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HYT TC-300 Owner's Manual

HYT TC-300 Owner's Manual

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Preface
Thank you for your purchase of the HYT TC-300 Business Radio. TC-300 is unique for its
compact and delicate body. The customized wrist strap will give you exceptional
experience of portability, which especially suits for drivers and hotel staff.
This easy-to-use radio will deliver you secure, instant and reliable communications at
peak efficiency. Please read this manual carefully before use. The information presented
herein will help you to derive maximum performance from your radio.
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TC-300 UHF Two-way Radio
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  • Page 1 Preface Thank you for your purchase of the HYT TC-300 Business Radio. TC-300 is unique for its compact and delicate body. The customized wrist strap will give you exceptional experience of portability, which especially suits for drivers and hotel staff.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety and General Information ..................3 Product Inspection ......................4 Radio Overview......................... 5 Battery Information......................7 Antenna Information......................12 Assembly and Disassembly .................... 12 Attaching/Removing the Battery................12 Attaching/Removing the Antenna................16 Attaching/Removing the Belt Clip................17 Attaching/Removing the Earpiece/Microphone ............19 General Radio Operations ....................

  • Page 3: Safety And General Information

    “General Population” in an uncontrolled environment. This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for “Occupational Use Only”. In addition, your HYT radio complies with the following Standards and Guidelines with regard to RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels...
  • Page 4 ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) away from the body when transmitting and only use the HYT belt-clip which is listed in instructions when attaching the radio to your belt, etc., to ensure FCC RF exposure compliance requirements are not exceeded.
  • Page 5 The use of non-HYT battery packs/chargers may impair transceiver performance and invalidate the warranty. FCC CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this device, not expressly approved by HYT, could void your authority to operate this transceiver under FCC regulations.

  • Page 6: Product Inspection

    Product Inspection Please unpack the package box carefully and check that all items shipped were received; report any missing or damaged items to your dealer. Accessories Item Qty. (PCS) Antenna Strap Li-Ion Battery Switching Power Owner’s Manual Antenna Li-Ion Battery Switching Power (varying Strap RO01 in different countries and...

  • Page 7: Radio Overview

    Radio Overview Volume Adjust (1) PTT (Push-to-Talk) Key (2) SK (Side Key) (3) Speaker Keys [+]/[-] (5) Microphone (6) Nameplate (7) Charging Terminal (8) Antenna (9) Power Switch (10) LED Indicator (11) Channel Selector Knob (12) Charge Indicator (13) Accessory Jack Cover (14) Accessory Jack (15) Strap Hole (16) Screw (Belt Clip)
  • Page 8 Side Key 1 is a programmable key that can be assigned with long press function and short press function by your dealer. See Glossary for definitions of short press and long press. ﹡LED Indicator Status of LED indicator and alert tone see table below: When the radio is turned on, the power up alert tone is heard.

  • Page 9: Battery Information

    * Channel Selector Knob Rotate the knob to select from channels 1 to 16. * Power Switch Long press the Power Switch until an alert tone is heard to turn the radio on. To turn the radio off, do the same as you turn it off. * Volume Adjust Keys [+]/[-] You may adjust the volume level through keys [+]/[-] .
  • Page 10 out of the limit may cause battery leakage or damage. When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge. Do not cut off the power supply or remove the battery when charging a battery. Never charge a battery that is wet.
  • Page 11 1. Plug the AC connector of the switching power into the AC outlet socket. 2. Plug the Mini USB connector of the switching power into the Mini USB jack of the radio. 3. Make sure the radio is in well contact with the switching power. The charging process initiates when the charge indicator glows red.
  • Page 12 Plug the AC connector of the switching power into the AC outlet socket. Plug the Mini USB connector of the switching power into the Mini USB jack of the charger. Place the radio with the battery attached in the charger. Make sure the radio is in well contact with the charger.
  • Page 13 Plug the AC connector of the switching power into the AC outlet socket. Plug the Mini USB connector of the switching power into the Mini USB jack of the charger. Place the battery in the charger. Make sure the battery is in well contact with the charging terminals. The charging process initiates when the orange LED lights.

  • Page 14: Antenna Information

    Antenna Information Stubby antenna is ideal for communication within limited range. Thin and long antenna optimizes communication coverage, and its flexible and soft characteristic makes it ideal for wearing your radio on the belt. Communication range may vary with terrain and your operating conditions. Rainy days or forest locations may narrow your communication range, please make preparation in advance to avoid potential inconvenience.
  • Page 15 Figure 2 Hold the battery with the Logo side facing upwards, and insert the tab at the top of the battery into the slots at the top of the radio’s body, as shown in figure 3. Note: Align the discharging terminal of the battery with the radio’s charging piece. Figure 3 Press the bottom of the battery towards the radio, until the battery is securely inserted into the battery slot, as shown in figure 4.
  • Page 16 Figure 4 Fit the extensions at the top of the rear cover into the slots at the top of the radio’s body, as shown in figure 5. Figure 5 Slightly press the bottom of the rear cover towards the radio until a click is heard. Note: if the rear cover is not well locked, please remove the rear cover and attach it again.
  • Page 17 Figure 6 Removing the Battery Turn off the radio, if it is turned on. Then follow steps 1 and 2 in the section “Attaching the Battery” to remove the rear cover. Hold the top part of the radio's body, and lift the battery by the notch at its bottom, and then remove the battery from the radio’s body, as shown in figure 1.

  • Page 18: Attaching/Removing The Antenna

    Attaching/Removing the Antenna Attaching the Antenna Align the threaded end of the antenna with the radio’s antenna connector. Turn the antenna clockwise to fasten it. Removing the Antenna Turn the antenna counter-clockwise until you can remove it.

  • Page 19: Attaching/Removing The Belt Clip

    Attaching/Removing the Belt Clip Attaching the Belt Clip Align the D-tab at the bottom of the belt clip with the D-slot at the back of the radio’s body. Then secure the belt clip on the back of the radio's body (rotate the belt clip if necessary), as shown in figure 1.
  • Page 20 Removing the Belt Clip Rotate the belt clip 90 degrees, and turn the screwdriver counter-clockwise to loosen the screw. Please refer to the operations for attaching the belt clip, as shown in figure 3. Figure 3 Attaching/Removing the Battery When the Belt Clip is Attached When the belt clip is attached to the radio, please first rotate the belt clip 90 degrees (as shown in figure 1 and 2), and then attach/remove the rear cover and battery by the steps mentioned above.

  • Page 21: Attaching/Removing The Earpiece/Microphone

    Figure 2 Attaching/Removing the Earpiece/Microphone Attaching the Earpiece/Mini USB Open (not remove) the accessory cover, as shown in figure 1. Figure 1 Plug the audio accessory firmly into the accessory jack, and plug the Mini USB into the USB jack, as shown in figure 2.

  • Page 22: General Radio Operations

    Figure 2 Removing the Earpiece/Mini USB Open the accessory cover, and then remove the earpiece or Mini USB. Note: Using the radio with audio accessory may affect the waterproof performance of the radio. General Radio Operations Turning the Radio On/Off Long press the Power Switch until an alert tone is heard to turn the radio on.

  • Page 23: Adjusting The Volume

    Figure 1 Adjusting the Volume You may adjust the volume level through keys [+]/ [-] .Press the [+] key to increase the volume, or press the [-] key to decrease the volume. Figure 2 Selecting a Channel Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel.

  • Page 24: Transmitting

    Figure 3 Transmitting To transmit, press and hold down the PTT key, speak into the microphone at your normal voice level. Hold the radio about 2.5 to 5 centimeters away from your mouth. Receiving Release the PTT key to receive. Programmable Auxiliary Functions The SK key is a programmable function button.

  • Page 25: Advanced Operations

    Squelch Off Squelch Off Momentary Battery Strength Indicator Channel Lock Note See Glossary for definitions of Momentary, Monitor and Scan. Advanced Operations The following functions are programmable by your dealer. CTCSS/CDCSS Set up talkgroups with unique CDCSS/CTCSS to prevent unwanted conversations on the same frequency.

  • Page 26: Power Adjust

    Note: See Glossary for the definition of Time-out Timer. Battery Strength Indicator The TC-300 allows you to simply press one button to illuminate the LED batter gauge, which emits different indications representing battery strength levels until the key is released.

  • Page 27: Monitor

    Monitor Holds down the programmed Monitor key to enter Monitor mode, and release it to exit. Scan The Scan feature enables a two-way radio to continuously scan each channel for activity. Press the programmed Scan key to initiate scanning channels in the order as they appear in scan list.
  • Page 28 Figure 2 Priority Scan Sequence Scan On/Off You can enter scan mode through any of the following two methods: Key operation Press the programmed Scan key to enter scan mode, provided that there’re no less than 2 members in the scan list. Auto When Auto Scan is enabled for a channel, the radio shall automatically enter scan mode when it is switched to this channel.

  • Page 29: Busy Channel Lockout (Bcl)

    Enable you to constantly monitor & keep an update on the activities on the most commonly used channel so that messages will not be missed. Your dealer may program priority channel via the programming software. Check with your dealer for details. When scanning remains on a non-priority channel, the radio continues to monitor activities on the priority channel, and jumps to the priority channel if activity is detected.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    programmed. VOX earpiece is necessary. You dealer may set VOX sensitivity or disable the VOX feature through the programming software. The VOX key is null when the VOX feature is disabled. Note: If you select the PTT/VOX switch on the earpiece to PTT, you are able to transmit by press of the external PTT, no matter whether the VOX feature is enabled.

  • Page 31: Care And Cleaning

    charger after the charger LED glows green. Make sure radios have the same channel, Cannot talk to or hear group and CTCSS/CDCSS settings. members. Make sure within their communication range. Send the radio to your dealer to change Hear non-group members your CTCSS/CDCSS settings, and so as your group members.

  • Page 32: Glossary

    Earbud with in-Line PTT & Earset with in-Line MIC & Earset with Boom MIC & Li-Ion Battery (1700mAh) VOX ESS09 PTT & VOX EHS09 in-Line PTT & VOX EHS10 BL1715 Rapid-Rate Charger (for Vehicle Power Adapter Remote Ring PTT Switch Belt Clip BC15 Li-Ion Battery) CH05L01 PV1001...
  • Page 33 radio and the radio is in receiving status. CTCSS/CDCSS is transmitted along with the carrier and at a sub-audible frequency. The Tx CTCSS/CDCSS of the transmitting party must CTCSS/CDCSS match the Rx CTCSS/CDCSS of the receiving party, for the receiver to unmute speaker and output audio.
  • Page 34 VOX (Voice-Operated Transmit) you speak. HYT endeavors to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. All the above specifications and design are subject to change without notice due to continuous development.

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