Vertex Standard VX-537 User manual

VX-537

Hand-Held Portable

Land Mobile Transceiver

Operating

Manual

Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

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Vertex Standard two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your

Vertex Standard radio will keep you in constant touch with your col-

leagues 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.

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sage across.

Intrinsic Safety (IS) Information



The VX-537, equipped with any of the following optional units,

meets the requirements of ANSI/UL 913 6th Edition for Class I,

Division 1, Groups A-D; Class II, Groups E-G; and Class III for haz-

ardous locations.

Battery Packs: FNB-29AIS, FNB-29ANIS, FNB-29ALNIS

Speaker Microphone: MH-50C7A

Encryption Unit: FVP-25

2-Tone Sequential Decoder Unit: F2D-8

VX-Trunking Portable Logic Board: VTP-50



When attach the FNB-29BNIS Battery Pack, the VX-537 comes to

meet the requirements of ANSI/UL 913 5th Edition for “Class I, II,

III, Division 1, Groups C, D, E, F, G, T2C” for hazardous locations.

 Substitution of components may impair intrinsic safety.

NOTICE

There are no user-serviceable points inside this transceiver. All

service jobs must be referred to your Authorized Service Center or

Network 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, Evaluat-

ing Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio

Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.

 ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with

Respect 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) congurations.

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 ra-

dio is illuminated. You can cause the radio to transmit by press-

ing the PTT button.

 DO NOT transmit when the radio is used in a “Body Worn” cong-

uration. 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 moni-

toring 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 in Progress

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)

Battery Terminals

Maximum Input Voltage: 9 V DC

Maximum Input Current: 2.5 A

Maximum Internal Capacitance: 30.33 µF

Maximum Internal Inductance: 1 µH

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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 il-

lustration below. Also, install the antenna on the jack on top of the trans-

ceiver by screwing the connector into the jack until it is nger-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 arrowhead,

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 Battery Pack, repeat the

second and third steps above, simply

sliding the battery case in the other direction after aligning the short-

er side of the Battery Pack with the track below the Battery Release

Button.

WARNING

 The FBA-19 was designed as a backup battery pack, and it

can be used to power the transceiver if you are in an area that

does not require the use of an intrinsically safe radio.

The VX-537IS is only intrinsically safe with the use of the

FNB-29AIS, FNB-29ANIS, FNB-29ALNIS, or FNB-

29BNIS battery pack.

 Do not reverse-connect the battery terminals.

 Do not parallel-connect the battery terminals.

 Do not change batteries in hazardous locations.

 To reduce the risk of explosion, recharge the batteries outside

of hazardous locations.

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Battery Charging

 Insert the DC plug from the AC Adapter into the DC jack on the

Charger Stand’s rear panel, then plug the AC Adapter into the AC

line outlet.

 Insert the battery pack into the Charger

Stand. If charging with the transceiver

attached, the antenna jack should be at

the left side when viewing the Charger

Stand from the front.

 If the battery pack is inserted correctly,

the LED indicator on the Charger Stand

will glow red (Charging).

 When charging is completed, the red

LED indicator will change to green (Fully

Charged).

Important Notes!

 Do not connect an improper AC Adapter

into the DC jack of the Charger Stand.

 Do not charge an improper battery (one

not specifically designed for use in the

VAC-520).

 The AC Adapter and/or Charger Stand

will generate a moderate amount of heat

during the charging process. This is a

normal condition.

 The AC Adapter is not designed to pow-

er the transceiver for transmission.

Caution!!

 When charging a battery pack alone (not attached to the transceiver),

do not allow any metal object to short the terminals on the battery

pack.

 Do not allow any metal objects to short the terminals in the nest of

the Charger Stand, as a short-circuit could cause overheating of the

charger circuitry.

Before You BegIn

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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 recharge 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 or Ni-MH batteries often with little use

between charges, as this can degrade the charge capacity. We recom-

mend 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).

Before You BegIn

Caution

Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect bat-

tery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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BasIc operatIon

Note

Page 8 VX-537 Operating Manual

BasIc operatIon

Preliminary Steps

 Install a charged battery pack onto the

transceiver, as described previously.

 Screw the supplied antenna onto the An-

tenna 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-537.

Operation Quick Start

 Turn the top panel’s VOL/PWR knob

clockwise 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 channel

from a different Memory Channel Group,

press the Soft key assigned to the “Memory

Group Up” or “Memory Group Down” function to select the Memo-

ry Channel Group containing the desired operating channel. A group

name will appear on the LCD whenever the Soft key is pressed.

Note: Some models are programmed so that the operating chan-

nels are selected by the Soft key and the memory channel group is

selected by the CH selector knob. For further details, contact your

Vertex Standard dealer.

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