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User Guide

UHF028/UHF028PNP Channel UHF CB Radio 

Citizen Band Radio

Keep this user guide for future reference. Always retain your 

proof of purchase in case of warranty service and register 

your product on line at:

 AUSTRALIA: www.oricom.com.au

or New Zealand:www.oricom.co.nz

Summary of Contents for UHF028

Page 1: ...UHF CB Radio Citizen Band Radio Keep this user guide for future reference Always retain your proof of purchase in case of warranty service and register your product on line at AUSTRALIA www oricom com...

Page 2: ...tance setting up or using your Oricom product now or in the future call Oricom Support Australia 1300 889 785 or 02 4574 8888 www oricom com au Mon Fri 8am 6pm AEST New Zealand 0800 67 42 66 www orico...

Page 3: ...ice channels What issues may users experience during the transition phase When a new narrowband radio receives a transmission from an older wideband radio the speech may sound loud and distorted simpl...

Page 4: ...always clearly marked They include fueling areas such as below deck on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or m...

Page 5: ...ntrol Volume 3 LCD Display 4 Power On Off Volume control 5 Channel Up 6 SCAN Open Priority Instant Repeator MENU On Off 7 Duplex Primary Channel On Off 8 Monitor Melody Call On Off 9 Channel Down SCAN...

Page 6: ...onnection 2 3 5mm external jack for optional 8 ohm speaker 3 Power Supply Connection Microphone 1 Push to talk switch PTT 2 Recall Memory of Instant channel P1 3 Recall Memory of Instant channel P2 4...

Page 7: ...Instant memory channels scan 6 Repeator channel scan 7 Roger beep indicator 8 Memory active channel indicator 9 Channel display 10 Instant channel P1 11 Instant channel P2 12 Instant channel P3 13 Dup...

Page 8: ...k Contents 1 X UHF028 CB Radio 1 X Microphone 1 X DC Power cord with inline fuse 1 X Mounting bracket with mounting screws 1 X Microphone hanger 1 X Antenna Cable 1 X Antenna and antenna Mount Magnet...

Page 9: ...cting the antenna to the radio A Radio stays ON when the ignition is switched OFF Connect the radio s negative black lead to the vehicle chassis or directly to the batteries negative terminal Connect...

Page 10: ...chase an antenna designed for the 477MHz frequency band Antenna installation 1 Connect the antenna to the rear antenna socket using a PL259 coaxial connector not supplied 2 To obtain maximum performan...

Page 11: ...he control clockwise reduces the amount of squelch turning counter clockwise increases the amount of squelch To reduce the signals that you can hear increase the squelch to hear more signals which may...

Page 12: ...can Modes The Radio features four scan modes Open Scan Priority Instant Repeat During Open scan press the SCAN button to change to one of the four scan mode as below To stop the scan press the SC butt...

Page 13: ...y Scan the Radio scans for activity but in addition it also inserts your Priority Channel into the scan sequence This means that your Priority Channel will be monitored regularly while scanning to ens...

Page 14: ...call To use the three recall functions briefly press the P1 to P3 button The display will show P1 to P3 on the LCD Repeater Scan This feature scans the repeater channels only The repeater channels are...

Page 15: ...CH31 CH02 on Duplex mode will receive on CH01 but transmit on CH32 CH and Number Simplex mode Transmit Receiver Frequency MHz Duplex mode Transmit Frequency MHz 1 476 425 477 175 CH31 2 476 450 477 2...

Page 16: ...The BUSY icon should appear on the LCD If no signals are present a hissing noise will indicate an empty channel Press again MON button to toggle the monitoring fucntion On and Off Priority Channel To...

Page 17: ...ns 1 Press and hold the SCAN MENU button for 2 seconds then the Menu button The first Menu function is displayed 2 Briefly press the SCAN MENU button to cycle through each available function After the...

Page 18: ...nes Busy Channel Lock Off On or Off Roger Beep Off On or Off Key Beep b1 b1 On b2 Off Melody Call L1 L1 to L5 LCD backlight br br Bright dr Dimmer Scan stop time control P5 5 10 15 P5 Squelch delay ti...

Page 19: ...ished Key Beep On Off The buttons emit a beep tone when pressed with the exception of the PTT button Melody Call You can select 5 different melody tones LCD backlight You can reduce the brightness of...

Page 20: ...econd 14 1 4 seconds 18 1 8 seconds 22 2 2 seconds Memory Scan 1 Select the required channel by pressing either the channel up or down keys If M is visible to the left of the channel number the select...

Page 21: ...you have stored in your radio Before resetting your radio try turning it off and on again If your radio is still not functioning correctly it may need to be reset to its default settings While holding...

Page 22: ...nologies NZ Ltd Test Report No 101127 1 Report date 25th November 2010 6 2 Nominal Carrier Table 1 Nominal Carrier Frequency Channel Tx Rx Channel Tx Rx Freq Freq Freq Freq MHZ MHz MHz MHz 01 476 4250...

Page 23: ...477 1750 51 476 6875 476 6875 71 477 1875 12 476 7000 476 7000 32 477 2000 477 2000 52 476 7125 476 7125 72 477 2125 13 476 7250 476 7250 33 477 2250 477 2250 53 476 7375 476 7375 73 477 2375 14 476...

Page 24: ...ommunications are not allowed on these channels by law Channel 9 and above are the best choices for general use in Simplex mode 38 CTCSS CODE LIST CODE Frequency Hz CODE Frequency Hz OFF OFF 20 131 8...

Page 25: ...25 UHF channels and frequencies 16 114 8 36 233 6 17 118 8 37 241 8 18 123 0 38 250 3 19 127 3...

Page 26: ...sing the product after reviewing the resources above or would like to purchase replacement parts or accessories please call our Customer Support Team Our dedicated local support team are more likely t...

Page 27: ...r modified For such conditions terms guarantees and warranties that cannot be excluded restricted or modified Oricom limits the remedies available to extent permitted in the relevant legislation The E...

Page 28: ...uthorised representative of Oricom Oricom will not be liable under this Express Warranty and to the extent permitted by law will not be liable for any defect loss damage or injury arising out of or in...

Page 29: ...er advises that your product does not qualify for return this warranty does not apply to your product Products that are authorised to be returned to Oricom in Australia must include all of the followi...

Page 30: ...usergenerated data such as stored telephone numbers text messages and contact information Please ensure that you have made a copy of any data saved on your goods before sending for repair Please also...

Page 31: ...r NSW 2756 Australia Email support oricom com au Phone 1300 889 785 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm AEST Web www oricom com au Fax 02 4574 8898 Contact details for Oricom Support and Express Warranty Clai...

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