EcoxGear ECOXTALK EXG500 User Manual

5W Watt IP67 Long Range UHF CB Handheld Radio
EXG500 USER GUIDE
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Charge the Battery

Battery pack is pre-installed with battery cover fastened.
Removeable antenna and belt clip are also pre-attached.
Setup the Charging Dock:
Connect AC Adaptor to Charging Dock.
Plug AC Adaptor to 240V AC power outlet.
Place EXG500 into Charging Dock.
Display will indicate charging.
Charge until charge indicator is full
(approximately 5hrs if battery level is empty).
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Power ON/OFF | Volume

Turn clockwise to turn Power On.
Turn fully anti-clockwise to turn Power Off.
When power is on, rotate to adjust Volume.
After the ECOXGEAR logo appears, the display will
change to the Active mode, indicating the current
channel and settings, and Live RSSI graphic.
If there is no signal activity for 8 seconds the
display will change to the Simple mode display.
No activity
(~8sec)
Activity
Active Mode Display
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Selecting a Channel

There are three ways to navigate to a channel.
Main Method:
Press UP or DOWN to change channel one step at a time.
(Press and hold to change channels rapidly.)
One-Touch Shortcut Keys:
Press PRI to recall the Priority Channel (Default is CH11).
To store the current channel as the Priority Channel,
press and hold PRI.
Press EMG to recall Emergency Channels 05 and 35.
Channel Usage
Designated Channels
Channels 05 and 35 are for Emergency communications only.
CH.11 Call Channel. Once contact is made, switch to another channel.
Channels 01-08 and 41-48 are repeater output channels.
Channels 31-38 and 71-78 are the matching repeater input channels.
CH: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
CH:

LISTENING: Receive (RX) Basics

Live RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indicator)

The Live RSSI graphic (Patent Pending) shows the signal activity on the current channel.
is Squelch. The squelch keeps the radio's speaker muted.
is the squelch point, the threshold allowing signals to un-mute the radio's speaker.
Simple Mode Display
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The EXG500 has 80 UHF-CB Channels to select from.
Visit the ACMA website for deatils of citzen band radio usage.
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means no signal activity or no signal strong enough to
open the squelch.
is the signal level on the current channel. The signal point
indicates the strength of the signal, increasing from left to right.
means a receive signal strong enough to pass the squelch
point. You should hear something through the radio's speaker
when RX is showing - adjust the volume if necessary.
Press SQL and use up/down to adjust the squelch point.
Press SQL again to save the new setting.
FLOATS
The radio will float with supplied
batteries installed and with
the antenna, battery cover and
accessory jack cover fully conect
and sealed.
IP67
WATERPROOF
Water resisitant level.
Note: The radio, with battery cover,
antenna and accessory cover fully
sealed, will resist water to the water-
proof/submersible IP67 level.
Commonly used for...
Limited Use Channels
CH.10
CH.22, 23 No voice (talk) is
CH.18
permitted on these channels.
CH.29
CH.40
CH.61, 62, 63
Reserved for future use.
All other channels are for general use.
Adding CTCSS & DCS to the Squelch
CTCSS (CTC) and DCS are Squelch codes. When a
Squelch code is set, a signal must have that Squelch code
to un-mute the radio's speaker - even if the signal strength
is strong enough to pass the squelch point.
Press CTCSS/DCS and use up/down to select a CTCSS
(01-50) or DCS (001-104) code. CTCSS/DCS cannot be
set on Emergency channels 05 and 35.
Press CTCSS/DCS again to set.
Make sure, when you set a CTCSS or DCS squelch code, to
share the code with others you want to communicate with.

Monitor Mode

The Monitor mode bypasses the Squelch, CTCSS
and DCS so that you can listen to the open channel.
In Monitor mode, RX is always on and
the left side.
Press and hold MON to enable Monitor mode.
Press and hold MON to disable Monitor mode.

TALKING: Transmit (TX) Basics

Always listen on a channel, or check the LiveRSSI, to ensure it
is not already being used before transmitting.
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the
same Channel and, if it is set, the same CTCSS / DCS Code.
To talk, press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) key.
Hold the radio 5 to 7 cm away from your mouth and speak
towards the micophone located just above the display.
When you are finished speaking, release PTT to listen.
TX and the current power setting will display while PTT is
held.
Press to change the Transmit power between Hi (5Watt)
and Lo (1Watt).
Hi/Lo appears temporarily in place of the SQ icon.

Making Contact Using Call

Press CALL to initiate a calling tone. Call Tone transmits
a short tune intended to catch the attention of others on
the channel. NOTE: Call Tone can only be used once per
minute by regulation.
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