Radioddity CTCSS/DCS User Manual

CTCSS/DCS

Programmable CTCSS/DCS

Wide band/narrow band selectable

End-tone detection

DTMF encode/decode

PTT ID

Password

Firmware update

Dual time slot for point to point

Dual time slot for repeater

5 watt output power

Call detection

Call prompt

Remote monitor/Emergency alarm

Contact view and edit

Message view and edit

Call info view and edit SN、Equipment ldentitly Code for device vertification

PC programmable function

1750Hz tone

Getting Familiar Overview

Turn on radio

Adjust the volume

Main functions

Double Wait Switch

Key usage

Launch and Receiver Calls

Zone Selection

Seletion of channels,User ID or Group ID

Receive and reply group call

Receive and reply single call

Receive all calls

Launch a radio call

Group call

Single call

All call

Use a one-touch call to initiate a group call or a single call

Emergency alarm function

Receive an emergency alert

Reply to an emergency alert

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Send an emergency alert

Send an emergency alert with call

Send an emergency alert with voice followed

Exit the emergency mode

Menu function operation

Character input

English alphabet mode

Chinese typing

Numbers input mode

Menu Aplication

Radio Check

Send radio check

Monitor

Start Monitor

Contacts setting

Group call with contacts

Single call with contacts

Call Log

Checking new call's number

Missed Call

ID Storing Missed Call's Alias or ID

Deleting Calling Log’s Record

Call prompt operation

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Receive and confirm call prompts

Start call alert from contact list

Message

Edit and send text messages

Send a Quick Text

Use a one-touch call key to send quick text

Manage failed text messages

Resend text messages

Forward text messages

Editing messages

Manage text messages sent

View sent text messages

Send a sent message

Receive text messages

View message

Manage received messages

Check messages in your inbox

Reply messages in your Inbox

Delete messages in the Inbox

Delete all messages in your Inbox

Encryption

Basic Encryption

DTMF

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Secrecy

Radio Disable(Digital mode)

Radio Enable(Digital mode)

Scan list

View members in scan list

Scan instructions and methods

Start and stop scanning

Scan reply

Set

Radio Set

CTCSS/DCS

Set Squelch level

Set Power Level

Talkaround

Wide and narrow band

Busy Lock

TOT

VOX

Double Wait

Encrypt

Power Save

Beep

All Tone

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Turn on/off Key Beep

Backlight

Keypad Lock

Indicator

Passwd Lock

Mode

Screen

Language

Radio Info

Radio ID

Dev. Info

Radio Cfg

RX Freq

Tx Freq

Ch Name

Color Code

Slot

Special function

Online update

Factory Reset Defaults

Sepcification

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Getting familiar

Power/ Volume knob

LED indicator light

Side key 3 Emergency alarm key

Antenna

PTT

Side key 1

Side key 2

Programming connector Microphone connector

Note:Long-press or short-press of Side Key 1/Side Key 2/Side Key 3(Emergency alarm key) can be programmed by software for following functions: 1,unassigned 2, all Alert Tone on 3,Emergency On

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ABC DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

TUV

PQRS

WXYZ

4,Emergency Off 5, High/Low Power 6,Monitor 7,Nuisance Delete 8, One Touch Access 1 9,One Touch Access 2 10,One Touch Access 3 11,One Touch Access 4 12,One Touch Access 5 13,One Touch Access 6 14,Repeater/Talkaround 15,Scan On/Off 16, Privacy On/Off 17,Vox On/Off 18,Zone Select 19,Battery Indication 20,Lone Work On/Off 21,Phone Exit

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Safety and Overview

Overview

Turn on radio

Turn the volume control knob clockwise until you hear a "click" sound with a brief start-up

tone, andyou will see picture or the custom characters. The LED blinks green and the screen

lights up.

Note: If the radio tone / prompt is disabled, there is no power on tone. To turn off the radio, turn

the knob counterclockwise until you hear a "click" sound. Custom characters can be set in

software.

Adjust the volume

Turn the volume control knob clockwise to increase the volume of radio. To decrease the

volume, turn the knob counterclockwise.

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Main functions

First menu Second menu

Contact

New Contact

Contact

Manual Dial

Inbox

Message

New Message

Outbox

Function description Remark

Contact list, software edit or new contact add or call record contact add, up to 256 contacts

Manually create a new contact, enter the number, alias, tone, if the current input number are samewith one of contact list, just overwrite the old contact information

Enter the other party ID number (up to 8-bit, full call ID fixed to 16777215) and then press the Enter key. You can realize call alert, radio check, remote monitor, radio active , radio kill, the above functions can be open in software

Inbox: meaasge received latest, the maximum storage amount is 16, if you continue to receive, loop to cover the storage

Delete all:delete all messages received

Text edit, the maximum input of 144 characters or 72 Chinese characters. You can input "#" key to switch inpumode: abc (lowercase letters) / ABC (capital letters) / 123 (number) / py (Pinyin), after enter the message, press the Enter key to proceed with the operation

Store the latest sent messages, the maximum storage amount is 16

digital channel only

digital channel only, this function can be set in software

digital channel only,

this function can be

set in software

digital channel only, this function can be set in software

Draft Draft list, the maximum can store 16 messages

You can write in advance in software, the maximum can store

Quick Text

Outing

call logs

set radio set CTCSS/DCS

Answered

Missed

32 messages. Each message can enter a maximum of 144 characters or 72 Chinese characters

Dialed call list: the maximum number of calls can be stored in 32 latest record. The record can be viewed, you can also store to Contact by operation Delete all: delete all records for the list

Answered Call List: the maximum number of calls can be stored in 32 latest record. The record can be viewed, you can also store to Contact by operation Delete all: delete all records for the list

Missed Call List: the maximum number of calls can be stored in 32 latest record. The record can be viewed, you can also store to Contact by operation Delete all: delete all records for the list

Squelch

C CDC/DCS: set both Encoding and Decoding; R CDC/DCS: only set Decoding;T CDC/DCS: only set Encoding;Press“*”key to switch CTCSS /DCS;press“#”key to switch positive (N)/reverse (I) in DCS. You can also input manually nonstandard CTCSS/DCS by keypad, Press the confirm key to confirm, press the return key to return

Strict/Normal: Strict signal is 6dBm bigger than Normal

digital channel only, this function can be set in software

analog channel only

this function can be set in software

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Tx Power

Talkaround

Band

Busy Lock

TOT

VOX

Double Wait

Encrypt

High/Low，High：5W,Low：1.5W

Talkaround on/off: this function is valid only after tick “Allow Talkaround”in software

Narrow/wide band available in analog mode. Wide band:：25KHZ,Narrow band：12.5KHZ

off/carry(QT/CC). Off: busy lock is off;Carry:Match Carrier Press PTT Prohibited; QT/CC: Match QT /CC Press PTT Prohibited

OFF / 15S / ... / 495S optional, there is warning when close to 10 seconds before limit time. Transmitting is prohibited when limit time is up

Off/on. Level 1 to 10 can be set in software (General Setting-VOX Sensitivity). level 1 is the highest level of sensitivity, and level 10 is the lowest level of sensitivity

Off/Double wait/Single wait optional Off: turn off dual standby,radio into single band mode Double Wait:main channel and sub-channel rotation scan,effective reception will lock the call, Press the PTT key to comunicate with other party.Battery saving is invalid now. Single Wait:Up and down channels through the keyboard switch, the machine only receives and transmits on the main channel

Off/On.Open the encryption function, both sides of radio can comunicate when match same encryption key

this function can be set in software

analog channel only

this function can be set in software

digital channel only, this function can be set in software

Power save

Beep

Backlight

Keypad lock

indicator

Passwd Lock

Mode

Screen

Language

Radio IDRadio Info

Off/On, Saving ratio is 1: 4

All Tone/Call Permit/Key Beep optional

Always/5/10/15/ sec optional

Manual/5/10/15/ sec optional.Select Manual, long press "*" key for 3 seconds lock; Press the "menu" button immediately press "*" key to unlock

Off/On,When indicator off (transmit indicator, receiving indicator, power-on indicator, etc.) does not work

Enter power on password, power on password (off / on) / new password (change password, the maximum input 6 digit)

CH NO.(Channel Number)/CH Name(Channel Name can be set in software)/CH Freq(show RX frequency)

Picture (can be loaded 128 * 64 BMP picture) / preset characters (two lines, can be set in software)

English / Chinese optional, Chinese and English display switching, including menu, call prompts, Call Logs and all other interfaces

8-bit ID number, maximum 16776415

Power saving is ineffective when radio is in Double Wait mode

this function can be set in software

Digital channel only

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Zone

Radio Cfg

Zone

Dev. Info

Rx Freq

Tx Freq

Ch Name

Color Code

Zone list,can support up to 250 zones

Model information, serial number, CPS version, hardware version, firmware version, DSP version, programming time

enter frequency manually in key pad

enter frequency manually in keypad

enter channel name manually in keypad,support English/Chinese

Color code 0~15 optional

Slot

slot 1/2 optional

digital channel only, cannot be set in analog channel

Double Wait Switch

Press [ ] button to switch the main channel, points main channel. Double wait can

be set Manually.(Flow: Menu - Set - Radio Set-Double Wait (Off/ Double Wait / Single Wait)).

When double wait is off,radios works under single band mode. When single wait is

selected, radio operates on the main channel, and sub-channel does not receive the signal.

When double wait is selected, main channel and sub-channel receiving scan one by one.

When scanning effective reception of the signal, radio locked and work.If channel locked is

not main channel, points to the temporary working channel, then press PTT, temporary

Channel transmit.Timing time is up, icon disappears. No temporary icon, press PTT ,

point to the main channel transmission.

Note: In double wait mode, the power saving function is invalid. At this time, even if the

power saving function is turned on, radio is in no power saving state and radio standby time

is shortened. Since double wait mode is in the main and sub-channel scanning state, DTMF,

Scan, lone worker,ARTS auxiliary function does not work.

Scan

On/Of

Scan list

On / Off, only the current channel is equipped with a scan list toturn on scan function. Side key can be set "scan on / off" in the software

show current scan list, can just view

this function can be set in software

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Key usage

Menu Key/Confirm Key

Back Key

Up key

Down Key

Launch And Receive Calls

Move

then return to the selected Zone screen

Selection Of Channels,User ID Or Grouo ID

Left Key/ Main Channel Switch Key

Right Key

key

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1. LED indicator is green color.

2. Display area: the first line shows "Group Call", the middle shows Call group alias, the

bottom shows call ID and call icon (digital mode only).

3. Hold radio in a vertical position and keep it at a distance of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from the mouth.

4. Press the [PTT] key to reply to the call and the LED light is red.

5. Release the [PTT] key to receive.

6. If there is no voice activity within a predetermined time period, the call end.

1. LED indicator is green color.

2. Display area: the first line shows "Single Call", the middle shows "Single Call", the bottom

shows call ID and call icon (digital mode only).

3. Hold the radio in a vertical position and keep it at a distance of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from the mouth. If the "channel free indication tone" function is enabled, the receiver will

hear a short beep when the radio transmitting release PTT key, indicating that the channel

is idle and waiting for a reply. (Channel idle tone can be set in software-general setting).

4. Press PTT key to reply the call, and the LED indicator is red.

5. Release PTT key to receive.

1. LED indicator becomes green.

2. Display area: the first line shows "All Call", the middle shows "All Call", the bottom shows

call ID and call icon (digital mode only).

3. After all call end, the radio returns to the screen before receiving all call. If "channel

free indication tone" function is enabled, the receiver will hear a short beep when PTT

button isreleased by radio transmitting, indicating that the channel is in use,can not reply all

call.

Channel switch

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