You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool-a BENLEC two-way radio! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your BENELEC radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come, with negligible maintenance down-time. Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The information presented here will allow you to derive maximum performance from your radio, in case questions arise later on.
SAR compliance for body-worn use was only demonstrated for the specific belt-clip Part Number (#RA060190A). Other body-worn accessories or configurations may NOT comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. Always use BENELEC authorized accessories. BL-820 O PERATING...
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888: Channel Group Number Option Unit is activated -P-: Priority Channel -H-: Home Channel ARTS “In Range” out: ARTS “Out of Range” S-meter (four steps) “Group Scan” is enabled Encryption is activated 12 Character Alpha-numeric Display BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
Caution Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Insert the Battery Pack BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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Caution Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Insert the Battery Pack BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
For future reference, check the box next to each func- tion that has been assigned to the Programmable key The BL-820 includes the TOP SEL, MONITOR, on your particular radio, and keep it handy. and LAMP keys, the [ A ] , [ B ] , [ C ] , [ D ] , [ ] , [ # ] func- tion keys.
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Caution Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with an incorrect battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Insert the Battery Pack BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
Note: Your dealer may have programmed your ra- dio to stay on one of the following channels if you press the PTT switch during scanning pause: Current channel (“Talk Back”) “Last Busy” channel “Priority” channel “Home” channel “Scan Start” channel BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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Press the key again to return to “Normal” transmit power when in difficult ter- rain. When the radio’s transmitter is set to “Low Power” mode, the “ ” icon will be indicated on the dis- play. BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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User-assigned Priority Channel, the radio will Audio Pitch Controller “On” and “Off.” switch between it and the Dealer-Assigned Priority Channel, if any. When you turn the Audio Pitch Controller ON, the receive audio is enhanced in the high-range frequen- cies. BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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LCD for one second after pressing the assigned programmable key. To restore a particu- lar channel to your scanning list, press and hold in the assigned programmable key again for one second; BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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Dealer or Network Administrator. The This feature, if enabled, press the assigned program- DTMF tones sent during the dialing sequence will mable key to send a 2-tone/5-tone sequential tone. be heard in the speaker. BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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“2” “On” and “Off.” IRECT Press the assigned programmable key to recall the Dealer pre-programmed channel directly. MERGENCY The BL-820 series include an “Emergency” feature REC/PLAY ( V which may be useful for alerting another party moni- OICE TORAGE...
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(lower) level programmed by your grammed by your Dealer) has expired. If the user Dealer. does not reset the timer by pressing the PTT switch, the radio switches to the Emergency mode. BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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TA (Talk Around) scan feature “On” and “Off.” To dial a number manually, press the assigned pro- While TA scan is proceeding, the BL-820 will search grammable key, then press the desired numbers on both the transmit and receive frequencies (the “ ”...
In order to prevent accidental channel change or in- as soon as the other station transmits, a short beep advertent transmission, various aspects of the BL-820’s knob, soft keys, and PTT switch may be will sound and “In” will be displayed again on the sub-LCD.
The BL-820 Series includes a “User Set (Menu)” ISPLAY ESCRIPTION Mode which allows the user to define or configure Select the Squelch Threshold Level SCN List Select the Scan List “User” or “Dealer” various settings, such as Beep On/Off, Squelch, LCD...
CT-116 Radio to Radio Programming Cable Availability of accessories may vary; some accessories are supplied standard per local requirements, others may be unavailable in some regions. Check with your BENELEC Dealer for changes to this list. BL-820 O PERATING ANUAL...
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