Yaesu Musen 10524420 UHF FM PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER User Manual MANUAL

Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. UHF FM PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER MANUAL

MANUAL

VX530 SeriesOperating Manual1/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.VX-530 Series Operating ManualImportant Notice!FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only:This Radio has been tested and complies with the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) RF exposure limits for Occupational Use/Controlled exposure environment. Inaddition, it complies with the following Standards and Guidelines: FCC　96-326, Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radio-FrequencyRadiation. FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 (1997) Supplement C, Evaluating Compliance withFCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to HumanExposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3kHz to 300 GHz. ANSI/IEEE C95.3-1992, IEEE Recommended Practice for the Measurement of PotentiallyHazardous Electromagnetic Fields-RF and Microwave. This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in an uncontrolledenvironment. This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operationsonly where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control its RF exposureconditions. When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone 1 to 2inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth and keep the antenna at least 1 inch(2.5cm) away from your head and body. The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50 %,in typical Push-to-Talk (PTT) configurations.DO NOT transmit for more than 50 % of total radio use time (50 % duty cycle).Transmitting more than 50 % of the time can cause FCC RF exposure compliancerequirements to be exceeded.The radio is transmitting when the red LED on the top of the radio is illuminated.You can cause the radio to transmit by pressing the PTT button. DO NOT transmit when the radio is used in Body Worn configuration.It must be used ONLY for (1) there is a 4 cm distance from the body duringtransmitting, (2) monitoring purposes, using the speaker only and (3) for carryingpurposes. Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories.
VX530 SeriesOperating Manual2/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.Controls & Connectors▪ LED IndicatorGlows Green: Scan activeBlinks Green: Busy Channel (or SQL off)Glows Red: TransmitBlinks Red: Battery Voltage is low▪ Antenna Jack▪ PTT (Push to Talk) Switch▪ Monitor Button▪ Lamp Button▪ CH (Channel) Selector▪ VOL/PWR Knob▪ LCD▪ SEL1 KEY▪ SEL2 KEY▪ Toggle SW▪ MIC/SP Jack (External MIC/SP)▪ Speaker▪ Main Microphone▪ Sub Microphone (Noise Canceling Microphone)▪ Battery Pack LatchBefore You BeginBattery Pack Installation and Removal To install the battery, hold the transceiver with your left hand, so your palm is over thespeaker and your thumb is on the top of the belt clip. Insert the battery pack into the batterycompartment on the back of the radio while tilting the Belt Clip outward, then close theBattery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a “Click.” To remove the battery, turn the radio off and remove any protective cases. Open theBattery Pack latch on the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery downward and out fromthe radio while unfolding the Belt Clip.Caution! : Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Li-ion packs, as they couldexplode if accidentally short-circuited.Low Battery Indication As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradually becomes lower. When thebattery voltage reaches 6.0 volts, substitute a freshly charged battery and recharge thedepleted pack. The TX/BUSY indicator on the top of the radio will blink red when the batteryvoltage is low. Avoid recharging Li-ion batteries often with little use between charges, as this can degradethe charge capacity. We recommend that you carry an extra, fully-charged pack with you sothe operational battery may be used until depletion (this “deep cycling” technique promotesbetter long-term battery capacity).OperationPreliminary Steps Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously. Screw the supplied antenna onto the Antenna jack. Never attempt to operate thistransceiver without an antenna connected.
VX530 SeriesOperating Manual3/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.If you have a Speaker/Microphone, we recommend that it not be connected until you arefamiliar with the basic operation of the VX-530.Operation Quick Start To turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio on. Pull and turn the top panel’s CH selector knob to choose the desired operating channel. Achannel number or channel name will appear on the LCD. Rotate the VOL/PWR knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press and holdthe Monitor button (the third button on the left side) more than 2 seconds; background noisewill now be heard, and you may use this to set the VOL/PWR knob for the desired audiolevel. Press and hold the Monitor button more than 2 seconds (or press the Monitor button twice)to quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitoring. To transmit, press and hold the PTT switch. Speak into the microphone area of the frontpanel grille (center right-hand corner) in a normal voice level. To return to the Receive mode,release the PTT switch. Press the top panel’s SEL1 and left side panel’s SEL2 button to active one of thepreprogrammed functions that may have been enabled at the time of programming by thedealer. See the next section for details regarding the available features. Switch the top panel’s Toggle SW position to active one of the preprogrammed functionswhich may have been enabled at the time of programming by the dealer. There are threepositions of [A (left)], [| (center)] and [B (right)] in the toggle switch. See the next section fordetails regarding the available features. Press the DTMF keys on the telephone keypad to send DTMF tones. (If option is installed) If a Speaker/Microphone is available, remove the plastic cap and its two mounting screwsfrom the right side of the transceiver, then make the connector of the Speaker/Microphonetouch; secure the connector pin using the screw supplied with the Speaker/Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving. To transmit, press the PTTswitch on the Speaker/Microphone, just as you would on the main transceiver’s body.Note: Save the original plastic cap and its mounting screws. They should be re-installedwhen not using the Speaker/Microphone.KEY and TOGGLE FunctionsVX-530 have the [SEL1], [SEL2], [MON], [LAMP] Key, ([A], [B], [C], [D] Key: if option isinstalled) and Toggle SW. The Key and SW function can be customized, via programmedby Vertex Standard dealer, to meet your communications requirements. Some featuresmay require the purchase and installation of optional internal accessories. The possible KEYand SW programming features are illustrated below.[SEL1], [SEL2], [MON], [LAMP],[A], [B], [C] and [D] KeyMonitor (Generally, it sets to MON Key)Lamp (Generally, it sets to LAMP Key)Channel ScanDual WatchHigh/Low PowerTalk AroundTX Save DisableEncryption Disable (only, when using DTMF/Encryption Unit)Follow-Me DWGroup UpGroup DownChannel UpChannel Down
VX530 SeriesOperating Manual4/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.SET ModeCall/Reset (only, when using DTMF/Encryption Unit)Speed Dial (only, when using DTMP/Encryption Unit)Emergency (only, when using DTMF/Encryption Unit)LCD InvertTOGGLE SwitchChannel ScanDual WatchHigh/Low PowerTalk AroundTX Save DisableEncryption Disable (only, when using DTMF/Encryption Unit)Follow-Me ScanLockUnderstanding Radio Waves Radio waves travel from one point to another by several different means. The general termfor these methods of wave travel is “propagation”. You may know that “short-wave” signalscan be propagated over distances of several thousand miles by reflection off of the upperregions of the atmosphere. Your hand-held transceiver, on the other hand, operates on the so-called UHF (Ultra-HighFrequency) band. On this band, radio waves usually do not reflect off of the atmosphere.Instead, the radio waves behave almost as light: they travel in a straight line, and when theymeet a building or obstruction, they go no further in that direction. Therefore, it is important that you be as high and free from obstructions as possible tocover the greatest distance when using your radio. If you operate from inside a car orbuilding, any metal around you can absorb much of the signal, both transmitted andreceived. Coverage may therefore be very poor under those conditions. However, if youmust operate from indoors, moving next to a window will improve communications.In view of the factors just discussed, you can easily see the potential benefit of holding theradio up high near your mouth while transmitting. In this way the antenna is high and clear,and coverage is best. On final note regarding propagation is useful in improving coverage. Because radio wavesat UHF is similar to light waves, they do reflect, to varying degrees, off of hills, buildings, andthe like. In a crowded urban area, with many close buildings close together, many reflectionsmay occur, and interfere with one another, causing variations in signal strength at differentlocations.Therefore, if a signal is weak and you walk a few feet in any direction, reception maysuddenly become clear, because a particular reflection path may become dominant.Reflections are frequently useful, as they can allow for communications between twostations over a highly obstructed path.
VX530 SeriesOperating Manual5/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.Accessories & OptionsFNB-29AIS 7.2V 1100mAh Ni-Cd Intrinsically safe Battery PackFNB-29ALIS 7.2V 1700mAh Ni-Cd Intrinsically safe Battery PackVAC-520 Desktop Rapid ChargerPA-23B AC Adapter for VAC-520MH-50C7A Speaker/MicrophoneVTP-50 VX-Trunk UnitF2D-8 2-Tone DecoderF5D-14 5-Tone Encoder/DecoderFVP-25 DTMF Pager/Encryption UnitCT-29 PC Programming Cable (PC side)CT-70 PC Programming Cable (Transceiver side)CT-71 PC Programming Cable (CT-29 + CT-70)CT-72 Clone Cable (Set-to-Set Cloning)ATU-5D AntennaATU-5EF AntennaAvailability of accessories may vary; some accessories are supplied standard per localrequirements, others may be unavailable in some regions.Check with your VERTEX STANDARD Dealer for changes to this list.
VX530 SeriesOperating Manual6/6Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmfulinterference.Part 15.21: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by VertexStandard could void the user’s authorization to operate this device.

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