Binatone Private Mobile Radio User Manual

Private Mobile Radio
VALUE
USER GUIDE
RANGE
Antenna
PTT(push to talk)
LCD screen
button
-press and hold -Displays the current
To transmit. Channel selection and
Other radio symbols.
CALL button
-press to send a ringing
Tone to other PMR units.
(Power)/(M)button
-press and hold to
MIC(microphone)
turn the PMR unit
ON or OFF.
- press to change
(UP)/(DOWN)buttons
the PMR channel.
-press to change
channels and volume
Speaker
settings.
1.LCD Screen
Channel Number. Changes from 1 to
8 as selected by the user.
Displays when Battery level goes low.
Displayed when in channel selection mode.
Displayed when in volume selection mode.
Displayed when transmitting a signal.
Displayed when receiving a signal.
2. Installation Battery meter
The battery icon is located in the left corner of the LCD panel. This battery icon
2.1 Removing the Belt clip will appear and flash when the battery is low to indicate that you should change
a. Pull the belt clip Latch
the batteries soon, otherwise it will turn off.
away from the PMR.
b. While pulling the belt
clip latch, push up
Battery life
the belt clip as
The PMR has a built in power saver feature to make the batteries
shown in Fig. 1.
last longer. But when you are not using the handset, it's better to
switch off to save the battery power.
2.2 Installing the Belt clip
3. Operation
a. Slide the belt clip into 3.1 Turning the Unit ON/OFF
the slot as shown in
Fig. 2.
b. A "click" indicates the
belt clip is locked into
position.
2.3 Installing the Batteries
3.2 Adjusting the Speaker volume
3.3 Receiving a Call
3.4 Transmitting (sending)
a. Press down firmly at the top of the battery compartment cover and then
slide the cover down to remove it.
b. Insert the 3xAAA batteries. Position the
batteries according to the polarity marking
on the battery compartment. See Fig.3
c. Replace the battery cover. See Fig. 4.
Notes:
·
Use only same type and make of batteries on the PMR units.
·
The PMR units have a built-in Power Saver (PS) for maximum
battery life, but when not in use, turn the units OFF to save
battery power
·
Remove the batteries if the units will not be used for a long period
of time.
3.5 Roger Beep
3.6 Changing Channels
To Turn ON;
a. Press and hold the /M (Power) button. A special "beep" sound
will be heard. The LCD screen will display the current channel.
To switch OFF;
b. Press and hold the /M (Power) button. A "beep" sound
will be heard and the LCD screen will turn blank.
There are 8 volume levels.
3.7
To adjust the speaker volume level, press the (UP) button to
increase, or press the (DOWN) button to decrease. The LCD
screen will display the speaker volume level and L E . .
The unit is continuously in receive mode when the unit is turned
ON and not transmitting. When a signal is received on the current
channel, the receive signal icon "RX" will be displayed on the LCD 4. Auxiliary Features
screen.
4.1 Power Saving
a. Press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) button to transmit your
voice. The transmit signal icon "TX" will display on the LCD
screen.
b. Hold the unit in a vertical position with the Mic (Microphone) 5
cm away from the mouth. While holding the PTT button, speak
into the microphone in a normal tone of voice.
c. Release the PTT button to finish transmitting.
Important:
·
In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must
also be on the same channel that you are currently using. Refer
to the "Changing Channel" section for more information.
·
When the PTT and/or CALL buttons are continuously pressed,
your PMR cannot receive any transmissions.
5. Effective Range
The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted
The Transmission range of the product is dependent on the environment
whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the
terrain where it is being used
receiving party that you have ended the transmission, and
the user on the sort of performance to expect for everyday use.
you are now in receive mode.
The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channels, in
standby mode;
a. Press the /M (Menu) button, the channel number on the LCD
screen will start blinking.
b. While the Channel number is blinking, press the (UP) or
(DOWN) button to select the desired channel. The
channel changes from 1 to 8, or vice versa.
Range Check
c. Press the /M (Menu) button to confirm your setting and return
The Transmission range will be affected as shown in the above diagram.
to the standby mode.
The transmitting range typical values for different environment conditions
will be (1)
these are only guide values as actual achieved distances will be
Note:
· dependent on the environment and terrain.
Refer to the "Channel Table" section of this Owner's Manual
for detailed frequency listing.
6. Specifications
Channels Available
Calling (Paging) Tone
You can use the CALL button to send a tone to other users on
Output Power(TX)
the same channel. To activate this feature;
a. With the PMR in standby mode, press and release the CALL Range
button. The unit will transmit a 2-second page tone to the other
unit/s set with the same channel within transmitting range .
Channel Frequency Table
Your PMR unit has special circuitry designed to extend the life
of your battery. When the unit is not used for 4 seconds, it will
automatically switch into a low power mode. The Power Saving
feature does not affect the PMR ability to receive transmissions.
When a signal is detected, it automatically returns to full power
mode.
. T he following diagram attempts to guide
Signal Strength
Optimum (open area) (1)
Medium ground based
obstruction (2)
Heavily built up area (3)
Range Slope
0 Range (Km) 3
3 km (2) 1.5 km (3) 750m. It should be remembered that
8 Channels
0.5W
Up to 3 Km (2 Miles)
Channel Frequency(MHz) Channel Frequency(MHz)
1 446.00625 5 446.05625
2 446.01875 6 446.06875
3 446.03125 7 446.08125
4 446.04375 8 446.09375