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
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Toexitthescanmode,brieypresstheSCANkeyagain.Theradiowillreturntonormaloperation.
NOTE:
Theremustbeatleast2channelsstoredinthescanmemoryotherwisetheradiowillnotscan.
Scanning Features
• Ifasignalisreceived,thescanispausedallowingyoutotransmitandreceiveonthatchannel.
Duringthistimethe iconwillcontinuetoashtoshowthatthescanisstillactive.Oncethe
channelhasbeeninactivefor5secondsthescanwillautomaticallyresume.
• PressingthePTTswitchwhiletheradioisscanningwilljumptotheworkingchannelallowing
youtotransmitandreceiveonthatchannel(theworkingchannelisthechanneltheradiowason
atthetimethescanwasactivated).Duringthistimethe iconwillcontinuetoashtoshow
thatthescanisstillactive.Oncetheworkingchannelhasbeeninactivefor5secondsthescan
willautomaticallyresume.
• Ifthescanispausedonabusychannelthatyoudon’twishtolistento,pressthe or keys
to‘skip’overthechannelandcontinuescanning.
TIP: TheScanmodewillreducetheoverallbatterylifebecausetheStandby(batterysaver)
featureisoverridden.Youshouldavoidscanningifthebatteryisrunninglowandyouneed
toconservepower.
CTCSS, dCS ANd SIlENT MOdE
CTCSS(ContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystem)andDCS(DigitalCodedSquelch)aresimilar
squelchquietingsystemsthatallowgroupsofuserstosharethesamechannelwithoutdisturbing
eachother.TheCTCSSsystemuses1of50lowfrequencytonestoopenandclosethesquelchon
theradio.TheDCSsystemissimilartoCTCSSbutuses1of104digitalcodestocontrolthesquelch.
WhenCTCSSorDCSisenabledonyourradio,onlysignalsthatareusingthesamecodeasyour
radiowillbeheardinthespeakerandthesquelchwillremainclosedtoallothersignals.
NotethatCTCSSandDCScodesdonotpreventothersfromhearingyourtransmission.
CTCSS/DCStonesareswitchedoffbydefault.TouseCTCSS/DCSyoumustrstenableasuitable
CTCSS/DCScodeusingtheMENU(seeMenuoptionsformoredetails).YourchoiceofCTCSSorDCS
willlargelydependonwhichiscurrentlybeingusedbyotherradiosinyourgroup.Ifneithersystem
iscurrentlyinuse,youcanmakeyourownchoice.Thereisnodifferenceinperformancebetween
thetwosystems.OnceaCTCSSorDCScodehasbeenenabled,thedisplaywillshow (forCTCSS)
or (forDCS).Youcannowmakeselectedchannels‘quiet’byenablingSILENTmodeonthose
channels.
To Activate or Deactivate Silent Mode on a Channel
1. Selecttherequiredchannel.
2. PressandholdtheSQLkey.TheselectedCTCSSorDCScodewillbedisplayedonthatchannel.
ChannelsthathaveSilentmodeenabledwillnowremainquietunlessasignalcontainingyour
chosen code is received.
NOTE: SilentmodecannotbeactivatedunlessaCTCSSorDCScodehasbeenselectedviatheMenu
key(SeeMenuoptionsformoredetails).IfCTCSS/DCStonesaresetto‘Off’,anyattempttoactivate
theSilentmodewillbeignored.WhencommunicatingwithotherradiosusingCTCSSorDCS,all
radiosmustbeswitchedtothesamechannelandhavethesameCTCSSorDCScodeselected.To
receivesignalsfromradiosthatarenotusingCTCSSorDCSyouwillneedtodisableSilentmodeon
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MENu
TheMenukeyisusedtosetthevariousfeaturesettings.Thefollowingchartshowstheorderof
theseselections.
1. Duplex(channels1–8and41–48only)
2. CTCSSandDCSCodeSelection
3. TransmitterPower
4. ScramblerSetting
5. VOXSettings
6. SquelchLevelSetting
7. RogerBeepSetting
8. ButtonBeepSelection
9. CallAlarmSelection
10.DualWatchChannel
Using the Menu
ToaccesstheMenu,pressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.Menuoptionswillappear
intheorderlistedabove.
NOTE: The Duplexmenuoptionwillonlyappearwhenchannels1–8 or 41–48areselected.
CTCSS/DCSandtransmitpowersettingsareinhibitedonchannels5/35(emergencychannel).
TosteptothenextMenuitempresstheMENUkeyagain.Tochangetheoptionsintheselected
Menupressthe or keys.TostoreyourselectionandexittheMenupressthePTT.
Duplex Mode Selection
TheDuplexoptiononlyappearsintheMenuifarepeaterchannel(1–8or41–48)wasselected
priortoenteringthemenu.Toenableduplexontheselectedrepeaterchannel;
1.Selecttherequiredrepeaterchannel1–8or41–48usingthe or keys.
2.PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.The iconwillash.
3.Pressthe or keystotoggle‘on’(duplexenabled)or‘oF’(duplexdisabled)onthedisplay.
4.PressthePTTtostoreyoursettingandexittheMenu.
WhenDuplexisenabledonarepeaterchannel,the iconwillbedisplayedwheneverthat
channelisselected.
CTCSS and DCS Code Selection
TheradioisttedwithbothCTCSSandDCSsystems.Thereare50CTCSStonesand104DCScodes.
TheDCScodesandtheCTCSStonesareaccessedthroughthesamemenu(seetablebelow).When
CTCSStonesarebeingselected‘CT’isdisplayed.ToaccessDCScodesscrollpastCTCSStone50
until‘DT’isdisplayed.
To Select a CTCSS or DCS Code
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.‘CT’(forCTCSS)or‘DT’(forDCS)willbe
displayed.
2. Pressthe or keystoselecttherequiredtone/code.
3. ToselectCTCSStones01to50pressthe or keyswhile‘CT’isdisplayed.
4. ToselectDCScodes,holdthe or keytoscrollpasttheCTCSStonesuntil‘DT’isdisplayed.
Nowusethe or keystoselecttherequiredDCScode001to104.
5. ToreturntoCTCSStonesholdthe or keyuntil‘CT’isdisplayedagain.
6. ToturnCTCSS/DCStonesoff,holdthe keytosteptotheendofthecodelistuntil‘oF’is
displayed.
7. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection. or isnowdisplayedtoconrmthe
codesystemyouhaveselected.
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To Enable Silent Mode on a Channel
1. Selecttherequiredchannel.
2. PressandholdtheSQLkeyforabout2seconds.Theselectedcodenumberwillbedisplayedon
thatchannel.
3. Theselectedchannelwillnowremainsilentunlessasignalisreceivedcontainingthechosen
tone/code.
NOTE: Silentmodewillonlybeenabledonchannelsyouselect.Otherchannelswillremainopento
allincomingsignals.
To Disable Silent Mode on a Channel
1. Selecttherequiredchannel.
2. PressandholdtheSQLkeyforabout2seconds.Theselectedcodenumberwillbedisappear
fromthatchannel.Theselectedchannelwillnowbeopentoallincomingsignals.
Transmitter Power
ThetransmitterpowercanbesettoHighorLow.Thepowersettingappliestoallchannels(except5/35).
To Set the Transmit Power
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. BrieypresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘PW’isdisplayed.‘Hi’or‘Lo’willbeashing.
3. Pressthe or keystoselecttherequiredpowersetting.Select‘Hi’forhighpoweror‘Lo’for
lowpower.
4. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
Theradioshouldnowdisplaytheselectedchannelnumberalongwiththe or icon to indicate
thetransmitpoweryouhaveset.
Voice Scrambler
Yourradioincorporatesavoicescramblerusingbandinversion.Thescrambleriscompatible
withthemajorityofscramblersusedbyothermanufacturers,allowingyoutoenjoyscrambled
communicationswithownersofnon-GMEradios.
To Enable or Disable the Scrambler
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. BrieypresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘SR’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeashing.
3. Pressthe or keystoselect‘on’or‘oF’.
4. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
Whenthescramblerisonthe iconisdisplayed.
NOTE: Whenthescramblerisenabled,allchannelsarescrambled.
VOX Settings
TheVOXfeatureallowsyoutohavehands-freeconversations.Whenyouspeak,themicrophone
automaticallydetectsyourvoice(orothernearbysound)causingtheradiototransmitwithoutthe
needtopressthePTTbutton.
To Set the Radio for VOX Operation
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. BrieypresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘VX’isdisplayed.
3. Pressthe or keystosettheVOXsensitivityfrom1(min)to3(max).Aminimumsetting
requiresaloudervoicetoactivatetheVOXwhileamaximumsettingwillactivatetheVOXwith
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4. TodisabletheVOXcompletely,settheVOXsensitivityto‘oF’.
5. PressthePTTkeytoconrmandstoreyourselection.
WhenVOXisenabled,the iconisvisibleonthedisplay.
NOTE: UsingtheradioinanoisyenvironmentwiththeVOXsensitivitysettomaximumcouldcause
theradiototransmitunexpectedly.Ifthishappenssimplyreducethesensitivitysetting.
Squelch Level Setting
TheSquelchisdesignedtokeeptheradioquietwhentherearenosignalspresent.TheSquelch
settingadjuststhesensitivityofthesquelchtoincomingsignals.HigherSquelchsettingsrequire
strongersignalstoovercomethesquelchandbeheardinthespeakerwhilelowersettingsallow
muchweakersignalstobeheard.
To Set the Squelch
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. PresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘SQ’isdisplayed.Thecurrentsquelchlevelwillash.
3. Pressthe or keystoadjustthesquelchlevelfrom1(mostsensitive)to5(leastsensitive)or
selectAUT(Auto)foranautomaticsetting.
4. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
Roger Beep Tone
TheRogerBeepisatonewhichisautomaticallytransmittedwheneverthePTTswitchisreleased.
Thistonealertsthereceivingpartythatyourtransmissionhasended.
To Enable or Disable the Roger Beep Tone
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. PresstheMENUkeyrepeatedly‘RG’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeashing.
3. Pressthe or keystoselect‘on’or‘oF’.
4. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
Button Beep
TheButtonbeepallowstheradiotosoundaconrmationbeepwheneverthekeysarepressed.
To Turn the Button Beep On or Off
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. PresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘BP’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeashing.
3. Pressthe or keystoselect‘on’or‘oF’.
4. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
WhentheButtonBeepisenabledthe iconwillbedisplayedandabeepwillbeheardwhenever
akeyispressed.
Call Alarm Selection
Theradioprovides5user-selectableCallAlarmmelodiestoalertotheruserstoyourincomingcall.
Whenenabled,themelodycanbetransmittedtoanotheruserwhereitwillbeheardinthespeaker
ofthereceivingradio.
To Select your Favourite Call Alarm Melody
1. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
2. PresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘CL’isdisplayed.Callnumber1–5or‘oF’willbeashing.
3. Pressthe or keystopreview(listento)the5availableCallMelodies(1–5).
4. TodisabletheCallMelodiesselect‘oF’.

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5. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
To Send the Call Alarm Melody
PressthePTTTWICEquickly.The iconwillappearandtheLEDindicatorwilllightREDforafew
secondsasthemelodyissent.Themelodywillbeheardinthespeakerofthereceivingradio.
NOTE: TheCallAlarmcanonlybesentonceperminute.
Dual Watch
TheDualWatchmodeletsyoutomonitortwochannelsatthesametime.WhileinDualWatch
mode,theunitwillmonitorboththecurrentlyselectedchannelandasecondDualWatchchannel.
To Set the Dual Watch Mode
1. Usethe or keystoselectthe‘current’channel.
2. PressandholdtheMENUkeyuntiltheradiobeeps.
3. PresstheMENUkeyrepeatedlyuntil‘du’isdisplayed.The iconwillbeashing.
4. Pressthe or keystoselectthesecond‘DualWatch’channelorselect‘oF’todisablethe
DualWatchmode.
5. PressthePTTtoconrmandstoreyourselection.
WhileDualWatchisactive,the iconisdisplayedandtheLCDwillalternatebetweenthe
selectedchannelandtheDualWatchchannel.
Dual Watch Operation
• Ifasignalisreceivedoneitherchannel,theradiowillpauseonthatchannelforaslongasit
remainsbusy,thenresumetheDualWatch5secondsafterthelasttransmissionhasceased.
• TotalkontheDualWatchchannel,pressthe PTTwhiletheradioispausedonthatchannel
thentalkintheusualway.
• Totalkontheselectedchannel,pressthe PTT switchwhilenosignalsarebeingreceived.The
radiowillswitchtotheselectedchannel.Whenyouhavenishedyourconversationtheradio
willresumetheDualWatch5secondsafterthelasttransmissionhasceased.
TostoptheDualWatch,brieypresstheSCANkey.Thisisequivalenttoselecting‘oF’inthe
DualWatchmenusetting.
CTCSS TONE FREQuENCIES
No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency
1 67.0 14 107.2 27 167.9 40 159.8
271.9 15 110.9 28 173.8 41 165.5
3 74.4 16 114.8 29 179.9 42 171.3
4 77.0 17 118.8 30 186.2 43 177.3
5 79.7 18 123.0 31 192.8 44 183.5
682.5 19 127.3 32 203.5 45 189.9
7 85.4 20 131.8 33 210.7 46 196.6
8 88.5 21 136.5 34 218.1 47 199.5
9 91.5 22 141.3 35 225.7 48 206.5
10 94.8 23 146.2 36 233.6 49 229.1
11 97.4 24 151.4 37 241.8 50 254.1
12 100.0 25 156.7 38 250.3 – –
13 103.5 26 162.2 39 69.4 – –

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dSC TONE CHART
DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE
1023 19 116 37 225 55 325 73 452 91 627
2 025 20 122 38 226 56 331 74 454 92 631
3026 21 125 39 243 57 332 75 455 93 632
4 031 22 131 40 244 58 343 76 462 94 654
5032 23 132 41 245 59 346 77 464 95 662
6 036 24 134 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664
7 043 25 143 43 251 61 356 79 466 97 703
8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712
9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723
10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731
11 054 29 156 47 263 65 411 83 523 101 732
12 065 30 162 48 265 66 412 84 526 102 734
13 071 31 165 49 266 67 413 85 532 103 743
14 072 32 172 50 271 68 423 86 546 104 754
15 073 33 174 51 274 69 431 87 565 - -
16 074 34 205 52 306 70 432 88 606
17 114 35 212 53 311 71 445 89 612 - -
18 115 36 223 54 315 72 446 90 624 - -

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uHF CB OpERATING FREQuENCIES
CH Frequency
(MHz)
CH Frequency
(MHz)
CH Frequency
(MHz)
CH Frequency
(MHz)
1476.425 21 476.925 41 476.4375 61 476.9375
2476.450 22 476.950 42 476.4625 62 476.9625
3 476.475 23 476.975 43 476.4875 63 476.9875
4 476.500 24 477.000 44 476.5125 64 477.0125
5476.525 25 477.025 45 476.5375 65 477.0375
6 476.550 26 477.050 46 476.5625 66 477.0625
7 476.575 27 477.075 47 476.5875 67 477.0875
8 476.600 28 477.100 48 476.6125 68 477.1125
9476.625 29 477.125 49 476.6375 69 477.1375
10 476.650 30 477.150 50 476.6625 70 477.1625
11 476.675 31 477.175 51 476.6875 71 477.1875
12 476.700 32 477.200 52 476.7125 72 477.2125
13 476.725 33 477.225 53 476.7375 73 477.2375
14 476.750 34 477.250 54 476.7625 74 477.2625
15 476.775 35 477.275 55 476.7875 75 477.2875
16 476.800 36 477.300 56 476.8125 76 477.3125
17 476.825 37 477.325 57 476.8375 77 477.3375
18 476.850 38 477.350 58 476.8625 78 477.3625
19 476.875 39 477.375 59 476.8875 79 477.3875
20 476.900 40 477.400 60 476.9125 80 477.4125
dSC TONE CHART
DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE DCS CODE
1023 19 116 37 225 55 325 73 452 91 627
2 025 20 122 38 226 56 331 74 454 92 631
3026 21 125 39 243 57 332 75 455 93 632
4 031 22 131 40 244 58 343 76 462 94 654
5032 23 132 41 245 59 346 77 464 95 662
6 036 24 134 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664
7 043 25 143 43 251 61 356 79 466 97 703
8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712
9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723
10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731
11 054 29 156 47 263 65 411 83 523 101 732
12 065 30 162 48 265 66 412 84 526 102 734
13 071 31 165 49 266 67 413 85 532 103 743
14 072 32 172 50 271 68 423 86 546 104 754
15 073 33 174 51 274 69 431 87 565 - -
16 074 34 205 52 306 70 432 88 606
17 114 35 212 53 311 71 445 89 612 - -
18 115 36 223 54 315 72 446 90 624 - -
Emergencyuseonly
Telemetry/Selcalluseonly.Voicetransmissionisinhibited
asrequiredbyAS/NZS4365.2011
Guardbandchannel.Transmissionisinhibitedasrequired
byAS/NZ4365.2011
Repeaterinputchannels(Duplex)
Repeateroutputchannels(Duplex)
11 Ofciallydesignatedcallchannel
40 Roadchannel
18 Caravanandmotorhome
10 4WD/Offroad

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STANdARd COMMuNICATIONS
WARRANTY AGAINST dEFECTS
ThiswarrantyagainstdefectsisgivenbyStandardCommunicationsPtyLtdACN000346814(We,
us,ourorGME).Ourcontactdetailsaresetoutinclause2.7.Thiswarrantystatementonlyappliesto
productspurchasedinAustralia.PleasecontactyourlocalGMEdistributorforproductssoldoutsideof
Australia.Localdistributordetailsatwww.gme.net.au/export.
1. Consumer guarantees
1.1 OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.
Youareentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyother
reasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplaced
ifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.
1.2 Totheextentweareable,weexcludeallotherconditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwould
otherwisebeimplied.
2. Warranty against defects
2.1 Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoanddoesnotlimit,excludeorrestrictyourrightsunderthe
CompetitionandConsumerAct2010(Australia)oranyothermandatoryprotectionlawsthat
mayapply.
2.2 Wewarrantourgoodstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthewarrantyperiod
(seewarrantytable)fromthedateoforiginalsale(oranotherperiodweagreetoinwriting).Subject
toourobligationsunderclause1.2,wewillatouroption,eitherrepairorreplacegoodswhichwe
aresatisedaredefective.Wewarrantanyreplacementpartsfortheremainderoftheperiodof
warrantyforthegoodsintowhichtheyareincorporated.
SpECIFICATIONS
General
   FrequencyRange: 476.425-477.4125MHz
  ChannelSpacing:12.5kHz
  NoofChannels:80,(75voice,2telemetryRXonly,3forfutureuse).
  CTCSSCodes:50
  DCSCodes:104
 Dimensions(WxHxD): 57mmx102mmx35mm(withoutantenna)
 Complieswith:AS/NZS4365:2011
Power Supply
  PowerSource: Li-Ionrechargeable-7.4VDC,2200mAh(TX6150)
  2000mAh(TX685)
  OperatingTime: 10Hours(HighPower)
   (Transmit5%,Receive5%,Standby90%)
Receiver
  UsableSensitivity:-121dBm 
 MaximumAudioOutput: >0.5wattmax.(8Ohm)
 ModulationDistortion: <5%(1kHz70%)
Transmitter
 TransmitPower:Hi 5watts(TX6150)
    3watts(TX685)
   Lo 1watt
NOTE: Specicationsaretypicalunlessotherwiseindicatedandmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice
orobligation.

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PRODUCT TYPE WARRANTY
PERIOD
477MHzUHFCBportableradios
Li-Ionbatterypacks
2years
1year
2.3 Totheextentpermittedbylaw,oursoleliabilityforbreachofacondition,warrantyorother
obligationimpliedbylawislimited
  (a)inthecaseofgoodswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide-
   (i) thereplacementofthegoodsorthesupplyofequivalentgoods;
   (ii) therepairofthegoods;
   (iii)thecostofrepairingthegoodsorofacquiringequivalentgoods;
  (b)inthecaseofserviceswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide–
   (i) thesupplyingoftheservicesagain;
   (ii) thecostofhavingtheservicessuppliedagain.
2.4 Forrepairsoutsidethewarrantyperiod,wewarrantourrepairstobefreefromdefectsinmaterials
andworkmanshipforthreemonthsfromthedateoftheoriginalrepair.Weagreetore-repairor
replace(atouroption)anymaterialsorworkmanshipwhichwearesatisedaredefective.
2.5 Wewarrantthatwewillperformserviceswithreasonablecareandskillandagreetoinvestigate
anycomplaintregardingourservicesmadeingoodfaith.Ifwearesatisedthatthecomplaintis
justied,andasoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty(totheextentpermittedatlaw),we
agreetosupplythoseservicesagainatnoextrachargetoyou.
2.6 Tomakeawarrantyclaimyoumustbeforetheendoftheapplicablewarrantyperiod(seewarranty
table),atyourowncost,returnthegoodsyouallegearedefective,providewrittendetailsofthe
defect,andgiveusanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoiceorsomeotherevidenceshowingdetails
ofthetransaction.
2.7 Sendyourclaimto:
StandardCommunicationsPtyLtd.
POBox96WinstonHills,NSW2153,Australia.
Tel:(02)88676000Fax:(02)88676199
Email:[e-mail]
2.8 Ifwedeterminethatyourgoodsaredefective,wewillpayforthecostofreturningtherepairedor
replacedgoodstoyou,andreimburseyouforyourreasonableexpensesofsendingyourwarranty
claimtous.
3. What this warranty does not cover
3.1 Thiswarrantywillnotapplyinrelationto:
  (a)goodsmodiedoralteredinanyway;
  (b)defectsanddamagecausedbyusewithnonStandardCommunicationsproducts;
  (c) repairsperformedotherthanbyourauthorisedrepresentative;
  (d)defectsordamageresultingfrommisuse,accident,impactorneglect;
  (e)goodsimproperlyinstalledorusedinamannercontrarytotherelevantinstructionmanual;or
  (f) goodswheretheserialnumberhasbeenremovedormadeillegal.
4. Warranty period
4.1 WeprovidethefollowingwarrantyonGMEandKingrayproducts.Norepairorreplacementduring
thewarrantyperiodwillreneworextendthewarrantyperiodpasttheperiodfromoriginaldate
ofpurchase.

Part Number: 310583 Drawing Number: 46721-2