Oricom UHF5500 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

UHF5500 80 Channel UHF

Citizen Band Radio

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Page 1: ...oof of purchase in case of warranty service and register your product on line at AUSTRALIA www oricom com au NEW ZEALAND www oricom co nz Operating Instructions UHF5500 80 Channel UHF Citizen Band Rad...

Page 2: ...d channels This increased the number of channels up to 80 75 of which are useable voice channels What issues may users experience during the transition phase When a new narrowband radio receives a tra...

Page 3: ...Support 31 Express Warranty 32 Table of contents Need Help If you need assistance setting up or using your Oricom product now or in the future call Oricom Support Australia 1300 889 785 or 02 4574 88...

Page 4: ...es In Australia the ACMA Radio communications Citizen Band Radio Stations and in New Zealand by MED the General User Radio License for Citizen Band Radio Radio Antenna Do not use any radio that has a...

Page 5: ...ospheres are often but not always clearly marked They include fueling areas such as below deck on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilites areas where the air contains chemicals or particl...

Page 6: ...n terms of measuring standards compliance Always hold the radio approximately 5cm in front of your mouth with the antenna pointing away from your head Radio Operation and EME Exposure Unauthorized ant...

Page 7: ...consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of the U S Food and Drug Administration People with pacemakers should Always keep the radio more than 15cm from their pacemaker when th...

Page 8: ...3 Programmable instant channel buttons Die cast metal chassis 80 Narrowband Channels Channel scan instant memory priority Duplex Backlit LCD Display Signal monitoring 38 CTCSS 104 DCS Privacy codes K...

Page 9: ...y 15 levels 6 Vox release TX Delay Time 7 Priority channel memory 8 Duplex on off 9 Key beep tone 10 Roger beep tone 11 Power save for long operating time 12 Busy channel lock 13 Scan channel memory O...

Page 10: ...Over the ear Headset CHG5500 Charger Pod CC5500 12v charger PSU5500 Power Supply EB5500 Earbud headset WS5500 Wrist Strap BC5500 Belt Clip VOXHSET5500 Over the head VOX Headset UHF5500 Radio Charger P...

Page 11: ...ger Pod When the battery pack is new it should be fully charged before being used for the first time If left unused your transceiver s battery pack will discharge itself within a few months If you hav...

Page 12: ...ransceiver out of the cradle and detach the socket of the wall adaptor from the mains The red LED on the mains charger pod will change to green when charging is complete It will take approximately 3 h...

Page 13: ...Channel up and melody call 8 LCD 9 Microphone 10 External speaker Microphone jack 11 Antenna 12 Instant Channel select and save 13 Hand strap Menu and instant channel save function is selected by pus...

Page 14: ...attery level is displayed in 4 levels as below Battery life Typically 15 Hours This is based on the following duty cycle TX 5 RX 5 Stand by 90 A B C D E F G L H I J K Battery 100 fully charged Battery...

Page 15: ...then speak in the direction of the microphone and hold the device at a distance of about 5cm from your mouth When you have finished release the PTT When the radio is in reception mode you will automat...

Page 16: ...or press PTT Instant Channel memory change To change the pre programmed INS CH Instant Channel scanning Operations 1 Select the required channel 2 Press and hold the instant button until MW INST appe...

Page 17: ...1 48 used by local repeater stations When activated your radio will receive the Repeator on its specific channel all repeater output are on channel 1 to 8 and 41 48 but transmit to the repeater channe...

Page 18: ...5 CH75 46 476 5625 477 3125 CH76 47 476 5875 477 3375 CH77 48 476 6125 477 3625 CH78 CTCSS DCS To activate CTCSS or DCS please select the required tone in menu mode this will activate CTCSS or DCS on...

Page 19: ...hannel memory On Off 15 5 Selectable call tones 16 Squelch delay time 17 Scan resume time control 5 10 15 P5 18 Key lock On Off 19 Software version display Operations To access the Menu functions 1 Pr...

Page 20: ...lay time Off to 15 5 Priority Channel One CH memory 11 CH Duplex On or off On Key beep tone On or Off On Roger beep tone On or Off Off Power save On or Off Off Busy channel lock On or Off Off Please s...

Page 21: ...tra digital squelch codes that follow after the 38 CTCSS codes CTCSS 1 38 followed by DCS 1 104 Scanning The UHF5500 has two types of scanning Open scanning OS and priority scanning GS Scanning allows...

Page 22: ...he other channels The priority channel will be checked after every 4th channel scanned Transmit RF Power Control The maximum RF transmit power of UHF5500 is 5 watts To switch to low power select low p...

Page 23: ...ppear when the selected channel is set to Priority This Channel will then be automatically monitored during the Priority Scan Note You can only store one channel as your priority channel Duplex Duplex...

Page 24: ...up or down in this menu The memory icon M disappears 5 Selectable Call Tones You can select from 5 call tones This is the tone that is emitted when the CALL button is pressed Current regulations requ...

Page 25: ...functioning properly you might need to reset your UHF radio Caution This procedure clears all the information you have stored in your UHF radio Before you reset your UHF radio try turning it off and...

Page 26: ...nses In Australia the ACMA Radio Communications Citizen Band Radio Stations and in New Zealand by MED the General User Radio License for Citizen Band Radio Channel Tx Rx Channel Tx Rx Freq Freq Freq F...

Page 27: ...476 8500 476 8500 38 477 3500 477 3500 58 476 8625 476 8625 78 477 3625 19 476 8750 476 8750 39 477 3750 477 3750 59 476 8875 476 8875 79 477 3875 477 3875 20 476 9000 476 9000 40 477 4000 477 4000 6...

Page 28: ...the calling channel Channels 22 and 23 are for Telemetry and Telecommand use voice communications are not allowed on these channels by law Channel 9 and above are the best choices for general use in...

Page 29: ...2 446 3 026 38 226 73 452 4 031 39 243 74 454 5 032 40 244 75 455 6 036 41 245 76 462 7 043 42 246 77 464 8 047 43 251 78 465 9 051 44 252 79 466 10 053 45 255 80 503 11 054 46 261 81 506 12 065 47 26...

Page 30: ...662 26 145 61 356 96 664 27 152 62 364 97 703 28 155 63 365 98 712 29 156 64 371 99 723 30 162 65 411 100 do0 731 31 165 66 412 101 do1 732 32 172 67 413 102 do2 734 33 174 68 423 103 do3 743 34 205 6...

Page 31: ...bove or would like to purchase replacement parts or accessories please call our Customer Support Team Our dedicated local support team are more likely to be able to help you than the retailer where yo...

Page 32: ...estricted or modified Oricom limits the remedies available to extent permitted in the relevant legislation The Express Warranty Period will be 3 years excluding battery cells and rechargeable battery...

Page 33: ...ill 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 connection with a 1 Failure by you to adhe...

Page 34: ...r 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 following A completed Return Authorisation form A copy...

Page 35: ...bers 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 be aware that goods presented for repair may be...

Page 36: ...support oricom com au Phone 1300 889 785 or 02 4574 8888 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm AEST Web www oricom com au Fax 02 4574 8898 Contact Details for Oricom Support and Express Warranty Claims in New...

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