GME TX685 User manual

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3 and 5 watt compact UHF CB radios
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

The TX685 and TX6150 are radio transmitting devices.
•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.
CONTENTS
SAFETY INFORMATION
ACCESSORIES SupplIEd
TX685
•Li-IonBatteryPack(2000mAh)
•DesktopCharger
•ACAdapter
•RemovableFlexibleAntenna
•EarpieceStyleMicrophonewithVOXandPTT
•BeltClip
•InstructionManual
TX6150
•Li-IonBatteryPack(2200mAh)
•DesktopRapidCharger
•ACAdapter
•RemovableFlexibleAntenna
•SpeakerMicrophone
•EarpieceStyleMicrophonewithVOXandPTT
•VehicleLighter12VDCLead
•BeltClip
•InstructionManual
SAFETYINFORMATION...................................... 2
ACCESSORIESSUPPLIED.................................... 2
IMPORTANTINFORMATIONCONCERNINGUHF
CBRADIO ......................................................... 3
IMPORTANTADVICE........................................... 4
FEATURES ......................................................... 4
CONTROLS........................................................ 5
LCDICONS........................................................ 6
POWERINGTHERADIO ..................................... 7
 ChargingtheBatteryPack.............................. 8
 BatteryLowAlert .......................................... 8
 BatteryUsage ................................................ 8
 ConservingBatteryPower ............................. 8
GENERALOPERATION....................................... 9
 PowerOn/Off................................................ 9
 AdjustingtheVolume..................................... 9
 DisplayLighting ............................................. 9
 ReceivingSignals .......................................... 9
Transmitting .................................................. 9
 SelectingChannels......................................... 9
 Squelch......................................................... 9
 KeypadLock................................................. 10
 DuplexOperation........................................ 10
SCANNING ..................................................... 10
 ScanningFeatures........................................ 11
CTCSS/DCSSILENTMODE ................................ 11
MENU............................................................. 11
 UsingtheMenu .......................................... 12
 DuplexModeSelection................................. 12
 CTCSSandDCSCodeSelection ................... 12
 TransmitterPower ....................................... 13
 VoiceScrambler .......................................... 13
 VOXSettings............................................... 13
 SquelchLevelSetting ................................... 14
 RogerBeepTone......................................... 14
 ButtonBeep................................................ 14
 CallAlarmSelection .................................... 14
 DualWatch ................................................. 15
 DualWatchOperation .................................. 15
CTCSSTONEFREQUENCIES............................. 15
DCSTONECHART............................................ 16
UHFCBOPERATINGFREQUENCIES ................. 17
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 18
SCCONTRACTWARRANTYAGAINSTDEFECTS. 18
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TX6150/TX685 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE3
IMpORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING uHF CB RAdIO
 TheuseoftheCitizenBandradioserviceislicensedinAustraliabytheACMA
Radiocommunications(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.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.
 Original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to40aswellasthenewerchannelsallocatedfrom41to80.
 Themixingofnarrowbandandwidebandradiosinthesamespectrumcancausesome
possibleoperatingissuesofinterferenceandvaryinglevelsofreceivedvolume.
POSSIBLE ISSUES
 Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceivesatransmissionfromanolderwidebandradiothe
speechmaysoundloudanddistorted–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.
 Whenanolderwidebandradioreceivesasignalfromanewnarrowbandradio,thespeech
maysoundquiet–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforbestperformance.
 Dependingonhowcloseyourreceivingradioistoanothertransmittingradio,therecanbe
interferencefromthetransmittingradioifitisusingachanneladjacenttothechannelyouare
listeningto.Simplytrygoingupordownafewchannelsfromthecurrentlyselectedchannel.
 Theabovesituationsarenotafaultoftheradiobutasymptomofoperatingwidebandand
narrowbandradiosinthesamebandwidth.Thispossibleinterferencewilldecreaseovertime
asthepopulationofwidebandradiosagesanddecreases.
 FurtherinformationandupdatesareavailablefromtheAustralianCommunicationsandMedia
Authority(ACMA)atwww.acma.gov.au andtheMinistryofEconomicDevelopment(MED),
RadioSpectrumManagementat:www.rsm.govt.nz
EMERGENCY CHANNELS
 TheACMAhasallocatedchannels5/35foremergencyuseonly.Channel5istheprimary
SimplexEmergencyChannel.Whereachannel5repeaterisavailable,youshouldselect
DuplexonCH5.
NOTE: Channel35istheinputchannelforthechannel5repeaterthereforechannel35
shouldalsonotbeusedforanythingotherthanemergencytransmissions.
TELEMETRY CHANNELS
 ACMAregulationshaveallocatedchannels22and23fortelemetry-onlyapplicationsandhave
prohibitedthetransmissionofspeechonthesechannels.Consequentlytheradiohasa
transmit-inhibitappliedtochannels22and23.
 Intheeventthatadditionaltelemetry/telecommandchannelsareapprovedbytheACMA,
thesechannelsshallbeaddedtothosecurrentlylistedwherevoicetransmissionisinhibited.
Currently,transmissionsonchannels61,62and63arealsoinhibitedandthesechannelsare
reservedforfutureallocation.

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TRANSMIT (TX)
TX685 – 3/1 watt and TX6150 – 5/1 watt RF Power: Selectabletransmitterpowerallows
youtoconservebatterypowerwhentransmittingincloserangebyusingtheLowPowersetting.
Individually Programmable Duplex Function: Userselectableforonlythoseindividual
channelsinyourareathathaverepeaters,leavingothersfreeforuseasextrasimplexchannels.
RECEIVE (RX)
80†Channels 477 UHF CB
Power-Save Feature: Conservesbatterypowerbysleepingduringperiodsofinactivity.
Calling Tone and Roger Beep: Alertsyoutoincomingcalls.
Signal Receive Indicator
SCANNING AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS
Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser: Allowsuserprogrammablecontrolof
scanning,channelmemoriesandselectedfeatureoptions.
Programmable Scan Function: Scansupto80UHFCBchannels.
Dual Watch: Monitorstwochannelssimultaneously.
PRIVACY FUNCTIONS
Voice Inversion Scrambler: Asimplevoicescramblerthat,whenactivated,willmakeyour
transmissionandreceptionintelligibleonlytootherradiosusingthesamescramblertechnology.
CTCSS & DCS: Abuilt-inContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystemandaDigitalCodedSquelch
optionprovidequietchanneloperation.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Water & Dust proof IP67 : Providesprotectionagainstdustandtemporaryimmersioninwater.
Removable Flexible Antenna
Rugged Construction with Die-cast Chassis
USER CONTROLS AND INTERFACE
Keypad Lock: Preventsaccidentalbuttonpresses.
Backlit LCD: Fornightviewing.
Desktop Charger – TX685, Desktop Rapid Charger – TX6150
IMpORTANT AdVICE
FEATuRES
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONScarefullyand
completelybeforeoperatingyourradioand
retainthismanualforfuturereference.
•NEVERconnecttheradiotoapowersource
otherthanthesuppliedbattery.Thismay
damageyourradio.
•DO NOTplaceyourradioinfrontofa
vehicleairbag.
•DO NOTuseyourradiowithadamaged
antenna.
•DO NOTattempttomodifyyourradio
inanyway.
•ALWAYSchargeyourradioatnormalroom
temperature.
•ALWAYSswitchoffyourradiowherenotices
restricttheuseoftwo-wayradioormobile
telephones.
•ONLYuseGMEapprovedrechargeable
batterypackswiththesuppliedcharger.
•AVOIDstoringorchargingyourradioin
directsunlight.
•AVOIDstoringorusingyourradiowhere
temperaturesarebelow-20°Corabove
+60°C.
†Refer to Page 3. Important information concerning UHF CB radio.

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CONTROlS
Antenna
IndicatorLED
PTTButton
SquelchButton
Menu/FunctionKey
ChannelDown
VolumeOn/Off
BeltClip
Speaker
AccessoryJack
Microphone
LCDDisplay
ChannelUp
Battery

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lCd ICONS
Monitor Icon:Appearswhenthe
Squelchisopen.
Dual Watch Icon:Appearswhen
DualWatchisactive.
VOX Icon:AppearswhenVOXmode
is active.
Key Lock Icon:Appearswhenthe
keypadislocked.
Button Beep Icon:Appearswhen
buttonconrmationtonesareon.
Roger Beep Icon:Appearswhenthe
RogerBeeptonesareactive.
Hi Power Icon:AppearswhenHigh
TXpowerisselected.
CTCSS Silent Icon:Appearswhen
SilentmodeisactiveusingCTCSS.
Low Power Icon: Appearswhen
LowTXpowerisselected.
Function Icon:Appearswhenthe
function‘F’keyispressedtoactivate
secondaryfunctions.
Scan Icon:Flasheswhenradio
is scanning.
Battery Icon:Displaysbattery
chargelevel.
Scrambler Icon:Appearswhen
Scramblerisenabled.
Duplex Icon:Appearsonchannels
whereDuplexisenabled.
DCS Silent Icon:Appearswhen
SilentmodeisactiveusingDSC.
Receive Icon:Appearswhen
receivingsignals.
Transmit Icon:Appearswhen
transmitting.
Power Save Icon:Appearswhen
theradioissleeping.
CTCSS/DCS Display: Indicates the
selectedCTCSSorDCStonewhenin
theMenu.
Channel Display:Displaysthe
selectedchannelinuse.

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pOWERING THE RAdIO
Yourradioispoweredbya7.4voltLi-Ionbatterypack.Whenthebatterypackisnew,itshould
befullychargedbeforebeingusedforthersttime.Ifleftunused,yourradio’sbatterypackwill
dischargeitselfwithinafewmonths.Ifyouhavenotusedyourradioforsometime,youwillneed
torechargethebatterypackbeforeuse.
WARNING: UseonlytheapprovedGMEcharger.Theuseofothertypesmaybedangerousand
willvoidthewarranty.
To Fit the Battery Pack
1. Ensurethatyourradioisswitchedoff.
2. Aligntheslotsinthebatterypackwiththebatteryguidesonthebackoftheradio.
3. Slidethebatterypackupwardsasfarasitwillgountilit‘clicks’.
To Remove the Battery Pack
1. Ensurethatyourradioisswitchedoff.
2. Holdtheradioupside-down.
3. Usingyourngernail,slidethebatterycatchtowardsthefrontoftheradiotoreleasethe
batterythenslidethebatterytowardsyou.Thebatterypackshouldseparatefromtheradio.
Slide to lock battery
Pull to release battery

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Charging the Battery Pack
TheTX685issuppliedwithadesktopcharger.Thedesktopchargerwillchargeafullydischarged
2000mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround7–8hours.
TheTX6150issuppliedwitharapiddesktopcharger.Thechargerwillchargeafullydischarged
2200mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround3hours.
Tochargethebatterypack:
1. Plugtheincludedplugpackpowersupplyintoastandard240voltACoutlet.
2. Connecttheplugpack’sDCconnectortothesocketunderthebaseofthedesktopcharger.
Routetheleadthroughtheslotunderthecharger’sbase.
3. Placetheradiowithbatteryattached,intothecradle.TheRED‘CHG’LEDwilllighttoindicate
thebatteryischarging.
4. Whenthebatteryhascharged,theGREEN‘FULL’LEDwilllight.
Battery Low Alert
Whenthebatteryiconblinksontheradio’sdisplay,thebatterylevelislowandthebatterypack
shouldberecharged.Ifthebatteryisnotcharged,anaudiotonewillthensoundtowarntheuser
thatthebatteryisalmostdischarged.
Battery Usage
Thetimetakentodischargethebatterypackwilldependonhowyouusetheradio.Thebattery
packsuppliedispowerfulenoughforafullday’suseunderaverageconditions.
Conserving Battery Power
Theradiohasbuilt-inpowersavingfeaturestohelpyougetthemaximumamountoftimebetween
chargesfromyourLi-Ionbatterypack.Ifyouneedtooperateyourradioinasituationwhereyou
requiremaximumbatterylife(e.g.aremotesitewherethereisnoconvenientrechargingfacility
nearby)thefollowinghintscangreatlyreducetheamountofpowerdrawnfromthebatterypack.
Standby Mode
Theradiowillautomaticallyenterthe‘Standby’modewhenitisinactive(i.e.nottransmittingor
receivingsignals).
WhileinStandbymodeitwillstillcheckforincomingsignalsbutitwilldrawconsiderablylesspower
fromthebatterypack.Assoonasasignalisheardorthekeysarepressedtheradiowill‘wakeup’
again.ThisStandbymodeisautomaticandbyitselfcanextendthebatterylifebymanyhours.
Using CTCSS/DCS
Ifyouareexpectingtoreceivesignalsonabusychannel,youcanprogramthatchannelforCTCSS/
DCSoperationandgettheotherpersontocallyouusingthesameCTCSS/DCStone.Yourradiowill
thenremaininStandbyandignoreallothersignalsuntilyourselectedCTCSS/DCStoneisreceived.
Scanning
Theradiodrawsmorepowerfromthebatterypackwhenscanningthanwhenmonitoringasingle
channel.Thisisbecauseitmust‘wakeup’moreoftentomonitoreachchannelforactivity.You
can‘squeeze’thatextrabitoflifefromthebatterypackbyavoidinganyunnecessaryscanning.In
addition,scanningincreasesthechanceofndingasignaltherebykeepingthereceiver‘awake’
andthesquelchopenmoreoften.
Low Transmit Power Settings
Thetransmitterhasbothhighandlowpowersettings.Ifyouareonlyoperatingovershortdistances,
areinareasonablyhighlocationorareclosetoalocalrepeater,tryusingtheLowtransmitterpower
setting.Thisreducesthetransmitterpowerto1watteffectivelydoublingthetalktimeavailable.

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GENERAl OpERATION
Power On/Off
RotatetheVOLUMEcontrolclockwisepastthe‘click’toturntheradioon.Theradiowillemita
conrmationtonewhenitisswitchedon.RotatetheVOLUMEcontrolcounter-clockwisepastthe
clicktoturntheradiooffagain.
Adjusting the Volume
Withtheunitpoweredon,rotatethe VOLUMEcontrolclockwisetoincreasethevolumeand
counter-clockwisetodecreasethevolume.
Display Lighting
TheLCDbacklightingactivatesautomaticallywheneverakeyispressedandturnsoffautomatically
afterabout5seconds.
Receiving Signals
Whiletheradioisnotreceivingsignals,itwillremaininstandbymodetoconservebatterypower.
Whenasignalisreceived,theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightGREEN and the
iconwillappearonthedisplay.AdjusttheVOLUMEcontrolforacomfortablelisteninglevel.
IftheincomingsignalisencodedwithaCTCSSorDCStonematchingtheonesetinyourradio,the
LEDindicatorwilllightORANGEandyouwillbeabletohearthesignalinthespeaker.IftheLED
indicatorlightsGREEN and the iconappearsbutyoucannothearthesignal,itislikelythat
theincomingsignalisusingadifferentCTCSSorDCStonetothatselectedinyourradio(seeMenu
optionsformoredetailsonsettingCTCSS/DCStones).
Ifnofurthersignalsarereceived,theunitwillreturntostandbymode.
Transmitting
Totransmit,pressandholdthePTT (Push-To-Talk)switch.Theotherradioyouaretalkingto
mustbesettothesamechannel.Holdtheradioapproximately5to8cmfromyourmouthwiththe
antennaverticalandspeakintothebuilt-inmicrophone.
WhilethePTTswitchispressed,theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightREDand
the iconwillappearontheLCD.Whenyouhavenishedspeaking,releasethePTTswitchto
receiveincomingsignals(itisnotpossibletotransmitandreceiveatthesametime).Ifnofurther
signalsarereceived,theunitwillreverttostandbymode.
TIP: The PTTswitchcanalsobeusedtotransmitaCallAlarmmelody.WhentheCallAlarm
melodyisenabled(seeMenuoptionsformoredetailsonCallAlarmsettings),pressingthe
PTTswitchtwicequicklywillplaytheCallAlarmmelodyinthespeakerofotherradiosonthe
samechanneltoalertthemtoyourcall.Duringthistimethe iconisdisplayedand the LED
indicatorwilllightREDforabout5seconds.TheCallAlarmcanonlybesentonceperminute.
Selecting Channels
Inthe‘standby’mode,pressthe keytostepuponechannelor thekeytostepdownone
channel.Pressandholdthe or keystoquicklyscrollthroughthechannels.
Squelch
Thesquelchisusedtoeliminatethebackgroundnoisewhentherearenosignalspresent.When
thesquelchisopenthereceiver’sbackgroundnoisecanbeheard.Whenthesquelchisclosedthe
receiverremainsquietwhiletherearenosignalspresentbutanyincomingsignalswilloverridethe
squelchandbeheardinthespeaker.
Toopenthesquelch,brieypresstheSQLkey.Thiswillallowyoutocheckthecurrentchannel
foractivitybeforetransmitting,particularlyifyouhaveCTCSSenabled.Whenthesquelchisopen,
theLEDindicatorontheupperedgeoftheradiowilllightGREEN and the and iconswill
appearonthedisplay.Duringthistimeyouwillhearstaticorhissifthechannelisclear.Donot
transmitifyouhearanysignals.
Toclosethesquelch,brieypresstheSQLkeyagain.

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NOTE: ThesquelchsensitivityispresetintheMenu–SquelchLevelsetting(seeMenuoptionsfor
moredetailsonsettingthesquelchsensitivity).
Keypad Lock
TheKeypadLockdisablesthekeystopreventaccidentalkeypressesfromchangingthepreferred
settingsoftheradio.Whenthekeysarelocked,the Iconisdisplayedandallkeypressesare
ignoredexceptforthePTT, SQLandtheKeypadunlockfunction.
ToactivatetheKeypadLockpresstheFkey(theFiconwillappear)thenholdthe keyuntil
theradiobeeps.The iconwillappearonthedisplay.
TocanceltheKeypadLock,presstheFkeythenholdthe keyagainuntiltheradiobeeps.
The iconwilldisappear.
Duplex Operation
Duplexoperationallowstheradiototransmitonadifferentfrequencytothatwhichitreceives.This
allowsoperationthroughrepeaterstationsinyourarea.Repeatersautomaticallyre-transmityour
signaloveramuchwiderarea,providinggreatlyincreasedrange.TheDuplexmodeonlyworkson
designatedrepeaterchannels1–8and41–48.WithDuplexselectedononeofthesechannels,
yourradioactuallytransmits30channelshigherthanitreceives.
e.g.IfDuplexisselectedonchannel1,yourradiowillreceiveonchannel1butwilltransmiton
channel31.
Duplexcanbeenabledordisabledseparatelyonindividualchannels.WhenDuplexisenabledon
theselectedchannel, isdisplayed.
TheDuplexModeissetthroughtheMenu.PleaserefertotheMenuoptionsfurtherbelow.
Simplex/Duplex Range Comparison
SCANNING
Channelscanningallowsyoutomonitorasequenceofselectedchannelsforincomingsignals.
NOTE: Whiletheradioisscanning,theMenusettingkeyisdisabled.
To Select Channels for Scanning
1. Pressthe or ▼keystoselecttherequiredchannel.
2. HoldtheSCANkeyuntiltheradiobeeps. willbedisplayedindicatingtheselectedchannel
isnowstoredintheScanMemory.
3. RepeattostorefurtherchannelsintotheScanMemory.
4. ToremoveachannelfromtheScanGroup,pressthe or ▼keystoselecttherequiredchannel
thenholdtheSCANkeyuntiltheradiobeeps. willdisappearfromthedisplay.
To Scan the Selected Channels
BrieypresstheSCANkey.The iconwillashandthechannelnumberswillchangeasthe
radioscansthroughthechannels.Whilescanning,brieypressthe or keystochangethescan
directionupwardsordownwards.
CHANNEL 31
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 31
VEHICLE
SIMPLEX
REPEATER
OPERATION
VEHICLE
REPEATER
STATION