Vertex Standard VX-264 User manual

Programmable Functions
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Features
 IP55Submersible
 AvailableSixProgrammableFunctionKeys
 2-ToneEncode/Decode
 5-ToneEncode/Decode
 MDC-1200®Encode(ANIEncode)
 Scan
 GroupScan
 DualWatch
 Follow-MeScan
 TalkAroundScan
 Encryption
 VOX
 TalkAround
 Emergency
 LoneWorker
 TXSaveDisable
 CodeUp/Down
 CodeSet
 SpeedDial
 Duty
 Lock
 ARTS™(AutoRangeTranspondSystem)
VX-264
oPerating manual
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

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 BatteryPackInstallationandRemoval....................... 6
 BatteryCharging......................................................... 6
 LowBatteryIndication................................................ 7
 BeltClipInstallationandRemoval............................. 8
 MIC/SPCapInstallation............................................. 8
 
 
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 PreliminarySteps...................................................... 12
 OperationQuickStart................................................ 12
 AutomaticTime-OutTimer....................................... 14
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 ProgrammableKeyFunctions.................................. 15
 DescriptionofOperatingFunctions......................... 18
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
Younowhaveatyourngertips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negli-
gible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,incasequestionsariselateron.

r Therearenoowner-serviceablepartsinsidetheradio.AllservicejobsmustbereferredtoanauthorizedVertex
StandardServiceRepresentative.
r Inordertomaintainthespeciedwaterintegrityperformance,periodicmaintenanceisrecommended.
r Shouldtheradiosustainasevereshock(e.g.ifitisdropped),thewaterintegritymaybecompromised,requiring
service.Shouldthisoccur,contactyourAuthorizedVertexStandardDealer.
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

VX-264 Operating Manual
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
TheU.S.CoastGuardandNationalOceanographicandAtmosphericAdministrationhaverequestedthecooperation
oftheU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommissioninpreservingtheintegrityoftheprotectedfrequencyrange406.0
to406.1MHz,whichisreservedforusebydistressbeacons.Donotattempttoprogramthisapparatus,underany
circumstances,foroperationinthefrequencyrange406.0-406.1MHziftheapparatusistobeusedinornearNorth
America.
Warning-Frequencyband406-406.1MHzisreservedforuseONLYasadistressbeaconbytheUSCoastGuard
andNOAA.Undernocircumstanceshouldthisfrequencybandbepartofthepreprogrammedoperatingfrequencies
ofthisradio.
introduction
TheVX-264isfull-featuredHand-HeldAnalogTransceiverdesignedforbusinesscommunicationsintheVHF/UHFLand
Mobilebands.Thistransceiverisdesignedforreliablebusinesscommunicationsinawidevarietyofapplicationswitha
widerangeofoperatingcapabilityprovidedbytheirleading-edgedesign,andallowsupto128-channelcapacitywithina
maximum8groups.Eachchannelcanbeprogrammedwithan8-characterAlpha-NumericTag.
Importantchannelfrequencydataisstoredintheashmemory,andiseasilyprogrammablebyaVertexStandardlicensed
dealersusingapersonalcomputerwithVertexStandardProgrammingequipment:FIF-12USBProgrammingInterface,and
CT-106ConnectioncablewithCE150Software.Or,onceasingleradioisprogrammed,cloningcableCT-27canbeused
toprogramadditionalradiosdirectly.
WedescribesthedetailsofthemanyadvancedfeaturesoftheVX-264inthismanual.Afterreadingthismanual,youmay
wishtoconsultwithyourNetworkAdministratorregardingprecisedetailsofthecongurationofthisequipmentforusein
yourapplication.
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

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VX-264 Operating Manual
Warning! Fcc rF exPosure requirements
ThisRadiohasbeentestedandcomplieswiththeFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RFexposurelimitsforOc-
cupationalUse/Controlledexposureenvironment.Inaddition,itcomplieswiththefollowingStandardsandGuidelines:
r FCC96-326,GuidelinesforEvaluatingtheEnvironmentalEffectsofRadio-FrequencyRadiation.
r FCCOETBulletin65 Edition97-01(2001) SupplementC, EvaluatingCompliancewithFCCGuidelines forHuman
ExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields.
r ANSI/IEEEC95.1-1992,IEEEStandardforSafetyLevelswithRespecttoHumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElec-
tromagneticFields,3kHzto300GHz.
r ANSI/IEEEC95.3-1992,IEEERecommendedPracticefortheMeasurementofPotentiallyHazardousElectromagnetic
Fields-RFandMicrowave.

ThisradiogeneratesRFelectromagneticenergyduringtransmitmode.Thisradioisdesignedforandclassiedas
Occupational Use Only,meaningitmustbeusedonlyduringthecourseofemploymentbyindividualsawareofthe
hazards,andthewaystominimizesuchhazards.ThisradioisnotintendedforusebytheGeneralPopulationinan
uncontrolledenvironment.
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ToensurethatyourexposetoRFelectromagneticenergyiswithintheFCCallowablelimitsforoccupationaluse,
alwaysadheretothefollowingguidelines:
 


                   

 

FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

VX-264 Operating Manual
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Warning! Fcc rF exPosure requirements
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
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 
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 
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
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

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VX-264 Operating Manual
Warning! ic rss general requirement
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r UnderIndustryCanadaregulations,thisradiotransmittermayonlyoperateusinganantennaofatypeandmaximum(or
lesser)gainapprovedforthetransmitterbyIndustryCanada.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,the
antennatypeanditsgainshouldbesochosenthattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethan
thatnecessaryforsuccessfulcommunication.
r Thisradiotransmitter(identifythedevicebycerticationnumber,ormodelnumberifCategoryII)hasbeenapproved
byIndustryCanadatooperatewith theantennatypeslistedattheright
with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance
foreachantennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,
havingagaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,are
strictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.
                   

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 


 

 

 

VhF model uhF model
 ATV-8A:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6A:2.15dBi,50-ohm
 ATV-8B:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6B:2.15dBi,50-ohm
 ATV-8C:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6C:2.15dBi,50-ohm
ATV-6XL:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6F:2.15dBi,50-ohm
ATU-6AF:2.15dBi,50-ohm
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

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r Conformément à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne
d’untypeetd’ungainmaximal(ouinférieur)approuvépourl’émetteurparIndustrieCanada.Danslebutderéduireles
risquesdebrouillageradioélectriqueàl’intentiondesautresutilisateurs,ilfautchoisirletyped’antenneetsongainde
sortequelapuissanceisotroperayonnéequivalente(p.i.r.e.)nedépassepasl’intensiténécessaireàl’établissementd’une
communicationsatisfaisante.
r Leprésentémetteurradio(identierledispositifparsonnumérodecerticationousonnumérodemodèles’ilfaitpar-
tiedumatérieldecatégorieI)aétéapprouvéparIndustrieCanadapour
fonctionneraveclestypesd’antenneénumérésdansledroitetayantun
gainadmissiblemaximaletl’impédancerequisepourchaquetyped’an-
tenne.Lestypesd’antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,oudontlegainest
supérieuraugain maximalindiqué,sontstrictementinterdits pourl’ex-
ploitationdel’émetteur.
 

 
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



 


 

Warning! ic rss general requirement
VhF modèle uhF modèle
 ATV-8A:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6A:2.15dBi,50-ohm
 ATV-8B:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6B:2.15dBi,50-ohm
 ATV-8C:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6C:2.15dBi,50-ohm
ATV-6XL:2.15dBi,50-ohm  ATU-6F:2.15dBi,50-ohm
ATU-6AF:2.15dBi,50-ohm
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
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beFore You begin
r To remove the battery, turn the radio off and remove
anyprotectivecases.SlidetheBatteryPackLatchon
the bottom of the radio toward the front panel while
slidingthebatterydownabout1/2inch(1.5cm).Then
liftthebatteryoutfromtheradio.




r Toinstallthebatterypack,alignthebatterypacktothe
radiowithanoffsetabout1/2 inch(1.5cm)fromthe
topedgeofbatterycompartment,thenslidethebattery
packupwarduntilitlocksinplacewitha“Click.”

r RemovetheSpacerPlatefromthenestoftheoptional
CD-58 Desktop Charger, if the Battery Spacer is in-
stalled.
r InserttheDCplugfromtheoptionalPA-55AC
AdapterintotheDCjackontherearpaneloftheop-
tional CD-58 Desktop Charger, and then connect the
PA-55ACAdaptertotheAClineoutlet.
r InsertthebatterypackintotheCD-58DesktopChar-
gerwhilealigningtheslotsofthebatterypackwiththe
guidesinthenestoftheCD-58;refertothefollowing
illustrationfordetailsonproperpositioningofthebat-
PA-55
CD-58
SpacerPlate ACLineOutlet
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terypack.If charging withthetransceiver attached,
turnthetransceiveroff.Theantennajackshouldbeat
theleftsidewhenviewingthechargerfromthefront.
rIf the battery pack is inserted correctly, the LED in-
dicatorwillglowred.Afully-dischargedbatterypack
will charge completely in 1.5 - 3.0 hours (depending
onthebatterypackbeingcharged).
r When charging is completed, the LED indicator will
changetogreen.
r DisconnectthebatterypackfromtheCD-58Desktop
Chargerand unplug the PA-55ACAdapter from the
AClineoutlet.
1) Always use the Vertex Standard FNB-V133LI-
UNI or FNB-V134LI-UNI Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack.
2) Use only the Vertex Standard CD-58 Desktop Charger
and the Vertex Standard PA-55 AC Adapter.
3) To reduce the risk of explosion, recharge the batteries
outside of hazardous locations.
4) Perform the battery charging where the ambient tem-
perature range +41 °F to +104 °F (+5 °C to +40 °C).
Charge out of this range could cause damage to the bat-
tery pack.
5) Battery Pack should not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, re, or the like.
6) Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect
type. Refer to the enclosed instructions for disposal of
used batteries.
7) For further details and cautions of the charging, refer
to the Operating Manual of the CD-58 Desktop Charger.
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Asthebatterydischargesduringuse,thevoltagegradually
becomeslower.Whenthebatteryvoltagebecomestoo
low,substituteafreshlychargedbatteryandrechargethe
depletedpack.TheLEDindicatoronthetopoftheradio
willblinkredwhenthebatteryvoltageislow.
YoumayconfirmthebatteryconditionbytheBattery
Icononthedisplay.Seepage11formoreinformation.
CAUTION
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedwithan
incorrectbattery.Replaceonlywiththesame or
equivalenttype.
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beFore You begin
r ToinstalltheBeltClip:alignthe
BeltCliptothegrooveoftheBat-
terypack,thenpresstheBeltClip
downward until it locks in place
witha“Click.”
r To remove the Belt Clip: use a
atheadscrewdrivertopressthe
BeltClipTabawayfromthebat-
terypacktounlocktheBeltClip,
thenslidetheBeltClipupwardto
removeit.

r    
MIC/SP 
r

MIC/SP
MIC/SP
InstalltheMIC/SPcapwiththesup-
pliedscrews.
Belt Clip Tab
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MIC/SPJack
(ExternalMIC/SP)
controls & connectors
4-ButtonProgrammableKey
LEDIndicator(Programmable)
 Defaultsettingsare:
 SteadyRed: Transmittinginprogress
 BlinkingGreen:BusyChannel
 SteadyGreen: ToneSquelchindefeatedcondition
PTTSwitch
SIDE-1Button
SIDE-2Button
SpeakerMicrophone
BatteryPackLatch
AntennaJack
CH(Channel)Selector VOL(Volume)/PWR(Power)Knob
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lcd icons & indicators
RSSIIndicator(foursteps)
“Encryption”isactivated
LowTransmitPowerMode“On”
“CALL”Indicator
ReceiverMonitor
BatteryIndicator
GroupNumber
“Dual Watch”isactivated
:“Scan”isenabled
:“Priority Scan”isactivated
“VOX”isactivated
“Talk Around”isenabled
batterY indicator
:
:
:
w/blink:
FullBatteryPower
ModerateBatteryPower
LowBatteryPower
PoorBatteryPower(ChargetheBattery)
PriorityChannelIndicator
8Character
Alpha-NumericDisplay
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
r Installachargedbatterypack ontothe transceiver, as
describedpreviously.
r Screwthesuppliedantenna
ontotheAntennajack.
 It is not recommended to oper-
atethistransceiverwithoutan
antennaconnected.
r IfyouhaveaSpeaker/Micro-
phone,werecommendthatit
not be connected until you are
familiarwiththebasicopera-
tion of the VX-264. Refer to
nextpageformoreinformation
aboutSpeaker/Microphoneus-
age.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Waterresistanceofthetransceiver(IP55)isas-
suredonlywhenthefollowingconditions:
r Batterypackisattachedtothetransceiver;
r Antennaisconnectedtotheantennajack;
r
and MIC/SPcapisinstalledintheMIC/SP
jack.
r Useofaspeakermicrophone intheMIC/SP
jacknegatestheIP55rating.

r Tu r n t h e to p pa n e l ’s
VOL/PWR knob clock-
wisetoturntheradioon.
r Turn the top panel’s CH Selectorknobto choose the
desiredoperatingchan-
nel.Achannelnamewill
appearontheLCD.
r Ifyouwanttoselecttheoperatingchannelfromadif-
ferentChannelGroup, press(or pressand hold)the
Programmablekeyassignedtothe“
grouP uP/doWn
”
functionto change desired Channel Group before se-
lectingtheoperatingchannel.
Note:Somemodelsareprogrammedsothattheoper-
atingchannels areselected by theProgrammable key
andtheChannelGroupisselectedbytheCHSelector
knob.Forfurtherdetails,contactyourVertexStandard
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r Rotate the VOL/PWR
knob to set the volume
level.Ifnosignalispres-
ent on the analog chan-
nel, press (or press and
hold) the Programmable
ke y (as si g n e d to t h e
“sql oFF”function:
Normally SIDE-1 but-
ton); background noise
will now be heard, and
you may use this to set
the VOL/PWR knob for
the desired audio level.
Press(orpressandhold)theProgrammablekeyagainto
quietthenoiseandresumenormal(quiet)monitoring.
r To transmit, monitor the
channelandmakesureit
isclear.
 Press and hold the PTT
switch.Speakintothe
microphoneareaofthe
front panel grille in a
normalvoicelevel.ToreturntotheReceivemode,re-
leasethePTTswitch.
r Press(orpressandhold)
the ,SIDE-1SIDE-2
button,orfrontpanel’s
programmable keypad
([A] - [D] key) to ac-
tivate one of the pre-
programmedfunctions
whichmayhavebeen
enabled at the time of
pr o g r a m m i n g by t he
dealer.Seethenext
chapterfordetailsre-
gardingfeatureavailabil-
ityforthisradio.
r 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radio;securethecon-
nectorpinusingthescrewssuppliedwiththeSpeaker/
Microphone. Hold the speaker grille up next to your
earwhilereceiving.Totransmit,pressthePTTswitch
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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 1): Save the original plastic cap and its mount-
ing screws. They should be reinstalled when not us-
ing the Speaker/Microphone.
2) When you press the PTT switch on the Speaker/
Microphone, it disables the internal microphone, and
vice versa.
r IftheBCLO(BusyChannelLockout)featurehasbeen
programmedonachannel,theradiowillnottransmit
whenacarrierispresent.Instead,theradiowillgener-
ateshortbeepthreetimes.ReleasethePTTswitchand
waitforthechanneltobeclearofactivity.
r If the BTLO (Busy Tone Lockout) feature has been
programmedonachannel,theradiocantransmitonly
when there is no carrier being received or when the
carrierbeingreceivedincludesthecorrecttone(CTCSS
toneorDCScode).
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Iftheselectedchannelhasbeenprogrammedforauto-
matic time-out, you must limit the length of each trans-
mission.Whiletransmitting,abeepwillsound10seconds
before time-out.Another beep will sound just before the
deadline; the top panel’s red LED (“TX” indicator) will
disappearandtransmissionwillceasesoonthereafter.To
resumetransmitting,youmustreleasethePTTswitchand
waitforthe“penaltytimer”toexpire.
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The VX-264 provides sixprogrammablefunction (PF)
keys:SIDE-1,SIDE-2,[A],[B],[C],and[D]keys.
These PF keys can be customized, via programming by
your Vertex Standard dealer, to meet your communica-
tions/networkrequirements.
ThepossiblePFkeyprogrammingfeaturesareillustrated
onthenextpage,andtheirfunctionsareexplainedbegin-
ningafterpage18.Forfurtherdetails,contactyourVertex
Standarddealer.
Forfuturereference,checktheboxnexttoeachfunction
that has been assigned to the PF key on your particular
radio,andkeepithandy.
SIDE-1
Button
[A],[B],[C],and[D]Keys
SIDE-2
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Function
Programmable KeY
(
Press KeY / Press and hold KeY
)
SIDE-1 SIDE-2 [A] [B] [C] [D]
None / / / / / /
Monitor / / / / / /
Monitor-Momentarily- /--- /--- /--- /--- /--- /---
Lamp / / / / / /
LowPower / / / / / /
Encryption / / / / / /
SQLOFF / / / / / /
SQLOFF-Momentarily- /--- /--- /--- /--- /--- /---
SQLSet / / / / / /
BeepOFF / / / / / /
Whisper / / / / / /
VOX / / / / / /
VOXSet / / / / / /
Emergency ---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ ---/
LoneWorker / / / / / /
GroupUp / / / / / /
GroupDown / / / / / /
ChannelUp / / / / / /
ChannelDown / / / / / /
PRI-2 / / / / / /
Scan / / / / / /
GroupScan / / / / / /
DualWatch / / / / / /
Follow-MeScan / / / / / /
ScanSet / / / / / /
GroupScanSet / / / / / /
TA(TalkAround)Scan / / / / / /
TalkAround / / / / / /
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Function
Programmable KeY
(
Press KeY / Press and hold KeY
)
SIDE-1 SIDE-2 [A] [B] [C] [D]
Reset / / / / / /
Call1 / / / / / /
Call2 / / / / / /
Call3 / / / / / /
CodeUp / / / / / /
CodeDown / / / / / /
CodeSet / / / / / /
SpeedDial / / / / / /
Call / / / / / /
Duty / / / / / /
TxSaveDisable / / / / / /
Lock / / / / / /
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encrYPtion
When theVoice Scrambler feature is enabled, press, (or
pressandhold),theassignedPFkeytotoggletheVoice
Encryption“On”and“Off”.
The“ ”iconwillbeindicatedonthedisplaywhenthe
VoiceScramblerisactivated.
sql oFF
Press,(orpressandhold),theassignedPFkeytoopenthe
SQLtohearbackgroundnoise(unmutetheaudio).
The“ ”icon willbe blinkedonthe displaywhenthe
SQLOFFfunctionisactivated.
sql oFF -momentarilY-
OpenstheSQLtohearbackgroundnoise(unmutetheau-
dio)whilepressingtheassignedPFkey.
The“ ”iconwillbeblinkedonthedisplaywhileopen-
ingtheSQL.
monitor
Press,(orpressandhold),theassignedPFkeytocancel
anysignalingfeatures;theLEDindicatorwillglowwitha
pre-denedcolor(Factorydefault:green).
The“ ”iconwillbeindicatedonthedisplay,whenthe
Monitorfunctionisactivated.
monitor -momentarilY-
Cancelanysignalingfeatureswhilepressingtheassigned
PFkey.
The“ ”iconwillbeindicatedonthedisplaywhilecan-
celinganysignalingfeatures.
lamP
Press,(orpressandhold),theassignedPFkeytotoggle
thebacklightofthedisplayandkeypad“On”and“Off”.
loW PoWer
Press,(orpressandhold),theassignedPFkeytosetthe
radio’stransmitterto“LowPower”mode,thusextending
battery life. Press, (or press and hold), the assigned PF
keyagain toreturn to“Normal” transmitpower whenin
difcultterrain.
The “L” icon will be indicated on the display when the
radio’stransmitterissetto“LowPower”mode.
FCC ID: AXI11273020
IC: 10239A-11273020
Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.