• Designed and Manufactured in Australia: • Quiet Mode: Selectable on individual The TX3400 has been totally designed and channels, the Quiet mode prevents manufactured in Gladesville NSW to meet incoming signals from being heard on...
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The Squelch can be Opened or Closed with the SQL key. When the Squelch is Open, the 1. Turn the TX3400 OFF at the Volume control. receiver's background noise can be heard and 'BUSY' is displayed. When the Squelch is 2.
Channel Selected Receive Channel The Priority channel feature allows you to store one of the 40 channels in the TX3400 as a Transmit Channel 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 priority channel that can be instantly recalled at the press of a key.
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Programming Scan Channels. Scanning in the Open Scan Mode. Your TX3400 is supplied with all 40 UHF CB • If a busy channel is found, scanning will channels programmed into the Open Scan pause on that channel to allow the signal to memory.
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while scanning, the radio will give a low beep (b) If ‘M’ is displayed to the upper left of the and will ignore the command. Your radio will channel number, the selected channel is only transmit in the Open Scan mode while it is presently in the scan memory.
You will need to make your Ident known to anyone who may need to call What is Selcall. you with Selcall. Whenever your TX3400 hears a Selcall signal, it compares the incoming Ident Your TX3400 has a Selective Calling (Selcall) with its own.
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Naming your Selcall Idents. To enter a Selcall IDENT. The TX3400 allows you to name up to four of Briefly press the CALL button on top of the your most often used Selcall Idents using a 5 microphone. ‘CALL TO’ will appear on the character word.
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NAMING YOUR SELCALL IDENTS entering Idents, rotate the Channel knob to select the required letter in the flashing Your TX3400 allows you to enter a 5 character character position, then press the knob to name for each Selcall Ident you have stored in move to the next character position.
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The way in which your TX3400 handles an incoming Selcall may vary depending on how it • If you want to Cancel the Alarm and talk on has been programmed.
Quiet operation.) TX3400’s speaker until your Selcall Ident is received. This allows you to monitor a busy NOTE: You cannot activate the Quiet mode channel for calls without being disturbed by unless you have selected a ‘tagged’...
Priority channel. This is normal). The TX3400 will allow you to scan while the QUIET mode is active. You can then monitor a • If a normal signal is received on a Quiet...
Selcalls. If your continuous 13.8 volt power source even when Selcall Ident is received while your TX3400 is in the vehicles ignition is switched off (see the PAGE mode, it will automatically call installation instructions).
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Name mode. Receiving your Selcall in Page Mode. To add an Name: If your TX3400 receives its own Selcall Ident 1. Briefly press the CALL button. ‘CALL TO’ while in the PAGE mode, it will temporarily will be displayed.
NOTE: To disable the sending or receiving of 1. Switch the TX3400 OFF at the volume CTCSS tones, set either tone to 00. If both control. transmit and receive tones are set to 00, the CTCSS function is disabled and can not be 2.
DISABLING FUNCTIONS The TX3400 has a number of features that can To re-enable the key, repeat the steps above. be disabled individually by the user to allow for When the radio is turned on again, a high beep much simpler operation. These include the...
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If your installation does not require the use of a Removing the Radio. remotely mounted control head, you can convert your TX3400 to a compact underdash Gently radio by fitting the remote head front panel spread directly to the main unit as follows.
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Position the front panel The TX3400 is designed for 13.8 Volt DC, as required and slide it onto the main negative earth installations only (i.e. where the chassis.
GME Electrophone supply a wide range of If the overvoltage warning appears you should mobile and base station antennas designed switch your TX3400 off and disconnect it from specifically for UHF CB communications. the power source, before locating the cause of the trouble.
When Duplex channels (known as DUPLEX). Your TX3400 mode is selected, your TX3400 receives on the has a Duplex key to allow you to operate selected channel (e.g. channel 1) but through repeaters.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL RECEIVER < 5 MHz Compliance: Meets AS/NZS 4365 for RF Bandwidth: radio communications Intermediate 21.4 MHz, 455 kHz equipment in the UHF Frequencies: - 122 dBm for 12 dB citizen band and Sensitivity: SINAD unweighted. personal radio service. - 6 dB ±...
(b) Connection to incorrect supply voltage. original purchaser of the equipment. (c) Operation without an antenna or by connection to GME ELECTROPHONE warrant the TX3400 to be free an antenna which has been incorrectly installed, from defects in material and workmanship for a period resulting in damage to the transceiver’s output...
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