GME TX3420 Instruction Manual

GME TX3420 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 GmE After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ThE FOllOwINg ITEmS arE INCludEd wITh yOur TX3420 •...
  • Page 3: General Operation

    Black while their secondary functions are rotate the Volume control clockwise past the ‘click’ to turn printed in red . the tX3420 on . continue to advance the control clockwise to access the primary functions to increase the volume . rotate the control counter clockwise to turn the radio oFF .
  • Page 4: Selecting Channels

    . the tX3420 has nine (9) preset Briefly press the F key, then press and hold the squelch sensitivity settings that can be selected using the until a high beep is heard .
  • Page 5: Ctcss

    . transmissions that do not use the correct tone Push to talk will not be heard . the tX3420 allows ctcss to be enabled or disabled on individual channels . note: the ctcss tone you select will be used for all ctcss Priority enabled channels in your radio .
  • Page 6: Scanning

    SCaNNINg 1 . Ensure that the radio is not already scanning . if it is, the tX3420 has a scAn function that allows groups of user briefly press the scan key to cancel the scan function . programmable channels to be scanned for signals . channels can be scanned at 20 channels per second .
  • Page 7: Open Scan Mode

    Priority channel . the other channels . note: in open scan mode your tX3420 will not allow you • If a signal appears on one of the other channels, to transmit while it is scanning . if the Ptt button is pressed...
  • Page 8: Selective Calling

    . if this number is called by another radio, your channel for 5 seconds, the radio will resume scanning tX3420 will beep to alert you . if you do not want to hear the other channels . any other activity while waiting on a channel, you can select •...
  • Page 9: Using Selcall

    (a) Press and hold the channel knob until the radio beeps . the right-hand digit of the selcall ident your tX3420 can be set to monitor signals on a busy will flash . channel but remain quiet unless it receives its own selcall ident .
  • Page 10: Naming Your Selcall Idents

    (b) Briefly press the channel knob again to select the the tX3420 allows you to name each selcall ident using next character position . a 5 character AlPhA name . the name is stored in memory...
  • Page 11: Receiving Selcalls

    QuiEt operation When your tX3420 receives its selcall ident, an alarm will sound to alert you to the call . initially the alarm will beep 1 . select the required channel by rotating the channel knob .
  • Page 12: Group Calling

    QuiEt moDE to be called at once . if your application requires more, the tX3420 will allow you to scan while quiEt mode is you can arrange for your retailer to re-program this option active . using this feature you can monitor a group of quiet to allow 100 or 1000 radios to be called .
  • Page 13: Listening Channels

    59 user alpha tag in AlPhA mode . Before programming the channel programmable ‘listening channels’ covering the frequency frequencies, make sure the radio is in numEric mode by range between 403 mhz and 520 mhz .
  • Page 14: Seek Mode

    to program a frequency once finished editing all the desired listening channels, they into a listening channel are immediately available for usage . rotating the channel knob the edited listening channels can immediately be 1 . rotate the channel knob to select the required listening selected for monitoring .
  • Page 15 . to make searching easier the tX3420 allows you to set upper and lower frequency limits . the seek function will then only search within the specified range, thereby increasing the chance of finding an active frequency of interest .
  • Page 16: Menu Settings

    Frequency / • interference levels often encountered in high density areas . AlPhA Adjustment the tX3420 has nine (9) preset squelch sensitivity settings squelch settings • • • (labelled sql-1 to sql-9) that can be selected using the ctcss tones •...
  • Page 17 BattEry / s-mEtEr / alPha sElEction included in the tX3420 to provide compatibility with other radio systems . the tX3420 has the option of displaying either the battery to toggle the required tone set voltage or the incoming signal strength (s-meter) in the area beneath the channel display .
  • Page 18: Installation

    Battery Voltage on channels 1-40 the remote head bracket to firm surfaces . slide the tX3420 yet display the channel frequency (or an AlPhA label) main unit into the cradle from the front until it clicks into on channels 41-99 .
  • Page 19: Mounting The Cradle

    . Disconnecting the microphone it is recommended that the microphone be left permanently connected to the tX3420, but if it must be disconnected, proceed as follows: 1 . insert a small screwdriver between the rubber boot and the lip of the raised area on the front panel .
  • Page 20: Dc Power Connection

    Dc PoWEr connEction 1 . remove the top and bottom covers from the main unit . the tX3420 is designed for 13 .8 Volt dc, negative earth 2 . Pull the dummy front panel away from the chassis and installations only (i .e . where the negative terminal of the carefully unplug the connecting cable .
  • Page 21: Ctcss Tone Frequency Chart

    BLACK to switch the tX3420 oFF then on again to reset it . ignition switch the power source must not exceed 30 Volts . chassis...
  • Page 22: Uhf Cb Operating Frequencies

    rEd + Extension speaker Fuse coax cable – BlAcK Antenna socket connector Plug dc socket uhF Aerial uhF CB OpEraTINg FrEquENCIES channel Frequency (mhz) channel Frequency (mhz) 476 .425 ~ 476 .925 476 .450 ~ 476 .950 476 .475 ~ 476 .975 476 .500 ~ 477 .000...
  • Page 23: Specifications

    SpECIFICaTIONS* receiver EnVironmEntal temperature range: -10°c to +60°c circuit type: double conversion superheterodyne ElEctrical intermediate Frequencies: 1st - 21 .4 mhz gEnEral 2nd - 450 khz compliant current consumption: < 200 mA muted specification: As/nZs 4365 600 mA @ max . A .F output Frequency range tX: 476 .425-477 .4 mhz sensitivity: - 123 dBm for 12 dB sinAd Frequency range rX: 403-520 mhz...
  • Page 24: Warranty

    Tel: (09) 274 0955 Fax: (08) 9455 3110 Fax: (07) 3278 6555 Fax: (02) 9816 4722 Fax: (09) 274 0959 For customers outside Australia and new Zealand, please contact your local GmE retailer or email to: export@gme.net.au Part number: 310220 drawing number: 43687-2...

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