Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VX-3200 Vertex Standard
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VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL VX-3200 O PERA TING M 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. International Division 8350 N.W. 52nd Terrace, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33166, U.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Congratulations! Y ou now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool: a VE RTEX S TAN- DARD two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your VE RTEX S TANDARD radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come, with negligible maintenance downtime.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 1 I NTRODUCTION For North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band The U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin- istration have requested the cooperation of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in preserving the integrity of the protected frequency range 406.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 2 C ONTROLS & C ONNECT ORS Front Panel Important! - All buttons located on the Front Panel are Programmable Function ( PF ) Buttons , configured according to your network requirements and programmed by your VE RTEX S TANDARD dealer.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 3 [ q ] / [ p ] Buttons (Programmable Function Buttons) Pressing either button changes the current channel (and displayed channel num- ber or name). Holding a button for more than 1/2 second causes the function to repeat.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 4 Rear Panel Antenna Socket The 50-Ohm coaxial feedline to the antenna must be connected here, using a type-M (PL-259) plug. 13.6V DC Cable Pigtail with Connector The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this 2-pin connecto r.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 5 B ASIC O PERA TION OF THE T RANSCEIVER Important! - Before turning on the radio the first time, confirm that the power con- nections have been made correctly and that a proper antenna is connected to the antenna jack.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 6 Automatic Time-Out Timer If the selected channel has been programmed for automatic time-out, you must limit the length of each transmission.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Programmable Function ( PF ) Buttons Function None Group Up Group Down Channel Up Channel Down Monitor Scan Dual Watch Follow-Me DW Scan A/D Home Home Set Phone Tx Low Power Talk-around Horn Call/Reset Emergency Lighting LCD Invert Display Alt.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 8 Description of Operating Functions G ROUP U P /G ROUP D OWN (G ROUP S ELECTION ) The VX-3200 is capable of separating its 128 memory channels into any of 10 groups. There is no limit as to the number of channels which may be assigned to each group.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 9 A DV ANCED O PERA TION S CAN The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the trans- ceive r . While scanning, the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 10 F OLLOW -M E DW To set up a “Dual Watch” frequency pair using the “Follow-Me” feature, select a channel using the assigned PF button (generally the [ q ] / [ p ] button).
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 11 H ORN When the Horn feature is enabled, a tone will sound from the speaker if you receive a call (with appropriate DTMF signaling) from the base station. r Press and hold in the assigned PF button to disable the Horn feature.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Page 12 S HOR T CUT #1 – S HOR T CUT #4 Press the assigned PF button to recall the Dealer pre-programmed channel directl y. ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System) This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-equipped station are within communication range.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
VX-3200 O PERA TING M ANUAL Copyright 2002 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO.
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