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Amateur

 

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UV-16  SERIES   

USER’S  MANUAL   

Summary of Contents for UV-16 Series

Page 1: ...Amateur Radio UV 16 SERIES USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...When programming the radio start by reading the factory software data and then rewrite this data with your frequency etc to a new saved code plug otherwise errors may occur You can use the programming...

Page 3: ...st selection Chapter3 Installation of Accessories 6 7 Keypad lock 3 1 Installing Removing the Antenna 6 9 1000Hz 1450Hz 1750Hz Tone burst 3 2 Installing the belt clip 6 10 Manual Programming Channels...

Page 4: ...allation This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communications However...

Page 5: ...mode requires the operator to have a valid Amateur Radio License from their respective Countries Amateur Radio Licensing Authority for the Frequencies and Transmitter Power levels that this Radio tra...

Page 6: ...radio unit at least 2 5cm away from the face Keeping the radio at the proper distance is important as RF exposure decreases with distance from the antenna The antenna should be kept away from the face...

Page 7: ...an air bag do not place the product in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area 5 Keep the product and its accessories out of reach of children and pets 6 Please operate the product...

Page 8: ...off to ensure a full charge 4 Do not remove the battery or unplug the power cord during charging to ensure a smooth charging process 5 Do not dispose of the battery in fire 6 Do not expose the batter...

Page 9: ...ency function LCD display with backlight adjustable in 3 colors FM radio receiver 76 108MHz VOX Scan Dual Watch functions Channel or frequency mode selection Power Save TOT Time out timer DTMF functio...

Page 10: ...if the radio displays low battery with a voice prompt please charge the battery 2 3 Use Caution with the Li ion Battery a Do not short the battery terminals or throw the battery into a fire Never atte...

Page 11: ...terminal the battery may become damage or injure a human If the battery terminals are short circuited it will generate a lot of heat Take care when carrying and using the battery Remember to put the b...

Page 12: ...s battery from socket When charging a radio with battery the indicating lamp will not turn into green to show the fully charged status if the radio is powered on Only when the radio is switched off wi...

Page 13: ...e back of the battery there are two parallel screws mounted above the battery remove these and thread them through the holes on the belt clip as you screw them back into the battery body b Removing th...

Page 14: ...3 4 Installing the Additional Speaker Microphone Optional Pry open the rubber MIC Headset jack cover and then insert the Speaker Microphone plug into the double jack...

Page 15: ...Chapter4 Radio Overview 4 1 Buttons and controls of the radio...

Page 16: ...on 11 0 SQL quick selection of the squelch setting 12 Keypad lock Long pressure the keypad will be locked Short pressure high or low power selection L is displayed when you activate the low power 13 L...

Page 17: ...active 5 VOX function enabled 6 Appears when a positive shift is activated 7 Appears when a negative shift is enabled 8 Reverse frequency 9 Narrow bandwidth N narrow When the wide W bandwidth is acti...

Page 18: ...e battery level indicator reads the battery is depleted At this point the radio will start beeping periodically as well as flash the backlight of the display and when voice prompts are enabled a Low V...

Page 19: ...he button to turn off the FM radio FM radio frequency can be searched automatically by press SCAN key or keyboard input Long press to open the alarm function and then press this button to cancel the a...

Page 20: ...ng in broadcast FM will stop as soon as an active station is found regardless of scanner resume method To enable the scanner press and hold the SCAN key for about two seconds Zero 0 Key The radio feat...

Page 21: ...rn it too far as you may inadvertently turn your radio off 5 3 Making a call NOTE Press the A B key to switch the main channel to the other channel if there is 2 channels shown on the display Press th...

Page 22: ...sing will depend entirely on your use case 5 5 Frequency VFO mode In Frequency VFO mode you can navigate up and down the band by using the or keys Each press will increment or decrement your frequency...

Page 23: ...hannels to use Once you have channels programmed and ready you can use the or keys to navigate between channels Chapter6 Advanced Features 6 1 Frequency scanning This function can scan the frequency a...

Page 24: ...to select MENU 10 to enter scanning NOTE 2 if CTCSS has not searched the code you can search using the DCS mode 6 4 Cursor Conversion A B Directly press A B key to move the cursor up and down Then yo...

Page 25: ...g signal will automatically switch to the frequency or channel mode for normal transmitting and receiving When the signal disappears the radio will automatically switch again to FM radio mode 6 8 Flas...

Page 26: ...ncy Mode VFO Used for a temporary frequency assignment such as a test frequency or quick field programming if permitted Channel Mode MR Used for selecting preprogrammed channels Ex 1 Programming a Cha...

Page 27: ...ired TX encode tone Ex 123 CTCSS Use A B to select Upper display e Enter RX frequency Ex 436000 f MENU 2 7 MENU 1 0 MENU Enter the desired channel Ex 10 EXIT Channel has been added g V M Return to MR...

Page 28: ...all through the repeater NOTE If you re experiencing problems making a connection to the repeater check your settings and or go through the procedure again Certain Amateur Radio repeaters especially i...

Page 29: ...confirm your selection press MENU and it will save your setting and bring you back to the main menu b To cancel your changes press EXIT and it will reset that menu item and bring you out of the menu...

Page 30: ...evels level 0 opened squelch With this setting the radio will detect all signals also the weakest ones but will also receive the background noise or undesired signals levels 1 9 level 1 lowest squelch...

Page 31: ...hone sensitivity The VOX function cannot be modified in SCAN and FM radio mode 6 Wide Narrow bandwidth WN MENU No 5 This function is used to set the working bandwidth of the radio You can choose betwe...

Page 32: ...users that are tuned on the same channel and have set the same DCS code You can choose amongst OFF OFF R DCS D023N D754N Normal DCS R DCS D023I D754I Inverse DCS Note In UV 16R there are 208 groups o...

Page 33: ...to 5 digits 17 DTMFST DTMFST MENU No 16 Determines when DTMF Side Tones can be heard from the transceiver speaker 18 Signal code S CODE MENU No 17 Selects 1 of 15 DTMF codes The DTMF codes are program...

Page 34: ...ecting the radio 21 PTT ID delay PTT LT MENU No 20 In this MENU you can set the delay time 0 30ms sending the PTT ID Note select 0 in normal using 22 Channel A Display Mode MDF A MENU No 21 This funct...

Page 35: ...ENU No 25 Using this function you can set the direction of the frequency offset in rx and tx You have the following options Positive offset Negative offset OFF no offset Note you should set different...

Page 36: ...e backlight color when the radio is receiving You can choose amongst OFF backlight off BLUE PURPLE ORANGE 32 TX backlight TX LED MENU No 31 You can choose the backlight color when the radio is transmi...

Page 37: ...le in the lower VFO 145 550MHz will be displayed you can receive on both 432 5875 MHz and 145 550 MHz but can transmit on 432 5875 MHz only While if you choose option B 145 550MHz is the tx frequency...

Page 38: ...ay mode when the radio is turned on Available options FULL full frequency character is displayed MSG Model is displayed 40 Roger beep ROGER Menu No 39 When the PTT is released the radio will beep to c...

Page 39: ...far away from other members Move towards other members You hear unknown voices or noise You may be interrupted by radios using the same frequency Change the frequency or adjust the squelch level The...

Page 40: ...Rx and Scanning Limited to Canada users 144 146 430 440MHz Tx Rx Limited to EU users Memory Channel 128 Groups Operation Voltage DC 7 4 V 10 Receive Sensitivity 0 25 V 12dB SINAD Rated Audio Power Out...

Page 41: ...nsmit Power MENU 2 HIGH LOW 3 SAVE Battery Saving MENU 3 OFF 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 VOX VOX MENU 4 OFF 1 9 OFF off 1 Highest Sensitivity 9 Highest Sensitivity 5 WN Wide Narrow MENU 5 WIDE 25 0K NARR 12 5K...

Page 42: ...N D754N D023I D754I Mutes the speaker of the transceiver in the absence of a specific low level digital signal If the station you are listening to does not transmit this specific signal you will not h...

Page 43: ...grammed by software 16 DTMFST DTMFST MENU 16 OFF No DTMF Side Tones are heard DT ST Side Tones are heard only from manually keyed DTMF codes ANI ST Side Tones are heard only from automatically keyed D...

Page 44: ...te Names must be entered using software 22 MDF B Channel B Display Mode MENU 22 FREQ Displays programmed Frequency CH Displays the channel number NAME Displays the channel name Note Names must be ente...

Page 45: ...nnels 0 through 127 so that they can be accessed from MR Channel Mode 28 DEL CH Delete a memory channel MENU 28 000 127 This menu is used to delete the programmed information from the specified channe...

Page 46: ...NU 36 OFF 1 2 3 10 This function is used eliminate squelch tail noise when communicating through a repeater 37 RPT RL Delay the squelch tail of repeater MENU 37 OFF 1 2 3 10 Delay the Tail Tone of Rep...

Page 47: ...sed as household waste Electronic and Electric Equipment should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and their waste by products In EU countries please contact your local equipmen...

Page 48: ...warranty of accuracy or reliability is given All the specifications and designs are subject to change without notice due to continuous technological development No part of this manual may be copied mo...

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