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VX-P820/-P870 S

ERIES

PERATING

ANUAL

LCC-820

Leather Case

CE76

Programming Software

FIF-8

Flash ROM Writer

FIF-10A

USB Programming Interface

CT-29

RS-232C Programming Interface Cable

CT-108

PC Programming Cable (for FIF-10A)

CT-109

PC Programming kit (CT-29 + CT-115)

CT-110

PC Programming Cable (for FIF-8)

CT-115

PC Programming Cable (for CT-29)

CT-116

Radio to Radio Cloning Cable

Availability of accessories may vary; some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements, others
may be unavailable in some regions.
Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list.

PTIONAL

CCESSORIES

Summary of Contents for VX-P820 series

Page 1: ...A B C D A 3 2 1 B 6 5 4 C 9 8 7 D 0 16 Key Version 4 Key Version Non LCD Version VX P820 P870 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL Vertex Standard LMR Inc 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan ...

Page 2: ...ions 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 with negligible maintenance down time Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance ...

Page 3: ...der no circumstance should this frequency band be part of the preprogrammed operating frequencies of this radio NOTE In order to maintain the specified water integrity performance periodic maintenance is recommended Should the radio sustain a severe shock e g if it is dropped the water integrity may be compromised requiring service Should this occur contact your Authorized Vertex Dealer or Vertex ...

Page 4: ...lds RF and Microwave WARNING This radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode This radio is 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 T...

Page 5: ...is used in Body Worn configuration with the following accessory belt clip It must be used ONLY for 1 there is 4 cm distance from the body during transmitting 2 monitoring purposes using the speaker only and 3 for carrying purposes 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 exposure and ...

Page 6: ... Speaker Microphone LED Indicator Steady Red Transmitting in progress Blinking Green Busy Channel Steady Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition Dealer Programmed Color Emergency 5 Tone Decoded or 2 Tone Decoded 16 Button DTMF Keypad Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key CH Channel Selector VOL PWR Knob one of Flashing in white Continuation changes in sequential colors or tog gling the two colors ...

Page 7: ...y Speaker Microphone LED Indicator Steady Red Transmitting in progress Blinking Green Busy Channel Steady Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition Dealer Programmed Color Emergency 5 Tone Decoded or 2 Tone Decoded 4 Button Programmable Key Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key CH Channel Selector VOL PWR Knob one of Flashing in white Continuation changes in sequential colors or tog gling the two colors ...

Page 8: ...peaker Microphone LED Indicator Steady Red Transmitting in progress Blinking Green Busy Channel Steady Green Tone Squelch in defeated condition Dealer Programmed Color Emergency 5 Tone Decoded or 2 Tone Decoded Antenna Jack TOP SEL Key CH Channel Selector VOL PWR Knob one of Flashing in white Continuation changes in sequential colors or tog gling the two colors ...

Page 9: ...ated Analog Transmission is activated Low Transmit Power Mode On DUAL WATCH is activated This channel on SCAN List Priority Scan is activated CALL Indicator Receiver Monitor Talk Around is enabled Battery Indicator Group Scan is enabled BATTERY TERMINALS VHF Model UHF Model Maximum Input Voltage 8 4 V DC 8 4 V DC Maximum Input Current 2 5 A 2 5 A Maximum Input Power 21 W 21 W Maximum Internal Capa...

Page 10: ...ove the battery turn the radio off and re move any protective cases Slide the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio toward the front panel while sliding the battery down about 1 2 inch Then lift the battery out from the radio while unfolding the Belt Clip Do not attempt to open any of the recharge able Lithium Ion packs as they could ex plode if accidentally short circuited Low Battery Ind...

Page 11: ... hours FNB V87LI 4 0 hours FNB V92LIIS The LED indicator will blink red green alternately when charging is nearing completion When charging is completed the LED indicator will change to green Even if the charging is com pleted the LED indicator will sometimes change to red for trickle charging Disconnect the pack from the VAC 920 Desktop WARNING The FBA 34 was designed as a backup bat tery pack an...

Page 12: ... Turn the top panel s CH selector knob to choose the desired operating channel On the 16 key and 4 key versions a channel name will appear on the LCD If you want to select the operating channel from a different Memory Channel Group press the Pro grammable key assigned to the Memory Group Up or Down function to select the Memory Chan nel Group you want before selecting the operat ing channel A Grou...

Page 13: ...e release the PTT switch Press the Orange TOP SEL key to activate one of the preprogrammed functions which may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer See the next section for details regard ing the available features If a Speaker Microphone is available remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screws from the right side of the trans ceiver then align the connector of the Spe...

Page 14: ...the channel to be clear of activity If CTCSS or Digital Coded Squelch DCS Lock out has been programmed on a channel the radio can transmit only when there is no carrier being received or when the carrier being received in cludes the correct CTCSS tone or DCS code Automatic Time Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for au tomatic time out you must limit the length of each transmiss...

Page 15: ...VX P820 P870 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 13 NOTE ...

Page 16: ... tions network requirements Some features may re quire the purchase and installation of optional inter nal accessories The possible Programmable key pro gramming features are illustrated at the right and their functions are explained on page 10 For further de tails contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer For future reference check the box next to each func tion that has been assigned to the Programmab...

Page 17: ... Channel Down Set Call Reset Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Code Up Code Down Code Set Speed Dial Emergency Home Selectable Tone Direct Channel 1 Direct Channel 2 Direct Channel 3 Direct Channel 4 SQL AF Min Volume Audio PC PIT Lone Worker TA Scan Individual Call TX Mode TOP SEL MONITOR LAMP B C D PROGRAMMABLE KEY A ...

Page 18: ...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 the assigned programmable key to activate scanning The scanner will search the channels of each chan nel looking for active ones it will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking Press the assigned programmable key again to dis able...

Page 19: ...icult terrain When the radio s transmitter is set to Low Power mode the icon will be indicated on the dis play TALK AROUND TA Press the assigned programmable key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on du plex channel systems separate receive and transmit frequencies utilizing a repeater station The Talk Around feature allows you to bypass the repeater sta tion and talk direc...

Page 20: ...ler ON the receive audio is enhanced in the high range frequen cies FOLLOW ME SCAN The Follow Me Scan feature checks a User as signed Priority Channel regularly as you scan other channels Thus if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available channels are designated for Scanning the user may nonetheless assign Channel 2 as the User assigned Priority Channel via the Follow Me feature To activate Follow...

Page 21: ... key to select a dif ferent group of channels Once the desired Group is reached rotate the CH Selector knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group You may wish to have the Scanner pass through more than one Group during the scanning process nor mally scanning is performed within the current group only To include the current Group in the scanning loop press and hold in the assigned...

Page 22: ...the 2 Tone 5 Tone Paging System This feature if enabled press the assigned program mable key to send a 2 tone 5 tone sequential tone CALL 1 TO CALL 5 Press the assigned programmable key to send a 2 tone 5 tone sequential tone group which is pre de fined CODE UP DOWN Press the assigned programmable key to select a 2 tone 5 tone encode code from the pre defined encode list CODE SET Press the assigne...

Page 23: ...ode DIRECT CH 1 TO 4 Press the assigned programmable key to recall the Dealer pre programmed channel directly SQL You can manually adjust the squelch level using this function Press the assigned programmable key A tone will sound and the current squelch level will appear on the display Press the MONITOR LAMP button to select the desired squelch level Two seconds after releasing the MONITOR LAMP bu...

Page 24: ...ause until the signal disappears icon will appear but not blink When a signal is encountered on the transmit frequency the VX P820 P870 will check for activity on the receive frequency every few seconds interval programmed by your Dealer INDIVIDUAL CALL 16 KEY VERSION ONLY Press the assigned programmable key to enable the Individual Calling on the APCO Project 25 Digital System To return to the Gr...

Page 25: ...e radio receives the correct ARTS signal a short beep will sound and the In meaning In Service notation will be displayed on the sub LCD If you move out of range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received three short beeps will sound and Out Out of Service will be displayed on the sub LCD If you subsequently move back into range as soon as the other station transm...

Page 26: ...very 1 2 second CALLER ID DISPLAY This feature is available on the APCO Projetct 25 Digital System The Caller ID will appear on the LCD display when receiving a call Caller ID Tag information will appear when receiv ing the Source ID which listed at the Destination ID table on your radio otherwise received Source ID will appear LOCK In order to prevent accidental channel change or in advertent tra...

Page 27: ...us same function as TA key Set the Minimum Volume level Set the Beep volume level Set the LCD contrast Not available at this time Enables Disables the RSSI beep on Enables the disabling the RSSI beep off Disables the disabling the RSSI beep DISPLAY DESCRIPTION USER SET MODE The VX P820 P870 Series includes a User Set Menu Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings such as B...

Page 28: ...VH 111 Over the Head Heavy Duty Headset VH 121 3 Wire Earpiece Mic Palm PTT Switch VH 131 2 Wire Earpiece Palm MIC PTT Combo CLIP 17B Swivel Belt Clip ATV 8A VHF Antenna 134 151 MHz ATV 8B VHF Antenna 150 163 MHz ATV 8C VHF Antenna 161 174 MHz ATV 6XL VHF Antenna 134 174 MHz Untuned ATU 6A UHF Antenna 400 430 MHz ATU 6C UHF Antenna 440 470 MHz ATU 6D UHF Antenna 450 485 MHz ATU 6F UHF Antenna 485 ...

Page 29: ...ramming Cable for FIF 10A CT 109 PC Programming kit CT 29 CT 115 CT 110 PC Programming Cable for FIF 8 CT 115 PC Programming Cable for CT 29 CT 116 Radio to Radio Cloning Cable Availability of accessories may vary some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements others may be unavailable in some regions Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list OPTIONAL ACCESSORI...

Page 30: ...VX P820 P870 SERIES OPERATING MANUAL 28 NOTE ...

Page 31: ...Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the user s authorization to operate this device ...

Page 32: ...Copyright 2012 Vertex Standard LMR Inc All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Vertex Standard LMR Inc Printed in Japan E C 0 5 8 N 2 6 3 ...

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