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Operating Manual

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VXA-150

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Summary of Contents for VXA-150

Page 1: ...Operating Manual AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER VXA 150 1 2 3 4 7 SPL 8 BEEP SKIP MW DW ANL 0 9 5 6 121 5 ...

Page 2: ...dcasts 17 Monitor Switch 19 ANL Automatic Noise Limiter Feature 19 LOCK Function 20 Beep On Off 20 Receive Battery Saver Setup 21 Memory Operation 22 Memory Storage 22 Recalling the Memories 23 Scanning Operation 24 Memory Channel Skip Scanning 25 Dual Watch Operation 26 Priority Dual Watch Operation 27 Split Operation 28 Programming a Transmit Frequency 28 Operating in the Split Mode 28 Field Pro...

Page 3: ...ent 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 1...

Page 4: ...you read this manual in its entirety so as to understand the many features of the VXA 150 completely Keep this manual handy so you may use it for reference Congratulations You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications 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 wit...

Page 5: ...ze WxHxD 2 3 x 4 3 x 1 0 inches 58 x 108 5 x 26 5 mm w FNB 64 Weight approx 12 oz 340 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 0 W PEP 1 5...

Page 6: ...ded 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 call BOOK Pre Programmed Memories and WX Weather Channel Memories mode Note The WX mode is activating the USA ver sion only LCD Liquid Crystal Display The display shows the selected operating co...

Page 7: ...on This indicator con firms that DU A L W ATCH is active See page 26 These digits provide frequency or alphanumeric information about the channel you are using This icon indicates that the Book Memory Bank is in use See page 16 This indicator con firms that Second ary Key Function is active See page 7 This indicator con firms that this channel will be skipped during scan See page 25 This indicator...

Page 8: ... 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 the next page Battery Pack Latch Open this latch for battery removal 1 2 3 4 7 SPL 8 BE...

Page 9: ...ntry Digit 8 Frequency Entry Digit 9 Frequency Entry Digit 0 Selects Memory Display Type page 23 Locks the Keypad Selects Emergency Channel 121 5 MHz None None None None None None Activates Automatic Noise Limiter Activates Split Duplex mode On Off Switch for Keypad Beeper Allows Skipping of Channel during Scan Activates Scanning Activates Secondary Key mode Activates Dual Watch Memory Write Comma...

Page 10: ...r 2 seconds to open the squelch continuously Press this button again to resume normal quiet monitor ing See page 14 LAMP Switch Pressing the LAMP switch momentarily will il luminate the display and keypad for five sec onds after which the back lighting will automati cally turn off Press and hold this switch for 2 seconds to activate the back lighting lamp con tinuously To turn the lamp off press t...

Page 11: ...er Because these jack connections are unique using a Speaker Microphone that is not specified by Vertex Standard may damage the VXA 150 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 150 directly to a sourc...

Page 12: ... Cd pack r Although the VXA 150 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 Be...

Page 13: ...fore its first use Follow these procedures Install the supplied FNB 64 Ni Cd battery pack onto the transceiver Ensure that the transceiver is switched off Lift up the rubber cover to expose the EXT DC jack Plug the cable plug from the NC 72 charger into this jack Plug the NC 72 into the AC line outlet Allow a minimum of 15 hours for the FNB 64 to reach full charge Leave the transceiver switched of...

Page 14: ...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 150 using six AA size Alkaline batteries When installing batteries insert the end first then press in the end so the ba...

Page 15: ...50 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 downward momentarily on the CHANNEL 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 16: ... 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 switch for 2 seconds back ground noise will now be heard and you may use this noise to set the VOL UME knob for the desired audio level Press the MONITOR switch momentarily again to silence the noise and r...

Page 17: ...5 MHz Emergency Frequency The VXA 150 can quickly access the 121 500 MHz Emergency Frequency This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function is in use r To access the Emer gency Frequency press the 121 5 key momentarily r To exit the Emer gency Frequency press the CHAN NEL selector knob downward òPress 2 3 8 BEEP SKIP DW ANL 0 9 5 6 121 5 B ...

Page 18: ...memory bank These memory channels may also be labeled by you with an alpha numeric name of up to 8 charac ters in length to aid in quick identification of the channel See page 22 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 require ments typically including the majo...

Page 19: ...udes 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 CHANNEL selector knob repeatedly if necessary to select the Weather Channel mode In the Weather Channel mode WX will appear on the display r The VXA 150 will now scan quickly through the ten standard Weather Channels and will stop on the...

Page 20: ... se lector knob r To confirm the cur rent Weather Chan nel frequency press the key momentarily The display changes to frequency indication Press the key again to return to nor mal display r To exit the Weather Channel mode press the CHANNEL se lector knob momen tarily to return to the VFO mode Note The Weather Channel mode memorizes the last Weather Channel you have used and will retain this infor...

Page 21: ...aring weak signals To return to normal operation press the MONITOR switch again 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 will appear on the display and you should observe a re duction in the ...

Page 22: ...s Pressing this key also unlocks the radio OPERATION Beep On Off The VXA 150 s key button beeper provides conve nient audible feedback whenever a button is pressed Each key and button has a different beep pitch and each function has a unique beep combination When you are scanning the beeper will be heard each time the scanner halts on a busy channel This may be distracting in some environments if ...

Page 23: ...o activate the Menu SET mode r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select Menu item RSAV r Press the CHANNEL selector knob to enable ad justment of this Menu item r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired duty cycle receive sleep The se lections 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 CHANNEL selector k...

Page 24: ...ook 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 CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired memory channel num ber for storage In order to prevent writing over memory chan nels a bar will appear u...

Page 25: ... MR Memory Recall ap pears on the display In the MR mode you will see CH and the previously selected channel number appearing on the LCD r Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired 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...

Page 26: ...er channel number r When the scanner encounters a signal scanning pauses and 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 and keypad will be illuminated un less the Scan Lamp Feature is turned off r To change the scan dir...

Page 27: ...g r Press F à 9 SKIP The SKIP icon will appear 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 SKIP icon will appear next to the channel to be skipped r Later to re enable the memory ch...

Page 28: ...tch 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 and keypad 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 ...

Page 29: ...rity mode instead of Dual Watch See page 33 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 switch once causes the radio to switch to the Priority channel and cancels Dual Watch Press the PTT switch again to transmit on the Priority channel r When a signal is received on the ...

Page 30: ... calls using the CHANNEL selector knob or key pad 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 SPLIT OPERATION 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...

Page 31: ... storage r Now press and hold in the MW SPL W 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 CHANNEL selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters inclu...

Page 32: ...ANNEL selector knob to activate the Menu SET mode 2 Rotate the CHANNEL selector 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 CHANNEL selector knob once to view the current setting for the item 4 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to change the setting of the item ON to OFF etc 5 Press the CHANNEL selector knob to save yo...

Page 33: ...oFF Default 2 CAR on on 1 1 KEY oFF 15 1 5 sec DW 1 NOR oFF SQL Function Squelch Level Setting Available Values 0 8 Default Setting 2 Select a setting for this Menu item which just si lences the receiver when no signal is present Use the lowest setting which will keep the receiver quiet between incoming transmissions MCLR Function Memory Channel Clear To Clear a Memory channel 1 Select the Menu It...

Page 34: ...le paused Available Values on oFF Default Setting on If you set this function to on the lamp will be illu minated whenever the scanner stops 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 halts RSAV Function Receive Battery Saver Available Values oF...

Page 35: ...ealer for details re garding this function MENU SET MODE PRTM Function Priority Checking Time Available Values 05 10 15 20 25 30 x0 1 sec Default Setting 15 1 5 seconds This Menu item allows you to define how often the Priority Channel will be checked for activity Note The Dual Watch Polling time is 500 mS fixed DWMD Function Select the Dual Watch Priority Function Available Values DW PRI Default ...

Page 36: ...ENU SET MODE IMIC Function Internal Microphone On Off Available Values on oFF Default Setting oFF When operating the VXA 150 with External Avia tion Headset using supplied CT 60 Headset Cable or optional MH 44A4B Speaker Microphone the oFF setting causes the internal microphone to be cut off If an external headset or microphone is not plugged into the MIC EAR jack the internal micro phone is activ...

Page 37: ...ess hours r Please also enclose a copy of your purchase receipt to establish the warranty date Radio mainframes are warranted for three years Accessory items batteries antennas chargers etc are warranted for one year r Repair turnaround averages about 7 to 10 working days in our shop excluding time in shipping This time will vary based on our current workload r We can provide repair estimates upon...

Page 38: ...Ni Cd Battery Pack 7 2V 1100mAh Requires VAC 400 or NC 76 FBA 25 Alkaline Battery Case VAC 400 Desktop Rapid Charger NC 76B C U ø Overnight Desktop Charger E DC 5B External Power Cable CN 3 Antenna Adapter 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 deta...

Page 39: ... Antenna E DC 5B External Power Cable Option PTT Switch not supplied An external PTT switch is required for use with an aviation headset Headset not supplied This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference VXA 150 PROV OPERATING MANUAL ...

Page 40: ...EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong Copyright 2001 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LT...

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