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Edited Manual for US Versions AT-3318UVE AT-3318UVA AT-3318UVD...
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DUAL BAND HANDHELD RADIO INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE! transceivers will provide you with reliable, clear and efficient communication service. These transceivers use innovative DSP (digital signal processing) technology for best stability and reliability. They are meticulously built, durable and include plenty of features for both Amateur Radio and Commercial users. Features include 199 memory channels, memory banks, UV-VV-UU modes, dual PTT (programmable), 51 groups CTCSS encode/decode, 1 group user-defined CTCSS encode/decode, 1024 groups DCS encode/ decode, plus 2Tone, 5Tone and DTMF encode/decode.
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MODELS APPLY TO THIS MANUAL AT-3318UV FM transceiver AT-3318UV(Version A) programming software: QPS3318UVA_USA AT-3318UV(Version D) programming software: QPS3318UVD_USA AT-3318UV(Version E) programming software: QPS3318UVE_USA PROGRAM CAUTIONS When programming the transceiver, read the factory initial data first, then rewrite the frequency and...
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CAUTIONS transceivers are designed with advanced technology and the following tips will be helpful for the safe usage of this transceiver and maintaining warranty. 1. Keep the transceiver and accessories away from children. 2. Do not open or modify the transceiver in any way. 3.
TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING ........................................01 Supplied Accessories ..................................01 STANDARD ACCESSORIES/ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES ....................02 Standard Accessories ..................................02 Additional Accessories ..................................02 OPERATION MODE (AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER OR PROFESSIONAL TRANSCEIVER) ......... 03 WORKING MODE ......................................04 BATTERY INFORMATION ..................................05 Charging Operation ....................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Switch between Channel mode and VFO mode ........................15 Channel Adjusting ....................................15 Frequency Adjusting ..................................... 15 Frequency Input by Keypad ................................16 Channel Input by Keypad .................................. 16 Squelch Off Momentary / Squelch Off ............................16 Receiving ........................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Single-band Switching ..................................27 CTCSS/DCS Encode and Decode ..............................27 Cross-Band Repeater(Version D and Version E) ........................27 Function Menu Setup(Version A) ................................ 28 Function Menu Setup(Version D and Version E) ......................... 35 Senior Function Operations ................................. 42 Display Mode Setup .....................................
UNPACKING Please carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment, please contact your dealer immediately. Supplied Accessories Item Number Quantity...
STANDARD ACCESSORIES/ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES Standard Accessories Antenna* AC Adaptor Battery Charger Hand Strap Li-ion Battery Belt Clip QA09UV1 (12V/500mA) QBC-26L GS01 QB-26L(1500mAh) BC01 155/435MHz QPS-01 Instruction *1.Note: For frequency range of antenna, please refer to Manual label indicated in the bottom of the antenna. Additional Accessories USB Programming Programming Software...
OPERATION MODE (AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER OR PROFESSIONAL TRANSCEIVER) This transceiver is a high performance amateur transceiver with dual band, dual standby, dual display and other functions. Depending on your need, you can set the radio to operate as an Amateur Transceiver or Professional Transceiver.
WORKING MODE (AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER OR PROFESSIONAL TRANSCEIVER) VFO Mode(Frequency mode): This mode shows only frequency on the display. Shortcut operation and Channel setting will be changed & stored as the latest value permanently. Once the radio is turned off or changed to new VFO frequency, the value is remained until next change.(As pic 3) Professional Transceiver Mode: When set display mode as "CH", it enters into Professional Transceiver mode.
BATTERY INFORMATION Charging Operation The battery is not charged at the factory, please charge it before use. Charging the battery for the first time after purchase or extended storage (more than 2 months) may not bring the battery to its normal operating capacity.
BATTERY INFORMATION ▲ Do not charge the battery or transceiver if it is damp. Dry it before charging to avoid danger. WARNING: When keys, coins, ornamental chains and other conductive metals make contact with the battery terminals, the battery may cause fire or physical harm. If the battery terminals short circuit, it will generate a lot of heat and possible fire, so please be careful when you handle or use the battery, please store battery and/or radio in an insulated container.
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BATTERY INFORMATION NOTE: When charging a powered-on transceiver equipped with battery, the LED will not turn green to show the full charge status. Only when the transceiver is off, can the LED indicate normally. When the transceiver is powered on, it will consume energy and the charger cannot indicate if the battery has been fully charged.
BATTERY INFORMATION Charging Prompt Self- examination: When charging, ORANGE light twinkles for 1 second and goes out. That means the charger has passed its self-examination and it can charge the battery normally. If the light remains orange or the red light twinkles, it means the charger can not pass its self-examination or charge the battery. Trickle pre-charging: When the battery has been inserted into the charger and red light twinkles, which means the remnant voltage is low, the charger trickle charges the battery (pre-charging status), until the battery reaches a certain electric quantity, then the charger automatically turns to normal charging.
INSTALLATION & CONNECTION Installing / Removing the Li-ion Battery Match the three grooves of the battery pack with the corresponding guides on the back of the transceiver and push. Press the battery pack and transceiver firmly together until the release latch on the top of the transceiver locks. After hearing a "click"...
INSTALLATION & CONNECTION Installing / Removing the Belt Clip ■ Installing the Belt Clip: Place the belt clip over the corresponding holes on the back of the transceiver, and install supplied screws . Installing Optional Speaker / Microphone Unveil the MIC-SP jack cover and then insert the Speaker/Microphone plug into MIC-SP jack.
GETTING ACQUAINTED LCD Display On LCD display screen, you will see various icons which stand for the selected functions and sometimes you may forget the meaning of them. Here you will find the following table extremely useful. Frequency VOX Function Reverse Offset Frequency Scan Skip...
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GETTING ACQUAINTED Antenna Selector Knob Power/Volume switch Rotate it clockwise to turn on transceiver, rotate it anticlockwise until heard "click" to turn off the transceiver. When transceiver is power on, rotate it clockwise to increase volume, anticlockwise to reduce volume. TX/RX indicator, RX is GREEN or BLUE, TX is RED LCD display Displays current frequency/channel and operations...
BASIC OPERATIONS Turn the Radio On & OFF Under power-off state, turn [POWER]/ [VOLUME] clockwise to turn on the transceiver. Under power-on state, turn [POWER]/ [VOLUME] anticlockwise to turn off the transceiver. Adjusting Volume Under power-on state, turn [POWER] / [VOLUME] to adjust volume. Clockwise-up, anticlockwise -down.
BASIC OPERATIONS Switch between Main band and Sub band Under standby state, press key to switch between Main band and Sub band. Arrow indicates the Main band. Switch between Channel mode and VFO mode Under standby state, press key to set main band as Channel mode or frequency mode (VFO).
BASIC OPERATIONS NOTE: Channel step:2.5K, 5K, 6.25K, 10K, 12.5K, 20K, 25K, 30K and 50KHz in total 9 for optional. FM radio step frequency is 50K. Frequency Input by Keypad Under frequency mode or FM radio frequency mode, you can directly enter frequency through keypad. When your transceiver is under Channel mode, press key to switch into VFO.
BASIC OPERATIONS Squelch off: Press [PF2] key, squelch circuit is not mute, back-ground noise can be heard. Press [PF2] key again, squelch circuit is mute. Squelch off Momentary: Press and hold [PF2] key, squelch circuit is not mute, back-ground noise can be heard.
BASIC OPERATIONS Emergency Alarm Under standby state, press and hold [PF1] key (when programmed for ALARM function) until LCD displays "ALARM", Emergency alarm function is started. This transceiver has 4 Alarm modes that can be setup in programming software. Power off transceiver to exit Alarm. Side Key [PF1] function instruction [PF1] key can be setup in Function Menu 45 for below functions: VOLT:...
BASIC OPERATIONS Side key [PF2] function instruction Squelch off: Press [PF2] key, squelch circuit is not mute, back-ground noise can be heard. Press [PF2] key again, squelch circuit is mute. Squelch off Momentary: Press and hold [PF2] key, squelch circuit is not mute, back-ground noise can be heard.
BASIC OPERATIONS Rotate channel switch to select desired deleting channel number. Press key, the top left corner of LCD displays " " icon, press and hold key until transceiver emits "DUDU" beep and clear up frequency information of current channel, deletion is successful. NOTE: This process can be applied for deleting FM radio channels.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Turn On/ Off FM Radio Under standby state, press key, the top left corner of LCD displays " " icon, then press key, LCD displays "FM ON" and current FM radio frequency, FM radio function is on. When FM radio is on, press key, LCD displays "FM OFF", FM radio is mute.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Offset Frequency Direction Setup Under standby state, press key, the top left corner of LCD displays " " icon, press key to choose offset frequency direction. There are 3 options, Positive offset, Minus offset, shut off offset. (+) Positive offset: Indicates TX frequency is higher than RX frequency.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS in this mode. Press numeric key or key to exit. NOTE: ▼ Frequency scan is of all bands scan, it scans upwards as your STEPPING setting. In channel scan, the skipped channel is not in the line of scanning. Scan upwards as per channel no. ▼...
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS if CTCSS/DCS signaling is set, it will also interchange. When " R" icon disappears, it means reverse function is close. TX Power selection Under standby state, press key, the top left corner of LCD displays " " icon, then press key to choose High/Low power for current arrow directed channel.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS displays "EMPTY". When current group displays " EMPTY", press key, the top left corner of LCD displays " " icon, press and hold key until transceiver emits "DU" beep, transceiver enters into DTMF edit state, LCD displays "___________", now you can enter desired DTMF data by keypad.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Single-band Switching To reduce interference from the sub-band when only the main-band is needed. You can use the single-band switching function to turn off the sub-band quickly. Continuous pressing of will cycle LCD display to show Main + Sub-Band / Sub-Band Only / Main-Band Only.
FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) AT-3318UVA Menu 1-16 of this transceiver are channel operations. Channel operations temporarily changed the functions of current channel. When power off or channel has been changed, the relevant setup will be erased. Only under VFO mode, the channel operations will be saved until next change. Menu 17-47 are background operations(menu 37-46 are memory bank setup, please refer to page 45-46), it is valid for all channels, the relevant setup will be saved until next change.
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) Menu LCD Display Function Options Description No CTCSS/DCS Encode 62.5HZ-254.1Hz+Self 51 groups fixed CTCSS encode+1 group CTCSS/DCS T-CDC Encode defined selfdefined encode 000N-777I 1024 groups DCS Encode No CTCSS/DCS Decode 62.5HZ-254.1Hz+Self 51 groups fixed CTCSS decode+1 group CTCSS/DCS R-CDC Decode...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) When current channel received matching RF signals, transceiver can hear the talking from the other party. When current channel received matching RF signals CTCSS/DCS and matching CTCSS/DCS signaling, transceiver can hear the talking from the other party. When current channel received matching RF signals Squelch mode TONE...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) Turn on Talk Around function, current channel will transmit at RX frequency, if CTCSS/DCS signaling TX=RX is set, it will interchange decoding CTCSS/DCS as TALKAR Talk Around encoding. Close Talk Around function. Offset Frequency Note: It is available to setup in Programming software. OFFSET 0-70MHz setup...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) Turn off time-out timer Time-Out-Timer 1-27MIN Total 27 levels for optional, each level step 1minute Turn off VOX function Voice Operated Transmission 1--10 Total 10 VOX levels for optional (VOX) Setup VDELAY VOX Delay Setup 0.5S-3S Total 27 levels for optional, each interval is 0.1S Disable the Automatic power off function Automatic Power...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) ON/OFF Always on/off LIGHT LCD Backlight AUTO Backlight will automatic closed after a period. LCD Backlight COLOR BLUE/ORG/PUR Blue/Orange/Purple Color LCD displays radio self ID, DTMF ID is 3 digits. Self ID inquiry 001/12345 5TONE ID is 5 digits. Tone Pulse 1750Hz/2100Hz Tone plus frequency is...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION A) BLK 7 Link Group 7 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 7 in group linking BLK 8 Link Group 8 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 8 in group linking BLK 9 Link Group 9 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 9 in group linking BLK 0 Link Group 0...
FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) AT-3318UVD/AT-3318UVE Menu 1-17 of this transceiver are channel operations. Channel operations temporarily changed the functions of current channel. When power off or channel has been changed, the relevant setup will be erased. Only under VFO mode, the channel operations will be saved until next change.
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) Menu LCD Display Function Options Description No CTCSS/DCS Encode CTCSS/DCS 62.5HZ-254.1Hz+Self 51 groups fixed CTCSS encode+1 group T-CDC Encode defined selfdefined encode 000N-777I 1024 groups DCS Encode No CTCSS/DCS Decode CTCSS/DCS 62.5HZ-254.1Hz+Self 51 groups fixed CTCSS decode+1 group R-CDC Decode defined...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) When current channel received matching RF signals, transceiver can hear the talking from the other party. When current channel received matching RF CTCSS/DCS signals and matching CTCSS/DCS signaling, transceiver can hear the talking from the other party. When current channel received matching RF Squelch mode TONE...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) Turn on Talk Around function, current channel will transmit at RX frequency, if CTCSS/DCS TX=RX signaling is set, it will interchange decoding TALKAR Talk Around CTCSS/DCS as encoding. Close Talk Around function. Note: It is available to setup in Programming Offset Frequency OFFSET 0-70MHz...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) BLK 5 Link Group 5 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 5 in group linking BLK 6 Link Group 6 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 6 in group linking BLK 7 Link Group 7 OFF/ON Add or remove the group 7 in group linking BLK 8...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E) Voice Operated Turn off VOX function Transmission 1--10 Total 10 VOX levels for optional (VOX) Setup VDELAY VOX Delay Setup 0.5S-3S Total 27 levels for optional, each interval is 0.1S Disable the Automatic power off function Automatic Power Off Setup 30MIN-2HOUR...
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FUNCTION MENU SETUP(VERSION D AND VERSION E ) ON/OFF Always on/off LIGHT LCD Backlight AUTO Backlight will automatic closed after a period LCD Backlight COLOR BLUE/ORG/PUR Blue/Orange/Purple Color LCD displays radio self ID, DTMF ID is 3 digits, Self ID inquiry 001/12345 5TONE ID is 5 digits.
SENIOR FUNCTION OPERATIONS Display Mode Setup There are three kinds of display modes for optional. Press [PF2] key to turn on radio, hold [PF2] key until transceiver emits beep. Press key to choose No.01 function item, it shows "DSP" on LCD. Rotate channel switch to choose desired setup.
SENIOR FUNCTION OPERATIONS OFF: No operations. FACT: Resume all items to factory default, including channel and background settings. INIT: Resume background settings to factory default, channel operations are keeping. Press key to exit current selection. Press key to confirm current selection. Cloning Cable This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters from the master unit to slave units.
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SENIOR FUNCTION OPERATIONS [Settings: Master side] Press the [PF1] side key to Power on, the display shows "CLONE", the master unit enters into copy mode . Press [PF1] key, the display appears "CLONE XX" XX stands for the data amount being cloned.
MEMORY BANK 10 memory banks 0-9 are available for 3318UV, bank 0 includes all edited channels. Bank 1-9 can be assigned maximum 32channels, a channel can be assigned to more groups by software programming or radio itself operation. Assign channel to memory bank: In Memory channel mode, cho ose a memory channel, press key, bank number show in the...
MEMORY BANK Bank linking In channel mode, press key twice to enter into memory bank mode, press key then press key to enter into function menu. Press key to choose menu 36(Version A)/19(Version D/E), LCD show "BALK". ON: Turn on Bank linking. The following menus allow adding or deleting banks.
Programming software starting (Takes Windows XP system for example) 1.Double Click "QPS3318UV_USA setup.exe", then go on installing as computer command. 2.Click "START" menu of computer, choose "USB To COM" in QPS3318UV_ USA item and click it. Please install USB To Comport drive program as computer command.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Problem Corrective Action A.The battery may be exhausting. Recharge or replace the battery. B.The battery may not be installed correctly. Remove the battery No power and install it again. C.The power switch is broken; send it to local dealers to repair. D.Battery touch is broken;...
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Can not power on or frequent Check weather the battery touch is out of sharp or broken. power off The receiving sound gets low or Check weather the MIC is stoppage. Otherwise, please contact with intermittent local dealers to repair it. A.Out of communication range or obstruct by tall buildings or in big Receiving intermittent with in noise.
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ATTACHED CHART NOTE: N stands for positive code. I stands for inverted code. 1024 groups of DCS in total.
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FHSS – Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum 1. Program the side key PF1 to FHSS function. 2. In the CH information, choose optional signaling as and choose MSK group number.
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3. Program the MSK information: Decode: Set different Self ID for radios, like 0001, 0002, 0003.., and set Group ID( like 0100). Then set the frequency hopping, for example 430 MHz, the radios will jump between 429-430 MHz when one of the radios press FHSS( PF1) key.
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Encode: You can set 32 groups, and choose one group valid. Then choose Call type, if choose Call person, it will call only one radio, for example if your ID is 0001, the Person ID you can set 0002, 0003, etc. If choose Call all, the radio will call the radios with programmed Person ID or same...
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Stun / Kill Setup Stun / Kill feature can be setup in DTMF or 5-Tone in PC software. The Stun / Kill ID should not be same as the radio ID. DTMF operation 1) CH setup, Optional signaling --> DTMF. Squelch Mode -->Optional signaling 2) DTMF setup, remotely kill/ stun, you can enter 14 digits maximum.
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5-Tone operation 1) CH setup, Optional signaling --> 5-Tone. Squelch Mode -->Optional signaling 2) 5-Tone setup, there is 8 information ID NO. can be setup. For example. No.1 to be Remotely kill, the information ID 12345 No.2 to be Remotely stun, the information ID 52314 No.3 to be waken, ABCDE 3) To waken the radio, you will need to send ABCDE...
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