VX-450 S
ERIES
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
12
O
PERATION
Preliminary Steps
Install a charged battery
pack onto the transceiver, as
described previously.
Screw the supplied antenna
onto the Antenna jack.
Never attempt to operate
this transceiver without an
antenna connected.
If you have a Speaker/Mi-
crophone, we recommend
that it not be connected until you are familiar with
the basic operation of the
VX-450
Series.
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. On the
VX-454
and
VX-459
, a channel
name will appear on the
LCD.
If you want to select the operating channel from a
different Channel Group, press the Programmable
key (assigned to the Group Up or Down func-
tion) to select the Channel Group you want be-
fore selecting the operating channel. A Group
name will appear on the LCD whenever the Pro-
grammable key is pressed.
Note
: Some models are programmed so that the
operating channels are selected by the Program-
mable key and the Channel Group is selected by
the
CH
selector knob. For further details, contact
your Vertex Standard dealer.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Water resistance of the transceiver (IP57: 1
meter / 30 minutes) is assured only when the
following conditions:
Battery pack is attached to the transceiver;
Antenna is connected to the antenna jack;
and
MIC/SP
cap is installed in the
MIC/
SP
jack.
