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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must except any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

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Page 1: ...5 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must except any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ...

Page 2: ...levels for exposure to humans FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97 01 Supplement C Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields American National Standards Institute C95 1 1992 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 1992 ...

Page 3: ... metallic component in the assembly and that provide at least 1 5 cm separation between the device including its antenna and the user s body To provide the recipients of your transmission the best sound quality hold the antenna at least 5 cm 2 inches from mouth and slightly off to one side The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or her aware of RF exp...

Page 4: ...est if the microphone is 2 to 4 in 5 to 10 cm away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical RF CAUTION NEVER operate the transceiver with a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels RF CAUTION NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with tempera...

Page 5: ...Operations 17 Programmable Auxiliary Functions 19 Functions and Settings 20 CTCSS CDCSS 20 Battery Save 20 Power Adjust 20 Time out Timer TOT 21 Battery Strength Indicator 21 Monitor Squelch Off 21 Scan 22 Busy Channel Lockout BCL 24 Low Battery Alert 24 Voice Operated Transmit VOX 24 Troubleshooting 26 Care and Cleaning 27 Optional Accessory 28 Channel Frequency Table 30 CTCSS Table 38 30 CDCSS T...

Page 6: ...nvironments such as construction sites because all TC 980 radios are approved to dust water protection Class IP66 and endowed with large speaker This easy to use radio will deliver you secure instant and reliable communications at peak efficiency Please read this manual carefully before use The information presented herein will help you to derive maximum performance from your radio MODELS COVERED ...

Page 7: ...ctrical blasting caps In a blasting area or in areas such as hospital site posted Turn off two way radio when taking an airplane please obey the turn off two way radio instruction of aircrew staff as well For vehicles with an air bag do not place a radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area Air bags inflate with great force If a radio is placed in the air bag deployment ar...

Page 8: ...Channel Spacing KHz Wide 25 KHz Narrow 12 5KHz Operating Voltage V 7 5V DC Antenna Impedance Ω 50Ω VOX Level Adjustable 5 levels Operating Temperature 20 50 Reliability Meets GB T15844 1995 Standard RF Power Output W Hi 4 5 5W Lo 2 0 0 3W Reference Sensitivity dBm Wide 119dBm Narrow 118dBm Maximum Audio Power Output W More than 1 2W ...

Page 9: ... received report any missing or damaged items to your dealer Item Qty PCS Antenna 1 Belt Clip 1 Strap 1 Battery 1 Charger 1 Adapter 1 Owner s Manual 1 Note 1 Frequency band is marked on the label of antenna if not identify the frequency band according to the color circle red indicates UHF green indicates VHF Please refer to the label on the radio unit for detailed frequency band information 2 The ...

Page 10: ...TC 980 Owner s Manual 6 Li ion Battery 1200mAh MCU Charger Switching Power different P N for different countries and areas Belt clip Strap Antenna ...

Page 11: ... programmable 4 Speaker 5 Microphone 6 Antenna 7 LED Indicator 8 Channel Selector Knob 9 Radio On Off Volume Control Knob 10 Battery Latch 11 Accessory Jack 12 Accessory cover 13 Belt Clip 14 Battery 15 Screw 16 Electrode Piece PTT Push to Talk Key Press and hold down the PTT key to transmit release it to receive ...

Page 12: ...he radio is turned on the power up alert tone is heard When the current channel is a blank channel the radio sounds Beep tone continuously Low battery alert LED flashes red and a low pitched tone sounds at intervals of 10 seconds Transmitting LED glows red when transmitting When TOT timer expires the radio sounds Beep tone continuously TOT pre alert a Beep is heard Receiving LED glows green when c...

Page 13: ... knob clockwise to increase the volume or counter clockwise to decrease the volume Battery latch used to remove the battery Accessory Jack The jack is used to connect speaker microphone external PTT earpiece programming cable and cloning cable Battery Information Safety Precautions The optional battery is shipped uncharged from the factory Please charge a new battery or battery that has not been u...

Page 14: ...prior to charge All batteries can cause property damage and or bodily injury such as burns if conductive materials such as jewelry keys or beaded chains touch exposed terminals The conductive material may complete an electrical circuit short circuit and become quite hot Exercise care in handling any charged battery particularly when placing it inside a pocket purse or other container with metal ob...

Page 15: ...e charging process initiates when the red LED lights 5 The greed LED lights about 3 hours later indicating the battery is fully charged Then remove the radio with the battery attached or the battery alone from the charger Note a It is normal that the LED flashes before placing the battery into the charger b Do not place another battery into the charger until the charger LED is stabilized c After t...

Page 16: ...please prepare in advance to avoid potential inconvenience Assembly and Disassembly Attaching the Battery 1 Hold the battery and make it close to the top of aluminum chassis see figure 1 Note insert the tab on the top of battery into the top of battery slot Figure 1 2 Lightly press the bottom of the battery until a click is heard By then the battery latch locks with the main unit and assembly is f...

Page 17: ...tail turn up Lift the battery latch in the direction of the arrow See figure 3 Figure 3 2 When the bottom of battery is turned up release the battery latch and take out from the battery slot see figure 4 below Note when battery is turned up the angle between battery and main unit can not be too large to cause serious abrasion of the tab in the top of battery ...

Page 18: ...enna to the big screw thread hole on the top of main unit 2 Turn the antenna clockwise until it is screwed down shown as figure 5 Figure 5 Removing the Antenna When disassembling antenna turn the antenna counter clockwise until it is loosen and screwed out shown as figure 6 ...

Page 19: ...lt clip to the main unit make sure the screw holes of belt clip and of aluminum chassis is aligned clockwise screw down the belt clip See figure 7 below Figure 7 Removing the Belt Clip Turn the screwdriver counter clockwise to loosen the screw Please refer to the operations for attaching the belt clip See figure 8 below ...

Page 20: ...Manual 16 Figure 8 Attaching the Earpiece Microphone 1 Open not remove the accessory cover shown as figure 9 Figure 9 2 Plug the audio accessory firmly into the accessory jack then secure the screw shown as figure 10 ...

Page 21: ... may affect the waterproof performance of the radio General Radio Operations Note See Glossary for definitions of relevant words Turn the Radio On Off Turn the radio on off volume control knob clockwise to turn on the radio then radio sounds an alert tone Turn the radio on off volume control knob counter clockwise to turn off the radio See figure 1 below Figure 1 ...

Page 22: ... control knob clockwise counter clockwise to increase decrease the volume See Glossary for definition of Squelch Figure 2 Select a Channel Turn the channel selector knob to select a channel See figure 3 below Figure 3 Transmitting To transmit press and hold down PTT key and talk to microphone to speak ensure the radio is 2 5 to 5 centimeters away from your lips ...

Page 23: ...nctions Your dealer may program the TK SK1 SK2 long or short press keys with one of the following auxiliary functions respectively See Functions and Settings for the detailed description z None z Power Adjust z Battery Power Indicator z Squelch Off See Glossary for definitioins of Steady and Squelch Off z Squelch Off Momentary z Monitor z Monitor Momentary See Glossary for definitioins of Momentar...

Page 24: ...y set CTCSS CDCSS for some channels This feature does not mean that your conversation will not be heard by others Radios that set with the same CTCSS CDCSS or no CTCSS CDCSS can receive from you Battery Save This feature can be enabled by your dealer The Battery Save feature is automatically activated once no activity on the channel and no operation performed no key press and no knob selection for...

Page 25: ...LED batter gauge which emits different indications representing battery strength levels until the key is released Battery Strength LED Indication 70 100 Green 50 70 Orange 30 50 Red 10 30 LED is unlit when the programmed key is pressed while flashes red while the radio is operating Less than 10 LED is unlit when the programmed key is pressed While the radio standby LED flashes red and a low pitche...

Page 26: ...r condition must be satisfied for the radio to unmute to an incoming call regardless of CTCSS CDCSS condition Holds down the function key to enter Monitor Momentary mode and release it to exit Scan Press the programmed Scan key to initiate scanning ascending through the channel numbers in scan list Green LED flashes during the scan process and solidly glows when activity is detected on a channel a...

Page 27: ...f You can enter scan mode through the following two methods 1 Key operation Press the programmed Scan key to enter scan mode provided that there re no less than 2 members in the scan list 2 Auto When Auto Scan is enabled for a channel the radio shall automatically enter scan mode when it is switched to the channel You can exit scan mode through the following three methods ...

Page 28: ...eck with your dealer for details When scanning remains on a non priority channel the radio continues to monitor activities on the priority channel and jumps to the priority channel if activity is detected Busy Channel Lockout BCL Avoid interference with the users using the same channel by preventing transmission if another talk group is already on the air The radio will generate a continuous tone ...

Page 29: ...ece microphone and your voice will be transmitted When transmitting with VOX accessories you may here your own voice from the VOX earpiece slightly Press the PTT of your radio to disable the VOX feature Turn the radio off on again or plug the earpiece into the accessory jack again to restore the VOX feature Note No matter whether the VOX feature is enabled if you select the PTT VOX switch on the e...

Page 30: ...e sure that the battery is removed after LED indicator has indicated green Cannot talk to or hear group members a Confirm radios have the same channel and CTCSS CDCSS settings b Make sure you are within their communication range Hear non group members a Please change your CTCSS CDCSS settings and so as your group members No voice or low voice while transmitting a Whether the volume switch knob is ...

Page 31: ...t place the repeater in a dusty or dirty environment z Clean the radio with a lint free cloth to remove dirt or grease to avoid poor contact due to excessive dust z Clean the radio using a lint free cloth moistened with clean water and a mild dishwashing liquid z Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives solvents or spirits ...

Page 32: ...one SM08M3 Receive only Earpiece for use with remote speaker microphone ESS07 Receive only Earpiece with Transparent Acoustic Tube for use with remote speaker microphone ESS08 Earbud with in Line PTT VOX ESM11 Earpiece with on MIC PTT VOX Transparent Acoustic Tube EAM12 D earset with in Line Microphone PTT VOX EHM15 D earset with Boom Microphone in Line PTT VOX EHM16 Light weight Single Muff Heads...

Page 33: ...ancelling VOX Headset ECM13 Behind the head heavy weight high quality noise cancelling VOX headset with screw ECM14 Leather Carrying Case LCBN56 Transparent Waterproof Bag LCBY03 Chest Pack LCBN13 Programming Cable COM port PC19 Programming Cable USB port PC26 Universal Programming kit PC08 Cloning Cable CP05 ...

Page 34: ...hannel Tx Frequency MHz Tx CTCSS CDCSS Rx Frequency MHz Rx CTCSS CDCSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CTCSS Table 38 No Frequency Hz No Frequency Hz 1 67 0 20 131 8 2 71 9 21 136 5 3 74 4 22 141 3 4 77 0 23 146 2 5 79 7 24 151 4 6 82 5 25 156 7 7 85 4 26 162 2 ...

Page 35: ...9 34 218 1 16 114 8 35 225 7 17 118 8 36 233 6 18 123 0 37 241 8 19 127 3 38 250 3 CDCSS Table 83 No CDCSS No CDCSS 39 023 82 331 40 025 83 343 41 026 84 346 42 031 85 351 43 032 86 364 44 043 87 365 45 047 88 371 46 051 89 411 47 054 90 412 48 065 91 413 49 071 92 423 50 072 93 431 51 073 94 432 52 074 95 445 53 114 96 464 54 115 97 465 55 116 98 466 ...

Page 36: ... 546 61 152 104 565 62 155 105 606 63 156 106 612 64 162 107 624 65 165 108 627 66 172 109 631 67 174 110 632 68 205 111 654 69 223 112 662 70 226 113 664 71 243 114 703 72 244 115 712 73 245 116 723 74 251 117 731 75 261 118 732 76 263 119 734 77 265 120 743 78 271 121 754 79 306 80 311 81 315 ...

Page 37: ... performed the radio shall be on and off alternately Time out Timer TOT The time out timer feature stops someone from talking too long and tying up the channel Squelch The purpose of squelch is to mute audio output from the speaker when no signals are present Open the squelch to unmute radio speaker Squelch Off Always unmute speaker to receive audio as well as background noise Monitor Carrier cond...

Page 38: ...ompleteness of this manual but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given All the above specifications and design are subject to change without notice due to continuous development No part of this manual may be copied reproduced translated stored in a retrieval system distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written pe...

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