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Page 2: ...operly operate this radio transmitter to insure safe operation Do not use the radio with a damaged antenna If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin a minor burn may occur Please contact your local dealer for a replacement antenna if needed Ƶ Ƶ Hand Held Operation Held to Face This device was evaluated for typical hand held held to face operations with a 1 inch spacing from the front o...

Page 3: ...sly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERIES Ƶ Charging Prohibitions To protect you against any property loss bodily injury or even death be sure to observe the following safety instructions 1 Do not charge or replace your battery in a location where fuels chemicals explosive atmospheres and other flammable or exp...

Page 4: ...r a long time or place it close to other heating sources 7 Do not squeeze penetrate the battery or remove its case Ƶ Transportation Instructions 1 Damaged batteries must not be transported 2 To avoid short circuiting separate the battery from the metal bars or from each other if two or more batteries are transported in one packaging 3 If the battery is not attached the radio should be powered off ...

Page 5: ...evices and warp or melt certain plastics Do not store the radio in dusty or dirty areas Keep the radio dry Rainwater or dampness will corrode electronic circuits If it appears that the radio has a peculiar smell or emits smoke please shut off its power immediately and remove the charger or battery from the radio Do not transmit without an antenna attached To clean the radio use a soft damp cloth D...

Page 6: ...d Order FCC 96 326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U S and international standards bodies The design of the radio complies with the FCC guidelines and these international standards Never allow children to operate the r...

Page 7: ...codes research Busy channel lockout function BCL Voice Operated Switch Voice Operated Exchange VOX High low power selection Frequency step 2 5 5 6 25 10 12 5 25KHz Squelch adjustable in 9 levels VOICE Vocal indication of the function selected Keypad lock Low battery voice indicator Battery Saver LED Flashlight Supports USB Type C charging Li Ion 1500mAh battery pack 2 Pin Kenwood accessory jack Up...

Page 8: ...struction to line of sight Optimum Conditions are Over water Open rural areas without obstructions Flat areas where you can see the other person To ensure you get maximum range Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries low batteries will cause low power conditions Be sure to set your radio to use high power Note Channels 8 through 14 are only permitted to be used using the low power setting ...

Page 9: ...8 MAIN CONTROLS AND PARTS OF THE RADIO ...

Page 10: ...5 A Channel Number 1 22 or menu number 1 17 14 The last two digits of RX TX frequency 4 5 digits after the decimal point 6 A Channel Arrow Pointer 15 Frequency Channel Alias Display Area 7 B Channel Number 1 22 16 The last two digits of RX TX frequency 4 5 digits after the decimal point 8 B Channel Arrow Pointer 17 Transmit Power Indicator half grid for low power full grid for high power 9 Low Pow...

Page 11: ...t 2 The LED will illuminate red while charging and will illuminate green when fully charged Note Use only the supplied battery and AC adapter or approved accessories from BTECH Charge time may vary depending on the remaining battery life at the start of charge The battery must be installed for the unit to operate even if the unit is also connected to external power If battery power is low you cann...

Page 12: ...ob counterclockwise Do not hold the radio close to your ear If the volume is set to an uncomfortable level it could hurt your ear Choosing a Channel Your radio has 22 FRS channels and 260 privacy codes you can use to talk to others In order to speak to someone both your radios must be set to the same channel and privacy code Press c to move up one channel at a time Press d to move down one channel...

Page 13: ...hannel You can hear all channel activity by holding the MONI button to open the squelch and hear all traffic Talking and Listening All radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Privacy Code in order to communicate 1 Hold your radio 2 3 cm from your mouth 2 Press and hold the PTT key while speaking The Transmit TX icon appears on the display 3 Release the PTT key You can now receive ...

Page 14: ...S A1 can scan to find the matching tone from another radio if you do not know the tone being used First select the same FRS channel from the other radio to match the FRS A1 The green light will illuminate on the FRS A1 if the channel is active and correct To find the matching tone go to Menu 01 RXCODE and enter the submenu by pressing the MENU key Transmit on the other radio with the unknown tone ...

Page 15: ... key will open the squelch and will hear all traffic no matter what privacy tones you have enabled Keypad lock This function locks the keypad to prevent accidental pressing of the controls To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting press the key for 2 seconds The icon will appear on the display PTT LAMP MONITOR and FM Radio keys will still be active Repeat the same procedure to unlock the ke...

Page 16: ...her Radio you are not able to receive FRS communications 1 To turn on the Weather Radio Broadcast mode the WX key appears 2 Press c d to select the desired weather channel 3 To exit the Weather Radio Broadcast mode press WX disappears NOTE There are 7 NOAA channel frequencies available and these frequencies are the 7 NOAA nationwide broadcasts You will need to pick the channel with the strongest r...

Page 17: ...50Hz 1750Hz Tone Burst To send out a tone burst you simultaneously press the designated key while holding down the PTT key No further configuration is required to use this feature The following configurations will transmit accordingly PTT FM Transmits 1450Hz Tone Burst PTT MONI Transmits 1750Hz Tone Burst PTT Transmits 2100Hz Tone Burst If you have the keypad lock enabled on your radio you can sti...

Page 18: ...n to select that menu item 4 Use the c and d keys to select the desired parameter 5 When you ve selected the parameter you want to set for a given menu item a Press MENU to confirm your selection and it will save your setting and bring you back to the main menu b Press WX to cancel your changes and it will reset that menu item and bring you out of the menu entirely 6 To exit the menu at any time p...

Page 19: ...s OFF press c key to select CTCSS with priority When the display is OFF press d key to select DCS with priority 2 TXCODE Transmitter Privacy Codes OFF 67 0 D754N The Privacy Codes is off and the display is OFF When the display is OFF press c key to select CTCSS with priority When the display is OFF press d key to select DCS with priority 3 SQL Squelch Level 0 9 Levels 0 Lowest 9 Highest ...

Page 20: ...n off VOX function 1 Lowest Sensitivity 5 Highest Sensitivity 7 TXP Transmit Power HIGH high power transmission LOW low power transmission When set to low power the screen will display the L icon 8 TDR Dual Watch Operation OFF ON Monitor A and B at the same time Activate the dual watch and the screen will display the S icon ...

Page 21: ...smission time to a programmed value This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT switch it can prevent interference to other users as well as battery depletion 12 BCLO Busy Channel Lock out OFF ON Disables the PTT key on a channel that is already in use The transceiver will make a beep tone and will not transmit i...

Page 22: ... turn off voice prompts ON turn on voice prompts 15 CH DIS Channel Display Mode CH NUM Displays the channel number NAME Displays the channel name FREQ Displays programmed frequency 16 CHNAME Channel Name Choose A B CˉX Y Z letters and 0 9 numbers a total of 6 digits 17 RESET Restore defaults Resets the radio to factory defaults ...

Page 23: ...d press c d key to enter the MENU 01 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the RXCODE menu 3 Press the c dkey to select the privacy code and the selection range is OFF 67 0 754N Note The default state of the privacy code is off and the display is OFF When the display is OFF press the c key to select CTCSS with priority range 67 254 1Hz 50 groups in total when the display is OFF press the d key to se...

Page 24: ...d press the c d key to enter the MENU 02 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the TXCODE menu 3 Press the c d key to select the privacy code and choose a selection range of OFF or 67 0 754N Note The default state of the privacy code is off and the display is OFF When the display is OFF press the c key to select CTCSS with priority range 67 254 1Hz 50 groups in total when the display is OFF press th...

Page 25: ...owering your squelch threshold your radio range may increase by hearing weaker signals but you may also be subject to hearing more interference In general you set your squelch to the lowest number possible that prevents hearing outside interference You increase your squelch to a higher number if you begin hearing too much interference NOTE This transceiver has 10 0 9 available levels 0 means that ...

Page 26: ...follows 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu and press the c d key to enter the MENU 04 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the LIGHT menu 3 Press the c d key to select the LCD backlight switch and the selection range to ON OFF KEY Note ON backlight will be always on OFF backlight will be always off KEY touch key will automatically activate the backlight Without any key operation the backli...

Page 27: ...o confirm your selections 5 Press the W WX key to cancel your selections 6 Press the PTT key to exit the menu mode VOX VOX MENU 06 Your radio has 5 VOX level settings OFF 1 5 This function allows for hands free conversations just speak in the direction of the microphone and the communication will be automatically activated Note That while the VOX setting is turned ON you cannot use the TDR setting...

Page 28: ... key to cancel your selections 6 Press the PTT key to exit the menu mode High Low Power Selection PWR MENU 07 High power is used for transmission in a long distance or complex environment and low power is used for transmission in close range or open terrain If you need to change the transmit power follow these steps 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu and press the c d key to enter the MEN...

Page 29: ... is ON the VOX cannot be turned on as well If you attempt to set the VOX while the TDR setting is ON it will automatically override the VOX back to 0 The steps for setting the dual frequency waiting function are as follows 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu press the c d key to enter the MENU 08 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the TDR menu 3 Press the c d key to select the dual watch ...

Page 30: ...te ADD adds the current channel to the scan list to turn on the current channel scan function DELETE deletes the current channel from the scan list to turn off the scan function of the current channel 4 Press the MENU key to confirm your selections 5 Press the W WX key to cancel your selections 6 Press the PTT key to exit the menu mode Power Save SAVE MENU 10 To save battery power this function ca...

Page 31: ...smissions if the radio has been used beyond the maximum time permitted Once maximum time is reached the radio will be forced in reception mode The transmission time can be set in 6 levels with 30 seconds each between 30 and 180 seconds To set a TOT level 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu press the c d key to enter the MENU 11 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the TOT menu 3 Press the c...

Page 32: ...ey to confirm your selections 5 Press the W WX key to cancel your selections 6 Press the PTT key to exit the menu mode Call Tone Select RING MENU 13 This setting will allow you to transmit a unique call tone alert to identify your radio when you transmit messages You can select from one of ten different call tone signals To set a call tone 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu press the c d ...

Page 33: ...peration you can choose to switch voice function The setting steps are as follows 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu press the c d key to enter the MENU 14 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the VOICE menu 3 Press the c d to select the switch and the selection range to either ON OFF Note OFF turns off the voice prompt function ON turns on the voice prompt function After turning off the v...

Page 34: ...5 LCD should display as 2 Press the MENU key again to enter the CH DIS menu 3 Press the c d key to select FREQ CH NUM NAME Note Note FREQ displays channel working frequency CH NUM displays channel number NAME displays channel alias After turning off the voice prompt function there will be a beep prompt when you select a channel or menu setting 4 Press the MENU key to confirm your selections 5 Pres...

Page 35: ... CHNAME menu the first digit of the current alias flashes to remind you to edit it 3 Press the c d key to select A B C X Y Z letters and 0 9 numbers Press the MENU key to confirm 4 The second digit flashes to indicate that editing is allowed Press the key to select A B C X Y Z letters and 0 9 numbers Note Press UP key to jump forward in sequence Press the DOWN key to jump in reverse order 5 Press ...

Page 36: ... A1 radio has a reset function To reset the radio proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU key to enter the main menu press the c d key to enter the MENU 17 The screen should show RESET 2 Press the MENU key to confirm and the radio will reset the parameters ...

Page 37: ...n voices or noise You may be interrupted by radios using the same frequency Change the frequency or adjust the squelch level The radio in analog mode maybe set with no signaling Request your dealer to set signaling for the current channel to avoid interference You are unable to hear anyone because of too much noise and hiss You may be too far away from other members Move towards other members You ...

Page 38: ...nce 50ohm Transmitter Part RF Output Power FRS 2W 0 5W FM Modulation 11K0F3E 12 5KHz Adjacent Channel Power 60dB 12 5 KHz Transmission current İ1200mA Receiver Part Receive Sensitivity 0 25μV 12dB SINAD Adjacent Channel Selectivity 55dB 12 5KHz Inter Modulation and Rejection 55dB 12 5KHz Conducted Spurious Emission 57dB 12 5KHz Rated Audio Power Output 0 5W 8ohms Receive current 350mA Rated Audio ...

Page 39: ...H Freq 1 462 5625 12 467 6625 2 462 5875 13 467 6875 3 462 6125 14 467 7125 4 462 6375 15 462 5500 5 462 6625 16 462 5750 6 462 6875 17 462 6000 7 462 7125 18 462 6250 8 467 5625 19 462 6500 9 467 5875 20 462 6750 10 467 6125 21 462 7000 11 467 6375 22 462 7250 ...

Page 40: ...8 85 4 9 88 5 10 91 5 11 94 8 12 97 4 13 100 14 103 5 15 107 2 16 110 9 17 114 8 18 118 8 19 123 0 20 127 3 21 131 8 22 136 5 23 141 3 24 146 2 25 151 4 26 156 7 27 159 8 28 162 2 29 165 5 30 167 9 31 171 3 32 173 8 33 177 3 34 179 9 35 183 5 36 186 2 37 189 9 38 192 8 39 196 6 40 199 5 41 203 5 42 206 5 43 210 7 44 218 1 45 225 7 46 229 1 47 233 6 48 241 8 49 250 3 50 254 1 ...

Page 41: ...D172N 33 D174N 34 D205N 35 D212N 36 D223N 37 D225N 38 D226N 39 D243N 40 D244N 41 D245N 42 D246N 43 D251N 44 D252N 45 D255N 46 D261N 47 D263N 48 D265N 49 D266N 50 D271N 51 D274N 52 D306N 53 D311N 54 D315N 55 D325N 56 D331N 57 D332N 58 D343N 59 D346N 60 D351N 61 D356N 62 D364N 63 D365N 64 D371N 65 D411N 66 D412N 67 D413N 68 D423N 69 D431N 70 D432N 71 D445N 72 D446N 73 D452N 74 D454N 75 D455N 76 D462...

Page 42: ...D226I 144 D243I 145 D244I 146 D245I 147 D246I 148 D251I 149 D252I 150 D255I 151 D261I 152 D263I 153 D265I 154 D266I 155 D271I 156 D274I 157 D306I 158 D311I 159 D315I 160 D325I 161 D331I 162 D332I 163 D343I 164 D346I 165 D351I 166 D356I 167 D364I 168 D365I 169 D371I 170 D411I 171 D412I 172 D413I 173 D423I 174 D431I 175 D432I 176 D445I 177 D446I 178 D452I 179 D454I 180 D455I 181 D462I 182 D464I 183 ...

Page 43: ...nt off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device co...

Page 44: ...the user of those services Replacement of any transmitter component crystal semiconductor etc not authorized by the FCC equipment authorization for this radio could violate FCC rules Note Use of this radio outside the country where it was intended to be distributed is subject to government regulations and may be prohibited Important Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party ...

Page 45: ...nd completeness of this manual but no 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 modified translated or distributed in any manner without the prior written consent of the Company ...

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