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Technical Assistance If you need assistance setting up or using your CRYSTAL product now or in the future, call CRYSTAL Support. Australia TEL: 03 – 8587 8898 FAX: 03 – 8587 8866 Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm AEST Please retain this user guide for future reference.
Do not place your radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Air bags the radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to the occupants of the vehicle. All batteries can cause property damage and/or bodily injury such as burns if conductive material such as jewellery, keys, or beaded chains touches exposed terminals.
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“blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off the two way radio.” Obey all signs and instructions. Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Your CRYSTAL two-way radio complies with Australian Communications Authority Radio communications (Electromagnetic Radiation-Human Exposure) Standard, 2003. To assure optimal radio performance and make sure human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy is within the guidelines set out in the above standards always adhere to the following procedures.
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Radio Operation and EME Exposure the antenna when the radio is “IN USE.” Holding the antenna reduces the effective range. Do not use the radio if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged antenna makes contact with your skin, a minor burn can result. If you wear a radio on least 5cm from your body when transmitting.
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Transmitting Range The talk range will depend on your surroundings and environment it will be affected by obstructions such as hills or buildings. Don’t try to use two radio units which are less than 1.5m (5 feet) apart. Otherwise, you may experience interference. Talk range depends on the terrain.
UNPACKING Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend you identify the items listed in the table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment, please contact your local dealer immediately. Supplied Accessories Item Quantity Antenna 477MHz...
STANDARD ACCESSORIES/OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Standard Accessories Antenna Li-ion Battery Charger AC Adaptor Instruction Hand Strap Belt Clip Car Charger Earphone Manual (including screws)
OPERATION MODE TRANSCEIVER FIRST LEVEL MENU:SHORTCUT OPERATIONS SECOND LEVEL MENU: CHANNEL OPERATIONS THIRD LEVEL MENU:BACKGROUND OPERATIONS BATTERY INFORMATION Charging the Battery Pack The battery pack is not charged at the factory; please charge it before use. Charging the battery pack for the first time after purchase or extended storage (more than 2 months) may not bring the battery pack to its normal operating capacity.
BATTERY INFORMATION casing from the battery pack. We bear no responsibility on any results caused by modifying the battery. ▲ The ambient temperature should be between 5℃ and 40℃ while charging is in progress. Charging outside this range may not fully charge the battery. ▲...
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BATTERY INFORMATION You can charge the battery or transceiver separately. Plug the AC adaptor into the AC outlet, and then plug the cable of the AC adaptor into the DC jack located on the back of the Charger. Charging indicator---Green Plug the battery or transceiver into the charger.
Emergent Charging Connect the transceiver directly with adaptor or car charger to charge. Note:Please power off the transceiver before charging the transceiver in this way. Also, it takes longer time (totally 12hours) to fully charge the transceiver in this way. How to Store the Battery If the battery needs to be stored, keep it in status of 50% discharged.
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PREPARATION Installing / Removing the Antenna Installing the Antenna: ■ Screw the antenna into the connector on the top of the transceiver by holding the antenna at its base and turning it clockwise Removing the Antenna: ■ Turn the antenna anticlockwise to remove it. Removing the battery pack ■...
Getting Acquainted 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. Talk around CTCSS Negative offset frequency Keypad Lockout Narrow band Func...
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Getting Acquainted Antenna LED light Power / Volume Switch Under power-off state, please turn [POWER]/ [VOLUME] clockwise to turn on the transceiver. Under power-on state, please turn Speaker Microphone [POWER]/ [VOLUME] anticlockwise to turn off the transceiver. Adjusting Volume Under power-on state, turn Numeric keys [POWER] / [VOLUME] to adjust volume.
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Getting Acquainted LED light PTT key Speaker / Microphone Jacks Emergent Charging Jack Belt Clip Battery Left Panel Right Panel...
Channel Selection When the radio is under Channel mode or FM channel, press key to select desired channel. Press to go up through the channels and to go down through the channels. Note:If there is blank channel between two channels, the radio will skip it and get to next channel.
BASIC OPERATIONS Channel input by keypad Under channel mode and FM Channel mode, type number of 3 digits (001-128) to switch to the desired channel. If the input channel is not edited, transceiver would emit error prompt and back to current channel.
BASIC OPERATIONS NOTE:You may not receive the call if you set a high “squelch off” level of the transceiver. If current channel has been programmed with signaling, you can only hear the call from the same signaling, other calls can not be heard. Transmitting Be sure that the channel you want to use is not in busy state through monitoring for a while by pressing the programmed Squelch off [PF1] key.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Editing Channel Under VFO frequency mode, enter the desired frequency and set other items. Afterwards, press key and then the left top of the LCD displays F icon. Hold the key till the transceiver emits “DU” and LCD displays 1st channel to enter the Channel Setting Save mode. Press key to select the channel you want to update the settings.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS On/Off Beep Prompt Under standby state, press key to enter FUNC setting with F icon displayed on the LCD. Then, press button to activate and de-activate beep sound. Repeat the above operations to turn on it. We suggest turn on BEEP for fault detecting and prompt for not proper operation. CTCSS/DCS Scan Press key to enter FUNC setting with F icon displayed on top left of the LCD.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Channel Scan Under relevant mode, after pressing key, the top left corner of LCD displays F icon and then press key to begin frequency scan or channel scan. Channel Scan When the radio is in channel mode, users can start this function to monitor signal of all channels.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS DTMF Code Enquiry and Setup After pressing key , the top left corner of LCD displays and then press key to show the DTMF data of current groups (16 groups in total). Press key or key to choose the desired group and DTMF data. If this group can edit DTMF data, it will display current group number and “__”.
W h e n i t d i s p l a y s “ R ” i c o n on screen, it means that Frequency Reverse is started on current channel. Now the transmitting frequency and receiving frequency are interchanged, namely, receiving frequency switches to transmitting frequency while transmitting frequency switches to receiving frequency.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS After pressing key, the top left corner of LCD displays F icon and then press key to enter function menu. Press key to choose the desired function to be set. Press key to enter into function menu setup. Press key or key to choose the desired contents to be set.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS CTCSS: 67Hz- 254.1Hz, 50 groups in total, Default: 67Hz. DCS: 017N-765I, 232 groups in total. "N" stands for positive code, "I" Stands for reverse code. Press key to back to previous menu. Press key or key to confirm and exit.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS SHORTCUT OPERATIONS After pressing key, the top left corner of LCD displays F icon and then press key to enter into function menu. Press to choose No. 3 function item. It shows “C-CDC”on LCD. Press to enter into function menu setup. Press key to choose CTCSS, DCS or OFF.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS Press key to enter into function menu setup. Press key or key to choose the offset frequency you want. The frequency range is 00-70MHz. Press key to back to previous menu and key or key to confirm and exit. Wide/narrow band setup On the basis of national conditions, users can set channel spacing as 25K (wide band) or 12.5K (narrow band) to communicate.
CHANNEL OPERATIONS Frequency Reverse/ Talk around option After pressing key, the top left corner of LCD displays F icon and then press to enter into function menu. Press key to choose No.6 function item. It shows “REV/TA” on LCD. Press key to enter into function menu setup.
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CHANNEL OPERATIONS Press key or key to choose the desired setup. BCL: Enable BCL, carrier wave lockout, transmitting is prohibited when current channel receives a matching carrier wave; BTL: Enable BTL, transmitting is prohibited when current channel receives a matching carrier wave with dis-matching CTCSS/DCS. OFF: Busy Channel Lockout is turned off.
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Press key to choose No.8 function item. It shows “PTT-ID” on LCD. Press key to enter into function menu setup. Press key or key to choose the desired setup BOT: Start, press PTT key to send a series of DTMF code. EOT: End, release PTT key to send a series of DTMF code.
BACKGROUND OPERATIONS BACKGROUND OPERATIONS Under any mode, the background operations will be changed & stored as the latest value permanently, until next change, operations as followings: With the radio turned off, press and hold [PF1] key and then turn on the transceiver. Keep pressing [PF1] key for 3 seconds to enter into background operations.
BACKGROUND OPERATIONS 15-600 seconds, 10 minutes of TOT is to be optional, per level interval of 15 seconds. Press key to back to previous menu. Press key or key to confirm and exit. VOX Setup When this function is enabled, you can begin transmitting by speaking, no needing to press the [PTT] key.If you want to make use of this function, you should insert the earpiece fitted with the transceiver.
BACKGROUND OPERATIONS Press and hold [PF1] key till the transceiver emits “a tone”, and then release it to enter into background operation. Press key to choose No.3 function item. It shows “VOXDEY” on LCD. Press key to enter into function menu setup. Press key or key to choose the desired setup.
BACKGROUND OPERATIONS Frequency Step Size Setup This function is valid only when the radio is in frequency mode. Frequency input and frequency scan are both restricted by stepping. Press and hold [PF1] key till the transceiver emits “a tone”, and then release it to enter into background operation.
Off--9: 10 levels of squelch in total, “off” as min setup value (Normally open) Press to back to previous menu and key or key to confirm and exit. Battery save Setup Users can start this function to extend the standby time. Press and hold [PF1] key till the transceiver emits “a tone”, and then release it to enter into background operation.
Press key or key to choose the desired setup. AUTO: Automatic, after enabling the backlight, it lights for a while before quench automatically. OFF: Normally close Press to back to previous menu and key or key to confirm and exit. LCD Backlight Color Setup There are three kinds of backlight color to be optional.
BACKGROUND OPERATIONS Scan Dwell Time Setup There are three kinds of scan dwell time to be optional. Press and hold [PF1] key till the transceiver emits “a tone”, and then release it to enter into background operation. Press key to choose No.10 function item. It shows “SCANTM” on LCD. Press key to enter into function menu setup.
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Press key to enter into function menu setup. Press key or key to choose the desired setup. FREQ: Frequency + Channel number (Amateur transceiver mode) press ==key to switch into VFO mode. CH: Channel number (Professional transceiver mode). NAME: Channel name display. When a channel is not named, LCD displays current frequency and channel number.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Frequency Range UHF: 476.4250-477.4125MHz Channel Capacity 80 channels Phase-locked Step 5KHz, 6.25KHz Operating Voltage 7.4 DC ±20% Battery Life More than 12 Hours (1200mAh), by 5-5-90 work cycle Frequency Stability ±2.5ppm Operating Temperature -20~ +55℃ Size 195×56×30mm (with battery pack, no antenna) Weight 185 g (with battery pack, no antenna) Receiving Part...
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Problem Corrective Action A.The battery pack may be exhausting. Recharge or replace the battery pack. B.The battery pack may not be installed correctly. Remove the No power battery pack and install it again。 C.The power switch is broken; send it to local dealers to repair. D.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE A. Different frequency or channel, please change it. Cannot talk to or hear other B. Different CTCSS / DCS please reset it. members in your group C. Out of communication range. Can not power on or frequent Check whether the battery terminals are out of shape or broken.
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CRYSTAL MOBILE WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS This warranty against manufacturing defects is given by TDJ Australia Pty Ltd ACN 006 385 191). Our contact details are set out in clause 2.7. 1. Consumer guarantee 1.1 Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.
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protection laws that may apply. Consumer guarantees are a set of rules that apply to goods and services purchased by consumers under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). These rules set out the circumstances under which a business is required to provide a consumer with a remedy.
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defects in materials and workmanship for three months from the date of the original repair. We agree to repair or replace (at our option) any materials or workmanship which we are satisfied do not meet manufacturers speci cations. 2.5 We warrant that we will perform services with reasonable care and skill and agree to investigate any complaint regarding our services made in good faith.
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(f ) goods where the serial number has been removed or made illegal. 4. Warranty period 4.1 We provide the following warranty on Crystal Mobile products. No repair or replacement during the warranty period will renew or extend the warranty period past the period from original date of purchase.
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