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  • Page 1 Tectalk PRO-R1 PMR446 Radio Instruction Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing this radio. All our products are built to offer excellent value by combining advanced features, great design and manufacturing quality. To ensure you are familiar with the operation and features of your radio, and in order to obtain the best performance, please read this manual carefully before operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Caution ............4 1 Radio Controls ........... 5 2 Equipment and Accessories Supplied ..6 3 Fitting the Battery pack ......6 4 Battery Charging ........7 5 Radio Controls ........... 8 6 LCD Display ..........9 7 Basic Radio Operation ......10 8 Radio ID ...........

  • Page 4: Caution

    ALWAYS replace the accessory jack cover (if applicable) when the jack is not in use. ONLY use Albrecht or ALAN approved rechargeable batteries with the supplied charger. AVOID exposing your radio to water. It can widthstand spray water and some rain,but has no higher waterproof class.

  • Page 5: Radio Controls

    1. Radio Controls...

  • Page 6: Equipment And Accessories Supplied

    2. Equipment and Accessories Supplied 1. TX-1446 radio (with fixed antenna) 1 unit 2. Li-Ion Battery pack (1000mAh) 1 unit 3. Charging Cradle 1 unit 4. Power Adaptor 1 unit 5. Instruction Manual 1 unit 3. Fitting the Battery pack Fitting 1.

  • Page 7: Battery Charging

    4. Battery Charging To charge your radio, carefully follow these instructions: 1. Connect the power adaptor to the main power supply and connect the adaptor power plug to the charging cradle. 2. Disconnect any radio accessories and ensure the radio is switched off. 3.

  • Page 8: Radio Controls

    5. Radio Controls 1. Power On/Off/Volume control Turn the knob clockwise to switch on and increase the volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the volume and switch off the radio. The radio will emit a confirmation tone when it switches on. 2.

  • Page 9: Lcd Display

    7. SCAN/TONE button Press this button briefly to activate or de-activate the scan mode. Press and hold this button to activate or de-activate the current privacy code (CTCSS/DCS). 8. KEYPAD LOCK/PRIORITY CHANNEL button Press this button briefly to activate or de-activate the priority channel mode.

  • Page 10: Basic Radio Operation

    7. Basic Radio Operation The PMR446 service which this radio uses shares channels on a 'take turns' basis. This means that other users and groups may be using any channel and privacy code combination. To communicate with other PMR446 radios, all units must be switched to the same channel (8 choices) and privacy code (50 CTCSS and 104 DCS choices).

  • Page 11: Function Mode - User Mode

    9. Function Mode - User Mode The user mode allows you to set-up and edit the basic functions (see Radio Features Explained). To access the consumer mode, press the MODE button briefly. Each press of the MODE button steps the radio sequentially through the different functions.

  • Page 12: Function Mode - Advanced Mode

    10. Function Mode - Advanced Mode The advanced mode allows you to program user preferences, activate features and use advanced functions (see Radio Features Explained). To access the advanced mode, turn on the radio whilst pressing and holding the SQUELCH button and SCAN button. Each press of the MODE button steps the radio sequentially though the different functions.

  • Page 13: Radio Features Explained

    Select Dual Watch Mode to 8 , Off Activate Roger Beep , Off Activate Key Beep , Off , 30 , 45 , 60 Time-Out-Timer Settings , 120 , 180 , Off Change Call Alert Tone to 5 , Off Send , Receive Clone parameters...

  • Page 14: Privacy Codes

    Privacy Codes (CTCSS and DCS Tone Codes) This radio is fitted with 50 Analogue Privacy codes (also known as CTCSS, sub-codes or sub-channels) and 104 Digital Privacy codes (also known as DCS codes). Only one type of Privacy code can be used on each channel. Selecting a Digital Privacy code will override any Analogue Privacy code settings.

  • Page 15: Hands Free (Vox) Mode

    Hands Free (VOX) Mode When Hands Free (VOX) Mode is selected the radio will automatically transmit when the microphone detects your voice (or other noise). It can be used with the internal microphone or a suitable audio accessory (available separately). To avoid accidental operation and reduce the effect of background noise, there are 5 microphone sensitivity settings.

  • Page 16: Priority Channel

    Priority Channel Mode (Advanced mode only) A 'Quick Access' Priority Channel is available by briefly pressing the KEYPAD LOCK button. This can be used as a reserve or secondary channel. To program a Priority Channel, press the MODE button until the Priority Channel icon and current channel setting flashes.

  • Page 17: Roger Beep

    To activate the dual watch mode, first select a radio channel (see Channels) as the primary channel. To select the dual watch channel press the MODE button until the Dual Watch Icon and current setting flashes. Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired dual watch channel.

  • Page 18: Time Out Timer

    Time Out Timer (TOT) setting (Advanced mode only) This timer is used to limit the transmit time of your radio. By selecting a timer setting, your radio will automatically release the PTT when the selected time limit is reached. To change or select the TOT time, press the MODE button until the TOT icon appears.

  • Page 19: Squelch Level

    4. Press the PTT button of the master radio while the slave radio LED is green. The LED of the slave radio will go off. The master radio and slave radio will emit a confirmation beep. 5. If the clone fails the slave radio sends an error beep and the LED remains green.

  • Page 20: Display & Keypad Backlight

    To activate or deactivate the Monitor press the SQUELCH button for about 2 seconds. The Monitor icon will appear when the Monitor is active. It is normal to hear background static noise. Display & Keypad Backlight The display and keypad backlight will illuminate for 5 seconds whenever any buttons (except for the PTT button) are pressed.

  • Page 21: Battery Level

    If you press the PTT button during scanning, the radio will return to your original privacy code. Scanning will resume when the PTT button is released. To stop scanning, press the SCAN button again or press the MODE button to step to the next menu setting. To increase battery life use the scan modes sparingly.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    12. Troubleshooting If you experience problems with your TX-1446 first check the battery power level as low batteries can cause problems such as poor transmission, weak reception and reduced sound quality. Then check the manual and radio display to ensure that a function (such as VOX or Lock) has not been activated by accident.

  • Page 23: Safety Requirements

    14. Safety Requirements For charging the rechargeable batteries, only a CE approved AC adaptor complying with the following specifications must be used : INPUT : 230VAC 50Hz OUTPUT : 9VDC 300mA 15. Technical Specifications 1) Operating Frequencies (frequency shown in MHz): Channel Frequency Channel...
  • Page 24 Code Code Code Alan Electronics GmbH -- Daimlerstr. 1 k -- D-63303 Dreieich / Germany Repair enquiries & spare parts service: Tel: (+49) 6103 9481 22, Fax: (+49) 6103 9481 60 or e-mail via service@alan-electronics.de Service-Download : www.hobbyradio.de Website: www.albrecht-online.de...

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