GEONAUTE ONchannel 510 User manual

CONTENTS
EN ONchannel 510
1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE ................................................................................................................2
2 DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................................3
3 INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Installing the Battery ...................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Installing / removing the belt clip.................................................................................................. 4
3.3 Charging the batteries.................................................................................................................... 4
4 OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Transmission range........................................................................................................................ 6
4.2 Turning the unit On/Off................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Adjusting the speaker volume....................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Changing Channels ........................................................................................................................ 6
4.5 Transmitting (sending a speech)................................................................................................... 7
4.6 Monitor............................................................................................................................................. 7
4.7 Setting the VOX (Voice Activated Sensitivity).............................................................................. 8
4.8 Activating the Auto channel scan ................................................................................................. 8
5 CALL-RING TONE.............................................................................................................................9
5.1 Selecting a Call-ring tone............................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Setting the Roger beep .................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 Setting the key tone On or Off....................................................................................................... 9
5.4 Setting the Dual Watch Mode ........................................................................................................ 9
6 AUXILIARY FEATURES ..................................................................................................................10
6.1 Key lock ......................................................................................................................................... 10
6.2 LCD screen back light .................................................................................................................. 10
6.3 Microphone/Earphone/Charge jack ............................................................................................ 10
7 ACCESSORIES ...............................................................................................................................11
7.1 Using the earpiece kit................................................................................................................... 11
7.2 Installing the elastic strap............................................................................................................ 11
8 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................11
8.1 Specications ............................................................................................................................... 11
8.2 Channel frequency table .............................................................................................................. 11
9 CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..........................................................................................11
10 WARRANTY.....................................................................................................................................12
11 RECYCLING ....................................................................................................................................12
12 CONTACT US ..................................................................................................................................12

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1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
• Pleasereadtheowner'smanualcarefullybeforeuse.Pleasekeeptheowner's
manualfortheentirelifeoftheproduct.
•Toreduceradiofrequencyexposurewhenusingthedevice,keepitatleast5cm
awayfromyourface.
•Donotallowbabiesoryoungchildrentogetnearthedevices.
• Neveruseawalkie-talkiewithadamagedantenna.Iftheantennaisincontactwith
theskin,mildburnsmayresult.
•Whenusingthedeviceinavehicle,donotleaveitintheareaaboveanairbagor
intheairbagdeploymentareabecauseitcanbepropelledwithgreatforceand
causeseriousinjurytothevehicleoccupantsiftheairbagisdeployed.
• Thedevicesaredesignedtobeusedintemperaturesrangingfrom-10°Cto+50°C
inclusive.
• Ifthedevicesareusedinlowtemperatures,youmustusebatteriescapableof
standingupwelltolowtemperatures.PreferablyuselithiumorNiMHrechargeable
batteriesasalkalineandzincbatteriesperformverybadlyinlowtemperatures.
•Donotusethedevicesorchangethebatteriesinanexplosiveatmosphere.The
antennaorbatteriescanproducemicro-sparksorstaticelectricitywhichcanset
offexplosionscausingseriousinjuryandevendeath.
•Neverusethedeviceoutsideduringastorm.
•Donotusethedeviceintherain.
• Ifthedevicegetswet,switchitoffandremovethebattery.Drythebattery
compartmentandleavethecoveropenforafewhours.Donotusethedevice
untilitiscompletelydry.
•Donotdismantletheproduct.Thiswillvoidthewarrantyandcouldcausedamage
orlossofwatertightness.
•Cleantheproductwithasoft,moistclothoracompressedaircanister.Neveruse
detergentsastheycouldcausedamagetothematerials.Donotrubthescreen
withanythingthatmightscratchit.
•Removethebatteriesbeforestoringthedeviceforaprolongedperiod.

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2 DESCRIPTION
Antenna
PTT
(Push To Talk) button
Power ON
Up/Down
buttons
MIC
(Microphone)
Ear / Mic / Charge jack
Call button
MENU button
LCD screen
LCD screen
Speaker
Channel number.
Changes from 1 to 8 as selected by the user.
CTCSS code.
Changes from 1 to 38 as selected by the user.
Displays the Battery charge level.
When the bars are reduced, the battery needs recharging.
TX Displayed when at transmitting a signal.
RX Displayed when at receiving a signal.
DCM Displayed when Dual Watch function is ON.
DCS Displayed when Digital Code System is ON.
VOX Displayed when VOX is activated.
SC Displayed when PMR scanning the channels.
Displayed when the key lock is activated.
Displayed current speaker volume level.

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3 INSTALLATION
3.1 Installing the Battery
Ifthebeltclipisinstalled,
removeit.
Observe the proper battery polarity orientation when installing
batteries. Incorrect positioning can damage both the batteries and
the unit.
3.2 Installing / removing the belt clip
Installing the Belt clip
 Slidethebeltclipinto
theslotasshownin
gure.
INSERTING REMOVING Removing the Belt clip
 PulluptheBelt
cliplatchfromthe
ONchannel510.
 WhilepullingtheBelt
cliplatch,pushupthe
beltclipasshownin
gure.
3.3 Charging the batteries
Important: ReadtheseSafetyWarningsbeforeyouchargethebatteries.
 WhenplacingtheONchannel510inthecharger,useonlythepowersupplyOnReal
providedtothismodelONchannel510.
 Don’ttrytorechargenon-rechargeablebatteries.
 Makesurethebatterycompartmentcoverissecurelylockedinplacewhenyouare
chargingthebatteries.
 Disposeofusedbatteriessafelyandinawaythatwillnotharmtheenvironment.Never
trytoburnthemorputthemanywhere,theycouldgetburntorpunctured.
 Don’tleavedeadbatteriesinyourONchannel510units.Theymightleakifyoudo.
 InserttheUSBplugontheendofthemainsadaptorintothepower-inconnectionjackattheback
ofthedesktopcharger.

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 Plugthemainsadaptorintoa240VAC,50Hzmainsocketwiththeswitchonthesocketsetto
Off.
 SwitchOnthemainsocket.
•TheONchannel510mustbechargedusingthemainsadaptorprovided.
•Usinganyotheradaptorwillresultinnon-compliancewithEN60950-1andwillinvalidate
anyapprovals&warranty.
 PlacetheONchannel510unitsinthechargecradleinanuprightposition.
ThechargeLEDindicatorswilllightup.
 Ittakesabout10hourstofullyrechargethebatteriesiftheyare
completelyrundown.
New batteries take up to 14 hours to fully charge.
Important:AlwaysturnoffthePMRunitswhencharging.Thiswillshortenthe
chargingtime.
 Chargingthebatterybatteries(usingadaptor).
Liftthechargesocketcoverlocatedontheuppersideofthehandset.
 InserttheUSBconnectorofthe5.0VDC/550mAadaptorintothe
chargejack.
 Plugthemainsadaptorintoa240VAC,50Hzmainsocketwith
theswitchonthesocketsettoOff.UseonlythepowersupplyOn
Realprovidedtothismodel.ThenswitchOnthemainsocket.
Charge USB
3.3.1Batterymeter
ThebatterymeterislocatedintheleftcorneroftheLCDscreen.Itappearslikeabatterywiththree
barsinside.Theseindicatetheamountofpoweravailable.Whenthebatterylevelreachesitminimum
levelinPMRonmode,unitwillemittwobeeptonesandautomaticallytheunitwillpoweroff.
TheONchannel510candetectthebatterychargein4levels;
Batterychargeathighlevel.
Batterychargeatmediumlevel.
Batterychargeatlowlevel.Atthislevel,theONchannel510willemita"beep"soundfor
every10secondsinnormalmode.
Batterychargeatverylowlevel.WhenthebatterylevelreachitminimumlevelinONchannel
510onmode,unitwillemittwo"beep"toneandautomaticallyturnoffthepowerandproceeds
towatchmode.
Important:Chargetheunitfor10-14hours.
Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrecttype.Disposedofusedbatteries
accordingtotheinstructions.
3.3.2Batterylife
TheONchannel510hasabuiltinpowersavertomakethebatterieslastlonger.Butwhenyouarenot
usingtheunits,turnthemOfftoconservebatterypower.
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4 OPERATION
4.1 Transmission range
500 M
7 KM
1.5 KM
Important safety warning:
 ToreduceradiofrequencyexposurewhenyouareusingyourONchannel510,holdthe
unitatleast5cm(2inches)awayfromyourface.
 NeveruseyourONchannel510outdoorsduringathunderstorm.
 Don’tusetheONchannel510intherain.
 IfyourONchannel510getswet,turnitoffandremovethebattery.Drythebattery
compartmentandleavethecoveroffforafewhours.Don’tusetheunituntilitis
completelydry.
 KeeptheONchannel510outofreachbabiesandyoungchildren.
4.2 Turning the unit On/Off
To Turn On;
 PressandholdPowerbuttonuntiltheLCDscreenturnsOnanddisplaythecurrent
channel.
To switch Off;
 PressandholdPowerbuttonuntiltheLCDscreenturnsblank.
4.3 Adjusting the speaker volume
 PressUporDownbuttontoincreaseordecreasethevolume.TheLCDscreenwil
displaythespeakervolumeiconbarsaccordingthesettings.
4.4 Changing Channels
TheONchannel510has8availablechannels,tocommunicatewithotherON310userswithinarange,
youmusthaveyourradiotunedtothesamechannel.
 PresstheMenubuttononce,thecurrentchannelnumberashingontheLCD
screen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthedesiredchannel.Thechannelchanges
from1to8,orviceversa.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmthesetting.

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•Refertothe«ChannelTable»sectionofthisOwner’smanualfordetailedfrequency
listing.
4.4.1SettingtheCTCSSsub-channel
Eachchannelalsohas38sub-channelstoletyousetupgroupofuserswithinthesamechannelfor
moreprivatecommunication.Ifyouhavesetthesub-channel,youcanonlycommunicatewithother
PMRuserstunedtothesamechannelandsub-channel.
To turn the sub-channel function off:simplysetthesub-channelto0(zero).Youcancommunicate
withanyONchannel510usersettothesamechannelwhoalsoturnsoffthesub-channeloperation
(orwhosehaveunitdoesnothavethefeature).
 PresstheMenubuttontwice,thecurrentCTCSSsub-channelnumberashingon
theLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectoneofthe38CTCSSsub-channels.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmthesetting.
4.4.2SettingtheDCS(AdvancedDigitalCode).
Eachchannelalsohas83digitalcodestoletyousetupgroupofusersformoresecuredprivate
communication.
 PresstheMenubutton3times.DCScodeisblinkingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthedesiredDCScode.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmtheDCSchannelsetting.
Transmitting and Receiving
 TheONchannel510transmissionis«oneway-at-a-time.»Whileyouarespeaking,youcannot
receiveatransmission.
 TheONchannel510isanopen-licenseband.Alwaysidentifyyourselfwhentransmittingonthe
samechannel.
4.5 Transmitting (sending a speech)
TheunitiscontinuouslyinthereceivemodewhentheunitisturnedOnandnottransmitting.Whena
signalisreceivedonthecurrentchannel,«RX»iconwillbedisplayedontheLCDscreen.
 PressandholdthePTTbuttontotransmityourvoice.«TX»iconwillbedisplayed
ontheLCDscreen.
 HoldtheunitinaverticalpositionwiththeMIC(Microphone)5cmawayfromthe
mouth.WhileholdingthePTTbutton,speakintotheMIC(microphone)inanormal
toneofvoice.
 ReleasethePTTbuttonwhenyouhavenishedtransmitting.
4.6 Monitor
YoucanusetheMonitorfeaturetocheckforweaksignalsonthecurrentchannel.

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 PressandholdtheMenuandDown button.
The"RX"iconwillbedisplayedontheLCDscreen.YourONchannel510willpickup
signalsonthecurrentchannel,includingbackgroundnoise.
 PresstheMenubuttonagaintostopthechannelmonitoring.
4.7 Setting the VOX (Voice Activated Sensitivity)
In«VOX»mode,theONchannel510willtransmitasignalonlywhenitisactivatedbyyourvoiceor
othersoundsaroundyou.Theunitwilltransmitfurtherfor2secondsevenifyoustoptalking.
Thelevelof«VOX»sensitivityisshownbyanumberontheLCDscreen.Atthehighestlevel,the
unitswillpickupsofternoise(includingbackgroundnoise),atthelowestlevel,itwillpickuponlyquite
loudnoise.
 PresstheMenubutton4times,"VOX"iconwillbedisplayedand"OFF"ashingon
theLCDscreen.
 PresstheUpbuttontosettheVOXsensitivityintomaximumlevel(themaximum
levelis"3").
 TodeactivatetheVOXfunction,presstheDownbuttonuntil"OFF"appearsonthe
LCDscreen.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyoursetting."VOX"willsteadilyappearontheLCD
screenasalongastheVOXfeatureisactivated.
•VOXoperationisnotrecommendediftheONchannel510willbeusedinanoisyorwindy
environment.
4.8 Activating the Auto channel scan
Channelscanperformsearchesforactivesignalsinanendlessloopforall8channels,38CTCSS
codesandall83DCScodes.
 PresstheMenubutton5times,"SC"iconwilldisplayonLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontobeginscanningchannels.Whenanactivesignalis
detected,channelscanpausesontheactivechannel.
 PresstheMenubuttonsixtimes,CTCSSashingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontobeginscanningtheCTCSSfrom1-38.
 PresstheMenubuttonseventimes,DCSashingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontobeginscanningDCScode1-83.
 PressthePTTbuttontoreturntostanbymode.

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5 CALL-RING TONE
YoucansendaCall-ringtonetootherPMRuserstogiveanalertthatyouwanttocommunicatewith
them.
 PresstheCallbutton
Youwillheararingtoneforabouttwoseconds.«TX»iconappearsontheLCDscreen.Anyother
unitswithinthetransmittingrangeandtunedtothesamechannelandsub-channel(ifapplicable)will
heartheCall-ringtone.
5.1 Selecting a Call-ring tone
TheONchannel510isequippedwith15differenttypesofCallringtones.
 PresstheMenubutton8times,the"C01"iconwilldisplayandashingontheLCD
screen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthedesiredcallringtone.
Arespectivecallringtonesoundwillbeplayedwhenchangingfromonetonetoanother.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyoursetting.
5.2 Setting the Roger beep
TheRogerbeepisatonewhichisautomaticallytransmittedwheneverthePTTbuttonisreleased.
Thisalertsthereceivingpartytoinformthatyouhaveintentionallyendedthetransmission,andyou
arenowinreceivemode.
 PresstheMenubutton9times,the«ON»iconisblinkingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselecttheRogerbeepOn/Off.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyoursetting.
5.3 Setting the key tone On or Off
ThisfeatureallowstheONchannel510toemitaconrmationtoneafterpressingeachbutton.
 PresstheMenubutton10times,the"ON"iconisblinkingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthekeytoneOn/Off.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyoursetting.
5.4 Setting the Dual Watch Mode
YourONchannel510iscapableofmonitoringtwochannels,thecurrentandanother(dualwatch)
channel.Iftheunitdetectsasignaloneitherchannel,itwillstopandreceivethesignal.