GME TX680 Bedienungsanleitung

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3 watt handheld UHF CB radio

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Page 2 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680

The TX680 is a radio transmitting device.

 •Whentransmitting,keeptheantennamorethan25mmfromanypartofthehead

orbody.

 •Donottransmitnearelectricalblastingequipmentorinexplosiveatmospheres.

 •Donotallowchildrentooperatearadiotransmitterunsupervised.

CONTENTS

WARNING - SAFET Y INFORMATION

ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED

•Li-IonBatteryPack(1000mAh)

•Semi-QuickCharger

•ACAdapter

•CarryCase

ACCESSORIESSUPPLIED ...............2

SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

IMPORTANT INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . .3

 PossibleIssues ..................4

TELEMETRY CHANNELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

FEATURES..........................5

CONTROLS.........................6

LCDINDICATORS ....................7

POWERINGTHERADIO ................8

GENERALOPERATION................10

 PowerOn/Off..................10

 AdjustingtheVolume............10

 DisplayLighting ...............10

 ReceivingSignals ...............10

Transmitting...................10

 SelectingChannels ..............11

 SQLKey.....................11

CTCSS ......................11

 Duplex/MonitorKey .............11

 SCANKey .....................12

 Key-LockFunction...............13

MODEKEY. .......................13

 1.CTCSSCodeSelection.........13

 2.TransmitterPower ............14

3.VOXSettings................15

 4.DualWatchSettings ..........15

 5.ButtonBeepToneSettings .....16

 6.CallAlarmSelection ..........16

CTCSSTONEFREQUENCIES...........17

UHFCBOPERATINGFREQUENCIES .....18

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SCCONTRACTWARRANTY

AGAINSTDEFECTS .................21

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IMPORTANT

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONScarefully

andcompletelybeforeoperatingyour

radioandretainthismanualforfuture

reference.

NEVERconnecttheradiotoapower

sourceotherthanthesuppliedbattery.

Thismaydamageyourproduct.

DO NOTplaceyourradioinfrontofa

vehicleairbag.

DO NOTuseyourradiowitha

damaged antenna.

DO NOT attempttomodifyyourradio

inanyway.

ALWAYS chargeyourradioatnormal

roomtemperature.

ALWAYSswitchoffyourradiowhere

noticesrestricttheuseoftwo-way

radioormobiletelephones.

ONLYuseGMEapproved

rechargeablebatterieswiththe

suppliedcharger.

AVOID exposingyourradiotowater.

Itisnotwaterproof.

AVOIDstoringorchargingyourradio

indirectsunlight.

AVOIDstoringorusingyourradio

wheretemperaturesarebelow-20°C

orabove+60°C.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

CONCERNING UHF CB R ADIO

 TheuseoftheCitizenBandradioserviceislicensedinAustraliabytheACMA

Radiocommunications(CitizensBandRadioStations)ClassLicenceandinNewZealand

bytheMinistryofEconomicDevelopmentNewZealand(MED).AGeneralUserRadio

LicenceforCitizensBandradioandoperationissubjecttoconditionscontainedin

thoselicences.

 TheclasslicenceforusersandequipmentoperatingintheCB/PRS477MHzbandhas

beenamended.Thisradiomeetsthenew80channelstandard.

Insimpletermsthesameamountofspectrumisavailable;however,

radio transceivers

cannowoperateinanarrowerbandwidthandhenceuselessspectrum.Theseradios

aregenerallyreferredtoasnarrowbandor12.5kHzradios.Byusing12.5kHzchannel

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

UHFCB/PRSband.

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POSSIBLE ISSUES

Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceives

atransmissionfromanolderwideband

radiothespeechmaysoundloudand

distorted–simplyadjustyourradio

volumeforbestperformance.

Whenanolderwidebandradioreceivesa

signalfromanewnarrowbandradio,the

speechmaysoundquiet-simplyadjust

yourradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Dependingonhowcloseyourreceiving

radioistoanothertransmittingradio,

therecanbeinterferencefromthe

transmittingradioifitisusingachannel

adjacenttothechannelyouarelistening

to.Simplytrygoingupordownafew

channelsfromthecurrentlyselected

channel.

Theabovesituationsarenotafaultof

theradiobutasymptomofoperating

widebandandnarrowbandradiosin

thesamebandwidth.Thispossible

interferencewilldecreaseovertimeasthe

populationofwidebandradiosagesand

decreases.

Furtherinformationandupdates

areavailablefromtheAustralian

CommunicationsandMediaAuthority

(ACMA)atwww.acma.gov.au and the

MinistryofEconomicDevelopment(MED),

RadioSpectrumManagementat:

www.rsm.govt.nz

TheACMAhasallocatedchannels5/35

foremergencyuseonly.Channel5isthe

primarySimplexEmergencyChannel.

WhereaChannel5repeaterisavailable,

youshouldselectDuplexonCH5.

NOTE: Channel35istheinputchannel

fortheChannel5repeatertherefore

Channel35shouldalsonotbeused

foranythingotherthanemergency

transmissions.

Original40channelwidebandRadioswillcontinuetooperateontheoriginal40

channels,howevertheywillnotbeabletoconverseonthenewerchannels41–80.The

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.

 Themixingofnarrowbandandwidebandradiosinthesamespectrumcancause

somepossibleoperatingissuesofinterferenceandvaryinglevelsofreceivedvolume.

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TELEMETRY CHANNELS

ACMAregulationshaveallocatedchannels22and23fortelemetryonlyapplicationsand

haveprohibitedthetransmissionofspeechonthesechannels.ConsequentlytheTX680

hasatransmit-inhibitappliedtochannels22and23.

Intheeventthatadditionaltelemetry/telecommandchannelsareapprovedbytheACMA,

thesechannelsshallbeaddedtothosecurrentlylistedwherevoicetransmissionis

inhibited.Currentlytransmissionsonchannels61,62and63arealsoinhibitedandthese

channelsarereservedforfutureallocation.

FEATURES

•Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser:Allowsuserprogrammable

controlofscanning,channelmemoriesandselectedfeatureoptions.

•

Programmable Scan Function:Scansupto80UHFCBchannels.

•In-built CTCSS:UserselectableContinuousToneCodedSquelchsystemforquiet

channeloperation.

•3 watt/1 watt RF Power: Whentransmittingincloserangeyoucanconserve

batterypowerbyusingtheLowPowersetting.

•Individually Programmable Duplex Function:Userselectableforthose

individualrepeaterchannelsinyourarea.

•Power-Save Feature: Sleepsduringperiodsofinactivity.

•Keypad Lock: Preventsaccidentalbuttonpresses.

•Backlit LCD: Fornightviewing.

•Calling Tone/Roger Beep: Alertsyoutoincomingcalls.

•Dual Watch: Monitorstwochannelssimultaneously.

•VOX: Voiceactivatedtransmitforhandsfreeoperation.

•Removable Flexible Antenna

•Semi-Quick Charger

•Signal Strength Indicator

1. Battery

2 Scan

3. Squelch/CTCSSKey

4. BatteryReleaseClip

5. Push-To-Talk(PTT)Switch

6. ModeKey

7. Microphone

8. IndicatorLED

9. Antenna

10.Duplex/KeylockButton

11.VolumeOn/Off

12.ExternalSpeaker/Mic

13.Speaker

14.LCDDisplay

15.ChannelUp

16.ChannelDown

TX680

CONTROLS

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LCD INDICATORS

9. Antenna

10.Duplex/KeylockButton

11.VolumeOn/Off

12.ExternalSpeaker/Mic

13.Speaker

14.LCDDisplay

15.ChannelUp

16.ChannelDown

Receiver Busy Icon:Appearswhen

receiving.

2. T

ransmit Icon:Appearswhen

transmitting.

Dual Watch Icon:Appearswhenthe

DualWatchmodeisActive.

Key Lock Icon: Appearswhenthe

keypadislocked.

Button Beep Tone Icon:Appears

whenthebuttonbeepconfirmation

toneisselected.

CTCSS (CTC) Icon:

Indicates that

CTCSStonesareenabledonthe

selectedchannel.

Squelch/Monitor Icon:Appears

whentheMonitorfunctionisactivated.

(Squelchisopen)

Battery Level Icon:

Indicatesbattery

chargelevel.Flasheswhenbatteryis

almostempty.

High Power Icon:

Appearswhen

Hightransmitterpowerisselected.

10.

Low Power Icon:

AppearswhenLow

transmitterpowerisselected.

11.

Duplex Icon:IndicatesthatDuplex

communicationhasbeenenabled.

12.

Voice Activated Transmission

(VOX) Icon:AppearswhentheVOX

mode is activated.

13.

CTCSS Tone:

Displaystheselected

CTCSStone(from00-38)onthe

selectedchannel.

14.

Channel Display: Indicates the

channelnumberinuse.

15. S

can Indicator Icon:Appearswhen

SCANisenabledandtheradiois

scanning.

16.

Channel Memory Indicator:

Appearswhenselectedchannelis

storedinScanMemory.

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POWERING THE RADIO

YourTX680ispoweredbya7.4Volt

1000mAhLi-Ionbatterypack.Whenthe

batterypackisnew,itshouldbefully

chargedbeforebeingusedforthefirst

time.Ifleftunused,yourTX680’sbattery

packwilldischargeitselfwithinafew

months.IfyouhavenotusedyourTX680

forsometime,youwillneedtorecharge

thebatterypackbeforeuse.

WARNING: UseonlytheapprovedGME

charger.Theuseofothertypesmaybe

dangerousandwillvoidthewarranty.

Fitting the Battery Pack

Tofitthebatterypack:

1. Locatethebottomofthebatterypack

intothetwoslotsinthebaseofthe

radioframe.

2. Pressthetopofthebatterypackinto

placeagainsttheradiountilit‘clicks’.

To Remove the Battery Pack

1. Slidethebatteryretainingclip

downwardwhilepullingthetopofthe

batteryawayfromtheradio.

2. Liftthebatterypackupwardtoclear

theslotsatthebottomoftheradio.

Charging the Battery Pack

YourTX680issuppliedwithanAC

adaptorandaSemi-quickcharger.The

chargerwillchargeafullydischarged

1000mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityin

around3-4hours.

1. Plugthechargerintoastandard240

VoltACoutlet.

2. Plugtheleadfromthechargerintothe

chargingcradle.

3. PlacetheTX680intothecradle.The

RedLEDwilllighttoindicatethe

batteryischarging.

4. Whenthebatteryhascharged,theLED

willchangetoGreen.

To Remove Battery Pack

Swing

Away

Slide

Down

To Reﬁt Battery Pack

Press Press

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Battery Low Alert

Whenthebatteryiconblinksonthe

display,thebatterylevelislowandthe

batterypackshouldberecharged.Ifthe

batteryisnotcharged,anaudiotone

willthensoundtowarntheuserthatthe

batteryisalmostdischarged.

Battery Usage

Thetimetakentodischargethebattery

packwilldependonhowyouusethe

TX680.The1000mAhbatterypack

suppliedispowerfulenoughforafulldays

useunderaverageconditions.

Conserving Battery Power

TheTX680hasbuilt-inpowersaving

featurestohelpyougetthemaximum

amountoftimebetweenchargesfrom

yourLi-Ionbatterypack.Ifyouneedto

operateyourTX680inasituationwhere

yourequiremaximumbatterylife(e.g.a

remotesitewherethereisnoconvenient

rechargingfacilitynearby)thefollowing

hintscangreatlyreducetheamountof

powerdrawnfromthebatterypack.

Standby Mode

TheTX680willautomaticallyenterthe

‘Standby’modewhenitisinactive(i.e.

nottransmittingorreceivingsignals.

WhileinStandbymodeitwillstillcheck

forincomingsignalsbutitwilldraw

considerablylesspowerfromthebattery

pack.Assoonasasignalisheardorthe

keysarepressedtheTX680will‘wakeup’

again.ThisStandbymodeisautomatic

andbyitselfcanextendthebatterylifeby

manyhours.

Using CTCSS

Ifyouareexpectingtoreceivesignalson

abusychannel,youcanprogramthat

channelforCTCSSoperationandgetthe

otherpersontocallyouusingthesame

CTCSStone.Yourradiowillthenremainin

Standbyandignoreallothersignalsuntil

yourselectedCTCSStoneisreceived.

Scanning

TheTX680drawsmorepowerfromthe

batterypackwhenscanningthanwhen

monitoringasinglechannel.Thisis

becauseitmust‘wakeup’moreoftento

monitoreachchannelforactivity.You

cansqueezethatextrabitoflifefromthe

batterypackbyavoidinganyunnecessary

scanning.Inaddition,scanningincreases

thechanceoffindingasignalthereby

keepingthereceiver‘awake’andthe

squelchopenmoreoften.

Low Transmit Power Settings

Thetransmitterhasbothhighandlow

powersettings.Ifyouareonlyoperating

overshortdistances,areinareasonably

highlocationorareclosetoalocal

repeater,tryusingtheLowtransmitter

powersetting.Thisreducesthetransmitter

powerfrom3wattsto1watteffectively

doublingthetalktimeavailable.

Page10 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX680

GENERAL OPERATION

POWER ON/OFF

RotatetheVolumecontrolclockwisepast

the‘click’toturntheradioon.Rotatethe

controlcounter-clockwisepasttheclickto

turntheradiooffagain.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

Withtheunitpoweredon,rotatethe

Volumecontrolclockwisetoincreasethe

volumeandcounter-clockwisetodecrease

thevolume.

DISPLAY LIGHTING

TheLCDbacklightingactivates

automaticallywheneverakeyispressed

andturnsoffautomaticallyafterabout5

seconds.

RECEIVING SIGNALS

WhiletheTX680isnotreceivingsignals,

itwillremainintheStandbymodeto

conservebatterypower.Whenasignalis

received,theLEDindicatorontheupper

edgeoftheradiowilllightGreenandthe

iconwillappearonthedisplay.Adjust

the volumecontrolforacomfortable

listeninglevel.

Iftheincomingsignalisencodedwitha

CTCSS tone that matches the one set in

yourradio,theLEDindicatorwilllight

Orangeandyouwillbeabletohearthe

signalinthespeaker.

IftheLEDindicatorlightsGreenand

the iconappearsbutyoucannothear

thesignal,itislikelythatyourradiohas

CTCSSenabledandtheincomingsignalis

notusingyourselectedCTCSStone(see

ModeSettingsformoredetailsonCTCSS

settings).

Ifnofurthersignalsarereceived,theunit

willreturntostandbymode.

TRANSMITTING

Totransmit,pressandholdthePush-To-

Talk (PTT)switch.Theotherradioyou

aretalkingtomustbesettothesame

channel(andCTCSScodeifapplicable).

HoldtheTX680approximately5to8cms

fromyourfacewiththeantennavertical

andspeakintothebuilt-inmicrophone.

WhilethePTTswitchispressed,theLED

indicatorontheupperedgeoftheradio

willlightREDandthe iconwillappear

ontheLCD.

Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,release

the PTTswitchtoreceiveincomingsignals

(itisnotpossibletotransmitandreceive

atthesametime).Ifnofurthersignalsare

received,theunitwillreverttostandby

mode.

TIP: ThePTTswitchcanalsobeusedto

totransmitaCallAlarmmelody.When

theCallAlarmmelodyisenabled(see

ModesettingsformoredetailsontheCall

Alarmsettings),pressingthePTTswitch

twicequicklywillcallanotherpartyon

thesamechannelandplaytheCallAlarm

melodyintheirradio’sspeaker.Whenthis

happens,the iconwillappearandthe

LEDindicatorwilllightREDforabout5

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