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- Page 1 3 watt handheld UHF CB radio I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
• Li-Ion Battery Pack (1000 mAh) • AC Adapter by the Ministry of Economic Development New Zealand (MED). A General User Radio • Semi-Quick Charger • Carry Case Licence for Citizens Band radio and operation is subject to conditions contained in those licences. T he class licence for users and equipment operating in the CB/PRS 477 MHz band has WARNING - SAFETY INFORMATION been amended. This radio meets the new 80 channel standard. The TX680 is a radio transmitting device. I n simple terms the same amount of spectrum is available; however, radio transceivers • W hen transmitting, keep the antenna more than 25 mm from any part of the head can now operate in a narrower bandwidth and hence use less spectrum. These radios or body. are generally referred to as narrowband or 12.5 kHz radios. By using 12.5 kHz channel • D o not transmit near electrical blasting equipment or in explosive atmospheres. spacing instead of 25 kHz, the 40 channels originally allocated can now be expanded to 80 channels thereby doubling the channel capacity and relieving congestion in the • D o not allow children to operate a radio transmitter unsupervised. -
Page 3: Possible Issues
TELEMETRY CHANNELS Original 40 channel wideband Radios will continue to operate on the original 40 ACMA regulations have allocated channels 22 and 23 for telemetry only applications and channels, however they will not be able to converse on the newer channels 41 – 80. The have prohibited the transmission of speech on these channels. Consequently the TX680 newer narrowband radios will be able to converse with all older 40 channel wideband radios on all channels 1 to 40 as well as the newer channels allocated from 41 to 80. has a transmit-inhibit applied to channels 22 and 23. In the event that additional telemetry/telecommand channels are approved by the ACMA, T he mixing of narrowband and wideband radios in the same spectrum can cause these channels shall be added to those currently listed where voice transmission is some possible operating issues of interference and varying levels of received volume. inhibited. Currently transmissions on channels 61, 62 and 63 are also inhibited and these channels are reserved for future allocation. PossiBle issUes interference will decrease over time as the FEATURES population of wideband radios ages and When a new narrowband radio receives • Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser: Allows user programmable decreases. a transmission from an older wideband control of scanning, channel memories and selected feature options. radio the speech may sound loud and Further information and updates • Programmable Scan Function: Scans up to 80 UHF CB channels. distorted – simply adjust your radio are available from the Australian volume for best performance. Communications and Media Authority •... -
Page 4: Controls
1. Receiver Busy Icon: Appears when 9. High Power Icon: Appears when receiving. High transmitter power is selected. 2. Transmit Icon: Appears when 10. Low Power Icon: Appears when Low transmitting. transmitter power is selected. TX680 3. Dual Watch Icon: Appears when the 11. Duplex Icon: Indicates that Duplex Dual Watch mode is Active. communication has been enabled. 4. Key Lock Icon: Appears when the 12. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Icon: Appears when the VOX keypad is locked. -
Page 5: Powering The Radio
When the battery icon blinks on the Your TX680 is powered by a 7.4 Volt display, the battery level is low and the 2. P lug the lead from the charger into the Using CTCSS 1000 mAh Li-Ion battery pack. When the battery pack should be recharged. If the charging cradle. battery pack is new, it should be fully If you are expecting to receive signals on battery is not charged, an audio tone charged before being used for the first a busy channel, you can program that 3. P lace the TX680 into the cradle. The will then sound to warn the user that the time. If left unused, your TX680’s battery channel for CTCSS operation and get the Red LED will light to indicate the battery is almost discharged. pack will discharge itself within a few other person to call you using the same battery is charging. months. If you have not used your TX680 Battery Usage CTCSS tone. Your radio will then remain in 4. W hen the battery has charged, the LED for some time, you will need to recharge Standby and ignore all other signals until The time taken to discharge the battery will change to Green. -
Page 6: General Operation
Press and hold the keys to To transmit, press and hold the Push-To- function key that controls both the Duplex With the unit powered on, rotate the quickly scroll through the channels. and Monitor functions. Talk (PTT) switch. The other radio you Volume control clockwise to increase the are talking to must be set to the same sQl Key DUP Key volume and counter-clockwise to decrease channel (and CTCSS code if applicable). the volume. The SQL key is a dual function key that Press this button to select Duplex mode Hold the TX680 approximately 5 to 8 cms controls both the Squelch and CTCSS on channels 1 – 8 and 41 – 48. Duplex from your face with the antenna vertical disPlAy ligHting can be enabled or disabled separately on and speak into the built-in microphone. Squelch The LCD backlighting activates individual channels. While the PTT switch is pressed, the LED To open the squelch, briefly press the automatically whenever a key is pressed Duplex operation allows the TX680 to indicator on the upper edge of the radio SQL key. This will allow you to check and turns off automatically after about 5 transmit on a different frequency to that... -
Page 7: Scan Key
2. P ress and hold the SCAN key until the MODE KEY automatically resume scanning a few radio beeps. ‘M’ will appear on the seconds after the last reception or MODE key is used to set the various display indicating the selected channel transmission. feature settings of the TX680. The is now stored in the Scan Memory. following chart shows the order of these • P ress the PTT switch while the unit is 3. R epeat to store further channels into scanning to jump to the home channel selections. the Scan Memory. (the home channel is the channel the Standby Mode: Radio was on at the time scanning was 4. T o remove a channel from the Scan Group, press and hold the SCAN key activated). You can then transmit... -
Page 8: Transmitter Power
3. P ress and hold the key (or press dual watch mode, the unit will monitor channel, press the switch while no key momentarily) to confirm 1. S elect a channel that has a CTCSS both the currently selected channel and a signals are being received. The radio and store your selection. code selected. second dual watch channel. will switch to the selected channel. The TX680 should now display the 2. P ress and hold the key for about To Set the Dual Watch Mode 2 seconds. The ‘CTC’ icon and CTCSS selected channel number along with HI or LO to indicate the transmit power you From the Standby mode: code will appear on the display. CTCSS have set. is now enabled on ALL channels that MODE 1. P ress the key FOUR times to have CTCSS codes selected. -
Page 9: Button Beep Tone Settings
The LED indicator will light Red for a 100.0 156.7 250.3 confirm and store your selection. If the few seconds as the melody is sent. The 103.5 162.2 Button Beep function is on, the icon melody will be heard in the speaker of the will remain steady on the display and a receiving radio. (CTCSS frequency shown in Hz) beep will be heard in response to key The call alarm can only be sent once activations. per minute. 6. CAll AlArm seleCtion The TX680 provides 5 user selectable call alarm melodies to alert other users to your incoming call. When enabled, the melody can be transmitted to another user where it will be heard in the speaker of the receiving radio. Page 16 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680 TX680 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 17... -
Page 10: Uhf Cb Operating Frequencies
476.8125 477.3125~ 476.825 477.325~ 476.8375 477.3375~ 476.850 477.350~ 476.8625 477.3625~ 476.875 477.375 476.8875 477.3875 476.900 477.400 476.9125 477.4125 * Emergency use only ^ Road channel + Officially designated call channel ~ Repeater channels • Guard band channels. Voice transmission is # T elecommand/Selcall use only. Voice transmission is inhibited as required by AS/NZS 4365:2011. inhibited as required by AS/NZS 4365:2011. Page 18 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680 TX680 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 19... -
Page 11: Specifications
Modulation Distortion: <5% (1 kHz. 70%) 2.4 F or repairs outside the warranty 2.2 W e warrant our goods to be free from period, we warrant our repairs to be defects in materials and workmanship for the warranty period (see warranty free from defects in materials and workmanship for three months from table) from the date of original sale the date of the original repair. We (or another period we agree to in Specifications are typical unless otherwise indicated and may be subject to change without writing). Subject to our obligations agree to re-repair or replace (at our notice or obligation. option) any materials or workmanship under clause 1.2, we will at our option, either repair or replace goods which we are satisfied are defective. Page 20 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680 TX680 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 21... - Page 12 Gladesville, NSW 2111, Australia. 4.1 W e provide the following warranty on Telephone: (02) 9879 8888 GME and Kingray products. No repair Fax: (02) 9816 4722. or replacement during the warranty Email: servadmin@gme.net.au period will renew or extend the 2.8 I f we determine that your goods are warranty period past the period from defective, we will pay for the cost of original date of purchase. returning the repaired or replaced goods to you, and reimburse you for PRODUCT TYPE WARRANTY PERIOD your reasonable expenses of sending your warranty claim to us. 477 MH UHF CB 1 year portable transceivers Page 22 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680 TX680 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 23...
- Page 13 Head Office: Sydney Locked Bag 2086, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia. T: +61 (0)2 9844 6666 F: +61 (0)2 9844 6600 Branches: MELBOURNE ADELAIDE PERTH 7 Micro Circuit Unit 1, 14 Phillips St Unit 1, 10-12 Harvard Way DANDENONG STH 3165 THEBARTON 5031 CANNING VALE 6155 T: (03) 9798 0988 T: (08) 8234 2633 T: (08) 9455 5744 F: (03) 9798 0177 F: (08) 8234 5138 F: (08) 9455 3110 BRISBANE SYDNEY AUCKLAND Unit 1, 89-101 Factory Rd Unit B, 22-24 College St Unit 2/24 Bishop Dunn Place OXLEY 4075 GLADESVILLE 2111 East Tamaki, MANUKAU 2013 NZ T: (07) 3278 6444 T: (02) 9879 8888 T: (09) 274 0955 F: (07) 3278 6555 F: (02) 9816 4722 F: (09) 274 0959 For customers outside Australia and New Zealand please contact your local GME retailer or email: export@gme.net.au www.gme.net.au Part Number: 310415 Drawing Number: 44167-5...
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