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Front
1. MO/Fr/Ch: squelch bridge, changeover frequency/channel indicator, changeover: 

CTCSS-frequency or DCS code

2. DOWN/TS: Channel and functions, turn downwards, adjust CTCSS sound or 

DCS code.

3. UP/TO: turn the channel and functions upwards, activate the CTCSS operation 

ON/OFF, CTCSS or DCS code

4. Lighting ON/OFF, reception tone ON/OFF, CTCSS or DCS code reception receipt

ON/OFF

5. MR/MW: memory, storage

6. SC/DW: search ON/OFF, two channel surveillance ON/OFF

7. PS/LOCK: battery-economy switch, button locking device

8. Microphone

9. Loudspeaker

10. Accu area

Top
1. VOL/OFF: high volume regulator, switch ON/OFF

2. SQ: low noise barrier-regulator/squelch

3.   Aerial

4.   MIC/SPK: connection for external microphone and external loudspeaker:

protective cover

Safety Advice: 
Here, only connect equipment released by ECOM!

Left side, reverse, right side
1.

transmission button PTT: transmission and reception switch

2.   FUNC: secondary function activated by buttons

Summary of Contents for Ex-PMR 500

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Ex PMR 500 ...

Page 2: ...uttons on the front 8 6 Indicator Display 8 7 Operation Switching radio equipment on and off Adjusting Volume Tuning and memory operation Low noise barrier squelch Search Light Display Button locking device Surveillance function Acoustic signaling Clone function Pilot process DCS and CTCSS Automatic transmission time boundaries Transmission time delay RESET 8 8 Legality and technology 9 Repair 10 ...

Page 3: ...esting The safety of the equipment can become damaged if Damages are visible on the casing Equipment is exposed to improper loads Equipment is stored improperly Equipment has suffered damage whilst in transit Equipment labeling is illegible Functioning errors occur The authorized boundaries are exceeded see7 and 13 4 Safety Regulations When using the equipment the user is required to follow the us...

Page 4: ...Marking II 2 G EEx ia IIC T4 Authorised for zone 1 equipment group II gas group C hazardous gasses humidity or mist temperature class T4 7 Technical Data Surrounding temperature Ta 20 50 deg C Storage temperature 20 60 deg C without ex accu pack Power supply Ex Accupack AM500 Running duration 7 12 hours 90 standby 5 TX 5 RX Dimensions 58 x 145 x 27 mm B x H x T Weight about 410g with accupack IP P...

Page 5: ...hrough these operating instructions to enable you to get to know all functions of your Ex PMR 500 and to enable you to use it For your own information and safety read the advice on the following pages 8 1 Indicator and operating elements connections 4 ...

Page 6: ...ipt ON OFF 5 MR MW memory storage 6 SC DW search ON OFF two channel surveillance ON OFF 7 PS LOCK battery economy switch button locking device 8 Microphone 9 Loudspeaker 10 Accu area Top 1 VOL OFF high volume regulator switch ON OFF 2 SQ low noise barrier regulator squelch 3 Aerial 4 MIC SPK connection for external microphone and external loudspeaker protective cover Safety Advice Here only connec...

Page 7: ...nt out by pressing the button PS 6 varied calling sounds By pressing the transmission button at the same time as another button 6 varied cal ling tones are sent out Clone function With the help of the clone function all of the altered adjustments can be transferred from an ExPMR 500 master to another EX PMR 500 slave by the user Tone scan mode This function allows the investigation of received sig...

Page 8: ... one can hear from one channel whilst a different channel is being observed automatically as a result no call can be missed Economical dealings with the accus An accu saving switch PS like an eligible automatic switching off ensures that the accus are maintained longer If it is time therefore for an accu charging or a change of accu it would be signaled on the display Sockets for loud speakers and...

Page 9: ... Ex PMR 500 in a leather case and seal completely Warning Do not carry the substitute accu in the hazardous area Accu care Before use the accu should be charged completely Ensure that the maximal capacity of the accu is reached according to approximately 6 charging and discharging cycles Since the efficiency of the accu decreases in the course of time one should occasionally discharge it completel...

Page 10: ... on turn to the right click Turn the regulator clockwise in order to raise the volume Warning Do not turn the loudspeaker on too high especially for operations using headphones Ear damage could be consequential SQ Regulator for low noise barrier This has no function for pilot procedures CTCSS On the left side the low noise barrier is switched off If you turn the regulator clockwise then the level ...

Page 11: ...ons as well as SCSP off because no channel is marked to jump For a switched on operation and activated sound squelch rc and tc will be indicated as well as the switched on CTCSS sound If a channel is marked to jump then indicator on01 will follow from SCSP for channel one in this case Afterwards the frequency can be read from the display For the second function the frequency and channel indicator ...

Page 12: ...or off Hold the FUNC button indicator F and simultaneously press button BP The music symbol will appear or disappear For the switched off reception tone the battery consumption will be somewhat reduced The marking BP stands for BEEP The third function activates the surveillance function To turn on the surveillance function For turned off radio equipment press button BP and simultaneously turn the ...

Page 13: ...very three seconds from actual channels to preferred channels If activity is there which lies above the installed SQ regulator threshold of low noise barrier the radio equipment remains on this preferred channel Otherwise it will change again for three seconds to the actual work frequency and the surveillance begins again Firstly switch on the channel frequency that you want to survey in the backg...

Page 14: ... of the display Switching of buttons Press button F and simultaneously press the PS LOCK button indicator disappears from top right of display Microphone Behind the front cover a high quality electric microphone can be found for a clear speech transmission Hold the device at a distance of some 5 10 cm from the mouth and speak at a normal volume Speaking too loudly can lead to distortion and as a r...

Page 15: ...two channel surveillance is activated 4 Pilot procedure TSQ Indicates that the pilot procedure CTCSS or DCS is activated The abbreviation stands for tone squelch 5 Mechanical signal giver The mechanical signal giver is deactivated by this device 6 Accu saving switch PS If the activated battery saving switch can be seen the closed low noise barrier flashes 7 Button locking Indicates that the button...

Page 16: ...dicator TX all 10 beams can be seen 14 Battery level indicator under load BAT Even under pressure when transmitting one can tell how much capacity the accu still shows In addition simply press the monitor button during transmission top left of front The symbol BAT can be seen in the indication and the indicator scale indicates the remaining capacity of the accu The shorter the scale the less the r...

Page 17: ...that there is the memory operation in which the operation is limited to a maximal 10 previously stored frequencies Alternate between tuning in and memory work with the MR MW button The storage work is characterized by the indicator MR on the right of the display As detailed below the tuning in and then storage operation is explained Tuning in channel and frequency indicator You can only build a co...

Page 18: ...nderneath the relevant installed storage space number Low noise barrier squelch Your Ex PMR 500 is fitted with an adjustable low noise barrier squelch which restrains the tiresome noise to a free channel when waiting As a result the battery power is saved The low noise barrier can be reconciled with the MO monitor button on the radio equipment The place from where the signal volume widens the low ...

Page 19: ...ophone Loud speech does not improve the report Release the transmission button to receive indicator TX disappears Advice Make sure that you have tuned in a free channel before transmission Otherwise other stations will be distorted and you will not be able to hear your part ner station Search Finding occupied channels The automatic search is used in order to find active channels much quicker when ...

Page 20: ...annels can be jumped If it stops simply press the FUNC button short indicator delete before the search continues When tuning one can tune up to 7 channels when memory running up to 9 chan nels Afterwards the indicator reads EMPTY After the equipment is switched on and off these markings to jump will disappear again automatically Display lighting on off also permanent The lighting display can be re...

Page 21: ...y device A to receive contact with device B Hold the FUNC button and press the TS button Indicator CTCSS Press the MO button Indicates the tone squelch frequency and number 254 1 47 Confirm using the PTT button Deactivating tone scanning mode Hold down the FUNC button and press the TO button twice Indicator TSQ disappears Surveillance function with emergency call panic alarm This function is activ...

Page 22: ...nsmission device to check if the radio connection still works The query can be activated by pressing the PTT button After releasing the PTT button the receiving equipment switches itself to reception indicated BUSY because the transmission device sends a short response If the device is not turned on adjusted to the wrong channel or outside of the range an alarm tone can be heard and the indicator ...

Page 23: ...sing the PS button Then the surveillance function is activated once more Mechanical and acoustic call signaling The EX PMR 500 has an acoustic signaling with alarm tones at its disposal The mechanical signaling is deactivated Acoustic signaling To activate pilot procedures Hold down button F and press the PTT button indicator If a call is received a fivefold alarm tone will sound and the bell symb...

Page 24: ...ction cable within the Ex area Pilot procedures CTCSS and DCS Your radio equipment offers 2 so called pilot procedures with which you can recei ve singular partner stations or speak to groups The used tones and codes cor respond closely to a telephone number Select the correct number and you almost always receive connection to the inner range of your radio equipment If you pro gramme in the wrong ...

Page 25: ...g and transmitting tones Switch your radio to the frequency indicator Hold button F and simultaneously press button TS ind CTCSS Press the MO Fr Ch button after work ind CC 67 0 Hold the F button and simultaneously press the UP button ind Rc 67 0 Select the desired pilot receiving frequency using the DOWN or UP buttons Hold the F button and simultaneously press the UP button ind tc 67 0 Select the...

Page 26: ...96 6 199 5 206 5 229 1 254 1 LCD Display 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Pilot CTCSS frequency tables Selective call process DCS general receiving and transmitting code Switch your radio equipment to the frequency indicator Hold button F and simultaneously press button TS ind CTCSS Press the UP or DOWN buttons ind dCS Press the MO Fr Ch button after work ind Cd 02...

Page 27: ... 65 G6 66 G7 67 G8 68 G9 69 H0 H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 I0 I1 I2 I3 Selective call procedure DCS different receiving and transmitting codes Switch your radio to the frequency symbol Hold button F and simultaneously press the TO button ind CTCSS Press the DOWN or UP buttons ind DCS Press button MO Fr Ch after work ind Cd 023 Select the desired selective call reception code using UP or DOWN button...

Page 28: ...king for an active channel Since one can only be heard when transmitting to a free channel the transmission button can be locked when receiving a station ind BUSY This also avoids the inadvertent distortion of other stations When running this function is switched off For switched off radio equipment hold the FUNC button and simultaneously switch on the radio Keep the FUNC button pressed and simult...

Page 29: ...multaneously switch the radio on Keep pressing the FUNC button and simultaneously go the the SdLY menu using the UP or DOWN button ind of the time delay in secs 1 30 Release the FUNC button and adjust to the desired delay time using the UP or DOWN button The PTT button can be locked with a slight press Advice the abbreviation SdLY stands for scan delay delay when starting a new search RESET if not...

Page 30: ...European norm ETS 300296 according to the authorization regulation BAPT 222 ZV 100 and must be characterized with a German authorization symbol 6 The radio telephone devices must fulfill the EMVG regulations and also carry a CE characterization 7 The listening to and recording of messages which are intended for others is not permitted The content of such messages as well as the details of the mess...

Page 31: ...ompensation of earnings and are valid exclusively in place of all other contract or legal agreements ECOM takes no responsibility for special unavoidable consequential damages as well as loss including loss of data irrelevant of whether or not handling proper or impro per can be traced back to violation of the guarantee In the case of those countries whose restrictions of legal guarantee as well a...

Page 32: ...lines are fulfilled ECOM Rolf Nied GmbH Assamstadt November 2001 electric method operation for hazardous areas general regulations electrical method of operation for haz Areas own safety radio equipment and systems mobile land radio technical values and test regulations for radio equipment with inbuilt aeri als which are mainly used for analogue speech transmission radio equipment and systems elec...

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