Vertex Standard VXR-7000 User manual

VXR-7000
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.
MIC
DC
ANI RESET
REPEATER REMOTE
BASE LOCAL MONITOR ACCESSORY
VOL SQL
AC
TX
BUSY
ANI
CH
POWER DESKTOP REPEATER
VXR 7000

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

 FrontPanel.....................................................................................................................................2
 RearPanel......................................................................................................................................3



 AntennaConsiderations..............................................................................................................7
 DCPowerSupplyBackup...........................................................................................................7
 EquipmentLocation.....................................................................................................................7



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
Thisrepeaterworksonfrequencieswhicharenotgenerallyper-
mied.
Forfrequencyallocation,apply for alicenceatyourlocalspec-
trummanagementauthority.
Foractualusagecontactyourdealerorsalesshopinordertoget
yourrepeateradjustedtotheallocatedfrequencyrange.
List of the Practicable Area
AUT BEL BGR CYP CZE DEU
DNK ESP EST FIN FRA GBR
GRC HUN IRL ITA LTU LUX
LVA MLT NLD POL PRT ROM
SVK SVN SWE CHE ISL LIE
NOR

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
TheVXR-7000 iscommercial quality 25-waFMrepeaterdesigned toprovide reliable,continuous-duty two-
waycommunicationsoverawiderangeofenvironmentalconditions.
Designedtobeastylishbasestation,withhigh-gradecomponentsutilizedthroughout,theVXR-7000utilizes
thelatestcomputer-aideddesignandmanufacturingprocessestoensureahighlevelofreliabilityforusers.Im-
portantchannelfrequencydataisstoredinEEPROM,andiseasilyprogrammablebyaServicingTechnicianor
DealerusinganIBMcompatiblepersonalcomputerandtheFIF-10A(orFIF-12)+CT-104AUSBProgramming
InterfaceandCE27Soware.
Pleasetakeafewminutestoreadthismanualcarefully.Theinformationpresentedherewillallowyoutoderive
maximumperformancefromyourVXR-7000.Aerreadingit,keepthismanualhandyforquickreference,in
casequestionsariselateron.
Internalservicework,programming,andaccessoryinstallationsshould only beperformed
byyourauthorizedVertexStandardDealer.Dangerousconditionsand/orpossiblyillegaloperationmayresult
fromimpropersetup,programming,orinternalmodications.
Notice!
 Donotmodifythisrepeaterforanyreason.
 Referserviceofthisrepeatertoqualiedtechniciansonly.
 Whentherepeaterbecomeabnormal,suchastheoverheating,smokesmellofburning,etc.,turnthe
mainpowerswitch o and disconnect theMain PowerSourceconnector from the rear ofthe VXR-
7000immediately.Alsodisconnectanybackuppowersourceyoumayhaveconnectedtotherearof
theVXR-7000.
 Donotplaceanycombustiblematerialneartherepeater.
 Donotsprayanyliquidovertherepeater.
 Ensurethatthepowerandantennaconnectionsaresecurelymade,usingcableswithexcesscapacity
forthepowerbeingutilized.
MIC
DC
ANI RESET
REPEATER REMOTE
BASE LOCAL MONITOR ACCESSORY
VOL SQL
AC
TX
BUSY
ANI
CH
POWER DESKTOP REPEATER
VXR 7000

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
①󳌤
POWERSwitch
 Thisisthemainpowerswitchfortherepeater.
②LEDIndicators
AC:ThisLEDglowsgreenduringACoperation.
DC:ThisLEDglowsyellowduringDCoperation.
③󳌤
MICJack
 This8-pin modularjack acceptsthe microphone
input,andprovidesastandbycontrollineto
activatethe transmier whenusingthe “”
mode of operation. This jack also provides a
“Hook”controlline,aswellasa“CloneData”
line.
④󳌤
BASE/REPEATERSwitch
 Thisswitchtogglestheoperatingmodebetween
the“” mode and the“” trans-
ceivermode.Whenthe“”mode is
selected,theLEDaboveitglowsgreen.Whilein
the“”mode(thegreenLEDiso),youcan
speakintothemicrophonetouseitasatransceiv-
er.Fornormalrepeateroperation,setthisswitch
tothe“”mode.
⑤󳌤
LOCAL/REMOTESwitch
 Thisswitchtogglesthecontrolmodebetweenthe
“”mode and“” mode.When
the“”modeisselected,theLEDaboveit
iso,andtherepeateroperatesaccordingtothe
controldataprogrammedintotherepeater.While
in the “”mode,theLEDglowsgreen,
andtherepeateroperatesaccordingtothecon-
trolinstructionsreceivedfromanexternaldevice
(connectedtotheACCjackontherearpanel).
⑥MONITORSwitch
 Thisswitchselectsthe“Squelch”(receiver
mute)mode.WhenthegreenLEDaboveitis
off,“Tone”or“Coded”squelchisactive.When
youpressthisswitchmomentarily,thegreenLED
willglowsteadily; in thiscondition,only “noise
squelch”isactive,andanysignalpresentonthe
channelwillbeheard.If youpress and hold this
switchformorethan2second,thegreenLED
willblinkandthesquelchwillopen;inthiscon-
dition,backgroundnoisewillbeheardifnosig-
nalispresent.
⑦ACCESSORYSwitch
 Thisswitchcanbesetupforspecialapplications,
suchasHigh/Lowpowerselection,asdetermined
by your Vertex Standard dealer. The LED above
itglowsgreenwhenthisfunctionisactivated.
Forfurtherdetails,contactyourVertexStandard
dealer.
⑧󳌤
VOLKnob
 This control knob adjusts the receiver volume
levelfromthefrontpanelspeaker.Ifdesired,this
controlknobmaybesetfullycounterclockwise
whenrepeatermonitoringisnotneeded.
⑨SQLKnob
 Thiscontrolknobselectsthenoisesquelchthresh-
oldlevel.Setittoapositionjustabovethepoint
wheretheBUSYlampgoesoutwhennosignalis
present.
⑩󳌤ChannelSelectorBuons(and)
 Pressoneofthesebuonstoselecttheoperating
channel.

MIC
DC
ANI RESET
REPEATER REMOTE
BASE LOCAL MONITOR ACCESSORY
VOL SQL
AC
TX
BUSY
ANI
CH
POWER DESKTOP REPEATER
VXR 7000
①
⑭
②
③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨
⑩⑪⑫⑬

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⑪ChannelIndicator
 Thisseven-segment LED indicates theoperating
channelnumber.
⑫ANIDisplay
 TheANILCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay)indicates
thepre-programmedANI message accordingto
theANIcodereceived.
⑬TX/BUSYIndicator
 TheBUSYindicatorglowsgreenwhenthechan-
nelisbusy,andtheTXindicatorglowsredwhen
therepeateristransmiing.
⑭ANI RESETBuon
(1)ANI
 Press this buon to clear the message on the
ANIdisplay,andturnotheLCDbacklight.
(2)ENI
 PressthisbuontoturnotheAlerttone.
 Pressthisbuonagaintoclearthemessageon
theANIdisplay,andturn o theLCDback-
light.
①EXT SPJack
 This 3.5-mm,2-pin jack provides variableaudio
outputforanexternalspeaker.Theaudiooutput
impedance at this jack is 4 Ω ~ 16 Ω, and level
variesaccordingtotheseingofthefrontpanel’s
VOLcontrol.
②TXAntennaJack
 ThisN-typecoaxialjackprovidesthetransmit-
tingoutputsignalforconnectiontothetransmit-
tingantennaorTXjackontheduplexer,ifused.
Theoutputimpedancerequirementis50Ω.
 :The50VRFvoltage(@25W/50
Ω) is applied to the TX RF sectionof the
repeaterwhiletransmiing.
 DonottouchthePARFsectionabsolutelywhile
transmiing.
③RXAntennaJack
 ThisN-typecoaxial jack acceptsthereceiverin-
putsignalfromthereceivingantennaorRXjack
ontheduplexer,ifused.Theinputimpedance
requirementis50Ω.
④ACCJack
 ThisDB-25connectorprovidesadatainterface
betweenthemicroprocessorintheVXR-7000and
peripheraldevices(suchastheVX-TRUNKUnit).


⑤LINEJack
 This8-pin modularjack isused forremote con-
trol. It providesTXand RXaudio,TX keying,
andsquelchstatusoutput.TheTXandRXaudio
impedanceis600Ω.
⑥GNDTerminal
 Forbestperformanceandsafety,theGNDtermi-
nalshouldbeconnectedtoagoodearthground
usingashort,heavy,braidedcable.
⑦ACJack
 ThisreceptacleacceptstheACpowercord,which
shouldbe connectedto theAC mainssupply or
walloutlet.TheAClinevoltagemustmatchthat
forwhichtherepeateriswired.
⑧BATTTerminal
 Theseterminal postsaccept 12 ~15 VDCfor
operatingtherepeaterfromabatteryorother
DCsource.WhenoperatingfromACmains,a
smalltricklecurrentispresentattheseterminals
tomaintainbatterycharge.Abatteryratedfor
12volts,55Ah(minimum)is recommended for
short-termemergency/backupoperation.


① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦
EXT SP TX RX
ACC LINE GND
BATT
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TheVXR-7000repeaterisprovidedwitha25-pin
DB-25Ffemaleconnectorforinterconnectionstoac-
cessories.UseaDB-25M25-pinmaleconnectorto
connectaccessories to therepeater.Thepins on the
accessoryconnectorareexplainedindetailasfol-
lows:
Pin1:GND
 Chassisgroundforalllogiclevelsandpower
supplyreturn.
Pin2:+13.8 V[PowerSupply]
 Thispinprovides13.8Volts,1.0A,regulatedDC
fromtherepeatersupply.Usea1Afuseintheex-
ternaldevice’sDClinetopreventdamagetothe
repeater.
Pin3:TX AF IN[AnalogTransmierInput]
(Voice Band: 300 ~ 3,000 Hz)
 Inputimpedanceisapprox.600Ω.Thisaudiois
injectedbefore the splaer lter stage,so excess
signalinputlevelsareclipped.
 Useshieldedcabletoconnecttothispin,and
connecttheshieldtoGND.
Pin4:TONE IN[TransmierInput]
(Sub-audible Band: 6 ~ 250 Hz)
 Theinputishighimpedance(approx.22kΩ).In-
jectingtoohighavoltageherecausesover-devi-
ationofCTCSSorDCS,degradingperformance.
Useshieldedcabletoconnecttothispin,connect-
ingtheshieldtoGND.
Pin5:N.C.(No connection.)
Pin6:DISC OUT[AnalogOutput]
(Wide-Band: 0 ~ 3,000 Hz)
 Receivedsignalswithstandarddeviationpro-
duceapprox.1Vp-paudioatthispin.Theoutput
impedanceisapprox.600Ω,andisextractedbe-
forethede-emphasisandsquelch circuitry.Use
shieldedcabletoconnecttothispin,andconnect
theshieldtoGND.
Pin7:GND
 Chassisgroundforalllogiclevelsandpower
supplyreturn.
Pin8:RSSI[AnalogOutput]
 ADCvoltageproportionaltothestrengthofthe
signalcurrently being received(eceiver ignal
trengthndicator)isprovidedonthispin.This
lowimpedanceoutputisgeneratedbythereceiv-
erIFsub-systemandbueredbyaninternalop-
amp.Typicalvoltagesaregraphedasfollows:
Pin9:COAX. SW[LogicOutput(ActiveLow)]
 Thisoutput is intended for controlling an exter-
nalcoaxialswitchingrelay.It is anopencollec-
toroutput whichcan sinkapprox. 10mAwhen
active.Thissignalonlyswitchesiftherepeater
hasbeen programmedfor “”mode. If
programmedfor“”, thesignalremains
open(highimpedance)atalltime.
Pin10: N.C.(No connection.)
Pin11: NSQ DET
 Thisisanopen-collector,active-lowoutputca-
pableofsinkingabout10mA.Itindicatesthatthe
receiversquelchisopen.Ifthesquelchcontrolis
properlyset,thisindicatesacarrieronthereceiv-
erchannel.
Pin12: EXT PTT
 Thisinputisinternallypulledupto5VDC.
Whenpulledlowbyanexternaldevice,itkeys
therepeatertransmierwhiletherepeaterisop-
eratinginthe“”mode.Avoidvoltageinex-
cessof5Vonthispin,orinternaldamagetothe
microprocessoron therepeater CNTLUnitmay
result.

ACC Jack
DB-25 Pin Numbering
0
(dB )μ
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
-60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120
(DC V)
Input Signal Level
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Pin13: GND
 Chassisgroundforalllogiclevelsandpower
supplyreturn.
Pin14: GND
 Chassisgroundforalllogiclevelsandpower
supplyreturn.
Pin15: N.C.(No connection.)
Pin16,17,18,&19: REMOTE CH DATA
[LogicInputsD3,D2,D1,andD0](Active Low)
 Theseinputsareinternallypulledupto5-VDC.
Whenpulledlowbyanexternaldevice,theyse-
lectoneofthe16pre-programmedrepeateroper-
atingchannels.Thelogictruthtablebelowshows
thecombinationsforselectingall16channels.
 Inthe truth table,“1”represents no connection,
and“0” representsa ground connectionon the
pin.
 Thechannelselectionlogicisnotinhibitedwhile
thetransmieriskeyed:therepeaterwillchange
frequencywheninstructed,evenwhiletransmit-
ting.
 Avoid voltage in excess of 5 Von these pins or
internaldamagetothemicroprocessoronthere-
peaterCNTLUnitmayresult.
Pin20:GND
 Chassisgroundforalllogiclevelsandpower
supplyreturn.
Pin21: A-OUTPUT[LogicOutput](Active Low)
 Thisopencollectorlogicoutputispulledlow
whenthefrontpanel’sACCESSORY key is
turnedon.Itcansinkapprox.10mAwhenactive.
Pin22: RXD LOW
[DigitalOutputforDATACommunications]
(300 ~ 3,000 Hz)
 Thispinisanoutputforlowspeedreceivingdata
signals, with the data being extracted after the
de-emphasisandlowpasslterstages.
Pin23: RXD HI
 [DigitalOutputforDATACommunications]
 Thispinisanoutputforhighspeedreceiving
data signals, with the data being extracted im-
mediatelyaerthediscriminatorpriortoanyde-
emphasis).
Pin24: TXD LOW
[DigitalInputforDATACommunications]
(300 ~ 3,000 Hz)
 Thispinisintendedtobeusedasalowspeed
digitaldatasignalinputtotherepeater.This
digitaldatasignalisinjectedbeforetransmitter
pre-emphasisandlimitingstage,soexcesssignal
inputlevelsareclipped.
Pin25:TXD HI
[DigitalInputfortheDATACommunications]
 Thispin is intendedto beusedas ahighspeed
digitaldatasignalinputtotherepeater.Thisdigi-
taldatasignalisinjectedaertransmiersplaer
lterstage.
Channel Pin 16
(D3)Pin 17 (D2)Pin 18 (D1)Pin 19 (D0)
11111
21110
31101
41100
51011
61010
71001
81000
90111
10 0110
11 0101
12 0100
13 0011
14 0010
15 0001
16 0000

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TheVXR-7000isprovidedwithan8-pinmodular
jackforlineinterfacingapplications.AWestern
Electric®modular-typeRJ45plugshouldbeusedto
connecttothisjack.TheLINEjackpin-outisshown
below.
Notethatthereareboth4-lineand8-linetypesof
modularplugs.Ifa4-linemodularplugisused,
onlytheLINE OUTandLINE INconnectionswillbe
made.An8-line plugisrequired toaccessall lines.
Inaccordancewithstandardtelecommunications
interface,thelineconnectionsontheLINEinterface
jackareimpedancebalanced,andaredescribedas
follows.
Pins1&2: [RX SQ(+),RX SQ(–)]
 Anopto-isolatorisprovidedtofacilitateE(EAR)
signaling.Theopto-isolatorcomesonwhena
signalexceedingthereceiversquelchappearson
thereceiverchannel(withcorrectCTCSStoneor
DCScode,ifenabled).TheRXSQ(‒)pinisthe
emier,andRXSQ(+)isthecollector.
MaximumVoltage:20V,MaximumCurrent:7
mA.
Pins3&4: [LINE IN(Tx Line Audio)]
 Analogsignalsbetween300and3000Hzsup-
pliedtothispairarefedtothetransmierwhen
therepeaterissettotheBASEmode(theRE-
PEATERLEDisturnedo)andkeyedeitherby
theTXKEYinputsignal(seebelow),orbythe
EXTPTTsignalonpin12oftherearpanel’sACC
jack.Standarddeviationisobtainedwithaline
levelof‒10dBm.
Pins5&6: [LINE OUT(Rx Line Audio)]
 Receiveraudioisavailablefromthispair,subject
tointernalCTCSSorDCSdecodeifthereceived
signalstrengthisabovethesquelchthreshold.
 Asshippedfromthefactory,a1-kHzreceiversig-
nalwithstandarddeviationgives‒10dBmonthe
line,butthiscanbevariedbyVR4002andS4001
(ontherepeater’sCNTLUnit).
Pins7&8[TXKEY(+),TXKEY(‒)]
 Anopto-isolatorisprovidedtofacilitateM(MIC)
signaling.Thatis,avoltagepresentedtothese
pinsturnsontheopto-isolatorandkeysthe
transmier.TheTXKEY(+)pinistheanodeofthe
opto-isolator,andRXSQ(‒)isthecathodeofthe
opto-isolator.
MaximumVoltage:20V,MaximumCurrent:4
mA.

LINE Jack
Modular Jack Pin Numbering

 

Repeateroperationwithoutaduplexerrequiresthat
twoantennasbeinstalled,oneforreceivingandone
fortransmiing, so thatthe receivingantenna does
notabsorbenergyfromthetransmittingantenna.
Thereareanumberofwaysto dothis,depending
ontheTX/RXfrequencyseparation,andontheloca-
tionsavailableforantennamounting.Ifaduplexeris
used,asingleantennasucesforbothtransmiing
andreceiving.Ifusingareduced-sizeduplexer,a
six-cavitymodel(minimum) is recommended.Ver-
texStandardrecommendstheuseoftheduplexer.
For further details, contact your Vertex Standard
dealer.
Regardlessoftheabovechoice,itisofparamount
importancethat the antenna(s)be mountedas high
andin theclear aspossible, preferablywithin line-
of-sighttoallrepeaterusers.Furthermore,lossesin
thefeedline(s)mustbeminimized,sothefeedline(s)
shouldbehighquality,andasshortaspossible.If
alongfeedlineisnecessary,usecoaxialhardline
cabletoreducelosses.
Repeaterantennasshouldhaveanimpedanceof50
Ωattheoperatingfrequency.Whenseparatereceive
andtransmitantennasareused,high-Qnarrow-
bandtypesmayservetominimizeinteraction.How-
ever,whenasingleantennaisusedwithaduplexer,
itshouldbealow-Qwide-bandtype.
   




Foruninterruptedoperationduringpowerfailures,a
12voltrechargeabletypebaery(55-Ahormorerec-
ommended)maybeconnectedtotheBATTterminal
postson therear panel.While therepeater isoper-
atingfromtheAC source, aslightchargingcurrent
willmaintainbaerycharge.IntheeventofanAC
poweroutage,theautomaticpowercontrolcircuit
willautomaticallyswitchtherepeatertothebackup
baery,andoperationwillnotbeinterrupted.
Aerprolongedoperationfromthebaery,itshould
bedisconnectedfromtherepeaterandrecharged
separatelybeforere-connecting,asthetricklecharge
isnotsufficientforrechargingacompletelydis-
chargedbaery.



WhileoperatingfromabaeryorDCsupply,there-
peaterrequiresapproximately7amperesat12Volts
duringtransmit.

Whiletheoperatingtemperaturerangeof there-
peaterisquitebroad,thebestlocationisonein
whichtheairtemperaturedoesnotapproachtheex-
tremesofthespeciedrange,andonethatdoesnot
changerapidly.Makesuretoallowforfreeairow
aroundtheheatsinkontherearapronatalltimes.In
warmclimates,therepeatershouldnotbesealedin
asmallclosedroom.



Protecttherepeaterfromwindandrain,andex-
tremesintemperatureorhumiditythatmayshorten
theusefullifeoftheequipment.Trytolocatethere-
peaterinanenvironmentthatisalsocomfortablefor
servicepersonnel,ifpossible.



WiththeCE27ProgrammingSoftware,youcan
quicklyandeasilyprogramtheVertexStandard
VXR-7000repeater’schannelsandconfiguration
from your personal computer. Channel data pro-
grammingformatisidenticalforVHFandUHFre-
peaters.Intheeventofanaccidentalmemoryfailure,
repeatermemoryandcongurationdatamaybere-
loadedinamaerofminutes.
BeforeconnectingtheVXR-7000forprogramming,
turnoboththecomputerandtheVXR-7000.Now
connecttheFIF-10A(orFIF-12)+CT-104AUSBPro-
grammingInterfacetothecomputer’sUSBportand
theVXR-7000’sMICjack.
Thenitwillbesafetorestartthecomputer;turning
otheequipmentduringinterconnectionavoidsthe
potentialfordamagetotheelectronicscausedby
voltagespikes.
InstalltheCE27ProgrammingSoftwareontoyour
computer’sharddiskdrive.
Browsetowherethefilesweresavedon the Hard
Driveinabovestep,thendouble-clickthelemouse
buonon the “CE27Win.exe”tostartthe program.
Theintroductoryscreenwillappear.
Choosethe“Help”contentsoption(F1)fromthe
program’sMenuforassistancewithchannelpro-
grammingorseingofparameters.


       




 

 




  

VXR-7000 Programming Setup
Ch:[Channel Number]
Thisnumber(1-16)isusedtoidentifythechannel.
Channelnumbersoccurinsequence,andtheirorder
cannotbechanged.
Double-clickthelemousebuononthenumberto
toggletheoperationofthechannel(except“Ch1”).
Rx Freq:[Edit Receive (or simplex) Frequency]
Usethe[0]-[9]keystoenterthedesiredchannelfre-
quencydirectly,andpressthe[eNter]key.
CTCSS Decoders:
[Toggle CTCSS Decoder ON/OFF, sets CTCSS Frequency]
Double-clicktheleftmouse
buontodisplaythe“
”window,clickthe
lemousebuononthede-
siredtone,thenclickthele
mouse button onthe [OK]
switchtoaccepttheselected
tone.
DCS Decoders:
[Toggle DCS Decoder ON/OFF, sets DCS Code #]
D o u b l e - c l i c k t h e
leftmousebuttonto
display the “
” window, click
thelemousebuon
onthedesiredDCS
code, then click the
left mouse button on
the[OK]switchtoac-
cepttheselectedcode.
W/N:Wide/Narrow Channel Spacing
Thisfunctionselectsthechannelspacingenviron-
mentinwhichtheVXR-7000operates.
W(Wide)= 25 kHz Channel Spacing,±5 kHz
Deviation.
N(Narrow)=12.5 kHz Channel Spacing, ±2.5
kHzDeviation.
Double-click the le mouse buon to select the de-
siredchannelspacingenvironment.

MIC
DC
ANI RESET
REPEATER REMOTE
BASE LOCAL MONITOR ACCESSORY
VOL SQL
AC
TX
BUSY
ANI
CH
POWER DESKTOP REPEATER
VXR 7000

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CE27 Main Screen (Left)

Clk Sft:[Enable/disable the CPU Clock Shi]
Thisfunctionisonlyusedtomoveaspuriousre-
sponse“birdie”shoulditfallonacurrentfrequency.
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggle“yes”or
“no”.
NSQ Mode:[Noise Squelch Mode]
Thiscommandselectsthemanner of settingofthe
Squelchthresholdlevel.
User= Thesquelchthresholdlevelisxedvia
the“NSQLv”parameter.
 (NSQLv:0[min.]~255[max.])
Prpgm= Thesquelchthresholdleveldetermined
viathedealerprogramming.
Double-click the le mouse buon to select the de-
siredNSQMode.
NSQ Lv:[Noise Squelch threshould level]
Use the[0] - [9] keystoenterthedesiredSquelch
thresholdleveldirectly,andpressthe[eNter] key.
Availablevaluesare0(min.)~255(max.).
Court Blip:[Courtesy Blip]
Double-clicktheleftmousebuttontotoggle“on”
or“off”.Whenthisparameterissetto“on”,this
functioncausestheVXR-7000tosendouta“blip”
ontheportable/mobileradioisfrequencyeachtime
theportableradioisunkeyed.Thisprovidesaudible
conrmationtotheuserthattheVXR-7000wasable
toreceivethetransmissionfromtheportable.
Rev Bst:[Reverse Burst]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggle“on”or
“o”.Whenthisparameterissetto“on”,theCTCSS
tonesignal’sphaseisinvertedjustbeforetherepeat-
erturns toreceive.This allowsthe portable/mobile
station’sCTCSSDecodertobeginswitchingo,thus
reducingthetransitiontimerequired.
DCS Typ:[DCS Format]
ThiscommandiseectiveonlywhenDCSischosen
forsquelchcontrol.
A= “Normal”DCS
B= “Inverted”(complement)DCS
Double-click the le mouse buon to select the de-
siredDCSType.


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DDec Type:[DCS Decoder Type]
Thiscommand selectsthe mannerin whichDCS is
tobedecoded.
Fixed= Decodesonlythetype selected inabove
parameter(DCSTyp:NormalorInvert-
ed).
Auto= Bothtypes(NormalandInverted)willbe
decoded.
Double-click the le mouse buon to select the de-
siredDCSDecoderMode.
Multi Tone:[Enable/disable Multi Tone Operation]
Double-click the left mouse button to display the
“”window.
Double-clicktheleftmousebuttononthe“Multi
ToneEnable”totoggletheMultiToneOperationbe-
tweenselections“yes(“ ”)”and“no(“ ”)”.Click
the left mouse button on the appropriate field to
openthe“DropDownList”.Nowselectthedesired
CTCSStoneorDCScode.Youmaysetasmanyas16
CTCSStonesand/orDCScodes.

CWID ANI/ENI:[Select the Identier mode]
Double-clickthelemousebuon to toggle these-
lections“CWID”,“ANI/ENI”,or“o”.Toselectthis
featuretothe“CWID”or“ANI/ENI”,the“CWID”
parametermustbeenabledviathedealerprogram-
ming.
Action Mode:[Select the repeater operation mode]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotogglebetween
“Duplex”operationor“Simplex”operation.
Tx Freq.:Edit Transmit Frequency
Usethe[0]-[9]keystoenterthedesiredchannelfre-
quencydirectly,andpressthe[eNter]key.
CTCSS Encoders:
[Toggle CTCSS Encoder ON/OFF, sets CTCSS Frequency]
Double-clicktheleftmouse
buttontodisplaythe“
”window,clickthe
lemousebuononthede-
siredtone,thenclickthele
mouse button onthe [OK]
switchtoaccepttheselected
tone.
DCS Encoders:
[Toggle DCS Encoder ON/OFF, sets DCS Code #]
D o u b l e - c l i c k t h e
leftmousebuttonto
display the “
” window, click
thelemousebuon
onthedesiredDCS
code, then click the
left mouse button on
the[OK]switchtoac-
cepttheselectedcode.
Base TOT:
[Enable/disable the TOT while in the “BASE” station mode]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheTOT
(Time-OutTimer)featureselects“yes”and“no”.
TheTOTtimeisdeterminedviadealerprogram-
ming.
Base Guard:[Enable/disable the Base Guard Feature]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheBase
Guardfeatureselects“yes”and“no”.Whenthis
parameterissetto“yes”,thetransmierwillbein-
hibitedforafewsecondsbeforetherepeater(inthe
“”stationmode)turnstoreceive.
Theinhibit timeis determinedvia dealerprogram-
ming.
LOUT:[Select the Lock Out Feature’s mode]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheLock
OutFeaturebetween“BCLO”,“BTLO”,or“o”.
”BCLO”inhibitstransmiing while thereiscarrier
present.“BTLO”inhibitstransmiingwhilethereis
carrierpresentunlesstherealsoisavalidtonepres-
ent.


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
CE27 Main Screen (Scrolled Right)
TX Pwr:[Transmier Power Output Selection]
Thisparameterselectsthedesiredpoweroutput
fromtheVXR-7000onthecurrentchannel.The
availablevaluesareHIGHandLOW.
Double-clickthelemousebuontoselect“Hi”or
“Lo”.
TOT Mute:[Enable/disable the TOT beep monitoring]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheTOT
Mutefeatureselects“on”or“o”.Whenthisparam-
eterisset to“on”,the alertbeep willsound from
thefrontpanelspeakerbeforetherepeaterturnsit-
selfo.
Rpt Use:
[Enable/disable the TOT while operating in the repeater mode]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheRe-
peaterTOT(Time-OutTimer)selects“yes”or“no”.
TheTOTtimeisdeterminedviadealerprogram-
ming.
TOT Beep:[Enable/disable the TOT beep Transmission]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheTOT
beepselects “yes”or“no”. When thisparameter is
setto“yes”,thealertbeepwillbesentoutontheair
beforetherepeaterturnsitselfo,whileoperatingin
the“”mode.

RPT HT:[Enable/disable the Repeater Hang-on Timer]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheRe-
peater Hang-onTimer selects “yes”or “no”.When
thisparameterissetto“yes”,therepeaterwillre-
mainkeyedforadesiredsecondsafterareceiving
carrierisdropped.
TheHang-uptimeisdeterminedviadealerpro-
gramming.
RPT GT:[Enable/disable the Repeater Guard]
Double-clickthelemousebuontotoggletheRe-
peaterGuardfeatureselects“yes”or“no”.When
thisparameterissetto“yes”,thetransmierinhibit
fewsecondbeforetherepeaterisunkeyed.
Theinhibit timeis determinedvia dealerprogram-
ming.

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






      

1. ConnecttheVXR-7000’sTXantennaporttoa
wameterand dummyload(the duplexermust
notbeconnectedatthispoint).Connectany
VertexStandardmicrophonetotheMICjack,
andplacetheBASE/REPEATERswitch inthe
“”position.SelectChannel1foralignment
purposes.
2. Press and hold in the ACCESSORYswitchfor
twoseconds toentertheadjustmentmode. The
channelnumberwillbegintoblink.
3. PressandholdinthePTTkeyonthemicrophone.
Thedisplaywillindicate“Po”whiletransmiing.
Observethepoweroutputasindicatedonthe
wameter.
4. KeeptheholdinginthePTTkey,pressthe(UP:
increment)or(DOWN:decrement)buon (to
therightofthechanneldisplay)repeatedlytoad-
justtheTXoutputpowerto40Was(orless).

5. KeeptheholdinginthePTTkey,pressandhold
inthe ACCESSORYbuon for atleast twosec-
ondstosavethenewseingandexittothenor-
maloperation.
6. ReleasethePTTkey.
7. Repeatsteps 2. through 6. (above) forany other
channels(2through16)iftheyaretobeused.
8. Re-testeachchannelinthenormaloperating
mode to confirm the proper power output. You
maynowdisconnectalltestequipment.
9. Theduplexermaynowbeinstalled.
The above procedure should only be performed by
yourAuthorizedVertexStandardDealeroraquali-
edradiotechnician,inordertoensureaccuratecal-
ibration.PleaseconsultwithyourAuthorizedVertex
StandardDealerforassistancewithprocurementof
asuitableduplexer.

 

Bottom Side Bottom Side

1. Removethe14screwsaxingthetopandboom
coversofrepeater,andremovethecovers(Figure1).
2. Turntherepeaterupsidedown.
3. ReferringtoFigure2,removetheupperscrew
ineithersideofthefrontpanel,andloosenthe
lowerscrewineithersideofthefrontpanel,then
slidethefrontpanelforwardslightly.
4. RemovethecoaxialcablesconnectedtotheTX
andRXantennajacksoftherepeater.
5. Install theduplexerinto thecompartment on
thebottomsideoftherepeater,usingthefour
screwsandantennacableprovidedintheCT-68
HardwareKit(Figure3).Someduplexersmay
notlineupwiththethreadedmountingholesin
therepeater'schassis.Inthiscase,usethesupple-
mentalmountingbracketssuppliedwiththeCT-
68HardwareKit(Figure4).
6. ConnecttheoptionalAntennaCableCT-68be-
tweentheTXantennajackoftherepeaterand
ANT(center)jackoftheduplexer.
7. Ifyourrepeater’sTx/Rxfrequencyrelationship
is “uppershift” type (TXf > RXf), connect the
coaxialcablefromtheRXUnittotheLOWPASS
jackoftheduplexerandconnectthecoaxialcable
from thePA Unit to the HIGH PASS jack ofthe
duplexer.
 Ifyourrepeater’sTx/Rxfrequencyrelationship
is“lowershi”type(TXf<RXf),connecttheco-
axialcable fromthe RX Unit to the HIGH PASS
jackoftheduplexerandconnectthecoaxialcable
fromthe PA Unit to the LOW PASS jack of the
duplexer.
:Route the TX coaxial cable from the PA Unit as
far as possible from the RX coaxial cable from the RX
Unit.
8. Duplexerinstallationisnowcomplete.Replace
thefrontpanelbackintoplace,andreplacethe
topandboomcovers.
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Bottom Side
Top Side
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Remove
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Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4




FrequencyRange:           VXR-7000V  136~150MHz(A)or150~174MHz(C)
                         VXR-7000U  400~430MHz(A)
:             F3E
:           12.5/20/25kHz
:       16Channels
:        AC200-240V50/60Hz1AorDC13.8V7A
:         ‒25°Cto+55°C
:         beerthan±1.0kHz
:        50Ω(Unbalanced)
(w/oknobs):       325x115x391.5mm(WxHxD)
(approx.):           10kg

:              Double-conversionSuperheterodyne
:     VXR-7000V  21.4MHz&455kHz
                         VXR-7000U  73.35MHz&455kHz
(20dBSINAD):    <1dBµemf
:        <‒57dBm@<1GHz,
<‒47dBm@>1GHz
:         <‒1dBµemf
: >70dB@SEP25kHz,
>60dB@SEP12.5kHz
:           >70dB
:         >70dB
:            >40dB@SEP25kHz,
>35dB@SEP12.5kHz
:             4W@4Ω,10%THD

:        DirectFM
PowerOutput:             5to25W(Adjustable)
:        <‒36dBm@<1GHz,
<‒30dBm@>1GHz
:               50%
:        ±5kHz@SEP25kHz,
                         ±2.5kHz@SEP12.5kHz
:  +1/‒3dBfromthe6dB/oct.pre-emphasiscurve
:           <2.5%
Specications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

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Item............................................................................................................................................................................. Quantity
ACCord(T9013285)...............................................................................................................................................................1
Spare3.15ATACFuse(Q0000096).......................................................................................................................................1
Spare15ADCFuse(Q0000081orQ0000151)......................................................................................................................1

MD-12A8J       DesktopMicrophone
MH-53A8J       HeavyDutyNoiseCancelingMicrophone
MH-67A8J       HandMicrophone
VXD-60VC       AntennaDuplexerforVHF(148-160MHz)
VXD-60UD
      AntennaDuplexerforUHF(440-480MHz)
CT-68          AntennaCablew/mountingscrew(fortheAntennaDuplexer)
MR-3           4USize19”CabinetRack-MountUnit
FIF-12          USBProgrammingInterface
CT-104A        PCProgrammingCable(forFIF-12)

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
Productswiththesymbol(crossed-outwheeledbin)cannotbedisposedashouseholdwaste.
Electronicand Electric Equipment should berecycled ata facility capable of handlingthese
itemsandtheirwastebyproducts.
InEUcountries,pleasecontactyourlocalequipmentsupplierrepresentativeorservicecenter
forinformationaboutthewastecollectionsysteminyourcountry.

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