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We believe Zastone two-way radio, which always incorporates the latest technology, can bring great convenience to your life and work. We also believe that the quality and function of Zastone two-way radio can meet your demands for reliable communication. - 3 -...
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Zastone or its authorized parities. Due to the update or modification of the product, Zastone owns the right to change the specifications of software and hardware described in this manual without further notice. Specifications and information contained in this manual are for reference only.
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RF discomfort. ◆ Using the designated accessories Use the antenna, battery, adapter or charger supplied or sold by Zastone only, or otherwise it causes damage to the product. If you want to purchase or replace the accessories, please contact your local dealer or Zastone.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual ◆ Area restrictions 1. To avoid of the problems caused by electromagnetic interference or electromagnetic compatibility, turn off the radio in any facilities where posted notices instruct you to do so, such as hospital and other health care facilities.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual jewelry, keys, or beaded chains touches exposed terminals. The conductive material may complete an electrical circuit (short circuit) and become quite hot. Excessive care in handling any charged battery, particular when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. To reduce the potentially damage, do not expose the battery in the fire, or disassemble and extrude the battery.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Contents Unpacking and checking....................1 Preparing Your Radio for Use..................2 Identifying Radio Controls..................... 6 3.1 Programmable Buttons....................8 3.2 LCD Display ......................10 3.3 LED Indicators......................11 Basic Functions ......................12 4.1 Selecting a channel ....................12 4.2 Receiving and answering the call ................
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Unpacking and checking Unpack the radio carefully. We recommend that you check the radio and the supplied accessories listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any damage or loss has occurred during shipment, please contact the deliveryman or the dealer without delay.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Preparing Your Radio for Use 2.1 Charging the Battery Plug the power adapter into an applicable AC outlet and connect the power adapter to the battery charger. The green LED lights Insert the battery or the radio into the charger slot. Make sure the battery is well connected with the charger.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual state; otherwise, it shortens the battery’s life time and performance. ※ To make sure the battery can be full charged, please turn off the radio while charging. ※ Please do not put the radio in the charger when it does not need to, charging in cycle shortens the battery’s life time and performance.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Note: Do not short-circuit the battery or discard in the fire. Do not disassemble the cover of the battery by your own. 2.3 Attaching the Antenna Hold the base of the antenna and turn the antenna clockwise into the connector on the top of the radio until secure.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual 2.5 Attaching the External Earphone Open the cover for external equipment, and then insert the earphone plug into the jacks on the radio. 2.6 Powering on/off the Radio With the radio turned off, turn the On/Off/Volume Knob clockwise until you hear a click to turn on the radio;...
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Identifying Radio Controls Radio Controls Antenna ○ PTT Button ○ Press the button to make a call. PF Button (programmable) ○...
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual This button can be programmed with different functions by dealer, the functions of which refer to Section of Programmable button. ○ Speaker To output voice. LCD Display ○ The display indicates the radio’s status. Details refer to Section of LCD display.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual LED indicator lights in red when transmit signal; LED indicator lights in green when receive signal. LED indicator flashes red when the battery voltage is low. ○ Microphone To input voice. Up key ○...
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Functions Name Operation PF button Long/short press See below Menu Key Long press See below Cancel Key Long press See below Note: Short press: press the key and release it soon; Long press: press and hold the key for at least 2s.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Squelch Level Adjust: Allows the user to set the Squelch Level. The higher squelch level is selected, the harder to receive weak signals, but the more rarely disturbed by the noise. Scan: Turns on/off scanning function to search the communication activity on other channels.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Squelch Off Displays when pressing the Squelch on/off shortcut key. The radio is in emergency alarm status (except secret Emergency Alarm alarm), or receives emergency alarm. Battery Display Indicates the residual capacity of the battery.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Basic Functions 4.1 Selecting a channel Each channel in your radio can be programmed to analog channel or digital channel. Under the Home Screen, turn the Channel Knob to select a channel. 4.2 Receiving and answering the call...
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual (2) Receiving and answering private call Private call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. When the radio receives the private call: a. GREEN LED indicator lights on; b. The private call icon , the caller’s alias or ID and the incoming call icon...
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual (4)Receiving and answering a in analog mode On an analog channel, press the PTT Button and speak to the MIC. On an analog channel, when the radio receives a call, press the PTT Button to answer the call directly.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Advanced Functions Your radio also equips with the following advanced functions. 5.1 Radio Check This function is used to check whether the radio is active in the system or not, while the checked radio user cannot detect it. Except the LED flashes, there is no audible or visual notification on the radio.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual This function allows one radio sending the signaling to kill another radio. The radio to be killed cannot display anything, make or receive calls. The radio can only revive through CPS sends a revive order. After revived, the radio can work normally again. This function is used to manage the unauthorized usage of the radio, prevent misappropriating the radio which is lost.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual keyboard and press “Options” to select. Press “down” key select “kill” or “Revive”, and press “OK” to select. Wait for the response. If the target radio is killed in the system, LCD displays “Kill ok” or “Revive Failed, or otherwise “Kill Failed”...
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual To turn off the Emergency Alarm, press the programmed Emergency Alarm Off shortcut key. Alarm Type: ◆None: No alarm function (Default setting); you cannot send an emergency alarm. ◆Siren Only: The radio only emits siren locally.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Emergency Alarm: The radio sends out a signal to alert other member. Emergency Call: A priority call on channel, so as to make sure the successful communication under emergency condition. 5.4 Keypad Lock If the keypad is locked, the keys have no reaction when pressing key except the PTT key, Emergency Alarm shortcut key, coding knob or the Keypad Lock key is pressed.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual 5.6 Channel Scan Press the Scan shortcut key to start scanning. During scanning, the radio checks every channel in the scan list and stops on the channel which a signal is detected. During scan, the radio checks and stops on a busy channel. Then the radio continues scanning until the channel is not busy for a while (this time is set by dealer, which is named as Scan Hold Time).
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual these functions under the menu prompt. 5.9 Setting operating parameters You can set the radio’s operating parameters. Details refer to “Menu in Digital Mode” Identifying Menu Structures Press the Menu Key to enter it. The menu items would be a slight difference in digital mode and in analog mode.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual covered and disappeared when the new call record is saved. Procedures: Use the menu 1. Press the Menu Key to access the main menu. 2. Press the Up/Down Key to and press the OK Key to confirm.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual You can add the number of the selected call log into Only Individual Call log has this function. Status Inquire: You can send this command to the selected number (only private call contact) to make sure whether the radio has been powered on or is active on the current channel secretly.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual 6.1.2 Delete All If you want to delete all the call logs, select item and confirm it. 6.2 Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. There are submenu and all list in this menu.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual or Radio Disable command to the contact. About the descriptions of Status Inquire, Set as default contact, Radio Enable and Radio Disable, details refer to Call Log Section. And other functions are as below: Detailed information:...
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual During scan, the radio checks and stops on a busy channel. Then the radio continues scanning until the channel is idle for a while (this time is set by your dealer, which is named as Scan Hold Time).
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual In scanning status, press the Menu Key, the following menu will be displayed: Add/Delete Temp Channel During scanning, if the radio stops on an unwanted channel, such as nuisance channels, the unwanted channel can be temporarily deleted by selecting Delete Temp Channel function, and then the scan continues.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Use the menu 1. Press the Menu Key to access the main menu. 2. Press the Up/Down Key to and press the OK Key to confirm. 6.4.1 Writing a message You can write a new message to send. The target contact can be chosen from the Contact List. The message can also be saved into Drafts, and the template message can be inserted while writing a new message.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual resend, forward and delete the message here. 6.4.5 Drafts The draft box stores the draft messages. If the draft box is full, the earliest draft messages will be covered and disappeared after saving a new draft message. You can send, edit and delete the message here.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual different dealers. 6.6.1 Power The channel’s power can be set as High or Low. High power is useful in long distance communication, but the battery’s working time will be lessened. refers to high power, refers to low power.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Repeat the above procedure to unlock the keypad. 6.6.5 Alert Tone: You can set alert tone function on/off the alert tone here. 6.6.6 Home Screen You can set what to display on your Home Screen, including channel number, channel frequency, channel name, zone number and zone alias.
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DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual You can check the current channel mode and transmit/receive frequency. 6.9 Radio Information You can check the following information: radio ID, model type, firmware version, data version and frequency range. 6.10 Menu in analog mode In analog channel, there are Scan, Channel Info, Settings, APPs and Radio Info in the main menu, the contents of which are the same as on digital channel.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Troubleshooting Problem Causes and Solutions The radio cannot be A. The power switch is in failure. Please change it. switched on or no B. The battery is out of power, please recharge it or change display after being switched on.
DP860 Digital Two-way Radio Instruction Manual Specification General Frequency Range 400-470MHz/136-174MHz Channel Capacity Channel Spacing 6.25KHz/12.5KHz -25℃~ +55℃ Operating Temperature Operating Voltage 7.5V DC ±20% Battery 1500mAH Li-ion Frequency Stability ±2.5 ppm Dimension (with battery and antenna) 116mm x54mmx30mm Weight (with battery and antenna)