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recommended minimum lateral distance away, as shown in Table Safety and General Information 1, from the body of a vehicle with a properly installed antenna. This Product Safety and RF Exposure for Mobile Two-Way Radios separation distance will ensure that there is sufficient distance from a properly installed (according to installation instructions) externally- Installed in Vehicles or as Fixed Site Control Stations mounted antenna to satisfy the RF exposure...
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RF Safety Standards. For a list of SMP-approved accessories, visit the following web site, Facilities which lists approved accessories for your radio model: http://www.smp. To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or compatibility conflicts, com.cn...
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Driver Safety Check the laws and regulations on the use of radios in the area where you drive. Always obey them. When using your radio while driving, please: Give full attention to driving and to the road. Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require.
Features and Precautions Precautions Features When programming the transceiver, please firstly read the factory initial Display on a large LCD with adjustable brightness, convenient for data, then change frequency,signalling and etc. Otherwise errors may usage in different environments. occur because of improper frequency band and etc.
[30Q183301] Line [30Q183401] External Speaker Desktop Microphone Note: All item number change due to version upgrading. The availability of the accesories may be different for specified sales territory. For more information on new items, pls check the SMP website: http://www.smp.com.cn...
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.
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.
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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.
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-cecenter for The range of displayed voltage is only from 7V to16V DC, because the assistance.
Initial Installation Accessories Connections Microphone External Speaker For voice communications, connect a microphone equipped with 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.
Getting Acquainted Front panel Press key until icon appears then press the following key. NO. KEY FUNCTION FUNC/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 CALL/ H/L transmission...
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.
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..
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.
Basic Operations desired one through selector knob, clockwise turn to the forward Switching The Power On/Off channel, anticlockwise turn to the backward channel. In relative according to the option selected during installation Press the switch working mode, Microphone's [ ] key has same or turn the ignition key to ACC (speed up) or ON (startup) position to function for adjusting frequency and channel.
Basic Operations Channel Delete Press and hold [PTT] key, LED lights RED and power intensity showed in screen indicates it is transmitting, release to receive. Under channel mode, turn selector knob to select channel which you want to delete. Transmitting Tone-Pulse Press key and key together, current channel will be...
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 Press any key except key to exit. monitor the weak signal. Squelch Off: Press key to disable squelch ,press Channel Scan...
Shortcut Operations When LCD appears iron, it means current channe can be set HIGH/MID/LOW Power switch with DCS encode and decode together, turn selector knob or press Press key until LCD display iron, Microphone's [ ] to select desired DCS encode and then press key to switch between high/ decode.
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- keys except are invalid. 、 、 transmits on another frequency(DOWN-LINK). The difference between these two frequencies is called the offset frequency.
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.
General Setting Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. features such as ANI, PTT ID, group call, remotely stun,remotely kill, waken,...etc. The signalling edition must be done through programming Press to select the desired function option. software.
General Setting P r e s s k e y t o c h o o s e Press directly to transmit the pre-stored 5-Tone signaling. No.04 menu, LCD displays "5TON In 5Tone signaling mode,press for 2s until LCD displays XX","XX"indicates the group in the list.
General Setting Press and hold key for over 2s to HIGH/MID/LOW Power Selection enter general setting menu. Press and hold key for over 2s to Press key to choose No.06 enter general setting menu. menu, LCD displays "SPK--SQ". Press key to choose No.07 Turn selector knob to select the desired menu, LCD displays”POW--HI”.
General Setting channel receives a matching carrier;press [PTT] to emit error TX OFF SETUP voice prompt and back to receiving status. Disable this function,it is invalid to press PTT,current channel only RL: Enable BTLO, transmitting is inhibited when current channel works in RX mode.
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.
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 transmission will be cut off.
General Setting 2HOUR:Auto power off after 2h Press key to confirm and exit.Default:04 OFF:Disable Auto power off Press ,then turn selector knob also can select the desired squelch level. Press key to confirm and exit.Default:OFF If the transceiver has set at higher squelch level,it may fail to hear the calling.If set at lower squelch level,the radio will be interfered.
General Setting menu, LCD displays"LAMP--25" P r e s s k e y t o c h o o s e N o . 2 6 m e n u , L C D displays"DSP—FR". Turn selector knob to select the desired LCD backlight brightness Turn selector knob to select the desired 1-32 total 32 level backlight brightness.
General Setting Press and hold key for over 2s to Address list enter general setting menu. You store desired ID and corresponding ID name in address list.The Press key to choose No.29 LCD displays ID corresponding name if radio received ANI calling and find matching ID in address list .
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 [...
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...
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.
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.
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 30Q183601 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 "CLONE".
Programming Software Installing and Starting (in windows XP system) Double click ”PS908 setup.exe“, then follow the installing instruction. Install USB Cable Driver Programme Click start menu in computer, under “ALL PROGRAMS” menu, choose and click “USB To Com port” in PS908 program, install “USB To Com port”...
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Appendix All the mentioned tips apply to your mobile two-way radio and accessories. If any unit fails to work, pls turn to authorized service station. This manual has been carefully collated to reach high accuracy. If any error occurs during translation or printing, our company is not responsible for it.
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