Hear Now THN1C User manual

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User Manual
Model: THN1C
Version: preliminary
Issue Date: 28 Jan 2007
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1.0 SYNOPSYS
This document is for software design and test
2.0 FEATURE LIST
zUHF FM Transmission
z0.5W Output Power
zUp to 3km range
zNo license required
z5 Buttons Operation
z14 channels and 38 CTCSS code function
z3 selectable Call Tone
zVOX feature - 4 levels
zElectronics Volume – 8 levels
zChannel BUSY (Rx) Indication (Luminance < Light Sensing threshold) –Red LED On
zAutomatic Squelch function
zLow battery indication
zBacklight control from light sensing feature
zButton lock icon Flashing Display function
zKey tone function
zLCD backlight function – Green for normal operation
zExternal AC-DC adaptor charger function
zUsing rechargeable Li-ion battery

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3.0 KEY and LCD
3.1 LCD
3.2 KEY DEFINITION
z“CALL/LOCK”，CALL and LOCK key
z“PTT/CONFIRM”，PTT Key
z“UP”，Channel up or function scroll up in menu
z“DOWN”，Channel down or function scroll down in menu
z“POWER/MENU” , power on/off and menu key
Lock
VOX
Battery CTCSS
CH / CTCSS No.
Menu / Power
(Press & Hold for
Power On/Off)
PTT & Confirm
Call / Lock
(Press & Hold for Key
Lock)
Down
Up / VOX
(Press & Hold to enter
VOX menu)
Light
Sensor
Rx Indicator
(Red LED)

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4.0 Operation
4.1 Power on
KEY STATUS LED SPEAKER LCD
POWER
key
pressed
and hold
2S
Lit 5S Power on
TONE All screen
light
•First time power on, the default setting as below table：
Item Default
Channel 1
CTC code 0
Volume 5
VOX 5
Lock Unlock
NOTE：
•If no event happened last 15 seconds, unit will be into standby mode.
•Normally power on, the last setting will be loaded automatically.
4.2 power off
Key Status Backlight speaker LCD
POWER
Press and hold 2 S
off Tone sounds off
Display by STANDBY mode：
Call Signal Tx
Switch Over
2s for each

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In bright circumstance, LED is not lit on receive.
In dark circumstance, LED is lit on receive.
4.3 adjust volume by standby mode
4.3.1 Volume up
key status Backlight speaker LCD
“UP” key
pressed Volume level increase one level Lit 5S Key tone Display vol number
“UP” key
Press and hold Volume level increase one level by 0.25S Lit 5S NO TONE except volume
level to max
Display vol number
4.3.2 Volume down
key status Backlight speaker LCD
“DOWN” key
pressed Volume level decrease one level Lit 5S Key tone Display vol number
“down” key
Press and hold Volume level decrease one level by 0.25S Lit 5S No tone except volume
level to min
Display vol number
4.4 FUNCTION SETTING
Press “menu” key enter function setting when standby or receive mode
4.4.1 Channel setting
key Status backlight speaker LCD
“UP” or
“DOWN” key
pressed
Channel number
increase or decrease Lit 5S Key tone sounds CH number displayed
“up” or “down”
key
Pressed and hold
CH Num increased by
0.5 S roundly Lit 5S CH number displayed

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4.4.2 CTC code setting
Key status Backlight speaker LCD
“MENU”
Pressed Into CTC setting Lit 5S Key tone CTC digit flash
“UP”or
“DOWN”
pressed
CTC digit increment
or decrement one digit Lit 5S Key tone CTC digit flash
“UP”or
“DOWN”
pressed and
hold
CTC digit increment
or decrement one
digit by 0.5S
Lit 5S Key tone CTC digit flash
and change
continuously
4.4.3 CALL TONE SETTING
KEY STATUS BACKLIGHT SPEAKER LCD
“MENU”
pressed Entry CALL TONE
setting Lit 5S current CALL TONE display“C”
and CALL
TONE number
“UP”or
“DOWN”
pressed
Increment or decrement
CALL TONE
Lit5S Selected
CALL TONE
display“C”
and CALL
TONE number
4.4.4 CHANNEL SCAN
KEY STATUS LED SPEAKER LCD
“MENU”
Key pressed Enter Channel scan Lit 5S KEY TONE Display
Channel
number and
“SC”
alternative
“UP”or
“DOWN”
key pressed
Channel number increase
or decrease scanning
Lit 5S KEY TONE
Scanning
channel
number
4.4.5 CTCSS SCAN

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KEY STATUS LED SPEAKER LCD
“PTT”
Key pressed Enter CTCSS scan Lit 5S KEY TONE
Flash and
display CTC
digit and
“SC”
alternative
“UP”or
“DOWN”
Key pressed
CTC digit increase or
decrease while Scanning
Lit 5S KEY TONE
Scanning CTC
digit
Note：
When scanned signal，display scanned CTC digit 5S,then,continue scanning.
When CALL key pressed, quit function setting. Enter call function
4.4.6 VOX LEVEL SETTING
KEY STATUS LED SPEAKER LCD
In standby
mode,
press and
hold “UP”
key 2S
Enter VOX setting
mode Lit 5S KEY TONE “”Flash
and display
current
threshold level
“UP”or
“DOWN
”KEY
pressed
VOX level increase or
decrease Lit 5S KEY TONE When VOX
level reach
MAX or MIN
level, sounds
warning tone
“”Flash
and display
current
threshold level
“UP”or
“DOWN
”Key
pressed and
hold
VOX level increase or
decrease one level by
0.5S
Lit 5S NO KEY
TONE
When VOX
level reach
MAX or MIN
level, sounds
warning tone
“”Lit
and display
current level
Note：
When CALL key pressed, quit function setting and enter call function.
When PTT/MENU key pressed, quit function setting and keep current setting.
Note：
If no event happened last 10 seconds, unit will be into standby mode.
In function setting mode, VOX in void

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5.0 KEY LOCK and UNLOCK
KEY STATUS LED SPEAKER LCD
LOCK
pressed and
hold
exceed 2S
Lock or Unlock Lit 5S Two Lock
Tone
Flash or
Disappear
In locked state, only PTT and CALL/LOCK key available, other keys in void.
6.0 LOW BATTERY INDICATION
Battery < 3.5V: Unit off
7.0 CHARGE INDICATION
Battery Full Battery < 4.0V Battery < 3.8V
Battery < 3.6V
Icon Flashing (1s
period)
0.5s 0.5s
1s

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