BFDX BF-TD506 User manual

Notice to the user
Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radio transmitters within
the territories under government control.
Illegal operation is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
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This manual is applicable to
UHF digital transceiver model: BF-TD506

FCC radiation exposure statement
This radio is intended for use in occupational/controlled applications where users have been made
aware of the potential risks for exposure and can exercise control over their exposure.
This product is not authorised for general population, consumer or similar use.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter. Your radio should be used in its normal operating position when hand-held, worn on
the body or secured within a cradle. Always ensure that the antenna is pointed away from the
body, particularly the eyes. When body-worn, the radio must be secured using a approved
attachment. Ensure the antenna is at least 2.5 cm (1 in.) away from the body when transmitting.
IC radiation exposure statement
This radio is intended for use in occupational/controlled applications where users have been made
aware of the potential risks for exposure and can exercise control over their exposure.
This product is not authorised for general population, consumer or similar use. This transmitter
must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter. Your radio should be used in its normal operating position when hand-held, worn on
the body or secured within a cradle. Always ensure that the antenna is pointed away from the
body, particularly the eyes. When body-worn, the radio must be secured using a approved
attachment. Ensure the antenna is at least 2.5 cm (1 in.) away from the body when
transmitting.

Cette radio a été conçue pour un usage professionnel dans un environnement contrôlé, où les
utilisateurs sont pleinement conscients du danger potentiel de l’exposition à laquelle ils sont
soumis et peuvent exercer un contrôle sur cette exposition. Ce dispositif radio N’EST PAS
autorisé pour l’ensemble de la population, les consommateurs en général, ni pour une
utilisation similaire. Cet émetteur ne doit pas être co-localisés ou
fonctionner en conjonction avec une autre antenne ou émetteur.
Precautions
It’s important that the operator is aware of and understands hazards common
to the operation of any radio .Please observe the following safety precautions
to prevent radio damage or personal injury. The following precautions shall be
observed during operation, service and repair of this radio.
◆The recommended usage rate is 1 minute for TX and 4 minutes for RX,
when the radio is used for transmission for many hours continuously, the
radiator and chassis will become hot, allow the rear panel of the radio to
contact surface of low melting point /low Ignition point object;

◆Don’t leave the transceiver in direct sunlight for a long time, don’t place the
transceiver on extremely heat, damp, dusty area, and don’t put it on unstable
surfaces;
◆When restriction or warnings are posted regarding the use of radio devices,
please obey the regulation turn the transceiver power off;
◆Use of the radio while you are driving may be against traffic laws, please
prohibit using it ;
◆If you notice any problems on the radio, please turn off at first. Then contact
with local dealer. Do not modify this radio unless instructed by this manual or
refer service to a qualified licensed or certified technician only;
◆If you want to use the machine for secondary development, please contact
with BeiFeng’s technical engineer or dealer for technical assistance;
◆Please keep the surface of radio is clean and dry, clean the radio using a
cloth moistened with clean water and a mild dishwashing liquid.
Contents
Supplied accessories ....................................................................................... 5
Accessories ............................................................................................... 5
Installation of Accessories ............................................................................... 6
Getting Acquainted ........................................................................................ 12
Basic Operation ............................................................................................. 13
Functions and Operations .............................................................................. 17
Scan ........................................................................................................ 17
Auto Scan ................................................................................................ 18
Monitor and Permanent Monitor .............................................................. 18
Message .................................................................................................. 19

One Touch Call ........................................................................................ 19
Talk Around ............................................................................................. 20
TX Power ................................................................................................. 21
Squelch Level ..........................................................................................21
Digital Emergency ................................................................................... 21
Time out Timer (TOT) .............................................................................. 23
Voice Encryption ...................................................................................... 23
VOX ......................................................................................................... 23
Warning Tones ........................................................................................ 24
Reject Stranger Call ................................................................................. 25
TX Permission ......................................................................................... 25
Battery Saver ........................................................................................... 26
Low Battery Warning ............................................................................... 26
PC Mode ........................................................................................................ 26
Statement...................................................... ................................................. 27
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Supplied accessories
Notes: The accessories listed below are covered by BeiFeng dealer, authorized BeiFeng
agents or factories.
After carefully unpacking the transceiver, identify the items listed in the
table below. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment
please contact with dealer immediately.
Accessories
Items Number Quantity
Antenna 1
Strap 1

Belt Clip 1
Charger 1
Li-ion Battery 1
Screws 2
Instruction Manual 1
Warranty Card 1
Certificate 1
Antenna Strap Belt Clip
Charger Li-ion Battery Screws
Installation of Accessories
Installation/ removing the antenna
Hold the supplied antenna by its base, then screw it into the connector on the
top panel of the radio until fasten.
Turn the antenna anti-clockwise to remove it.

Attaching/Removing the belt clip
Attach the belt clip using the two supplied3*4mm binding screws.
Attaching/Removing the Strap
Thread the hand strap to the loop back of your two-way radio.

Attaching/Removing the Battery
Match the guides of the battery with the corresponding grooves on the rear of
the radio, then push the battery until a click is heard to lock it in place.
Warning！
Don’t short-circuit the battery, it may cause the battery damaged or
burst into flame;
Never attempt to remove the casing from battery, that avoid to short the
battery terminal;
Battery is flammable objects, don’t throw it into fire or don’t use it on
dangerous area.

To remove the battery, please turn the power off then push the latch up to
unlock the battery pull the battery away from the radio.
Note: Don’t attach / remove the battery if the transceiver turned on.
Li-ion battery features
● New batteries are activated from factory; please charge your battery
before using it. The maximum battery capacity and performance is
achieved after three full charge/ discharge cycles.
● The service life of batteries: Charge cycles time is limited, to prolong
battery life try to reduce make charge by the battery remained.
● To reduce self-discharge, please remove the battery before you not in use

for a long time, and store your battery in a cool, dry location.
● Charge your battery about 50% before you store it for a long time, so that
can prevent to decrease the battery performance.
● As the battery is charged and discharged repeatedly, the battery capacity
decreases, even if the battery is unused, the battery degrades, and store
battery in a high temperature will shorten its lifecycle.
Charging the Li-ion battery
● When the battery power runs low, the radio will send alert sounds, please
recharge the battery.
● Please only use the battery and charger specified by BeiFeng.
● When charging a battery attached to a radio, please turn the radio off.
● Please don’t remove the battery from the charger before fully charge, or
the battery could suffer damage.
● Please remove the battery timely when the battery is fully charged.
Note: While the battery is charged, the ambient temperature must be within 0~40,
Temperature out of the limit may reduce working life or Charging efficiency.
Charging Steps
1󰆍 Place the battery or the radio is attached with a battery in the charger.
2󰆍 Plug the AC connector of the charger into the outlet socket.
3󰆍 Making sure the battery is connected to the charger, the charging
process initiates when the charger indicator glows red.

4󰆍 The charger indicator glows green when the battery is fully charged.
Note: Mack sure the battery is connected to the charger, but the charger indicator not
glow, Maybe the battery /charger has damaged or temperature out of the limit.
Attaching the Speaker/Microphone
Open the accessory jack cover, then align the plug with the accessory jack and
tighten the screw on the plug.

Getting Acquainted
 Channel Selector Knob
Turn the knob to select channel 1-16, if a channel is available, there will be
a channel number sounds.
 Power switch/volume adjust keys
Turn clockwise to switch the radio power on, when the radio is turned on,
rotate clockwise to increased volume, counter- clockwise to decrease the
volume. Turn counterclockwise fully to switch the radio off.
 LED Indicator
When transmitting LED glows red; when receiving LED glows green; when
scanning LED flashes red; when battery gets low, LED flashes red.

 Speaker
 Microphone
 PTT Key
Press and hold down the PTT key then speak into the microphone to
transmit.
 Button 1
Press to activate the programmable function. (The detailed consult to basic
operation)
 Button 2
Press to activate the programmable function. (The detailed consult to basic
operation)
 MIC-SP Jack
Connect to optional speaker/MIC and programming cable.
Basic Operation
Turning the power on /off
Rotate the power switch/volume adjusting keys clockwise to turn the power on.
A current channel number and current zone number sounds.
Rotate the power switch/volume adjusting keys anti-clockwise to turn the
power off.

Adjusting the volume
After the radio is power on, you can rotate the power switch/volume adjust
keys to adjust the volume level, rotate the knob clockwise to increase the
volume, or rotate the knob anti-clockwise to decrease the volume.
Selecting a Channel
Turn the channel selector knob to select channel 1 to 16, rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the channel number, or rotate the knob anti-clockwise to
decrease the channel number.
Note: While the channel is un-programmed, a prompt tone: no channel sounds.
Selecting a Zone
The radio supports up to 32 zones, each with a maximum of 16 channels, 32
zones all support up to 160 channels. Via the programming software you can
select 2 desire zones at most to write in. You may select a desire zone through
by setting zone toggle function to button 1 or button 2, then handover zone.
While enable all tone alert, select zone will hear a zone number.
Calls on Digital channel
To transmit press and hold down the PTT key, LED indication glows red, speak
into the microphone, hold the palm microphone approximately 3 to 4
centimeters away from your mouth.

1.) Group Call
If you want to transmit a group call, the radio must be set with group call
contact and preset a group call contact for current digital channel, press PTT
key to transmit a group call. Or you can set the One Touch Call key as group
call feature, then press programmed key to transmit a group call. Release PTT
key to receive.
2.) Private Call
If you want to transmit a private call, the radio must be set with private call
contact and preset a private call contact for current digital channel, press PTT
key to transmit a private call. Or you can set the One Touch Call key as private
call feature, then press programmed key to transmit a private call. If the feature
private call ACK is enabled, to transmit a private call need to confirm whether
it is power on or activate on the current channel , while private call is failed, a
low-pitched tone sounds. Release PTT key to receive.
3.) All Call
If you preset an all call contact for current digital channel. Press PTT key to
transmit an all call; Release PTT key to receive.
Button Setting
For enhanced convenience, you may program the keys button1, button2, short
and Long press of a key can be assigned with different functions.
Programmable keys are including functions listed below:

●Unassigned：The key is not assigned with any function.
●One Touch Call 1~6：Allow user to initiate digital group call, digital private call,
or send preset message or send call alert via the one touch call function.
●Emergency on/off: Allow user to make an emergency call.
●Monitor：Enable monitor function.
●Scan on/off: Allow user to enable or disable the scan function.
● All alert tone on/off: Allow user to enable or disable all alert tones.
●Battery Indication：It’s convenient to know battery capacity. If battery strength
level is 70%-100%, a Power High sound; if battery strength level is 30%-70%,
a Power Middle sound; if battery strength level is 15%-30%, a Power Low
sound.
Note: If the battery gets lower, a Please Charger tone will sound, at the time press
programmed Battery Indicator key, you can’t hear battery capacity indication sound.
●Zone Toggle: Allow user to change zones, if the radio contains 2 zones,
press programmed button will be a zone number sounds. If the radio only add
a zone, this feature is useless.
●High/Low Power: User can switch the Tx power level between high and low
power by pressing the programmed High/Lower Power key.
●Repeater/talk around：Allow radio set to connect through repeater or achieve
standalone communication in talk around mode.
●Vox on/off: If set vox level as 1 to 8 via programming software, press the
programmed VOX on/off key to enable or disable the VOX feature. Press to

activate the VOX feature a VOX on sounds; disable the VOX feature a VOX off
sounds.
Note: Plug the dedicated earpiece into the accessory jack of the radio, the VOX feature is
effective.
●Nuisance Delete: While scanning on, If you don’t want to receive activities on
the channel, press the programmed Nuisance Delete key to remove the
channel from the scan list temporarily. When restart scanning, the nuisance
channel will return to scan list.
●Permanent Monitor: Permanent monitor feature is the same as monitor, but
permanent monitor feature only can be set as long press key. And you should
long press the programmed Permanent Monitor key to exit this feature.
Functions and Operations
Scan
Scan is useful for monitoring signals on the radio channels, the channels
include in the scan list. While scanning, the radio checks for a signal on each
channel and only stops on a channel if a signal is present. Press programmed
Scan on/off key to begin scanning, while scanning on, a scan on sounds,
LED indicator flash red. While scanning off, a scan off sounds
Via programmable software to set it: Scan folder( Scan hang time) → A
desired scan list → add available channel to members channel → a digital or

analog channel to select scan list
●Scan Hang Time : When a signal is detected on a channel, scan pauses on
that channel, the radio will remain on the busy channel until the signal is no
longer present. When the signal  drop out the radio will remain on the
channel momentarily before scan resumes. The delay time is programmed 500
to 10000 milliseconds.
●Talkback : When a signal is detected on a channel, scan pauses on that
channel, press PTT key can talk back on the channel if enable Talk Back’
feature; if Talk Back isn’t checked, press PTT key may talk back on the
designated channel.
●TX Designated Channel : During scanning, Press PTT key will transmit on
TX designated channel. You can set TX Designated Channel as Last Active
Channel, Selected channel or a desired channel from scan list.
Auto Scan
If Auto Scan feature is enabled for a channel, the radio will automatically enter
scan mode when it is switched to this channel. To stop scanning, press
programmed Scan On/Off key or switch to other channels. If return to the
channel will enter scan mode directly.
Monitor and Permanent Monitor
Monitor: On digital channel, enable the Monitor feature to monitor current

channel activities and receive weak signals. Press the programmed Monitor
key to activate the monitor function, if a signal is detected, until the signal is no
longer present the radio will exit monitor mode.
Permanent Monitor: Permanent monitor feature is the same as monitor, but
long press the Permanent Monitor key to enter monitor mode, the radio will
remain on monitor mode until long press it again to exit.
Message
On digital channel, you can send preset messages by programmed one touch
call key. Edit message text via programming software, the message list save
up to 10 entries, and each of a message contains 140 characters at most.
One Touch Call
On digital channel, one touch call feature contains: to send messages or
transmit to a group call contact, to send messages or send call alert and
transmit to a private call contact.
●Group Call
On one touch call menu, the call member select group call contact, and the call
type select group call. Then the programmed key set as one touch call, press
the programmed key a high-pitched tone sound, with 5 seconds press PTT key
to transmit a group call.
●Group Message
On one touch call menu, the call member select group call contact, and the call

type select short message, message text select from preset message list.
Then the programmed key set as one touch call, press the programmed key to
send a message to a group call.
●Private Call
On one touch call menu, the call member select private call contact, and the
call type select private call. Then the programmed key set as one touch call,
press the programmed key a high-pitched tone sound, with 5 seconds press
PTT key to transmit a private call.
●Private Message
On one touch call menu, the call member select private call contact, and the
call type select short message, message text select from preset message list.
Then the programmed key set as one touch call, press the programmed key to
send a message to a private call.
●Call Alert
On one touch call menu, the call member select private call contact, and the
call type select call alert, then the programmed key set as one touch call, press
the programmed key to send call alert to a private call.
Talk Around
Talk Around: When your repeater malfunctions, or when radio is out of
repeater’s range, you can continue to communicate in talk around mode. While
enable talk around feature, by this time TX frequency the same as to RX
frequency. Press the programmed Repeater/Talk Around key to switch
between repeater modes and talk around mode. Switch to talk around, a talk