Page 1
· Please don't put the radio in extremely dusty, moist or dabbling places; don’t place it on any unstable surfaces, either. · If you want to develop or remodify the radio · Refer service to the well-trained professional technicians only and do not disassemble or assemble the radio. SHENZHEN COVALUE COMMUNICATIONS Co., Ltd.
SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION To ensure that your expose to RF electromag- Your radio generates RF electromagnetic en- netic energy is within the FCC allowable lim- ergy during transmit mode. This radio is designed its for occupational use, always adhere to the for and classified as “Occupational Use Only”, following guidelines: meaning it must be used only during the course of...
CONTENTS ■ Unpacking and Checking the Equipment Supplied Accessories ■ Preparation Charging the Battery Installing/Removing the Battery Pack Installing the Antenna Installing the Optional Speaker/Microphone Installing/Removing the Belt Clip ■ Radio Overview ■ Basic Operations ■ Programmable Button Function ■ VOX (Voice Operated Transmission) ■...
■ Unpacking and Checking the Equipment Unpack the radio carefully. 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 the carrier or the dealer immediately. Supplied Accessories Item Quantity...
2、Preparation Charging the Battery Plug the power adapter into the proper AC wall outlet; and insert the cable of the power adapter into the adapter socket on the charger; Red LED flashes after it enters normal work.(Red LED lights per 3 seconds) Insert the battery or the radio to be charged into the charger slot.
* The battery is not fully charged in the factory, and please charge the new battery when you use the radio for the first time. * The radio is supplied with a CB-01/02 battery manufactured by COVALUE company. * When you charge the battery for the first time after purchasing or long storage (over 2 months), you should repeat charging it several times to achieve the normal battery capacity.
Notice: * Do not short-circuit the battery terminals or dispose the battery in fire. * Do not disassemble the battery casing. 2.3 Installing the Antenna Screw the antenna into the connector at the top of the radio by holding the bottom of the antenna and turn it clockwise until secure.
Installing/Removing the Belt Clip To pick out 2pcs of screws (M2.5x8.0) from the main unit accessory and fix these screws from the holes in the radio clip to the holes in the aluminum case. If you want to take off the clip from radio, just loosen...
Radio Overview 3、 ① PTT ( PUSH-TO-TALK) Button To make a call, press and hold the PTT button, then speak into the microphone in normal voice. Release the PTT button to receive signals. ② Side Button 1 (Programmable Button) ③ Side Button 2(Programmable Button) ④...
Basic Operations 4、 1. Power on the radio Switch on the radio by turning the Power/Volume switch clockwise till a click is heard, then the radio will be in the state of stand by and you will hear a beep if the dealer has set it. If channel annunciation has been set.
Page 11
4. Make a Call: To make a call, press the PTT, and speak in normal voice and please keep your mouth 5~10cm away from the microphone to achieve the best voice quality. 5. Receive a Call:...
Release the PTT button and adjust the volume at the proper position to receive calls. The dealer can set CTCSS/DCS, 5-Tone or 2-Tone or MDC on your radio. On the channels preset with these signaling, you cannot receive calls except those from the radios in the same system ■...
Page 13
After pressing this key, the radio will transmit with the RX frequency. CALL 1/CALL 2/CALL3/CALL4 Press the side button set as “CALL 1/CALL 2/CALL3/CALL4” to transmit the stored coding. Lone Work When the radio is set in lone work, it will sounds pre-alert tones before the Lone Work time expires, and the user should press any key on the radio within the Reset Time, indicating the user is safe, otherwise, the radio will activate emergency alert automatically.
Page 14
During scanning, if the priority channel has been set on the radio, when the priority channel receives signals the radio will automatically switch to the priority channel even the normal channel is receiving signals at that time. And the radio will stay on the priority channel till the signals disappear.
Squelch Off/ Call Cancel Press the button set as “Squelch off” to turn on the squelch; press it again to exit. When in selective call state, press this key to exit selective call Key Lock Press the button set as “Key Lock” to lock or unlock the keys. Battery Power Check Press the button set as “Battery Power Check”...
■ Wired Cloning Mode To enter the clone mode, wired cloning function should be set on both host and sub radio. Wired cloning procedures are as follows: 1) Press and hold the Side Button 1 and 2 on the host radio while turning on the radio; about 2 seconds later, orange indicator flashes twice and the radio enters cloning mode.
If the battery save function has been set, 10 seconds after no signals being received or no operations being conducted, the radio enters the battery save mode. It will exit the battery save mode automatically after receiving signals or being conducted. Battery Save Types: Short , Middle, Long and OFF.
Page 18
between the interval of signal disappearing and scanning restarting, the radio will keep staying on that channel if it receives any signals during the delay time. The working channel of the radio will revert to the following channels automatically when you press PTT button during scanning.
DTMF The dealer can set DTMF signaling into encoding sequence. If DTMF is set in the encoding template, press the corresponding programmable button “Call 1” , “Call 2”, “Call 3”, or “Call 4”to transmit the coding. 5-Tone Signaling The dealer can activate or inactivate this function by programming. 5-Tone has 9 encoding formats: CCIR1, CCIR2, ZVEI1, ZVEI2, SVEI3, EEA, EIA, USER DEFINED 1, and USER DEFINED 2.
The option MDC system can be set through the RX signaling system in the personal template. If the received MDC code is same as the one set in the system, it can decode successfully.After the radio received the correct MDC signaling, according to the Receive squelch mode set by the user, the squelch will be ON.
Page 21
Model: ____________ Serial No.: ___________ 1) Channels List CTCSS CTCSS Receiving Transmittig Scan Type Channel /DCS/LTR /DCS/LTR Power Bandwidth Frequency Frequency List Decode Encode 2) Optional Functions Time-out Time (TOT) 15-600s Squelch Level Voice Annunciation ON □ OFF □ Battery Save OFF □...
Page 22
Man-Down Scan Noise Channel Delete Call Forward H/M/L Power Switch Squelch Adjust Monitor Momentary/Call Cancel Monitor/Call Cancel Lock Keyboard Battery Check Normal Record/Record Stop Protect Record/Record Stop Record play/Play Next/Play Stop Record Delete Side Button 1 None (No Function) Annunciation Type Selection Talkaround Call1/Call2/Call3/Call4 Lone Work...
Page 23
Man-Down Scan Noise Channel Delete Call Forward H/M/L Power Switch Squelch Adjust Monitor Momentary/Call Cancel Monitor/Call Cancel Lock Keyboard Battery Check Normal Record/Record Stop Protect Record/Record Stop Record play/Play Next/Play Stop Record Delete Note:...
Page 24
Statement: RSS-GEN 7.1.2 Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the CU600-1 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers