TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ......................................................................PARTS NAME & FUNCTIONS! 1
2. .................................................ATTACH & DETACH THE BATTERY PACK! 2
3. ...............................................................CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK! 2
4. ......................................................................................BASIC OPERATION! 2
• ................................................................Turn the radio On/Off & Adjust Volume! 2
• ................................................................................................Channel Selection! 2
• .............................................................................................................Receiving! 2
• .................................................................................................................Monitor! 2
• ..........................................................................................................Transmitting! 3
5. .....................................................................PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS! 3
6. .........................................................................................................ANNEX I! 4
• ........................................................................................................CTCSS table! 4
• ............................................................................................................DCS Table! 4
1. Parts Name & Functions
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LED Color
Status Indication
Continuous “RED” lighting
TX / programming Read
Continuous “GREEN” lighting
RX / Programming Write
Flashing “AMBER”
Scanning
Continuous “AMBER”
RX mode but with unmatched tone signaling
Flashing “Red”
Sending a Selective Call
BEEP Sound
Status Indication
Beep every 30 seconds
warning for battery low
Beep while pressing Hi/
Low button
one Beep for low power; two Beeps for high power
Beep while pressing
programmable button
one beep for enable the function; two beeps for
disable it
(1) Power/Volume Knob: Rotate it to turn on the
transceiver and to adjust the volume.
(2) Antenna Connector: Fit the antenna to this MX
type connector.
(3) Channel Selection Knob: Rotate it to select a
channel or a group.
(4) LED Indicator:
(5) Speaker
(6) Mic
(7)External Speaker/Mic Connector
(8)Release Buckle
(9)Battery Pack
(10)Side button A: Programmable (Priority Call/ Emergency siren/
Turbo PTT)
(11)Side button B: PTT (Push To Talk)
(12)Side button C: programmable
(13)Side button D: programmable
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2. Attach & Detach The Battery Pack
LED Color
Status Indication
Continuous Yellow
AC power supply is well connected.
Continuous Red
Fast charging mode
Continuous Green
Fully charged
Flashing Red over 5 minutes
Something wrong with charging circuit or
battery pack. Please check!
Flashing Red for 5 minutes
Slow charging when battery voltage is too
low to be fast charged
Fit the bottom edge of the battery pack into the holes of the transceiver cabinet bottom.
Push the battery pack down to the transceiver aluminum chassis until the end click.
To Detach The Battery Pack
Keep pressing the release buckle of the battery pack and lift the battery pack up from the
transceiver body. Note: It is normal for this buckle to be stiff.
4. Basic Operation
3. Charging The Battery Pack
[1] Connect the jack of AC adaptor into the
socket of the charging cradle.
[2] Plug the AC adaptor into the power outlet.
the built-in green LED of cradle will grow.
[3] Insert the radio into the cradle. the built-in
red LED of cradle will flash.
[4]Rapid c harger f inish c harging f o r
approximately 2 hours and the charger close
charing after 6 hours absolutely. the built-in
Full LED of cradle will grow.
Make sure the radio is turned off while charging.
Do not forget to remove the radio from the charger when the battery is fully-charged.
Turn The Radio On/Off & Adjust Volume
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Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise till the radio is turned on. Voice announcement for
channel number will be heard after auto testing is done, if voice announcement is enabled
through PC programmer.
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Enable Monitor function (Programmable in C or D button) to hear the background noise as
volume reference. Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise to increase its volume or counterclockwise to reduce its volume.
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To turn the radio off, rotate the PWR/VOL knob counterclockwise to the end.click.
Channel Selection
RL-308 is allowed to be programmed with 16 channels * 16 groups = 256 channels totally.
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To select a channel: Rotate the channel selection knob to choose the channel you want.
Voice announcement for channel number indicator (programmable) will be heard.
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To select a group: Keep holding button D and rotate the channel selection knob for
choosing the group. After releasing D button, you can select the channel as procedure 1.
A continuous DU sound will be heard if you switch to a channel or a group not being
programmed in advance.
Receiving
RL-308 can be programmed to work channel by channel in “Open traffic” or “Group
Mode” (CTCSS/DCS/Selcall). Group mode prevents other users on the same channel from
being heard on your radio. LED indicator will glow green & speaker will be unmute when the
radio receives a call.
Monitor
This allows you to over ride the squelch and the “CTCSS” or “DCS” tones. It is useful to monitor
the channel before you transmit to ensure there is no one using the channel when you have
CTCSS or DCS tones programmed. Monitor function can be programmed in button C or D
with long press or short press. Ask you dealer how it is set up through PC programmer.
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Transmitting
Before transmitting, monitor the channel you are using to ensure it is not busy. Keep
pressing PTT button and start talking at approximately 2 inches from the MIC hole. During
transmitting, the LED on the top of the radio will glow red. Release PTT button when you
finish talking.
5. Programming Functions
Ask your dealer for programming RL-308 with the following functions. The
programmable but- tons A/B/C/D can be tailored according to your need. In general,
the radio will beep a “DU” sound when the programmed function is enabled (by either
long press or short press). Duplicate the same procedure to disable this function, and
the radio will beep a “DuDu” sound as indicator.
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Priority Call: The radio will shift from the present working channel into pre-defined
priority channel. After enable it, you will send/receive message on the priority channel, not
on the present channel.
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Emergency Siren/Call: It will either siren at your own side or send Emergency code to
others through the present working channel.
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Lone Worker: Once activating Lone Worker button (programmable), the radio will send an
emergency call, which has been set by programmer, when pre-set timer is reached. Before
sending the emergency call, a DUDUDU sound will be heard to remind the user of
pressing any button to re-start the timer.
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Turbo PTT: An extra turbo PTT to have max. output power up to 6-6.5W for some critical
environment. It optimizes the best balance between battery’s working hours and max.
output power.
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Call 1/ Call 2: To transmit pre-set selcall (5tone, 2tone, or DTMF)
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Scan: During scanning, LED indicator will flash in green. When scanning a busy channel,
LED indicator will glow in red. Ask your dealer for different Scan modes of your choice,
including normal scan, priority scan, & dual watch.
•
Delete a Nuisance Channel: During scanning, when it resumes on a busy channel which
you don’t want to hear, you can remove this channel temporarily from the scan list. Then, it
won’t be scanned until the radio is turned on again.
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Squelch Level: During RX mode, you can set squelch level from 0 to 9 with voice
announcement. 0 means squelch canceling; 9 means tight squelch. Setting the radio to
the tightest squelch level, you can avoid unwanted signals or noise, but you may not
receive a weak signal.
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Reverse TX & RX: TX frequency & sub tone turns to RX frequency & sub tone, and vise
versa. Talk Around: You can directly communicate with other radios in your group in case
the repeater is not activated or you are out of the repeater range. Through PC
programmer, you can define Talk around to resume at either TX or RX channel.
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Talk Around: You can directly communicate with other radios in your group in case the
repeater is not activated or you are out of the repeater range. Through PC programmer,
you can define Talk around to resume at either TX or RX channel.
•
Lock / Unlock: To prevent users from activating some function by accidental touch. Once
you activate lock function, buttons C&D will be locked with a beep sound when you press
it. Channel selection knob can be also locked if you enable it though PC programmer.
•
TX Power Selection: A Du sound indicates low TX power; a DuDu sound indicates high TX
power.
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Whisper: It will increase mic sensitivity to make weak audio at your side to be heard by
others loudly; however, background noise at your side will be increased too.
•
Battery Capacity Indicator : Du means low battery (need to be charged), DuDu means
50% left, DuDuDu means 70-80%, & DuDuDuDu means fully charged.
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Auto TX : The radio will switch to priority channel and automatically transmit without your
pressing PTT. The time intervals for auto TX & RX modes can be set through PC
programmer. Turn off the radio to disable auto TX.
•
VOX: You can talk without pressing PTT. VOX function should be activated with optional
plugged-in speaker/mic to avoid accidental activation.
•
VOX sensitivity level: You can set VOX sensitivity level from 1 to 5 by PC programmer in
advance or by programmable button C/D according to your present environmental
background noise. 1 means most sensitive for quiet environment; while 5 for noisy
environment.
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Scrambler: This analog voice inversion scrambler can offer a more confidential
communication. Other radios at the same frequency will receive only disordered noise.
•
Encryption (optional): An advance scrambler/encryption board can be plugged into RL308 to have a much more secure communication.
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Bluetooth (optional): Once Bluetooth module is plugged in, RL-308 can be paired with
any off-the-shelter BT headset.
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6. Annex I
Code
Freq
Code
Freq
Code
Freq
Code
Freq
Code
Freq167.01197.421135.5
31
192.8
41
165.5
2
71.91210022141.3
32
203.5
42
171.3
3
74.413103.5
23
146.2
33
210.7
43
177.3
4
77.014107.2
24
151.4
34
218.1
44
183.5
5
79.715110 .9
25
156.7
35
225.7
45
189.9
6
82.516114 .8
26
162.2
36
233.6
46
196.6
7
85.417118 .8
27
167.9
37
241.8
47
199.5
8
88.518123.0
28
173.8
38
250.3
48
206.5
9
91.519127.3
29
179.9
39
69.349229.1
10
94.820131.8
30
186.2
40
159.8
50
254.1
51
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445
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266
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325
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462
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CTCSS Table
DCS Table
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