Binatone LATITUDE 100 User Manual

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RED LED Indicator lighting
MENU/ (Power) Button
-(Menu) Press to program
the PMR settings. (Power) Press and hold to turn the PMR unit ON or OFF.
TALK (PUSH to TALK) button
- Press and hold
to transmit.
Mic (Microphone)
CALL button
- Press to send a
ringing tone to other PMR units.
1. LCD Screen
Displayed when transmitting a signal.
Displayed when receiving a signal.
Displayed when the Power Low is activated.
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LCD Screen
-Displays the
current channel selection and other radio symbols.
(UP)/ (DOWN) buttons - Press to
change channels, volume, and to select settings during programming.
SCAN button
-
Press and hold to scan for an active channel.
Speaker
Channel Number. Changes from 1 to 8 as selected by the user.
Displays the Speaker volume level.
2. Installation
2.1 Removing the Belt Clip a. Pull the Belt Clip Latch
away from the PMR. b. While pulling the Belt Clip Latch, push up the Belt Clip as shown in Figure 1.
2.2 Installing the Belt Clip a. Slide the Belt Clip into
the slot as shown in Figure 2. b. A “click” indicates the Belt Clip is locked into position.
Figure 1
Belt clip
latch
Figure 2
2.3 Installing the Batteries
c
Figure 3
Caution: Observe the proper battery polarity orientation when installing batteries. Incorrect positioning can damage both the batteries and the unit.
a. Release the Battery Compartment Cover Latch located on the rear side of the PMR then remove the Battery Compartment Cover from the Battery Compartment. See Figure 3. b. Install 3 x 1.5V AAA/LR03 regular Alkaline or Ni-MH rechargeable batteries by following the orientation as shown in Figure 3. c. Replace the Battery Compartment Cover. d. Lock the Battery Compartment Cover Latch into position.
b
a
Notes: Use only same type and make of batteries on the PMR units.
The PMR units have a built-in Power Saver (PS) for maximum battery life, but when not in use, turn the unit OFF to conserve battery power. Remove the batteries if the units will not be used for a long period of time.
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d
Figure 4
3. Operation
3.1 Turning the Unit ON/OFF
3.2 Adjusting the Speaker volume
3.4 Transmitting (sending)
Important: In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must
also be on the same channel that you are currently using. Refer to the "Changing Channel" section for more information. When the TALK and/or CALL buttons are continuously pressed, your PMR cannot receive any transmissions.
3.5 Calling (Paging) Tone
To Turn ON; a. Press and hold the (Power) button. A special “beep"
sound will be heard and the LCD Screen will display the current channel. To switch OFF; b. Press and hold the (Power) button. A special “beep" sound will be heard and the LCD Screen will turn blank.
There are 8 volume levels. To adjust the speaker volume, press the (UP) button to increase, or press the (DOWN) button to decrease. The LCD Screen will show the digital speaker volume level during adjustment.
The unit is continuously in Receive mode when the unit is turned ON and not transmitting. When a signal is received on the current channel, the receive signal icon “RX” will be displayed on the LCD Screen.
a.
Press and hold the TALK (Push to Talk) button to transmit your voice. The transmit signal icon “TX” will display on the LCD Screen and the RED LED indicator will light.
b.
Hold the unit in a vertical position with the Mic (Microphone) 5 cm away from the mouth. While holding the TALK button, speak into the mic (microphone) in a normal tone of voice.
c.
Release the TALK button when you have finished transmitting.
You can use the CALL button to send a tone to other users on the same channel. To activate this feature;
With the PMR in normal mode, press and release the CALL button. The unit will transmit a 2-second page tone to the other unit/s set with the same channel within transmitting range.
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3.6 Channel Scan
3.7 The Menu Functions
Channel scan performs a search for active signals in a continuous loop from channels 1 to 8. This allows you to find other radios without having to manually change to each channel. To activate this feature;
Press and hold down the button. The channel
a.
number on the LCD creen changes rapidly until an active signal is detected.
b.
When an active signal (one of the 8 channels) is detected, the channel scan pauses on the active channel until the
active signal stops.
c.
If you press the button while the scan is paused on an active channel the unit will communicate through the
deactivated.
channel scanning.)
d.
If no action is taken before the detected signal stops then the scan will continue.
.
e
Press and hold the SCAN button to stop the channel scanning operation. The unit will return to the channel set before the scan was started.
3.7.1 Changing Channels
The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channel; a. Press the (Menu) button once, the Channel icon 8 ” will start blinking on the LCD Screen. b. While the Channel icon is blinking, press the (UP) or (DOWN) button to select the desired channel. The channel changes from 1 to 8, or from 8 to 1. c. Press the TALK button again to confirm your selected channel.
Note: Refer to the "Channel Table" section of this Owner’s Manual for
detailed frequency listing.
3.7.2 TX Power High/Low setting
This feature permits the selection of the transmitting power level to high or low. At Power High, the PMR will transmit at maximum power and at a longer transmission range.
a. Press the (Menu) button twice. b. Press the (UP) or (DOWN) button to select High or Low. The LCD Screen will display "L" when the low power is selected. At low power mode, the PMR will transmit at reduced transmitting range but could extend the battery life. c. Press the TALK button again to confirm your selected power level.
3.7.3 Monitor
You can use the Monitor feature to check for weak signals on the current channel. a. Press the (Menu) button 3 times. The PMR will enter the Monitor mode and hear everything on the current channel. b. Press the (Menu) button again to turn off the Monitor operation and return to standby mode.
TALK
(OR press the (UP) button to continue the
SCAN
s
and the channel scan will be active signal channel,
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