BT FREEWAY MINI User manual

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User Guide
BT FREEWAY MINI
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Range up to 3 Km
(in idea conditions)
8 Channe s
Ca a ert tone
Scan function
Vo ume contro
Roger beep
Battery ow warning
Be t c ips
We come…
to your BT Freeway Mini Personal Mobile Radios
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The User Guide provides you with
a the information you need
to get the most from your mobi e
radios.
Before you use your mobi e radios
for the first time, fo ow the simp e
instructions in ‘Getting Started’ on
the next few pages.
Need help?
If you have any prob ems setting up or using your
BT Freeway Mini you may find the answer in ‘He p’
at the back of this guide.
Got everything?
2 BT Freeway Mini
mobi e radios
2 Be t c ips
6 x AAA a ka ine
batteries
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In this guide4
Getting started
Insta the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Attaching/removing the be t c ip . . . . .6
Getting to know your radio
Contro s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Disp ay icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Using your mobile radios
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Adjusting the vo ume . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Ta king and istening . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Set a channe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Ta king to another radio . . . . . . . . . . .10
Sending a ca tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Listen to another radio . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Channe scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Channe monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
General information
Safety and genera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Environmenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
C eaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Technica information . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Mobi e radio channe
frequency chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Dec aration of Conformity . . . . . . . . .21
BT accessories and
rep acement items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
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Install the batteries
Your BT Freeway Mini mobi e radios each use 3 x AAA
a ka ine batteries.
With the back of radio facing you, s ide down the
battery compartment cover.
Insert 3 x AAA a ka ine batteries ensuring that the + and
– marked on the batteries match up with those marked
inside the battery compartment as shown.
S ide the battery cover back into p ace.
If the be t c ip is attached, you wi
need to remove it first, see
‘Attaching the be t c ip’, page 6.
Battery low warning
When the batteries are ow and
need rep acing, your BT Freeway
Mini radio repeated y gives a
doub e beep.
The operation of your radio wi be
become unre iab e when the
batteries are ow.
If the battery eve gets too ow,
your radio wi automatica y
switch off.
For ong-term storage of your
radios it is recommended that you
remove the batteries.
Getting started 5
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Getting started
Attaching the belt clip (optional)
S ide down the be t c ip into the s ot on the back of the
radio unti it c icks into p ace.
Removing the belt clip
Pu back the re ease catch, and s ide the be t c ip up
and away from the radio.
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Call tone
Press to ca other radios on the same
channe as your radio, page 11.
PTT (Press To Talk
Press to ta k to another radio, page
10.
Press to save a menu setting.
Menu
Long press switches radio on/off,
page 9.
First press takes you to the channe
se ection option, page 10.
Second press takes you to the
Scan option, page 12.
Third press takes you to the
monitor option, page 13
Speaker
Display
+
Increases vo ume, page 9.
Whi st in menu mode used to
increment channe or change scan
se ection.
–
Decreases vo ume, page 9.
Whi st in menu mode used to
decrease channe or change scan
se ection.
Microphone
Getting to know your radio 7
BT Freeway Mini
Menu
Controls
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Volume Channel number or
volume level
Scanning channels
– (off)
y (on)
v
Display icons
LCD outline indicates the
following:
Flashing – radio is in standby
Solid – radio is transmitting
No outline – radio is
receiving
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Remember!
To communicate with others, a
mobi e radios in your group must
be set to the same channe .
Switching on
1. Press and hold the button for about 3 seconds, unti
you hear a beep. Your radio wi brief y carry out a LCD
check before disp aying your current channe number.
Switching off
1. Press and hold the button for about 3 seconds,
unti you hear a beep. The radio switches off.
Ad usting the volume
There are 15 vo ume eve s (v1 to v15)
1. When the radio is switched on, press or to
adjust the vo ume. The disp ay f ashes showing the
current eve .
2. Either press to save your new setting or eave the
radio for 5 seconds and your new setting wi be
automatica y saved. The radio gives a confirmation
beep.
PTT
Menu
Menu
Using your mobi e radios 9
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Using your mobi e radios
Ta king and istening
Set channel
Your BT Freeway Mini has 8 channe s.
To communicate with others, a radios in your group
must be set to the same channe .
1. Press . The current channe f ashes. Press or
to se ect another channe .
2. Either press to save your new setting or eave the radio
for 5 seconds and your new setting wi be automatica y
saved. The radio gives a confirmation beep.
Talking to another radio
When your radios are switched on:
1. Press and hold .
2. Ho d the radio about 5-7cm from your mouth and speak.
PTT
PTT
Menu
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Using your mobi e radios
3. Re ease when you have finished speaking. Your
istener wi hear a beep (ca ed a roger tone) to confirm
you have finished speaking. They can then speak to you.
When you are transmitting you wi notice the LCD
out ine stops f ashing and becomes permanent y it.
Sending call tone
To a ert other radios in your group that you want to
communicate with them, you can send a ca tone.
This can a so he p you find a misp aced radio.
1. Press . Both your radio and the other radios in your
group wi sound a ca tone.
Listen to another radio
When switched on, your BT Freeway Mini is a ways in
standby reception when the is not being pressed and
you are not changing any of the settings. Provided the
other radio is using the same channe , you wi hear
them speak.
PTT
PTT
It is recommended that you do not
use your radios c oser than 1.5
metres apart to avoid interference.
Your radios have a range of up to
3km. However, the range is
affected by the environment or
terrain in which it is being used.
To obtain the maximum range,
use in c ear ine of site situations.
Obstructions between the radios
(e.g. bui dings) wi great y reduce
the range achieved.
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Using your mobi e radios
When the other radio user has finished speaking you
can respond.
When you are receiving a transmission you wi notice
the LCD out ine stops f ashing and disappears.
Channel scan
You can scan through the 8 channe s on your
BT Freeway Mini to check for any activity and see which
channe s are in use and which are free. You can a so
scan through to ocate another radio user in your group
who has accidenta y changed channe s.
1. Press twice. The icon is disp ayed a ong with
either
–– or y . –– indicates that scan is off and y indicates
that it is on. Press the or buttons to change
the current setting.
Either press the to save your new setting or eave
the radio for 5 seconds and your current setting wi be
automatica y saved, you wi hear a confirmation beep.
PTT
Menu
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Using your mobi e radios
2. When scan is switched on your radio wi rapid y scan
each of the 8 channe s and pause for 5 seconds on any
active channe so you can hear the transmission, before
resuming the scan.
If an active channel is found and you hear the transmission:
To respond to the other radio, press within 5 seconds.
To exit the transmission, and continue with the channe
scan press or .
Channel monitor
When you are not receiving a ca your handset
automatica y mutes the speaker so that you wi not
hear weak signa s or background noise. By switching
channe monitor ON you can hear transmissions on your
se ected channe that you wou d not hear under norma
circumstances as the signa is too weak.
1. Press three times. The channe monitor is switched
ON for 5 seconds. During this time you wi hear
background noise a ong with any weak transmissions.
Menu
PTT
When channe monitor is on you
wi hear a ot of background noise
a ong with any weak transmissions.
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Will not switch on
Batteries may have run down or are not insta ed correct y. Check and rep ace batteries.
No transmission
button not pressed.
No reception
You may be out of range.
Check a radios are on the same channe .
is accidenta y being pressed.
Speech sounds distorted at the receiving end
Make sure you are not ta king too c ose y/too far from the microphone.
PTT
PTT
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Poor reception
The range is dependent on environment and terrain.
The range of your BT Freeway Mini radios can be impaired when there is not c ear
sight between the radios. For examp e, bui dings and thick stone wa s can severe y
affect the range.
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Safety and genera
Do not open the mobi e radio.
Radio signa s transmitted between mobi e radios may cause interference to hearing aids.
Switch off the mobi e radio when near medica equipment.
This product shou d not be used by peop e with pacemakers.
Do not use the radio when driving a vehic e or operating machinery.
Do not use your radio when on board an aircraft.
Do not use your radio if it has a damaged antenna. When transmitting do not ho d the
antenna.
Turn the radio off and remove the batteries during ong term storage.
IMPORTANT In the event of an accident this product cannot be used to contact the emergency services.
Genera information16
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Genera information
Environmental
Never dispose of batteries in a fire. There is a serious risk of exp osion and/or the re ease
of high y toxic chemica s.
Do not expose your product to direct sun ight, extreme co d or p ace it near heating
app iances.
Do not submerge any part of your product in water and do not use it in damp, humid or
wet conditions.
Do not expose your product to fire, exp osive or other hazardous conditions. For examp e,
at petro station or areas where exp osive products are used.
Cleaning
C ean with a soft damp (not wet) c oth, or an anti-static wipe. Never use a dry c oth as
this may cause a static shock.
Never use househo d po ish, a coho or c eaning so utions to c ean the mobi e radio as this
wi cause damage.
If the radio shou d become wet, dry it with a dry, int-free c oth and do not use the radio
unti it is comp ete y dry.
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Genera information
Technica information
Mobile radio channel frequency chart
Channel number Channel frequency (MHz
1 446.00625
2 446.01875
3 446.03125
4 446.04375
5 446.05625
6 446.06875
7 446.08125
8 446.09375
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Genera information
Power source: 3 x AAA a ka ine batteries. Effective radiated power: 0.5 Watts
maximum.
Typical battery life
Using good qua ity a ka ine batteries: 24 hours. (Based on 90% standby, 5% transmit
and 5% receive.)
Guarantee
Your BT Freeway Mini is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.
The conditions of the guarantee are:
The guarantee sha on y app y to defects that occur within the 12 month guarantee period.
Proof of purchase is required.
The equipment is returned to BT or its agent as instructed.
This guarantee does not cover any fau ts or defects caused by accidents, misuse, fair
wear and tear, neg ect, tampering with the equipment, or any attempt at adjustment or
repair other than through approved agents.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.
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Genera information
If you have to return your product:
Pack the radios secure y, preferab y in the origina packaging. A parts must be returned
inc uding be t c ips.
Outside of guarantee:
If your product needs repair outside of the guarantee we recommend that you ca
0167 256 4444 for detai s of our recommended repair agents.
R&TTE
This product is intended for use within the United Kingdom and other European member
states that have imp emented the PMR446 service. Before using your radio outside the
United Kingdom you shou d check that the re evant radio administration has
imp emented the PMR446 service and that no restrictions app y. Information regarding
the imp ementation of the service can be found on the European Radiocommunications
Office (ERO) website: http://www.ero.dk
This equipment comp ies with the Essentia Requirements and Provisions of the Radio
Equipment and Te ecommunications Termina Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC.
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