GEONAUTE ONchannel 710 User manual

CONTENTS
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
4.9 Vibrator and Call alert .................................................................................................................... 8
5 CALL-RING TONE.............................................................................................................................8
5.1 Selecting a Call-ring tone............................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Activating the Vibrator mode......................................................................................................... 9
5.3 Setting the Roger beep .................................................................................................................. 9
5.4 Setting the key tone On or Off....................................................................................................... 9
5.5 Setting the Dual Watch Mode ...................................................................................................... 10
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 ..........................................................................................12
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
PWR/Vol switch
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.
Displayed when the vibrator function activated.

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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710.
 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710inthecharger,useonlythepowersupplyOnReal
providedtothismodelONchannel710.
 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710units.Theymightleakifyoudo.
 Insertthesmallplugontheendofthemainsadaptorintothepower-inconnectionjackattheback
ofthedesktopcharger.
 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.

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•TheONchannel710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710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rightsideofthe
handset.
 Inserttheroundconnectorofthe9.0VDC/300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 jack
Mic/spk jack
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710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710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710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710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
10 KM
1.5 KM
Important safety warning:
 ToreduceradiofrequencyexposurewhenyouareusingyourONchannel710,holdthe
unitatleast5cm(2inches)awayfromyourface.
 NeveruseyourONchannel710outdoorsduringathunderstorm.
 Don’tusetheONchannel710intherain.
 IfyourONchannel710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710outofreachbabiesandyoungchildren.
4.2 Turning the unit On/Off
To Turn On;
 RotatethePower/VolbuttonclockwiseuntiltheLCDscreenturnsOnanddisplaythe
currentchannel.
To switch Off;
 RotatethePower/VolbuttoncounterclockwiseuntiltheLCDscreenturnsblank.
4.3 Adjusting the speaker volume
 RotatethePower/Volbuttontoincreaseordecreasethevolume.
4.4 Changing Channels
 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.
•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.

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To turn the sub-channel function off:simplysetthesub-channelto0(zero).Youcancommunicate
withanyONchannel710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710transmissionis«oneway-at-a-time.»Whileyouarespeaking,youcannot
receiveatransmission.
 TheONchannel710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.
 PressandholdtheMenuandDown button.
The"RX"iconwillbedisplayedontheLCDscreen.YourONchannel710willpickupsignals
onthecurrentchannel,includingbackgroundnoise.
 PresstheMenubuttonagaintostopthechannelmonitoring.

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4.7 Setting the VOX (Voice Activated Sensitivity)
In«VOX»mode,theONchannel710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710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.
4.9 Vibrator and Call alert
YourONchanne710canalertyoutoincomingsignalbyemittinganaudiblecalltoneandvibration
signal.
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

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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710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 Activating the Vibrator mode
 PresstheMenubutton9times,"1"ashingontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoactivatethevibratorfunction.
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyour
setting.
•VibratorandCalltonecanbeactivatedatthe
same.
5.3 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10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.
5.4 Setting the key tone On or Off
ThisfeatureallowstheONchannel710toemitaconrmationtoneafterpressingeachbutton.
 PresstheMenubutton11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.

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5.5 Setting the Dual Watch Mode
YourONchannel710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.
 PresstheMenubutton12times,"DCM"iconwillbedisplayedwhile"OFF"ashing
ontheLCDscreen.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselecttheDualWatchchannel(1-8,exceptthe
currentchannel).
 ContinuepressingtheMenubuttontochangetheCTCSScode.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthedesiredCTCSScode(1-38)
 ContinuepressingtheMenubuttontochangetheDCScode.
 PresstheUporDownbuttontoselectthedesiredDCScode(1-83)
 PressthePTTbuttontoconrmyoursetting.
6 AUXILIARY FEATURES
6.1 Key lock
ThekeylockfeatureallowsusertodisabletheUp,DownandMenubuttonssothattheONchannel710
settingscouldnotbechangedaccidentally.
 Toactivatethekeylockfeature,pressandholdtheMenubuttonuntilkeylock« »
iconappearsontheLCDscreen.
 Todeactivatethekeylockfeature,pressandholdtheMenubuttonuntilkeylock« »
icondisappearsontheLCDscreen.
•ThePTT,andCALLbuttonswillremainfunctionalevenifthekeylockfeatureisactivated.
6.2 LCD screen back light
EverytimethePowerbuttonisopen(exceptCALLandPTT),theLCDscreenbacklightwillilluminate
for5seconds.
6.3 Microphone/Earphone/Charge jack
TheONchannel710isequippedwithanauxiliarymicrophone,earphone,andchargejacklocatedat
theoppositesideofPTTbutton.
•Youcanplugahandsfreekitintotheearset/micjackholeofyourradiohandset.Withhandsfree
kit,bypressingthePTTbuttonitwilltransmitandtalkwithotherradios.

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7 ACCESSORIES
7.1 Using the earpiece kit
bip
Press and hold
•Whentheearphonekitisinstalled,themicrophoneandloudspeakeraredeactivated.
7.2 Installing the elastic strap
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8 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.1 Specications
Channels Available 8channels.
CTCSS sub-channel 38foreachchannel.
DCS sub-channel 83foreachchannel.
TX 5%, RX 5%, Standby 90% 11hours.
Output power (TX) 0.5W.
Range Upto10Km(inopenspace).
8.2 Channel frequency table
Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)
1446.00625 5446.05625
2446.01875 6446.06875
3446.03125 7446.08125
4446.04375 8446.09375

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9 CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
• DECATHLONherebydeclaresthattheONchannel710devicecomplieswiththeessentialrequirements
andotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective1999/5/CE
• DECATHLONherebydeclaresthattheONchannel710devicecomplieswiththeessentialrequirements
andotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective2006/95/CE.
Compliancewiththeserequiredconditionsisexpressedbythemarking:
TheCEdeclarationofconformityisavailableviathefollowinglink:https://www.geonaute.com/en/
ec-declaration-conformity
10 WARRANTY
DECATHLONguaranteestotheinitialpurchaserofthisproductthatitisfreefrommaterialor
manufacturingdefects.Thisproductisguaranteedfortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase.Please
ensurethatyoukeeptheinvoiceasproofofpurchase.
Theguaranteedoesnotcover:
•Damageresultingfrommisuse,fromafailuretorespecttheprecautionsforuse,fromaccidents,
fromimpropermaintenanceorfromcommercialuseoftheproduct.
•DamageresultingfromrepairscarriedoutbypersonsnotauthorisedbyDECATHLON.
•Batteriesorcasingswhicharecrackedorbrokenorwhichshowsignsofimpacts.
•Theelasticstrap,whichissubjecttowearandtear.
Duringthewarrantyperiod,theitemwilleitherberepairedfreeofchargebyanauthorisedrepairservice
orreplacedfreeofcharge(dependingonthedistributor).
11 RECYCLING
The«crossed-outbin»symbolmeansthatthisproductandthebatteries
itcontainsmustnotbethrownawaywithgeneralhouseholdwaste.They
aresubjecttoaspecictypeofsorting.Pleasetakethebatteriesandyour
unusableelectronicproducttoanauthorisedcollectionpointforrecycling.This
treatmentofyourelectronicwastewillprotecttheenvironmentandyourhealth.
Disposeofyourbatteriesinaplacewheretheywillberecycled.
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