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1、VHF FM TRANSCEIVER VX-170 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

2、 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 Contents Scanning . 36 VFO Scanning. 37 Manual VFO Scan . 37 Programmed VFO Scan . 37 Memory Scanning . 38 How to Skip (Omit)

3、 a Channel during Memory Scan Operation . 38 Preferential Memory Scan . 39 Memory Bank Scan . 40 Programmable (Band Limit) Memory Scan (PMS) . 41 “Priority Channel” Scanning (Dual Watch). 42 Automatic Lamp Illumination on Scan Stop . 44 Band Edge Beeper. 44 Weather Alert Scan . 45 Emergency Channel

4、Operation . 46 Smart Search Operation. 47 Internet Connection Feature. 48 ARTS (Automatic Range Transponder System). 50 DTMF Operation . 53 DTMF Pager Operation . 55 Miscellaneous Settings . 58 Password . 58 Programming the Key Assignment . 59 Changing the Channel Steps. 59 Receive Battery Saver Set

5、up. 60 TX Battery Saver. 60 Disabling the TX/BUSY Indicator . 61 Automatic Power-Off (APO) Feature . 61 Transmitter Time-Out Timer (TOT) . 62 Busy Channel Lock-Out (BCLO) . 62 DCS Code Inversion . 63 Changing the TX Deviation Level . 64 Reset Procedures . 65 Cloning . 66 Set Mode. 68 Specifications

6、. 81 Installation of the FTD-7 DTMF Pager Unit. 80 General Description . 1 Accessories and a security Password feature, that will allow you to turn on and operate your transceiver only after you enter your Password. Additional features include a convenient access key for Vertex Standards WIRES (Wide

7、- coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System), a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT), Automatic Power-Off (APO), Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS), Vertex Standards exclu- sive ARTS (Auto-Range Transponder System) which “beeps” the user when you move out of communications range with another ARTS equipped

8、station, plus provision for reduction of the TX deviation in areas of high channel congestion. And an RF squelch circuit allows the owner to set the squelch to open at a programmable setting of the S- Meter, thus reducing guesswork in setting the squelch threshold. We appreciate your purchase of the

9、 VX-170, and encourage you to read this manual thor- oughly, so as to learn about the many exciting features of your exciting new Vertex Stan- dard hand-held transceiver! VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ?FNB-837.2 V, 1,400 mAh Rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Pack ?NC-88BOvern

10、ight Battery Charger (10-Hour) ?YHA-68Antenna ?Quick Draw Belt Clip ?Operating Manual ?Warranty Card AVAILABLE OPTIONS ?FNB-837.2 V, 1,400 mAh Rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Pack ?NC-88B/C/U?Overnight Battery Charger (10-Hour) ?VAC-370Desktop Rapid Charger ?CD-26Charger Cradle ?FBA-25ADry

11、 Cell Battery Case for 6 “AA” Alkaline Cells (not supplied) ?CN-3BNC-to-SMA Adapter ?CT-91Microphone Adapter ?E-DC-5BDC Cable with Cigarette-Lighter Adapter ?E-DC-6DC Cable; plug and wire only ?MH-57A4BSpeaker/Microphone ?CMP460AWaterproof Speaker/Microphone ?VC-27Earpiece/Microphone ?VC-24VOX Heads

12、et ?FTD-7DTMF Paging Unit ?:“B” suffix is for use with 100-120 VAC, “C” suffix is for use with 230-240 VAC, and “U” suffix is for use with 230 VAC. Availability of accessories may vary. Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements, while others may be unavailable in some regions.

13、 This product is designed to perform optimally when used with genuine Vertex Standard accessories. Vertex Stan- dard shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, leakage or explosion of a battery pack, etc., caused by the malfunction of non- Vertex Standard acces

14、sories. Consult your Vertex Standard dealer for details regarding these and any newly-available options. Connection of any non-Vertex Standard-approved ac- cessory, should it cause damage, may void the Limited Warranty on this apparatus. ACCESSORIES the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at

15、 2000 Ohms. Be sure to turn the transceiver and TNC off before connecting the cables, so as to prevent voltage spikes from possibly damaging your transceiver. When you are operating on Packet, switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF, as the “sleep” cycle may “collide” with the beginning of an incoming

16、Packet transmission, causing your TNC not to receive the full data burst. See page 60 for details regarding Battery Saver setup. INTERFACE OF PACKET TNCS VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL12 Hi! Im R. F. Radio, and Ill be helping you along as you learn the many features of the VX-170. I know youre anxious to g

17、et on the air, but I encour- age you to read the “Operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so youll get the most out of this fantastic new transceiver. Now. . .lets get operating! SWITCHING POWER ON AND OFF ?Be sure the Battery Pack is installed, and that the battery is fully cha

18、rged. Connect the antenna to the top panel ANTENNA jack. ?Rotate the top panels VOL/PWR knob (inner knob) out of the click-stop to turn on the radio. The current DC supply voltage will be indicated on the display for 2 seconds. After this 2 second interval, the display will resume its normal indicat

19、ion of the operating frequency. ?To turn the radio off, turn the VOL/PWR knob fully counter-clockwise into the click stop position. ADJUSTING THE AUDIO VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the VOL/PWR knob (inner knob) to adjust the re- ceiver level for a comfortable listing level, using the back- ground noise as a

20、reference. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level. OPERATION VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL13 OPERATION SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT ?To set the squelch, press the F key, followed by the MONI switch just below the PTT switch on the left side of the transceiver. ?Now rotate the DIAL (outer knob) to find the lo

21、west setting (“LVL 1” through “LVL 15”) that will just si- lence the background noise. Do not use a higher setting than necessary, or sensitivity to weak incoming signals will be degraded. ?Press the PTT switch momentarily when youve made the new setting; this will return you to normal operation (wi

22、thout having transmitted). 1) A special “RF Squelch” feature is provided on this radio. This feature allows you to set the squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain S-meter level will open the squelch. See page 18 for details. 2) If youre operating in an area of high RF pollution, you may nee

23、d to consider “Tone Squelch” operation using the built-in CTCSS Decoder. This feature will keep your ra- dio quiet until a call is received from a station sending a carrier which contains a matching (subaudible) CTCSS tone. Or, if your friends have radios equipped with DCS (Digital Coded Squelch) li

24、ke your VX-170 has, try using that mode for silent monitoring of busy channels. FREQUENCY NAVIGATION The VX-170 will initially be operating in the “VFO” mode, a channelized system which allows free tuning throughout the currently-selected operating band. Three basic frequency navigation methods are

25、available on the VX-170: 1) Tuning Dial Rotation of the DIAL (outer knob) allows tuning in the pre-programmed steps established for the current operating band. Clockwise rotation of the DIAL causes the VX-170 to be tuned toward a higher frequency, while counter-clockwise rotation will lower the oper

26、ating frequency. If you press the F key momentarily, then rotate the DIAL, frequency steps of 1 MHz will be selected. This feature is extremely useful for making rapid frequency excursions over the wide tuning range of the VX-170. VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL14 2) Direct Keypad Frequency Entry The desire

27、d operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad. The first “1” in the frequency does not need to be entered, as it is “assumed” by the microprocessor. To enter a frequency directly, just key in the 10 MHz, 1 MHz, and the kHz digits. Examples:To enter 146.560 MHz, press 4 ? 6 ? 5 ?6 ?0

28、To enter 146.5625 MHz (12.5 kHz steps), 4 ? 6 ? 5 ?6 ?2 3) Scanning Press and hold in either the ?(MHz) or ?(MHz) key for one second to initiate upward or downward scanning, respectively (Manual VFO Scan). For scanning within a limited sub-band range, from the VFO mode, press and hold in the MR(SKIP

29、) key for one sec- ond to begin scanning toward a higher frequency within the previously-defined sub-band (Programmed VFO Scan). De- tails regarding sub-band setup may be found on page 37. If you wish to reverse the direction of the scan (i.e. toward a lower frequency, instead of a higher frequency)

30、, just rotate the DIAL one click in the counter-clockwise direction while the VX-170 is scanning. The scanning direction will be re- versed. To revert to scanning toward a higher frequency once more, rotate the DIAL one click clockwise. The scanner will stop when it receives a signal strong enough t

31、o break through the Squelch threshold. The VX-170 will then hold on that frequency according to the setting of the “RESUME” mode (Set Mode Item 32: RESUME). Press the PTT switch momentarily to cancel the scanning. This only stops the scan; it does not cause transmission to occur. See page 36 for det

32、ails regarding Scan Operation. OPERATION FREQUENCY NAVIGATION (PROGRAMMED VFO SCAN) (MANUAL VFO SCAN) VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL15 OPERATION TRANSMISSION Once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside the 144 MHz Amateur band on which the VX-170 can transmit, youre ready to go on the air! These a

33、re the most basic steps; more advanced aspects of transmitter operation will be discussed later. ?To transmit, press the PTT switch, and speak into the front panel microphone (located in the lower left-hand corner of the speaker grille) in a normal voice level. The TX/BUSY indicator will glow red du

34、ring trans- mission. ?To return to the receive mode, release the PTT switch. ?During transmission, the relative power level will be indicated on the bar graph at the bottom of the LCD; full scale deflection confirms “High Power” operation, while deflection of two bars indicates “Low Power” operation

35、. Five bars indicate “Medium Power” operation. Additionally, the “LOW” icon will appear at the bottom of the display while operating on the “Low Power” and “Medium Power” settings. 1) If youre just talking to friends in the immediate area, youll get much longer battery life by switching to Low Power

36、 operation, described in the next chapter. And dont forget: always have an antenna connected when you transmit. 2) Transmission is possible only on the 144 MHz amateur band. Changing the Transmitter Power Level To change the power level: ?Press the F key, then press the 3(LOW) key. The LCD shows the

37、 current power output level. ?Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired power out- put level. Available selections are “HIGH” (5 W), “MID” (2 W), and “LOW” (0.5 W). ?When you have made your choice, press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation. 1) The VX-170 is smart!

38、When you store memories, you can store the power output settings separately in each memory, so you dont waste battery power when using very close-in repeaters! 2) When you are operating on the “Low” or “Medium” power setting, you can press the F key, then press the PTT switch, to cause the VX-170 to

39、 transmit (temporarily) on High power. After one transmission, the power level will revert to the previously-se- lected (“Low” or “Medium” power) setting. “LOW” POWER “MID” POWER “HIGH” POWER VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL16 Now that youre mastered the basics of VX-170 operation, lets learn more about some

40、 of the really neat features. KEYBOARD LOCKING In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as- pects of the VX-170s DIAL and keypad may be locked out. The possible lockout combi- nations are: LK KEY: Just the front panel keypad is locked out LKDIAL: Just the

41、top panel DIAL is locked out LK K+D:Both the keypad and DIAL are locked out (factory default) LK PTT: The PTT switch is locked out (TX not possible) LK P+K:Both the PTT switch and keypad are locked out LK P+D:Both the PTT switch and DIAL are locked out LK ALL: All of the above are locked out To lock

42、 out some or all of the keys: 1.Press the F key, then press the 0(SET) key to enter the Set mode. 2.Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 26: LOCK. 3.Press the F key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item. 4.Rotate the DIAL knob to choose between one of the locking schemes as outlined

43、above. 5.When you have made your selection, press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation. To activate the locking feature, (1) press and hold in the 6(LOCK) key for one second, or (2) press the F key, followed by the 6(LOCK) key. The “” icon will appear on the LCD. To

44、cancel locking, repeat one of these processes. ADVANCED OPERATION VX-170 OPERATING MANUAL17 ADVANCED OPERATION KEYPAD/LCD ILLUMINATION Your VX-170 includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation. The reddish illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environmen

45、t, with mini- mal degradation of your night vision. Three options for activating the lamp are provided: KEY Mode:Illuminates the Keypad/LCD lamp for five seconds when you rotate the DIAL knob or press the keypad or any switch (except PTT switch). This is the factory-programmed default setting. CONT

46、Mode: Illuminates the Keypad/LCD lamp continuously. OFF Mode:Disables the Keypad/LCD lamp. Here is the procedure for setting up the Lamp operating mode: 1.Press the F key, then press the 0(SET) key to enter the Set mode. 2.Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 25: LAMP. 3.Press the F key momentaril