function Programmable Key Press Key Press and Hold Key SIDE 1 SIDE 2 None Monitor Monitor Momentarily Low Power SQL OFF SQL OFF Momentarily Beep OFF Whisper VOX VOX ...

Page 16: ...When the VOX Anti Trip feature is set to On the trans ceiver does not activate a VOX transmission from picking up receive audio or from a radio alert tone beep sound Monitor Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to cancel any signaling features the LED indicator will glow green Monitor Momentarily Cancel any signaling features while pressing the assigned PF key Low Power Press or press and h...

Page 17: ... the radio switches to Emergency mode PRI Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to recall the pre programmed Priority Channel by your Vertex Standard dealer directly Scan The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple chan nels programmed into the transceiver When scanning the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a signal and will stop on a channel if a signal is present...

Page 18: ... Scan The Follow Me Scan feature checks a user assigned pri ority channel in addition to the channels previously pre programmed into a radio s scan list For example if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available channels are designated for Scanning the user may assign Channel 2 as the user assigned priority channel via the Follow Me Scan To activate Follow Me Scan first select the channel you want ...

Page 19: ... key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems separate receive and transmit frequen cies 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 ef fect when you are operating on simplex channels where the receive and transmit frequencies are already ...

Page 20: ... is set to Off the user will NOT hear normal radio traffic on the paging channel The radio will sound the paging alert and unmute only when it re ceives the programmed 2 Tone or 5 Tone TX Save Disable The Transmit Battery Saver helps extend battery life by reducing transmit power when a very strong signal from an apparently nearby station is being received Caution is advised when using this featur...

Page 21: ...o cancel the key locking repeat this process ARTS Auto Range Transpond System This system is designed to inform the operator when you and another ARTS equipped transceivers and stations are within communication range using the DCS Encoder Decoder During ARTS operation when the radio receives an incoming ARTS signal a short beep will sound If you move out of range for more than two minutes your rad...

Page 22: ... ATV 8A VHF Antenna 134 151 MHz ATV 8B VHF Antenna 150 162 MHz ATV 8C VHF Antenna 161 174 MHz ATV 6XL VHF Antenna Untuned ATU 6A UHF Antenna 400 430 MHz ATU 6B UHF Antenna 420 450 MHz ATU 6C UHF Antenna 440 470 MHz ATU 6D UHF Antenna 450 490 MHz ATU 6F UHF Antenna 490 520 MHz CN 3 Antenna Adapter CLIP 20 Belt Clip CE150 PC Programming Software FIF 12 USB Programming Interface CT 106 Connection Cab...

Page 23: ...untries please contact your local equipment supplier representative or service center for informa tion about the waste collection system in your country Warranty Policy Vertex Standard warrants to the original purchaser only its Vertex Standard manufactured communications products against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a given period of time from the date of ...

Page 24: ... of Vertex Standard LMR Inc Vertex Standard is a trademark of Vertex Standard LMR Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2015 Vertex Standard LMR Inc All rights reserved Vertex Standard LMR Inc 4 6 8 Shibaura Minato ku Tokyo 108 0023 Japan ...

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