Entel HT446E Installation instructions

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ENABLINGUSERPROGRAMMABLEMODE
ONAHT446E
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Rev.1.1TechnicalSupportBulletin
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1 M MA AN NU UA AL LL LY Y P PR RO OG GR RA AM MM MI IN NG G A A H HT T4 44 46 6E E R RA AD DI IO O: : 
Theradio’sfrequencyandtoneconfigurationcanbechangedinuserprogrammingmode.Thiswillallowanyof
thestandardfrequenciesortonestobeputintoanychannelposition.Whenaradiohasbeenconfiguredthis
informationcanbequicklyandeasilyclonedintootherunitsusingacloningcable(soldseparately).The
programmingprocessisconfirmedusingaseriesofaudiblebeeptonepatterns.
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Toputaradiointouserprogrammingmode:
•Pressandholdthetopsidefunctionbutton •Selectthechanneltobechecked/modified.
andPTTbuttonandturntheradioon.
•Theradiowillemita beepandtheLED
slowlyflashyellowtoconfirm“userprogramming
mode”hasbeenentered.
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2 C CH HE EC CK KI IN NG G / / M MO OD DI IF FY YI IN NG G T TH HE E F FR RE EQ QU UE EN NC CI IE ES S: : 
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Checkingthecurrentconfiguration
•Amomentarypressofthetopsidefunctionbutton
willcausetheradiotobeepthefrequency
programmedintothechannel(seeFrequency
TablebeepcodesonP.15).
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Changingtheassignedfrequency
•PressandholdthePTTbuttonandthetopside
functionbuttontogetheruntiltheradioemitsa
“warble”soundandilluminatestheLEDred,
confirmingtheradioisinchannelprogramming
mode.
•Usingtheuppersidefunctionbuttonenterthe
frequencynumberfromthetable.Forexampleto
enterfrequencynumber7presstheupperbutton
7times.Thereare8frequenciesavailableintotal
(seeFrequencyTableonP.15).
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NowpressthePTTbuttontostorethesettingand
automaticallyreturntothe“checkconfiguration”
mode(alongbeepandflashingyellowLEDwill
confirmthisaction).
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Tochecktheenteredsetting,pressthetopside
functionbutton.
Note:Iftherequiredfrequencynumberis
accidentally‘past’,keeppressingthebuttonuntil
the“warble”soundisheardagain(emittedon
buttonpress9).Thisconfirmsthereturntothestart
ofthechannelassignedfrequencymode.
Pleasenote:Theorangebuttonallowsanysettingto
beexitedwithoutsavingthedata.Usethisbuttonif
thedatahasbeenmodifiedaccidentallyoritisnot
desirabletosavethechanges.
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3 C CH HE EC CK KI IN NG G / / M MO OD DI IF FY YI IN NG G C CT TC CS SS S A AN ND D D DC CS S T TO ON NE ES S: : 
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Checkingthecurrentconfiguration
•Amomentarypressofthebottomsidefunction
buttonwillcausetheradiotobeeptheCTCSS/DCS
toneprogrammedintothechannel(seeCTCSS/DCS
beepcodesbelow).Ifnotoneisprogrammedin
toachannelpositionatonewill
sound.
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ChangingtheassignedCTCSS/DCSTone
•PressandholdthePTTbuttonandthebottomside
buttontogetheruntiltheradioemitsa“warble”
soundandilluminatestheLEDGREEN,confirming
theradioisinCTCSS/DCSprogrammingmode.
•UsingthetwosidebuttonsentertheCTCSS/DCS
number.
•Thelowersidebutton=10’sofunits(radioemitsa
soundoneveryincrement)Theupperside
button=units(radioemitsashortsoundon
everyincrement).
•ForexampletoenterCTCSStone189.9Hz(number
38)pressthelowerbuttonthreetimestoenterthe
10’s(3)andtheuppersidebuttoneighttimesto
entertheunits(8).
•NowpressthePTTbuttontostorethesettingand
automaticallyreturntothe“checkconfiguration”
mode(a soundandflashingyellowLEDwill
confirmthisaction).
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Tochecktheenteredsetting,pressthebottomside
functionbutton.
•ToturnoffCTCSS/DCStoneonachannel,enter
toneprogrammingmode,pressthePTTbutton
withoutselectingatone.
•Oncetheprogrammingoftheradioisfinished,
presstheorangebuttonontopoftheradiotoexit
programmingmodeandreturntheradiotonormal
operation.
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Pleasenote:Theorangebuttonallowsanysettingto
beexitedwithoutsavingthedata.Usethisbuttonif
thedatahasbeenmodifiedaccidentallyoritisnot
desirabletosavethechanges.
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SpecialnotesaboutDCStones
IfaDCStonehasbeenenteredandconfirmedby
pressingthePTTbuttonduringprogramminga
soundwillimmediatelybeheard,prompting
thetonetobesetto“inverted”or“normal”.
Presstheuppersidebuttontoselectnormalor
invertedDCStone.
Normal=
Inverted=
NowpressthePTTbuttontostorethesetting.A
longbeepandflashingyellowLEDwillconfirm
storage.
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Tochecktheenteredsetting,pressthebottomside
functionbutton.

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4 U US SE ER R P PR RO OG GR RA AM MM MA AB BL LE E K KE EY Y L LO OC CK K: : 
TheuserprogrammableKeyLockfunctionallowstheKeyLocktobeassignedtothelowersidebuttonand
enabled\disabledviatheradio’scontrolswithouttheuseofacomputer.
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CheckingTheStatusOfTheKeyLock
Tocheckwhetherthekeylockiscurrentlyenabled
ordisabled:
•PuttheradiointoUserProgrammingMode(UPM)
bypressingandholdingthetopsidebuttonand
thePTTbuttonwhentheradioisturnedon.This
willcausetheradiotoemitbeeps
andtheLEDtoslowlyflashyellow.
•OnceinUserProgrammingModepressthePTT
button,theradiowillemit2hightonebeepsifthe
keylockisenabledor2lowtonebeepsifthekey
lockisdisabled.
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Enabling\DisablingTheKeyLock
•Puttheradiointo“UserProgrammingMode
(UPM)“.
•Nextenter"KeyLockButtonProgramming(KLBP)
Mode"bypressingandholdingthePTTuntila
"warble"soundisemittedfromtheradio.
•TodisabletheKeyLockpresstheupperside
buttonandtheradiowillemit2lowtonebeepsto
confirmitisdisabled.
OR
•ToenabletheKeyLockpressthelowersidebutton
andtheradiowillemit2hightonebeepsto
confirmitisenabled.Tosavethesettingpressthe
PTTbutton,theradiowillconfirmthiswithalong
beepandreturntotheUserProgrammingMode.
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ExitingKeyLockButtonProgrammingMode
TheKeyLockButtonProgrammingModecanbe
exitedwithoutsavinganychangesthathavemade
bypressingtheorangebuttonontopoftheradio
whileinKLBP.Theradiowillgiveasinglelowtoned
beepandwillreturntoUserProgrammingMode
withoutanyofthechangesbeingsaved.
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UsingTheUserProgrammableKeyLock
•Ifnofunctionsareassignedtotheshortpressof
thelowersidebutton,thenthekeylockwill
automaticallybeassignedtotheshortpressofthe
lowersidebutton.
•Ifafunctionisassignedtotheshortpressofthe
lowerbutton,butnofunctionisassignedtothe
longpress,thenthekeylockwillbeassignedtothe
longpressofthelowersidebutton.
•Iffunctionsareassignedtoboththeshortandlong
pressofthelowersidebuttons,thenthekeylock
featurecannotbeusedandifthelowerside
buttonisheldforalongpress,theradiowillemit
anerrorbeep.
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Disclaimer
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Informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Themanufacturerdoesnotmakeanyrepresentationsorwarranties(impliedorotherwise)regardingtheaccuracy
andcompletenessofthisdocumentandshallinnocircumstancebeliableforanylossofprofitoranyother
commercialdamageincludingbutnotlimitedtospecial,incidental,consequentialorotherdamageresultingfrom
theuseofthisdocument.
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