5
Basic Operations
Turning the Repeater On/Off
ON: To power up the repeater, connect a DC power
supply to it. In this case, the repeater shows power-
up screen and the Power Indicator glows green.
OFF: To power off the repeater, disconnect the DC
power supply.
Adjusting the Volume
On an analog channel: Rotate the Volume Control
knob clockwise to increase the volume or counter-
clockwise to decrease it.
On a digital or mixed channel: This knob does not
work.
Adjusting the Power Level
You may request your dealer to set the TX power to High
or Low. High power can extend the coverage, enabling
you to communicate with farther terminals.
There are two levels available: High (indicated by )
and Low (indicated by ).
Backlight
Activating the backlight can illuminate the LCD and all
the front panel keys, so as to facilitate your operation
under dim light conditions.
You dealer may set the backlight to operate in any of the
following modes:
Timed: key press, knob operation or signal
reception/transmission can activate the backlight. If
no foregoing event occurs within the specied time
period, the backlight will go out automatically.
Enable: the backlight remains activated all the time.
Note: When an alarm event occurs, the
backlight will remain activated until the
alarm disappears.
Locking/Unlocking the Repeater
You can request your dealer to lock the knob and all
keys in the front panel to prevent accidental operation.
To unlock, the repeater must be re-programmed by your
dealer.
Changing the Channel
You can use the Channel Up or Channel Down key in
the front panel to change the channel cyclically. The alias
of the current channel is displayed on the LCD display.
Menu Navigation
The options under the main menu vary with the channel
type.
Analog Channel
Digital or Mixed Channel
Radio Info
Under this menu, you can view product information,
including Radio ID, Radio Alias, Serial Number, Radio
Model, Freq Range, Firmware Ver, RCDB Ver, Bootload
Ver, Program Date and En Lang Ver.
To access this menu:
1. In the home screen, press the Navigation knob to
enter the main menu.
2. Rotate this knob to select the "Radio Info” option.
3. Press this knob again to view details, as shown
below.
In the above interface, you can rotate the Navigation
knob to scroll through related information. To exit and
return to the main menu, press the knob.
Note: If a non-English package is
programmed into your repeater, the “Other
Lang Ver” will appear under this menu.
Channel Info
Under this menu, you can view channel information.
The LCD will display different channel items as per the
channel type.
Channel Type Channel Information
Digital Channel
CH Alias, TX Frequency, RX
Frequency, Color Code
Analog Channel
CH Alias, TX Frequency, RX
Frequency, CH Band, TX CTCSS/
CDCSS, RX CTCSS/CDCSS