Entel HT952, HT953, Handheld Radio Transceiver User Manual

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HT952

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User Guide – HT950 Series

v10/10

Common Information

(all models)

HT953

LCD

Professional submersible PMR446 handheld transceivers

II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4

ATEX approved Intrinsically Safe

Ex ib IIC T4

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Introduction

This guide covers the ‘basics’ of your radio’s operation. To meet your exact requirements 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

Common Information Page

Certification 2 Radio Care 3 Battery Care 4 Packing List 5 Optional Accessories 5 Preparing Your Radio For Use 6 & 7 Using Your Radio 8 & 9

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Feature List 10 Controls & Indicators 11 Programming Your Radio 12 & 13 Cloning Your Radio 14 Frequency & Tone Table 15 & 16

HT953

Feature List 18 Controls & Indicators 19 LCD Indicators 20 Programming Your Radio 21 Cloning Your Radio 22

Default Channel Configuration 23 Troubleshooting Guide 24 Certification Information 25

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Certification

Declaration of Conformity

We Entel UK Limited of:

Entel UK Ltd 320 Centennial Avenue Centennial Park Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3TJ United Kingdom

Declares under our sole responsibility that the product range:

HT95X Series Handheld Radio Transceiver

Conforms to the following standards or other nominative documents:

• EN 300 086-2 V1.2.1, EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1:2008, EN 301 489-5 V1.3.1:2002,

EN 60950-1:2006, in accordance with Directive 99/5/EC.

• EN 60079-0:2006, EN 60079-0:2009, EN 60079-11:2007 in accordance with Directive

94/9/EC

Related Certificate:

94/9/EC: Sira 10ATEX2066X Marking: II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb

IECEx SIR 10.0035X

Notified Body No. 0518 Sira Certification, Rake Lane, Chester CH4 9JN, UK

Quality Assurance Notification: 94/9/EC Intertek Notified Body 0359

Intertek House, Leatherhead KT22 7SB, UK

M Austin

Quality Manager

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1 October 2010

Date:

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Radio Care

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Warranty

The HT95X comes with a 24 month warranty, for details see our full terms & conditions.

Advice

• Do not use options or accessories not specified by

Entel

• Ensure that the radio is used within the parameters for which it was designed

• Please switch the transceiver off before connecting optional accessories

Warning

Turn the transceiver off in the following locations outside of the radio’s ATEX approval rating:

• In explosive atmospheres (flammable gas, dust including metallic & grain powders etc)

• Whilst taking on fuel or while parked near fuel station

• Near explosives or blasting sites

• In aircraft, medical institutions or near persons

known to be wearing a pacemaker

Caution

• Do not disassemble or modify the transceiver for

any reason

• Do not transmit while touching the antenna terminal or any exposed metallic parts of the aerial as this may result in a burn

• Please check and observe regulations in your country with regards to use whilst driving

End of Life Disposal

• When your Entel transceiver reaches the end of its

useful life, please ensure that the unit is disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. For country specific information please see: www.entel.co.uk/recycling

Cleaning your Radio

After exposure to any potentially corrosive substance including salt water it is recommended to thoroughly wash the transceiver in fresh water. If washing with the battery removed from the radio, ensure that the battery is not immersed in water & clean only with a damp cloth.

Note: Do not wash the transceiver if you suspect the waterproofing seal may be damaged. Please return to your supplier for inspection / repair.

Battery care

Introduction

Your Entel radio is supplied with a high performance Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery. These batteries:

• Extend talk time

• Reduce the battery’s size and weight

• Do not suffer from ‘memory effect’ that reduces the

life of Ni-Cad and NiMH batteries

• Have a low toxicity, therefore reducing the impact on the environment

Battery Pack Precautions

• Switch the transceiver OFF before charging

• Charge the battery pack before use

• Do not recharge the battery pack if it is already fully

charged. This could lead to a premature battery replacement warning message (See Battery Communications on page 4)

• Charge the battery in accordance with the instructions enclosed with your charger

• Do not charge the transceiver and/or battery pack if they are wet

The battery pack includes potentially hazardous components. Please:

• Do not disassemble or reconstruct battery

• Do not short-circuit the battery

• Do not incinerate or apply heat to the battery

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Battery Care / Information

• Do not immerse the battery unless attached securly

to the radio in water or get it wet by other means

• Do not charge the battery near fires or under direct sunlight

• Use only the specified charger and observe charging requirements

• Do not pierce the battery with any object or strike it with an instrument

• Do not use the battery pack if it is damaged in any way

• Do not reverse-charge or reverse-connect the battery

• Do not touch a ruptured or leaking battery

If liquids from the battery get into your eyes, immediately:

• Wash your eyes out with fresh water avoiding rubbing them. Seek medical treatment

Battery Pack

• If a battery is not to be used for an extended period of time (e.g. several months) remove the battery pack from the equipment and store in a cool and dry location (around 0°C) part charged. Do not fully discharge the battery before storage.

• Each charge cycle reduces the battery’s life. Minimise the number of times you charge your battery especially in hotter environments which further shortens a battery’s life.

The battery pack has an over-current protection circuit fitted. When charging a completely discharged battery i.e. first charge, ensure the battery is removed from the radio and then re-attached (if fitted to radio when charging). This will reset the protection circuitry and ensure normal operation. This process will need to be repeated if the battery is allowed to completely discharge in the future. In normal use this is unlikely.

Battery Communications

Each battery used with your radio has a microprocessor fitted, which logs the number of times your battery has been charged. On a radio with an LCD display, the number of times the battery has been charged, together with the remaining charge cycles available, will be shown during

switch on (If not de-activated by your dealer).

The warranty on all batteries is 12 months or 450 charge cycles, whichever is the sooner. After 420 cycles, at switch on the radio will emit a series of short tones, and on LCD models a waste bin icon will flash to alert you to the need to buy a new battery.

After 450 cycles, at switch on the radio will emit a series of long beeps, and on LCD models the message will change to BATTERY COUNT EXCEEDED REPLACE BATTERY. The radio will continue to operate but its operational time may be reduced, eventually failing all together.

Note: only genuine Entel batteries should be used. Only genuine batteries offer the battery charge count feature informing you when the battery is reaching the end of its useful life. Non ATEX batteries will not work on ATEX radios ensuring customer safety. Customer satisfaction is assured as you can not be supplied with sub standard, potentially dangerous battery packs from 3rd party manufacturers, ensuring it delivers the expected capacity and endurance. On HT series batteries a breathable membrane is used. This is clearly marked on the battery label. Piercing the membrane will allow water ingress to the battery and will invalidate the warranty.

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Optional Accessories

Packing List

• HT95X Radio

• CNB950E Rechargeable 1800mAh Li-Ion battery

• CBH750 Spring loaded belt clip

• CSAHT Intelligent rapid charger

• User guide CD

Battery & Charger Options

CNB950E Spare ATEX approved 1800mAh Lithium-Ion battery pack with rear clip CSAHT 1-way intelligent rapid charger, 110-230v CSBHT 6-way intelligent, rapid charger, 110-230v CCAHT-230 1-way trickle charger with 230V mains adapter CCAHT-110 1-way trickle charger with 110V mains adapter CCAHT-12 1-way trickle charger with cigar lighter lead, 12V DC operation

Carry Options

CLC952 Heavy duty black leather case with strap & belt loop CLC953 Heavy duty black leather case with strap & belt loop CBH750 Spare spring loaded belt clip

Audio Accessory Options

CMP950 Heavy duty submersible speaker microphone EHP9 D-shaped earpiece (plugs into CMP950 above) EA12/950 D-shaped earpiece with in-line PTT/microphone & VOX* EA15/950 Earpiece microphone with transparent acoustic tube & VOX* EA19/950 D-shaped earpiece with boom microphone and in-line PTT & VOX* EHP950 D-Shaped earpiece (connects directly to radio) EPT40/950 Bone conductive earpiece microphone with PTT and VOX* CHP950HS Single earpiece heavy duty ear defender headset with boom mic for hard hat & VOX*

Note: The use of non Entel approved accessories will invalidate your ATEX intrinsically safe approval. Refer to certificate Sira 10ATEX 2066X for permitted accessories.

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Optional Accessories cont...

Preparing Your Radio For Use

CHP950HD Double earpiece defender headset with boom mic and in line PTT for hard hat & VOX* CHP950D Double earpiece headband defender headset with boom mic and in line PTT & VOX* CHP950BT Bluetooth double earpiece headband defender headset with boom mic and ear cup PTT * VOX = Voice Operated Transmit (hands free operation)

Bluetooth option board in radio is required to use Bluetooth audio accessories.

For complete up to date list of optional

accessories visit www.entel.co.uk

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Attaching / Removing the Battery Pack

1 To attach, locate the pegs on the bottom of the

battery and place into the slots on the radio. Then press the top of the battery against the radio. Secure battery by tightening the screw clockwise by hand. (Do not over tighten)

2 To remove, unscrew the locking screw anticlockwise

and pull the battery away from the top of the radio.

Attaching / Removing the Belt Clip

1 To attach, press the clip into the slot on the back

of the battery and slide up until you hear a “click”.

2 To remove, pull the tab (a) towards the belt clip.

Then slide the belt clip downwards (b).

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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-clockwise (leave cover attached or store in a safe place). Attach accessory plug by locating over the socket. Carefully tighten the locking screw clockwise until finger tight (do not tighten with a screwdriver etc).

To remove, unscrew the locking screw by hand in an anti-clockwise direction (carefully use a coin or screwdriver if too tight). Ensure you re-fit the accessory cover so as to protect the socket.

Charging Your Radio

Several charger options are available. Please refer to your charger user guide.

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Using Your Radio

Turning Your Radio On

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).

Making a Call

Before transmitting on your radio, first ensure that the channel is not in use (yellow or green busy LED will be illuminated and audio may be heard from speaker). To transmit press and hold the PTT button on the side of the radio and speak clearly 25-50mm from the microphone. Release the button to receive.

Transmit Time Out Timer (T.O.T.)

A transmit time out timer is enabled on your radio. This will prevent the radio from transmitting continuously. The maximum transmit duration is set to 90 seconds. If the transmit button is pressed for this duration, the radio will generate an alert tone 10 seconds before automatically ending the transmission, when a continuous tone will be emitted (the T.O.T. duration is dealer adjustable).

Button Key Beeps

The radio will emit a short confirmation beep when pressing any of the function buttons. This confidence tone confirms the button has been correctly pressed (key beeps may be disabled by your dealer).

Channel Monitor Button (Dealer Programmable Function)

Tone/squelch defeat disables both CTCSS and DCS tones used and opens the squelch on the radio. This will allow you to monitor any transmissions taking place that are not on the same CTCSS/DCS tone on the channel you have selected and listen to any weak signals that may be breaking up. When activated, you will hear either a rushing noise or any other channel users.

Low Battery Warning

Alerts you when the battery needs to be recharged. A ‘beep-beep’ audible alert every 20 seconds and flashing red LED will indicate the battery is towards the end of its duty cycle and needs to be charged (see battery care on page 4 for information on battery life warning alerts).

Panic Alarm Siren

The radio has a local panic alarm button, which, when pressed, will emit a loud piercing siren from the radio’s loudspeaker. To operate the local panic alarm, press the orange function button on top of the radio for a minimum of 2 seconds. To cancel the alarm, simply turn the radio off.

Button Lock (Dealer Programmable Function)

A button lock feature is available to lock the channel control and other side / top function button modes (except panic alarm). If available, press the assigned button to turn button lock on / off. If a long button press is used to enable button lock, when unlocking, an error tone will be heard until the button lock disables.

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Using Your Radio cont...

Voice Scrambler (Option)

With the optional voice scrambler you can prevent potential eavesdropping on your radio calls by others. This will make your voice transmission difficult to understand by anyone monitoring the same channel that you are using. If your dealer has made this a selectable feature, follow the instructions provided by the dealer.

* Due to local regulation, in some countries the scrambler feature may not be available, please

check with your dealer prior to purchase.

CTCSS / DCS

This is used to reduce interference from other users on a shared two-way radio communications channel. Where more than one user group is on the same channel, CTCSS or DCS can be used to filter out other users. This means you will only hear calls from your group of radios. If the channel you are using is in use by another user on a different tone, the yellow LED will illuminate on your radio (indicating the channel is in use). Do not transmit while the channel is busy as both transmissions will distort.

VOX - Automatic Voice Activation (Dealer Programmable Function)

In VOX mode the radio will react to your voice and transmit automatically without having to press the PTT button. This is available using the radio without an audio accessory, or with a VOX compatible accessory. There is always a slight delay for the electronic switching, therefore starting a transmission with a lengthy exaggerated or, throwaway, first word is recommended e.g. "H-e-l-l-o Charlie One do you receive, over". 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

Nuisance Channel Delete (Dealer Programmable Function)

Allows you to remove an interfering channel that you do not want to be part of the channel scan list. You can remove it by pressing the dealer assigned button when the interfering signal is being received. Switching the radio off, then on, will reset the radio to its default setting.

Channel Scan (Dealer Programmable Function)

Scanning allows you to efficiently monitor radio activity. When scanning, the tranceiver checks for a signal on each channel and will only stop if a signal is present. HT952 - To start / stop scanning, press the dealer assigned function button. HT953 - Turn the channel control to the scan channel assigned by your dealer.

The yellow LED will rapidly flash to indicate the radio is scanning. When a valid signal is detected, the radio will stop scanning and monitor the transmission. At the end of the transmission the radio will remain on the channel for 5 seconds allowing you to reply to the call if desired. If you do not reply within this time, the radio will automatically resume scanning.

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Standard Features:

• Up to 16 programmable channel positions

• Transmit power output 0.5 Watts

• CTCSS & DCS (Analogue & Digital squelch) with squelch tail elimination (removes the ‘shh’ noise)

• Exceptionally loud and clear audio

• Robust design, exceeds MIL-STD-810C/D/E/F

• Environmentally protected to IP68 i.e. submersible to 5 metres for up to 60 minutes

• 1800mAH Lithium-Ion battery for superior operational time

• Automatic power save to further increase operational time

• Low battery alert indicates when the battery needs recharging via a warning bleep and a slowly

flashing red LED

Dealer Programmable Features:

• VOX for hands free operation (with suitable audio accessory)

• Channel scanning

• Panic (personal attack) button causes high pitch, high volume, siren tone to be emitted from the

radio’s speaker

• Voice scrambler

• Key lock button

• Prefixed minimum volume level and fixed bleep level

• Channel monitor (CTCSS/DCS Defeat)

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Controls & Indicators

Channel / Scan control

Antenna

Dealer

programmable

button 1

Push To Talk

(PTT) button

Dealer

programmable

button 2

On / Off

Volume control

Speaker

Microphone

On / Off button. Press to turn radio on, press and hold to turn off.

Press up / down buttons to increase / reduce volume.

Channel / Scan control. Rotate to select the desired channel or scan setting.

Push To Talk (PTT) button. Press to speak and release to listen.

Dealer programmable button 1 (ask your dealer for more information).

Dealer programmable button 2 (ask your dealer for more information).

Dealer programmable button 3 and LED indicator. Default - Local panic alarm long button press.

8 LED indicator.

• RED steady = Transmitting

• RED flashing slowly = Battery needs re-charging

• GREEN steady = Receiving

• YELLOW steady = Non valid signal detected

• YELLOW flashing rapidly = Scanning

Dealer programmable button 3

LED indicator

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Programming your HT952 radio

Checking the current configuration

• A momentary press of the top side function

button will cause the radio to beep the frequency programmed into the channel (see Frequency Table beep codes on P.15).

Changing the assigned frequency

• Press and hold the PTT button and the top

side function button together until the radio emits a “warble” sound and illuminates the LED red, confirming the radio is in channel programming mode.

• Using the upper side function button enter

the frequency number from the table. For example to enter frequency number 7 press the upper button 7 times. There are 8 frequencies available in total (see Frequency Table on P.15).

Now press the PTT button to store the setting and automatically return to the “check configuration” mode (a long beep and flashing yellow LED will confirm this action).

To check the entered setting, press the top side function button.

Note: If you accidentally “go past” the required frequency number, keep pressing the button until you hear the “warble” sound again (emitted on button press 9). This confirms you are back at the start of the channel assigned frequency mode.

Please note: The orange button allows you to escape from any setting without saving the data. If you are in frequency programming mode but decide not to save the setting you may press the orange button to exit without saving.

Check / Modify the Frequency

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 optional cloning cable. The programming process is confirmed using a series of audible beep tone patterns.

To put radio in to user programming mode

• To put the radio in to user programming

mode, press and hold the top side function button and PTT button and turn the radio on

• The radio will emit a beep and

the LED slowly flash yellow to confirm “user programming mode” has been entered.

• Select the channel to be checked /

modified.

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Check / Modify CTCSS/DCS Tone

Checking the current configuration

• A momentary press of the bottom side

function button will cause the radio to beep the CTCSS/DCS tone programmed into the channel (see CTCSS/DCS beep codes below). If no tone is programmed in to a channel position a tone will

sound.

Changing the assigned CTCSS/DCS Tone

• Press and hold the PTT button and the

bottom side button together until the radio emits a “warble” sound and illuminates the LED GREEN, confirming the radio is in CTCSS/DCS programming mode.

• Using the two side buttons enter the

CTCSS/DCS number from the table below.

• The lower side button = 10’s of units (radio

emits a sound on every increment)The upper side button = units (radio emits a short sound on every increment).

• For example to enter CTCSS tone 189.9Hz

(number 38) press the lower button three times to enter the 10’s (3) and the upper side button eight times to enter the units (8).

• Now press the PTT button to store the

setting and automatically return to the “check configuration” mode (a sound and flashing yellow LED will confirm this action).

To check the entered setting, press the bottom side function button.

• To turn off CTCSS/DCS tone on a channel, enter tone programming mode, press the PTT button without selecting a tone.

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Once you have finished programming the radio press the orange button on top of the radio to exit programming mode and return the radio to normal operation.

Special notes re DCS tones

If you have entered a DCS tone and pressed the PTT button during programming you will immediately hear a sound prompting you to set the tone to “inverted” or “normal”.

Press the upper side button to select normal or inverted DCS tone. Normal = Inverted =

Now press the PTT button to store the setting. A long beep and flashing yellow LED will confirm safe storage.

To check the entered setting, press the bottom side function button.

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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 HTCL cloning lead.

How to clone a radio

Connect the HTCL lead to the accessory socket on both radios. Ensure the master radio is powered up before the slave radio.

1. Master Radio (sending radio) Put the radio you will be using to programme other radios into ‘clone send’ mode by pressing the PTT and bottom side function buttons at the same time and turn the power on. The radio

will emit a alert and the LED will alternately flash yellow / red.

2. Slave Radio (receiving radio) Put the radio you wish to programme into ‘clone receive’ mode by pressing the two side function buttons at the same time and turn the power on. The radio will emit a short “beep” and the LED will alternately flash yellow / green.

Transferring data

Master radio Press the PTT switch on the radio. A short beep will be emitted to confirm

the process has been initiated. The radio’s LED will flash red whilst data transfer is in progress. Once all the data has successfully transfered the LED will flash yellow/red.

Slave radio

The radio’s LED will flash green whilst data transfer is in progress. Once all the data has successfully transferred the LED will flash yellow/green. To return the radio to normal mode switch the radio off then on again.

The ‘master’ radio will automatically return to ‘clone send’ mode indicated by the LED alternately flashing yellow / red. You may now either programme another radio or press the orange button to return the ‘master’ radio to normal.

To return to clone send mode if an error occurs, press the orange button on top of the ‘master

radio’. A alert will be emitted and the radio’s LED alternately flash yellow / red).

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Frequency Table

No Frequency Beeps

1 446.00625 MHz • 2 446.01875 MHz • • 3 446.03125 MHz • • • 4 446.04375 MHz • • • • 5 446.05625 MHz • • • • • 6 446.06875 MHz • • • • • • 7 446.08125 MHz • • • • • • •

8 446.09375 MHz • • • • • • • •

CTCSS (PL) Tone Table

Ref

CTCSS

(Hz)

Beeps

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0 0

See p13 Check configuration

1 62.5 - 1 2 67 - 2 3 69.3 - 3 4 71.9 - 4 5 74.4 - 5 6 77 - 6 7 79.7 - 7 8 82.5 - 8

9 85.4 - 9 10 88.5 1 0 11 91.5 1 1 12 94.8 1 2 13 97.4 1 3 14 100 1 4 15 103.5 1 5 16 107.2 1 6 17 110.9 1 7 18 114.8 1 8 19 118.8 1 9 20 123 2 0 21 127.3 2 1 22 131.8 2 2 23 136.5 2 3 24 141.3 2 4 25 146.2 2 5

Ref

CTCSS

(Hz)

Beeps

▬

●

26 151.4 2 6 27 156.7 2 7 28 159.8 2 8 29 162.2 2 9 30 165.5 3 0 31 167.9 3 1 32 171.3 3 2 33 173.8 3 3 34 177.3 3 4 35 179.9 3 5 36 183.5 3 6 37 186.2 3 7 38 189.9 3 8 39 192.8 3 9 40 196.6 4 0 41 199.5 4 1 42 203.5 4 2 43 206.5 4 3 44 210.7 4 4 45 218.1 4 5 46 225.7 4 6 47 229.1 4 7 48 233.6 4 8 49 241.8 4 9 50 250.3 5 0

51 254.1 5 1

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DCS (DPL) Tone Table

Ref DCS

Beeps

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52 023 5 2 53 025 5 3 54 026 5 4 55 031 5 5 56 032 5 6 57 043 5 7 58 047 5 8 59 051 5 9 60 054 6 0 61 065 6 1 62 071 6 2 63 072 6 3 64 073 6 4 65 074 6 5 66 114 6 6 67 115 6 7 68 116 6 8 69 125 6 9 70 131 7 0 71 132 7 1 72 134 7 2 73 143 7 3 74 152 7 4 75 155 7 5 76 156 7 6 77 162 7 7 78 165 7 8 79 172 7 9 80 174 8 0 81 205 8 1 82 223 8 2 83 226 8 3 84 243 8 4 85 244 8 5 86 245 8 6

Ref DCS

Beeps

▬ ●

94 315 9 4 95 331 9 5 96 343 9 6 97 346 9 7 98 351 9 8

99 364 9 9 100 365 10 0 101 371 10 1 102 411 10 2 103 412 10 3 104 413 10 4 105 423 10 5 106 431 10 6 107 432 10 7 108 445 10 8 109 464 10 9 110 465 11 0 111 466 11 1 112 503 11 2 113 506 11 3 114 516 11 4 115 532 11 5 116 546 11 6 117 565 11 7 118 606 11 8 119 612 11 9 120 624 12 0 121 627 12 1

87 251 8 7

88 261 8 8

89 263 8 9

90 265 9 0

91 271 9 1

92 306 9 2

93 311 9 3

Ref DCS

Beeps

▬ ●

122 631 12 2 123 632 12 3 124 654 12 4 125 662 12 5 126 664 12 6 127 703 12 7 128 712 12 8 129 723 12 9 130 731 13 0 131 732 13 1 132 734 13 2 133 743 13 3 134 754 13 4 135 036 13 5 136 053 13 6 137 122 13 7 138 145 13 8 139 212 13 9 140 225 14 0 141 246 14 1 142 252 14 2 143 255 14 3 144 266 14 4 145 274 14 5 146 325 14 6 147 332 14 7 148 356 14 8 149 446 14 9 150 452 15 0 151 454 15 1 152 455 15 2 153 462 15 3 154 523 15 4 155 525 15 5 156 526 15 6 157 645 15 7

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All the features of the HT952 (see page 10) plus the following:

Standard Features:

• LCD Display

• Up to 255 programmable channel positions (8 RF channels)

• Low battery indication on LCD dispaly

• Battery count is displayed at switch on

• Multiple channel scan groups

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Controls & Indicators

On / Off button. Press to turn radio on, press and hold to turn off.

Press up / down buttons to change channel (this can be dealer configured to be volume control).

Rotate to select the desired volume. (this can be dealer configured to be channel/scan control).

Push To Talk (PTT) button. Press to speak and release to listen.

Dealer programmable button 1 (ask your dealer for more information).

Dealer programmable button 2 (ask your dealer for more information).

Dealer programmable button 3 and LED indicator. Default - Local panic alarm long button press.

8 LED indicator.

• RED steady = Transmitting

• RED flashing slowly = Battery needs re-charging

• GREEN steady = Receiving

• YELLOW steady = Non valid signal detected

• YELLOW flashing rapidly = Scanning

Antenna

Dealer

programmable

button 1

Push To Talk

(PTT) button

Dealer

programmable

button 2

On / Off

Channel / Scan

control

Speaker

Microphone

Dealer programmable button 3

3 Volume control

8 LED indicator

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• Key Bleeps Off

• Keypad Locked

• Bluetooth device connected

• Accessory Connected

• VOX Enabled

• Scramble Enabled

• Battery State

• Receive strength

LCD Indicators

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Programming your HT953 radio

Checking the current configuration

• The display will show the selected channel,

the PL/DPL tone and the frequency.

Changing the assigned frequency

• Press the top side function button to

highlight the frequency field. Turn top rotary control to change the frequency. Press PTT button to save the selection. Frequency table is on P.15).

Changing the assigned tone

• Press the top side function button to

highlight the tone field. Turn top rotary control to change the tone. Press PTT button to save the selection. (Pressing the

lower side function button whilst turning the rotary control will change the selection in increments of 10.)

Check / Modify the Frequency/Tone

To put radio into user programming mode

• To put the radio into user programming

mode, press and hold the top side function button and PTT button and turn the radio on.

• The radio will emit a beep to

confirm “user programming mode” has been entered.

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The user programmable Key Lock function allows the Key Lock to be assigned to the lower side button and enabled \ disabled via the radio’s controls without the use of a computer.

Checking The Status Of The Key Lock

To check whether the key lock is currently enabled or disabled:

• Put the radio into User Programming Mode (UPM) by pressing and holding the top side function button and the PTT button when you turn the radio on. This will cause the radio to

emit a beep and the LCD will display the message “Button Programming Mode” followed by a menu showing the settings for the radio’s current channel including either "KL0" meaning the key lock is disabled or "KL1" meaning the key lock is enabled.

Note: If you press the PTT while in User Programming Mode it will emit a beep & save the settings of the current channel, it will NOT emit beeps for the status of the key lock as in the entry level models).

Enabling \ Disabling The Key Lock

• Put the radio into User Programming Mode (UPM).

• Enter "Key Lock Button Programming Mode" by pressing and holding the PTT until a "warble" sound is emitted from the radio and the radio displays the current state of the key lock.

• To Disable the Key Lock press the upper side button and the radio will emit 2 low tone beeps to confirm it is disabled and the LCD will display “Key Lock Disable”.

• To Enable the Key Lock press the lower side button and the radio will emit 2 high tones to confirm it is enabled and the LCD will display “Key Lock Enable”.

To save the setting press the PTT button, the radio will confirm this with a single beep and return to the User Programming Mode.

Using The User Programmable Key Lock

• If no functions are assigned to the short press of the lower side button, then the key lock will automatically be assigned to the short press of the lower side button.

• If a function is assigned to the short press of the lower button, but no function is assigned to the long press of the lower side button, then the key lock will be assigned to the long press of the lower side button.

• But if functions are assigned to both the short and long press of the lower side buttons, then the key lock feature cannot be used and if you perform a long press of the lower side button the radio will emit an error beep and the LCD will display the message "Cannot Override".

Troubleshooting:

If you are having difficulting programming the user programmable feature, check the version of the firmware is v2031 or above by pressing & holding the PTT during switch on.

User Programmable Key Lock

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How to clone a radio

Connect the HTCL lead to the accessory socket on both radios. Ensure the master radio is powered up before the slave radio.

Master & Slave Radio To put the radios into clone mode, press the lower side function button and turn radio on. Radio

will display ‘Programming mode Progress.....’ and LED will flash orange/green.

Transferring data

Master radio Press the top side function button and top orange button together to initiate

data transfer.

Slave radio

The radio’s LED will flash green whilst data transfer is in progress. Once all the data has successfully transferred the LED will flash orange/green. To return the radio to normal mode switch the radio off then on again.

The ‘master’ radio will automatically return to ‘clone send’ mode. You may now either programme another radio or switch radio off then on to return radio to normal.

If an error occurs during data transfer a alert will sound.

Radio Cloning HT953

HT953

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Default Channel Configuration

The HT95X 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. 1 446.006250 CTCSS tone 94.8Hz Ch. 2 446.018750 CTCSS tone 88.5Hz Ch. 3 446.031250 CTCSS tone 103.5Hz Ch. 4 446.043750 CTCSS tone 79.7Hz Ch. 5 446.056250 CTCSS tone 118.8Hz Ch. 6 446.068750 CTCSS tone 123Hz Ch. 7 446.081250 CTCSS tone 127.3Hz Ch. 8 446.093750 CTCSS tone 85.4Hz Ch 9 446.006250 CTCSS tone 67Hz Ch10 446.018750 CTCSS tone 71.9Hz Ch11 446.031250 CTCSS tone 74.4Hz Ch12 446.043750 CTCSS tone 77.0Hz Ch13 446.056250 CTCSS tone 79.7Hz Ch14 446.068750 CTCSS tone 82.5Hz Ch15 446.081250 CTCSS tone 85.4Hz Ch16 446.093750 CTCSS tone 88.5Hz

Below are in HT953 only

Ch17 446.006250 CTCSS tone 110.9Hz Ch18 446.018750 CTCSS tone 118.8Hz Ch19 446.031250 CTCSS tone 127.3Hz Ch20 446.043750 CTCSS tone 136.5Hz Ch21 446.056250 CTCSS tone 146.2Hz Ch22 446.068750 CTCSS tone 156.7Hz Ch23 446.081250 CTCSS tone 167.9Hz Ch24 446.093750 CTCSS tone 179.9Hz

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Troubleshooting Guide

PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Radio will not power on

Battery needs charging

Battery is exhausted

Recharge battery pack

Replace the battery pack

Radio will not talk with others

Radios may be on different channel

or tone code

Check that all radios in same group

are using the same channel and

tone

Hearing others’ conversations

Using same channel and

tone as other users

Select a different channel and tone

Control buttons not functioning Button lock activated Turn button lock off

Radio transmits without pressing

PTT button

VOX has been enabled

Press assigned VOX button to

switch VOX off

Unintelligible audio signal received

or transmitted

Voice scrambler in wrong mode to

other radios

Ensure scrambler either enabled

or disabled to be compatible with

other radios

Accessory does not

work with radio

Accessory plug not seatin

correctly in accessory socket

Incompatible accessory

Check connection to accessory

socket

Replace with genuine accessory

Radio emits constant tone

when switching on

Incompatible battery fitted Replace with genuine Entel battery

Radio emits 5 short beep tones

when switched on

Battery has used almost all

recommended charge cycles

Prepare to replace battery

Radio emits 5 long beep tones

when switched on

Battery has used all recommended

charge cycles

Replace battery

Common

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Certification

ATEX approved Intrinsically Safe Sira 10ATEX2066X

II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4

Ex ib IIC T4

SAFETY NOTES

• HT Series V2 ATEX radios must always be used within the terms of their certification.

• Keep the radios away from aggressive substances. If used in a hostile environment, extra

protection may be needed.

• To prevent ignition of hazardous atmospheres, batteries must only be charged in an area

known to be non-hazardous.

• Use of battery chargers other than the Entel charger supplied will invalidate the explosion

protection certification.

• No unauthorised repairs are permitted.

• This equipment is designed and manufactured to protect against other hazards as defined in

paragraph 1.2.7 of ATEX Annex II of the Directive 94/9/EC

• Radios fitted with a CNB940E battery pack must not be used outside of the ambient

temperature range Tamb = -20ºC to +28ºC

• Radios fitted with a CNB950E battery pack must not be used outside of the ambient

temperature range indicated on the battery pack label.

Certification

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Notes

Use this page to record important information, such as the serial number of your radio, and channel details.

Notes

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