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Welcome! Congratulations on your purchase of our instant communication equipment. Our products will provide you with high quality, clear voice, reliable and easy to use bidirectional person-to-person voice communication for your safety and improving efficiency. Our products will keep you in constant touch with your team members for years to come with negligible maintenance down-time.
CONTENT SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION ..............1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ..............8 Accessories List ....................... 8 PREPARATION ....................... 9 Charging the Battery Pack ..................9 Installing/Removing the Battery Pack ............... 9 Installing/Removing the Antenna................9 Attaching/Removing the Belt Clip ................10 Attaching/Removing the Optional Accessory ............
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LED Indicator ......................18 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................19 Turn the Power On or Off ..................19 Adjusting the Volume ..................... 19 Selecting a Channel ....................19 Transmitting ......................20 Receiving ....................... 20 MENU ..........................21 Menu Access......................21 Table 1 - 50 CTCSS Tones Table(Hz) ................31 Table 2 - 105 DCS Codes Table ...................
SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION Important Information on Safe and Efficient Operation, Read This Information Before Using Your Radio. The information provided in this document supersedes the general safety information contained in user guides published before. Transmit and Receive Procedure Your two-way radio contains a transmitter and a receiver .To control your exposure and ensures compliance with the occupational/controlled environment exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedure: ◆Transmit no more than 50% of the time,...
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Portable Radio Operation and EME Exposure Antenna Care Use only the supplied or the approved antenna for replacement. DO NOT hold the antenna when the radio is "IN USE". Holding the antenna affects the effective range. Two-Way Radio Operation When using your radio as a traditional two way radio, hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from the lips.
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Facilities To avoid electromagnetic interference and /or compatibility conflicts, turn off your radio in any facility where posted notices instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy. Aircraft When instructed to do so, turn off your radio when on board an aircraft .Any use of a radio must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions.
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taking place. Hearing Aids Some digital wireless radios may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives. Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from RF energy.
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Operational Warnings Warnings ◆ For Vehicles with an Air Bag Do not place a portable radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great forces. If a portable radio is placed in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
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Operational Cautions Antenna Do not use any portable radio that has a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with your skin, a minor burn can result. Batteries All batteries can cause property damage and/or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded chains touches exposed terminals.
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6.Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by us may result in a risk of fire, electric shock ,or personal injury. 7.Make sure the cord is located so it will not be stepped on, tripped over ,or subjected to damage or stress.
UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the radio. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment, file a claim with the carrier immediately. Accessories List Li-ion Battery Belt Clip...
PREPARATION Charging the Battery Pack 1.Place the charger on a flat surface. 2.Insert the plug of the power cord into the jack on the charger. 3.Plug the cord into an AC outlet. 4.Insert the radio which with battery installed(Make sure turn the radio off before charging.) or individual battery pack into the charging slot.
Attaching/Removing the Belt Clip 1.Align the rails on the belt clip with the grooves on the battery, then press the belt clip downwards into place. 2.To remove the belt clip, hook the clip latch upwards and then push the belt clip forward out of the slide groove to remove the belt clip.
Display Screen Guide Icon Explanation Current Battery Voltage FM Radio Frequency Noise Reduction(optional) Digital Service Group Keypad Lock Battery Meter Reverse Frequency High or Low Output Power Wide or Narrow Bandwidth...
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Icon Explanation CTCSS/DCS Digital Service Hands-Free VOX Scrambler Compandor Positive (+) or Negative (-) Offset Direction Talk Around DTMF 2-Tone Frequency/Channel Name/Menu Standby for Signal A or B Working Band :Low Power :High Power VFO/001 VFO mode or Numbers of Channels in MR/CH/NM Mode Receiving Voice Main Working Band Menu Access or Confirmation of Selection...
Working Band There are two main working bands, choose the correct working band is essential in order to operate smoothly. ■Change Main Working Band In standby mode, press [*] key to change Band A and Band B. ● will appear on LCD display and show you the current main working band. ■Change Working Mode In standby mode, press [ ] key circularly to change between VFO,MR,CH mode.
Keypad Description What You Operate 1)In standby mode, press [ ] key to access menu system. 2)In menu system, press [ ] key to confirm your selection. 1)In standby mode, press [ ] key to change the radio working mode between VFO and MR/CH/NM modes.
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What You Operate Press and hold [0] key to set CTCSS/DCS encode and decode. Press and hold [1] key to select SQL level. Press and hold [2] key to turn on or off VOX feature. Press and hold [3] key to select high or low output power. Press and hold [4] key to turn on or off Noise Reduction feature.
Programmable Auxiliary Functions Your dealer may program the [TK] , [SK1] or [SK2] (long press or short press) with one of the following auxiliary functions respectively. Function Function Remote Alarm *Squelch Off Momentary Announciation CH No Squelch Off Channel Group Switch Denoise Switch Adjust Power Level Scramble Frequency...
LED Indicator LED Indicator Radio Status LED Indicator Charging Status The battery is being Glows red Transmitting Glows red charged. Flashes red Low Battery Alert The battery has been Glows green charged completely. Glows green Receiving Flashes green Scanning Flashes red rapidly The battery fails to be charged.
BASIC OPERATIONS Turn the Power On or Off Turn the [Power/Volume Knob] clockwise to turn the radio ON. ●The display screen then shows the current channels, code and all features that are enabled. The radio is now in two-way mode. Turn the [Power/Volume Knob] counter clockwise to turn the radio OFF.
Transmitting To communicate, all radios should be in the same channel/frequency and signaling & encryption (CTCSS tone, DCS code, AEC ect.). ● An analog channel can’t communicate with a digital channel. 1.To talk, press and hold [PTT] button and speak ●For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold the microphone approximately 1.5 inches (3~6 cm) from your mouth.
MENU Menu Access 1.In standby mode, press [﹄] key to access menu system. ●The menu list appears. 2.Use [∧]/[∨] key to select the desired main menu. 3.Press [ ] key to enter sub menu setting mode. 4.Then use [∧]/[∨] key again to select the desired sub menu number. 5.
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Main Menu Sub Menu No. Selectable Explaination 01 Radio Name User 0-User 250 Edited by programming software. This info is automatically recorded and Soft Version 02 Device Info generated by the programming Device Info Program Time software, it cannot be changed. 03 Embedded Info Assigned by programming software.
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000 Off … Access “Enc-CTDCS” menu, press [#] 051 DCS-D023N 08 Enc-CTDCS key to toggle next CTCSS/DCS group … for selection. 051 DCS-D023I … When turn on this feature, you will 09 Sig Ambiguity receive a call even you are using CTCSS/DCS.
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Select your desired channel number to 14 Channel Save save. Select your desired channel number to delete. 15 Channel Del Edited by programming software. 16 Channel Name Start scanning 17 Scan Delete 18 Scan Add/Del Add or del scan Carrier Mode Select using what kinds of scanning 19 Scan Mode Time Mode...
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Scramble Record Playback Send 1750Hz Dial List Relay Offline(TalkAround) Set this programming key as the 07 Double PTT second PTT button. Manual 08 Key Lock Mode Set key lock mode. Auto 5s/10s/20s/30s Display “Wireless TX, Wireless 01 Wireless TX Copyin, Please Wait…” Display “Wireless RX, Wireless 02 Wireless RX Copyin, Please Wait…”...
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1.Access “04 Freq Measure” menu. 2.Use [∧]/[∨] key to select your desired channel number to save. 3.Press the other radio PTT to transmit which the closer the better. 4.When frequency to be showed on 04 Freq Measure LCD, it means already successfully measure and save in your select channel number in step 2.
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01 Digit Serve Turn on or off digital service function. Single Call 02 Call Sort Group Call Select call type. Digital Service All Call 03 Member Sel User 0-User 250 Edited by programming software. Group 0-Group 9 04 Group Sel Edited by programming software.
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OFF: turn off battery saver. 1:1: The least energy-efficient, but with 05 Save Mode shorter delay time. 1:5: The most energy-efficient, but with longer delay time. Auto Select priority transmission channel or 06 Pri Tx Ch Group A group. Group B Group A 07 CH Group Select channel group.
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When this function is turned on and you press [PTT] to make a call, 11 TOT Penalty 1-60 (Seconds) transmission will stop after the set time after. When this function is turned on, the radio will beep to remind you that the 12 TOT Pre-Alert transmission limit will arrive after the 1-10 (Seconds)
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2 hours 3 hours 5 hours 8 hours 11 hours 12 hours Night Mode Choose different LCD backlight colors 20 Display Type Daytime Mode to better suit the use environment. Config Reset Clear Channel Reset the radio or delete all 21 Reset Factory Preset CTCSS/DCS.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Phenomena Analysis Solution The battery may be installed improperly. Remove and reattach the battery. You cannot turn on the The battery power may run out or died. Recharge or replace the battery. radio. The battery may suffer from poor contact caused by dirty or Clean the battery contacts or replace the battery.
EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY COVERAGE Normal Wear and Tear: Periodic maintenance, repeair and replacement of products or accessories due to normal wear and tear. Abuse & Misuse: Defects or damage that results from: a.improper operation, storage, misuse or abuse, accident or neglect, such as physical damage(cracks, scratches, ect.) to the surface of the products and accessories resulting from misuse;...
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Communication Services: Defects, damages, or the failure of products or accessories due to any communication service or signal you may subscribe to or use with products or accessories. For more relevant information, please visit our website(www.aahhi.com) or contact us(E-mail:info@aahhi.com).
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