GME TX6160 User manual

TX6160
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
5 watt Compact UHF CB Radio

TX6160 Instrucon Manual
12 June 2018
© 2018 Standard Communicaons Pty Ltd trading as GME. All rights reserved.
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Preface
Preface
Copyright Noce




Safety Informaon

• 

• 
• 
Important Informaon Concerning UHF CB Radio

















Possible Issues





TX6160 Instrucon Manual
12 June 2018
© 2018 Standard Communicaons Pty Ltd trading as GME. All rights reserved.
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Preface





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www.acma.gov.au 
www.rsm.govt.nz
Standard Communicaons Contract Warranty Against Defects


1. Consumer guarantees
 




 

2. Warranty against defects
 


 





 


 
 
 
 



TX6160 Instrucon Manual
12 June 2018
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Preface

 



 




 



 




 


What this warranty does not cover

 
 
 
 
 

 
Warranty period



Product type Warranty period
 2 
 

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Record of Amendments
Rev. Date Descripon By
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Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 2
 2
 2
 2
 
 
Emergency Channels..................................................................................................................... 9
Telemetry Channels ...................................................................................................................... 9
 
Accessories Supplied................................................................................................................... 10
 10
 10
 10
Controls ...................................................................................................................................... 12
LCD Icons .................................................................................................................................... 13
Powering the Radio..................................................................................................................... 14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baery Usage ............................................................................................................................. 18
 18
 18
 18
 18
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 
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 
 
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 
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 
 
 
 28
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 
 
 
 
 

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 
 
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 
 
 

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Emergency Channels




Telemetry Channels







Important Advice
• Read all instrucons

• Never

• Do not
• Do not
• Do not
• Always
• Always

• Use only
• Avoid
• Avoid

TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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Accessories Supplied
TX6160
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
TX6160X
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
TX6160TP
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 



TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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Feature Descripon
 




 80†










 




 








† 

TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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
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

Label No. Descripon Label No. Descripon
1  
2 10 
  11 
  12 
   
   
   
8  

TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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
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
Label No. Descripon Label No Descripon
1Monitor icon:

12 Baery icon:

2Dual Watch icon:

 Scrambler icon:

VOX icon:

 Duplex icon:

Key Lock icon:

 DCS Silent icon:

Buon Beep icon:

 Compander icon:

Roger Beep Icon:

 Receive icon:

High Power icon:

18 Transmit icon:

8CTCSS Silent icon:

 Power Save icon:

Low Power icon:

20 CTCSS/DCS display:


10 Funcon icon:


21 Channel display:

11 Scan icon:

22 Baery charge status:


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Powering the Radio






Fing the Baery Pack
 
 
 
Slide to lock baery

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Removing the Baery Pack
 
 
 


Slide to release

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Charging the Baery Pack
Connecng the desktop charger
 
 


Charge Status LEDFront-Slot Status LEDRear-Slot Status LE
D
TX6160
SINGLE DESKTOP CHARGER
TX6160TP
DUAL DESKTOP CHARGER




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

To charge the baery:
 

 

TX6160TP





Charging the baery
 


 













TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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Baery Usage



Baery Charge Status


Scan and Menu

Baery Low Alert



Conserving Baery Power




Standby Mode





Use CTCSS/DCS




TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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Avoid Scanning




Use Low Transmit Power



General Operaon
Turning the Radio On/O
 Volume

 Volume
Adjusng the Volume
Volume

Display Lighng


Receiving Signals


 
Volume







TX6160 Instrucon Manual
14 June 2018
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Transming
To transmit:
 PTT (Push-To-Talk

 

 PTT
 
 PTT


TPTT

PTT



Time-Out Timer





Selecng Channels
   

  or 
Squelch




To open the squelch:
SQL
