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Communications Systems

RDR26x0 Series Professional

Digital Two-Way Radios

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

For Sales, Warranty and Customer Support please contact:

Discount Two-Way Radio Corporation – Worldwide Distributor

555 W. Victoria Street 

Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220

Phone: 310-224-5100 / Fax: 310-224-5101

www.discounttwo-wayradio.com

Checking the Firmware Version (RDR2650/RDR2680)

Display the firmware version on your radio.

1.  Press [

] to access the menu.

2.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Utilities and press [ ] to select.

3.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Radio Info and press [ ] to select.

4.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Firmware Ver. and press [ ] 

button.

5.  The display shows the current Firmware version.

Checking the Codeplug Version (RDR2650/RDR2680)

Display the codeplug version on your radio.

1.  Press [

] to access the menu.

2.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Utilities and press [ ] to select.

3.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Radio Info and press [ ] to select.

4.  Press [

or

] to navigate to CP Ver. and press [ ] button.

5.  The display shows the current Codeplug version.

Accessing General Radio Information (RDR2650/RDR2680)

Your radio contains information on the following:

•  Radio ID

•  Software version

•  Codeplug Version

Note:

 Press [

] at any time to return to the previous screen.

Checking the Radio ID (RDR2650/RDR2680)

1.  Press [

] to access the menu.

2.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Utilities and press [ ] to select.

3.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Radio Info and press [ ] to select.

4.  Press [

or

] to navigate to My Number and press [ ] button.

5.  The display shows radio ID and alias.

Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off (RDR2650/RDR2680)

You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed.

1.  Press [

] to access the menu.

2.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Utilities and press [ ] to select.

3.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Radio Settings and press [ ] to 

select.

4.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Intro Screen and press [ ] to 

select.

5.  If The display shows Turn On press [ ] 

to enable the Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro 

Screen On. If the display shows Turn Off press [ ] to disable the 

Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro Screen Off.

Turning the LED Indicator On or Off (RDR2650/RDR2680)

You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed.

1.  Press [

] to access the menu.

2.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Utilities and press [ ] to select.

3.  Press [

or

] to navigate to Radio Settings and press [ ] to 

select.

4.  Press [

or

] to navigate to LED Indicator and press [ ] 

button.

5.  If the display shows Turn On. Press [ ] to enable the LED Indicator 

and the display shows All LEDs On. If the display shows Turn Off 

press [ ] to disable the LED Indicator and the display shows All 

LEDs Off.

Note:

 The display backlight, buttons and keypad backlight are 

automatically turned off if the LED indicator is disabled.

CARE AND CLEANING

•  Do not directly handle the radio by its antenna or external 

microphone.

•  Do not place the radio in a dusty or dirty environment.
•  Clean the radio with a lint-free cloth moistened with clean water 

and/or a mild dishwashing liquid to remove dirt, grease and dust. 

•  Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives, solvent or spirits.

Symptom

Solution

Radio will not power on

a.  The battery needs charging. Recharge the battery or replace it with a fresh one.

b.  The battery is not properly installed. Remove the battery and reattach it.

The operating time is noticeably shorter 

than normal even though the battery is 

properly charged.

a. 

The battery has worn out; it is time to buy a new battery.

b. 

The battery is not fully charged. Make sure that the battery is removed after LED 

indicator has turned green.

Cannot talk to or hear transmissions from 

your group members

a.  Make sure that your radio operates on the same channel and / or has the same 

CTCSS/CDCSS settings as your group members.

b.  Make sure you are within their communication range.

Radio is on, but you cannot hear voice trans-

missions or they are not very loud

a.  Turn the volume control knob to its maximum volume. 

b.  Return the radio to your dealer to check for microphone damage.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Summary of Contents for RDR260 Series

Page 1: ...up Individual Call with One Touch Access Button 7 Emergency Operation 7 Initiating Responding to Emergency Alarm 7 Exiting Emergency Mode 7 Advanced Features 7 Radio Check RDR2650 RDR2680 7 Sending a Radio Check 7 Remote Monitor 8 Initiating Remote Monitor 8 Contacts Setting RDR2650 RDR2680 8 Making a Group Call from Contacts 8 Making an Individual Call from Contacts 8 Call Log Feature Accessing t...

Page 2: ... Battery 1800 mAh CH2601 Desktop Rapid Charger PS2601 Power Supply BC2600 Belt Clip Antenna ANH3500U W UHF models ANH3500V W VHF models RDR2620 Handheld Radio RDR2680 Handheld Radio RDR2650 Handheld Radio RCA RDR26x0 Series Overview 1 Antenna 7 Microphone 13 Side Button 2 Programmable 2 Top Button Programmable 8 Display RDR2650 RDR2680 14 Side Button 3 Programmable 3 Channel Knob 9 Limited Keypad ...

Page 3: ...ger s LED illuminates red it is an indication that the battery is being correctly charged When the LED illuminates green the battery charge is complete Note Charge a new battery 12 to 14 hours before initial use for best performance Maximum battery capacity is normally achieved after two or three full charge discharge cycles Caution To reduce the risk of injury use only batteries specified by RCA ...

Page 4: ...ncryption on or off VOX On Off Toggles Voice Activated Function on or off Lone Worker On Off Toggles Lone Worker feature On or Off on per channel basis Zone Toggle Only RDR2680 Toggles between Channel Zone 1 and Channel Zone 2 Battery Indicator Only RDR2650 RDR2680 Indicates battery charge level low medium or high Push To Talk PTT Button The PTT button on the side of the radio has two main functio...

Page 5: ...RDR2650 RDR2680 Call Icons RDR2650 RDR2680 Sent Item Icons RDR2650 RDR2680 LED Indicator Entire RDR26x0 Series Audio Tones Entire RDR26x0 Series Display Icons The LCD display shows radio status text entries and menu entries The following are icons that appear on the radio s display Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength and is only...

Page 6: ...idual Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio There are two types of Individual Calls The first type is when a radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call while the other sets up the call immediately When you receive a Private Call 1 The LED blinks green 2 The first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID and the RSSI icon ...

Page 7: ...t setting Disabled Radio cannot transmit alarm signal but can receive alarm from other radios Each alarm has the following types Regular Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio and or visual indicators Silent Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators There will be no response call from the target radio until you press the PTT button to initiate the call Silent ...

Page 8: ...on 5 Release the PTT button to listen when any user in the group responds the LED blinks green You see Group Call icon the group ID and that user s ID on your display 6 If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time the call ends Note If Talk Permit function is enabled wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish and then speak clearly into the microphone Making an Individual Call from C...

Page 9: ...end and press or to the required alias or ID and press to send the message or press or to Manual Dial press button input subscriber ID and press button 8 The display shows Text Message Subscriber Group Alias or ID confirming your message is being sent 9 If the message is sent successfully a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent OR if the message cannot be sent a high tone sounds and the d...

Page 10: ...0 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press or to navigate to Messages and press to select 3 Press or to navigate to Sent Items and press to select 4 Press or to navigate to the desired message and press button You can select one of the following options while viewing a sent text message Resend Forward Edit Delete To perform any of the function press again while viewing the message To perform any of the ...

Page 11: ...ED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and blinks green rapidly when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacy enabled transmission You can preprogram 16 groups privacy encryption keys by software press programmed Privacy button to Turn On or Turn Off Privacy You can also turn on and off the Privacy through the Menu of the radio RDR2650 RDR2680 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press ...

Page 12: ... lights up red 2 Release PTT button to listen Note If you do not respond within the hang time period the radio continues scanning other channels groups Scan Instructions and Methods When a scan is initiated your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity The LED blinks red and you see the Scan icon on the display RDR2650 RDR2680 There are two w...

Page 13: ...press to select 4 Press or to navigate to VOX and press to select 5 If the display shows VOX On Press to enable VOX display shows VOX On If the display shows VOX Off Press to disable VOX and display shows VOX Off Controlling the Display Backlight RDR2650 RDR2680 You can enable or disable the radio s display backlight as needed The setting also affects the Menu navigation buttons and keypad backlig...

Page 14: ...hows Turn On press to enable the Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro Screen On If the display shows Turn Off press to disable the Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro Screen Off Turning the LED Indicator On or Off RDR2650 RDR2680 You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press or to navigate to Utilities and press to select 3 Press o...

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