Operation Manual
EVX-530 SEriES OpErating Manual 1
Important Notice for North American Users Regarding 406 MHz Guard Band
The U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration have requested the
cooperation of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in preserving the integrity of the protected
frequency range 406.0 to 406.1 MHz, which is reserved for use by distress beacons. Do not attempt to pro-
gram this apparatus, under any circumstances, for operation in the frequency range 406.0 - 406.1 MHz if
the apparatus is to be used in or near North America.
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.
IntroductIon
The
EVX-530
series are full-featured Hand-Held Digital/Analog Transceiver designed for business communica-
tions in the VHF/UHF Land Mobile bands. These transceivers are 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-531
allows up to 32-channel capacity within a maximum 2 groups. The
EVX-534/-539
allows up to
512-channel capacity within a maximum 32 groups which can each be programmed with an 8-character Alpha-
Numeric Tag.
Important channel frequency data is stored in the ash memory, and is easily programmable by a Vertex Standard
licensed dealers using a personal computer with Vertex Standard Programming equipment:
FIF-12
USB Program-
ming Interface, and
CT-106
Connection cable with
CE142
Software. Or, once a single radio is programmed, clon-
ing cable
CT-27
can be used to program additional radios directly.
The pages which follow will detail the many advanced features provided in the
EVX-530
series transceiver. After
reading this manual, you may wish to consult with your Network Administrator regarding precise details of the
conguration of this equipment for use in your application.