Introduction This guide covers the ‘basics’ of your radio’s operation.To meet your exact require- ments the radio may have been customised by your Entel authorised dealer.These features will be explained in a separate guide issued by the dealer. Table of Contents...
Certification CE Compliance Statement The HX446E transceiver displays "CE" on the serial number label, indicating its compliance with the essential requirements of the EEC directive for Electromagnetic Declaration of Conformity Compatibility. We Entel UK Limited 4 Elstree Gate, Elstree Way...
Battery care Introduction Battery Pack Precautions • Your Entel radio is supplied with a high Switch the transceiver OFF before charging performance Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery. • Charge the battery pack before use These batteries: •...
• Do not reverse-charge or reverse-connect the battery Note: only genuine Entel batteries should be used. • Do not touch a ruptured or leaking battery Only genuine batteries offer the battery charge count feature informing you when the battery is reaching the end of its useful life.
Bluetooth double earpiece headband defender headset with boom mic and ear cup PTT * VOX = Voice Operated Transmit (hands free operation) For complete up to date list of optional accessories visit www.entel.co.uk Preparing your radio for use Attaching / Removing the Battery...
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Preparing Your Radio For Use cont... Attaching / Removing Audio Accessories To attach, remove the accessory cover by unscrewing the locking screw anti-clock- wise (store the cover in a safe place). At- tach accessory plug by locating the peg on top of the plug into the slot of the radio’s socket.
HX446E Standard Features: • 16 programmable channel positions (8 RF frequencies) • Full transmit power output 0.5 watts • 1800mAH Lithium-Ion battery for superior operational time • CTCSS & DCS (Analogue & Digital squelch) with squelch tail elimination (removes the ‘shh’ noise) •...
Controls & Indicators Channel select Antenna control On / Off / volume control Function button 3 & LED indicator Push To Talk Speaker (PTT) switch Function button 1 Microphone Function button 2 On / Off / volume control. Rotate clockwise to turn on and increase volume, anticlockwise to reduce volume and turn off.
Turn your radio on using the on / off volume control on the top of the radio. The radio will “beep” and the LED will briefly illuminate yellow. (The beep may be disabled if required by your Entel approved dealer).
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To enable / disable the VOX feature press the bottom side function button below the PTT button for 1 second. For a list of VOX compatible audio accessories see page 5 of this guide / contact your dealer or visit www.entel.co.uk...
Programming your radio The radio’s frequency and tone configuration can be changed in user programming mode.This will allow you to put any of the standard frequencies or tones in to any channel position.When a radio has been configured this information can be quickly and easily cloned into other units using an op- tional cloning cable.The programming process is confirmed using a series of audible beep tone patterns.
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Check / Modify CTCSS/DCS Tone Checking the current configuration • To turn off CTCSS/DCS tone on a channel, enter tone programming mode, press the PTT • A momentary press of the bottom side button without selecting a tone. function button will cause the radio to beep •...
Radio Cloning Radio cloning allows you to copy the programmed channel and button setup information from a ‘master’ radio into other unprogrammed radios without the use of a PC. Cloning is performed by connecting two radios together using a HXCL cloning lead. How to clone a radio Connect the HXCL lead to the accessory socket on both radios.
Default Channel Configuration The HT446 hand portable radio has been factory programmed with the default frequencies in the table below. This configuration may offer compatibility with other brands of PMR446 radio but can be altered by your dealer to match any existing PMR446 equipment. Ch.
Incompatible accessory Replace with genuine accessory Radio emits constant tone Incompatible battery fitted Replace with genuine Entel battery when switching on Radio emits 5 short beep tones Battery has used almost all Prepare to replace battery when switched on...
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