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VX-4100

 

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ANUAL

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.

YAESU 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

P2

P1

TX/BUSY

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Summary of Contents for VX-4100 Series

Page 1: ...arters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU 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 P2 P1 TX BUSY A 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 2: ...ate the VX 4100 radio when any person s by standers outside the vehicle are within the distances shown in the chart at the bottom of this section Safety Training information Antennas used for this transmitter must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd The radio must be used in vehicle mount configurations with a maximum op erating duty factor not exceeding 50 in typical Push to Talk configurations T...

Page 3: ...ages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided on the VX 4100 Series transceiver After reading this manual you may wish to consult with your Network Administrator regarding precise details of the configuration of this equipment for use in your application For North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band The U S Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin is...

Page 4: ...to increase the volume Microphone Jack Connect the microphone plug to this jack Emergency Microphone The emergency microphone is located behind this small slit When the emer gency feature is activated this microphone is enabled MON A Buttons Programmable Function Buttons These buttons can be set up for special applications such as High Low power selection Monitor Talk Around etc as determined by y...

Page 5: ...constantly while the audio is pass ing normally Illuminates the indicator when the operating channel is selected on the SCAN channel Illuminates the indicator when the radio recalls the alternate channel list Illuminates the indicator when the radio s trans mitter is set to the Low Power mode Illuminates the indicator when the Talk Around function is activated Illuminates the indicator when the Vo...

Page 6: ...L 259 plug D Sub 15 Pin Accessory Connector External TX audio line input PTT Push To Talk Squelch and external RX audio line output signals may be obtained from this connector for use with acces sories such as data transmission reception modems and external Channel con trol input etc External Speaker Jack An external loudspeaker may be connected to this 2 contact 3 5 mm mini phone jack Caution Do ...

Page 7: ...ich is programmed to the Monitor feature to listen for channel activity When receiving a call transmit only after the incoming call ends The radio cannot receive a call and transmit simultaneously Press the PTT switch If the channel is clear the BUSY TX indicator will glow red The radio is now transmitting While holding in the PTT switch speak across the face of the mi crophone in a clear and norm...

Page 8: ...e the PTT switch and wait for the penalty timer to expire if you press the PTT switch before this timer expires the timer restarts and you will have to wait another penalty period Key Lock In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission various aspects of the VX 4100 s keys and the PTT switch may be locked out The precise lockout configuration must be programmed by your...

Page 9: ...g features are illustrated below and these functions are explained on the pages to follow For further details contact your VERTEX STANDARD dealer For future reference check the box next to the function that has been assigned to each PF button on your particular radio and keep it handy Requires optional unit CALL 1 to Call 5 HOME Horn Alert Public Address EXT ACC1 EXT ACC2 Direct CH 1 Direct CH 2 D...

Page 10: ...e 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 the assigned programmable key to activate scanning The scanner will search the programmed channels 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...

Page 11: ... as you scan the other channels Thus if only Channels 1 3 and 5 of the 8 available chan nels 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 Me scanning first select the channel you want to designate as the User Assigned Priority Channel and press the assigned programmable key Then press the Ch...

Page 12: ...n memory until you change it LOW POWER LOW Press the assigned programmable key to set the radio s transmitter to the Low Power mode thus extending battery life Press the key again to return to High Power operation when in difficult terrain TALK AROUND TA Press the assigned programmable key to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on duplex channel systems separate receive and tra...

Page 13: ...squelch of the other station will be opened and you can begin commu nication CALL 1 TO CALL 5 Press the assigned programmable key to send a 5 Tone sequential burst which is pre defined HOME CHANNEL HOME Press the assigned programmable key to recall the pre defined Home channel HORN ALERT Press the assigned programmable key to turn the HornAlert function ON or OFF If you receive a call from the bas...

Page 14: ...the recording feature on and off If the incoming signal is being heard through the speaker when the recording feature is set to on the received audio will be recorded The last 2 minutes of incoming audio will be stored on a first in first out basis Playback Press the assigned Rec Play key momentarily to start playback During playback pressing then key lets you jump forward 8 seconds To stop playba...

Page 15: ...range for more than two minutes your radio senses that no signal has been received three beeps from the beeper will sound If you subsequently move back into range a single beep will be heard whenever your radio shakes hands with the other station DTMF Paging System This system allows paging and selective calling using DTMF tone sequences When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequenc...

Page 16: ...ower Supply MLS 100 Mobile Loudspeaker 12 W Peak Power LF 1 Line Filter MH 700D DTMF Back lit Microphone MH 25A8J Microphone MD 11A8J Desktop Microphone VPL 1 Programming Kit 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 ...

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Page 19: ...Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the user s authorization to oper ate this device ...

Page 20: ...Copyright 2003 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan 0308o CE E C 0 3 5 N 1 0 1 ...

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