Vertex Standard VX-210AU User Manual

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Before You Begin
Battery Pack Installation and Removal
r To install the battery, hold the transceiver with your
left hand, so your palm is over the speaker and your
thumb is on the top of the belt clip. Insert the battery
pack into the battery compartment on the back of the
radio while tilting the Belt Clip outward, then close
the Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a
“Click.”
Operating Manual Reprint
Low Battery Indication
r As the battery discharges during use, the voltage gradu-
ally becomes lower. When the battery voltage reaches
6.3 volts, substitute a freshly charged battery and recharge
the depleted pack. The TX/BUSY indicator on the top of
the radio will blink red when the battery voltage is low.
r Avoid recharging Ni-Cd batteries often with little use
between charges, as this can degrade the charge ca-
pacity. 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).
Operation
Preliminary Steps
r Install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as
described previously.
r Screw the supplied antenna onto the Antenna jack.
Never attempt to operate this transceiver without an
antenna connected.
r If you have a Speaker/Microphone, we recommend that
it not be connected until you are familiar with the ba-
sic operation of the VX-210A.
Operation Quick Start
r Turn the top panel’s VOL/
PWR knob clockwise to
turn on the radio on.
r Pull and turn the top
panel’s CH selector knob
to choose the desired op-
erating channel.
r Rotate the VOL/PWR knob
to set the volume level. If no
signal is present, press and
hold in the ACC button (the
lower button on the left
side) for more than 1 second
(when “MONITOR” is assigned to the ACC button); back-
ground noise will now be heard, and you may use this to set
the VOL/PWR knob for the desired audio level.
r Press and hold in the ACC
button (when “MONI-
TOR” is assigned to the
ACC button) for more
than 1 second (or press the
ACC button twice) to
quiet the noise and resume normal (quiet) monitoring.
Contorols & Connectors
Microphone
Speaker
MIC/SP Jack
(
External Mic/Earphone
)
VOL/PWR Knob
CH
(
Channel
)
Selector
ACC Button
Push To Talk
(
PTT
)
Switch
Antenna
LED Indicator
Battery Pack
Latch
r To remove the battery, turn the radio off and remove
any protective cases. Open the Battery Pack latch on
the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery down-
ward and out from the radio while holding the Belt
Clip.
Caution!
Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Ni-
Cd packs, as they could explode if accidentally short-
circuited.
VOL
CH
1
3
7
9
1
1
1
3
1
5
Glows Green ACC on
Blinking Green Busy Channel (or SQL off)
Glows Red Transmitting
Blinking Red Battery Voltage is low
Blinking Yellow Receiving a Selective Call

Vertex Standard VX-210AU Specifications

General

Brand	Vertex Standard
Model	VX-210AU
Category	Transceiver
Language	English