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VX-170 O

PERATING

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ANUAL

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ELT

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LIP

 I

NSTALLATION

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Connect the hanger to the rear of the 

VX-170

, with the notch pointing directly up,

using the supplied screw (Figure 1). Use only the screw included with the clip to
mount the clip to the back of the 

VX-170

.

ˆ

Clip the Quick-Draw Belt Clip onto your belt (Figure 2).

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To install the 

VX-170

 into the Quick-Draw Belt Clip, align the hanger with the Quick-

Draw Belt Clip, and slide the 

VX-170

 into its slot until a click is heard (Figure 3).

ˆ

To remove the 

VX-170

 from the Quick-Draw Belt Clip, rotate the 

VX-170

 180 de-

grees, then slide the 

VX-170

 out from the Quick-Draw Belt Clip (Figure 4).

I

NSTALLATION

 

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CCESSORIES

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 FBA-25A A

LKALINE

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ATTERY

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PTION

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The optional 

FBA-25A

 Battery Case allows operation of the 

VX-170

 using six “AA” size

Alkaline batteries.

When installing batteries, insert the (–) end first, then press in the (+) end so the battery
snaps into place. Always replace all six batteries at the same time, paying attention to the
polarity indicated inside the case.

The 

FBA-25A

 must not be used with rechargeable cells. The 

FBA-25A

 does not contain

the thermal and over-current protection circuits (provided in the “FNB” series of Ni-MH
Battery Packs) required when utilizing Ni-Cd and Ni-MH cells.

Note that the power output and battery life will be much shorter when using Alkaline AA
cells. They should be considered an emergency backup power source only, for this reason.

Figure 4

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Содержание VX-170

Страница 1: ...0 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A 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 R...

Страница 2: ...ons 2 Controls Connections 3 Top Front Panel 3 LCD 4 Side Panel 5 Keypad Functions 6 Installation of Accessories 8 Antenna Installation 8 Installation of FNB 83 Battery Pack 8 Battery Charging 9 Low B...

Страница 3: ...ex Standard s WIRES Wide coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System a transmit Time Out Timer TOT Automatic Power Off APO Automatic Repeater Shift ARS Vertex Standard s exclu sive ARTS Auto Range T...

Страница 4: ...VC 27 Earpiece Microphone VC 24 VOX Headset FTD 7 DTMF Paging Unit B suffix is for use with 100 120 VAC C suffix is for use with 230 240 VAC and U suffix is for use with 230 VAC Availability of acces...

Страница 5: ...will turn the radio off f DIAL Knob This inner 20 position detented rotary switch is used for setting the operating fre quency and also is used for menu selections and other adjustments g Speaker The...

Страница 6: ...Skip Memory Channel or Preferential Memory Channel Repeater Shift Direction CTCSS DSC Operation Internet Connection Feature Active Key Lock Active Bell Alarm Active Battery Saver Active Dual Watch Act...

Страница 7: ...als near the background noise level temporarily Press the F key on the keypad first then press this switch to enable to adjustment of the squelch threshold level e EXT DC Jack This coaxial DC jack all...

Страница 8: ...function Selects the CTCSS DCS Bell ringer repetitions None Selects the Scan Resume Mode None None Sets the frequency control to the Memory Recall mode Activates the Memory Tune mode while in the Memo...

Страница 9: ...frequencies while working through a repeater Switches to the Home favorite frequency Channel None Sets frequency control to the VFO mode Toggles the VFO between VFO A and VFO B while in the VFO mode A...

Страница 10: ...f using an external antenna for transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower to avoid excessive feedline loss INSTALLATION OF FNB 83 BATTERY PACK The FNB 83 is a hig...

Страница 11: ...operation reception or trans mission Do not leave the NC 88 connected to the transceiver for continuous periods in excess of 24 hours Long term overcharging can degrade the Ni MH battery pack and sig...

Страница 12: ...NSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION OF FBA 25A ALKALINE BATTERY CASE OPTION The optional FBA 25A Battery Case allows operation of the VX 170 using six AA size Alkaline batteries When installing ba...

Страница 13: ...L knob as with voice operation The input level to the VX 170 from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at 2000 Ohms Be sure to turn the transceive...

Страница 14: ...nect the antenna to the top panel ANTENNA jack Rotate the top panel s VOL PWR knob inner knob out of the click stop to turn on the radio The current DC supply voltage will be indicated on the display...

Страница 15: ...lch operation using the built in CTCSS Decoder This feature will keep your ra dio quiet until a call is received from a station sending a carrier which contains a matching subaudible CTCSS tone Or if...

Страница 16: ...usly defined sub band Programmed VFO Scan De tails regarding sub band setup may be found on page 37 If you wish to reverse the direction of the scan i e toward a lower frequency instead of a higher fr...

Страница 17: ...friends in the immediate area you ll get much longer battery life by switching to Low Power operation described in the next chapter And don t forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit...

Страница 18: ...P K LK P K LK P K Both the PTT switch and keypad are locked out LK P D LK P D LK P D LK P D LK P D Both the PTT switch and DIAL are locked out LK ALL LK ALL LK ALL LK ALL LK ALL All of the above are l...

Страница 19: ...P LAMP LAMP LAMP 3 Press the F key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one of the three modes described above 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT...

Страница 20: ...ired signal strength level for the squelch threshold S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S FULL...

Страница 21: ...SHIFT ARS The VX 170 provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature which causes the appropriate repeater shift to be applied automatically whenever you tune into the desig nated repeater sub...

Страница 22: ...the shift direction Turn ARS off if you do not wish this to happen If you make a change in the repeater shift on a memory channel that you already stored the radio will consider this a temporary chang...

Страница 23: ...pace vehicles it may be necessary to use non standard splits between the receive and transmit frequency If the application is infrequent enough not to warrant the dedication of a memory channel for th...

Страница 24: ...receive VFO position 10 When you have finished with Split operation re enter the Set mode and change Set Mode Item 50 VFO SPL VFO SPL VFO SPL VFO SPL VFO SPL to VSP OFF VSP OFF VSP OFF VSP OFF VSP OF...

Страница 25: ...radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone This can help keep your radio quiet until a specific call is received which may be helpful while operating in congested areas of the band 1 You may notice a REV...

Страница 26: ...if your friend s use transceivers equipped with this advanced feature Just as in CTCSS operation DCS requires that you set the Tone Mode to DCS and that you select a tone code 1 Press the F key then...

Страница 27: ...e radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder operation see the previous discus sions In the case of CTCSS will appear on the display in the case of DCS will appear on the display 2 Press the F key then...

Страница 28: ...em 18 ECS CDR ECS CDR ECS CDR ECS CDR ECS CDR for the Receiving CTCSS Tone Pair or Set Mode Item 19 ECS CDT ECS CDT ECS CDT ECS CDT ECS CDT for the Transmitting CTCSS Tone Pair 3 Press the F key momen...

Страница 29: ...in Here is the procedure for activating the CTCSS DCS EPCS Bell 1 Set the transceiver up for CTCSS Decode Tone Squelch DCS or EPCS opera tion as described previously 2 Adjust the operating frequency...

Страница 30: ...SS Tone the icon will appear and the icon will blink during operation Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above TONE CALLING 1750 HZ If the repeaters in your country require a...

Страница 31: ...may not wish to make any change if this is the case proceed to step 4 If you wish to select a different channel number into which to store the data rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired memory c...

Страница 32: ...U10 U10 220 HOME CHANNEL MEMORY A special one touch HOME channel is available to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency Home Channel storage is simple to accomplish 1 Change the setting...

Страница 33: ...el which is under 6 characters press and hold in the F key for one second to confirm the label if the label is exactly 6 characters in length you do not need to press and hold in F key 11 When you hav...

Страница 34: ...have origi nally appeared on the LCD 5 If you wish to store a new frequency set during Memory Tuning just press and hold in the F key for one second per normal memory storage procedure The microproces...

Страница 35: ...o enter the Memory Recall mode 2 Press and hold in the VFO PRI key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Memory Bank BANK 1 BANK 1 BANK 1 BANK 1 BANK 1 through BANK10 BANK10 BANK10 BANK10 BA...

Страница 36: ...frequency will be ignored you will be set up for Simplex operation on the Receive frequency MEMORY ONLY MODE Once memory channel programming has been completed you may place the radio in a Memory Onl...

Страница 37: ...ation press the PTT switch once to halt the scan or press it twice to restart the scan 4 To exit to normal operation press the VFO PRI key or press and hold in the 1 SQ TYP key again Severe Weather Al...

Страница 38: ...this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters and will hold there for five seconds If you do not take action to disable the scanner within that time period the scanner will resume even if...

Страница 39: ...nner Available selections are 1 MHz 2 MHz 5 MHz PMS x and ALL PMS x PMS x PMS x PMS x PMS x The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently selected PMS frequency pair See page 41 for details...

Страница 40: ...coming signal will not pause long enough for the transceiver to resume scanning Such channels may be Skipped during scanning if you like 1 Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning 2 Pre...

Страница 41: ...DIAL knob so as to select ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY 4 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation 5 To remove a channel from the Preferentia...

Страница 42: ...NK 1 BANK 1 BANK 1 BANK 1 BANK10 BANK10 BANK10 BANK10 BANK10 you wish to sweep using Memory Bank Link Scan 3 Press the F key momentarily The current Memory Bank will now be swept during Memory Bank Sc...

Страница 43: ...300 MHz into Memory Channel L1 the L designates the Lower sub band limit 3 Likewise store 148 000 MHz into Memory Channel U1 the U designates the Upper sub band limit 4 Confirm the radio is in the VF...

Страница 44: ...s F VFO PRI again to disable the VFO Priority mode Memory Channel Priority 1 Store the frequency you wish to be the Priority Channel into memory channel 1 2 Now set the radio for operation on another...

Страница 45: ...Watch SCANNING PRIORITY CHANNEL SCANNING DUAL WATCH Priority Revert Mode During Priority channel operation Dual Watch a special feature is available which will allow you to move to the Priority chann...

Страница 46: ...de Item to OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation BAND EDGE BEEPER The VX 170 will automatically beep when a band...

Страница 47: ...hen press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 52 WX ALT WX ALT WX ALT WX ALT WX ALT 3 Press the F key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode I...

Страница 48: ...e channel and E two seconds after the PTT switch release the Emergency feature will resume To disable the Emergency feature press the F key momentarily or turn the radio off by rotating the VOL PWR kn...

Страница 49: ...ess the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 38 S SRCH S SRCH S SRCH S SRCH S SRCH 3 Press the F key momentarily to enable adjustment of...

Страница 50: ...ry transmission to establish or maintain the link to the local WIRES node operating in the SRG mode 4 To disable the Internet Connection feature press the 0 SET key momentarily the icon will disappear...

Страница 51: ...SET key momentarily to activate the Internet Con nection feature The icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display 9 Press and hold in the 0 SET key for one second rotate the DIAL knob to...

Страница 52: ...lso be deactivated if you were not using it previously in non ARTS operation If you move out of range for more than one minute four pollings your radio will sense that no signal has been received thre...

Страница 53: ...normal operation ARTS Alert Beep Options The ARTS feature allows two kinds of alert beeps with the additional option of turning them off so as to alert you to the current status of ARTS operation Dep...

Страница 54: ...s necessary to com plete your callsign If you make a mistake press the T MHz key to move back to the previous letter number s slot then re select the correct letter number 7 When you have finished ent...

Страница 55: ...Autodial storage procedure 1 Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17 DT WRT DT WRT DT WRT DT WRT DT WRT 3 Press the F key momen...

Страница 56: ...release the PTT switch as the transmitter will be held on the air until the DTMF string is completed 3 To disable the DTMF Autodialer press F 9 DTMF again The CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE indi cation will...

Страница 57: ...the incoming page ends you may now resume DTMF Pager operation Storing the 3 digit code for the DTMF Pager Operation 1 Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL...

Страница 58: ...s the PTT switch to send the 3 digit DTMF pager code which is stored in the last selected DTMF Pager Memory register 7 When you receive a DTMF paging call it will open your radio s DTMF squelch and th...

Страница 59: ...letter number s slot then re select the correct letter number 7 When you have finished entering the ANI code and it contains less than 16 characters press and hold in the F key for one second to confi...

Страница 60: ...s 5 and 6 to program the remaining numbers letters of the desired password 8 If you make a mistake press the T MHz key to move back to the previous digit then re select the correct number letter 9 If...

Страница 61: ...Set Mode Items may not be assigned to the 7 P1 and 8 P2 keys Set Mode Item 11 CW WRT Set Mode Item 17 DT WRT Set Mode Item 31 PSWD W CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS The VX 170 s synthesizer provides the o...

Страница 62: ...n When you are operating on Packet switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF as the sleep cycle may collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet trans mission causing your TNC not to receive the full d...

Страница 63: ...ve AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO FEATURE The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key act...

Страница 64: ...seconds of the Time Out Timer expiration an Alert bell will provide an audible warning from the speaker 2 Since brief transmissions are the mark of a good operator try setting up your radio s TOT feat...

Страница 65: ...s having an odd number 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and indust...

Страница 66: ...mentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to NARROW NARROW NARROW NARROW NARROW In this configuration HALF DEVIATION active the transmitter...

Страница 67: ...Clears the Memory settings to factory defaults F3 MB RST F3 MB RST F3 MB RST F3 MB RST F3 MB RST Clears the Memory Bank Assignments F4 ALLRST F4 ALLRST F4 ALLRST F4 ALLRST F4 ALLRST Clears all memori...

Страница 68: ...NE CLONE CLONE CLONE notation will appear on the displays of both radios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step 6 On the Destination radio press the MONI switch RX RX RX RX RX will...

Страница 69: ...VX 170 OPERATING MANUAL 67 NOTE...

Страница 70: ...CLK SFT 10 CWID 11 CW WRT 12 DC VLT 13 DCS COD 14 DCS N R 15 DT DLY 16 DT SPD 17 DT WRT 18 ECS CDR 19 ECS CDT 20 EDG BEP FUNCTION Setting of the Automatic Power Off feature Selects the Beep option du...

Страница 71: ...sables VFO Split operation Select Wide 5 kHz or Narrow 2 5 kHz TX Deviation Enables Disables the Weather Alert Scan feature AVAILABLE VALUES DEFAULT BOLD ITALIC EMG BEP EMG LMP EMG B L EMG CWT EMG C B...

Страница 72: ...e paused Selects the Memory Scan Skip channel selection mode Enables Disables the Weather Alert Scan feature POWER SAVER SETTING Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Enables Dis...

Страница 73: ...it operation Select Wide 5 kHz or Narrow 2 5 kHz TX Deviation PAGER SETTING REQUIRES OPTIONAL FTD 7 Enables Disables the ANI function Program the ANI Identifier Enables Disables the ANI function Setti...

Страница 74: ...Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function Available Values ARS ON ARS OFF Default ARS ON Set Mode Item 5 BCLO Function Enables Disables the Busy Channel Lock Out feature Available Values BCL ON...

Страница 75: ...t DCS 023 Set Mode Item 14 DCS N R Function Enables Disables Inverted DCS code decoding Available Values T RX N RX R TX R T RX R Default T RXN Set Mode Item 15 DT DLY Function Setting of the DTMF Auto...

Страница 76: ...D Keypad lamp flashes EMG B L Loud Alarm sounds and the LCD Keypad lamp flashes EMG CWT Transmits the Morse Code SOS message on the air begin ning one minute after activation of the Emergency function...

Страница 77: ...n Selects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF code for non WIRES Internet Link System access Available Values d1 d9 Default d1 Set Mode Item 25 LAMP Function Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode...

Страница 78: ...et Mode Item 29 NM WRT Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory channels See page 31 for details Set Mode Item 30 PSWD Function Enables disables the Password feature Available Values PWD OFF...

Страница 79: ...ature Available Values RVT OFF RVT ON Default RVT OFF See page 43 for details Set Mode Item 37 RXSAVE Function Selects the Receive mode Battery Saver interval sleep ratio Available Values 200 MS 1 1 3...

Страница 80: ...n Skip channel selection mode Available Values OFF SKIP ONLY Default OFF SKIP The scanner will skip the flagged channels during scanning ONLY The scanner will only scan channels that are flagged Prefe...

Страница 81: ...S Tone Fre quency Available Values 50 standard CTCSS tones Default 100 0 Hz Set Mode Item 47 TOT Function Setting of the TOT time Available Values 1MIN 30MIN or OFF Default 6MIN minutes The time out t...

Страница 82: ...able Values ALT OFF ALT ON Default ALT OFF The following Set Mode Items will appears when the optional FTD 7 DTMF Paging Unit is installed Set Mode Item 53 ANI Function Enables Disables the ANI functi...

Страница 83: ...ansmitter RF Power Output 5 0 W High 2 0 W Middle 0 5 W Low 7 2 V Modulation Type Variable Reactance F2D F3E Maximum Deviation 5 0 kHz F2D F3E Spurious Emission At least 60 dB down High and Middle pow...

Страница 84: ...ry compartment on the back of the radio just peel off the caution seal 4 Align the connector on the FTD 7 with the transceiver s connector and gently press the unit into place 5 Affix the new supplied...

Страница 85: ...VX 170 OPERATING MANUAL 83 NOTE...

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Страница 87: ...interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to...

Страница 88: ...Printed in Japan Copyright 2010 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD E H 0 2 2 N 1 0 0...

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