Vertex 454 Service Manual
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. This is a free program available from the Adobe web site. Follow the download directions on the Adobe web. VERTEX STANDARD VX-454. Special Price: $350. Connector for VX-454 radio. Cobalt AV, List $65. Manual on/off encryption activation. Multiple scan. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K. VHF Band Service Manual VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.
VERTEX STANDARD VX-454 Durable On-the-Job Responsiveness The industrial grade VX-450 Series maximizes worker uptime with expanded safety applications and convenient built-in features designed for heavy duty use. Monitor Worker Safety As with all Vertex Standard radios, the VX-450 series includes built-in Emergency and Lone Worker alerts. Emergency notification is user-initiated with a press of a button for the radio to switch to a designated channel and send and alert for help. Lone Worker mode is a built-in timer that requires the user to reset at a a predetermined interval. If not reset, the radio will automatically switch to Emergency mode to alert help. When constant contact is required at all times, Vertex Standard's exclusive Auto-Range-Transpond System (ARTS) in included to inform the user that other ARTS equipped radios are within communication range. No two job sites are alike and the optional Man Down function (with DVS-9 unit) is programmable to monitor a variety of worker timed safety scenarios vertically and horizontally as well as worker degree of motion.
Adjusting the settings of the 3-axis sensor adapts the Vertex two way radios to each distinct work environment to monitor movement. Solid Build for Extreme Environments The VX-450 Series withstands job site abuse meeting military standards for ruggedness and meets the IP57 ingress protection standard where water does not harm the Vertex two way radios when submersed to a depth of 3 feet for up to 30 minutes. Audio and Voice Responsiveness Features 700 mW loud audio output for noisy work environments.
Includes Channel Announcement which loudly states the channel description to simplify changing channels when focused on other tasks simultaneously. Features voice activation (VOX) when used with MH-81A4B headset that enables users to transmit voice without pressing the Push To Talk button for hands free operation. Record and store up to 120 seconds of voice messages using the optional DVS-8 Voice Storage unit. Built-in Selective Signaling Modes for Greater Flexibility Includes MDC-1200 encode/decode along with both 2-tone and 5-tone encode/decode providing selective radio calling and efficiency in supporting a variety of discreeet communication needs.
Large Group Communications Made Easy to Manage Both the Vertex Standard VX-454 and the VX-459 radios have a massive 512-channel capacity and 32 groups to easily manage a variety of calls at the most complex job site or plant operation. The VX-459 Vertex two way radios also include Direct Channel Entry to punch in the channel desired and from the keypad for fast navigation.Your Vertex Standard VX-454 Two Way Radios can be programmed to work with your existing radios or we can program them to FCC Regulated Business Frequencies. If you have existing 2 way radios and would like your new VX-454 radios programmed accordingly please note it to the left. If you know your frequencies, please provide those details as well. If you do not know the programming of your existing radios, let us know.
Our Customer Service Team will contact you to ensure your two way radios are working to your complete satisfaction.
I have a couple questions. I just picked up a VX-454. Firmware: Can anyone confirm the current firmware? I thought I read in one of the threads the current was 1.23.00.00.
The firmware on my radio is 1.12.00.00. 2-tone decode: Can I really only have 1 pair decoded per channel? While set to decode a pair, I can't hear any audio on the decode channel.
I tried changing around to different settings. It only opens on transmission when set to not decode. Even tried turning 'Duty' on and off. Receive Only: What is the best way to program this radio as receive only? On my Kenwood I simply leave the TX frequency blank. The CE115 software requires a frequency.
I tried all 0's, no luck there. While the help topics are decent for the CE115 software, I think they could be better to explain certain features. Thanks, sibbley 3:22 PM. Figured out how to have more than 1 tone pair per decode channel. Also got it set to hear all transmissions on the decode channel. Now if I can only figure out how to get it to beep when a tone pair is tripped! The light works, but no beeps.
Seems funny to be quoting my own post. OK, for those that may be looking in the future, you have to have the 'beep' feature in the Channel Info page of your decode channel set to normal for the alert beep to function when it receives a tone pair. Sibbley 5:45 AM. I use CE-115 for my VX-4600. Never have used the 2 tone settings for my radio.
I think if you open the 2 tone tab and then the 2 tone system. In the bottom right hand corner are your 2 tone decode settings. You might have to scroll over to the right. There looks like your Alert tone settings. A, B, C, etc. Hope this helps. Thanks, The step I was missing was the 2 tone system.
I didn't realize at first that I had to check each tone pair in the system section to get the decode to work. Now everything works pretty well. Except the damn squelch tail at times. Wa2chj 6:34 AM. I don't think hot links are allowed on RR, but search for 'Vertex Standard On Line'.
The site you find will ask you to sign up for an account, and it takes a couple days to get it approved, but it is free and gives you access to ALL the programming software for all the current and many legacy radios as well as all the firmware updates. It also has other important info like user manuals, service manuals, etc. Will they approve me without being from an official Company/Organization? Wa2chj 8:25 AM. There are TWO ways to do firmware updates. One requires a separate cable, the other does not. I typically use the regular cable way.
In fact that's how I updated my VX-459 a few weeks ago. The software comes as a.zip file, and unzipping it gives you an executable.
As long as you have the correct COM port selected, it should take a minute or two and be done when using the regular programming cable that plugs into the speaker/mic jack. Make sure you back up your programming by downloading and saving the code plug before updating. I've never had a firmware update screw up the programming, but there's always a first time and with 512 channels there's no reason to take that chance. Sibbley 9:10 AM. There are TWO ways to do firmware updates.
One requires a separate cable, the other does not. I typically use the regular cable way. In fact that's how I updated my VX-459 a few weeks ago. The software comes as a.zip file, and unzipping it gives you an executable. As long as you have the correct COM port selected, it should take a minute or two and be done when using the regular programming cable that plugs into the speaker/mic jack. Make sure you back up your programming by downloading and saving the code plug before updating.
I've never had a firmware update screw up the programming, but there's always a first time and with 512 channels there's no reason to take that chance. Thank you for all the help! BTW, I just got my account for Vertex Standard Online a few minutes ago. That was a lot quicker than I expected. Wa2chj 10:09 AM. Sibbley To eliminate the squelch tail try the following: Go to Miscellaneous Menue Open the Misc 2 Tab go to CTCSS Elimination Set to 180 Degrees That should get rid of it.at least on everything that uses CTCSS.
Scott Scott, I set the CTCSS Elimination to 180 Degrees. It worked for most of the squelch tail. Some units transmitting there is still a bit of squelch tail, but it's much better.
Did the firmware update yesterday afternoon, worked perfectly. Thanks again.
Have you ever figured out how to make the beeps on alert closer together? In 2 tone settings, the option to space the beeps has a minimum of 2 seconds. Is there another setting?
Service Manual Kia
Wa2chj 6:14 AM. The squelch tail elimination is a function of how the CTCSS is handled by the transmitter at the end of a transmission. Some transmitters do nothing except end, and those are the ones you'll still hear a short tail on.
Service Manual Free Download
Nothing you can do about them. Best you can do is eliminate the others. Glad the firmware update went well. As you play around with updating and programming, you'll get better and more confident at it.that's when you'll start discovering how you can really make the radios do what you want them to.
No, I don't believe there is a way to change the beep timing other than changing the entire pattern letter. I think the old 160/180 series had the best alerting system, and they screwed it up with the 350 series.
1998 Arctic Cat 454 Service Manual
The 450 series is an attempt to improve on the 350 series, but it's still not as good as the 160/180 series IMHO. If you want to play the alerts and see what they sound like: Search for TRN Communications On the TRN website seach for VX-454 or VX-459 Down near the bottom of the page there is an alert player. TRN Communications is on this board and is one of the people who helped me out a great deal learning the Vertex software. Sibbley 11:13 AM.