Albrecht Tectalk PRO User guide

Tectalk PRO

PMR446 Radio

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing this radio.

All our products are built to offer excellent value by combining advanced features, great design and manufacturing quality.

To ensure you are familiar with the operation and features of your radio, and in order to obtain the best performance, please read this manual carefully before operation.

CONTENTS

 Caution...................................................... 4

1Radio Controls........................................... 5

2Equipment and Accessories Supplied....... 6

3Fitting the Battery pack.............................. 6

4Battery Charging....................................... 7

5Radio Controls........................................... 8

6LCD Display............................................... 9

7Basic Radio Operation............................. 10

8Radio ID................................................... 10

9Function Mode - User Mode.................... 11

10Function Mode - Advanced Mode............ 12

11Radio Features Explained....................... 13

 Volume level......................................13

Channels.......................................... 13

 Transmit Power Hi / low....................13

Privacy Codes................................... 14

 Scan Pause Timer............................. 14

 Hands Free (VOX) Mode................... 15

 Busy Channel Lock Out (BCLO)....... 15

 Priority Channel................................. 16

 Priority Channel Scan Time............... 16

 Dual Watch........................................ 16

 Roger Beep....................................... 17

 Key Beep........................................... 17

 Time Out Timer.................................. 18

 Call Alert............................................ 18

 Clone................................................. 18

 Squelch Level.................................... 19

 Monitor............................................... 19

 Display & Keypad Backlight.............. 19

 Channel Scan.................................... 19

 Privacy Code Scan/Decode.............. 20

 Battery Level..................................... 20

 Power Save....................................... 21

 Keypad Lock...................................... 21

12Troubleshooting........................................ 21

13CE Declaration......................................... 21

14Safety Requirements................................ 22

15Technical Specifications........................... 22

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Caution

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.

NEVER operate your radio with the antenna less than 5cm from exposed parts of the body.

NEVER use the radio in or near a mining facility or other area which uses remotely triggered explosives or an area labelled "Blasting Area".

NEVER use or charge your radio in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

DO NOT place your radio in front of a vehicle airbag. DO NOT operate your radio on board an aircraft. 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. ALWAYS replace the accessory jack cover (if applicable)

when the jack is not in use. ONLY use Albrecht or ALAN approved rechargeable batteries with the

supplied charger.

AVOID exposing your radio to water. It can widthstand spray water and some rain,but has no higher waterproof class.

AVOID storing or charging your radio in direct sunlight. AVOID storing or using your radio where temperatures are

below -20ºC or above +60ºC.

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1. Radio Controls

2. Equipment and Accessories Supplied

1. TX-1446 radio (with fixed antenna) 1 unit

2. Li-Ion Battery pack (1000mAh) 1 unit

3. Charging Cradle 1 unit

4. Power Adaptor 1 unit

5. Instruction Manual 1 unit

3. Fitting the Battery pack

Fitting

1.Ensure that your radio is switched off.

2.Align the bottom of the battery pack with the securing slots at the back of the radio.

3.Press the top of the battery into the back of the radio until it 'clicks' home.

Removal

1.Ensure that your radio is switched off.

2.Press down on the battery release catch and separate the battery pack from the radio.

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4. Battery Charging

To charge your radio, carefully follow these instructions:

1.Connect the power adaptor to the mains power supply and connect the adaptor power plug to the charging cradle.

2.Disconnect any radio accessories and ensure the radio is switched off.

3.Insert the radio into the charging cradle until it 'clicks' home. The charger LED will glow red and charging will start. If the charger LED blinks red and green or the charger LED does not light, re-insert the radio into the charging cradle.

4.The battery charging time is typically 12 to 15 hours. When the battery is fully charged the charger LED will turn green.

LED

Power Adaptor

- Input: 230VAC

- Output: 15VDC

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Charge Cradle

Adaptor Power Plug

5. Radio Controls

1. Power On/Off/Volume control Turn the knob clockwise to switch on and increase

the volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the volume and switch off the radio. The radio will emit a confirmation tone when it switches on.

2. Push-To-Talk (PTT) button Press and hold this button to speak (transmit) and

release the button to hear (receive) messages. You can only communicate with other PMR446 radios when the channel and privacy code settings are the same as yours.

3. UP button Pressing this button will increase the channel

number. In some modes this button is used to adjust the function setting.

4. DOWN button Pressing this button will decrease the channel

number. In some modes this button is used to adjust the function setting.

5. MODE/VOX button Press this button briefly to activate the function

mode. Press the button again (repeatedly) to step through the function menu. Press and hold this button to activate or de-activate the VOX function.

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6. SQUELCH/MONITOR button Press this button briefly to activate and de-activate

the squelch level mode. Press and hold this button to activate or de-activate the MONITOR function.

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