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Summary of Contents for Regency RH256
- Page 1 Communications, inc. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Models RH256 RU 156...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Page Unpacking Maintenance Description 1 - 5 III. Installation Specifications 6 - 7 Accessories VII. Operation 9 - 13... -
Page 3: Unpacking
DO NOT TAMPER WITH INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS. III. DESCRIPTION The RH256 and RU156 are sixteen-channel land mobile transceivers. The RH256 operates in the VHF frequency range in three bands. The RH256A operates from 134 to 150 MHz; the RH256B operates from 150... - Page 4 DESCRIPTION (Continued) work in systems having 12.5 KHz channel spacing with maximum system deviation of +2.5 KHZ. The RU156 operates in the UHF frequency range, also in three bands. The RU156A operates from 421.4 to 450 MHz; the RU156B operates from 450 to 462 MHz, and the RU156C operates from 462 to 512 MHz.
- Page 5 STATUS LED CHANNEL DISPLAY MONITOR SQUELCH CONTROL’...
- Page 6 DESCRIPTION (Continued) MONITOR SWITCH Placing this switch in the "MON" position allows the user to monitor the channel when the CTCSS decoder is operating. NIGHT/DAY SWITCH Placing this switch in the "DAY" position places the display lights at maximum luminosity and In the "NIGHT"...
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Page 7: Installation
N (Continued) DESCRIPTIO CHANNEL DISPLAY Displays the current channel the radio is operating The channels are selected by pressing the appropriate button(s) on the keyboard. INSTALLATION The radio is designed for mobile operation in a vehicle with a 12V negative ground system. The red wire (with in-line fuse) is connected to the positive battery terminal and the black wire connected to the... -
Page 8: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL ... . . Operating Temperature Range Size ...... - Page 9 ... . Part 15, Subpart C 15 Watts (RU156) 25 Watts (RH256) ... . -58dB (RUl56) -60dB (RH256) ... . 3% Max .
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Page 10: Accessories
ACCESSORIES MA-35 Quick Mount Thumb Bolts MA-48 MA-79 Telephone Handset MA-83 Hand Held Microphone (Black) MA-84 MA-87 DC Power Cord w/Cigarette Lighter Adapter MA-93 Split Bar Desk Microphone (Black) MA-108 External Speaker MA-126 Telephone Handset w/hookswitch MA-311BLK Mounting Bracket (Black) MA-316 Split Bar Desk Microphone (Beige) MA-322... -
Page 11: Operation
VII. OPERATION Receiver Modes There are two receiver modes, manual and scan. The transceiver will power up on the channel and the mode the radio was in before the power was inter- rupted. Manual Mode The manual mode is entered by pressing the MANUAL button or by selecting a channel. - Page 12 OPERATION (Continued) LED will blink and the display will turn off while the radio scans. When there is activity on one of the channels in the scan list the scan LED will be held on and the active channel will be displayed. After the signal drops out the radio will stay on the channel for a period of one-half to two seconds (dealer programmable), at which time the...
- Page 13 OPERATION (Continued) To review the channels in the scan list press the MANUAL button on the keyboard. Each time the MANUAL button is pressed the next higher channel that is in the scan list is displayed. Priority Function The priority function allows the operator to listen to one channel (non-priority channel) and not miss an important message on another, more Pressing...
- Page 14 OPERATION (Continued) Priority-Scan Operation Operation of the radio with the priority function selected in the scan mode is similar to that of the If the non-priority scan mode with one exception. radio stops scanning ("locks up") on a non-priority channel the radio will occasionally look at the priority channel.
- Page 15 USING KEYBOARD OPERATION ACTION REACTION Manual Mode selecting Channel Chan. displayed keyboard Enable Priority Function Priority lights keyboard Disable Priority Function Priority keyboard Scan Mode off-hook adj. squelch control squelch radio up mic SCAN on Chan. display blanks keyboard Scan blinks Priority Scan...