m On (mOnitOr)
Press(or Press andhold)theassignedPF key momentarilytodis-
ablethe Tone squelch. When disablesthe Tone squelch, the LED
indicatoronthetopoftheradiowillglowgreen.
SQl Off
Press (or Pressandhold) the assigned PFkeytodisabletheNoise
andTonesquelch.Againpress(orPressandhold)theassignedPF
keytoresumenormal(quiet)NoiseandTonesquelchaction.
SQl Set
Youcanmanuallyadjustthesquelchlevelusingthisfunction.Press
the assigned PF key totoggle the squelch threshold level “High”
and“Low”.
l POw Ower
Press(orPress andhold)the assignedPFkey tosettheradio’s
transmitter tothe“Low Power”mode, thus extending battery
life.Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkeyagaintoreturn
to“HighPower”operationwhenindifcultterrain.Whenthera-
dio’stransmitterissetto“LowPower”mode,theLEDindicator
onthetopoftheradiowillglowgreen.
Scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitormultiple channelspro-
grammedinto thetransceiver.While scanning, theradio willcheck
eachchannelforthepresenceofasignal,andwillstoponachannel
ifasignalispresent.
Toactivatescanning:
Press(orPressandhold)theassigned
PFkey.
The scanner will search the channels, looking for active ones;
itwill pause eachtime it ndsa channel onwhich someone is
speaking. When thescanner isactivated, the LED indicatoron
thetopoftheradiowillglowgreen.
Tostopscanning:
Press(orPressandhold)theassigned
PFkey.
Operationwillreverttothechanneltowhichthe
CHknobisset.
K feY unctiOnS
f -m SOllOw e can
“Follow-Me”Scanfeaturechecksa PriorityChannelUser-assigned
regularlyasyou scantheother channels.Thus,ifonlyChannels1,
3,and5(ofthe8availablechannels)aredesignatedfor“Scanning,”
theusermaynonethelessanychannelasthe“User-assigned”Prior-
ityChannelviathe“Follow-Me”feature.
Pressthe assignedPFkey to activate “Follow-Me” scanning, then
turn theCH selector knob tothe channelwhich you want todes-
ignate as the“User-Assigned Priority Channel”.When the scanner
stopsonan“active”channel,theUser-assignedPriorityChannelwill
automatically bechecked everyfewseconds (interval programmed
byyourDealer).
S Scan et
Press(orpressandhold)theassignedPFkeytodeletetheCurrent
MemoryChannelfromtheScanningList.Whenyoudeleteachan-
nelfromtheScanningList,alowtonebeepwillsound.Torestorea
particular channel toyour Scanning List,press(or pressand hold)
theassignedPFkeyagain;ahightonebeepwillsound.
dw (d wual atch)
The DualWatch feature is similar tothe Scan feature, except that
onlytwochannelsaremonitored:thecurrentoperatingchannel,and
the“Priority”channel.
ToactivateDualWatch:
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkey.
Thescannerwillsearchthetwochannels;itwillpauseeachtime
itndsachannelonwhichsomeoneisspeaking.WhentheDual
Watch featureisactivated, the LED indicator on the top of the
radiowillglowgreen.
TostopDualWatch:
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkey.
Operationwillreverttothechanneltowhichthe
CHknobisset.
ta Scan
PresstheassignedprogrammablekeytotoggletheTA(TalkAround)
scanfeature“On”and“Off.”
WhileTAscanisproceeding,theVX-230willsearchboththetrans-
mitandreceivefrequencies(andtheLEDindicatoronthetopofthe
radiowillglowgreen).Whenasignalisencounteredonthereceive
frequency,theVX-230willpauseuntilthesignaldisappears.
Whenasignalisencounteredonthetransmitfrequency,theVX-230
will check foractivity on the receive frequency everyfew seconds
(intervalprogrammedbyyourDealer).
ta (t aalk rOund)
Press(or Pressandhold) theassignedPF key to activatetheTalk
Aroundfeature when you are operatingonduplex channel systems
(separatereceiveandtransmitfrequencies, utilizing a “repeater”
station).TheTalkAroundfeatureallowsyoutobypassthe repeater
stationandtalkdirectlytoa stationthatis nearby.This featurehas
noeffectwhenyouareoperatingon“Simplex”channels,wherethe
receiveandtransmitfrequenciesarealreadythesame.
Whenthe“TA” functionisactivated,theLEDindicatoronthetop
oftheradiowillglowgreen.
tX Save iSaBle d
Press(orPressandhold)theassigned
PFkeytodisabletheTransmit
BatterySaver,ifyouareoperatinginalocationwherehighpoweris
almostalwaysneeded.
The TransmitBattery Saver helps extend battery life byreducing
transmitpowerwhenaverystrongsignalfromanapparentlynearby
station is being received. Under some circumstances, though,your
hand-heldradiomaynotbeheardwellattheotherendofthecom-
municationpath,andhighpowermaybenecessaryatalltimes.
reSet
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkeytosilencethereceiver
andresetforanothercall,whenacommunicationisnished.
call
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkeytosendaprogrammed
2-or5-Tonesequentialtone.
artS (
autO ange ranSpOnd YStem r t S
)
Thissystemisdesignedtoinformyouwhenyouandanother
ARTS-
equippedstationarewithincommunicationrange.
DuringARTSoperation, your radio automatically transmits for
about1secondevery55secondsinanattempttoshakehandswith
theotherstation.
Ifyouareoutofrangeformorethantwominutes,yourradiosenses
thatnosignalhasbeenreceived,aringingbeeperwillsound.Ifyou
subsequentlymove back into range, as soon as the other station
transmits,yourbeeperwillsound.
c 2, c 3all all
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkeytosenda5-Tonese-
quentialtonegroupwhichispre-dened.
S dPeed ial
YourDealermayhaveapre-programmedAuto-Dialtelephonenum-
bermemoryintoyour radio.Press(orPressand hold)theassigned
PFkey to send thepre-programmedAuto-Dial telephone number.
TheDTMF tones sentduringthedialing sequencewill beheardin
thespeaker.
lOck
Press(orPressandhold)theassignedPFkeytolocktheCHknob,
PFkeys,andPTTswitch.Thepreciselockoutcongurationispro-
grammedbyyourVERTEX STANDARDdealer.
emergency
The VX-230 series includes an “Emergency” feature, which may
beuseful, ifyouhave someone monitoringon the same frequency
asyourtransceiver’schannel.ForfurtherdetailscontactyourVER-
TEX STANDARDdealer.
l wOne Orker
PressandholdtheassignedPFkeytotoggletheLoneWorkerfea-
ture“ON”and“OFF.”
TheLoneWorkerfeaturewillemitanaudiblealarmfor30seconds
atone secondintervals whenthe LoneWorkerTimerhas expired.
IftheuserdoesnotresetthetimerbypressingthePTTswitch,the
radioswitchestotheEmergencymode.
Declaration of Conformity
We, YAESU UK Ltd. declare under our sole responsibility that the
following equipment complies with the essential requirements of
the Directive 1999/5/EC.
Type of Equipment: FM Transceiver
Brand Name: VERTEX STANDARD
Model Number: VX-231-D0-5 / VX-231-G6-5
Manufacturer: Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
Address of Manufacturer: 4-8-8 Nakameguro Meguro-Ku, Tokyo
153-8644, Japan
Applicable Standards:
This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential require-
ments of directive, as included in following standards.
EN 300 086-2 V1.3.1
Radio Standard:
EN 301 489-01 V1.8.1
EMC Standard: EN 301 489-05 V1.3.1
EN 60950-1: 2006 +A11: 2009 +A1: 2010
Safety Standard:
The technical documentation as required by the Conformity As-
sessment procedures is kept at the following address:
Company: YAESU UK Ltd.
Address: Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
a C uttentiOn in ase OF se
This transceiver works onfrequencieswhich are not gener-
allypermitted.
For frequencyallocation,
apply for a licence at your
localspectrummanagement
authority.
For actual usage conta ct
yourdealerorsalesshopinordertogetyourtransceiverad-
justedtotheallocatedfrequencyrange.
n !OtiCe
Thereare no owner-serviceableparts inside the transceiver.
Allservicejobsmustbereferred toanauthorizedVERTEX
STANDARD Service Representative. Consult yourAutho-
rizedVERTEX STANDARD Dealer for installation of op-
tionalaccessories.
D e ispOsal OF yOur leCtrOniC anD
e eleCtriC quipment
Products with thesymbol (crossed-out wheeled
bin)cannotbedisposedashouseholdwaste.
Electronic and Electric Equipment should be re-
cycledatafacilitycapableofhandlingtheseitems
andtheirwastebyproducts.
In EUcountries, please contact your local equipmentsup-
plier representative orservice center for information about
thewastecollectionsysteminyourcountry.
impOrtant OtiCe FOr Orth n n a u meriCan sers
r 406 mh g BegarDing z uarD anD
The U.S. Coast Guard and National OceanographicandAt-
mosphericAdministration have requestedthecooperation of
theU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommissioninpreserving
theintegrityoftheprotectedfrequencyrange406.0to406.1
MHz,whichisreservedfor usebydistressbeacons.Donot
attempt toprogram thisapparatus, under any circumstances,
foroperationinthefrequencyrange406.0-406.1MHzifthe
apparatusistobeusedinornearNorthAmerica.
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 oper-
ating frequencies of this radio.
Part15.21: Changesormodicationstothisdevicenotex-
pressly approved byVertex Standard couldvoid the user’s
authorizationtooperatethisdevice.
List of the practicable area
AUT BEL BGR CYP CZE DEU
DNK ESP EST FIN FRA GBR
GRC HUN IRL ITA LTU LUX
LVA MLT NLD POL PRT ROU
SVK SVN SWE CHE ISL LIE
NOR – – – – –
Thisdevicecomplies withPart15oftheFCCrules.Opera-
tionissubjecttotheconditionthatthisdevicedoesnotcause
harmfulinterference.
The VX-230 provide [Side 1] and[Side 2] keys.ThesePro-
grammable(PF)keysfunctionscanbecustomized(set toother
functions), via programming by yourVERTEX STANDARD
dealer, to meet yourcommunications/network requirements.
Some featuresmay require thepurchase and installation of op-
tional internal accessories. The possiblePF key features are
illustrated below, and their functions are explained in the next
chapter.Forfurtherdetails,contactyourVERTEX STANDARD
dealer.
Forfuturereference, checkthe boxbelow toeach functionthat
has been assigned to thePF key onyour particular radio, and
keepithandy.
functiOn
P K rogrammable ey
[P / P & Hress ress old]functiOn
P K rogrammable ey
[P / P & Hress ress old]
[S 1ide ] [S 2ide ] [
S 1ide ] [S 2ide ]
None TA / / (Talk Around)/ /
Mon (Monitor)/ / / /TX Save Disable
SQL Off Reset/ / / /
SQL Set Call/ / / /
Low Power Call 2/ / / /
Scan Call 3/ / / /
Follow-Me Scan Speed Dial/ / / /
Scan Set Lock/ / / /
DW (Dual Watch)/ / Emergency –/–/
TA Scan / / Lone Worker –
/–/
m rOdel eference
m f tX POdel reQuency Ower
VX-231-D0-5 134 - 174 MHz 5W
VX-231-G6-5 400 - 470 MHz 5W
VX-231-G7-5 450 - 520 MHz 5W
W parranty OliCy
Vertex Standard warrants,totheoriginalpurchaser only, its
Vertex Standard manufactured communications products
against defects inmaterialsand workmanshipunder normal
useandservice fora given periodoftime from the date of
purchase.
LimitedWarrantyDetails:
NorthAmericacustomers(USAandCanada):
http://www.vertexstandard.com/lmr/warranty-terms.aspx
CustomersoutsideofNorthAmerica:
Contacttheauthorizeddealerinyourcountry.
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Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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