Kirisun PT6500 User manual

PT6500 User’s Manual
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PT6500 User’s Manual
CONTENTS
■Unpacking and checking
◆Supplied accessories
■Preparation
◆Charging the battery
◆Installing/Removing the battery pack
◆Installing the antenna
■Getting acquainted
■Basic Operation
■Programmable Button functions
■VOX
■Copy mode
■Whole setting
◆Time-out Timer（TOT）
◆Battery Saving
◆Low battery warning
◆Voice Annunciation of Channel Number
◆CTCSS/ DCS
■User’s resolution
◆Busy Channel Lockout（BCL）
◆Receiving squelch mode
◆DTMF signaling
◆2TONE signaling
◆Transmit start/over signaling (PTT ID)
■Problems and troubleshooting
■Major Specifications
■Status setting

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FCC Warning:
PT6500-02 is a a occupational equipment. And it operate with a duty factor not exceeding 50%.
The EUT cannot worn on the body.
The us version of this transmitter operates solely on us frequencies. The user is not able to
select on non-us frequencies.

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█Unpacking and checking
Unpack the transceiver carefully. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table
before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during
shipment, please contact the dealer immediately.
Supplied accessories
Item Quantity
Antenna 1
Battery 1
Charger 1
Power adapter 1
Hand strap 1
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█Preparation
◆Charging the battery
Connect the power adapter with the battery charger. Plug the adapter into an AC wall outlet
and the indicator turns green.
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Place the battery or transceiver into the charger slot, and make sure the transceiver has
been turned off.
Make sure the battery is well connected with charger, then the indicator turns red or flashes,
then the charger gets in the state of charging automatically.
When battery is fully charged the indicator turns green.
The performance will be at the best condition if you remove the battery when the green
indicator is on. Then remove the power adaptor from the wall outlet.
The charger will enter the protection mode when the yellow indicator flashes, which means
the temperature or the circuit is abnormal. Do not charge the battery at this moment, just
remove the battery and turn off the power of the charger.
Notes:
* The battery is not fully charged in the factory. Before the initial use, please charge the new
battery.
* The KB-36A Ni-MH battery/KB-36C Li-ion battery of this company is adaptable with this
machine.
* When you charge the battery the first time or after long time storage (2 months), several
times of charging is needed. Make sure the battery is charged at least once every three
months.
* Do not charge the battery again if it is charged fully or not in the low-pressure warning
mode, otherwise, its life will be shortened or it will be damaged. Remove the battery from
the charger after charging.
* When you use the KB-36A battery, and the transceiver is in the low-pressure warning

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mode, recharge the battery before use. Do not power on by force, otherwise, its life will be
shortened or it will be damaged.
* There is a protection circuit in KB-36C battery, so the power will be cut off at too low
battery.
◆Installing/Removing the battery pack
To install the battery pack:
Match the 3 bulges of the battery pack with the corresponding holes at the rear Button of
the transceiver.
To install the battery pack:
Then firmly press the battery pack downwards to lock it in place until a click is heard.
To remove the battery pack:
Use your thumb to press the belt clip, and one side of your index finger to press the release
button; and then pull the battery away from the transceiver.

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Notes:
* Do not cause short-circuit or throw the battery to the fire.
* Do not disassemble the battery by your self.
◆Installing the antenna
Screw the antenna into the connector at the top of the transceiver by holding the Button of
the antenna and turn it clockwise until secure.
Getting acquainted

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The functions of the components are as follows:
A. LED Indicator
Lights red while transmitting;
Lights green while receiving a signal.
B. Power/Volume Switch
Turn clockwise till a click is heard to switch on the radio.
Turn counterclockwise till a click is heard to switch off the radio.
Rotate to adjust the volume after turning on the radio.
C. Channel Selector
Rotate to select the channel 1-128.
D. Antenna
E. Top Button (programmable button)
It is recommended to be set as the emergency warning Button.
F. Side button 1 (programmable button)
G. PTT（PUSH-TO-TALK）:
To make a call, press and hold the PTT button, then speak into the microphone with
normal voice.
H. Side button 2 (programmable button)
I. Button
Return and delete button in the menu.
J. Button
Select Button.
K. Button
Select Button.
L. Button
Enter and Confirm Button.
M. Numeric keypad
Explanation for the screen

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5Basic Operation
1. Switch On
Switch on the radio by turning the Power/Volume switch clockwise
till a click is heard, then the radio will be in the state of stand by
and you will hear a beep if the dealer has set it.
2. Adjust Volume
Press the button preset as canceling squelch to listen to the background noise and rotate
the Power/Volume switch to adjust volume.
Icon Description
Signal intensity
SVC
Compandor
Disturbance Frequency
Busy channel lockout
Scanning
Key lockout
Signal reminder is programmed
Battery volume, flashes when the
battery power goes too low

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3. Select a Channel
Rotate the channel selector to select channels. You will hear voice from the speaker while
receiving proper signals.
As shown in the above right figure:
Zone 1 is the zone of current channel (8 zones from 0 to 7).
H is the transmit power of the channel, H stands for high power, M for middle power while
L for low power.
CHANNEL 1 is the current channel (128 zones from 1 to 128).
4. Make a Call
To make a call, press PTT, and speak in normal voice and please keep your mouth 3~4
cm away from the microphone.

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5. Receive a Call
Release the PTT button to receive a call.
Your dealer can set CTCSS, DCS, 2 Tone signaling on you radio channels by PC software.
If you select a channel that has been preset with the tone signaling, you will not hear any
other calls except those from your own system.
6. Operation on menu: press “ ”button to enter the menu or confirm any contents;
press “ ” button to return to the previous menu or cancel the set. When entered the
menu, select the sub-menu with the “channel selector”, “ “or “ ”.
The
menu
is as
follows
:
菜单
Utilities
(应用选项)
Phone
(电话)
Rptr/Talkarnd
（脱网）
Speak mode
（喇叭模式）
Zone Edit
（区编辑）
Call
（联系列表）
Ch Edit
(信道编辑)
Scan
(扫描)Back Light (背景灯)Squelch Levevl (静噪等级)
Key tone
(按键音)Scrambler (扰频)
Power Level
(功率水平)
Companding
(压缩扩展)
Save
(省电)
Rx FRQ
(接收频率)Tx FRQ (传输频率)Rx Ctcss (接收亚音)Tx Ctcss (传输亚音)
开/关开/关0～9级 高、中、低
开/关开/关开/关关闭省电或
1:1、1:2、1:4
传输亚音频率
设置
接收亚音频率
设置
传输频率设置
接收频率设置
对讲机号码名单
选择区域
选择静噪模式
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The operations are as follows:
Set scanning:
1. As shown: in CH 1 , press , then
utilities is shown;
2. Press , then scan is shown;
3. Press , then enter selecting scan;
4. Select Scan On or Scan Off with / , then press to confirm it.
If can not enter that way, you have to set in PC communications;
Set back light:
1. As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , and Back Light is shown,
4. Press to select On or Off,
5. Select On or Off with / , press to confirm.
Set the squelch level:
1. As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , then Squelch Level is shown,
4. Press to select squelch level, e.g., Leve 0
5. Change the squelch level with / , then press to confirm.

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Set power level (high/middle/low):
1. As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , then Power Level is shown,
4. Press to select, e.g., Power Low,
5. Change the power level with / , then press to confirm.
Set Companding：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , and Companding is shown,
4. Press to select Companding,
5. Select On or Off by / , press to confirm.
Set saving：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , and Save is shown,
4. Press to select Save 1：4,
5. Chang the save percentage with / , press to confirm.
Set scrambler：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.

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2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , and Scrambler is shown,
4. Press to select, e.g., Scrambler Off,
5. Select On or Off by / , press to confirm.
Set key tone：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown.
2. Press to enter select mode,
3. Press / , and Key Tone is shown,
4. Press to select Off or On,
5. Select On or Off with / , press to confirm.
Set Rptr/Talkarnd：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Rptr/Talkarnd is shown,
3. Press to select the mode,
4. Select Repeater Mode or Talkarnd mode with / , press to confirm.
Set speak On mode：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Speak Mode is shown,
3. Press to select the speak on mode,
4. Select with / , press to confirm.
Set zone mode：

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1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Zone Edit is shown,
3. Press to select the zone mode,
4. Select Zone No with / , press to confirm.
Set call list：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Call is shown,
3. Press to select the call list,
4. Select with / , press PTT to transmit.
Set Rx FRQ：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Ch Edit is shown,
3. Press to select
4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Rx FRQ,
5．Set the Rx FRQ value with the keypad,
6. Press to delete, and press to confirm.
Set Tx FRQ：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Ch Edit is shown,
3. Press to select
Ch alias
CHANNEL 1
Ch alias
CHANNEL 1
Rx FRQ
401.660000

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4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Tx FRQ,
5．Set the Tx FRQ value with the keypad,
6. Press to delete, and press to confirm.
Set Rx CTCSS/DCS：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Ch Edit is shown,
3. Press to select
4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Rx CTCSS/DCS FRQ,
5．Set the Rx FRQ value with the keypad,
6. Press to delete, and press to confirm.
7. stands for the radix point, press ＃to convert among CTCSS、DCS and
reverse DCS.
Set Tx CTCSS/DCS：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and Ch Edit is shown,
3. Press to select
4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Tx CTCSS/DCS FRQ,
5．Set the Tx FRQ value with the keypad,
6. Press to delete, and press to confirm.
Ch alias
CHANNEL 1
Rx
CTCSS
401.660000
Ch alias
CHANNEL 1
Tx
CTCSS
XXXX
Tx FRQ
401 660000
*

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7. stands for the radix point, press ＃to convert among CTCSS、DCS and
reverse DCS.
Set contact list：
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and contact list is shown,
3. Press to select,
4. Select the address cable of the call to be made with / ,
5．Check the alias or address code by turning the knob,
6. Key in the address code of the person you are calling,
7. Press to transmit the current contact list.
Set status:
1．As shown: in CH 1 , press to enter select mode,
2. Press / , and status is shown,
3. Press to select,
4.Select the needed status with / ,
5．Check the alias or address code of the status by turning the knob,
6. Press to select the current status.
■Programmable Button functions
The dealer can program the 2 Side Buttons and 1 top Button with one of the following auxiliary
functions.
None
Off (“do not set the functions”)
Scan
Separate working
*

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Contact list
Power selector
Show or hide the channel alias
Busy Channel Lockout (BCL)
Key lock
Squelch level selector
Companding
Scrambler
Battery power
Zone
Monitoring
Cancel Squelch
Emergency Alert
Back light
Rptr/Talkarnd
Express select channel 1
Express select channel 2
Call 1, 2, 3 or 4
Channel lock
Adjust display contrast
Notes: programmable key can be set as short key or long key.
The following functions can be programmed by the dealer:
● None
Set of None。
●Scan
Press the button set as Scan to start scanning. When carrier wave scan is enabled. While in scanning,
the radio checks every channel (any channel in any zone) and stops on the channel on which a signal is
detected until that signal disappears. If the delay time between signal disappearing and continuing
scanning has been preset, the radio will remain on that channel. Only when there are two channels
added in the scan list and the scan function has been activated, the radio can start scanning.
▲ It can be set as: short key: scan, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once to start scanning (it should be effective in the channel scan list).

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2. Press once to quit.
Notes: there are 8 zones from 0 (default zone) to 7; and there can be 128 channels to the most in
each zone. There are totally 16 scan lists; you can select any scan list. Every scan list can scan
any channels in different channels (16 channels to the most).
●Separate working
Press the button set as Separate Working to start separate working. This mode is to ensure the safety
of the user while using the transceiver separately.
▲It can be set as: short key: personal working, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once to start personal working;
2. Press once again to quit.
Notes: the separate working is connected with the automotive checking in the programming
software, and will be effective when both are set.
●Contact list
Enter the Contact list quickly:
▲ It can be set as: short key: contact list, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once to enter the contact list Call
2. Press again to enter the content interface of the contact list, e.g.: Dtmf Call
3. Select the options in the contact list with /
4. Press PTT to transmit
5. Press to quit.
Power select
Rotate the “channel selector” to enter the “power level” menu quickly. There are high, middle and low
levels.
▲It can be set as: short key: power select, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once, will be shown,
2. Press it again,
Zone 0 L
CHANNEL 1

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will be shown,
3. Press it a third time，
will be shown.
●Busy Channel Lockout (BCL)
Busy Channel Lockout can prevent you from interfering other radios that using the same channel.
Press the PTT button when the channel is busy, the radio with BCL function active will make warning
sound and prohibit transmitting. To stop the warning sound, please release the PTT button and the radio
returns to receiving mode.
▲It can be set as: short key: Busy Channel Lockout, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once, will be shown,
2. Select the character you need with / , e.g.:
3、Press toconfirm.
●Key lock
Press the key programmed as “key lock” for one second to lock/unlock the keys for the transceiver.
▲ It can be set as: short key: key lock, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once, will be shown,
2. Press it again, will be shown.
●Squelch level Selector
Enter the “Select squelch level” instantaneously, 0~9 levels are available with the channel selector.
▲ It can be set as: short key: Select squelch level, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once,
will be shown,
Zone 0 M
CHANNEL 1
Zone 0 H
CHANNEL 1
BCL none
BCL none
BCL carry？
BCL carryPL？
CHANNEL
CHANNEL
Level 2

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2. Select squelch level with / , e.g.:
3. Press to confirm.
●Companding
Enter the Companding mode when press the key programmed as “Companding”,
▲ It can be set as: short key: Companding, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once to open the Companding mode,
will be shown,
2. Cancel the mode by pressing it again, will be shown.
●Scrambler
Press the key programmed as “scrambler” to prevent any third party to hear you talking on the phone.
▲ It can be set as: short key: scrambler, long key：off.
1. Press the programmable key once to open the scrambler mode,
will be shown,
2. Cancel the mode by pressing it again,
will be shown.
●Battery volume checking
Display the battery power.
▲It can be set as: short key: battery power checking, long key：off.
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Zone
CHANNEL 1
Zone
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 1