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. The EVX-534 allows to 512-channel capacity and 32 groups which can each be programmed with an 8-character Alpha-Numeric Tag.
This radio is NOT approved for use by the general population in an uncontrolled exposure environment. This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control his or her RF exposure conditions. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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NOT comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. When operate the radio with the Vertex Standard CLIP-20 belt-clip, make the transmission time as short as possible, to keep the Body Worn configuration.
1/2 inch (1.5 cm). Then lift the battery out from the radio. PA-55 Do not attempt to open any of the re- chargeable Lithium-Ion packs, as they could explode if accidentally short-circuited. CD-58 EVX-534 O pErating anual...
Battery Pack. CAUTION 2) Use only the Vertex Standard CD-58 Desktop Charger and the Vertex Standard PA-55 AC Adapter. Danger of explosion if battery is replaced 3) To reduce the risk of explosion, recharge the bat- with an incorrect battery.
Use only the supplied screws when install the MIC/SP cap. This radio does not keep the submersible Rating (IP57: 1 meter / 30 minutes) when the MIC/SP cap is not installed in the MIC/SP jack. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
Battery Indicator Low Transmit Power Mode “On” Priority-2 Channel Option SW (Key Function) Group Number is activated “Privacy” or “Encryption” is activated “Group Scan” is enabled RSSI Indicator (four steps) 8-character Alpha-numeric Display “VOX” is activated EVX-534 O pErating anual...
LCD. til you are familiar with the basic operation of the The radio announces the EVX-534. Refer to page 11 for more information channel number, if the Channel Announcement about Speaker/Microphone usage. Feature is enabled via the clone editor software.
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Speak into the screws from the right microphone area of the side of the transceiver, front panel grille in a normal voice level. To re- then align the connector turn to the Receive mode, release the PTT switch. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
If the BTLO (Busy Tone Lockout) feature has been programmed on an analog channel or CCLO (Color Code Lockout) feature has been programmed on a digital channel, the radio EVX-534 O pErating anual...
Programmable Key Functions In this chapter, the following icons are used to indi- cate features supported in either the “Analog” mode The EVX-534 provides the seven programmable or “Digital” mode: function ( PF ) keys: TOP SEL, SIDE-1, SIDE-2, [ A ] , [ B ] , [ C ] and [ D ] keys. These PF keys can be : Indicates a “Analog”...
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--- / --- / --- / --- / --- / RPI-2 Set PRI-2 Disable PRI-2 Direct CH 1 Direct CH 2 Direct CH 3 Direct CH 4 Direct CH Entry Scan Group Scan Dual Watch FM-Scan EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Code Up Code Down Code Set Speed Dial Call Status Set Status Up Status Down Status Check Duty ID Check ARTS Login TX Save Disable Lock EVX-534 O pErating anual...
“Normal” transmit power more information of the “User Set (Menu)” mode. when in difficult terrain. When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” mode, the “L” icon will be indicated on the display. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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(lower) level pro- tone will sound, and the current squelch level will grammed by your Vertex Standard dealer. appear on the display. Press the SIDE-1/SIDE-2 buttons (or [ A ] / [ B ]...
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“VOX O.N” briefly, and activates mErgEncY the VOX function; allowing hands-free, automatic The EVX-534 includes an “Emergency” feature in activation of the transmitter, based on voice input into either analog or digital modes, which may be useful the microphone. When the VOX function is activated, for alerting another party monitoring on the same fre- a small dot (“.”) will be indicated at the bottom right...
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Press, (or press and hold), the assigned PF key to re- lect a different group of channels. A group name will call the pre-programmed PRI-2 (Priority-2) Channel appear briefly on the display. by your Vertex Standard dealer directly. cH u cH 1 cH 4...
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While scan- knob. ning, the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present. EVX-534 can scan both digital and analog frequency programmed channels simultane- ously. EVX-534 O...
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To stop Dual Watch: will revert to the programmed revert channel. Press, (or press and hold), the assigned PF key. The “DW” icon disappear from the display. Operation will revert to the “Dual Watch Revert” channel. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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(or press and hold), the assigned PF key (the “ ” icon will appear on the display). To remove a current Group from Group Scan, press, (or press and hold), the assigned PF key again (the “ ” icon will EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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(interval programmed by Note that your dealer may have mode provision for your Vertex Standard dealer). “Talk Around” channels by programming “repeater” and “Talk Around” frequencies on two adjacent chan- Note: The TA Scan feature does not activate on the nels.
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“- CANCEL -” briefly. pEEd Press, (or press and hold), the assigned PF key to Your Vertex Standard dealer may have pre-pro- send a pre-defined 2-tone Sequential Tone Group (on grammed Auto-Dial telephone number memories into an analog channel) or a pre-defined Digital Contact your radio.
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MDC1200 or Digital Call code. ® check the 5-tone receive status code. When you press this key, the display will indicate the “Message” cor- responding to the receive status condition per the pre- defined status list. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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Press the [ C ] key to send the Call back, when recalling the ID of the “5-tone Signaling”, if de- sired. You may cancel the Call back sending by press- ing the [ C ] key. In this case, the display indicates “- CANCEL -” briefly. EVX-534 O pErating anual...
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The precise lockout configuration is pro- Under some circumstances, though, your hand-held grammed by your Vertex Standard Dealer. radio may not be heard well at the other end of the communication path, and high power may be neces- sary at all times.
YstEm The ARTS system is enhanced feature of the ARTS which can be finding out the communication range of the radio individually by using the MDC- 1200 Encode/Decoder. ® EVX-534 O pErating anual...
FCC ID: AXI11153020 IC: 10239A-11153020 The EVX-534 includes a “User Set” (Menu) Mode which allows the user to define or configure various settings, such as Squelch, Display contrast, etc. To activate the “User Set” (Menu) Mode: Press the [ D ] key to store the new configuration.
MH-66 Submersible Speaker Microphone others may be unavailable in some regions. Check Over-the-head VOX Compatible Headset MH-81 with your Vertex Standard Dealer for changes to ATV-16A VHF Antenna (136-150 MHz) this list. VHF Antenna (150-162 MHz) ATV-16B...
IC: 10239A-11153020 arrantY olIcY Vertex Standard warrants, to the original purchaser only, its Vertex Standard manufactured communications prod- ucts against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a given period of time from the date of purchase.
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FCC ID: AXI11153020 IC: 10239A-11153020 The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166. Part 15.21: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Vertex Standard could void the user’s authorization to operate this device.
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FCC ID: AXI11153020 IC: 10239A-11153020 Vertex Standard LMR, Inc. Copyright 2013 Vertex Standard LMR, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Vertex Standard LMR, Inc.
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