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TX3600 SErIES 

INSTrUCTIoN MANUAL 

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selected, 'PAgEr' will be displayed in the Selcall area.

 

MC522BC- 

Press the   and 

 keys to select Selcall 

memory 39. The selected selcall memory number is 

displayed in the channel display area. If Alpha mode is 

selected, 'PAgEr' will be displayed in the Selcall area.

MC522BC OPTION

3.   Briefly press the 

Volume

 knob to select the Numeric 

mode. 'NUMEr' will appear briefly in the Selcall display 

area when Numeric mode is selected. 

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Briefly press the 

B

 key to select the Numeric 

mode. 'NUMEr' will appear briefly in the Selcall display 

area when Numeric mode is selected.

4   

To enter the EDIT mode

, press and 

hold

 the 

Channel 

Selector

 knob until a beep is heard. 'EDIT' will appear 

briefly in the selcall display area and the right hand selcall 
digit will begin flashing. 

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To enter the EDIT mode

, press and 

hold

 the  

A

 key until a beep is heard. 'EDIT' will appear briefly in 

the selcall display area and the right hand selcall digit  
will begin flashing.

5.   rotate the 

Channel Selector

 knob to alter the flashing 

digit. When the correct digit is displayed, briefly press 

the 

Channel Selector

 knob to move to the next digit. 

Continue the process until the required Selcall Ident  
is displayed. 

MC522BC- 

Press the   and 

 keys to alter the flashing 

digit. When the correct digit is displayed, briefly press the 

A

 key to move to the next digit. Continue the process 

until the required Selcall Ident is displayed.

6.   Now press and 

hold

 the 

Channel Selector

 knob again 

to store the Ident. All the digits will flash, then the radio 

will beep and 'SAVED' will appear briefly in the 

 

selcall area.

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Now press and 

hold

 the 

A

 key again to store the 

Ident. All the digits will flash, then the radio will beep and 

'SAVED' will appear briefly in the selcall area.

Viewing the Page ident Memory:

To view the Ident or Name stored in the page memory:

1.   Briefly press the 

CaLL

 key on the microphone. 'Call 

To' will appear on the display, and the Selcall Ident for 

memory location 1 will be displayed. 

2.   Rotate the 

Channel Selector

 knob to select Selcall 

memory 39. The selected selcall memory number is 

displayed in the channel display area. If Alpha mode is 

selected, 'PAgE' will be displayed in the Selcall area.

 

MC522BC- 

Press the   and 

 keys to select Selcall 

memory 39. The selected selcall memory number is 

displayed in the channel display area. If Alpha mode is 

selected, 'PAgE' will be displayed in the Selcall area.

activating the 

PAGE

 Mode:

Select the Page mode by briefly pressing the 

PAGE

 function 

key on your radio.

‘PAgE’ will be displayed in the Selcall area and the display 
lighting will extinguish after 10 seconds to conserve power 
in case the radio is to be left in Page mode for an extended 
period. This also makes the radio less visible if it is left in an 

unattended vehicle at night.

deactivating the 

PAGE

 Mode:

To de-activate the page mode, briefly press the 

PAGE

 

function key again.

receiving your Selcall in 

PAGE

 Mode:

If your TX3600 Series receives its own Selcall Ident while 
in the PAGE mode, it will temporarily switch to the paging 

channel, check that the channel is not in use, then transmit 

the paging Ident to the other receiver. It will then return to 
the channel on which the original call was received, activate 

its own Selcall alarm and display the caller's Ident.

Meanwhile the other receiver will be beeping to tell you that 

someone has called you. you can then return to your radio, 
Identify the caller's Ident and return the call.

The PAGE mode can be used either while monitoring a single 
channel or while scanning in open scan or group scan mode.

Monitoring a Single channel in the PaGE Mode:

To monitor a single channel in the PAGE mode, simply select 
the channel you wish to monitor, then select the Page mode 
by 

holding

 the 

CaLL

 key down and pressing the 

Channel 

Selector

 knob.

 

MC522BC- 

To monitor a single channel in the PAGE mode, 

simply select the channel you wish to monitor, then select 
the Page mode by 

holding

 the 

CaLL

 key and pressing the 

A

 key.

PAGE Selcall Ident

Selcall memory 39

PAGE Selcall Ident

Selcall memory 39

Summary of Contents for MC522BC LCD Microphone

Page 1: ...TX3600 SERIES INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 1 Instruction manual includes models TX3600 Series BW MC522BC LCD Microphone RH003 COMMERCIAL I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L TX3600 SERIES ...

Page 2: ...ature allows your working or local repeater channel to be instantly recalled at the press of a key The very latest surface mount component types design and assembly techniques and quality control procedures are used to ensure the highest performance and reliability Unique Transpond Mode allows you to transfer an incoming Selcall to another radio if your radio is unattended Microprocessor Controlle...

Page 3: ...L LCD INDICATORS Scan Indicator Channel In Memory Indicator Channel Busy Indicator Transmit Indicator Alpha Numeric Display Channel Number FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Microphone Port Function 1 Key Rotate for Channel Selector Push for Function A Display Function 2 Key Function 3 Key Function 4 Key Volume Control Push for Function B ...

Page 4: ...A Key Push to talk PTT LCD Display Function 2 Key Function 4 Key Volume Control See table on Page 5 for programmable functions Function 1 Key Skip Call Key Channel Selector Scroll Up Down Key Power Function B Key Function 3 Key Key Pad Lock Alpha Numeric Display Channel Busy Indicator Scan Indicator Channel in Memory Indicator Transmit Indicator ...

Page 5: ...ot have a Squelch key and there are no signals present set your volume to 12 as a starting point Note The minimum setting of the Volume control has been factory preset so that even with the volume turned right down you can still hear a low level sound from the speaker programmable FUNCTIONS FUNCTION A F1 F2 F3 F4 B FUNCTION A F1 F2 F3 F4 B Transmit Hi Lo Power Recall CH M1 Dial DTMF M1 Monitor Rec...

Page 6: ...TT switch on the microphone Hold the microphone about 2 6 cms from your mouth and slightly to one side so that you are speaking across the microphone not directly into it When talking speak at a normal voice level The microphone is quite sensitive so it is not necessary to raise your voice or shout Note Your radio may have been programmed to prevent you from transmitting when the channel is alread...

Page 7: ...elch Sensitivity If an incoming signal is very weak and is close to the minimum Squelch level it may become broken or chopped by the Squelch action To prevent this simply open the Squelch to allow the signal to be heard clearly Alternatively you can reduce the Squelch sensitivity as follows The sensitivity of the Squelch to incoming signals can be set to suit your operating environment The TX3600 ...

Page 8: ... the range of your radio by receiving your calls and automatically re transmitting them Because your receiver and transmitter will be operating on different channels you will not be able to talk directly to another radio except through the repeater Talk Around The Talk Around feature is designed to overcome the problem of not being able to talk directly to another radio when a repeater channel is ...

Page 9: ...y is often used to check that the channel is clear before transmitting To listen for signals on the channel Press and hold the Monitor key to listen for signals on the channel A high beep will be heard as the key is pressed The key must be held down continuously for the signals to be heard Release the key to return to quiet operation You will hear a low beep Note Pressing the Monitor key does not ...

Page 10: ...ed on your working channel has priority and will override any signals received on the other channels Selecting a Scan Group If you have been given the option of selecting scan groups one of the function keys on your radio will be programmed for OS GS Toggle The current scan group is normally displayed in the lower left of the LCD as OS for Open Scan or GS for Group Scan To change the scan group Br...

Page 11: ... be heard and the radio will begin scanning 2 Press the OS GS Toggle key if fitted to select the required scan group OS or GS will be displayed To cancel scanning Briefly press the Scan key again A low beep will be heard and the radio will stop scanning Scanning in Open Scan Mode While scanning in Open Scan mode the radio will display rapidly changing numbers to indicate the channels being scanned...

Page 12: ...ing in a series of small breaks in the reception of the locked channel If no signals are heard on the locked channel after 5 seconds the radio will resume normal scanning To stay on a busy Group Scan channel briefly press the Scan key The radio will exit the Scan mode and stay on the busy channel You can now transmit normally on that channel Note At this point the radio will no longer be monitorin...

Page 13: ...isplayed To de activate the Quiet mode 1 Select a channel that has been tagged for quiet operation Q and QUIET will be visible on the display 2 Briefly press the Quiet key A low beep will be heard and QUIET icon will disappear from the display and all channels tagged for Quiet operation will now operate normally again To Remove the QUIET Tagging 1 Select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet op...

Page 14: ... of the function keys To send a Selcall using a Speed Dial memory press and hold the appropriate key F1 F2 F3 F4 A or B for a few seconds until a beep is heard The TX indicator will be displayed as the Selcall code is sent If your Selcall is successful you will hear two quick beeps in the speaker This is an acknowledge signal sent back to you from the radio you called It is used to confirm that yo...

Page 15: ...lpha label if required Each memory should be programmed in one continuous process If no user input is detected for 20 seconds the radio will return to normal mode and you will have to begin again 1 Briefly press the Call key Call To will appear on the display and the Selcall Ident for memory location 1 will be displayed If the radio is in Alpha mode the radio may display a label representing the I...

Page 16: ...If this feature is available you can enter and send individual selcall codes without the need to store or retrieve them from the memory 1 Briefly press the Call key Call To will appear on the display along with the Selcall Ident for memory location 1 2 If the radio is in Alpha mode briefly press the Volume knob to select the Numeric mode NUMER will appear briefly in the selcall display area to ind...

Page 17: ... Channel Selector knob until a beep is heard EDIT will appear briefly in the selcall display area and the right hand selcall digit will begin flashing MC522BC Press and hold the B key until a beep is heard EDIT will appear briefly in the selcall display area and the right hand selcall digit will begin flashing 4 Rotate the Channel Selector knob to alter the right hand flashing digit Set this digit...

Page 18: ...s operating channel but the ALARM state remains latched i e no further alarm cycles can be initiated To clear the ALARM state simply press any key on the radio or the microphone If the radio power was OFF when the alarm was triggered the radio will complete the Alarm Cycle and turn itself OFF at the end In this case the alarm input can trigger a new Alarm Cycle at a later time Alarm Output The ala...

Page 19: ...the display and the Selcall Ident for memory location 1 will be displayed 2 Rotate the Channel Selector knob to select Selcall memory 39 The selected selcall memory number is displayed in the channel display area If Alpha mode is selected PAGE will be displayed in the Selcall area MC522BC Press the and keys to select Selcall memory 39 The selected selcall memory number is displayed in the channel ...

Page 20: ...seconds until the radio beeps The callers Selcall Ident will be sent If the call is successful you will hear two quick acknowledge beeps in your radio s speaker as the caller s radio responds CTCSS DCS CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System and DCS Digitally Coded Squelch is a quieting system that allows a group of radios to talk to each other without hearing other users on the channel The sys...

Page 21: ...d the strain relief fits neatly inside the lip of the hole Removing the microphone 1 Squeeze the rubber strain relief near the front panel to disengage the slot and slide the strain relief back along the microphone cord 2 Squeeze the plastic tab on the microphone plug towards the plug to unlock it while gently pulling the plug outwards If the plug does not come out easily the tab has not released ...

Page 22: ...o s negative black lead directly to the battery s negative terminal ANTENNA CONNECTION GME supply a wide range of mobile antennas designed specifically for UHF commercial communications The antennas are fitted with a BNC coaxial plug suitable for connection to the antenna socket on the rear panel of the radio Optional Microphone MC540BC Microphone Available with RH003 remote head option only Skip ...

Page 23: ...ycle 1 4 for 5 Watt output 1 Min TX 4 Min RX Deviation Limiting 5 kHz 2 5 kHz at 20 dB AF limiting WB NB TX Audio Frequency Response 6 dB octave 1 dB 3 dB 300 Hz to 3 kHz 2 55 kHz WB NB AF Distortion 3 below limiting Residual Noise Hum 40 dB Spurious Emissions 36 dBm Adjacent Channel Power 70 dBc 60 dBc WB NB Receiver Circuit Type Double Conversion Superheterodyne Intermediate Frequencies 45 MHz 4...

Page 24: ...e care and skill and agree to investigate any complaint made in good faith that we have performed services unsatisfactorily If we are satisfied that the complaint is justified and as our sole liability to you under this warranty we agree to supply those services again at no extra charge to you 2 5 If you want warranty service under this clause you must give us an original or copy of the sales invo...

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