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User Precautions: Safety, Warranty and Use
The following will assist you in fulfilling any warranty obligations
.
Do Not Modify this radio for any reason. Do not disassemble the radio.
Failure to comply may void Warranty and governmental approvals. No
User Serviceable Parts inside. Refer repair to Factory Authorized Per-
sonnel only.
Do Not Use the transceiver or charge the battery in an explosive envi-
ronment.
Keep the transceiver out of direct sunlight, DO NOT expose the unit to
extreme heat or cold.
Keep the transceiver out of dusty or humid areas. IF IMMERSED IN
WATER, TAKE OUT OF WATER AND BLOW AIR ACROSS THE
SPEAKER AND SHAKE ANY WATER THAT MAY BE TRAPPED IN
FRONT OF THE SPEAKER GRILL.
Do Not Transmit without an approved antenna connected to the trans-
ceiver.
Install the battery only after the antenna is connected to the
radio. Fully charge the battery first to condition it.
Observe common sense when attempting to transmit in areas such as
construction sites, mines, hospitals, hazardous environments, etc..
Turn off your radio before entering any area with a potentially
explosive atmosphere (where the air contains gas, dust), as well as
while taking on fuel, etc.).
Typically transmit for no longer than 1 minute with a rest period of 4
minutes. Longer transmission times will see the rear side of the radio
heat up.
If the radio emits smoke or strange odors, turn the radio off, discon-
nect the battery and promptly contact your local authorized Infinity
Dealer or Re-Seller.
About your radio:
Infinity radios are sold only through Infinity or Au-
thorized Resellers. The radio is also field programmable using the key-
pad, software, or wired cloning (if enabled by the software); and may
come pre-programmed with either factory defaulted programming or
other User channels. Full function access to the radio and options is
only available if the optional Infinity programming software with the ap-
propriate interface cable has been purchased. The sale and use of
these radios is restricted to licensed users only. User takes the respon-
sibility to comply with FCC and other governmental or local require-
ments.
CONDITION OF SALE: The User is familiar with radio opera-
tions, radio configuration and radio terminology.
It is important
that the User is aware of and understands hazards common to the op-
eration of any radio transceiver.
Thank-you for selecting the K-911 for
your radio communications needs!
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13.0 PROGRAMMING VIA SOFTWARE
Your radio comes pre-
programmed with some channels for test. The Programming kit comes with a
USB cable, Programming Software and a USB cable driver for WIN XP and
Win7,(Model PG-12). (For Win 8, Order Model PG-13.)
PC SKILLS AS WELL
AS FAMILIARITY WITH TWO RADIOS ARE NECESSARY
. You will need to
unzip the files provided using a free program called WINRAR from WIN RAR
LABS and is available as a free download from the Internet.
When downloading,
just download only the free unzip program. In preparation for programming:
(1) Load (unzip) the USB driver onto the PC. Install the USB driver.
(2) Load (unzip) the Programming Software onto your PC.
(3) Restart the PC.
(4) Connect the supplied USB driver to an available port on the PC
(5) Check with Windows device manager that the USB cable is operating and
seen by the PC
(6) START the programming software by clicking on the K-911 Icon that is on
your desktop, placed automatically by extracting the software from the exe-
cutable file. THE FOLLOWING SCREEN APPEARS:
(7) CLICK ON SETTING; PORT. A POP UP SCREEN WILL APPEAR WITH
THE PORT NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE USB CABLE. (example,
COM 5). THEN PRESS OK. IF NO PORT NUMBER APPEARS, CHECK
WINDOWS DEVICE MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE USB CABLE
DRIVER (PROLIFIC) HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED.
(8) WITH RADIO ON AND CABLE CONNECTED, THEN perform a
“
READ
FROM RADIO, then save the file, NAMING IT AS AN EXAMPLE,
“
ORIGINAL
FILE
”.
(9) THEN make changes as needed, then SAVE THE FILE, EXAMPLE, AS
‘
MASTER 1 FEB
2015”,
THEN WRITE TO RADIO.
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