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TX6600PRO

 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

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The following programmable key functions are available to be programmed into 
your radio. If so, some keys will directly cycle the available setting while others 
will allow adjustments through a menu. Please read the user manual for detailed 
operational descriptions of each of these features.

Backlight Cycle

Press the programmed 

Backlight

 key to cycle 

ON

OFF

 or 

AUT

.

 

ON

: The backlight is always On.

 

OFF

: The backlight is always Off.

 

AUT

:

 

The backlight will switch on when a key is pressed but will 

switch off automatically after 5 seconds.

Backlight Menu

1.  

Press the programmed 

Backlight Menu

 key to access the backlight 

menu.

2.  

Rotate the 

Channel

 knob or press the 

 keys to select 

ON

OFF

 

or 

AUT

.

• 

ON

: The backlight is always On.

• 

OFF

: The backlight is always Off.

• 

AUT

: The backlight will switch on when a key is pressed but will 

switch off automatically after 5 seconds.

3.  

Press the 

MENU 

F  

 key to exit or wait a few seconds for the menu to time-out.

Battery Voltage

1.  

Press the programmed 

Battery Voltage

 key to temporarily display 

the battery voltage in the area below the channel display.

2.  

Press any key to return to the normal display.

Beep Cycle

Press the programmed 

Beep

 key to cycle 

ON

OFF

 or 

ALT

.

 

ON

: The radio will beep whenever a key is pressed or when an alert is 

required.

 

OFF

: All Beeps are inhibited

 

ALT

: The radio will only beep when an alert is required. Key beeps are 

inhibited.

Содержание TX6600PRO

Страница 1: ...TX6600PRO 5 WATT IP67 UHF PRO CB HANDHELD RADIO INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...CTION 4 ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED 4 TX6600PRO 4 FEATURES 5 TRANSMIT TX 5 RECEIVE RX 5 SCANNING AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS 5 PRIVACY FUNCTIONS 6 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 6 USER CONTROLS AND INTERFACE 6 SIGNAL PROCESSI...

Страница 3: ...PRIORITY CHANNEL 17 DUAL WATCH 18 TRIPLE WATCH 18 SCAN GROUPS 19 DUPLEX 20 PRO KEY 21 PRO KEY ASSIGNMENTS 22 LOCK KEY 22 TRANSMIT POWER 23 BUSY LOCKOUT 23 TIME OUT TIMER 24 ROGER BEEP 24 MICROPHONE GA...

Страница 4: ...NETWORK SCAN MODE 39 CTCSS AND DCS 42 SELCALL 45 OVERVIEW 45 CALL MENU 46 RECEIVING A SELCALL 51 SCANNING IN QUIET MODE 54 GROUP CALLING 55 CONSERVING YOUR BATTERY POWER 56 MENU 57 PRIVATE AND RECEIVE...

Страница 5: ...A General User Radio Licence for Citizens Band radio and operation is subject to conditions contained in those licences The class licence for users and equipment operating in the CB PRS 477 MHz band...

Страница 6: ...pulation of wideband radios ages and decreases Further information and updates are available from the Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA at www acma gov au and the Ministry of Economic...

Страница 7: ...dio in front of a vehicle airbag Do not use your radio with a damaged antenna Do not attempt to modify your radio in any way Always charge your radio at normal room temperature Always switch off your...

Страница 8: ...ess protection rating for outstanding performance and years of reliable use in the harshest Australian environments multiple power saving modes Scansuite digital scanning technology and channel select...

Страница 9: ...conserve battery power Digital Signal Strength Meter Displays the incoming signal strength in digital format Silent Squelch Tail Eliminates the squelch noise burst in the receiving radio User Programm...

Страница 10: ...t dust and temporary immersion in water Removable Antenna High performance flexible antenna included Heavy duty Construction Rugged construction with Die cast Chassis Battery Pack Heavy duty 7 4V 2600...

Страница 11: ...er frequency to match that of the incoming signal This prevents your squelch from opening to unwanted interference and ensures that incoming signals remain clear and undistorted even when they are sli...

Страница 12: ...UIET PWR PWR PRO PRO DUP DUP PRI2 Set PRI2 Button User Programmable Button LCD Screen Up Down Buttons Menu Button Speaker PRI1 Set PRI1 Button Push To Talk PTT Button Microphone Lanyard Point Belt Cli...

Страница 13: ...or some time you should recharge the battery pack before use The battery pack is a sealed unit There are no user serviceable parts inside WARNING Use only GME approved battery packs and chargers Use o...

Страница 14: ...the charger slot Alternatively the battery can be removed and charged separately by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the desktop charger compartment CHARGING THE BATTERY 1 Plug the PS005 AC...

Страница 15: ...D Charging Green LED Fully charged LED Front LED Rear LED FR O N T RE AR BATTERY LOW ALERT As the battery voltage is depleted the internal segments of the battery icon will extinguish one by one When...

Страница 16: ...beep indicates a function has been switched On while a falling two tone beep indicates the function has been switched Off A falling two tone beep will also be heard when a key s function cannot be sel...

Страница 17: ...keys The selected channel will be shown on the display If Channel Announce is On the channel number will be announced TRANSMITTING Before transmitting check to see if the channel is already in use the...

Страница 18: ...s Silent or Quiet mode enabled the icon may appear but you might not hear any sound from the speaker This indicates that others are sharing the channel but their calls are not meant for you For this r...

Страница 19: ...To review them all please refer to DISPLAY OPTIONS further below SQUELCH The Squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present The TX6600PRO features a prese...

Страница 20: ...t Squelch sensitivity settings from 1 9 Squelch level 1 is the most sensitive setting It will allow the Squelch to open on very weak signals but it will also be more sensitive to unwanted signals or l...

Страница 21: ...f a key These can be used to provide instant access to your working channel your local repeater channel or any other favourite channel Priority Channels are programmed into the side keys below the PTT...

Страница 22: ...mate The radio is now watching both the selected channel and the last selected Priority Channel NOTE When Dual Watch is active you can change the selected channel at any time by rotating the Channel k...

Страница 23: ...as your newly selected channel To exit Triple Watch 1 Press the Red key Triple watch will stop and the radio will return to normal operation SCAN GROUPS The OS GS key is used to select a scan group fo...

Страница 24: ...TX6600PRO will receive on the selected channel but will transmit 30 channels higher i e if channel 1 is selected the TX6600PRO will receive on channel 1 but transmit on channel 31 See the table below...

Страница 25: ...RO KEY The PRO key is a programmable key that can be used to provide a shortcut to a user assigned function Once a function has been assigned pressing the PRO DUP key will immediately activate that fu...

Страница 26: ...y to cycle through the Power Save options HOLD the PRO DUP key to cycle through the backlight options BEEP PRESS the PRO DUP key to cycle through the BEEP options HOLD the PRO DUP key to switch Channe...

Страница 27: ...y to cycle through the transmitter power levels The radio will display 5W 1W or 100mW When 1W is selected the icon is displayed When 100mW is selected the icon is displayed 100mW 5W 1W BUSY LOCKOUT Th...

Страница 28: ...ons to a maximum of 3 minutes of continuous operation This feature is required by the ACMA to prevent accidental blocking of the frequency should your PTT key become jammed or be otherwise pressed acc...

Страница 29: ...is 0 5 When the desired setting is displayed press the MENU F key to exit the menu or wait a few seconds for the menu to time out VOICE SCRAMBLER Your TX6600PRO incorporates a simple voice scrambler u...

Страница 30: ...ls 1 40 This feature provides additional compatibility with older 40 channel radios Switching the filter Off increases the tolerance of the TX6600PRO receiver to older wideband 40 channel radios or to...

Страница 31: ...the MENU F key 4 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select ON or OFF 5 When the desired setting is displayed press the MENU F key to exit the menu or wait a few seconds for the menu to time...

Страница 32: ...backlight will switch on After 5 seconds of inactivity it will switch off again automatically to conserve power The backlight settings can be adjusted in the menu To adjust the backlight settings 1 H...

Страница 33: ...rt is required OFF All Beeps are inhibited ALT The radio will only beep when an alert is required Key beeps are inhibited 5 When the desired setting is displayed press the MENU F key to exit the menu...

Страница 34: ...logarithmic format using values from 0 9 To select a different Display option 1 Hold the MENU F key to access the menu The last selected menu item will be displayed 2 Rotate the Channel knob or press...

Страница 35: ...til MSGTXT is displayed 3 Press the key 4 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select ON or OFF When the desired option is displayed press the key to exit the menu or wait a few seconds for th...

Страница 36: ...ll remain active at all times and will draw the most amount of power from the battery Select LO to enable the Power Save function at a conservative setting The radio will sleep during periods of inact...

Страница 37: ...PCB assembly version OWNID Displays your radio s own SelCall Ident FACTORY RESET The TX6600PRO has a factory reset option that allows you to restore the radio back to its out of the box settings Activ...

Страница 38: ...ENU F key followed by the SCAN OS GS key Each press will cycle through the available groups and OPEN1 OPEN2 GROUP or NETWK will be displayed briefly as each group is selected NOTE NETWK will not appea...

Страница 39: ...is no longer in memory ii If the icon is not visible the selected channel is not in the scan memory To ADD the channel press hold the key SCANCH ON will be displayed briefly and the icon will appear t...

Страница 40: ...can be easily removed The OPEN2 scan memory is factory programmed with all the repeater channels Selecting Open Scan Briefly press MENU F then SCAN OS GS to cycle through the scan groups until OPEN1 o...

Страница 41: ...e other channels In addition if you press the PTT key at any time the radio will always transmit on the Priority Channel NOTE If there are less than two channels programmed into the Scan memory when y...

Страница 42: ...ans all the channels programmed into the Group Scan memory with the selected Priority Channel being scanned every fifth channel If a signal is heard on a scan channel the scan will pause on that chann...

Страница 43: ...scanning algorithm keeps track of clear channels within your scan group When any member of the group transmits their radio automatically selects a clear channel to transmit on Other radios scanning i...

Страница 44: ...affect the Global CTCSS DCS tone setting used for normal CTCSS DCS operation To Select Network Scan for scanning Briefly press MENU F then SCAN OS GS to cycle through the scan groups until NETWK is di...

Страница 45: ...ct a clear channel to transmit on Other radios scanning in the same Network Scan group will locate the signal identified by the group s Network Scan CTCSS DCS code and stop on the same channel allowin...

Страница 46: ...es 1 of 104 digital tones to control the Squelch Your choice of CTCSS or DCS will largely depend on which one is currently being used by other radios in your group If neither system is currently in us...

Страница 47: ...Tone 05 Selected DCS Code 103 Selected Silent Mode Once you have selected a CTCSS or DCS code you can choose to enable Silent mode on selected channels Once enabled your selected channels will remain...

Страница 48: ...ve silent mode enabled will now stay silent unless a signal containing your chosen CTCSS or DCS code is received NOTE You may activate CTCSS on any channel except the emergency channel 5 35 To deactiv...

Страница 49: ...s Ident will be displayed on your radio allowing you to call them back on your return Your TX6600PRO is factory programmed with its own unique 5 digit SelCall Ident You should make your SelCall Ident...

Страница 50: ...kes it easier to identify the calling radio The following characters are available for use in Alpha Names PUNCTUATION NUMBERS LETTERS _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V...

Страница 51: ...er will be flashing 8 Repeat steps 4 5 to edit the Alpha Name When the desired label is displayed hold MENU F to save The Ident will flash 3 times to confirm it has been saved 9 Press CALL LOCK to ret...

Страница 52: ...SelCall Ident Selecting the Alpha Name Field Entering an Alpha Name Editing an existing Contact 1 Press to enter the SelCall Menu 2 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to cycle to the SAVED opt...

Страница 53: ...knob or press the keys to cycle to the SAVED option then press MENU F to select 3 press the keys to cycle to the desired SelCall ID in your contact list 4 With the desired contact displayed hold the C...

Страница 54: ...the displayed Ident without changes i Hold the CALL LOCK key The ident will be sent 5 To edit the displayed Ident before sending i Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select the desired numbe...

Страница 55: ...the incoming SelCall is from a person in your contact list you can choose to display either their Ident or their Name on the LCD Displaying their name makes it much easier to identify them from other...

Страница 56: ...will be displayed Quiet Mode The QUIET mode mutes the TX6600PRO s receiver to prevent any incoming signals from being heard in the speaker until your SelCall Ident is received This allows you to monit...

Страница 57: ...nels To activate the QUIET mode Before activating the QUIET mode you must first select a tagged channel 1 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet o...

Страница 58: ...ect the ones you wish to remain Quiet and hold the QUIET PWR key to tag them for QUIET operation Q is displayed 4 Press the SCAN OS GS key The radio will begin scanning and the icon will animate 5 Now...

Страница 59: ...f the SelCall match those of the radios you are calling each radio will respond as if all 5 digits were received e g A call to Ident 12341 will normally only activate the alarm in the radio with SelCa...

Страница 60: ...ficantly extending the available talk time Power Save mode The Power Save function is designed to conserve power and extend the battery life by allowing the radio will sleep during periods of inactivi...

Страница 61: ...ion and select the Quiet mode The TX6600PRO will then stay muted until your SelCall Ident is received MENU The TX6600PRO Menu provides a convenient method of customising the radio s functions and sett...

Страница 62: ...s the MENU F key to enter the CHAN sub menu ADD is displayed 4 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select one of the available sub menu options ADD REMOVE TYPE NAME RXFRQ TXFRQ RXTONE TXTONE...

Страница 63: ...nel RXTONE On CB and receive only channels displays GLOBAL to indicate the the main menu s CTCSS tone settings apply to all receive channels or if the channel is not in Silent memory displays CTCSOF t...

Страница 64: ...l NOTE SelCall is not supported on channels 61 62 and 63 or on emergency channels 5 35 Adding a Receive only Channel While in the CHAN sub menu 1 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to cycle thr...

Страница 65: ...nel knob or press the keys to cycle through the sub menu until RXFRQ is displayed 2 Press MENU F The current receive frequency for the selected channel is displayed If the channel is a new receive onl...

Страница 66: ...annel is a new receive only channel is displayed to indicate a name has not been set otherwise the last entered name is displayed 3 Hold the MENU F key to edit the name The cursor will flash in the le...

Страница 67: ...keys to cycle through the sub menu until REMOVE is displayed 2 Press MENU F DEL is displayed i To cancel without removing the channel press MENU F The radio will exit the menu ii To continue removing...

Страница 68: ...d no tone is enabled under CTCSS DCS in the main menu CTCSOF is displayed Otherwise GLOBAL is displayed to indicate the channel is using the CTCSS DCS tone defined under CTCSS DCS in the main menu ii...

Страница 69: ...100MW ii If the channel is a Receive only channel N A is displayed 3 Press MENU F to exit the menu Viewing the Busy Lockout Setting While in the CHAN sub menu 1 Rotate the Channel knob or press the k...

Страница 70: ...he channel name displayed on receive only and Private channels and still have the signal meter displayed on CB channels If a name has not been applied to any Receive only or Private channels the radio...

Страница 71: ...ng Knob Top Red Button Side Top Button Side Middle Button Push To Talk PTT Button CALL LOCK MENU F SCAN OS GS QUIET PWR PRO DUP Side Bottom Button PRO Key The PRO key can be programmed with 2 separate...

Страница 72: ...Backlight Menu key to access the backlight menu 2 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to select ON OFF or AUT ON The backlight is always On OFF The backlight is always Off AUT The backlight wil...

Страница 73: ...the dealer programmer Channel Announce Toggle Press the programmed Channel Announce Toggle key to toggle the Channel Announce setting ON or OFF Channel Announce Menu 1 Press the programmed Channel An...

Страница 74: ...t or wait a few seconds for the menu to time out Dynamic Volume Control Toggle Press the programmed Dynamic Volume Control Toggle key to toggle the Dynamic Volume Control ON or OFF Dynamic Volume Cont...

Страница 75: ...mitter modulation NOTE Pressing the Modulation Test key will cause the radio to begin transmitting Please ensure the selected channel is clear BEFORE starting this test 1 Press the programmed Modulati...

Страница 76: ...ond quickly to incoming signals Select HI to enable the Power Save function at a more aggressive setting The radio will conserve the most amount of power but may not be as responsive to incoming signa...

Страница 77: ...cted channel and the last selected priority channel NOTE If the selected channel and the priority channel are the same Dual Watch will not start and SCAN ERROR will be displayed In this case please se...

Страница 78: ...t Channel Menu 1 Press the programmed Quiet Channel Menu key to access the Quiet Channel menu 2 Rotate the Channel knob or press the keys to tag or untag the selected channel for Quiet SelCall operati...

Страница 79: ...een preset by the dealer software Dial Selcall Press the programmed Dial SelCall key to immediately make a SelCall to a predefined SelCall contact on the selected channel The SelCall contact is predef...

Страница 80: ...signal strength in dBm in the area below the channel display 2 Press any key to return to the normal display Scan 1 Press the programmed Scan key to start the Scan function 2 While scanning press the...

Страница 81: ...f your selected channel When enabled your radio remains quiet to all incoming signals except those that are using the same CTCSS or DCS code as your radio 1 Select a channel 2 Press the programmed Sil...

Страница 82: ...CS icon will appear on the selected channel When Silent Mode is OFF the CTCSS or DCS icon will disappear from the selected channel NOTE Before enabling Silent mode you need to select a suitable CTCSS...

Страница 83: ...SelCall contact s alpha name will be displayed SCALPH OFF The SelCall contact s numeric Ident will be displayed 3 Press the MENU F key to exit or wait a few seconds for the menu to time out Selcall A...

Страница 84: ...se will be heard in the speaker When the squelch is closed SQLCH CLS will appear briefly and the receiver will remain quiet Squelch Menu 1 Press the programmed Squelch Menu key to enter the Squelch me...

Страница 85: ...will appear briefly Status Messages OFF Press the programmed Status Messages Off key to switch Status Messages OFF MSGTXT OFF will appear briefly TX Power Cycle Press the programmed TX Power Cycle key...

Страница 86: ...and Filter ON OFF ON PROKEY PRO Key DW TW SQLLVL DISP RECALL PWRSAV BEEP DISP DISPLAY Display S MET S LIN BATT V CHNAME RXFREQ TXFREQ FREQ IDNAME ID NO OFF S MET MSGTXT Message Text ON OFF ON CB PTT A...

Страница 87: ...131 8 33 210 7 46 196 6 8 88 5 21 136 5 34 218 1 47 199 5 9 91 5 22 141 3 35 225 7 48 206 5 10 94 8 23 146 2 36 233 6 49 229 1 11 97 4 24 151 4 37 241 8 50 254 1 12 100 0 25 156 7 38 250 3 13 103 5 26...

Страница 88: ...4 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664 7 043 25 143 43 251 6 1 356 79 466 97 703 8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712 9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723 10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731 11...

Страница 89: ...5875 48 476 6125 49 476 6375 50 476 6625 51 476 6875 52 476 7125 53 476 7375 54 476 7625 55 476 7875 56 476 8125 57 476 8375 58 476 8625 59 476 8875 60 476 9125 CH Frequency MHz 61 476 9375 62 476 962...

Страница 90: ...199 80 CB plus 119 private channels Channel Spacing 12 5 kHz 25 kHz Scanning Speed 45 channels per second 22 ms per channel Antenna 50 SMA male Supply Voltage 7 4 V DC Battery Type Li Ion Battery Cap...

Страница 91: ...ng antenna Weight 337 grams with battery and antenna Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C Ingress Protection IP67 dust tight and waterproof Accessory Connector GME 3 5 mm 2 5 mm stereo jack NOTE All val...

Страница 92: ...goods to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the warranty period see warranty table from the date of original sale or another period we agree to in writing Subject to our obligations...

Страница 93: ...ective provide written details of the defect and give us an original or copy of the sales invoice or some other evidence showing details of the transaction Before returning any goods you will be requi...

Страница 94: ...horised representative d Defects or damage resulting from misuse accident impact or neglect e Goods improperly installed or used in a manner contrary to the relevant instruction manual or f Goods wher...

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