1 watt compact UHF CB radios

I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L

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the tX655 is a radio transmitting device.

•Whentransmitting,keeptheantennamorethan25mmfrom anypartoftheheadorbody.

•Donottransmitnearelectricalblastingequipmentorin explosiveatmospheres.

•Donotallowchildrentooperatearadiotransmitterunsupervised.

CONTENTS

WARNING - SAFETY INFORMATION

ACCESSORIES SupplIEd

•2xTX655radios(withinternalbattery)

•2xsmartchargerswithtwinadaptor

•Instructionmanual

ACCESSORIESSUPPLIED ..............2

sAFEtY inFormAtion................2

imPortAnt inFormAtion .........3

PossibleIssues ........................4

tElEmEtrY cHAnnEls ...............5

FEAturEs ...................................5

BATTERIESAnDChARgIng ........6

RADIOCOnTROLS.......................7

LCDDisplay ............................8

ControlDescriptions ................9

BASICRADIOOPERATIOn .........11

AdjustingtheVolume ............11

MenuMode ..........................11

SelectingChannels ................12

ctcss codes ........................12

TXPowerSetting...................13

DualWatch ...........................13

handsFree(VOX)Mode ........14

RogerBeep ...........................14

KeyBeep ...................................14

room monitor.......................15

intercom ...............................15

Scrambler ..............................15

CallAlert ...............................16

monitor ................................16

LEDFlashlight .......................16

KeyLock ...............................16

ChannelScan. .......................17

ctcss code scan ..................17

BatteryWarningIndicator ......18

PowerSave ...........................18

TroubleShooting ...................19

uHF cB oPErAtinG FrEQuEnciEs. .................... 18/19

ctcss tonE FrEQuEnciEs. ......20

sPEciFicAtions .......................21

SCCOnTRACTWARRAnTYAgAInSTDEFECTS ....................22

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IMpORTANT

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONScarefullyandcompletelybeforeoperatingyourradioandretainthismanualforfuturereference.

NEVERconnecttheradiotoapowersourceotherthanthesuppliedbattery.Thismaydamageyourproduct.

DO NOTplaceyourradioinfrontofavehicleairbag.

DO NOTuseyourradiowithadamagedantenna.

DO NOT attempttomodifyyourradioinanyway.

ALWAYS chargeyourradioatnormalroomtemperature.

ALWAYSswitchoffyourradiowherenoticesrestricttheuseoftwo‑wayradioormobiletelephones.

ONLYusegMEapprovedrechargeablebatterieswiththesuppliedcharger.

AVOID exposingyourradiotowater.Itisnotwaterproof.

AVOIDstoringorchargingyourradioindirectsunlight.

AVOIDstoringorusingyourradiowheretemperaturesarebelow‑20°Corabove+60°C.

IMpORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING uHF CB RAdIO

TheuseoftheCitizenBandradioserviceislicensedinAustraliabytheACMARadiocommunications(CitizensBandRadioStations)ClassLicenceandinnewZealandbytheMinistryofEconomicDevelopmentnewZealand(MED).AgeneralUserRadioLicence forCitizensBandradioandoperationissubjecttoconditionscontainedinthoselicences.

TheclasslicenceforusersandequipmentoperatingintheCB/PRS477Mhzbandhasbeenamended.Thisradiomeetsthenew80channelstandard.

Insimpletermsthesameamountofspectrumisavailable;however, radiotransceiverscannowoperateinanarrowerbandwidthandhenceuselessspectrum.Theseradiosaregenerallyreferredtoasnarrowbandor12.5khzradios.Byusing12.5khzchannelspacinginsteadof25khz,the40channelsoriginallyallocatedcannowbe

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expandedto80channelstherebydoublingthechannelcapacity andrelievingcongestionintheUhFCB/PRSband.

Original40channelwidebandradioswillcontinuetooperateontheoriginal40channels,howevertheywillnotbeabletoconverseonthenewerchannels41–80.Thenewernarrowbandradioswillbeable toconversewithallolder40channelwidebandradiosonallchannels1to40aswellasthenewerchannelsallocatedfrom41to80.

Themixingofnarrowbandandwidebandradiosinthesamespectrumcancausesomepossibleoperatingissuesofinterferenceandvaryinglevelsofreceivedvolume.

PossiBle issUes

Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceivesatransmissionfromanolderwidebandradiothespeechmaysoundloudanddistorted–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Whenanolderwidebandradioreceivesasignalfromanewnarrowbandradio,thespeechmaysoundquiet‑simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Dependingonhowcloseyourreceivingradioistoanothertransmittingradio,therecanbeinterferencefromthetransmittingradioifitisusingachanneladjacenttothechannelyouarelisteningto.Simplytrygoingupordownafewchannelsfromthecurrentlyselectedchannel.

Theabovesituationsarenotafaultoftheradiobutasymptomofoperatingwidebandandnarrowbandradiosinthesamebandwidth.Thispossibleinterferencewilldecreaseovertimeasthepopulationofwidebandradiosagesanddecreases.

Furtherinformationandupdatesareavailablefromthe AustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthority(ACMA)at www.acma.gov.au andtheMinistryofEconomicDevelopment(MED),RadioSpectrumManagementat:www.rsm.govt.nz

TheACMAhasallocatedchannels5/35foremergencyuseonly.Channel5istheprimarySimplexEmergencyChannel.WhereaChannel5repeaterisavailable,youshouldselectDuplexonCh5.

NOTE: Channel35istheinputchannelfortheChannel5repeaterthereforeChannel35shouldalsonotbeusedforanythingotherthanemergency transmissions.

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TElEMETRY CHANNElS

ACMAregulationshaveallocatedchannels22and23fortelemetryonlyapplicationsandhaveprohibitedthetransmissionofspeechonthesechannels.ConsequentlytheTX655hasatransmit‑inhibitappliedtochannels22and23.

Intheeventthatadditionaltelemetry/telecommandchannelsareapprovedbytheACMA,thesechannelsshallbeaddedtothosecurrentlylistedwherevoicetransmissionisinhibited.Currentlytransmissionsonchannels61,62and63arealsoinhibitedandthesechannelsarereservedforfutureallocation.

FEATuRES

• Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser:Allowsuserprogrammablecontrolofscanning,channelmemoriesandselectedfeatureoptions.

• Programmable Scan Function:Scansupto80UhFCBchannels.

• In-built CTCSS:UserselectableContinuousToneCodedSquelchsystemforquietchanneloperation.

• 1 watt/0.5 watt RF Power: WhentransmittingincloserangeyoucanconservebatterypowerbyusingtheLowPowersetting.

• Individually Programmable Duplex Function:Userselectableforthoseindividualrepeaterchannelsinyourarea.

• Power-Save Feature: Sleepsduringperiodsofinactivity.

• In-built Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery: Average10hoursworkingtime.

• Keypad Lock: Preventsaccidentalbuttonpresses.

• Backlit LCD: Fornightviewing.

• Calling Tone/Roger Beep: Alertsyoutoincomingcalls.

• Dual Watch: Monitorstwochannelssimultaneously.

• VOX: Voiceactivatedtransmitforhandsfreeoperation.

• In-Built LED Torch

• Room Monitor Function

• Intercom Function: Forusewithoptionalintercomconnector.

• Voice Scrambler: Makesyourvoiceunintelligibletoothersnotusingthesamescramblertechnology.

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BATTERIES ANd CHARGING

Fitting the Batteries

TheTX655usesaninternalLithium‑Ionbatterywhichhasbeenpre‑installed.ForremovalorreplacementpleasecontactyourlocalDealer.Unauthorisedattemptstoremoveorreplacethebatterywillvoidyourwarrantyandmaydamageyourradio.

Charger Installation

Connectthepoweradaptortothemainspowersupplyandconnecttheadaptor’sDCplugstothechargercradles.TheLED’swillnot belit.

Battery Charging

Insertyourradiointooneofthechargingcradlesuntilitclicksintoplace.The‘Charging’LEDwilllightREDandtheradiowillstartcharging.IftheLEDdoesnotlightREDorbothLEDsblinkinREDandgREEn,removeandrefittheradiointothecradleagainuntilthe‘Charging’LEDlightsRED.

Thechargingtimeforafullydischargedbatteryistypically6‑7hours.Whenthebatteryisfullychargedthe‘Charged’LEDwill lightGrEEn.

Charging

PowerAdaptor‑Input:100~240VAC ‑Output:9V500mA

AdaptorPlugs

ChargingCradle

LEDs

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RAdIO CONTROlS

Push‑to‑Talk(PTT)

neckLanyardAttachment

LCD

MicrophoneJack

LED

EarphoneJack

Antenna

Duplex

Speakermode

scan/ Lock

monitor/Lamp

VolumeUp/ModeAdjust

Volumedown/ModeAdjust

Poweron/oFF

Microphone

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lCD DisPlAY

1. Receiving/BusyIcon

2. transmit icon

3. KeyLockIcon

4. rX monitor icon

5. KeyBeepIcon

6. room monitor icon

7. DuplexIcon

8. scan icon

9. BatteryWarningIcon

10. ScramblerIcon

11. RogerBeepIcon

12. DualWatchIcon

13. LowTXPowerIcon

14. intercom icon

15. VOXIcon

16. hiTXPowerIcon

17. ctcss code Icon/Display

18. ChannelDisplay

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9

18 17 16 15 14 13

10

12

11

7

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Power Button

PressandholdthePOWERbuttonforabout2seconds.Youwillhearaconfirmationtonetoindicatetheradioison.ToturntheradiooFF,pressandholdthePOWERbuttonforabout2seconds.

Push-To-Talk (PTT)

Pressandholdthisbuttontospeak(transmit).Releasethebuttontolisten(receive).YoucanonlycommunicatewithotherUhFCBradioswhentheirchannelandCTCSScodesettingsarethesameasyours.

UP Button Pressthisbuttontoincreasethevolume.InMenumodepressthisbuttontoadjusttheselectedmodesetting.

Down Button

Pressthisbuttontodecreasethevolume.InMenumodepressthisbuttontoadjusttheselectedmodesetting.

Mode Button PressthisbuttonbrieflytoentertheMenusettingmode.Pressagain(repeatedly)tostepthroughthemenusandselectdifferent settingoptions.

Monitor /Lamp Button PressthisbuttonbrieflytoswitchtheflashlightLEDonoroff.TheflashlightLEDwilloperateonlywhiletheradioisswitchedon.

Pressandholdthisbuttonforabout2secondstoactivatetheMonitorfunction.TheMonitorfunctionisusedtotemporarilyopenthesquelchtocheckforactivityonthecurrentchannelregardlessofCTCSScodesettings.

Duplex Button

PressthisbuttontoselectDuplexmodeonchannels1–8and 41–48.Duplexcanbeenabledordisabledseparatelyon individualchannels.DuplexoperationallowstheTX655totransmitonadifferentfrequencytothatwhichitreceives.Thisallowsoperationthroughrepeaterstationsinyourarea.Repeatersautomaticallyre‑transmityoursignaloveramuchwiderarea,providinggreatlyincreasedrange.TheDuplexmodeonlyworksonchannels1–8and41–48.WithDuplexselected,yourTX655actuallytransmits30channelshigher than it receives.

CoNTRol DesCRiPTioNs

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*Emergencychannelonly

To Activate the Duplex Mode

Selectaduplexchannel(1–8or41–48).BrieflypresstheDUP buttontotoggleduplexonoroffonthatchannel.WhenDuplexmodeisenabledontheselectedchannel,‘DUP’appearsonthedisplay.

Scan/Lock Button

Pressthisbuttonbrieflytoactivateordeactivatescanningwhereappropriate.Pressandholdthisbuttonfor2secondstoactivateordeactivatethekeypadlock.Thekeypadlockwillpreventsomebuttonsfrombeingpressedaccidentally.

Channel Selected

Receive Channel

Transmit Channel

1 1 31

2 2 32

3 3 33

4 4 34

5* 5* 35*

6 6 36

7 7 37

8 8 38

41 41 71

42 42 72

43 43 73

44 44 74

45 45 75

46 46 76

47 47 77

48 48 78

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TheCitizensBandRadioServiceoperatesonasharedchannelbasis.Thismeansthatotherusersandgroupsmaybeusinganyofthe80availablechannels.IftheChannelyouhaveselectedisalreadyinusepleasemakeanalternativeselection.

To use your radio

1. SwitchtheTX655onbypressingthePOWERbuttonfor2seconds.

2. Adjustthevolumebypressingthe or buttons.

3. SelecttherequiredchannelbypressingtheMODEbuttonthenpressingthe or buttons.

4. Listenfirsttoensurethechannelisclearbeforetransmitting.

5. Tospeak,holdtheradioupright,about10cmfromyourmouthandpressthePTT.Speakslowlyandclearlytowardstheradio.Thereisnoneedtoshoutasthemicrophoneisquitesensitive.ReleasethePTTwhenyouhavefinishedspeaking.

ADJUsTiNG THe VolUMe

Thereare7volumelevelstosuityourpersonalpreference.Toadjustthevolumelevel,pressthe or button.‘UL’isdisplayedalongwithavolumelevelsettingbetween1and7.Abeeptonewillalsoindicateanincreaseordecreaseinvolume.

NOTE: ThevolumelevelcannotbeadjustedwhenScanorDualWatchmodesareselected.

MeNU MoDe

TheMenumodeallowsyoutoselectuserpreferences,activatefeaturesanduseadvancedfunctions.

To Access the Menu Mode

Press the MODEbuttonbrieflytoaccesstheMenuoptions.ContinuetopresstheMODEbuttonbrieflytostepsequentiallythroughtheavailableMenuoptions.Aniconassociatedwiththeselectedoptionwillflashonthedisplay.Toadjusttheselectedoption,presstheor buttons.

Tostoreyoursettings,pressthePTTorwaitfor5secondsandyourradiowillexitthemenuandautomaticallyreturntostand‑bymode.

BASIC RAdIO OpERATION

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MENu OpTIONS

Display Functions Settings

‘Flashing’ Change Channel 01 – 40

CTC Change CTCSS Code 01 – 38, oF

Po Set TX Power Lo / HI

dh Select Dual Watch Mode 01 – 40, oF

Uo Select Hands Free (VOX) Lo / HI / oF

rb Activate Roger Beep on / oF

bP Activate Key Beep on / oF

bb Activate Room Monitor on / oF

it Intercom on / oF

Sr Scrambler on / oF

C Change Call Tone 01 – 03

seleCTiNG CHANNels

Press the MODEbutton.Thechannelnumberwillflash.Presstheor buttonstoselectthedesiredchannel.PressthePTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.

CTCss CoDes

CTCSS(ContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystem)isaSquelchquietingsystemthatallowsseveralgroupsofuserstosharethesamechannelwithoutdisturbingeachother.Thesystemappliesacontinuouslow‑leveltonetoyourtransmissionandusesamatchingtonedecoderinyourreceivertocontrolitsSquelch.WithCTCSSenabled,thechannelremainsquiettoallincomingsignalsunlesstheycarrythecorrecttone.Whenatransmissionwiththecorrecttoneisreceived,theSquelchopensandremainsopenforaslongasthesignalispresent.Whenthetransmissionends,thechannelbecomesquietagain.Transmissionsthatdonotusethecorrecttonewillnotbeheard.

TheTX655isfittedwith38differentCTCSScodes(seecodechart).YoucanselectorchangethecurrentCTCSScodeviatheMODEMenu.IftheotherradiosyouarecommunicatingwitharenotusingCTCSS,setyourCTCSScodeto‘oF’.TheTX655allowsCTCSStobeenabledordisabledonindividualchannels.

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NOTE: CTCSScodesdonotpreventotherradiousersfromhearingyourconversation.Theysimplyallowyoutoignoremessagesfromradiosthatarenotusingthesamecodetoyou.

To Change the CTCSS Code on the Selected Channel

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘CTC’flashes.Pressthe or buttonstoselectthedesiredcodeorselect‘oF’toturnCTCSSoff.

Press the PTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.TheCTCSSiconwillappearwheneveraCTCSScodeisenabledonthe selectedchannel.

TX PoWeR seTTiNG

TheTX655hastwotransmitterpowersettings‑highandLow.WhenyouaretransmittingincloserangetootherradiosyoucanconservebatterypowerbyusingtheLowpowersetting.Selectthehighpowersettingonlywhenyouneedincreasedrange.

To Change the Power Setting

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘Po’isdisplayed.Pressthe or buttonstoselectthedesiredpowersetting.Select‘hI’forhighpoweror‘Lo’forLowpower.PressthePTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.A‘hI’or‘Lo’iconwillbedisplayedtoindicatetheselectedpowersetting.

DUAl WATCH

DualWatchmodeallowsyoutomonitortwochannelsatthesametimeaprimarychannelandDualWatchchannel.Whenasignalisreceivedoneitherchanneltheunitwillpauseonthatchannelfor5secondsbeforeresumingtheDualWatch.

To Activate the Dual Watch Mode

1. Press the MODEbuttononcesothechanneldisplayflashesthenselectyourprimarychannelusingthe or buttons.

2. Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘dh’appears.

3. Press the or buttonstoselectthedesiredDualWatchchannel.

4. Press the PTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.ThiswillactivatetheDualWatchmode.

WhileDualWatchisactive,thedisplaywillalternatebetweentheprimaryandDualWatchchannelsand‘DW’willbedisplayed.

To Deactivate Dual Watch Mode

Press the button.‘DW’willdisappearfromthedisplay.

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Transmitting While in Dual Watch Mode

IfthePTTispressedwhiletheradioisreceivingasignalinDualWatchmode,theradiowilltransmitonthecurrentlydisplayedchannel.

IfthePTTispressedwhilenosignalispresent,theradiowilltransmitontheprimarychannel.

NOTE: the MODEbuttondoesnotfunctionwhiletheDualWatchmode is active.

HANDs FRee (VoX) MoDe

WhenhandsFree(VOX)modeisselectedtheradiowillautomaticallytransmitwhenevertheMicrophonedetectsyourvoice(orothernearbynoise).Itcanbeusedwiththeinternalmicrophoneorwithanappropriateaudioaccessory.

Toavoidaccidentaloperationandtoreducethechanceofbeingtriggeredbybackgroundnoisetherearetwomicrophonesensitivitysettings–highandLow.

ToactivatethehandsFree(VOX)mode,presstheMODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘Uo’isdisplayed.Pressthe or buttonstoselectthesensitivitylevel(hIorLo).PressthePTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.ThiswillactivatetheVOXmode.The iconwillbedisplayedwhenVOXmodeisactive.

TodeactivatethehandsFree(VOX)mode,repeattheprocessaboveandsetthesensitivitysettingto‘oF’.

RoGeR BeeP

TheRogerBeepisashorttonethatisautomaticallyaddedtotheendofyourtransmissionstotellotherusersthatyouhavefinishedspeaking.

To Activate or Deactivate the Roger Beep

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘rb’appears.Pressthe or buttonstochangethesettingto‘on’or‘oF’.PressthePTTorwait

for5secondstostoreyourselection.The iconwillbedisplayedwheneverRogerBeepisactive.

KeY BeeP

WhentheKeyBeepisactivated,yourradiowillemitaconfirmationbeepwitheachkeypress(excludingthePTT).

To activate or deactivate the Key Beep

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘bP’appears.Usethe or buttonstochangethesettingto‘on’or‘oF’.PressthePTTorwait

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for5secondstostoreyourchoice.The iconwillbedisplayedwheneverKeyBeepisactive.

RooM MoNiToR

TheRoomMonitorworksinasimilarwaytothehandsFree(VOX)modebutusesonlythehighestmicrophonesensitivitysetting.Whenactivated,theRoomMonitorlistensforsoundsintheroom.Anyshort,briefsoundsareignoredbutacontinuoussoundlasting5secondsormorewillcausetheradiototransmitfor15seconds.Ifthesoundpersists,theradiowillcontinuetotransmitforafurther15seconds.

To Activate the Room Monitor Mode

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘bb’isdisplayed.Usethe or buttonstochangethesettingto‘on’or‘oF’.Pressthe

PTTorwaitfor5secondstostoreyourchoice.The iconwillbedisplayedwhenevertheRoomMonitorisactive.

NOTE: TheSquelchmustbeclosedfortheroommonitortooperatecorrectly.

IMPORTANT:TheRoomMonitorfunctionisnotareplacementforregularlycheckingthesafetyandsecurityofchildren.Ifyoumoveoutofcommunicationrangeyouwillnotheartransmissions.

iNTeRCoM

TheintercomfunctionallowsyoutocommunicatewithanotherTX655radiousinganoptionalintercomconnector (availableseparately).

To Activate the Intercom Mode

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘it’appears.Pressthe or buttonstochangethesettingto‘on’or‘oF’.PressthePTT or wait5secondstostoreyourchoice.The‘InT’iconwillbedisplayedwhentheintercomfunctionisactive.

sCRAMBleR

Yourradioincorporatesasimplevoicescramblerusingbandinversion.Thescrambleriscompatiblewiththemajorityofscramblersusedbyothermanufacturers,allowingyoutoenjoyscrambledcommunicationswithbothgMEornon‑gMEradios.Oncethescramblerhasbeenactivatedyourtransmissionandreceptionwillonlybeintelligibletoothersusingthesamescramblertechnology.

To Activate the Scrambler

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘Sr’appears.Pressthe or buttonstochangethesettingto‘on’or‘oF’.PressthePTT or

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wait5secondstostoreyourchoice.The‘SCR’iconwillbedisplayedwhenthescramblerisswitchedon.

CAll AleRT

ToalertotherstoyourcallyoucansendaCallAlertMelody.TherearefivedifferentCallAlertMelodiesavailable.

To change the Melody

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntil‘C’appears.ThepresentlyselectedCallMelodywillbeheard.Usethe or buttonstochangethemelody.Thenewmelodywillbeheard.PressthePTT or wait5secondstostoreyourchoice.

To Send the Call Alert

DoublepressthePTT.TheCallMelodywillbetransmittedontheselectedchannelandwillalsobeheardinyourradio’sspeaker.

MoNiToR

TheMonitorfunctionisusedtotemporarilyopentheSquelchtocheckforactivityonthecurrentchannelregardlessofCTCSScodesettings.Italsosetsthesquelchtominimumwhichwillallowweakersignalstobeheard.

To Activate or Deactivate the Monitor

PressandholdtheMONITOR/LAMPbutton(belowthePTT)forabout2seconds.The iconwillappearwhentheMonitorisactive.WhenMonitorisactivatedandtherearenosignalspresent,abackgroundhisswillbeheard.Thisisnormal.

leD FlAsHliGHT

TheTX655isfittedwithahighintensityLEDflashlight.ToswitchtheflashlightLEDonoroff,brieflypresstheMONITOR/LAMPbutton.TheflashlightLEDwilloperateonlywhiletheradioisswitchedon.

KeY loCK

TheKeyLockfunctionisdesignedtoavoidaccidentallychangingthechannelorfunctionsettings.

To Activate or Deactivate the Key Lock

Pressandholdthe buttonforabout2seconds.The icon willappearwhentheKeyLockisactive.DuringthistimetheScan,Mode and DuplexbuttonsaredisabledhoweverthePower,PTT,Monitor and Volume or buttonsarestillactive.

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CHANNel sCAN

TheChannelScancanbeusedtofindusersonotherchannels.

To Activate or Deactivate the Channel Scan

Press the buttonbriefly.The iconwillappearwhentheChannelScanisactive.Theradiowillscanthroughall80channelssearchingforsignals.Ifyourradiodetectsavalidsignalthescanwillpausefor5secondstoallowyoutolistentothatchannel.

IfyoupressthePTTwhenthescanispaused,theradiowilltransmitonthepausedchannel.Scanningwillautomaticallyresumeafterapproximately15seconds.Pressthe or buttonstoresumescanningimmediately.

IfyoupressthePTT whiletheradioisscanning,theradiowillreturntoyouroriginalchannel.Scanningwillresumeapproximately15secondsafterthechannelbecomesinactive.

Press the buttonagaintodeactivatetheScanfunction.the iconwilldisappear.

NOTE: the MODEMenuandVolumeadjustmentsaredisabledwhilstscanning,however,pressingthe or buttonswillselectthedirectionofthescan.Toincreasebatterylife,usetheScanModesparingly.

CTCss CoDe sCAN

TheTX655hasaCTCSScodescanfunctionwhichcanbeusedtodeterminetheCTCSScodecurrentlybeingusedbysignalsontheselectedchannel.

To Use the CTCSS Code Scan

Press the MODEbuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheCTCSScodenumberflashes,thenbrieflypressthe button.The iconwillappear.

Theradiowillscanthroughall38CTCSScodescomparingthemtothesignalbeingreceivedontheselectedchannel.IfyourradiomatchesaCTCSScodewithoneontheincomingsignal,theCTCSSscanwillpausefor5seconds.Ifyounowpressthe PTT,yourradiowilltransmitusingthesameCTCSScodeasthesignalthatwasdetectedduringtheScan.

CTCSSscanningwillresumeafterapproximately15seconds.Toresumescanningimmediately,pressthe or buttons.Ifyoupressthe PTTwhilescanning,theradiowillreturntoyouroriginalCTCSScode. the ‘MODE’MenuandVolumearedisabledwhilstscanning.Toincreasebatterylife,usetheScanModesparingly.

uHF CB OpERATING FREQuENCIES

Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)

1 476.425~ 21 476.925 41 476.4375~ 61• 476.9375

2 476.450~ 22# 476.950 42 476.4625~ 62• 476.9625

3 476.475~ 23# 476.975 43 476.4875~ 63• 476.9875

4 476.500~ 24 477.000 44 476.5125~ 64 477.0125

5* 476.525~ 25 477.025 45 476.5375~ 65 477.0375

6 476.550~ 26 477.050 46 476.5625~ 66 477.0625

7 476.575~ 27 477.075 47 476.5875~ 67 477.0875

8 476.600~ 28 477.100 48 476.6125~ 68 477.1125

9 476.625 29 477.125 49 476.6375 69 477.1375

10 476.650 30 477.150 50 476.6625 70 477.1625

11+ 476.675 31 477.175~ 51 476.6875 71 477.1875~

12 476.700 32 477.200~ 52 476.7125 72 477.2125~

13 476.725 33 477.225~ 53 476.7375 73 477.2375~

14 476.750 34 477.250~ 54 476.7625 74 477.2625~

15 476.775 35* 477.275~ 55 476.7875 75 477.2875~

16 476.800 36 477.300~ 56 476.8125 76 477.3125~

17 476.825 37 477.325~ 57 476.8375 77 477.3375~

18 476.850 38 477.350~ 58 476.8625 78 477.3625~

19 476.875 39 477.375 59 476.8875 79 477.3875

20 476.900 40^ 477.400 60 476.9125 80 477.4125

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* Emergencyuseonly + Officiallydesignatedcallchannel#Telecommand/Selcalluseonly.VoicetransmissionisinhibitedasrequiredbyAS/nZS4365:2011.

BATTeRY WARNiNG iNDiCAToR

TheBatteryWarning iconindicateswhenthebatterylevelislowandthebatteryneedsrecharging.Ifnecessary,refertotheinstructionstorechargethebattery.Operatingtheradiowithalowbatterywillreduceperformance.

PoWeR sAVe

ToconservebatterypowertheradiowillautomaticallyenteraPowerSavemodeafterashortperiodofinactivity.

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uHF CB OpERATING FREQuENCIES

Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)

1 476.425~ 21 476.925 41 476.4375~ 61• 476.9375

2 476.450~ 22# 476.950 42 476.4625~ 62• 476.9625

3 476.475~ 23# 476.975 43 476.4875~ 63• 476.9875

4 476.500~ 24 477.000 44 476.5125~ 64 477.0125

5* 476.525~ 25 477.025 45 476.5375~ 65 477.0375

6 476.550~ 26 477.050 46 476.5625~ 66 477.0625

7 476.575~ 27 477.075 47 476.5875~ 67 477.0875

8 476.600~ 28 477.100 48 476.6125~ 68 477.1125

9 476.625 29 477.125 49 476.6375 69 477.1375

10 476.650 30 477.150 50 476.6625 70 477.1625

11+ 476.675 31 477.175~ 51 476.6875 71 477.1875~

12 476.700 32 477.200~ 52 476.7125 72 477.2125~

13 476.725 33 477.225~ 53 476.7375 73 477.2375~

14 476.750 34 477.250~ 54 476.7625 74 477.2625~

15 476.775 35* 477.275~ 55 476.7875 75 477.2875~

16 476.800 36 477.300~ 56 476.8125 76 477.3125~

17 476.825 37 477.325~ 57 476.8375 77 477.3375~

18 476.850 38 477.350~ 58 476.8625 78 477.3625~

19 476.875 39 477.375 59 476.8875 79 477.3875

20 476.900 40^ 477.400 60 476.9125 80 477.4125

^Roadchannel ~Repeaterchannels• guardbandchannels.VoicetransmissionisinhibitedasrequiredbyAS/nZS4365:2011.

TherearenousersettingsforthePowerSavemode.

TRoUBle sHooTiNG

IfyouexperienceproblemswithyourTX655firstchecktheBatteryWarningiconaslowbatteriescancauseproblemssuchasnotransmission,weakreceptionandpoorsoundquality.

Checkthemanualandradiodisplaytoensurethatfunctions(suchasVOX,ScanorDW)havenotbeenactivatedbyaccident.IncaseoffurtherdifficultypleaseconsultyourDealer.

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CTCSS TONE FREQuENCIES

No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency

1 67.0 14 107.2 27 167.9

2 71.9 15 110.9 28 173.8

3 71.9 16 114.8 29 179.9

4 77.0 17 118.8 30 186.2

5 79.7 18 123.0 31 192.8

6 82.5 19 127.3 32 203.5

7 85.4 20 131.8 33 210.7

8 88.5 21 136.5 34 218.1

9 91.5 22 141.3 35 225.7

10 94.8 23 146.2 36 233.6

11 97.4 24 151.4 37 241.8

12 100.0 25 156.7 38 250.3

13 103.5 26 162.2 OF 0

(CTCSSfrequencyshowninhz)

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SpECIFICATION

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Complies with:AS/nZS4365:2011forradiocommunicationsequipmentintheUhFCBandpersonalradioservice.

Frequency Range:476.425–477.4125Mhz

Number of Channels:80(75Voice,2Telemetry‑RXonly, 3guard‑RXonly)

Channel Spacing:12.5khz

Operating Mode:Simplexorhalfduplex

Privacy Codes: 38

Operating Temperature: ‑10˚Cto+60˚C

Battery Source:Li‑Ion3.7VDC720mAhrechargeablebatterypack

Operating Time: 10 Hrs (Transmit5%,Receive5%, Standby90%)

TRANsMiTTeR

RF Output: hi–1watt,Low–0.5watts

Modulation: Fm

Max. Deviation: ±2.5khz

Modulation Distortion: <5%(1khz70%)

ReCeiVeR

Usable Sensitivity:>–118dBm

Maximum Audio Output: >0.3wattsmaximum(8Ohms)

Modulation Distortion: <5%(1khz70%)

Specifications aretypicalunlessotherwiseindicatedandmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeorobligation.

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GME CONTRACT WARRANTY AGAINST dEFECTS

ThiswarrantyagainstdefectsisgivenbyStandardCommunicationsPtyLtdACn000346814(We,us,ourorgME).Ourcontactdetailsaresetoutinclause2.7.

1. Consumer guarantees

1.1 OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

1.2 Totheextentweareable,weexcludeallotherconditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwouldotherwisebeimplied.

2. Warranty against defects

2.1 ThisWarrantyisinadditiontoanddoesnotlimit,excludeorrestrictyourrightsundertheCompetitionandConsumerAct2010(Australia)oranyothermandatoryprotectionlawsthatmayapply.

2.2 Wewarrantourgoodstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable)fromthedateoforiginalsale(oranotherperiodweagreetoinwriting).Subjecttoourobligationsunderclause1.2,wewillatouroption,eitherrepairorreplacegoodswhichwearesatisfiedaredefective.Wewarrantanyreplacementpartsfortheremainderoftheperiodofwarrantyforthegoodsintowhichtheyareincorporated.

2.3 Totheextentpermittedbylaw,oursoleliabilityforbreachofacondition,warrantyorotherobligationimpliedbylawislimited

(a)inthecaseofgoodswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide‑

(i) thereplacementofthegoodsorthesupplyofequivalentgoods;

(ii) therepairofthegoods;

(iii)thecostofrepairingthegoodsorofacquiringequivalentgoods;

(b)inthecaseofserviceswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide–

(i) thesupplyingoftheservicesagain;

(ii) thecostofhavingtheservicessuppliedagain.

2.4 Forrepairsoutsidethewarrantyperiod,wewarrantourrepairstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthreemonthsfromthedateoftheoriginalrepair.Weagreetore‑repairorreplace(atouroption)anymaterialsorworkmanshipwhichwearesatisfiedaredefective.

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2.5 Wewarrantthatwewillperformserviceswithreasonablecareandskillandagreetoinvestigateanycomplaintregardingourservicesmadeingoodfaith.Ifwearesatisfiedthatthecomplaintisjustified,andasoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty(totheextentpermittedatlaw),weagreetosupplythoseservicesagainatnoextrachargetoyou.

2.6 Tomakeawarrantyclaimyoumustbeforetheendoftheapplicablewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable),atyourowncost,returnthegoodsyouallegearedefective,providewrittendetailsofthedefect,andgiveusanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoiceorsomeotherevidenceshowingdetailsofthetransaction.

2.7 Sendyourclaimto: StandardCommunicationsPtyLtd.UnitB,22‑24CollegeStreet,gladesville,nSW2111,Australia. Telephone:(02)98798888Fax:(02)98164722. Email:servadmin@gme.net.au

2.8 Ifwedeterminethatyourgoodsaredefective,wewillpayforthecostofreturningtherepairedorreplacedgoodstoyou,andreimburseyouforyourreasonableexpensesofsendingyourwarrantyclaimtous.

3. What this warranty does not cover

3.1 Thiswarrantywillnotapplyinrelationto:

(a)goodsmodifiedoralteredinanyway;

(b)defectsanddamagecausedbyusewithnonStandardCommunicationsproducts;

(c) repairsperformedotherthanbyourauthorisedrepresentative;

(d)defectsordamageresultingfrommisuse,accident,impact orneglect;

(e) goodsimproperlyinstalledorusedinamannercontrarytotherelevantinstructionmanual;or

(f) goodswheretheserialnumberhasbeenremovedor madeillegal.

4. Warranty period

4.1 WeprovidethefollowingwarrantyongMEandKingrayproducts.norepairorreplacementduringthewarrantyperiodwillreneworextendthewarrantyperiodpasttheperiodfromoriginaldateofpurchase.

PRODUCT TYPE WARRANTY PERIOD

477 MHz uHF cB portabletransceivers 1 year

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Partnumber:310538Drawingnumber:45711‑4

Adivisionof: Standard Communications Pty. Ltd.

Head Office: SYDNEY‑LockedBag2086,northRydenSW1670,Australia.Tel:(02)98446666,Fax:(02)98446600.

BRISBANE SYDNEY AUCKLANDUnit 1 Unit B 2/24 Bishop Dunn Place89-101 Factory Rd. 22-24 College St. East TamakiOxley Gladesville Manukau 2013QLD 4075 NSW 2111 NZ T: (07) 3278 6444 T: (02) 9879 8888 T: (09) 274 0955F: (07) 3278 6555 F: (02) 9816 4722 F: (09) 274 0959

MELBOURNE ADELAIDE PERTH 7 Micro Circuit 14 Phillips St. Unit 1 Dandenong South Thebarton 10-12 Harvard Way VIC 3165 SA 5031 Canning Vale T: (03) 9798 0988 T: (08) 8234 2633 WA 6155 F: (03) 9798 0177 F: (08) 8234 5138 T: (08) 9455 5744 F: (08) 9455 3110

ForcustomersoutsideAustraliaandnewZealand,pleasecontactyourlocal gMEretaileroremailto: export@gme.net.au