Vertex Standard VX-530 Series User manual

VX-530
SERIES
Hand-Held Portable
Land Mobile Transceiver
OPERATING
MANUAL
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

Congratulations!
You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool - a Vertex
Standard two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your Vertex
Standard radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for
years to come, with negligible maintenance down time.
Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The information
presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your
radio. After reading it, keep the manual handy for quick reference, in case
questions arise later on.
We’re glad you joined the Vertex Standard team. Call on us any time,
because our business is communications. Let us help you get your message
across.
NOTICE
There are no user-serviceable points inside this transceiver. All ser-
vice jobs must be referred to your Authorized Service Center or Net-
work Administrator.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE!
FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only:
This Radio has been tested and complies with the Federal Communica-
tions Commission (FCC) RF exposure limits for Occupational Use/Con-
trolled exposure environment. In addition, it complies with the following
Standards and Guidelines:
FCC 96-326, Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of
Radio-Frequency Radiation.
FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 (1997) Supplement C, Evaluating
Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Fre-
quency Electromagnetic Fields.
ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Re-
spect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields,
3kHz to 300 GHz.
ANSI/IEEE C95.3-1992, IEEE Recommended Practice for the Mea-
surement of Potentially Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields-RF and
Microwave.
This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in
an uncontrolled environment. This radio is restricted to occupa-
tional use, work related operations only where the radio operator
must have the knowledge to control its RF exposure conditions.
When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical position with its mi-
crophone 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth and keep
the antenna at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) 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 compliance requirements 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 a “Body Worn” configu-
ration. It must be used ONLY for (1) when there is a 1” - 2” (2.5 to 5
cm) distance from the body during transmitting, or (2) for monitor-
ing purposes, using the speaker only, or (3) for carrying purposes.
Always use Vertex Standard authorized accessories.

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CONTROLS & CONNECTORS
This Channel on “SCAN” List
Talk-Around Mode
Low Transmit Power Mode On
Channel Group Number
(“01” ~ “19” and “0”)
Receive Monitor
Steady On: Signaling off
Blinking: Busy Channel (or SQL off)
Group Scan Enabled
(this group)
8 Character Alpha-numeric Invertible Display
This Channel on
“DUAL WATCH” List
Top Panel
LCD
TOP SEL1 Key
(Gray)
TOP SEL2 Key
(Orange)
Antenna Jack CH (Channel) Selector VOL/PWR Knob
LED Indicator
Steady Green: Signaling off
Blinking Green: Busy Channel (or SQL off)
Steady Red: Transmission inProgress
Blinking Red: Battery voltage is low
Toggle Switch
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

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CONTROLS & CONNECTORS
Side Panels
SIDE SEL1 Key
SIDE SEL2 Key
PTT Switch
Battery Release Button
MIC/SP Jack
(External MIC/SP)

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Preliminaries
If the transceiver has not been used since leaving the factory, fully charge
the battery using VAC-520 Rapid Desktop Charger before using it.
Mount the battery on the transceiver as described and shown in the illustra-
tion below. Also, install the antenna on the jack on top of the transceiver by
screwing the connector into the jack until it is finger-tight.
Battery Removal & Replacement
Make sure that the VOL control is set into the “off” click-stop (fully
counter-clockwise, and remove the protective soft or hard case, if used.
Grasp the transceiver with your left hand, so your palm is over the
speaker and your thumb is on the Battery Release Button.
Move the Battery Release Button in the direction indicated by the ar-
rowhead, while using your right hand to slide the battery pack toward
the side with the button. The battery pack should slide smoothly out of
its track.
To replace the Ni-Cd pack, repeat the second and third steps above,
simply sliding the battery case in the other direction after aligning the
shorter side of the battery pack with the track below the Battery Re-
lease Button.


Caution
Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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Low Battery Indication
As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradually becomes
lower. When the battery voltage falls below the operating voltage range
of the radio, it is time to substitute a freshly charged battery and re-
charge the depleted pack. The LED indicator on the top of the radio
will blink red when the battery voltage is low.
Avoid recharging Ni-Cd batteries often with little use between charges,
as this can degrade the charge capacity. We recommend that you carry
an extra, fully-charged pack with you so the operational battery may be
used until depletion (this “deep cycling” technique promotes better long-
term battery capacity).
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BASIC OPERATION
Preliminary Steps
Install a charged battery pack onto the trans-
ceiver, as described previously.
Screw the supplied antenna onto the Antenna
jack. Never attempt to operate this transceiver
without an antenna connected.
If you have a Speaker/Microphone, we rec-
ommend that it not be connected until you
are familiar with the basic operation of the
VX-530.
Operation Quick Start
Turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR knob clock-
wise to turn on the radio.
Turn the top panel’s CH selector knob to choose the desired operating
channel. A channel name will appear on the
LCD. If you want to select the operating chan-
nel from a different Memory Channel Group,
press the Soft key assigned to the “Memory
Group Up” or “Memory Group Down” func-
tion to select the Memory Channel Group containing the desired oper-
ating channel. A group name will appear on the LCD whenever the
Soft key is pressed.
Note: Some models are programmed so that the operating channels
are selected by the Soft key and the memory channel group is se-
lected by the CH selector knob. For further details, contact your
Vertex Standard dealer.
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Rotate the VOL/PWR knob to set the volume level. If no signal is
present, press and hold in the Soft key as-
signed to the Monitor function for more than
2 seconds; background noise will now be
heard, and you may use this to set the VOL/
PWR knob for the desired audio level.
Press and hold in the Soft (Monitor) key for more than 2 seconds (or
press the Soft (Monitor) key twice) to quiet the noise and resume normal
(quiet) monitoring.
To transmit, press and hold in the PTT switch.
Speak into the microphone area of the lower
left-hand corner of the front grill in a normal
voice level. To return to the Receive mode,
release the PTT switch.
Press the Soft key assigned to the “Scan” function or switch the Toggle
Switch to the assigned “Scan” position (when so programmed by your
dealer) to start the scanner. The scanner rapidly steps through each of
the dealer-programmed channels, looking for incoming calls.
Press the TOP SEL1/TOP SEL2 key on the
top panel or SIDE SEL1/SIDE SEL2 key
on the side panel to activate one of the pre-
programmed functions which may have been
enabled at the time of programming by the
dealer. Similarly, when using the 16-key ver-
sion, the [A], [B], [C], and [D]function keys
may be used to activate one of these functions,
if programmed by the dealer. See the next sec-
tion for details regarding the available features.
Switch the top panel’s Toggle switch to the
[A], [B], or [Center “”]position to activate
one of the pre-programmed functions which
may have been enabled at the time of program-
ming by the dealer. When this switch is in the
TOP SEL1
TOP SEL2
SIDE SEL1
SIDE SEL2

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[A], [B], or [Center “”]position, the feature programmed (by your
dealer) to that switch position will be engaged. See the next section for
details regarding the available features.
Press the DTMF keys on the telephone keypad, while pressing the PTT
switch, to send DTMF tones (16-key version only).
If a Speaker/Microphone is available, remove the plastic cap and its
two mounting screws from the right side of the transceiver, then align
the connector of the Speaker/Microphone on the transceiver body; se-
cure the connector pin using the screws supplied with the Speaker/Mi-
crophone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your ear while receiving.
To transmit, press the PTT switch on the Speaker/Microphone, just as
you would on the main transceiver’s body, and speak into the micro-
phone on a normal voice level.
Note: Save the original plastic cap and its mounting screws. They should
be reinstalled when not using the Speaker/Microphone.
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Note

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Soft Key and Toggle Switch Functions
The VX-530 includes the [TOP SEL1], [TOP SEL2], [SIDE SEL1],
and [SIDE SEL2]Keys, and the Toggle Switch, while the 16-key version
additionally provides [A], [B], [C], [D]function Keys. The Soft key and
Toggle switch functions can be customized, via programming by your
Vertex Standard dealer, to meet your communications/network requirements.
Some features may require the purchase and installation of optional inter-
nal accessories. The possible Soft key and Toggle switch programming
features are illustrated at the bottom and next page, and their functions are
explained on page 12. For further details, contact your Vertex Standard
dealer. For future reference, check the box next to each function that has
been assigned to the Soft key and Toggle switch on your particular radio,
and keep it handy.
: Requires Encryption Unit
Toggle Switch (Position)
AB
None
Channel Scan
Dual Watch
High/Low Power
Talk Around
TX Save Off
LCD Invert
Encryption Off
Lock
Follow-Me Scan
Group Recall Shortcut
Functions (Center “”)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

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1: Requires Encryption Unit
2: 16-key version only
None
Channel Scan
Dual Watch
High/Low Power
Talk Around
TX Save Off
LCD Invert
Encryption Off1
Follow-Me DW
Group Up
Group Down
Channel Up
Channel Down
Call/Reset2
Speed Dial
Emergency
Monitor
Lamp
ACC1
ACC2
Soft Key
Functions
TOP
SEL1
TOP
SEL2
SIDE
SEL1
SIDE
SEL2
[A][
B][ C][ D]

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Description of Operating Functions
Channel Scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple signals programmed into
the transceiver. 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.
One key or switch may be assigned to the Scan function, as follows:
One of the Soft keys may be assigned for Scan operation; or
The Toggle switch may have one position assigned to the Scan
function.
To activate scanning:
Press the assigned Soft key, or set the Toggle switch to the as-
signed position.
The scanner will search the channels, looking for active ones; it will
pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking.
To stop scanning:
Press the assigned Soft key, or set the Toggle switch to a different
position.
Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set.
Note: Your dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on one of
the following channels if you press the PTT switch during scan-
ning pause:
Current channel (“Talk Back”)
“Last Busy” channel
“Priority” channel
“Home” channel
“Scan Start” channel

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Dual Watch
The Dual Watch feature is similar to the Scan feature, except that only
two channels are monitored:
The current operating channel; and
The “Priority” channel.
To activate Dual Watch:
Press the assigned Soft key, or set the Toggle switch to the as-
signed position.
The scanner will search the two channels; it will pause each time it
finds a channel on which someone is speaking.
To stop scanning:
Press the assigned Soft key, or set the Toggle switch to a different
position.
Operation will revert to the channel to which the CH knob is set.
High/Low Power
Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle Switch to the assigned
position to set the radio’s transmitter to the “Low Power” mode, thus ex-
tending battery life. Press the assigned Soft key again or switch the Toggle
switch to the other Position to return to “High Power” operation when in
difficult terrain.
Talk Around
Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle switch to the assigned
position to activate the Talk Around feature when you are operating on
duplex channel systems (separate receive and transmit frequencies, utiliz-
ing a “repeater” station). The Talk Around feature allows you to bypass the
repeater station and talk directly to a station that is nearby. This feature has
no effect when you are operating on “simplex” channels, where the receive
and transmit frequencies are already the same.
Note that your dealer may have made provision for “Talk Around” chan-
nels by programming “repeater” and “Talk Around” frequencies on two
adjacent channels. If so, the key may be used for one of the other Pre-
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TX Save Off
Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle switch to the assigned
position to disable the Transmit Battery Saver, if you are operating in a
location where high power is almost always needed.
The Transmit Battery Saver helps extend battery life by reducing transmit
power when a very strong signal from an apparently nearby station is being
received. Under some circumstances, though, your hand-held radio may
not be heard well at the other end of the communication path, and high
power may be necessary at all times.
LCD Invert
Pressing the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle switch to the as-
signed position inverts the LCD display to backward-facing readout (the
backward display is convenient for viewing when wearing the transceiver
on your belt). Press the assigned Soft key again or switch the Toggle
switch to the other Position-return the LCD display to frontward-facing
readout.
Encryption Off
Press the assigned Soft key or switch the Toggle switch to the assigned
position to turn off the optional voice encryption unit temporarily, for use
when an incorrect setting of (or failure in) the encryption system at one end
of the communication path has made it impossible to talk to the other sta-
tion.
Remember that disabling the encryption will mean that your transmissions
are no longer secure. Return to the encrypted mode as soon as possible,
and do not discuss any critical or confidential information while in the
non-encrypted mode of operation.
Lock
Switch the Toggle switch to lock the top-panel keys; this can be enabled
to prevent radio settings from being disturbed.

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Follow-Me Scan
“Follow-Me” Scan feature checks a User-assigned Priority Channel regu-
larly as you scan the other channels. Thus, if only Channels 1, 3, and 5 (of
the 8 available channels) are designated for “Scanning,” the user may none-
theless 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 Switch the Toggle
switch to the assigned position. Then turn the CH selector knob to the
“Scanning Start” channel which has been programmed by your dealer to
activate the scanner. When the scanner stops on an “Active” channel, the
User-assigned Priority Channel will automatically be checked every few
seconds; if activity is found on the User-assigned Priority Channel, the
radio will switch between it and the Dealer-Assigned Priority Channel, if
any.
Follow-Me DW
To set up a “Dual Watch” frequency pair using the “Follow-Me” feature,
select a channel using the CH selector knob. Now press the assigned Soft
key; pressing the assigned Soft key locks the current channel as the User-
assigned Priority Channel. Now rotate the CH selector knob to another
channel (not the “Scanning Start” channel). Your radio will now switch
back-and-forth between the currently-selected channel (shown on the CH
selector knob) and the User-assigned Priority Channel.
During “Follow-Me” scanning (after you have pressed the key), you can
set up the “Dual Watch” feature by rotating the CH selector knob to an-
other channel. The radio will then scan back and forth between the original
User-assigned Priority Channel and the newly-selected channel.
The Priority Channel you have assigned (before pressing the key) will be
retained in memory until you change it.

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Channel Group Selection
The VX-530 is capable of separating its 512 memory channels into any of
16 Groups. There is no limit as to the number of channels which may be
assigned to each Group. The Dealer will have made the Group assignment
at the time of channel programming. At the same time, one of the Soft
Keys will be assigned as the Channel Group Selection key.
To change Channel Groups, press the assigned Soft key to step through
the available Groups. Once the desired Group is reached, rotate the CH
selector knob to select the desired channel within the selected Group.
You may wish to have the Scanner (described previously) pass through
more than one Group during the scanning process (normally, scanning is
performed within the current group only). To include the current Group in
the scanning loop, press and hold in the assigned Soft key for one second.
To remove a Group from Group Scan, press and hold in the assigned Soft
key again for one second.
Multi-Group Scanning is only possible if you are using the “User Scan” list.
The VX-530 has two scanning “lists:” the “Dealer Scan” list and the “User
Scan” list. The “Dealer Scan” list is a fixed group of stations which will be
included when scanning is activated. The “User Scan” list is a different list,
initially arranged by the Dealer, which may be modified by the User (if, for
example, you want to delete one or more of these channels from the scan-
ning list).
To edit the User Scan list, press and hold in the Soft key (assigned to the
Group Up/Down function) to delete the current Memory Group from the
Scanning. Alternatively, press and hold in the “Scan” Soft key for one
second to delete the Current Memory channel from the Scanning loop.
When you delete a Group or channel, “-SKIP-” will appear on the LCD for
one second after pressing the Soft key. To restore a particular channel to your
scanning list, press and hold in the Soft key again for one second;
“-STOP-” will appear on the LCD for one second after pressing the Soft key.

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Call/Reset
This feature, if enabled, allows the user to change the 3-digit Page Call
code, used to call other similarly-equipped stations. Press the Dealer-as-
signed Soft key, followed by the three digits representing the Page Call
code of the station you wish to call. Three tones will be heard after the last
key is pressed (the new code will now be transmitted).
The receiver squelch of the other station will be opened, and you can begin
communication.
Speed Dial
Your Dealer may have pre-programmed Auto-Dial telephone number memo-
ries into your radio.
To dial a number, press the Dealer-assigned Soft key for Speed Dialing,
then press the numbered key corresponding to the Auto-Dial memory num-
ber list provided by your Dealer. The DTMF tones sent during the dialing
sequence will be heard in the speaker.
Emergency
The VX-530 includes an “Emergency” feature which may be useful if you
have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s chan-
nel. For further details contact your Vertex Standard dealer.
Monitor
Press the assigned Soft key to override both Tone and DCS Squelch. Press
and hold in the assigned Soft key for more than 2 seconds to override both
Noise and Tone/DCS Squelch. Press and hold in the assigned Soft key for
more than 2 seconds to quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitor-
ing.
Lamp
Press the assigned Soft key to illuminate the Keypad/LCD for five sec-
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ACC 1
Press the assigned Soft key to toggle the accessory output port “on” and
“off” to enabling/disabling the optional device.
ACC 2
Turn the accessory output port “on” while pressing the assigned Soft key
to enabling the optional device.
ARTS (Auto Range Transpond System)
This system is designed to inform you when you and another ARTS-
equipped station are within communication range.
During ARTS operation, your radio automatically transmits for about 1
second every 25 seconds (the interval is programmed by the Dealer) in an
attempt to shake hands with the other station.
If you move out of range for more than two minutes, your radio senses that
no signal has been received, a ringing beeper will sound, and “OUT OF
SERVICE” will scroll on the LCD. If you subsequently move back into
range, as soon as the other station transmits, your beeper will sound, and
“IN SERVICE” will scroll on the LCD.
DTMF Paging System
This system allows paging and selective calling, using DTMF tone se-
quences.
When your radio is paged by a station bearing a tone sequence which
matches yours, your radio’s squelch will open and the alert ringer will sound
(unless you have disabled it).
The three-digit code of the station which paged you will be displayed on
your radio’s LCD.