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USER MANUAL PD98X DIGITAL PORTABLE RADIO...
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Welcome to the world of Hytera and thank you for purchasing this product. This manual includes a description of the functions and step- by-step procedures for use. It also includes a troubleshooting guide. To avoid bodily injury or property loss caused by incorrect operation, please carefully read the Safety Information Booklet before use.
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Note: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly information, please visit website approved by the party responsible for compliance could Hytera is the trademark or registered trademark of http://www.hytera.com. void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Hytera Communications Corporation...
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l Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of the time. To transmit (talk), press the Push-to-Talk ( PTT) key. To receive calls, release the PTT key. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because the radio generates measurable RF energy only when transmitting (in terms of measuring for standards compliance).
Status Indications Priority Interrupt Contents LCD Icons Pseudo Trunk LED Indications XPT System Contents Call Services Documentation Information Group Call Roam Icon Conventions Private Call Work Order Notation Conventions All Call Data Query Packing List Broadcast Call (Trunking Only) Call Divert Product Overview Include Call (Trunking Only) Call Priority...
Documentation Information Packing List Please unpack carefully and check that you have received the following items. If any Icon Conventions item is missing or damaged, contact your dealer. Icon Description Item Quantity (PCS) Item Quantity (PCS) Indicates references that can further describe the related topics. Radio Antenna Indicates situations that could cause data loss or equipment damage.
Product Overview Part Name Part Name Speaker Belt Clip Product Layout Numeric Keypad Battery Programmable Keys You can request your dealer to program the following keys as shortcuts to radio features: SK1, SK2,TK, P1/Answer key, P2/End key, Back/Subgroup Key, Up key, and Down key.
Before Use Installing the TF Card To remove the battery, make sure that the radio is If the TransFlash (TF) card is applicable to your radio Charging the Battery turned off, and then lift the battery latch. and you have an available TF card, install the TF card as follows: Attaching the Antenna 1.
Attaching the Audio Accessory Basic Operations LED Indicator Alert Tone Battery Power replace the battery. Turning the Radio On or Off For optimal waterproof and dustproof performance, Locking or Unlocking the Keypad do as follows: l Attach accessories with care to avoid scraping When the keypad is not in use, you can lock it to avoid the silicone rubber surrounding the accessory unintended operations.
Press the Back/Subgroup Key or go to Menu > Selecting a Zone Using the Keypad Subgroup, press the Up or Down key to select a A zone is a group of channels within the same operational You can use the keypad to enter user aliases or IDs and subgroup, and the select the group or private contact.
Status Indications Icon Radio Status Icon Radio Status LCD Icons The number of bars indicates the signal The radio is scanning or hunting. strength in conventional or TM-DW mode. Operation Mode Icons The radio stays on a non-priority channel. There is no signal in TM-DL mode. Icon Radio Status The radio stays on priority channel 1.
Icon Radio Status LED Indicator Radio Status In trunking mode, if the radio is not registered or Conventional mode: The radio is There is/are unread work order(s). attached, or an empty group is selected, you cannot scanning or roaming. Flashes orange initiate a call.
1. Go to Menu > Contact > Manual Dial, or go to » If is programmed as the Redial Call Log Ending a Group Call Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Keypad Mode, key by your dealer, press on the home In conventional and trunking mode, a group call and then select Enable.
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1. Press the preprogrammed Contact List or Receiving a Private Call Conventional Mode Favorite Contact List key, or go to Menu > l To initiate a private call to the private contact preset Conventional Mode Contact > Private Contact or Favorite for the current channel, press and hold the PTT key.
l The call duration exceeds the preset time. You can listen to an incoming all call without any Conventional Mode l The BS signal is lost. operation. l To initiate an all call to the all call contact preset on l The calling or the called party selects an empty group the current channel, press and hold the PTT key.
» Press the preprogrammed Favorite Contact » If is programmed as the BackDial Call Include Call (Trunking Only) List key. Log key by your dealer, press on the home An include call is a special group call during which screen. »...
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» Enable the DTMF keypad, enter the connect Mode, and then select Enable. 2. On the home screen, enter the PSTN/PABX code, and then press the PTT key. To enable the DTMF keypad, press the number. » With the One- Key Connect feature enabled preprogrammed DTMF Keypad key or go to 3.
The calling radio displays the calling icon with alert 1. Go to Menu > Message > InBox, OutBox, or Trunking Mode tone, and its LED indicator glows red. Drafts> Inbox List, Outbox List, or Drafts List. In trunking mode, a phone call ends in any of the 2.
Sending a Status Message Conventional Conventional Trunking Trunking 1. Go to Menu > Message > Status Msg , and then Feature Digital Analog Feature Digital Analog select the status message. LED Indicator, Alert Always Treble Boost √ √ √ 2. Press the OK/Menu key, and then select the contact Tone or enter the contact ID through the keypad.
Conventional Conventional Conventional Trunking Trunking Trunking Feature Digital Analog Feature Digital Analog Feature Digital Analog VoteNow Hunt View Position √ √ √ Disable) Time-out Timer Query Location √ × × Compandor × √ × √ √ √ (TOT) Query Neighbors ×...
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Feature Description Operation Feature Description Operation Feature Description Operation LCD and the 2. Back to Vibration , radio will keypad. select the vibration disabled. to notify you of type, and the select feature feature an incoming call Go to Brightness , and Settings.
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Feature Description Operation Feature Description Operation Feature Description Operation group, select of the repeater's When the radio Go to ESN Check in Disable to allow the coverage. requesting Idle , and then enable or radio only to call the registration feature disable the feature.
Audio Optimization Audio Settings Option Description Operation Enabling Always Treble Boost MIC/SPK Selection uses external microphone Feature The MIC/SPK Selection feature allows you to select the speaker. Otherwise, The Always Treble Boost feature allows the radio to microphone and speaker used by the radio to transmit and it uses the internal automatically output louder voice for audio clarity receive voice.
keypad, do as follows: 2. Back to the 3- Band Equalize menu, set the gains of One Touch Call/Menu 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Keypad high, mid, and low frequencies (Rang: - 8 dB to +8 The One Touch Call/Menu feature allows you to press the Mode, and then select One Touch Call/Menu.
Setting the Scan List The hunt modes available in the Fixed TSCC are as Mode Description Operation follows: The scan list contains at most 32 channels (including dealer, the radio analog and digital channels) for radio to scan. will automatically Mode Description Operation...
In conventional mode. to add a favorite contact, Managing Phone Contacts Mode Description Operation select Add in the favorite contact list. Viewing, Editing, or Deleting a Phone automatically l In trunking mode, to manage contacts through folde, register with the BS Contact select Folder Management in the favorite contact with...
Priority Interrupt XPT System The TOT feature allows the radio to automatically stop The Priority Interrupt feature allows you to interrupt the The XPT System is based on the digital conventional transmission and keep beeping when the preset ongoing activities (such as a call, a call hang status, or system.
To enable the feature, you can press the preprogrammed When signals are detected, the radio initiates to register Data Query SRF key or go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > SRF. and displays The Data Query feature allows you to query related Then the radio displays "DM-R"...
The Preemption option is available only when the Viewing Position Call Location Preemptive Call feature is enabled by your dealer. A l Viewing the radio's position The Call Location feature allows the receiving radio to preemptive call can interrupt other on- going calls with display the location information (including its direction, Go to the Menu >...
Quick GPS When the BT feature is enabled, the LED indicator Other Operations flashes blue every 3 seconds. Change the BT Name of the Radio The Quick GPS feature allows all radios of the same dispatch station to transmit location information at specific Go to Menu >...
Viewing the BT Beacons If the BT Location Active Report feature is enabled by data service on the digital channel to meet your higher your dealer, your radio automatically reports the BT communication security requirements. Information location when reaching the preset time. To enable the TF Encryption Feature on the current The BT Beacon Info includes the UUID, alias, address, channel, press the preprogrammed TF Card key, or go to...
Enabling the Call Record Feature Personal Safety Services Item Description Name Rule enable Call Record feature, press the trunking mode, it is the time Emergency preprogrammed Call Record key, or go to Menu > TF read RTC. minutes will Application > Recorder > Call Record and then enable The Emergency feature allows you to ask for help from convention mode,...
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In addition, you can request your dealer to set one of the Receiving an Emergency Call following emergency modes: You can listen to an incoming emergency call without any With the Send Emergency Exit Message feature operation. enabled by your dealer, your radio will send an exit Emergency Description emergency message to the called party when you...
restore the audio signals. This prevents eavesdropping Communication Security Parameter Description and ensures communication privacy. Services The ID for each encrypt key must Key ID To enable the feature, do one of the following: be unique. The range is 1 to 255. Encryption l Go to Menu >...
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Stun, Revive and Kill When stunned by the trunking system, the radio displays "Stunned" and its functions except the registration, revive, kill, and authentication are locked out. A stunned radio can restore to normal use when receiving the revive command from the trunking system. Then, the radio displays "Revived".
Supplementary Features In conventional mode, the radio supports the following features on digital channel and analog channel. On Digital Channel Feature Description Operation The feature allows you to send an alert call to a private contact. The called party can call you back after seeing l Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call/Menu Alert Call the alert.
Troubleshooting Phenomena Analysis Solution The battery may be installed improperly. Remove and reattach the battery. The battery power may run out. Recharge or replace the battery. The terminal cannot be turned on. The battery may be poorly connected due to dirtied or damaged battery Clean the battery contacts or replace the battery.
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Phenomena Analysis Solution The channel type (digital or analog) may be set incorrectly. Verify that you are on the correct digital or analog channel. You may be too far away from other members. Move towards other members. The signal is poor. Make sure call participants are within the communication range.
Make sure the product is completely dry before use. FOACSU Full Off Air Call Set-Up Extended Pseudo Trunk Global Positioning System Existing devices should be upgraded to Hytera’s iM or iS firmware before being used as part of a system. For details about upgrade, contact your Hytera dealer.
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