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Summary of Contents for BF-17H Series

Page 1: ...Amateur Radio BF 17H SERIES USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e of your battery 09 6 ADVANCED FEATURES 2 8 How to Store the Battery 10 6 1 Scanner 22 3 PREPARATION 6 2 DTMF 24 3 1 Installing Removing the Battery 11 6 3 Amateur Radio Setup 29 3 2 Installing Remov...

Page 3: ...o or television reception can be determined by turning it off and then on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the re...

Page 4: ...quirements described herein are not met Operating Instructions Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50 of the time To transmit talk press the Push to Talk PTT key To receive calls release th...

Page 5: ...use of wireless communication equipment is completely prohibited Important Tips To help you make better use of the product be sure to observe the following instructions 1 Do not use any unauthorized...

Page 6: ...e prohibited for it may shorten the life of your battery Maintenance Instructions To help your battery work normally or prolong its life be sure to observe the following instructions 1 Accumulated dus...

Page 7: ...ry is attached The content of the shipment must be declared in the shipping documents and by a Battery Shipping Label on the packaging Contact your hauler for the local regulations and further informa...

Page 8: ...onvenient battery life Dual band handheld transceiver DTMF encoder and DTMF manual dial High Capacity Lithium Ion battery Broadcast FM radio receiver 78 108 MHz 50 CTCSS tones and 105 DCS codes VOX vo...

Page 9: ...if the radio displays low battery with a red flashing lamp or voice prompt please charge the battery 2 3 Use Caution with the Li ion Battery 1 Do not short the battery terminals or throw the battery...

Page 10: ...ng terminals The indicator light turns to red charging begins 3 It takes approximately 2 5 hours to fully charge the battery When the lamp lights green the charging is completed Remove the battery or...

Page 11: ...6 Battery Maintenance The battery for your radio comes uncharged from the factory please let it charge for at least four to five hours before you start using your radio Use only batteries approved by...

Page 12: ...ng moisture in the battery This method is only effective against minor splashes light rain for instance A soaked radio may very well be beyond repair 2 8 How to Store the Battery 1 If the battery need...

Page 13: ...ON battery pack can also be charged in the battery charger 3 2 Installing Removing the Antenna 1 Installing the Antenna Screw the antenna into the connector on the top of the transceiver by holding th...

Page 14: ...Key 3 PTT key 12 or navigation keys 4 SK2 key Customization key 13 Battery pack 5 MENU key 14 Type C charging port 6 Numeric keypad 15 Battery tightening screw 7 Power Volume knob 16 Type C charging...

Page 15: ...uch frequency search function VOX Quickly turn on or off the VOX function 4 1 Status Indications The top LED will help you to identify the current radio status LED Indication What it Indicates Constan...

Page 16: ...de press and hold the key to switch between frequency VFO mode and channel MR mode When listening to broadcast FM the key switches between 65 75 MHz and 76 108 MHz bands key Press it for more than 2 s...

Page 17: ...ise until you hear a click If your radio powers on correctly there should be an audible double beep after about one second and the display will show a message or flash the LCD depending on settings fo...

Page 18: ...your numeric keypad with kilohertz accuracy The following example assumes the use of a 12 5 kHz frequency step Example Entering the frequency 436 61250 MHz on display A 1 In standby mode press and hol...

Page 19: ...ximum of 100 channels per bank To select a bank do one of the following Press key go to Menu Bank press or navigation key to select a bank and then press key to switch to the selected bank The corresp...

Page 20: ...light will be turned off 5 10 Emergency Alert The Emergency Alert feature can be used to signal members in your group for help To activate the emergency alert function press and hold the key for 3 se...

Page 21: ...will emit noise when press the SK2 Key 5 13 Keypad lock The radio features a keypad lock that locks out all keys except for the three side keys To enable or disable the keypad lock press and hold the...

Page 22: ...0 channels and stop on active channels Pressing and holding the key for 3 seconds during a NOAA weather scan will stop the scan 3 After stopping NOAA weather scan it is allowed to manually select the...

Page 23: ...SEARCH SEEK 3 If the transmitter continues to transmit and the unit receives an effective frequency the strongest and stable signal the received frequency will be displayed If there is a CTCSS or DCS...

Page 24: ...of the sweep frequency through the keyboard EX Enter 144146 in frequency mode scan in the range of 144 000 146 000MHZ Enter 430440 in frequency mode scan in the range of 430 000 440 000MHZ Note for VF...

Page 25: ...to the previous menu In standby mode the icon will be displayed on the top line of the screen Press and hold the PTT key to make a callback To search for a DCS code do the following 1 In VFO mode ente...

Page 26: ...ransmitted CTCSS DCS code of the current channel or frequency mode only replace its transmitted TX CTC DCS 3 Press the key to save the settings and return to the previous menu Note Only when a valid C...

Page 27: ...6 2 1 Call With Signaling A call with signaling refers to a call make to a target ID on a channel with signaling The signaling type is DTMF signaling which needs to be preset signaling code and the ca...

Page 28: ...al Watch or you can equip a radio with two receivers known as Dual Receive or Dual VFO The former method is cheaper to implement and far more common than the latter The radio features Dual Watch funct...

Page 29: ...ID settings and a six character alphanumeric identifier or channel name 1 Frequency Mode vs Channel Mode In standby mode press and hold the key to switch between frequency VFO mode and channel MR mode...

Page 30: ...l Ex 10 4 4 5 123 0 Selects desired TX encode tone Ex 123 CTCSS 5 Enter RX frequency Ex 43265000 Enter RX frequency Ex 43265000 6 4 1 6 1 0 Enter the same channel Ex 10 channel has been added 7 Press...

Page 31: ...n called 1750Hz Tone burst If you re still unable to make a connection contact the person in charge of the radio system with your employer or your local amateur radio club as the case may be Amateur R...

Page 32: ...keys to navigate between the next menu items 5 After finding the desired next menu item press the key again to select the menu item 6 Use the or keys to select the desired parameter 7 When you have se...

Page 33: ...examples and procedures in this manual will use the numerical menu short cuts 1 Quick access to Banks selection up to 10 banks are stored each bank stores 100 channels 2 Quickly enter the Scan Setting...

Page 34: ...As soon as you speak into the microphone communication will start automatically ON Activate the VOX function Off Turns off the VOX function 5 VOX Level Vox Level MENU 5 From this menu you can select t...

Page 35: ...MENU 10 With this function you can select the language of the LCD display and operation prompt 11 Roger beep ROGER MENU 11 When the PTT is released the radio will beep to confirm to other users that...

Page 36: ...ed the SK1 key for 3 seconds to start the alarm tone The following three options can be selected Site the speaker emits an alarm tone but the radio doesn t transmit Tone the speaker emits an alarm ton...

Page 37: ...22 PTT ID signal code sending delay time setting range 100 3000ms 23 1750Hz Repeater Tone ALERT MENU 23 With this function you can select 1000Hz 1450Hz 1750Hz 2100Hz repeater tone To send out a repea...

Page 38: ...To set the channel name you have at your disposal 26 letters A Z and 10 numbers 0 9 You can use up to 8 characters for the channel name Edit the desired channel name with the keypad and then confirm b...

Page 39: ...ode You can choose between normal R DCS D023N D754N and inverted R DCS D023I D754I Note the groups of DCS codes are 208 10 Call Encryption Encryption MENU 10 If the channel is configured with CTCSS DC...

Page 40: ...ent channel Off Do not scan the current channel 15 Busy Channel Lock Busy Lock MENU 15 When this function is on it may prevent other radios interference If the selected channel is being used by other...

Page 41: ...frequency offset of this radio is 00 000 99 998MHz 15 Frequency offset direction Direction MENU 15 Using this function you can set the direction of the frequency offset in rx and tx You have the foll...

Page 42: ...oo far away from other members Move towards other members You hear unknown voices or noise You may be interrupted by radios using the same frequency Change the frequency or adjust the squelch level Th...

Page 43: ...g with Li ON battery TRANSMITTER Frequency Range TX 136 to 174 MHz 220 to 260 MHz 400 to 480 MHz RF Output Power 2 or 5 Watts Max Modulation 16K0F3E 11K0F3E Spurious Emission 16 dBm 1GHz 16 dBm 1GHz...

Page 44: ...within DCS Code Rang 023N 754I A total of 210 groups 4 Scan Memory ALL RX_TX are saved default is all encoding and decoding are the same DECODER Save only in Transmitter CTCSS DCS ENCODER Save only in...

Page 45: ...nese Display menus and voice prompts in Chinese language English Display menus and voice prompts in English language 11 ROGER OFF Disable ROGER function Release PTT key without ROGER audio ON Activate...

Page 46: ...Side Tones are heard DT ST Side Tones are heard only from manually keyed DTMF codes ANI ST Side Tones are heard only from automatically keyed DTMF codes DT ANI All DTMF Side Tones are heard 21 PTT ID...

Page 47: ...cy by keypad click the Menu key to save 4 Trans Power High Selects between HIGH transmitter power when in VFO Frequency mode Low Selects between LOW transmitter power when in VFO Frequency mode 5 Band...

Page 48: ...et in this mode the monitor feature is activated only when the radio receives the correct CTCSS DCS DTMF When the radio is set up in this mode the monitoring function will only be activated when the r...

Page 49: ...version hardware version to check the radio information Appendix D DCS Table DCS CODE LIST Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code 1 D023N 2 D025N 3 D026N 4 D031N 5 D032N 6 D036N...

Page 50: ...D152I 133 D155I 134 D156I 135 D162I 136 D165I 137 D172I 138 D174I 139 D205I 140 D212I 141 D223I 142 D225I 143 D226I 144 D243I 145 D244I 146 D245I 147 D246I 148 D251I 149 D252I 150 D255I 151 D261I 152...

Page 51: ...85 4 9 88 5 10 91 5 11 94 8 12 97 4 13 100 14 103 5 15 107 2 16 110 9 17 114 8 18 118 8 19 123 0 20 127 3 21 131 8 22 136 5 23 141 3 24 146 2 25 151 4 26 156 7 27 159 8 28 162 2 29 165 5 30 167 9 31...

Page 52: ...serve the right to change the design and specification of the product without notice No copy modification translation and dissemination of this handbook may be made in any form without the prior writt...

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