BT Mobile Radio User Manual

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User Guide

BT FREEWAY MINI

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Range up to 3 Km
(in ideal conditions)

8 Channels

Call alert tone

Scan function

Volume control

Roger beep

Battery low warning

Belt clips

Welcome…

to your BT Freeway Mini Personal Mobile Radios

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The User Guide provides you with
all the information you need
to get the most from your mobile
radios.

Before you use your mobile radios
for the first time, follow the simple
instructions in ‘Getting Started’ on
the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your
BT Freeway Mini you may find the answer in ‘Help’
at the back of this guide.

Got everything?

2 BT Freeway Mini
mobile radios

2 Belt clips

6 x AAA alkaline
batteries

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In this guide4

Getting started

Install the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Attaching/removing the belt clip . . . . .6

Getting to know your radio

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Using your mobile radios

Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Talking and listening . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Set a channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Talking to another radio . . . . . . . . . . .10

Sending a call tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Listen to another radio . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Channel scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Channel monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

General information

Safety and general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Mobile radio channel

frequency chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . .21

BT accessories and

replacement items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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Install the batteries

Your BT Freeway Mini mobile radios each use 3 x AAA
alkaline batteries.

With the back of radio facing you, slide down the
battery compartment cover.

Insert 3 x AAA alkaline batteries ensuring that the + and
– marked on the batteries match up with those marked
inside the battery compartment as shown.

Slide the battery cover back into place.

If the belt clip is attached, you will
need to remove it first, see
‘Attaching the belt clip’, page 6.

Battery low warning

When the batteries are low and
need replacing, your BT Freeway
Mini radio repeatedly gives a
double beep.

The operation of your radio will be
become unreliable when the
batteries are low.

If the battery level gets too low,
your radio will automatically
switch off.

For long-term storage of your
radios it is recommended that you
remove the batteries.

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Getting started

Attaching the belt clip (optional)

Slide down the belt clip into the slot on the back of the
radio until it clicks into place.

Removing the belt clip

Pull back the release catch, and slide the belt clip up
and away from the radio.

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Call tone

Press to call other radios on the same

channel as your radio, page 11.

PTT (Press To Talk)

Press to talk to another radio, page

10.

Press to save a menu setting.

Menu

Long press switches radio on/off,

page 9.

First press takes you to the channel

selection option, page 10.

Second press takes you to the

Scan option, page 12.

Third press takes you to the

monitor option, page 13

Speaker

Display

+

Increases volume, page 9.
Whilst in menu mode used to
increment channel or change scan
selection.

–

Decreases volume, page 9.
Whilst in menu mode used to
decrease channel or change scan
selection.

Microphone

Getting to know your radio 7

Controls

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Menu

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