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Users Manual
JOTRON Electronics a.s
Handheld VHF Radios
P.O.Box 54, NO-3280 Tjodalyng, Norway
Tel: +47 33 13 97 00, Fax: +47 33 12 67 80
your safety – our concern
www.jotron.com

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  • Page 1 Users Manual JOTRON Electronics a.s Handheld VHF Radios P.O.Box 54, NO-3280 Tjodalyng, Norway Tel: +47 33 13 97 00, Fax: +47 33 12 67 80 your safety – our concern www.jotron.com...
  • Page 2 JOTRON electronics a.s reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or modules described herein to improve reliability, function or design. JOTRON electronic a.s does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of the described product.
  • Page 3 REVISION HISTORY CHANGES RECORD NO. CHAPTER VERSION NEW MANUAL EM3829 – NEW MANUAL EM3877 – NEW MANUAL EM3957 –...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 4.1 Standard screen......21 and procedures.....3–8 4.2 Function keys......22 1 Tron TR20 General....9 4.3 Main menu......24 1.1 Introduction ......9 4.3.1 Contrast........24 1.2 Features........9 4.3.2 Single / DW / TW ....25 1.3 Licensing .......10 4.3.3 Personal Channels 1.4 Getting started .......10 (TR20 PLUS only) ........

  • Page 5: General Information And Procedures

    GLOSSARY C O S P A S Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov (Space System for the Search of Vessels in Distress) S A R S A T Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon Local User Terminal (Ground Station) Mission Control Center Rescue Coordination Center kilometer...
  • Page 6 BATTERY SAFETY DATA SHEET (Form: EEC directive 91/155) ( 2 ) S A F E T Y A D V I C E Keep out of reach from children. Keep container dry. In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
  • Page 7 Instructions for keeping the Radio Log and the radio operators obligation according to national and international regulation. 1. The radio log shall be kept in accordance with requirements in the Radio Regulations, SOLAS Convention, national regulations regarding radio installations and the STCW Convention (STCW 95 including the STCW Code) including relevant regulation regar- ding watchkeeping on board passenger- and cargo ships.
  • Page 8 TEST AND MAINTENANCE RECORD DATE N/T/B SIGN INSP N=NEW EPIRB INSTALLED,T=TEST, B=NEW BATTERY...
  • Page 9 DISTRESS PROCEDURE FOR MARITIME VHF START USE CHANNEL 16, FULL POWER DISTRESS MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY CALL THIS IS The call sign, or other identification of the vessel in distress, spoken 3 times DISTRESS MAYDAY MESSAGE The name, or other identification of the vessel in distress •...

  • Page 11: Tron Tr20 General

    ETS 300 225 standard and is waterproof to IP67. The housing is made from glassreinforced polycarbonate in a highly visible colour. Tron TR20 PLUS is designed for commercial and leisure use and conforms to the EN 301 178 standard. This version is equipped with connectors for use of external headset and/or microphone.

  • Page 12: Licensing

    Tron TR20 is equipped with a high contrast graphical display with built in backlight for clear indication of the radios settings. Service Handheld VHF service is available through the Jotron worldwide service network. See details on www.jotron.com. 1 . 3 L I C E N S I N G Prior to use please check your national requirements for the operators of VHF radios and also that your radio will conform to local regulations before use.

  • Page 13: Operation

    Tron TR20: 1 - PTT (Push To Talk) 2 - Up 3 - Menu 4 - Channel Scan (TRON TR20 PLUS only) 5 - High / Low power 6 - Channel 16 7 - Battery release 8 - ON / OFF...

  • Page 14: Auxiliary Connector

    2 . 2 A U X I L I A R Y C O N N E C T O R The auxiliary connector on the Tron TR20 PLUS enables the user to connect an external microphone or headset. 1- Mic ground...
  • Page 15 Adjusting the volume To adjust the volume, press the Up (2) or Down (9) key. Unless any other function is selected, the Up and Down keys will always function as the volume control. To return to volume adjustment from channel or squelch adjustment, press the «Enter» (11) key. Squelch adjustment To adjust the squelch, press the SQ (10) key and use the arrow keys to adjust the threshold.

  • Page 16: Practical Use, Vhf Transmission Range

    2 . 5 P R A C T I C A L U S E , V H F T R A N S M I S S I O N R A N G E The range of VHF communications is limited to «line of sight», because the VHF radio waves are travelling in straight lines.

  • Page 17: Battery

    3 BATTERY 3 . 1 B A T T E R Y R E M O VA L A N D R E P L A C E M E N T To release the battery, press both battery release clips and gently pull the battery away from the radio.

  • Page 18: Primary Battery

    3 . 2 P R I M A R Y B A T T E R Y 3 . 2 . 1 D E S C R I P T I O N The primary battery unit is a 7.2V / 2200mAh lithium battery. This unit is specially designed for GMDSS emergency use to preserve a long shelf- and operating-life.

  • Page 19: Secondary Battery And Charger

    3 . 3 S E C O N D A R Y B A T T E R Y A N D C H A R G E R 3 . 3 . 1 U S I N G T H E N I M H B A T T E R Y Tron TR20 can be delivered with a rechargeable NiMH battery.

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery

    3 . 3 . 2 C H A R G I N G T H E B A T T E R Y The charger RCH-20 is a dual slot quick charger. The charger will accept a complete radio or the battery alone (see fig 4). If two batteries are present, the charger will automatically start fast charging the second battery when the first battery is fully charged.

  • Page 21: Notes On Charging

    To prevent problems with wrong polarity the RCH-20 is designed to be independent of the power supply polarity. The charger has two LED indicators, one for each battery. They have the following functions: Flashing orange - No battery detected Flashing red Battery detected, trickle charging Continuous red - Fast charging...
  • Page 22 • If the battery has been totally discharged (below the Tron TR20 switch off threshold), or stored for a long time, the charger may terminate before full charge is reached. In this case do as follows: • Insert the battery and charge for a few minutes. •...

  • Page 23: Configuring The Tron Tr20

    4 CONFIGURING THE TRON TR20 The operation of Tron TR20 is based on function keys and menus. The display indicates the chosen function by an arrow. To return to standard screen after opera- ting the function keys, press «Enter»(11). To return to standard screen after ente- ring the menus, press «Menu»(3).

  • Page 24: Function Keys

    4 . 2 F U N C T I O N K E Y S Channel selection - CH To select the working channel, press the button «CH»(4). The channel is selected by pressing the arrow buttons (2&9). Squelch - SQ To adjust the squelch level, press the button «SQ»(10).
  • Page 25 Channel 16 By pressing the red “16”(6) key, the Tron TR20 will enter channel 16. When on channel 16, PTT will function even if the key lock is enabled. TX Channel 16 Default display on Tron TR20 during transmit. RX Channel 16 When the Tron TR20 receive a signal the symbol «RX»...

  • Page 26: Main Menu

    4 . 3 M A I N M E N U When the «Menu»(3) key is pressed the operator has access to the main menu. The menu will scroll when pressing the arrow keys (2&9). When the arrow is pointing at the required parameter, press enter (11) to select.

  • Page 27: Single / Dw / Tw

    4 . 3 . 2 S I N G L E / D W / T W This feature enables Tron TR20 to check for signals at one, two or three channelsimultaneously. Single means normal operation at one channel (the working channel). Dual Watch (DW) means that the radio is listening at the working channel and at channel 16 simultaneously.
  • Page 28 The working channel can be changed at any time by pressing the «CH» (4) key and using the arrow keys (2&9) to select channel and then “Enter” (11) to confirm (ref 4.2). S E T U P O F T W First we have to select the third watch channel.
  • Page 29 The working channel will then be displayed with large figures in the left part of the display, channel 16 and the third watch channel in the right part of the display. TW will then be indicated in the lower right corner of the display. The working channel can be changed at any time by pressing the «CH»...

  • Page 30: (Tr20 Plus Only)

    4 . 3 . 3 P E R S O N A L C H A N N E L S ( T R 2 0 P LU S O N LY ) Under this menu item it is possible to select personal channels. If any personal channels are selected, a «P»...

  • Page 31: Backlight

    4 . 3 . 5 B A C K L I G H T Under this menu it is possible to switch the backlight on or off. Note! On Tron TR20 GMDSS it is not possible to select «Off». 4 . 3 . 6 K E Y T O N E Under this menu item the key tone (beep) can be selected between high pitch, low pitch or switched off.

  • Page 32: Info

    ( T R 2 0 P LU S O N LY ) There are three different channel sets incorporated in the Tron TR20 Plus. Those are the Inter- national with 35 duplex and 19 simplex channels, the US with 12 duplex and 39 simplex chan- nels and Canada with 19 duplex and 38 simplex channels (See chapter 10 for complete listing).

  • Page 33: Menu Flowchart

    5 MENU FLOWCHART...

  • Page 34: Maintenance

    6 MAINTENANCE 6 . 1 H O W T O T A K E C A R E O F Y O U R T R O N T R 2 0 Tron TR20 is constructed to endure the rough maritime environment. Still the life is depen- dent on taking care of the equipment.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    IMPORTANT! The Tron TR20 is a sealed waterproof radio and there are no user serviceable parts inside. It must never be opened, except by authorised JOTRON agents. Unauthorised disassembly will invalidate the warranty. See the next chapter for failure diagnosis. This may be of help when discussing...

  • Page 36: Guide To Troubleshooting

    7.2 GUIDE TO TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting steps: Problem Possible causes Possible solutions No indication on display Battery is discharged. Charge or change battery package. You know there is a signal a) Squelch is muting. a) Adjust squelch to 0. coming, but Tron TR20 is not responding.

  • Page 37: Specifications

    Harmonic distortion: < 5% Intermodulation rejection: > 68dB Transmitter RF output power: 1W (Lo) / 5 W (Hi) Tron TR20 PLUS 1W (Lo) / 2 W (Hi) Tron TR20 GMDSS Harmonics and spurious: < 0.25µW Frequency error: < ±1.5kHz Adjacent channel power: <...

  • Page 38: Spare Parts And Accessories

    9 SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Description • 99930 Tron TR-20 GMDSS, transceiver only • 99900 Tron TR-20 PLUS, transceiver only • 80060 Lithium battery, not rechargeable. • 80059 NiMH 7.2V , 1500mAh rechargeable battery pack • 99920 Dual slot fast charger for 80059 batteries. •...

  • Page 39: Maritime Vhf Channels

    10 MARITIME VHF CHANNELS Channel Int. RX USA RX CAN RX GMDSS Designators channels 156.025 160.625 156.025 160.625 156.050 160.650 156.050 160.650 156.075 160.675 156.075 156.075 156.100 160.700 156.100 160.700 156.125 160.725 156.125 156.125 156.150 160.750 156.150 160.750 156.175 160.775 156.175 160.775 156.200...
  • Page 40 157.350 161.950 161.950 161.950 157.375 161.975 161.975 161.975 157.400 162.000 162.000 162.000 157.425 162.025 157.425 162.025 157.450 WX01 162.550 WX02 162.400 WX03 162.475 WX04 162.425 WX05 162.450 WX06 162.500 WX07 162.525 The Jotron agent can insert additionally 20 national channels.

  • Page 41: Marine Agent List

    D I S T R I B U TO R S & S E RV I C E AG E N TS O CTO B E R 2 0 0 2 . Please look at www.jotron.com for latest update. * = main agents & distributors...
  • Page 42 Cuba Denmark France *Naval & Industrial S.A. Pentagon Electric Electronic Equipment Habana Hjortshøj Marseille +53 7 617803 +45 862 23053 +33 49 1699024 +53 7 617416 +45 862 29229 +33 49 1699112 navind@transnet.cu mail@pentagon-electric.dk Germany Denmark *Nera GmbH Cyprus Semco Maritime Hamburg Tototheo Trading Limited Odense S...
  • Page 43 Greece Ireland Italy Hellenic Radio Services S.A. Union Chandlery Ltd. Telecom Italia S.p.A. Piraeus Cork Taranto +30 10 41 81 218 +353 21271643 +39 099 4527813 +30 10 42 82 883 +353 21273426 +39 099 4594296 hrsos@otenet.gr Italy Italy Telecom Italia S.p.A. Greenland *Compagnia Generale Telemar Trieste...
  • Page 44 Kuwait Mexico Nigeria *Navigator Center Radio Holland Mexico *OC International Limited Darwaza Veracruz Port Harcourt +965 246 0974 +52 229 318664 + 234 84 23 6508 +965 246 0975 +52 229 310947 +234 84 23 8822 apvdn@ncc.moc.kw rhveracruz@ver.megared.net.mx ocinternational@phca.linkserve.com Latvia Morocco Norway *Hanza Elektronika Sia...
  • Page 45 Norway Norway Norway *Harstad Elektronikk AS *NSI Svein Hatvik AS *Sveggen Elektromek A/S Harstad Bergen Averøy +47 77 04 02 00 +47 55 21 22 00 +47 71 56 67 15 +47 77 04 02 01 +47 55 21 22 01 +47 71 56 67 20 post@harstad-elektronikk.no j.kristiansen@elmarin.no...
  • Page 46 Philippines Romania Russia *Delnet International Bams Maritime S.R.L. Dalryba-PSRZ Intramuros, Manila Constanta Vladivostok +63 2 522 3947 +40 41 601 822 +7 4232 272616 +63 2 527 6019 +40 41 613 517 +7 4232 277956 delnet@skyinet.net SMTP.bams.maritime@seanet.ro radpsrz@mail.ru Poland Russia Russia *PBP ENAMOR Sp.
  • Page 47 Russia Saudi Arabia Spain Norfes *Marine Equipment & Services Est. *Aage Hempel Marine Electronics Vladivostok Jeddah Algeciras +7 4232 521910 +966 2 6360112 +34 956 573 276 +7 4232 521900 +966 2637 4128 +34 956602088 mic@norfes.ru baboudsaftmarine@naseej.com.sa service@aagehempel.com Russia Saudi Arabia Spain Northern River Shipping Lines *Key Communications Development...
  • Page 48 Västkustens Elmarin AB www.saab.tankradar.com +44 1245 353221 Västra Frölunda +44 1245 275689 +46 31 7697500 United Kingdom +46 31 7697501 *Jotron (UK) Ltd. United Kingdom peraxel@vastelmarin.se Cramlington, Northumberland Marconi International Co Ltd +44 1670 712000 Birkenhead, Liverpool Taiwan +44 1670 590265 +44 151 647 6222 *Dragon &...
  • Page 49 United Kingdom United Kingdom United States Marine Electronic Supplies T.S.A Communications Limited Mackay Marine Southampton, Hants Birkenhead, Merseyside Tacomma, WA +44 2380 663316 +44 151 6478100 +1 253 922 6260 +44 2380 663241 +44 151 6478120 +1 253 922 6619 seattle@mackaymarine.com United States www.mackaycomm.com...
  • Page 50 United States Radio Holland USA Inc. Harahan, LA +1 504 7334024 +1 504 7334027 rhneworleans@radiohollandusa.com www.radiohollandusa.com United States Radio Holland USA Inc. Seattle, WA +1 206 768 1601 +1 206 768 1603 rhseattle@radiohollandusa.com www.radiohollandusa.com United States Radio Holland USA Inc. Chesapeake, VA +1 757 436 2360 +1 757 436 4809...

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