HME XLR Series User manual

XLR Series
2 Way Radio
2 Watt / 6 Channels
HME Wireless, Inc.
Customer Service 800.919.9903
1400 Northbrook Parkway Suite #320 • Suwanee, GA 30024

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FCC Licensing Information ...............................................................................................................................3
Getting Started...................................................................................................................................................4
Radio Components...........................................................................................................................................4
Radio Setup......................................................................................................................................................4
Radio Description.............................................................................................................................................5
Headset Connector...........................................................................................................................................6
Menu Button.....................................................................................................................................................6
Monitor Button..................................................................................................................................................6
TX LED.............................................................................................................................................................6
Charging...........................................................................................................................................................6
Operating Instructions ......................................................................................................................................7
Power On/Off....................................................................................................................................................7
Transmission Method .......................................................................................................................................7
Reception Method ............................................................................................................................................7
Changing Channels..........................................................................................................................................7
Operation of the Scan function (if activated) .....................................................................................................7
Key Lock function.............................................................................................................................................8
Cloning function................................................................................................................................................8
Menu description..............................................................................................................................................8
Compander selection........................................................................................................................................9
Changing Groups .............................................................................................................................................9
Scrambling .....................................................................................................................................................10
Set Squelch....................................................................................................................................................10
Key Button sound: On or Off...........................................................................................................................10
Set VOX .........................................................................................................................................................11
Set Lone Worker or “Wandering Radio” alarm ................................................................................................11
UHF Radio Specification .................................................................................................................................13
Frequencies......................................................................................................................................................14
Safety Precautions...........................................................................................................................................15
When using the XLR Series Radios:...............................................................................................................15
Influences to the operation of this Radio:........................................................................................................15
Safety Notes:..................................................................................................................................................15
FCC Information...............................................................................................................................................16

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FCC Licensing Information
XLR Series professional two-way radios operate on radio frequencies that are regulated by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). In order to transmit on these frequencies, you are required to have a
license issued by the FCC.
Application is made available on FCC Forms 601, schedules D and H, and remittance form 159. If ordering the
forms by mail, phone, or from the FCC website, please request document number 000601, which includes all
forms and instructions. If using the FCC Fax-on-Demand system, use the 7-digit order numbers listed below.
You can contact the FCC to obtain the forms through the following methods:
To Receive by Mail
To Receive via the Web
For Assistance by Phone
Call the FCC forms
hotline at:
Search the FCC website
Or for questions regarding
FCC license contact the
FCC at:
[phone]
www.fcc.gov
[phone]
Request document
000601
Search Form 601
Request document
000601
Before filling out your application, you must decide which frequency(ies) you can operate on. See Frequencies
and Bandwidths on page 14. For questions on determining your radio frequency, please call HME Wireless at 1-
800-919-9903.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by HME Wireless may void the user’s authority granted by the
FCC to operate this radio and should not be made. To comply with FCC requirements, transmitter adjustments
should be made only by or under the supervision of a person certified as technically qualified to perform
transmitter maintenance and repairs in the private land mobile and fixed services as certified by an organization
representative of the user of those services. Replacement of any transmitter component (crystal, semiconductor,
etc.) not authorized by the FCC equipment authorization for this radio could violate FCC rules.
Note: Use of this radio outside the country where it was intended to be distributed is subject to government
regulations and may be prohibited.

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Getting Started
Radio Components
Radio Setup
Step 
BATTERY INSTALLATION
Install the rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li Ion) battery provided.
Slide the battery from the bottom up and snap the battery
door into place.
Slide the belt clip onto the back of the radio pushing from the
top down until it locks.
Step 
ANTENNA INSTALLATION
Screw on the button antenna to the top of the radio.

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Step 
CHARGING THE BATTERY
Place the charger on a flat surface.
Insert the plug of the power cord into the jack of the charger.
Plug the cord into an AC outlet.
Turn the radio off.
Insert the radio (with battery installed) into the charging slot. The status LED will light up. The LED is
solid red when battery is charging and solid green when charging is complete.
Charge the radios at least 4-6 hours prior to use.
Step 
BASIC RADIO OPERATION
Your XLR radios have been preprogrammed at the factory to work together once powered on. Should
you require additional programming please see page 5 of this instruction manual or call HME tech
support at 800-919-9903.
Turn the radio on. The on button also controls the volume. The channel number will be displayed.
To talk, press and hold the “Push to Talk” button on the radio or earpiece and speak into the microphone.
Hold the radio 2-3 inches away from your mouth. *When transmitting the Status LED light on top of the
radio will illuminate red.
To listen, release the “Push to Talk” button.
Radio Description

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Headset Connector
The XLR radio is compatible with all Motorola CLS headset earpieces.
Open the connector cover.
The wire should face the top of the radio.
Insert the plug all the way into the radio.
When using a headset, use the push to talk on the headset, not the radio.
Menu Button
Menu mode is activated by pressing the Menu button (P) for 2 seconds.
Press again to step though the menu items. The sequence of menu mode selections is as follows:
→ → → →
Compander → Change Group → ID → Scramble → Squelch
→ → →
→ KEY Sound → VOX → Lone Worker
Monitor Button
The monitor mode is enabled and disabled by pressing the Monitor button (M) on the radio's side.
Normal Mode: During pressing the (M) button for less than 2 seconds, it is possible to check the receiving
status.
Continuous Mode: If the (M) button is pressed for more than 2 seconds, the radio will make a “Beep” tone,
which means the monitor function is maintained and if you press the (M) button again, the monitor function will
be released.
TX LED
This LED indicates the current status of the radio as below:
Red Light: Lights during transmit.
Green Light: Lights during receive.
Blinking Green Light: Indicates a privacy tone error.
Blinking Red Light with a “beep” sound: Indicates a low battery condition.
Charging
The XLR series radios receive power from a high-performance 1800 Li-Ion battery pack designed specifically for
this radio.
Charge the battery for at least 4 hours before using the radio for best performance.
When you charge the battery, turn off the radio first to speed charging.
Charging is needed when:
oThe red TX LED blinks (every 0.5 second) during transmission or reception
oWhen the battery icon blinks
oWhen a “beep” sounds while the radio is in use.

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How to charge:
oPlug the charger into the wall power outlet.
oWhen charging the radio with the battery installed, please turn off the power of the radio and
place the radio in the charger (The battery has side slots to mate to the charger).
oRed LED indicates charging.
oIf the LED turns off or blinks with a battery in the charger indicates a bad battery.
oA Green LED indicates charging is complete.
Note: Charging the radio with other than the supplied charger can cause damage to the battery and radio and is
an extreme safety risk: Warranty does not cover charging with other than a charger supplied by this
manufacturer.
Operating Instructions
Power On/Off
Turn the Power Switch clockwise. As soon as power is supplied, the LCD Window backlight will be turned on,
the radio will self check its condition and a beep sound is generated.
***Caution*** Please ensure none of the buttons are pressed when turning on the radio. Turning on the radio
while also pressing any button on it may place the radio into a special mode in which transmission and reception
is impossible.
Transmission Method
To transmit, press the PTT button on the left side of the radio. The red LED will light indicating transmission. It is
recommended to talk 1 to 2 inches away from the microphone for the best voice communication.
***Caution*** If the current selected channel has been programmed as “Receive Only”, the radio will not transmit
even if the PTT is pressed.
Reception Method
The user should not press the PTT button during reception. The user can adjust the volume using the Volume
switch. During reception, the green LED will be turned on.
Changing Channels
The Channel buttons (▼,▲) will change the selected channel. If pressing the Up button (▲), a “beep” sound will
be generated and the channel number will be increased. If pressing the Down button (▼) the channel number
will be decreased. If the user presses the Up or Down button while only one channel is set, the channel will not
be changed and a different sounding “beep” will be generated. For fast increase or decease of channel
numbers, “press-and-hold” one of the Channel buttons (▼,▲). In this case, however, the “beep” sound will not
be generated.
Operation of the Scan function (if activated)
Press and hold the Menu Button (P) and press the Enter Button, to activate the Scan function. After the Scan
function is activated, the radio will automatically search for transmissions on preselected channels. To
deactivate the Scan function, press the Menu Button (P) once.

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Normal Scan
In the Scan mode, the LCD displays the ‘SCAN’ icon. When the scan list is S1, S2, S3, the radio proceeds
through the channel scan in the sequence of S1, S2, S3, S1, S2, …. and if receiving an unwanted signal, if
you press the UP(▲) or DOWN (▼) button, you can delete the receiving channel temporarily from the scan
list and at that time, you can move to the next channel.
Priority Scan
In the Priority Scan mode, the LCD displays the ‘SCAN’ and ‘P-‘ icons. The radio scans the channels in the
sequence of P, S1, P, S2, P, S3, … during the priority scan mode. During receiving on a scanned channel,
the radio scans the priority channel periodically and if the radio detects activity on the Priority channel, it
moves to receive the Priority channel. During receiving the signal, you can move to the following scan
channel by pressing the UP or DOWN button. If you press the Enter button, you can erase the current
receiving channel temporarily from the scan list and at that time, you can move to the next channel. But in
the course of receiving the Priority channel signal, you cannot change or erase the Priority channel using the
UP/DOWN buttons (▲,▼).
Key Lock function
Press the “P” button and the "▲"button at the same time and the Key Lock function will be activated (a beep
tone will sound and the “Key” icon of LCD will appear). In “locked” mode, all the radio's buttons are locked
except for the PTT and the Monitor buttons. In order to release the Lock function, press the "P" button and the
"▼"button at the same time until a beep sounds.
Cloning function
The CLONING function is used to copy the programming of one radio to another radio so that they will work
together identically. The cloning function requires an optional “cloning cable” sold separately.
The radio to be cloned should be turned on while pressing the PTT button and the target radio should be
turned on while pressing the “ P “ button .
The radio to be cloned will display the –CLON- message,and the target radio displays the –Prog-
message.
Connect the Cloning cable to the Ear/Mic Jack of the 2 radios.
Press the “enter” button of the radio to be cloned: The LED of each radio will blink for a few seconds.
When the LEDs stop blinking, the cloning procedure is finished. Turn both radios off and then back on to
verify their correct operation.
Menu description
The radio can be placed into “Menu” mode by pressing the "P" button on the side for 2 seconds. The Menu
mode consists of 9 Menus and you can use your desired Menu after selection.

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Note: After entering into the Menu, if you don’t operate the Menu for more than 8 seconds, the Menu mode will
be terminated automatically and the radio will resume its normal standby mode.
Compander selection
The Compander function can be turned on or off by the user if it is enabled in the radio's internal programming.
Compander aids in compatibility with other radios and if used, it should be used on all radios at any one location.
Enter into the Menu mode.
Using the channel button(▲, ▼), choose the "Comp" menu and press the "Enter" button.
Using the channel buttons (▲,▼), choose the ON (”y") or the OFF (“n”) selection and press the “Enter”
button to store your setting.
Exit the menu mode, the Compander ICON will shoon the LCD display as below if turned “on”.
Changing Groups
The radio is set with a total 6 channels and 3 Groups. The user can move between group selections as follows:
Enter into the Menu mode.
By using the channel buttons (▲, ▼), choose "Group" and press the "Enter" button.
Using the channel buttons again (▲,▼), choose the desired Group number and press the “Enter” button
to store your selection.
Exit the Menu mode.

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Scrambling
Scrambling can protect your communications from being heard by persons using similar radios or scanners.
With scrambling enabled, others would only hear a garbled sound. This feature can be enabled by the factory or
by your dealer. To turn on the function:
Enter into Menu mode.
Select “SCrA” by pressing Channel buttons (▼,▲), and press the Enter button.
Select On (y) or Off (n) by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and save the selected status by pressing
the Enter button.
Exit Menu mode.
Set Squelch
Squelch sensitivity levels are selectable in 5 steps. If enabled by the factory or your dealer, the user can select
the Squelch setting as follows:
Enter into Menu mode.
Select “SQUELCH” by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and press the Enter button. Then, the
message of the squelch sensitivity will be displayed.
Select squelch sensitivity 0 to 5 by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and press the Enter button to
save your setting.
Exit Menu mode by pressing the Menu Button (P).
Key Button sound: On or Off
You can set whether or not a sound is made when pressing any of the Key buttons if the function is set up by
your dealer.
Enter into Menu mode.
Select “Sound” by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and press the Enter button.

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Select On (y) or Off (n) by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and save the selected status by pressing
the Enter button.
Exit Menu mode by pressing the Menu Button (P). A musical note icon will show on the LCD only if Key
Button sound is turned on.
Set VOX
VOX is to enable users to transmit automatically by simply speaking without pressing the PTT button if the
function is enabled by the factory or your dealer. VOX requires an optional headset to function. The user can
turn it on and off as follows:
Enter into Menu mode.
Select “H-FrEE” (Hands-Free) by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and press the Enter button.
Select On (y) or Off (n) by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), then press the Enter button.
After the “VOX, H-Fr 05“ symbol appears on the LCD, set the desired VOX sensitivity by pressing the
Channel buttons (▼,▲), then press Enter button.
If you select “Off”. Then, the “vox“ symbol will disappear from the LCD window.
Exit Menu mode by pressing the Menu Button (P).
Set Lone Worker or “Wandering Radio” alarm
The Lone Worker function is for transmission of an emergency alarm sound if the PTT button is not pressed
within a period of time. If a radio with this function is lost on premises, after the same period of time it would
sound an alarm at the radio making the radio easy to recover. This function can be activated at the factory or by
your dealer.
Enter into Menu mode.
Select “LONE W” by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), then press the Enter button.

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Select On (y) or Off (n) by pressing the Channel buttons (▼,▲), and save the selected status by pressing
the Enter button.
Exit Menu mode by pressing the Menu Button.

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UHF Radio Specification
General
Frequency Range
Frequency Stability
Programmable Channels
Channel Spacing
Dimensions
Weight
Power Source
Duty Cycle (5/5/90)
UHF: 440 ~ 470 MHz
±2.5PPM (-30 to +60℃)
6 Channels/ 3 Groups
Dual Channel Spacing 12.5 KHz
3.8 x 1.95 x 1 inches
6 Ounces (with Battery pack & Antenna)
3.7V rechargeable Li-ion 1800mAH battery pack
12 Hours (High power), 15 Hours (Low power)
Receiver
Squelch Sensitivity
Selectivity
Spurious and Harmonic
Rejection
Inter-modulation
FM Hum and Noise
Audio Output Power
Audio Distortion
Speaker Impedance
Input Impedance
.282uV 12 dB SINAD
.25uV 10dB SINAD
60dB
70dB
60dB
40Db
1 Watt across an 8-ohm load
Less than 5% at rated output
8 ohms
50 ohms
Transmitter
RF Power Output
Spurious and Harmonic
FM Hum and Noise
Audio Distortion
Output Impedance
2 Watts
60dB
40dB
5% maximum with 1KHz modulation
50 ohms

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Frequencies
These charts provide frequency information and are useful when using XLR Series radios with other business
radios.
Channel Number
Frequency (MHz)
1
462.8875
2
462.9125
3
464.5375
4
464.6525
5
466.5625
6
466.0625

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Safety Precautions
When using the XLR Series Radios
Don’t remove the antenna from the radio, don’t modify the antenna, make any change to the antenna, or
use the radio if the antenna is bent or damaged. The strong electromagnetic field emitted from the radio
can have an effect on the performance of the radio and can damage the radio.
Don’t use accessories (such as rechargeable battery, adaptor, external speaker microphone and
earphone, etc) from other manufacturers. This may cause damage to the battery or the cause the radio
to malfunction.
Don’t disassemble or attempt to repair the radio. The disassembly or modification of the radio by
unauthorized persons voids the warranty and may be a violation of FCC regulations.
Use this product only on frequencies and in a manner permitted for your use by law.
Don’t expose the radio to excessive shock.
Don’t place the radio in direct sunlight or otherwise expose it to high temperatures.
If the radio is placed for a long time in a car in summer, the hot temperature in the car may cause an
explosion of the battery.
Don’t damage the battery with a sharp object or an excessive shock.
Influences to the operation of this Radio
The radio emits a strong electromagnetic field which may have an effect on the operation of other electronic
equipment and it can also be influenced by other electronic devices.
Please turn off the radio before boarding an airplane. If you want to use the radio in an airplane, please
follow the rules of the airplane or the instructions of its crew.
In medical equipment areas, please use the radio only after discussion with the equipment maker or the
related medical staff.
Please don’t use the radio in close proximity to computers or other electronic devices, as the strong
electromagnetic field from the radio can have an effect on other equipment.
Safety Notes
Please make sure to read the following for safe and effective use of the radios.
Please keep the radio away at least 1 inch from the body.
If the outside surface of antenna gets stripped, contact with the bare metal can cause skin burns.
If you contact a conductive metal to the battery terminals, the battery may heat up to the point of fire or
explosion. Be especially careful when putting the battery in a pocket or a bag.
When using an earphone, please don’t listen to the sound at a high level. High sound levels may damage
your hearing.
After setting the volume of the radio at a low level, please adjust the volume incrementally to the level
you want. A sudden high sound may damage the ear.
Don’t remove, replace or charge the battery in a dangerous area where a small spark might ignite a fire.
Please be sure to turn off the power on the radio, when in an area with strong electromagnetic fields.

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FCC Information
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE
CONDITION THAT THIS DEVICE DOES NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE.
MODIFICATION OR CHANGES NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER COULD VOICE
THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To maintain compliance with Radio Frequency exposure guidelines, hold the transmitter
and antenna at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) from your face. If you wear the handset on your body while using
approved accessories and only the manufacturers supplied belt clip, ensure that the antenna is at least 1.5
centimeters from your body when transmitting.
Your radio generates radio frequency electromagnetic energy during transmission mode. The radio is designed
for and classified as “Occupational Use Only” and must be used by individuals who are properly trained and
aware of these hazards and the means in which to minimize such hazards. This radio is NOT intended for use
by the “General Population” or in uncontrolled environments.
To ensure that your exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy is with the FCC allowable limits for
occupational use, always follow these guidelines.
DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of the total radio use time (this is a maximum 50% duty cycle radio).
Transmitting more than 50% can cause FCC Radio Frequency Exposure compliance requirements to be
exceeded.
Pressing the PTT switch enables the radio to transmit. Use ONLY authorized accessories with the equipment.
Use of unauthorized accessories can cause the FCC Radio Frequency Exposure compliance requirements to be
exceeded.