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- Page 3 Nice Housing, Stoutness & Stability, Advanced and Reliable functions, Perfect & Valuable. Approval. FR-488 mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality. When programming the transceiver, read the factory initial data firstly, then rewrite the frequency and signaling etc., otherwise errors may occur because of different frequency band etc..
- Page 4 Thank you for choosing this vehicle transceiver, Precautions always provides high quality products, And this transceiver is no exception. As you learn how to use this transceiver, you will find that Please observe the following precautions to prevent fire, personal is pursuing "user friendliness".
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS New and Innovative Features ..........1 Transmitting Optional Signaling ............13 Channel Edit ..................13 Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories .....2 Channel Delete ................13 Supplied Accessories ............... 2 Shortcut Operations .............14 Optional Accessories ............... 2 Squelch Off/Squelch Off Momentary..........14 Initial Installation ..............3 Squelch Level Setup ................ - Page 6 CONTENTS HIGH/MID/LOW Power Selection ............ 20 Function Setup By Microphone Keypad ........... 27 Band-width Selection ............... 20 Squelch Level .................. 27 TX OFF Setup .................. 21 Optional Signaling ................27 Scan Skip ..................28 Busy Channel Lockout ..............21 Frequency/Channel Scan ............... 28 Editing Channel Name ..............
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Page 7: New And Innovative Features
New and Innovative Features FR-488 Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and reliable functions, perfect & valuable. This amateur mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality. More functions as follows: Display on a large LCD with adjustable brightness, convenient for nighttime use. -
Page 8: Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories
Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories Supplied Accessories After carefully unpacking the transceiver, identify the items listed in the table below. We suggest you keep the box and packaging. Transceiver Microphone (QHM-03) Mobile Mounting DC Power Cable with Hardware Kit for Bracket (with DTMF keyboard) Bracket (QMB-01) Fuse Holder(QPL-01) Black screws... -
Page 9: Initial Installation
Initial Installation Determine the appropriate angle of the transceiver, using the 3 screw Mobile installation hole positions on the side of the mounting bracket. To install the transceiver, select a safe, convenient location inside your vehicle that minimizes danger to your passengers and yourself while the vehicle is in motion. -
Page 10: Dc Power Cable Connection
Initial Installation DC Power Cable Connection Locate the power input connector as close to the transceiver as possible. Mobile Operation Black The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12V. Never connect the transceiver to a 24V battery. Be sure to use a 12V Connect the DC power cable to the transceiver's power supply vehicle battery that has sufficient current capacity. - Page 11 Initial Installation Use the supplied DC power cable to connect the transceiver to a To turn on the unit, press the power switch manually while it is regulated power supply. illuminated. (While ignition key is at ACC or ON position) When the ignition key is turned to ACC or ON position with the Do not substitute a cable with smaller gauge wires.
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Page 12: Power Supply Voltage Display
Initial Installation REPLACING FUSES If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem. After the problem is resolved, replace the fuse. If newly installed fuses continue to blow, disconnect the power cable and contact your autho- rized dealer or an authorized servi-center for The range of displayed voltage is only from 7V to16V DC, because the assistance. -
Page 13: Accessories Connections
Initial Installation Accessories Connections Microphone For voice communications, connect a microphone equipped with External Speaker an 8-pin modular plug into the modular socket on the front of the If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an main unit. -
Page 14: Getting Acquainted
Getting Acquainted Front panel Press key until icon appears then press the following key. NO. KEY FUNCTION FUN/SET Confirms the selective functions and exit V/M/MW Stores data into channels MHz/SHIFT Sets offset direction and offset frequency TS/DCS/LOCK Sets Keypad lock function Switches between HI, MID and LOW power CAL/ H/L transmission... -
Page 15: Rear Panel
Getting Acquainted Rear panel NO. KEY Å FUNCTION Squelch level. In channel mode. Indicates the channel number in channel mode. Channel skip. Decimal point Indicates the decimal point of frequency and the Decimal point scanning function. Indicates the frequency or memory name. Signal is being received or monitor. -
Page 16: Microphone
Getting Acquainted microphone MIC Connector Diagram(in the front view of connector) Key Pad Serial Data DOWN MIC GND NO. KEY FUNCTION Increase frequency ,channel number or setting value. DOWN Decrease frequency, channel number or setting value. Press the PTT (Push-TO-Talk) key to transmit. Number Key Input VFO frequency or DTMF dial out etc.. -
Page 17: Working Mode (Amateur Transceiver Or Professional Transceiver)
WORKING MODE (AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER OR PROFESSIONAL TRANSCEIVER) According to practical application,you can set the radio works as V F O M o d e ( F r e q u e n c y m o d e ) Amateur Transceiver mode or Professional Transceiver mode . There This mode shows only frequency are also 2 levels operation menu to set functions as you need. -
Page 18: Basic Operations
Basic Operations frequency in screen will be auto-hidden. In this status, turn selector Switching The Power On/Off PWR KEY knob or Microphone [ ] key will increase or decrease according to the option selected during frequency quickly by 1MHz step . installation Press the switch or turn the Under channel mode, you can change the current channel to the... -
Page 19: Transmitting Tone-Pulse
Basic Operations Please hold the microphone approximately 2.5-5.0cm from your lips Channel Delete and then speak into the microphone in your normal speaking voice to Under channel mode, turn selector knob to select channel which get best timbre. you want to delete. Press and hold [PTT] key, LED lights RED and power intensity showed in Press key and... -
Page 20: Shortcut Operations
Shortcut Operations squelch off/squelch off momeNTARY Turn selector knob or press Microphone [ ] key to change scan direction. key programmed as Squelch Off or Squelch Off Momentary to monitor the weak signal. Press any key except key to exit. Squelch Off: Press key to disable squelch ,press Channel Scan... -
Page 21: Ctcss Scan
Shortcut Operations When LCD appears icon, it means current channel can be set HIGH/MID/LOW Power switch with DCS encode and decode together, turn selector knob or press Press key until LCD display icon, Microphone's [ ] to select desired DCS encode and decode. -
Page 22: Offset Direction And Offset Frequency Setup
Shortcut Operations Offset Direction and offset frequency setup KEYPAD LOCKOUT Avoiding unintentional operation, this function will lock main keys, all Repeater receives a signal(UP-LINK) on one frequency and re- transmits on another frequency(DOWN-LINK). The difference between keys except key are invalid. 、... -
Page 23: Transmitting Edited Dtmf Tones In The Auto-Dialer Memory
Shortcut Operations Turn selector knob to choose group you desired. Total:16 group,01-16. Press key to enter into editing of current group,press MIC's numeric keys to set your desired data. The display scrolls when the 7th digit is entered. The numbers 0-9, --, A-D, * and # can be stored up to a total of 23 digits. -
Page 24: General Setting
General Setting features such as ANI, PTT ID, group call, remotely stun,remotely kill, Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. waken,...etc. The signalling edition must be done through programming Press to select the desired function option. software. -
Page 25: Sending 2-Tone Call
General Setting transmit the pre-stored 5-Tone signaling. P r e s s k e y t o c h o o s e No.04 menu, LCD displays "5TON In 5Tone signaling mode,press for 2s until LCD displays XX","XX"indicates the group in the list. "AN---",turn selector knob to select desired digit(caller ID).In Turn selector knob to select the desired this mode,press... -
Page 26: High/Mid/Low Power Selection
General Setting HIGH/MID/LOW Power Selection Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. Press key to choose No.06 menu, LCD displays "SPK--SQ". Press key to choose No.07 menu, LCD displays”POW--HI”. -
Page 27: Tx Off Setup
General Setting BU: Enable BCLO, Carrier lockout, transmitting is inhibited when TX OFF SETUP current channel receives a matching carrier;press [PTT] to emit Disable this function,it is invalid to press PTT,current channel only error voice prompt and back to receiving status. works in RX mode. -
Page 28: Talk Around
General Setting Press key to choose No.14 Press key to choose No.12 menu, LCD displays”COMP--OFF”. menu, LCD displays "REV—OF". Turn selector knob to select the desired Turn selector knob to select the desired setting. setting. ON:Enable compander ON:Enable Frequency Reverse OFF:Disable compander OFF:Disable Frequency Reverse. -
Page 29: Radio's 5Tone Self Id Enquiry
General Setting menu, LCD displays”D--XXX” XXX is radio's DTMF SELF ID. TOT (Time-out timer) Press key to confirm and exit. The time-out timer limits the amount of transmitting time. When you reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer, your Radio's 5TONE SELF ID ENQUIRY transmission will be cut off. -
Page 30: Dtmf Transmitting Time
General Setting Press key to confirm and exit.Default:04 1HOUR:Auto power off after 1h 2HOUR:Auto power off after 2h Press ,then turn selector knob also can select the desired OFF:Disable Auto power off squelch level. If the transceiver has set at higher squelch level,it may fail to hear Press key to confirm and exit.Default:OFF the calling.If set at lower squelch level,the radio will be interfered. -
Page 31: Lcd Backlight
General Setting Turn selector knob to select the desired LCD backlight 1450HZ:Pilot frequency 1450HZ colors:Orange/Blue/Purple Press key to confirm the selection and exit.Default:1750HZ Press to confirm and exit Default:Orange Display Mode Setup There are 3 different dispaly modes: Frequency+Channel mode,& LCD Backlight Channel mode&Channel+Name Tag mode, . -
Page 32: Address List
General Setting edition,Press to clear out all letters. 00-127,total 128 group Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. ID and corresponding ID name. Press key to choose No.28 menu, LCD displays"CODE- OF". Press to confirm and return into main menu.Repeat above Step 3 and Step 4 operations to edit multi-ID and corresponding ID Turn selector knob to enable/disable name. -
Page 33: Microphone Operation
Microphone Operation DOWN Switches between VFO and channel mode In standby,press key to switch between channel mode and Frequency mode (VFO). Short Calling In standby,press to transmit the selected DTMF/2TONE/5TONE Numeric Keys in current channel. Transmitting DTMF Code:In standby,press ,LCD displays DTMF ON/OFF Lock DTMF data and group.Press [... -
Page 34: Scan Skip
Microphone Operation BU: Enable BCLO, Carrier lockout, transmitting is inhibited when When first bit of Exa byte in frequency displays "F",it current channel receives a matching carrier;press [PTT] to emit error indicates 5Tone function enable. voice prompt. This function can be temporarily used in channel mode. Once the RL: Enable BTLO, transmitting is inhibited when current channel radio is turned off or switched to another channel, the temporary receives a matching carrier but dis-matching CTCSS/DCS.press... -
Page 35: Tot (Time-Out Timer)
Microphone Operation TOT (Time-out timer) Talk Around By Talk Around function,you can directly communicate with other radios The time-out timer limits the amount of transmitting time. When you in your group in case the repeater is not activated or when you are out of reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer, your the repeater range. -
Page 36: Lcd Backlight
Microphone Operation HI:High Power MI:Middle Power LOW:Low Power Press number keys to exit and store. LCD Backlight In standby status,press , then press LCD displays"LAMP- XX" . Press [ ] to select desired backlight brightness(1-32 levels). Press number keys to confirm and exit. -
Page 37: Long-Distance Anti-Theft Alarm
Long-distance Anti-theft Alarm When the alarm cable QL-01(A) or QL-01(B) is removed from the This function is mainly use for simple anti-theft alarm device in vehicles. When the transceiver be removed in an improper manner,the transceiver DATA jack or cut by improper sequence, the alarm function enable will emit and transmit alarming and background voice to system and and will alarm as programmed. -
Page 38: Cable Clone
Cable Clone This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters in the master unit to slave units. It copies the parameters and memory program settings. Use optional CP50 cloning cable, connect the cable between the data jacks on both master and slave. Press and hold key, then press key to enter into cloning mode, LCD displays "... -
Page 39: Programming Software Installing And Starting (In Windows Xp System)
Programming Software Installing and Starting (in windows XP system) Double click “FR488.exe”, then follow the installing instruction. Install USB Cable Driver Programme Click start menu in computer, under “ALL PROGRAMS” menu, (As pic 1) choose and click “USB To Com port” in FR488 program, install “USB To Com port”... -
Page 40: Maintenance
(i) Rotating Dial will not Transceiver is in CALL mode. Press the VFO change memory channel. or memory mode. DCS encode FR-488 and decode • Microphone connection is poor. Connect (g) PTT key is pressed but microphone properly. VFO frequency 435.00MHz... -
Page 41: Specifications
Specifications General Receiver (ETSI EN 300 086 standard testing ) Wide band Narrow band Frequency Range UHF: 400~490MHz Sensitivity ≤0.25μV ≤0.35μV Number of Channels 200 channels (12dB Sinad) 25K (Wide Band) Adjacent Channel ≥70dB ≥60dB Channel Spacing 20K(Middle Band) Selectivity 12.5K (Narrow band) Intermodulation ≥65dB... -
Page 42: Attached Chart
Attached Chart 50 groups CTCSS Tone Frequency(Hz) 1024 groups DCS Code. 67.0 79.7 94.8 110.9 131.8 156.7 171.3 186.2 203.5 229.1 69.3 82.5 97.4 114.8 136.5 159.8 173.8 189.9 206.5 233.6 71.9 85.4 100.0 118.8 141.3 162.2 177.3 192.8 210.7 241.8 74.4 88.5 103.5 123.0 146.2 165.5 179.9 196.6 218.1 250.3 77.0 91.5 107.2 127.3 151.4 167.9 183.5 199.5 225.7 254.1... - Page 43 Attached Chart N is positive code, I is negative code, total: 232groups.
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