Hytera PD35X User manual

DIGITAL PORTABLE RADIO
OWNER’S MANUAL

Preface
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to use the product.
This manual is applicable to the following product:
PD35X Digital Portable Radio (X may represent 2, 5, 6 or 8)
Digital Portable raDio

Instructional Icons
: Indicates functions that are available on digital channel only.
: Indicates functions that are available on analog channel only.
Functions marked with no function icons are available on both analog and
digital channels.
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RF Radiation Information
This product must be restricted to operations in an Occupational/Controlled
RF exposure Environments. Users must be fully aware of the hazards of
the exposure and able to exercise control over their RF exposure to qualify
for the higher exposure limits.
RF Radiation Prole
Radio Frequency (RF) is a frequency of electromagnetic radiation in the
range at which radio signals are transmitted. RF technology is widely
used in communication, medicine, food processing and other elds. It may
generate radiation during use.
RF Radiation Safety
In order to ensure user health, experts from relevant industries including
science, engineering, medicine and health work with international
organizations to develop standards for safe exposure to RF radiation.
These standards consist of:
●United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal
Regulations; 47CFR part 2 sub-part J;
●American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95. 1-1992;
●Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95.1-1999;
●International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
(ICNIRP) 1998.
FCC Regulations
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) requires that all radio
communication products should meet the requirements set forth in
the above standards before they can be marketed in the U.S, and the
manufacturer shall post a RF label on the product to inform users of
operational instructions, so as to enhance their occupational health against
exposure to RF energy.

Operational Instructions and Training Guidelines
To ensure optimal performance and compliance with the occupational/
controlled environment RF energy exposure limits in the above standards
and guidelines, users should transmit not more than 50% of the time and
always adhere to the following procedures:
●RF energy will be generated only when the radio is transmitting.
●The radio must be 2.5 centimeters away from human body when
transmitting.
EU Regulatory Conformance
As certied by the qualied laboratory, the product is in compliance with
the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive
1999/5/EC.
Please note that the above information is applicable to EU countries only.

Contents
Items in the Package----------------------------------------1
Product Overview --------------------------------------------2
Product Controls ---------------------------------------------------2
Programmable Keys ----------------------------------------------3
Before Use------------------------------------------------------3
Assembling the radio ---------------------------------------------3
Charging the Battery ----------------------------------------------4
Status Indication ---------------------------------------------6
LCD Icon -------------------------------------------------------------6
LED Indicator -------------------------------------------------------7
Menu Navigation----------------------------------------------8
Basic Operation-----------------------------------------------9
Powering On/Off ---------------------------------------------------9
Adjust the Volume -------------------------------------------------9
Selecting a Zone ---------------------------------------------------9
Selecting a Channel-----------------------------------------------9
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad --------------------------9
Call Services---------------------------------------------------10
Calling on Digital Channel ----------------------------------10
Calling on Analog Channel (No Signaling) --------------11
Features and Operations ----------------------------------12
Home Screen -------------------------------------------------------12
Contact ----------------------------------------------------------12
Message ---------------------------------------------------------12
Call Log ----------------------------------------------------------12
Scan-------------------------------------------------------------------13
Radio Settings -----------------------------------------------------13
Device Information ------------------------------------------------14
One Touch Call -------------------------------------------------15
Time-Out-Timer ----------------------------------------------------15
Transmission Management -------------------------------------15
Monitor ------------------------------------------------------------15
Squelch Off Momentary -------------------------------------16
Troubleshooting ----------------------------------------------17
Care and Cleaning -------------------------------------------19
Product Care--------------------------------------------------------19
Product Cleaning --------------------------------------------------19
Optional Accessory -----------------------------------------20

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Items in the Package
Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer.
Manual
Radio Unit
Power Adapter
Strap
Battery
Belt Clip
All pictures in this manual are for reference only.
Note

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Product Overview
Product Controls
Strap Hole
Charging/Data
Connector
Earpiece
Connector
RF Test Port (for
technician only)
Battery Latch
Battery Cover
PTT (Push-to-Talk) Key
Belt Clip
SK1 (Side Key 1)
OK/ Menu
Call Key
Cancel/Return Key
Power On/Off/ESC
Key
Up Key
Down Key
Volume -/Left
Key
Volume +/Right
Key
LED Indicator
Speaker
Microphone
LCD Display
P1
P2
P3

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Product Overview
Programmable Keys
For enhanced convenience, you may request your dealer to program the
SK1, P1, P2 and P3 as shortcuts to certain feature.
Before Use
Assembling the radio
1. Attaching the Battery
To attach the battery, perform the following steps.
3
45
6
7
MiC
P1
P2P3
Turn off the radio
before removing
the battery.
Note
“ click ”
1
2

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Before Use
1
2
2. Attaching the Earpiece
1. Open the connector cover as ① shown.
2. Align the index of the earpiece with that of the radio and connect
the earpiece to the radio as ② shown.
3. Turn the earpiece clockwise as ③ shown to fasten it.
3. Attaching the Belt Clip
To attach the belt clip, perform the following steps.
“ click ”
After the belt clip is assembled to the radio, you can
wear the radio to a certain fixture (such as a belt).
The belt clip is designed with a buckle to ensure the
fixing performance. To take out the belt clip, press and
hold the buckle in the direction as arrow ① shows and
lift up the belt clip in the direction as arrow ② shows.
See the figure above.
Note
Attaching the Earpiece Attaching the Belt Clip

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Charging Status Indication on the radio :
Radio Status Icon Charging
Status
Power On
Display in a cycle:
Charging
Fully charged
Power Off
Display in a cycle:
Charging
Fully charged
●Do not detach the battery during charging, otherwise,
the radio will display an invalid Fully Charged icon
.
●Upon being charged after the radio is powered off
due to low battery voltage, the radio displays a black
screen.
Using the Rapid-rate Charger (Optional)
Please use the rapid-rate charger specied by the Company to charge
the battery. Charging Diagram is listed below.
Before Use
1
2
3
Charging the Battery
Caution
●Make sure the radio is powered off before charging.
Read the Safety Information Booklet in advance to get
necessary safety information.
●To achieve optimal battery performance, please charge
the battery for at least 5 hours before initial use.
Using the Power Adapter (Standard)
Please use the power adapter specied by the Company to charge the
radio (with battery attached). Charging Diagram is listed below.
Caution

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LCD Icon
Icon Name Icon Radio Status
Battery Power
Icon
More bars indicate more
battery power.
TX Power Icon
Low power for the current
channel.
High power for the current
channel.
Accessory
Icon An accessory is connected.
Operation
Mode Icon
Direct Mode Operation:
Under this mode, radios can
communicate with each other
directly.
Repeater Mode Operation:
Under this mode, radios
communicate with each other
via a repeater.
Monitor Icon The Monitor feature is
enabled.
Scan Icon
The radio is scanning.
The radio stays on a non-
priority channel.
The radio stays on Priority
Channel 1.
The radio stays on Priority
Channel 2.
L
H
DM
RM
Status Indication
Charging Status Indication on the charger:
LED Indication Charging Status
The LED Indicator
glows green Standby (no load) or fully charged
The LED indicator
glows red Charging
1
2
Before Use
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2
3

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LED Indicator
LED Indication Radio Status
The LED indicator
ashes green. Powering on.
The LED indicator
glows green. Receiving.
The LED indicator
glows red. Transmitting.
The LED indicator
ashes orange
slowly.
Scanning.
The LED indicator
ashes orange
rapidly.
Emergency.
The LED indicator
glows orange.
During a call, you can hold down the PTT
key to talk to the other party before the
call hang time expires.
Missed Call
Icon A call is missed.
Message Icon
Unread message(s).
Inbox is full.
RSSI Icon
No signal.
More bars indicate better
signal strength.
Speaker Icon The speaker is unmuted.
Call/Contact
Icon
●Indicates Private Call
during a call.
●Indicates Private Contact
in the contact list.
●Indicates Group Call
during a call.
●Indicates Group Contact
in the contact list.
●Indicates All Call during a
call.
●Indicates All Call Contact
in the contact list.
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Status Indication

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Menu Navigation
The following menu list shows all the menus of the radio. You can customize the menu item in the radio via your dealer.
To select and conrm the options shown in the menu, press the OK/Menu key and then press the Up or Down key to select your needed option, nally
press the OK/Menu key. This manual only describes the path to the menus, for example, to access the contact list, go to “Contact -> Contact List”.
The radio supports menu reset function. When you do not operate the menu for a preset time period configured by the dealer, the radio will
automatically return to the home screen. You may request the dealer to change the auto reset time or disable the feature.
Menu
Contact On/

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Basic Operation
Powering On/Off Adjusting the Volume
Selecting a Zone
You can include a group of channels with the same property into a zone
for convenient management. The radio supports 16 zones, each of which
consists of up to 16 channels. You can select a zone through any of the
following ways:
●Via the menu: Go to “Menu -> Zone”, press the Up or Down key
to select an appropriate zone, and then press the OK/Menu key to
conrm it.
●Via Programmable Keys: You can toggle to the appropriate zone by
pressing the programmed Zone Up or Zone Down key preset by your
dealer.
Selecting a Channel
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad
When the keypad is not in use, you can lock the keypad to avoid
mishandling. You can lock/unlock the keypad through any of the following
methods:
●Key Combination: press the OK/Menu key and P1 to lock the keypad;
press any key (other than PTT, SK1, Volume -/Left key, Volume +/
Right key and Power On/Off/ESC key) and P1 to unlock it.
●Programmable Keys: Press the programmed Keypad Lock key preset
by your dealer.
●Via the menu: Go to “Settings -> Radio Settings -> Keypad Lock” to
enable or disable the feature.
Long press the
Power On/Off/ESC key

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Basic Operation
»Enable: The keypad will be locked if there is no radio operation
within the preset time.
»Disable: The keypad will not be locked automatically. But you can
lock/unlock the keypad via methods mentioned above.
Call Services
After the radio is powered on, you can make and receive calls. To ensure
optimal volume of the receiving radio, keep the microphone about 2.5 to
5 centimeters away from your mouth when transmitting.
●Private call: It is a voice call between individual user and another
individual user.
●Group call: It is a voice call between one individual user and a
predened group of users. All parties in the group can communicate
with each other.
●All call: It is a one-way voice call from any user to all users on a
channel.
Calling on Digital Channel
You can initiate a private call, group call or all call (programmed by your
dealer) through the same operations on digital channel.
Here we take the private call as example to illustrate the call process:
●Preset contact
1. Radio A and Radio B select the same digital channel.
You may ask your dealer to preset a regular private call/group call/
all call contact for each digital channel.
2. Radio A holds down the PTT key to initiate a call.
3. By holding down the PTT key, Radio A can talk to the microphone
when the LED indicator glows red and the radio displays the
icon
4. Radio B can receive the call without any operation. When
receiving, the LED indicator glows green and the radio displays the
icon

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Radio B can hold down the PTT key to talk when the LED indicator
glows orange and the radio displays the icon
If Radio B does not respond it, the radio will display appropriate
indications.
5. Radio A can receive the call without any operation. When
receiving, the LED indicator glows green and the radio displays the
icon
Radio A can hold down the PTT key to talk when the LED indicator
glows orange and the radio displays the icon
●Contact List or Call Log
1. Radio A and Radio B select the same digital channel.
2. Radio A accesses the contact list via menu “Contact -> Contact
List”, “Contact -> Favorite Contact” or “Call Log -> Outgoing/
Incoming/Missed”.
3. Radio A presses the Up or Down key to select Radio B.
4. Radio A holds down the PTT key to initiate a call.
5. By holding down the PTT key, Radio A can talk to the microphone
when the LED indicator glows red and the radio displays the icon
6. Radio B can receive the call without any operation. When
receiving, the LED indicator glows green and the radio displays the
icon
Radio B can hold down the PTT key to talk when the LED indicator
Call Services glows orange and the radio displays the icon
If Radio B does not respond it, the radio will display appropriate
indications.
7. Radio A can receive the call without any operation. When
receiving, the LED indicator glows green and the radio displays the
icon
Radio A can hold down the PTT key to talk when the LED indicator
glows orange and the radio displays the icon
The duration of LED indicator glowing orange (Call
Hang Time) is preset by your dealer. The call will end if
neither party talks before this duration expires.
Calling on Analog Channel (No Signaling)
On the analog channel without signaling, the calling operations are the
same as that on the digital channel. The difference is that the called
parties are all the users on the channel, rather than the preset contact for
the channel.
Note

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Features and Operations
Home Screen
The feature allows the radio to return to the home screen directly.
To return to the home screen directly, press
Contact
You can manage the contacts via the “Contact” menu.
Contact List
The Contact List is used to save the Call Alias, Call Type and Call ID of
Private Call/Group Call/All Call contacts which is preset by the dealer.
You can access the “Contact List” menu via the ‘Contact’ menu or by
pressing or the programmed Contact List key.
In the “Contact List” menu, you can check the detailed contact
information (such as Call ID).
Favorite Contact
You can add or delete a contact in the “Favorite Contact” menu.
Message
You can send the Quick Text message directly. In the inbox, you can
reply, forward or delete the text message, and in the outbox you can also
resend, forward or delete the message.
Operation: Press the OK/Menu key and select the “Message” menu.
Quick Text
The radio supports a maximum of 10 Quick Text messages programmed
by your dealer. You can select a Quick Text message and send it directly.
Inbox
The radio saves the received messages into the Inbox and gives every
message a corresponding icon to indicate its status.
●: Read message
●: Unread message
The inbox can save up to 10 received messages. When the Inbox is
full, the icon will appear on the LCD, and the earliest message will be
overwritten by the latest one automatically.
Outbox
The radio saves the successfully sent messages into the Outbox.
The outbox can save up to 10 sent messages. When the Outbox is full,
the earliest message will be overwritten by the latest one automatically.
Call Log
The radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, incoming and missed private
calls only.
It can store up to 10 call logs. When the Call Log is full, the earliest call
log will be overwritten by the latest one automatically.
Operation: To access this menu, press the OK/Menu key and select the
“Call Log” menu; or press the programmed Call Log key directly.
In the call log list, you can select a call log and hold down the PTT key

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to initiate a call or delete it. To delete all the call logs, go to “Call Log ->
Outgoing/Incoming/Missed -> Delete All”.
Scan
The Scan feature allows you to listen to communication activities on other
channels so that you can keep a close track of your team members. You
can enable and disable the Scan feature, select and view the scan list via
the following operations:
Operation: To enable the Scan feature, go to “Menu -> Scan -> Scan
On/Off” and select “On”. To view or select a scan list, go to “Menu ->
Scan -> Scan List”.
In the home screen, you can press the programmed Scan key to enable
and disable the scan feature. The radio will start scanning automatically,
when you select a channel with the Auto Scan feature enabled
(programmed by your dealer).
After the feature is enabled, your radio will scan all the channels in the
scan list set for the channel on which scanning starts. The scanning
process is as follows:
●During scanning, you can see the icon on the LCD, and the LED
indicator ashes orange slowly.
●When activities are detected on a channel, the radio will stay on the
channel to receive current activities, and the LED indicator will glow
green.
If your radio stays on a non-priority channel, you can see the icon
on the LCD. If your radio is on Priority Channel 1 or Priority Channel 2,
you can see the icon or on the LCD accordingly.
●If you want to continue listening to the activities on the channel, press
the programmed Monitor or Squelch Off Momentary key during
scan stay.
●To stop scanning, go to “Menu -> Scan -> Scan On/Off” and select
“Off”, or press the programmed Scan key again.
The radio cannot scan analog channel and digital
channel at the same time.
Radio Settings
You can optimize performance of your radio via the following
conguration according to your actual needs and preferences.
Operation: Go to “Settings -> Radio Settings” to configure the
corresponding features.
Talk Around
You can continue to communicate in DMO by pressing the programmed
Talk Around key when your repeater malfunctions, or when your radio
is out of the repeater’s coverage but still within the coverage of the other
radio.
You can enable and disable this feature via the “Settings” menu or by
pressing the programmed Talk Around key.
Note
Features and Operations

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Power Level
You can set the TX power level to high or low. High power can extend
the signal coverage, enabling you to communicate with farther radios.
Generally, we recommend you to adopt low power for battery saving.
However, if you cannot communicate with radios located at a distant
place with low power, please select high power.
Besides the menu, you can also toggle the power level by pressing the
programmed Adjust Power Level key in the home screen. On the LCD,
high power is indicated by and low power is indicated by .
Squelch
You can adjust the squelch threshold required for the radio to be
unmuted.
Generally, the higher squelch level requires stronger signal. If the squelch
level is set to “Open”, the speaker will keep unmuted irrespective of the
decoding conditions.
Besides the menu, you can switch the level among “Tight”, “Normal” and
“Open” by pressing the programmed Adjust Squelch Level key.
Backlight
You can set the backlight. Activating the backlight can illuminate the
LCD and the keypad, so as to facilitate your operation under dim light
conditions. The menu has the following options:
●Off: the backlight will remain off.
●On: the backlight will remain on.
●Timed: If no operation or signal transmission/receipt occurs within the
time preset by the dealer, the backlight will be turned off automatically.
LED Indicator
You can set whether to activate the LED indicator. You can set the LED
indication for specic features such as TX, RX, Scan, Low Battery, and
the like.
Tone
You can turn the tone on and off. If it is set to Silent, the radio will give no
tones at all.
Covert Mode
When Covert Mode is enabled, the radio will disable any visible or
audible indications set by your dealer, such as the LED indicator,
vibration and tone. This feature is mainly used in special missions.
Besides the menu, you can also enable or disable this feature by
pressing the programmed Covert Mode key.
Device Information
You can view basic information of the radio, including Radio ID, Radio
Alias, Serial Number, Model Name, Frequency Range, Firmware Version,
Radio Data Version, Boot Loader Version, etc.
Note
If an audio accessory is connected to the radio, it will
output the tone when the Covert Mode is enabled.
Features and Operations