GME TX6600PRO User manual

TX6600PRO
5 WATT IP67 UHF PRO CB HANDHELD RADIO
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CONTENTS
PREFACE...................................................................................1
COPYRIGHT NOTICE.................................................................... 1
SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................... 1
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING UHF CB RADIO ........ 1
EMERGENCY CHANNELS ............................................................ 2
TELEMETRY CHANNELS ............................................................. 2
IMPORTANT ADVICE ................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................4
ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED ...........................................................4
TX6600PRO................................................................................. 4
FEATURES.................................................................................5
TRANSMIT (TX) ........................................................................... 5
RECEIVE (RX) .............................................................................. 5
SCANNING AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS...................................... 5
PRIVACY FUNCTIONS ................................................................. 6
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ............................................................. 6
USER CONTROLS AND INTERFACE ............................................. 6
SIGNAL PROCESSING .................................................................. 6
CONTROLS ................................................................................8
DISPLAY ...................................................................................9
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................9
FITTING THE BATTERY................................................................ 9
REMOVING THE BATTERY .......................................................... 9
CHARGING THE BATTERY ......................................................... 10
BATTERY LOW ALERT .............................................................. 11
BELT CLIP.................................................................................. 12
TX6600PRO INSTRUCTION MANUAL

GENERAL OPERATION.............................................................12
OPERATION OF THE KEYS ........................................................ 12
ON/OFF AND VOLUME.............................................................. 13
SELECTING CHANNELS ............................................................. 13
TRANSMITTING......................................................................... 13
RECEIVING ................................................................................ 14
SIGNAL STRENGTH METER....................................................... 14
SQUELCH .................................................................................. 15
SQUELCH LEVEL ...................................................................... 16
PRIORITY CHANNEL ................................................................. 17
DUAL WATCH ........................................................................... 18
TRIPLE WATCH.......................................................................... 18
SCAN GROUPS .......................................................................... 19
DUPLEX..................................................................................... 20
PRO KEY.................................................................................... 21
PRO KEY ASSIGNMENTS........................................................... 22
LOCK KEY.................................................................................. 22
TRANSMIT POWER ................................................................... 23
BUSY LOCKOUT ........................................................................ 23
TIME-OUT TIMER ..................................................................... 24
ROGER BEEP............................................................................. 24
MICROPHONE GAIN .................................................................. 25
VOICE SCRAMBLER .................................................................. 25
NARROW BAND FILTER ............................................................ 26
SILENT SQUELCH TAIL .............................................................. 27
DYNAMIC VOLUME CONTROL .................................................. 27
LCD BACKLIGHT ........................................................................ 28
BEEPS ...................................................................................... 29
CHANNEL ANNOUNCE .............................................................. 29
TX6600PRO INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DISPLAY OPTIONS..................................................................... 30
MESSAGE TEXT......................................................................... 31
POWER SAVE............................................................................ 32
RADIO INFORMATION ............................................................... 32
FACTORY RESET ....................................................................... 33
SCANNING ..............................................................................34
OVERVIEW ............................................................................... 34
ADDING AND REMOVING SCAN CHANNELS............................. 35
OPEN SCAN MODE.................................................................... 36
GROUP SCAN MODE ................................................................. 37
NETWORK SCAN MODE............................................................ 39
CTCSS AND DCS ......................................................................42
SELCALL..................................................................................45
OVERVIEW................................................................................ 45
CALL MENU............................................................................... 46
RECEIVING A SELCALL ............................................................. 51
SCANNING IN QUIET MODE ..................................................... 54
GROUP CALLING ...................................................................... 55
CONSERVING YOUR BATTERY POWER ....................................56
MENU ....................................................................................57
PRIVATE AND RECEIVE-ONLY CHANNELS.................................58
PROGRAMMABLE KEYS ..........................................................67
MENU OPTIONS ......................................................................82
CTCSS TONE FREQUENCIES .....................................................83
DCS CODES .............................................................................84
UHF CB OPERATING FREQUENCIES..........................................85
SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................86
WARRANTY ............................................................................88
TX6600PRO INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TX6600PRO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1
PREFACE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
GME Pty Ltd reserves all rights to this document and the information contained
herein. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties without express permission
is strictly prohibited.
© 2020 GME Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
SAFETY INFORMATION
The TX6600PRO is a radio transmitting device.
• When transmitting, keep the antenna more than 25 mm from any part
of the head or body.
• Do not transmit near electrical blasting equipment or in explosive
atmospheres.
• Do not allow children to operate a radio transmitter unsupervised.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING UHF CB RADIO
The use of the Citizen Band radio service is licensed in Australia by the ACMA
Radio communications (Citizens Band Radio Stations) Class Licence and in New
Zealand by the Ministry of Economic Development New Zealand (MED). A General
User Radio Licence for Citizens Band radio and operation is subject to conditions
contained in those licences. The class licence for users and equipment operating
in the CB/PRS 477 MHz band has been amended. This radio meets the new 80
channel standard.
In simple terms the same amount of spectrum is available; however, radio
transceivers can now operate in a narrower bandwidth and hence use less
spectrum per channel. These radios are generally referred to as narrowband
or 12.5 kHz radios. By using 12.5 kHz channel spacing instead of 25 kHz, the
40 channels originally allocated can now be expanded to 80 channels thereby
doubling the channel capacity and relieving congestion in the UHF CB/PRS band.
Older 40 channel wideband radios will continue to operate on the original 40
channels, however they will not be able to converse on the newer channels 41 –
80. The newer narrowband radios will be able to converse with all older 40 channel
wideband radios on all channels 1 – 40 as well as the newer channels allocated
from 41 – 80.