3 and 5 watt compact uhf cb radios instruction manual

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3 and 5 watt compact UHF CB radios

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

The TX685 and TX6150 are radio transmitting devices.

•Whentransmitting,keeptheantennamorethan25mmfromanypartoftheheadorbody.

•Donottransmitnearelectricalblastingequipmentorinexplosiveatmospheres.

•Donotallowchildrentooperatearadiotransmitterunsupervised.

CONTENTS

SAFETY INFORMATION

ACCESSORIES SupplIEd

TX685

•Li-IonBatteryPack(2000mAh)

•DesktopCharger

•ACAdapter

•RemovableFlexibleAntenna

•EarpieceStyleMicrophonewithVOXandPTT

•BeltClip

•InstructionManual

TX6150

•Li-IonBatteryPack(2200mAh)

•DesktopRapidCharger

•ACAdapter

•RemovableFlexibleAntenna

•SpeakerMicrophone

•EarpieceStyleMicrophonewithVOXandPTT

•VehicleLighter12VDCLead

•BeltClip

•InstructionManual

SAFETYINFORMATION...................................... 2

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

IMPORTANTINFORMATIONCONCERNINGUHF

CBRADIO ......................................................... 3

IMPORTANTADVICE........................................... 4

FEATURES ......................................................... 4

CONTROLS ........................................................ 5

LCDICONS........................................................ 6

POWERINGTHERADIO ..................................... 7

ChargingtheBatteryPack .............................. 8

BatteryLowAlert .......................................... 8

BatteryUsage ................................................ 8

ConservingBatteryPower ............................. 8

GENERALOPERATION ....................................... 9

PowerOn/Off ................................................ 9

AdjustingtheVolume ..................................... 9

DisplayLighting ............................................. 9

ReceivingSignals .......................................... 9

Transmitting .................................................. 9

SelectingChannels ......................................... 9

Squelch ......................................................... 9

KeypadLock ................................................. 10

DuplexOperation ........................................ 10

SCANNING ..................................................... 10

ScanningFeatures ........................................ 11

CTCSS/DCSSILENTMODE ................................ 11

MENU ............................................................. 11

UsingtheMenu .......................................... 12

DuplexModeSelection ................................. 12

CTCSSandDCSCodeSelection ................... 12

TransmitterPower ....................................... 13

VoiceScrambler .......................................... 13

VOXSettings ............................................... 13

SquelchLevelSetting ................................... 14

RogerBeepTone ......................................... 14

ButtonBeep ................................................ 14

CallAlarmSelection .................................... 14

DualWatch ................................................. 15

DualWatchOperation .................................. 15

CTCSSTONEFREQUENCIES ............................. 15

DCSTONECHART............................................ 16

UHFCBOPERATINGFREQUENCIES ................. 17

SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 18

SCCONTRACTWARRANTYAGAINSTDEFECTS . 18

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IMpORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING uHF CB RAdIO TheuseoftheCitizenBandradioserviceislicensedinAustraliabytheACMARadiocommunications(CitizensBandradioStations)ClassLicenceandinNewZealandby theMinistryofEconomicDevelopmentNewZealand(MED).AGeneralUserRadioLicence forCitizensBandradioandoperationissubjecttoconditionscontainedinthoselicences.

TheclasslicenceforusersandequipmentoperatingintheCB/PRS477MHzbandhasbeenamended.Thisradiomeetsthenew80channelstandard.

Insimpletermsthesameamountofspectrumisavailable;however,radiotransceiverscannowoperateinanarrowerbandwidthandhenceuselessspectrum.Theseradiosaregenerallyreferredtoasnarrowbandor12.5kHzradios.Byusing12.5kHzchannelspacinginsteadof 25kHz,the40channelsoriginallyallocatedcannowbeexpandedto80channelstherebydoublingthechannelcapacityandrelievingcongestionintheUHFCB/PRSband.

Original40channelwidebandradioswillcontinuetooperateontheoriginal40channels,howevertheywillnotbeabletoconverseonthenewerchannels41–80.Thenewernarrowbandradioswillbeabletoconversewithallolder40channelwidebandradiosonallchannels1to40aswellasthenewerchannelsallocatedfrom41to80.

Themixingofnarrowbandandwidebandradiosinthesamespectrumcancausesome possibleoperatingissuesofinterferenceandvaryinglevelsofreceivedvolume.

Possible issues

Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceivesatransmissionfromanolderwidebandradiothe speechmaysoundloudanddistorted–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Whenanolderwidebandradioreceivesasignalfromanewnarrowbandradio,thespeech maysoundquiet–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Dependingonhowcloseyourreceivingradioistoanothertransmittingradio,therecanbeinterferencefromthetransmittingradioifitisusingachanneladjacenttothechannelyouarelisteningto.Simplytrygoingupordownafewchannelsfromthecurrentlyselectedchannel.

Theabovesituationsarenotafaultoftheradiobutasymptomofoperatingwidebandandnarrowbandradiosinthesamebandwidth.Thispossibleinterferencewilldecreaseovertime asthepopulationofwidebandradiosagesanddecreases.

FurtherinformationandupdatesareavailablefromtheAustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthority(ACMA)atwww.acma.gov.au andtheMinistryofEconomicDevelopment(MED),RadioSpectrumManagementat:www.rsm.govt.nz

eMeRGeNCY CHANNels

TheACMAhasallocatedchannels5/35foremergencyuseonly.Channel5istheprimary SimplexEmergencyChannel.Whereachannel5repeaterisavailable,youshouldselect DuplexonCH5.

NoTe: Channel35istheinputchannelforthechannel5repeaterthereforechannel35 shouldalsonotbeusedforanythingotherthanemergencytransmissions.

TeleMeTRY CHANNels

ACMAregulationshaveallocatedchannels22and23fortelemetry-onlyapplicationsandhaveprohibitedthetransmissionofspeechonthesechannels.Consequentlytheradiohasa transmit-inhibitappliedtochannels22and23.

Intheeventthatadditionaltelemetry/telecommandchannelsareapprovedbytheACMA, thesechannelsshallbeaddedtothosecurrentlylistedwherevoicetransmissionisinhibited.Currently,transmissionsonchannels61,62and63arealsoinhibitedandthesechannelsarereservedforfutureallocation.

I N S T RUCT ION MANUAL T X 6150 / T X 685

TRANsMiT (TX)

TX685 – 3/1 watt and TX6150 – 5/1 watt RF Power: SelectabletransmitterpowerallowsyoutoconservebatterypowerwhentransmittingincloserangebyusingtheLowPowersetting.

individually Programmable Duplex Function: Userselectableforonlythoseindividualchannelsinyourareathathaverepeaters,leavingothersfreeforuseasextrasimplexchannels.

ReCeive (RX)

80† Channels 477 uHF Cb

Power-save Feature: Conservesbatterypowerbysleepingduringperiodsofinactivity.

Calling Tone and Roger beep: Alertsyoutoincomingcalls.

signal Receive indicator

sCANNiNG AND MeMoRY FuNCTioNs

Microprocessor Controlled Frequency synthesiser: Allowsuserprogrammablecontrolofscanning,channelmemoriesandselectedfeatureoptions.

Programmable scan Function: Scansupto80UHFCBchannels.

Dual Watch: Monitorstwochannelssimultaneously.

PRivACY FuNCTioNs

voice inversion scrambler: Asimplevoicescramblerthat,whenactivated,willmakeyourtransmissionandreceptionintelligibleonlytootherradiosusingthesamescramblertechnology.

CTCss & DCs: Abuilt-inContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystemandaDigitalCodedSquelchoptionprovidequietchanneloperation.

PHYsiCAl PRoPeRTies

Water & Dust proof iP67: Providesprotectionagainstdustandtemporaryimmersioninwater.

Removable Flexible Antenna

Rugged Construction with Die-cast Chassis

useR CoNTRols AND iNTeRFACe

Keypad lock: Preventsaccidentalbuttonpresses.

backlit lCD: Fornightviewing.

Desktop Charger – TX685, Desktop Rapid Charger – TX6150

IMpORTANT AdVICE

FEATuRES

ReAD All iNsTRuCTioNscarefullyandcompletelybeforeoperatingyourradioandretainthismanualforfuturereference.

• NeveRconnecttheradiotoapowersourceotherthanthesuppliedbattery.Thismaydamageyourradio.

•Do NoTplaceyourradioinfrontofa vehicleairbag.

•Do NoTuseyourradiowithadamagedantenna.

•Do NoTattempttomodifyyourradio inanyway.

•AlWAYschargeyourradioatnormalroomtemperature.

•AlWAYsswitchoffyourradiowherenoticesrestricttheuseoftwo-wayradioormobiletelephones.

•oNlYuseGMEapprovedrechargeable batterypackswiththesuppliedcharger.

•AvoiDstoringorchargingyourradioindirectsunlight.

• AvoiDstoringorusingyourradiowheretemperaturesarebelow-20°Corabove+60°C.

† Refer to Page 3. Important information concerning UHF CB radio.


CONTROlS

Antenna

IndicatorLED

PTTButton

SquelchButton

Menu/FunctionKey

ChannelDown

VolumeOn/Off

BeltClip

Speaker

AccessoryJack

Microphone

LCDDisplay

ChannelUp

Battery


lCd ICONS

Monitor icon:AppearswhentheSquelchisopen.

Dual Watch icon:Appearswhen DualWatchisactive.

voX icon:AppearswhenVOXmode is active.

Key lock icon:Appearswhenthekeypadislocked.

button beep icon:Appearswhenbuttonconfirmationtonesareon.

Roger beep icon:AppearswhentheRogerBeeptonesareactive.

Hi Power icon:AppearswhenHigh TXpowerisselected.

CTCss silent icon:AppearswhenSilentmodeisactiveusingCTCSS.

low Power icon: Appearswhen LowTXpowerisselected.

Function icon:Appearswhenthefunction‘F’keyispressedtoactivatesecondaryfunctions.

scan icon:Flasheswhenradio is scanning.

battery icon:Displaysbattery chargelevel.

scrambler icon:AppearswhenScramblerisenabled.

Duplex icon:AppearsonchannelswhereDuplexisenabled.

DCs silent icon:Appearswhen SilentmodeisactiveusingDSC.

Receive icon:Appearswhen receivingsignals.

Transmit icon:Appearswhentransmitting.

Power save icon:Appearswhen theradioissleeping.

CTCss/DCs Display: Indicates the selectedCTCSSorDCStonewhenin theMenu.

Channel Display:Displaysthe selectedchannelinuse.


pOWERING THE RAdIO

Yourradioispoweredbya7.4voltLi-Ionbatterypack.Whenthebatterypackisnew,itshouldbefullychargedbeforebeingusedforthefirsttime.Ifleftunused,yourradio’sbatterypackwilldischargeitselfwithinafewmonths.Ifyouhavenotusedyourradioforsometime,youwillneed torechargethebatterypackbeforeuse.

WARNiNG: UseonlytheapprovedGMEcharger.Theuseofothertypesmaybedangerousand willvoidthewarranty.

To Fit the battery Pack

1. Ensurethatyourradioisswitchedoff.

2. Aligntheslotsinthebatterypackwiththebatteryguidesonthebackoftheradio.

3. Slidethebatterypackupwardsasfarasitwillgountilit‘clicks’.

To Remove the battery Pack

1. Ensurethatyourradioisswitchedoff.

2. Holdtheradioupside-down.

3. Usingyourfingernail,slidethebatterycatchtowardsthefrontoftheradiotoreleasethe batterythenslidethebatterytowardsyou.Thebatterypackshouldseparatefromtheradio.

slide to lock battery

Pull to release battery


Charging the battery Pack

TheTX685issuppliedwithadesktopcharger.Thedesktopchargerwillchargeafullydischarged2000mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround7–8hours.

TheTX6150issuppliedwitharapiddesktopcharger.Thechargerwillchargeafullydischarged2200mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround3hours.

Tochargethebatterypack:

1. Plugtheincludedplugpackpowersupplyintoastandard240voltACoutlet.

2. Connecttheplugpack’sDCconnectortothesocketunderthebaseofthedesktopcharger.Routetheleadthroughtheslotunderthecharger’sbase.

3. Placetheradiowithbatteryattached,intothecradle.TheRED‘CHG’LEDwilllighttoindicatethebatteryischarging.

4. Whenthebatteryhascharged,theGREEN‘FULL’LEDwilllight.

battery low Alert

Whenthebatteryiconblinksontheradio’sdisplay,thebatterylevelislowandthebatterypackshouldberecharged.Ifthebatteryisnotcharged,anaudiotonewillthensoundtowarntheuserthatthebatteryisalmostdischarged.

battery usage

Thetimetakentodischargethebatterypackwilldependonhowyouusetheradio.Thebatterypacksuppliedispowerfulenoughforafullday’suseunderaverageconditions.

Conserving battery Power

Theradiohasbuilt-inpowersavingfeaturestohelpyougetthemaximumamountoftimebetweenchargesfromyourLi-Ionbatterypack.Ifyouneedtooperateyourradioinasituationwhereyourequiremaximumbatterylife(e.g.aremotesitewherethereisnoconvenientrechargingfacilitynearby)thefollowinghintscangreatlyreducetheamountofpowerdrawnfromthebatterypack.

standby Mode

Theradiowillautomaticallyenterthe‘Standby’modewhenitisinactive(i.e.nottransmittingorreceivingsignals).

WhileinStandbymodeitwillstillcheckforincomingsignalsbutitwilldrawconsiderablylesspowerfromthebatterypack.Assoonasasignalisheardorthekeysarepressedtheradiowill‘wakeup’again.ThisStandbymodeisautomaticandbyitselfcanextendthebatterylifebymanyhours.

using CTCss/DCs

Ifyouareexpectingtoreceivesignalsonabusychannel,youcanprogramthatchannelforCTCSS/DCSoperationandgettheotherpersontocallyouusingthesameCTCSS/DCStone.YourradiowillthenremaininStandbyandignoreallothersignalsuntilyourselectedCTCSS/DCStoneisreceived.

scanning

Theradiodrawsmorepowerfromthebatterypackwhenscanningthanwhenmonitoringasinglechannel.Thisisbecauseitmust‘wakeup’moreoftentomonitoreachchannelforactivity.Youcan‘squeeze’thatextrabitoflifefromthebatterypackbyavoidinganyunnecessaryscanning.Inaddition,scanningincreasesthechanceoffindingasignaltherebykeepingthereceiver‘awake’ andthesquelchopenmoreoften.

low Transmit Power settings

Thetransmitterhasbothhighandlowpowersettings.Ifyouareonlyoperatingovershortdistances,areinareasonablyhighlocationorareclosetoalocalrepeater,tryusingtheLowtransmitterpowersetting.Thisreducesthetransmitterpowerto1watteffectivelydoublingthetalktimeavailable.


GENERAl OpERATIONPower on/off

RotatethevoluMecontrolclockwisepastthe‘click’toturntheradioon.Theradiowillemitaconfirmationtonewhenitisswitchedon.RotatethevoluMecontrolcounter-clockwisepasttheclicktoturntheradiooffagain.

Adjusting the volume

Withtheunitpoweredon,rotatethe voluMecontrolclockwisetoincreasethevolumeandcounter-clockwisetodecreasethevolume.

Display lighting

TheLCDbacklightingactivatesautomaticallywheneverakeyispressedandturnsoffautomaticallyafterabout5seconds.

Receiving signals

Whiletheradioisnotreceivingsignals,itwillremaininstandbymodetoconservebatterypower.Whenasignalisreceived,theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightGREEN and the

iconwillappearonthedisplay.AdjustthevoluMecontrolforacomfortablelisteninglevel.

IftheincomingsignalisencodedwithaCTCSSorDCStonematchingtheonesetinyourradio,theLEDindicatorwilllightORANGEandyouwillbeabletohearthesignalinthespeaker.IftheLEDindicatorlightsGREEN and the iconappearsbutyoucannothearthesignal,itislikelythattheincomingsignalisusingadifferentCTCSSorDCStonetothatselectedinyourradio(seeMenuoptionsformoredetailsonsettingCTCSS/DCStones).

Ifnofurthersignalsarereceived,theunitwillreturntostandbymode.

Transmitting

Totransmit,pressandholdthePTT (Push-To-Talk)switch.Theotherradioyouaretalkingtomustbesettothesamechannel.Holdtheradioapproximately5to8cmfromyourmouthwiththeantennaverticalandspeakintothebuilt-inmicrophone.

WhilethePTTswitchispressed,theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightREDandthe iconwillappearontheLCD.Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,releasethePTTswitchtoreceiveincomingsignals(itisnotpossibletotransmitandreceiveatthesametime).Ifnofurthersignalsarereceived,theunitwillreverttostandbymode.

TiP: The PTTswitchcanalsobeusedtotransmitaCallAlarmmelody.WhentheCallAlarmmelodyisenabled(seeMenuoptionsformoredetailsonCallAlarmsettings),pressingthePTTswitchtwicequicklywillplaytheCallAlarmmelodyinthespeakerofotherradiosonthesamechanneltoalertthemtoyourcall.Duringthistimethe iconisdisplayedandthe LEDindicatorwilllightREDforabout5seconds.TheCallAlarmcanonlybesentonceperminute.

selecting Channels

Inthe‘standby’mode,pressthe keytostepuponechannelor thekeytostepdownonechannel.Pressandholdthe or keystoquicklyscrollthroughthechannels.

squelch

Thesquelchisusedtoeliminatethebackgroundnoisewhentherearenosignalspresent.Whenthesquelchisopenthereceiver’sbackgroundnoisecanbeheard.Whenthesquelchisclosedthereceiverremainsquietwhiletherearenosignalspresentbutanyincomingsignalswilloverridethesquelchandbeheardinthespeaker.

Toopenthesquelch,brieflypressthesQlkey.Thiswillallowyoutocheckthecurrentchannelforactivitybeforetransmitting,particularlyifyouhaveCTCSSenabled.Whenthesquelchisopen,theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightGREEN and the and iconswillappearonthedisplay.Duringthistimeyouwillhearstaticorhissifthechannelisclear.Donottransmitifyouhearanysignals.

Toclosethesquelch,brieflypressthesQlkeyagain.

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NoTe: ThesquelchsensitivityispresetintheMenu–SquelchLevelsetting(seeMenuoptionsformoredetailsonsettingthesquelchsensitivity).

Keypad lock

TheKeypadLockdisablesthekeystopreventaccidentalkeypressesfromchangingthepreferredsettingsoftheradio.Whenthekeysarelocked,the IconisdisplayedandallkeypressesareignoredexceptforthePTT, sQlandtheKeypadunlockfunction.

ToactivatetheKeypadLockpresstheFkey(theFiconwillappear)thenholdthe keyuntil theradiobeeps.The iconwillappearonthedisplay.

TocanceltheKeypadLock,presstheFkeythenholdthe keyagainuntiltheradiobeeps. The iconwilldisappear.

Duplex operation

Duplexoperationallowstheradiototransmitonadifferentfrequencytothatwhichitreceives.Thisallowsoperationthroughrepeaterstationsinyourarea.Repeatersautomaticallyre-transmityoursignaloveramuchwiderarea,providinggreatlyincreasedrange.TheDuplexmodeonlyworksondesignatedrepeaterchannels1–8and41–48.WithDuplexselectedononeofthesechannels,yourradioactuallytransmits30channelshigherthanitreceives.

e.g.IfDuplexisselectedonchannel1,yourradiowillreceiveonchannel1butwilltransmitonchannel31.

Duplexcanbeenabledordisabledseparatelyonindividualchannels.WhenDuplexisenabledon theselectedchannel, isdisplayed.

TheDuplexModeissetthroughtheMenu.PleaserefertotheMenuoptionsfurtherbelow.

simplex/Duplex Range Comparison

SCANNING

Channelscanningallowsyoutomonitorasequenceofselectedchannelsforincomingsignals.

NoTe: Whiletheradioisscanning,theMenusettingkeyisdisabled.

To select Channels for scanning

1. Pressthe or ▼keystoselecttherequiredchannel.

2. HoldthesCANkeyuntiltheradiobeeps. willbedisplayedindicatingtheselectedchannelisnowstoredintheScanMemory.

3. RepeattostorefurtherchannelsintotheScanMemory.

4. ToremoveachannelfromtheScanGroup,pressthe or ▼keystoselecttherequiredchannelthenholdthesCANkeyuntiltheradiobeeps. willdisappearfromthedisplay.

To scan the selected Channels

BrieflypressthesCANkey.The iconwillflashandthechannelnumberswillchangeastheradioscansthroughthechannels.Whilescanning,brieflypressthe or keystochangethescandirectionupwardsordownwards.

CHANNEL 31

CHANNEL 1

CHANNEL 1CHANNEL 31

VEHICLE

SIMPLEX

REPEATEROPERATION

VEHICLE

REPEATERSTATION

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Toexitthescanmode,brieflypressthesCANkeyagain.Theradiowillreturntonormaloperation.

NoTe: Theremustbeatleast2channelsstoredinthescanmemoryotherwisetheradiowillnotscan.

scanning Features

• Ifasignalisreceived,thescanispausedallowingyoutotransmitandreceiveonthatchannel.Duringthistimethe iconwillcontinuetoflashtoshowthatthescanisstillactive.Oncethechannelhasbeeninactivefor5secondsthescanwillautomaticallyresume.

• PressingthePTTswitchwhiletheradioisscanningwilljumptotheworkingchannelallowingyoutotransmitandreceiveonthatchannel(theworkingchannelisthechanneltheradiowasonatthetimethescanwasactivated).Duringthistimethe iconwillcontinuetoflashtoshowthatthescanisstillactive.Oncetheworkingchannelhasbeeninactivefor5secondsthescanwillautomaticallyresume.

• Ifthescanispausedonabusychannelthatyoudon’twishtolistento,pressthe or keys to‘skip’overthechannelandcontinuescanning.

TiP: TheScanmodewillreducetheoverallbatterylifebecausetheStandby(batterysaver) featureisoverridden.Youshouldavoidscanningifthebatteryisrunninglowandyouneed toconservepower.

CTCSS, dCS ANd SIlENT MOdE

CTCSS(ContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystem)andDCS(DigitalCodedSquelch)aresimilarsquelchquietingsystemsthatallowgroupsofuserstosharethesamechannelwithoutdisturbingeachother.TheCTCSSsystemuses1of50lowfrequencytonestoopenandclosethesquelchontheradio.TheDCSsystemissimilartoCTCSSbutuses1of104digitalcodestocontrolthesquelch.WhenCTCSSorDCSisenabledonyourradio,onlysignalsthatareusingthesamecodeasyourradiowillbeheardinthespeakerandthesquelchwillremainclosedtoallothersignals.

NotethatCTCSSandDCScodesdonotpreventothersfromhearingyourtransmission.

CTCSS/DCStonesareswitchedoffbydefault.TouseCTCSS/DCSyoumustfirstenableasuitableCTCSS/DCScodeusingtheMENU(seeMenuoptionsformoredetails).YourchoiceofCTCSSorDCSwilllargelydependonwhichiscurrentlybeingusedbyotherradiosinyourgroup.Ifneithersystemiscurrentlyinuse,youcanmakeyourownchoice.Thereisnodifferenceinperformancebetweenthetwosystems.OnceaCTCSSorDCScodehasbeenenabled,thedisplaywillshow (forCTCSS)or (forDCS).Youcannowmakeselectedchannels‘quiet’byenablingSILENTmodeonthosechannels.

To Activate or Deactivate silent Mode on a Channel

1. Selecttherequiredchannel.

2. PressandholdthesQlkey.TheselectedCTCSSorDCScodewillbedisplayedonthatchannel.

ChannelsthathaveSilentmodeenabledwillnowremainquietunlessasignalcontainingyourchosen code is received.

NoTe: SilentmodecannotbeactivatedunlessaCTCSSorDCScodehasbeenselectedviatheMenukey(SeeMenuoptionsformoredetails).IfCTCSS/DCStonesaresetto‘Off’,anyattempttoactivatetheSilentmodewillbeignored.WhencommunicatingwithotherradiosusingCTCSSorDCS,allradiosmustbeswitchedtothesamechannelandhavethesameCTCSSorDCScodeselected.ToreceivesignalsfromradiosthatarenotusingCTCSSorDCSyouwillneedtodisableSilentmodeonthatchannel.


MENuTheMenukeyisusedtosetthevariousfeaturesettings.Thefollowingchartshowstheorderoftheseselections.

1. Duplex(channels1–8and41–48only)

2. CTCSSandDCSCodeSelection

3. TransmitterPower

4. ScramblerSetting

5. VOXSettings

6. SquelchLevelSetting

7. RogerBeepSetting

8. ButtonBeepSelection

9. CallAlarmSelection

10.DualWatchChannel

using the Menu

ToaccesstheMenu,pressandholdtheMeNukeyuntiltheradiobeeps.Menuoptionswillappearintheorderlistedabove.

NoTe: The Duplexmenuoptionwillonlyappearwhenchannels1–8 or 41–48areselected. CTCSS/DCSandtransmitpowersettingsareinhibitedonchannels5/35(emergencychannel).

TosteptothenextMenuitempresstheMeNukeyagain.TochangetheoptionsintheselectedMenupressthe or keys.TostoreyourselectionandexittheMenupressthePTT.

Duplex Mode selection

TheDuplexoptiononlyappearsintheMenuifarepeaterchannel(1–8or41–48)wasselectedpriortoenteringthemenu.Toenableduplexontheselectedrepeaterchannel;

1.Selecttherequiredrepeaterchannel1–8or41–48usingthe or keys.

2.PressandholdtheMeNukeyuntiltheradiobeeps.The iconwillflash.

3.Pressthe or keystotoggle‘on’(duplexenabled)or‘oF’(duplexdisabled)onthedisplay.

4.PressthePTTtostoreyoursettingandexittheMenu.

WhenDuplexisenabledonarepeaterchannel,the iconwillbedisplayedwheneverthatchannelisselected.

CTCss and DCs Code selection

TheradioisfittedwithbothCTCSSandDCSsystems.Thereare50CTCSStonesand104DCScodes.

TheDCScodesandtheCTCSStonesareaccessedthroughthesamemenu(seetablebelow).WhenCTCSStonesarebeingselected‘CT’isdisplayed.ToaccessDCScodesscrollpastCTCSStone50until‘DT’isdisplayed.

To select a CTCss or DCs Code

1. PressandholdtheMeNukeyuntiltheradiobeeps.‘CT’(forCTCSS)or‘DT’(forDCS)willbedisplayed.

2. Pressthe or keystoselecttherequiredtone/code.

3. ToselectCTCSStones01to50pressthe or keyswhile‘CT’isdisplayed.

4. ToselectDCScodes,holdthe or keytoscrollpasttheCTCSStonesuntil‘DT’isdisplayed.Nowusethe or keystoselecttherequiredDCScode001to104.

5. ToreturntoCTCSStonesholdthe or keyuntil‘CT’isdisplayedagain.

6. ToturnCTCSS/DCStonesoff,holdthe keytosteptotheendofthecodelistuntil‘oF’isdisplayed.

7. PressthePTTtoconfirmandstoreyourselection. or isnowdisplayedtoconfirmthecodesystemyouhaveselected.

oFF

CT (CTCss) DT (DCs)

01 50 001 104


To enable silent Mode on a Channel


2. PressandholdthesQlkeyforabout2seconds.Theselectedcodenumberwillbedisplayedonthatchannel.

3. Theselectedchannelwillnowremainsilentunlessasignalisreceivedcontainingthechosentone/code.

NoTe: Silentmodewillonlybeenabledonchannelsyouselect.Otherchannelswillremainopentoallincomingsignals.

To Disable silent Mode on a Channel


2. PressandholdthesQlkeyforabout2seconds.Theselectedcodenumberwillbedisappearfromthatchannel.Theselectedchannelwillnowbeopentoallincomingsignals.

Transmitter Power

ThetransmitterpowercanbesettoHighorLow.Thepowersettingappliestoallchannels(except5/35).

To set the Transmit Power

1. PressandholdtheMeNukeyuntiltheradiobeeps.

2. BrieflypresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘PW’isdisplayed.‘Hi’or‘Lo’willbeflashing.

3. Pressthe or keystoselecttherequiredpowersetting.Select‘Hi’forhighpoweror‘Lo’forlowpower.

4. PressthePTTtoconfirmandstoreyourselection.

Theradioshouldnowdisplaytheselectedchannelnumberalongwiththe or icon to indicate thetransmitpoweryouhaveset.

voice scrambler

Yourradioincorporatesavoicescramblerusingbandinversion.Thescrambleriscompatiblewiththemajorityofscramblersusedbyothermanufacturers,allowingyoutoenjoyscrambledcommunicationswithownersofnon-GMEradios.

To enable or Disable the scrambler


2. BrieflypresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘SR’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeflashing.

3. Pressthe or keystoselect‘on’or‘oF’.


Whenthescramblerisonthe iconisdisplayed.

NoTe: Whenthescramblerisenabled,allchannelsarescrambled.

voX settings

TheVOXfeatureallowsyoutohavehands-freeconversations.Whenyouspeak,themicrophoneautomaticallydetectsyourvoice(orothernearbysound)causingtheradiototransmitwithouttheneedtopressthePTTbutton.

To set the Radio for voX operation


2. BrieflypresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘VX’isdisplayed.

3. Pressthe or keystosettheVOXsensitivityfrom1(min)to3(max).AminimumsettingrequiresaloudervoicetoactivatetheVOXwhileamaximumsettingwillactivatetheVOXwith amuchsoftervoice.


4. TodisabletheVOXcompletely,settheVOXsensitivityto‘oF’.

5. PressthePTTkeytoconfirmandstoreyourselection.

WhenVOXisenabled,the iconisvisibleonthedisplay.

NoTe: UsingtheradioinanoisyenvironmentwiththeVOXsensitivitysettomaximumcouldcausetheradiototransmitunexpectedly.Ifthishappenssimplyreducethesensitivitysetting.

squelch level setting

TheSquelchisdesignedtokeeptheradioquietwhentherearenosignalspresent.TheSquelchsettingadjuststhesensitivityofthesquelchtoincomingsignals.HigherSquelchsettingsrequirestrongersignalstoovercomethesquelchandbeheardinthespeakerwhilelowersettingsallowmuchweakersignalstobeheard.

To set the squelch


2. PresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘SQ’isdisplayed.Thecurrentsquelchlevelwillflash.

3. Pressthe or keystoadjustthesquelchlevelfrom1(mostsensitive)to5(leastsensitive)orselectAUT(Auto)foranautomaticsetting.


Roger beep Tone

TheRogerBeepisatonewhichisautomaticallytransmittedwheneverthePTTswitchisreleased.Thistonealertsthereceivingpartythatyourtransmissionhasended.

To enable or Disable the Roger beep Tone


2. PresstheMeNukeyrepeatedly‘RG’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeflashing.



button beep

TheButtonbeepallowstheradiotosoundaconfirmationbeepwheneverthekeysarepressed.

To Turn the button beep on or off


2. PresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘BP’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeflashing.



WhentheButtonBeepisenabledthe iconwillbedisplayedandabeepwillbeheardwheneverakeyispressed.

Call Alarm selection

Theradioprovides5user-selectableCallAlarmmelodiestoalertotheruserstoyourincomingcall.Whenenabled,themelodycanbetransmittedtoanotheruserwhereitwillbeheardinthespeakerofthereceivingradio.

To select your Favourite Call Alarm Melody


2. PresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘CL’isdisplayed.Callnumber1–5or‘oF’willbeflashing.

3. Pressthe or keystopreview(listento)the5availableCallMelodies(1–5).

4. TodisabletheCallMelodiesselect‘oF’.



To send the Call Alarm Melody

PressthePTTTWICEquickly.The iconwillappearandtheLEDindicatorwilllightREDforafewsecondsasthemelodyissent.Themelodywillbeheardinthespeakerofthereceivingradio.

NoTe: TheCallAlarmcanonlybesentonceperminute.

Dual Watch

TheDualWatchmodeletsyoutomonitortwochannelsatthesametime.WhileinDualWatchmode,theunitwillmonitorboththecurrentlyselectedchannelandasecondDualWatchchannel.

To set the Dual Watch Mode

1. Usethe or keystoselectthe‘current’channel.


3. PresstheMeNukeyrepeatedlyuntil‘du’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeflashing.

4. Pressthe or keystoselectthesecond‘DualWatch’channelorselect‘oF’todisabletheDualWatchmode.


WhileDualWatchisactive,the iconisdisplayedandtheLCDwillalternatebetweentheselectedchannelandtheDualWatchchannel.

Dual Watch operation

• Ifasignalisreceivedoneitherchannel,theradiowillpauseonthatchannelforaslongasitremainsbusy,thenresumetheDualWatch5secondsafterthelasttransmissionhasceased.

• TotalkontheDualWatchchannel,pressthe PTTwhiletheradioispausedonthatchannel thentalkintheusualway.

• Totalkontheselectedchannel,pressthe PTT switchwhilenosignalsarebeingreceived.Theradiowillswitchtotheselectedchannel.Whenyouhavefinishedyourconversationtheradio willresumetheDualWatch5secondsafterthelasttransmissionhasceased.

TostoptheDualWatch,brieflypressthesCANkey.Thisisequivalenttoselecting‘oF’inthe DualWatchmenusetting.

CTCSS TONE FREQuENCIES

No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency

1 67.0 14 107.2 27 167.9 40 159.8

2 71.9 15 110.9 28 173.8 41 165.5

3 74.4 16 114.8 29 179.9 42 171.3

4 77.0 17 118.8 30 186.2 43 177.3

5 79.7 18 123.0 31 192.8 44 183.5

6 82.5 19 127.3 32 203.5 45 189.9

7 85.4 20 131.8 33 210.7 46 196.6

8 88.5 21 136.5 34 218.1 47 199.5

9 91.5 22 141.3 35 225.7 48 206.5

10 94.8 23 146.2 36 233.6 49 229.1

11 97.4 24 151.4 37 241.8 50 254.1

12 100.0 25 156.7 38 250.3 – –

13 103.5 26 162.2 39 69.4 – –


dSC TONE CHART

DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe

1 023 19 116 37 225 55 325 73 452 91 627

2 025 20 122 38 226 56 331 74 454 92 631

3 026 21 125 39 243 57 332 75 455 93 632

4 031 22 131 40 244 58 343 76 462 94 654

5 032 23 132 41 245 59 346 77 464 95 662

6 036 24 134 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664

7 043 25 143 43 251 61 356 79 466 97 703

8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712

9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723

10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731

11 054 29 156 47 263 65 411 83 523 101 732

12 065 30 162 48 265 66 412 84 526 102 734

13 071 31 165 49 266 67 413 85 532 103 743

14 072 32 172 50 271 68 423 86 546 104 754

15 073 33 174 51 274 69 431 87 565 - -

16 074 34 205 52 306 70 432 88 606

17 114 35 212 53 311 71 445 89 612 - -

18 115 36 223 54 315 72 446 90 624 - -


uHF CB OpERATING FREQuENCIES

CH Frequency (MHz)

CH Frequency (MHz)

CH Frequency (MHz)

CH 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

dSC TONE CHART

DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe DCs CoDe

1 023 19 116 37 225 55 325 73 452 91 627

2 025 20 122 38 226 56 331 74 454 92 631

3 026 21 125 39 243 57 332 75 455 93 632

4 031 22 131 40 244 58 343 76 462 94 654

5 032 23 132 41 245 59 346 77 464 95 662

6 036 24 134 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664

7 043 25 143 43 251 61 356 79 466 97 703

8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712

9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723

10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731

11 054 29 156 47 263 65 411 83 523 101 732

12 065 30 162 48 265 66 412 84 526 102 734

13 071 31 165 49 266 67 413 85 532 103 743

14 072 32 172 50 271 68 423 86 546 104 754

15 073 33 174 51 274 69 431 87 565 - -

16 074 34 205 52 306 70 432 88 606

17 114 35 212 53 311 71 445 89 612 - -

18 115 36 223 54 315 72 446 90 624 - -

Emergencyuseonly

Telemetry/Selcalluseonly.Voicetransmissionisinhibited asrequiredbyAS/NZS4365.2011

Guardbandchannel.Transmissionisinhibitedasrequired byAS/NZ4365.2011

Repeaterinputchannels(Duplex)

Repeateroutputchannels(Duplex)

11 Officiallydesignatedcallchannel

40 Roadchannel

18 Caravanandmotorhome

10 4WD/Offroad


STANdARd COMMuNICATIONS WARRANTY AGAINST dEFECTS

ThiswarrantyagainstdefectsisgivenbyStandardCommunicationsPtyLtdACN000346814(We,us,ourorGME).Ourcontactdetailsaresetoutinclause2.7.ThiswarrantystatementonlyappliestoproductspurchasedinAustralia.PleasecontactyourlocalGMEdistributorforproductssoldoutsideofAustralia.Localdistributordetailsatwww.gme.net.au/export.1. Consumer guarantees

1.1 OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

1.2 Totheextentweareable,weexcludeallotherconditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwouldotherwisebeimplied.

2. Warranty against defects

2.1 Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoanddoesnotlimit,excludeorrestrictyourrightsundertheCompetitionandConsumerAct2010(Australia)oranyothermandatoryprotectionlawsthat mayapply.

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

SpECIFICATIONS

General

FrequencyRange: 476.425-477.4125MHz ChannelSpacing:12.5kHz NoofChannels:80,(75voice,2telemetryRXonly,3forfutureuse). CTCSSCodes:50 DCSCodes:104 Dimensions(WxHxD): 57mmx102mmx35mm(withoutantenna) Complieswith:AS/NZS4365:2011 Power supply

PowerSource: Li-Ionrechargeable-7.4VDC,2200mAh(TX6150) 2000mAh(TX685)

OperatingTime: 10Hours(HighPower) (Transmit5%,Receive5%,Standby90%)

Receiver

UsableSensitivity:-121dBm MaximumAudioOutput: >0.5wattmax.(8Ohm) ModulationDistortion: <5%(1kHz70%)

Transmitter

TransmitPower:Hi 5watts(TX6150) 3watts(TX685) Lo 1watt

NoTe: Specificationsaretypicalunlessotherwiseindicatedandmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeorobligation.


PRoDuCT TYPe WARRANTY PeRioD

477MHzUHFCBportableradios

Li-Ionbatterypacks

2years

1year

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.

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

2.6 Tomakeawarrantyclaimyoumustbeforetheendoftheapplicablewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable),atyourowncost,returnthegoodsyouallegearedefective,providewrittendetailsofthedefect,andgiveusanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoiceorsomeotherevidenceshowingdetails ofthetransaction.

2.7 Sendyourclaimto: StandardCommunicationsPtyLtd. POBox96WinstonHills,NSW2153,Australia. Tel:(02)88676000Fax:(02)88676199 Email:[email protected]

2.8 Ifwedeterminethatyourgoodsaredefective,wewillpayforthecostofreturningtherepairedorreplacedgoodstoyou,andreimburseyouforyourreasonableexpensesofsendingyourwarrantyclaimtous.

3. What this warranty does not cover

3.1 Thiswarrantywillnotapplyinrelationto:

(a)goodsmodifiedoralteredinanyway;

(b)defectsanddamagecausedbyusewithnonStandardCommunicationsproducts;

(c) repairsperformedotherthanbyourauthorisedrepresentative;

(d)defectsordamageresultingfrommisuse,accident,impactorneglect;

(e)goodsimproperlyinstalledorusedinamannercontrarytotherelevantinstructionmanual;or

(f) goodswheretheserialnumberhasbeenremovedormadeillegal.4. Warranty period

4.1 WeprovidethefollowingwarrantyonGMEandKingrayproducts.Norepairorreplacementduringthewarrantyperiodwillreneworextendthewarrantyperiodpasttheperiodfromoriginaldate ofpurchase.

Part Number: 310583 Drawing Number: 46721-2

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