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  • Page 1 XRS-370C Compact Hideaway 80 Channel UHF CB Radio INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface XRS-370C Instruction Manual Preface Copyright Notice Standard Communications Pty Ltd reserves all rights to this document and the information contained herein. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties without express permission is strictly prohibited. © 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia...

  • Page 3: Telemetry Channels

    Standard Communications Contract Warranty Against Defects This warranty against defects is given by Standard Communications Pty Ltd ACN 000 346 814 (We, us, our or GME). Our contact details are set out in clause 2.g. 1. Consumer guarantees Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.
  • Page 4 Warranty period We provide the following warranty on GME and Kingray products. No repair or replacement during the warranty period will renew or extend the warranty period past the period from original date of purchase.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents XRS-370C Instruction Manual Table of Contents Preface ............................2 Copyright Notice ........................2 Important Information Concerning UHF CB Radio ..............2 Emergency Channels ......................2 Telemetry Channels ........................3 Standard Communications Contract Warranty Against Defects..........3 Introduction ..........................9 Features ............................
  • Page 6 Table of Contents XRS-370C Instruction Manual Brightness ..........................14 Transmitting ..........................15 Time-out Timer ........................15 Busy Lockout ........................... 15 Voice Scrambler ........................16 Beep Tone Volume ........................16 Dynamic Volume Control (DVC) ....................16 Selecting the Active Speaker ....................17 Microphone Gain ........................
  • Page 7 Table of Contents XRS-370C Instruction Manual The Quiet mode ........................28 Sending a SelCall ........................29 Receiving a SelCall ........................29 Quiet mode ..........................29 Setting up the Quiet mode ....................29 Activating the Quiet mode ....................30 Receiving signals in the Quiet mode ................. 30 Scanning in the Quiet mode ....................
  • Page 8 Table of Contents XRS-370C Instruction Manual Adding a new contact to the SelCall memory ..............48 Location Services ........................49 Location Services Options Table ....................49 Installation ..........................50 General ........................... 50 Installation ..........................50 Installing the cradle ......................... 50 Mounting the cradle .......................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Introduction Your GME XRS-370C 80 channel radio is Australian designed and manufactured and is the most advanced UHF Citizen Band radio available. It combines the very latest in electronic hardware with the most up-to-date computer aided design manufacturing techniques to produce a super compact mobile radio with outstanding specifications, features and performance.

  • Page 10: Signal Processing

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Signal processing Digital Signal Processing (DSP): Measures, filters and compresses standard analogue • audio signals and converts them into digital format. Allows advanced RF and audio processing techniques to be applied to maximise the radio’s performance. Advanced Signal Management (ASM): Identifies interference caused by strong local •...

  • Page 11: Xrs Connect Apps

    CB channels. This feature complies with the Radio Communications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2015. GME values your privacy, and does not collect any of your location data. The location data is only stored within the XRS Location Services app and is transmitted from your XRS Connect radio.

  • Page 12: General Operation

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual The Bluetooth wireless technology enabled connection between your smart device and your XRS Connect radio must be made through the XRS Connect app. You will not be able to pair your smart device to your XRS Connect radio using the normal Bluetooth wireless technology enabled settings option on your smart device.

  • Page 13: Controller Microphone

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Controller Microphone Programmable (Top) Func on Microphone Push to Talk Bu on OLED Display Programmable (XRS) Scan Func on Key Duplex Power Squelch Priority Speaker Channel Up Volume + Menu/Enter Volume - Channel Down Back General Power Press and hold the key to turn the radio on.

  • Page 14: Selecting Channels

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Selecting Channels To select a channel, press the key. Press to select a higher channel or to select a lower channel. The selected channel is displayed on the OLED Display. Press and hold either key to advance quickly through the channels.

  • Page 15: Transmitting

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual A Dim function can also be assigned to the programmable key to quickly switch the brightness level to minimum for low light viewing. This saves having to manually readjust the brightness level when moving into low light environments.

  • Page 16: Voice Scrambler

    Once the scrambler has been activated your transmission and reception will only be intelligible to others using the same scrambler technology.

  • Page 17: Selecting The Active Speaker

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Selecting the Active Speaker The XRS-370C radio has two speakers - one mounted inside the radio and the other mounted inside the microphone. By default, sound is reproduced by both speakers; however if you prefer, one of these speakers can be switched off, leaving either the radio’s internal speaker or the microphone’s speaker to reproduce...

  • Page 18: Repeater And Duplex Mode

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Repeater and Duplex Mode Duplex operation allows the radio to transmit on a different frequency to that which it receives. This allows operation through repeater stations. A repeater station consists of a linked transmitter/receiver combination installed in a prominent location.

  • Page 19: Priority Channel

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Priority Channel The Priority channel feature allows you to instantly recall any one of the 80 CB channels in your radio. This feature can be used to provide instant access to your working channel or your local repeater channel at the press of key.

  • Page 20: Scanning

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual To playback voice recordings: When navigating from the main menu: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Navigate to the VOICE PLAYBACK menu option, and press the MENU key to select. Select PLAYBACK. Alternatively, you can assign the Voice Playback feature to one of the programmable keys...

  • Page 21: Programming The Scan Memories

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Programming the scan memories Each Scan Group has its own separate channel memory allowing you complete freedom to program your choice of channels into each group. To add/remove channels from the selected scan memory: 1. Select the required channel using the key.

  • Page 22: Open Scan

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Open Scan Open Scan allows a group of channels to be scanned in an ascending sequence. If a signal is found, the scan will pause on that channel. During this time you can press the on the microphone and talk on the channel.

  • Page 23: Priority Scan

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual If you press the while the radio is scanning, the scan will pause and the radio will transmit on the working channel. After the channel has remained clear for 5 seconds scanning will resume. If your radio pauses on a busy channel and you wish to talk on that channel, wait for a break in the conversation then press the PTT.

  • Page 24: Network Scan (Net-Scan)

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual If a signal appears on any other channel, scanning will pause on that channel and will • remain there while the channel is busy - as long as there are no signals on the Priority channel. During this time, the receiver will continue to check the Priority channel every 2 seconds resulting in a series of small breaks in the reception.

  • Page 25: Using Net-Scan

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Using Net-Scan With Net-Scan mode enabled, briefly press SCAN. A high beep will be heard, ‘SCANNING’ will be displayed and the icon will animate. During this time the scan mode and the number of channels being scanned will be displayed along with the selected Zone.

  • Page 26: Choosing Ctcss Or Dcs

    If communicating with other GME radios, you may choose from any of the 50 tones. However, to ensure compatibility, please refer to the tone set table listed in each radio’s Instruction manual because the tones used in older GME models may be listed in a different order to those in your radio.

  • Page 27: Busy Lockout

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual To disable silent mode on a channel 1. Press the MENU key. FUNCTIONS TOGGLE SILENT. 2. Navigate and select > MENU 3. Press the key to select 4. The icon (CTCSS) or icon (DCS) will be disappear from the display to confirm Silent mode is now disabled on that channel.

  • Page 28: Selective Calling

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Selective Calling Your radio has a Selective Calling system known as SelCall that operates like a telephone. Your radio is pre-programmed with its own unique SelCall Identification number. If this number is called by another radio, your radio will beep to alert you. If you do not want to hear any other activity while waiting on a channel, you can select the QUIET mode.

  • Page 29: Sending A Selcall

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Sending a SelCall To send, program or change a SelCall number: 1. Press the MENU key. SELCALL 2. Select and its options. Receiving a SelCall When your radio receives its own SelCall number, the icon will appear along with the callers SelCall number and name and the radio will sound an alarm to alert you to the call.

  • Page 30: Activating The Quiet Mode

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual To store individual channels into quiet memory: 1. Select the required channel. MENU key, and select FUNCTIONS. 2. Press the TOGGLE Q MEM MENU 3. Select and press to select ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’. When Quiet memory is switched ‘ON’ on the selected channel, ‘Q’ will appear at the top of the display indicating the selected channel is now stored in the Quiet memory.

  • Page 31: Group Calling

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Group Calling The SelCall system includes a Group Call function that allows you to call up to 1000 radios simultaneously. This can be useful in an emergency situation where you may need to transmit a message to a large number of radios in your group.

  • Page 32: Call Acknowledge In Group Mode

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Call acknowledge in group mode There is no Call Acknowledge when sending Group Calls. This is to prevent all the radios in your group from trying to respond to your SelCall transmission at the same time. Storing group call idents Group Call Idents can be stored in memory in the same way as a standard SelCall Ident.

  • Page 33: Context Menu Examples

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Context menu examples SEL:NEXT = MENU Press NEXT HLD:CALL = Hold MENU NEXT SEL:EDIT = Press MENU EDIT HLD:OPTIONS = MENU Hold OPTIONS When entering text (e.g. zone names or SelCall numbers), the following characters are available;...

  • Page 34: Menu Table

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Menu Table Menu Option Options Option Settings ZONES Zone 01 GO/EDIT Zone 02 Zone 03 Zone 04 Zone 05 Zone 06 Zone 07 Zone 08 BLUETOOTH Secure pair ON/OFF Pair PROG BUTTONS XRS BUTTON PRESS DISPLAY DIM...

  • Page 35: Receive-Only Channels (Zones)

    50 channels. Zones and channels can each be individually named for easy identification. Programming is done either through the radio menu or through the GME XRS Connect App. The XRS Connect App also offers a range of pre-programmed frequencies in various categories sorted by locations making the selection of suitable channels and frequencies much easier.

  • Page 36: Edit A Zone Name

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual The radio returns to the main screen with the selected zone displayed below the channel number. All channels in the selected zone will now be available along with the usual 80 CB channels. Zone channels can be found immediately above CB Channel 80.
  • Page 37 XRS-370C Instruction Manual Continue until the desired name has been entered. Zone names can be up to 16 characters long. 8. To save the name HOLD the MENU key [HLD:SAVE]. The radio will return to the Zone list with the new zone name displayed.
  • Page 38 XRS-370C Instruction Manual 7. Use the keys to change the character at the cursor position. 8. Press MENU to step forward to the NEXT character position or the BACK key to step back to the previous character position. 9. When the desired name has been entered, press the...

  • Page 39: Edit Existing Channels In A Zone

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Edit Existing Channels in a Zone 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Select ZONES and press MENU. 3. Select the desired Zone from the Zone list and hold MENU to edit the zone. [HLD:EDIT] 4. Use the...

  • Page 40: Bluetooth

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual 11. Continue until the name or frequency has been edited. 12. Hold MENU to save. [HLD:SAVE] Bluetooth Secure Pairing Use this to turn secure PIN pairing on or off for your Bluetooth connection. If Secure Pairing is turned...

  • Page 41: Programmable Buttons

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Programmable Buttons Programmable (Top) Func on Programmable (XRS) Func on Key Button Option Description Display Dim Dims the display and keypad backlight. CB Scan Memory Cycles through the three scan memories. XRS button press Quiet Memory Stores channels in the SelCall Quiet memory.

  • Page 42: Programming The Top Button

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual 4. The XRS Button option list is displayed. The currently selected option is marked with a MENU dot. Use the keys to select to desired option then press to select. 5. Press BACK to exit back to the previous menu or hold BACK to return to the main screen.

  • Page 43: Functions

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Functions The Function option allows you to set the state of several functions related to Scan, SelCall and CTCSS/DCS. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Use the keys to select FUNCTIONS then press MENU. 3. Use the keys to select from one of the options below;...

  • Page 44: Radio Setting Options Table

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual 5. Press BACK to return to the previous menu or hold the BACK key to return to the main screen. Radio Setting Options Table Menu Item Description Setting BEEP VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the key press beeps.

  • Page 45: Scan Settings

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Scan Settings 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Use the keys to select ‘SCAN SETTINGS’ then press MENU. 3. Use the keys to select ‘CB SCAN MEM’ then press MENU. 4. Use the keys to select from memory ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ then press MENU.

  • Page 46: Selcall

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual SelCall 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Use the keys to select SELCALL then press MENU. 3. Use the keys to select the available options. Select MAKE SELCALL to enter and send a SelCall number. • Select Last to resend or save the last SelCall number you sent.

  • Page 47: Resending The Last Selcall Number

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Resending the last SelCall number Use the keys to select Last, then HOLD MENU to resend the last SelCall [HLD:CALL] number. Saving the last SelCall number in memory 1. Use the keys to select Last. MENU 2. Press to save the last SelCall number into one of the memories.

  • Page 48: Editing Your Radio's Own Selcall Number

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Editing your radio’s own SelCall number 1. Use the keys to select then press the MENU key to edit your radio’s own SelCall number. 2. The ‘Edit Contact’ screen is displayed and is displayed as the contact name with the cursor on the SelCall number.

  • Page 49: Location Services

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual 4. Continue until the required name and SelCall number has been entered then HOLD MENU to save the new number. [HLD:SAVE] 5. The radio returns to the previous screen and displays the new contact entry. Location Services 1.

  • Page 50: Installation

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Installation General Your radio is supplied with a slim, slide on mounting cradle. As the radio contains a built-in speaker, the cradle can be screwed or bolted to any convenient location in your vehicle’s cabin (under or above the dash or on the centre console) using the mounting slots provided in the cradle.

  • Page 51: Mounting The Cradle

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Mounting the cradle Option 1 Option 2 © 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. 08 August 2018 49290-3...

  • Page 52: Fitting The Radio

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Fitting the radio Slide the radio fully into cradle until it clicks into place. Removing the radio If the main unit is installed in a remote location, you may need to install an extension speaker inside the cabin. The extension speaker plugs into the extension speaker socket on the rear panel of the main unit.

  • Page 53: Fitting The Controller Microphone

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Fitting the controller microphone Plug the 8 pin plug into the socket on the front of the main unit or alternatively you can use the adapter and extension cable supplied with the radio. If the main unit is not easily accessible this adapter will allow you to bring the microphone socket to a more convenient position.

  • Page 54: Radio Turns On And Off With The Ignition Switch

    GME has a wide range of suitable 477 MHz UHF CB antennas to suit most installations and applications. We recommend contacting your local GME retailer for advice.

  • Page 55: Wiring

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Higher frequency electrical interference cause by electric motors can be suppressed directly at the motor terminals. Wiring UHF antenna Optional extension speaker 12V DC MC664B microphone Red+ -Black Coax cable Fuse Connector plug © 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Page 56: Frequency And Subtone Tables

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Frequency and Subtone Tables The table that follows details the CTCSS tone frequencies of the XRS Connect radio. CTCSS Tone Frequencies Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency 67.0 107.2 167.9 159.8 71.9 110.9 173.8 165.5 74.4 114.8 179.9 171.3 77.0...
  • Page 57 XRS-370C Instruction Manual The table that follows details the DCS tones of the XRS Connect radio. DCS Tone Chart Code Code Code Code Code Code – – – – – – – – © 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Page 58 XRS-370C Instruction Manual The table that follows details the UHF CB operating frequencies of the XRS Connect radio. UHF CB Operating Frequencies Frequency Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) (MHz) 476.425 477.100 476.7875 476.450 477.125 476.8125 476.475 477.150 476.8375 476.500 477.175 476.8625 476.525...

  • Page 59: Specifications

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Specifications ELECTRICAL General Type Description Compliant Specification: Meets AS/NZS 4365 for radio communications equipment in the UHF citizen and personal radio service. Frequency Range TX: 476.425-477.4125 MHz Number of Channels: Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz Operation Mode: Simplex or half Duplex with repeater talk-around.

  • Page 60: Receiver

    XRS-370C Instruction Manual Receiver Type Description Intermediate Frequencies: 38.85 MHz, 450 kHz Sensitivity: -122 dBm for 12 dB SINAD unweighted Selectivity: -6 dB at ± 3.5 kHz, -60 dB at ± 12.5 kHz Intermodulation Immunity: -72 dB Blocking Immunity: -98 dB...
  • Page 61 WHEREVER LIFE TAKES YOU, TAKE GME. 1300 463 463 gme.net.au A division of Standard Communications Pty Ltd. Head Office: PO Box 96, Winston Hills, NSW 2153, Australia. New Zealand: PO Box 58446 Botany, Auckland, 2163, NZ. T: (09) 274 0955.

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