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USER MANUAL PD68X UL913 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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We do not guarantee, for any particular purpose, the accuracy, validity, timeliness, legitimacy or completeness of the third- party products and Hytera is the trademark or registered trademark of Hytera Communications contents involved in this manual. Corporation Limited (the Company) in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and/or other countries or areas.
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Operation is subject to the following two conditions: To control your exposure and ensure compliance with the occupational/controlled environmental exposure limits, always adhere to the l This device may not cause harmful interference. following procedures. l This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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which exceed the FCC's occupational/controlled environmental RF subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le exposure limits. fonctionnement l Use of non-approved antennas, batteries, and accessories causes the EU Regulatory Conformance radio to exceed the FCC RF exposure guidelines. l Contact your local dealer for the product's optional accessories.
Contents Before Use Charging the Battery Attaching the Battery Intrinsically Safe Radio Information (Exi) Attaching the Antenna Product Marking Attaching the Belt Clip No Misoperations Attaching the Audio Accessory Safety Instructions Basic Operations Specifications Turning the Radio On or Off Compliance Standards Adjusting the Volume Informations sur la Radio intrinsèquement sûre (EXi)
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Group Call Hunt Private Call Roam Phone Call Talk Around All Call Time-out Timer Broadcast Call (Trunking Only) Include Call (Trunking Only) Call Divert Call on Analog Channel (Conventional Only) Call Priority Message Services DGNA Viewing Messages Sending a Message Work Order Deleting a Message Data Query...
No Misoperations l Do not carry any standby battery into a hazardous area. l Use only the Hytera-specified accessories. Do not replace the Stop operating the product and leave the blasting area immediately when the accessories in a hazardous area.
l If you wear a radio on your body, ensure its antenna is at least 2.5 Item Specifications centimeters away from your body during transmission. Storage Temperature -40°C to +85°C l Do not attempt to repair and service the radio, batteries and its accessories.
l La valeur de seuil ou d’erreur de fonctionnement de la radio se trouve Informations sur la Radio en dehors de la plage autorisée. intrinsèquement sûre (EXi) l La radio est endommagée au cours du transport. l Le boîtier de la radio est visiblement endommagé ou fendillé. Marquage de l’équipement l Le logo ou le modèle de la radio sont difficilement reconnaissables.
l N’exposez pas la radio à la lumière directe du soleil pendant une Spécifications période prolongée. Ne la placez pas à proximité d’une source de chaleur. Élément Spécifications l Tenez la radio en position verticale et gardez le micro à une distance de Tension nominale de fonctionnement 7,4 V CC 2,5 à...
Documentation Conventions Item Description Example Directs you to access > Go to File > New. a multi-level menu. Icon Conventions Denotes document For details about using the DWS, refer to Italic Icon Description titles. Dispatch Workstation User Guide. Indicates references that can further describe the related Denotes commands To set the IP address, run the following Courier...
Packing List Please unpack carefully and check that you have received the following items. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer. Item Quantity (PCS) Item Quantity (PCS) Radio Antenna Battery Belt Clip Charger Strap Power Adapter User Manual Check whether the frequency band marked on the antenna label matches that on the radio label.
Product Overview Product Controls Programmable Keys You can request your dealer to program the following keys as shortcuts to assignable radio features: l Conventional mode: SK1, P1 key, P2 key, Up key, and Down key. l Trunking mode: SK1, Up key, and Down key.
Before Use LED Indicator Description Glows orange The battery is charged to 90% or above. Charging the Battery Glows green The battery is fully charged. The battery fails to make proper contact with the charger. In this case, take the battery out of the l Read the Safety Information Booklet before charging.
Attaching the Battery Attaching the Belt Clip 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to turn the screws counter-clockwise on the back of the radio and remove them. 2. Align the screw holes on the belt clip with those on the back of the radio.
Basic Operations Turning the Radio On or Off 2. Align the accessory plug with the accessory connector, and then tighten the screw on the accessory plug as shown below. Adjusting the Volume Checking the Battery Power To check the battery power, press and hold the preprogrammed Battery Power Indicator key.
indications. More bars indicate more battery power. The icon indicates In addition, you can go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Optional Key to that the battery runs low. In this case, please recharge or replace the set whether the corresponding keys and knobs still work when the keypad is battery.
Operation Mode Icons To allow the radio to automatically switch to conventional mode when the Icon Radio Status signal drops below the preset level in trunking mode, go to Menu > Mode > Auto Switch, and then select Enable. Direct Mode: The radio transmits and receives directly. Repeater Mode: The radio transmits and receives through a Selecting a Zone and Channel repeater.
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Icon Radio Status Icon Radio Status There is no signal in conventional or TM-DW mode. The Scrambler or Encrypt feature is enabled. The number of bars indicates the signal strength in conventional The radio is scanning or hunting. or TM-DW mode. The radio stays on a non-priority channel.
Icon Radio Status Short Data Icons A group call is in progress or a group contact is on the contact Icon Radio Status list. There is/are unread short message(s). An all call is in progress or an all call contact is on the contact list.
LED Indicator Radio Status Flashes orange Scanning, hunting, or roaming. slowly l Conventional mode: Working in emergency mode. Flashes orange l Trunking mode: Establishing a Full Off Air Call Set- rapidly Up (FOACSU) call. This indication is applicable only to the called radio. Call hang time: No voice is being transmitted or Group Call Glows orange...
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Mode Manner Operation Mode Manner Operation 1. Rotate the Group Selector knob to 2. Select the required group contact. 3. Press and hold the PTT key. Preset Contact select the required group contact. 2. Press and hold the PTT key. 1.
Ending a Group Call Mode Manner Operation In conventional mode and trunking mode, a group call automatically ends BackDial key). when the call hang time expires. 2. Select the required group contact from the list. In trunking mode, a group call also ends in any of the following cases: 3.
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Mode Manner Operation Mode Manner Operation 1. Rotate the Group Selector knob to 2. Select the required private contact. 3. Press and hold the PTT key. select the required private contact. Preset Contact 2. Press and hold the PTT key to initiate 1.
When you receive a private call, the radio displays . The call is Mode Manner Operation established automatically. 1. Go to Menu > Call Logs > Outgoing/Incoming/Missed > Ending a Private Call Outgoing List/Incoming List/Missed Conventional/ In conventional mode and trunking mode, a private call automatically ends Call Log List.
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Mode Manner Operation Mode Manner Operation 1. Go to Menu > Phone > DTMF 1. Enable the DTMF keypad and access Keypad, and then select Enable. the phone system as described in the 2. Access the phone system in one of the first two steps above.
Trunking Mode Mode Manner Operation When you receive a phone call, the radio displays . To answer the call, Outgoing/Incoming/Missed > press or press and hold the PTT key within the preset period. After the Outgoing List/Incoming List/Missed call is established successfully, the radio displays List.
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Trunking Mode Mode Manner Operation An all call is a call from an individual user to all other users in a specific BS, 1. Rotate the Channel Selector knob to area, or system. select the channel associated with the Preset Contact all call contact.
Receiving an All Call Manner Operation When you receive an all call, the radio displays , and the call is 1. Go to Menu > Contact > Favorites. established automatically. 2. Select the required group contact, and then press the Favorites OK/Menu key.
Include Call (Trunking Only) Manner Operation or press and hold the PTT key. An include call is a special group call initiated to another group in call hang 4. Press time of an ongoing group call, so that the group joins the ongoing call. Your 1.
4. Press and hold the PTT key, and speak into the microphone. Instead of directly sending the new message, you can also select Save Message Services in conventional mode or select Save to Drafts or Save to QuickText in trunking mode to save the new message, and send it later. The Message feature allows you to send and receive the following types of messages in trunking mode or on a digital channel in conventional mode: Sending a Quick Text Message...
To delete all messages from the InBox, OutBox, or Drafts, do as follows: Conventional Feature Trunking 1. Go to Menu > Message > InBox/OutBox/Drafts. Digital Analog 2. Select Delete All, and then press the OK/Menu key. Hunt × × √ Supplementary Features Roam √...
You can go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set and then do the following Select Battery. If the battery is an approved Check whether the battery is operations: one, the radio will display "Certificated approved by Hytera Battery". If you want to... Then... Select Backlight, and select one of the...
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If you want to... Then... If you want to... Then... Select LED, and then select Enable or Select Power Level, and then select one of Turn the LED indication on Disable. or off the following as required: Turn the silent mode on or Go to Tone >...
l In trunking mode, go to Menu > Contact > Favorites > Folder Contact Management Management > Add Contact, and then select the required contact. Adding a Contact Deleting a Contact You can add a contact to the following lists: To delete a contact from one of the above-mentioned lists, do as follows: l Conventional: Contact, Phone Contact, and Favorites To delete a contact from Favorites list, Phone Contact list (conventional...
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Turning the Mic AGC feature On or Off To set the low, mid, or high frequency gain, do as follows: The Mic AGC feature allows the radio to automatically keep the 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Audio Set > Audio Optimization > 3-Band microphone gain within a proper range during transmission.
Turning the Audio Feedback Suppression Selecting the Speaker Feature On or Off To set the way in which the radio uses the external or internal speaker, go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > MIC & SPK > SPK Selection, and then The Audio Feedback Suppression feature helps reduce the noises arising select one of the following as required: from short-distance communication.
Scan Service Type Description In conventional mode, the Scan feature allows you to listen to activities on radio disable, quick text message, alert call, or GPS other channels, keeping track of your team members. With this feature message to a private contact. enabled, the radio searches the scan list preset for the current channel and l All call to an all call contact.
Setting a Priority Channel Selecting the Mode for Fixed TSCC Hunt You can set a channel on the scan list as priority channel 1 or 2, which will If the radio is preprogrammed by your dealer to use the Fixed TSCC hunt for registration, you can go to Menu >...
Turning the Homestation Hunt Feature On or 1 . Go to Menu > Roam > Roam On/Off. 2 . Select On or Off. The Homestation Hunt feature allows the radio operating on another In trunking mode, only your dealer can turn on or off this feature. channel to switch back to the homestation channel if the signal strength of Talk Around the homestation channel reaches the preset threshold.
2. Select Divert ID, and enter the ID. 3. Press the OK/Menu key. The VOX feature allows you to transmit voice without pressing and holding To turn this feature off, select Off under Call Divert. the PTT key. The radio automatically transmits voice when the volume reaches the preset level.
l Digital Channel in Conventional Mode added dynamic group is saved on a dynamic subgroup list under Subgroup on your radio. To view the location information of another radio, go to Menu > Accessories > GPS > Query Location > Contact List, and select the required private contact.
Work Order Data Query The Work Order feature allows you to receive a task from the dispatcher The Data Query feature allows you to query related information from a and report the latest task state to the dispatcher at each stage of the task. third party by sending the keyword, for example, a vehicle number.
Control Services On a digital channel in conventional mode, you can initiate the following control services to a private contact. Feature Description Operation Allows you to alert a private Alert Call contact to call you back. Allows you to check whether To trigger the corresponding feature, do one of the following: another radio is operating on l Through Favorites/Contact List...
Analog Services To turn this feature on, press the preprogrammed Squelch Off key or press and hold the preprogrammed Squelch Off Momentary key. In this case, the The following features are available only on an analog channel in radio displays conventional mode.
Personal Safety Services Emergency Description Mode The features described in this section ensure personal safety. Alarm Allows you to send an emergency alarm. Using the Emergency Feature Call Only Allows you to initiate an emergency call. The Emergency feature allows you to ask for help from your companion or Allows you to send an emergency alarm and initiate an the control centre in case of emergency.
Using the Encrypt Feature Exiting the Emergency Mode The Encrypt feature prevents eavesdropping and ensures communication To exit the emergency mode (as the initiating party) or emergency alert privacy. It allows the radio to automatically encrypt transmitted voice or mode (as the receiving party), press the preprogrammed Emergency Off data.
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Editing an Encrypt Key Restoring the Stunned Radio 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Encrypt > Key List. When being stunned, the radio displays "Radio Stunned!" In this case, you 2. Select the required key, and then select Edit. cannot initiate services such as call or message services.
Troubleshooting Phenomena Analysis Solution The battery may be installed improperly. Remove and reattach the battery. The battery power have run out. Recharge or replace the battery. You cannot turn on the radio. The battery may suffer from poor contact caused by dirtied Clean the battery contacts or replace the battery.
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Phenomena Analysis Solution The battery voltage may be low. Recharge or replace the battery. The volume level may be low. Increase the volume. During receiving, the voice is weak or discontinuous. The antenna may be loose or may be installed incorrectly. Turn off the radio, and then remove and reattach the antenna.
Product Care Use the accessories specified by Hytera only; otherwise, the Company l Do not pierce or scrape the product. will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the use of any unauthorised accessories.
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Abbreviations Abbreviation Full Name TM-DL Trunking Mode - Digital Local Abbreviation Full Name TM-DW Trunking Mode - Digital Wide Automatic Gain Control Top Key Base Station Time-out Timer CDCSS Continuous Digital-coded Squelch System TSCC Trunked Station Control Channel CTCSS Continuous Tone-coded Squelch System Voice Operated Transmit DGNA Dynamic Group Number Assignment...
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