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VX-264 O

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 a

ccessories

FNB-V133LI-UNI

  7.4V DC  , 1380 mAh Li-Ion Battery Pack

FNB-V134LI-UNI

  7.4V DC  , 2300 mAh Li-Ion Battery Pack

CD-58

 

Desktop Charger

PA-55

 

AC Adapter for CD-58

VAC-UNI

 

Desktop Charger (CD-58 + PA-55)

VAC-6058

 

Multi-Unit Charger

MH-360S

 

Compact Speaker Microphone

MH-450S

 

Speaker Microphone

MH-45

B4B

 

Noise Cancelling Speaker Microphone

MH-37

A4B-1

 

Earpiece Microphone

VCM-5

 

Vehicular Charger Mounting Adapter for CD-58

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 Cable for FIF-12

CT-27

 

Radio to Radio Cloning Cable

Availability of accessories may vary; some ac-

cessories are supplied standard per local re-

quirements, others may be unavailable in some 

regions. Check with your Vertex Standard Dealer 

for changes to this list.

Summary of Contents for VX-264

Page 1: ...s 2 Tone Encode Decode 5 Tone Encode Decode MDC 1200 Encode ANI Encode DTMF Encode Scan Group Scan Dual Watch Follow Me Scan Talk Around Scan Voice Inversion Encryption VOX Talk Around Emergency Lone Worker TX Save Disable Lock ARTS Auto Range Transpond System VX 264 Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 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 Not...

Page 3: ...eiver 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 128 channel capacity within a maximum 8 groups Each channel can be programmed with an 8 character Alpha Numeric Tag Important c...

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: ...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 électromagnétiques...

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: ...ns 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 type Refer to the enclosed instructions for dis posal ...

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: ...VX 264 Operating Manual 9 Note ...

Page 12: ...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 LCD Liquid Crystal Display ...

Page 13: ...d Battery Indicator w blink Full Battery Power Moderate Battery Power Low Battery Power Poor Battery Power Charge the Battery Priority Channel Indicator 8 Character Alpha Numeric Display Lone Worker is activated Group Scan is enabled These small dot appears continuously until each function is turned OFF regardless of the operation of other features For example when activates the Emergency feature ...

Page 14: ...d 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 nel A channel name will appear on the LCD If you want to sele...

Page 15: ...front panel grille in a normal voice level To return to the Receive mode re lease the PTT switch Press or press and hold the SIDE 1 SIDE 2 button or front panel s programmable keypad A D key to ac tivate one of the pre programmed functions which may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer See the next chapter for details re garding feature availabil ity for this radio If a Speak...

Page 16: ...e 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 a channel the radio can transmit only when there is no carrier being received or when the carrier being received includes the correct tone CTCSS tone or DCS code Automatic Time Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for auto ma...

Page 17: ...d dealer to meet your communica tions network requirements The possible PF key programming features are illustrated on the next page and their functions are explained begin ning after page 18 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 SIDE 1 Button A...

Page 18: ... SIDE 2 A B C D None Monitor Monitor Momentarily Lamp Low Power Encryption SQL OFF SQL OFF Momentarily SQL Set Beep OFF Whisper VOX VOX Set VOX Anti Trip Emergency Lone Worker Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down PRI Scan Group Scan Group Scan Set Dual Watch Follow Me Scan Scan Set TA Talk Around Scan ...

Page 19: ...ng Manual 17 Advanced Operation Function Programmable Key Press Key Press and Hold Key SIDE 1 SIDE 2 A B C D Talk Around Reset Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Code Up Code Down Code Set Speed Dial Call Duty Tx Save Disable Lock ...

Page 20: ...ay while opening the SQL Monitor Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to cancel any signaling features the LED indicator will glow green The icon will be indicated on the display when the Monitor function is activated Monitor Momentarily Cancel any signaling features while pressing the assigned PF key The icon will be indicated on the display while can celing any signaling features Lamp Pre...

Page 21: ...iefly BEEP OFF and BEEP ON Whisper Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to increase the microphone gain allowing the operator to speak in a low voice whisper temporarily when transmitting Press again or press and hold again the assigned PF key to resume normal microphone gain When the Whisper function is on and off the display indicates WHISP ON and WHISP OFF briefly VOX Requires VOX Compat...

Page 22: ... and ATRP OFF briefly Emergency The VX 264 includes an Emergency feature which may be useful for alerting another party monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver s channel Press and hold the assigned PF key for a pre programmed period to initiate an emergency call on the pre defined channel The EMG indication will be indicated on the display For further details contact your Vertex Stan ...

Page 23: ... 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 To activate scanning Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to acti vate scan mode The scanner will search the channels of the pre programmed scan list looking an active channel The radio will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is s...

Page 24: ...he current group only To include the current Group in the scanning loop press or press and hold the assigned PF key a small dot will appear at the bottom of the display See page 11 of this manual To remove a current Group from Group Scan press or press and hold the assigned PF key again a small dot will disappear from the display Dual Watch The Dual Watch feature is similar to the SCAN feature exc...

Page 25: ...wo channels user assigned priority channel and operating channel and pause when it finds a transmission on either channel Scan Set Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to add de lete 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 If you delete a chan nel from your scanning list press or press and...

Page 26: ... Around Press or press and hold the assigned PF 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 th...

Page 27: ... the new setting The display indicates SAVED briefly then reverts to the nor mal channel indication You may cancel the new setting by pressing the C key In this case the display indicates CANCEL briefly Advanced Operation Speed Dial Your Vertex Standard dealer may have pre programmed Auto Dial telephone number memories into your radio To dial a number Press or press and hold the assigned PF key th...

Page 28: ...attery 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 feature as your transmission power could degrade the audio heard by the receiving ra dios in your communication path Press or press and hold the assigned PF key to disable the Transmit Battery Saver if you are operating i...

Page 29: ... 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 and IN SERV In Service will be indicated on the display for 2 seconds If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been re ceiv...

Page 30: ... 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 31: ... Details North America customers USA and Canada http www vertexstandard com lmr warranty terms aspx Customers outside of North America contact the authorized Vertex Standard distributor in your country Disposal of your Electronic and Electric Equipment Products with the symbol crossed out wheeled bin cannot be disposed as household waste Electronic and Electric Equipment should be recycled at a fa...

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