Maycom FR-100 Operation instructions

FR-100
MINI HAND HELD TYPE 5 BANDS
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER
USER'S OPERATION MANUAL
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CONTENTS
PAGE
■DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES ........................................................... 4
-DISPLAY PANEL FEATURES ............................................................. 4
-TOP PANEL FEATURES .................................................................... 5
-SIDE AND BACK PANEL FEATURES .................................................6
-FRONT PANEL FEATURES .........................................................….. 7
■BATTERY PACK INSTRUCTION ....................................................... 13
■SPECIFICATION ................................................................................ 14
Caution : Any changes or modifications in construction of this device
which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
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●Display Panel Features
1. " "
Indicates the narrow "FM" mode has been selected.
2. " "
Indicates the “AM” mode has been selected.
3. " "
Indicates the wide “FM” mode for broadcasting radio has been selected.
4. " " (Battery indicator)
Indicates batteries are getting low. If the battery level is lower than the
standard point, Battery Level Indicator will twinkle.
5. " "
Indicates that memory mode has been activated
6. " " (A.b.c.d.E)
Indicates the operating band
7. " " Memory channel indicator
Displays the memory channel number
(30 memories available per memory bank).
8. Channel (Frequency) indicator
Displays Frequency Number.
9 " " S-RF (Signal strength indicator)
The radio incorporates a ten segment incoming signal on the LCD.
On receiving a signal, the meter will indicate how strong the signal is.
A weak signal will be indicated by one or two segments, while a very
strong signal will have 8 to 10 segments.
■DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES
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●Top Panel Features
1. Power On/Off, Volume
Turn the Volume switch clockwise to the turn power on and set desired
volume. Turn the Volume button anti-clockwise to turn the power off.
When the power is on, the lastly used frequency per mode and band
is displayed on the LCD.
2. Antenna
This antenna provides good receiver performance given its overall size.
3. Phone Jack
Let the user listen to the conversation in privacy.
Dust Cover : When Earphone is not being used, this prevents dirt and
moisture from getting inside the radio.
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●Side and Back Panel Features
1. MO/SET (Monitor)
1) MO(Monitor)
Press the "MO(Monitor)" button shortly in the receiving mode to open
the squelch control. This is useful when a weak signal is to be
monitored.
Re-Activate : Press the MO button one more time.
2) SET
To fix each selection. Press this button.
2. (Lamp)
Press the " " button, the lamp will stay on for four seconds, after that It
will turn off automatically. If you press another button on the front cabinet
when the lamp is on, the lamp will stay on for four seconds from that time.
If you press the " " button for more than one second, the beep will be
Come and the lamp will stay on until you press the " " button once
again.
3. Belt Clip
Allows for ease of carrying while attached to user’s belt.
4. DC Jack
Allows for using external DC Power supply.
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●Front Panel Features
1. ▲(Channel up) button
Press the "▲" button to move to a higher frequency than is currently
shown on the LCD.
To access Up scanning process, press the "▲” button over two seconds.
In the event that during the scanning processing, the radio stop for
3 seconds at a receiving frequency and re-starting the scanning
processing unless you press any buttons.
- If you want to stop scanning process, simply press any button
- The scanning processing is available per band.
2. ▼(Channel Down) button
Press the "▼" button to move to a lower frequency than is currently
shown on the LCD.
To access Down scanning process, press the " ▼” button over two
seconds. In the event that during the scanning processing, the radio stop
for 3 seconds at a receiving frequency and re-starting the scanning
processing unless you press any buttons.
- If you want to stop scanning process, simply press any button
- The scanning processing is available per band.
3. SEL button
1) Select the mode
To select the wanted mode, pressing “SEL” button. Each mode will be
accessed with following turn.
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2)Adjust SQL Level
To adjust SQL level, press the “SEL” button for more than 2 seconds.
With Up/Down button, you can adjust SQL level according to your
Need.
SQL level will be displayed with S-RF level meter.
SQL level will be adjusted from S2 to S8.
3) Change of Frequency step
FR-100 has 5KHz,8.33KHz(Air), 10KHz,12.5KHz, 20KHz, 25KHz,
50KHz,100KHz, 200KHz and 1MHz frequency step.
To change the frequency step, press the “SEL” button longer than
2 seconds. With Up/Down button, you can select the frequency step
which you want. To fix the frequency step, press the “MO/SET” button.
If the “MO/SET” key will not be pressed over 4 seconds, current
frequency step will be fixed automatically.
Note : The changed frequency step is only available per related band
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4. Band Button
FR-100 has five bands.
A Band : 66 - 88 NFM(Narrow FM) 25KHz Step
b Band : 88 - 108 WFM (Wide FM Broadcasting) 100KHz Step
C Band : 108 - 136 AM 10KHz Step
d Band : 136 - 174 NFM 20KHz Step
E Band : 420 - 470 NFM 12.5KHz Step
To select the wanted band, pressing “BAND” button. Each band will be
accessed with following turn.
When you press the “BAND” button, the last used frequency per band
will be displayed on the LCD.
5. MEM button
This FR-100 receiver contains a 30 memory locations for each band
where desired frequencies can be programmed by the user.
1) Frequency Memory
Programming of the desired frequencies memory can be carried out in
the following ways.
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- Select the frequency which you want by using “SEL,BAND and
Frequency Up/Down” button”
- Press “MEM” button longer than 2 seconds
- The LCD will show the empty memory channel location
- Select the memory location where you wish to store the selected
frequency by pressing "▲or ▼" buttons till the Memory Channel
Indicator shows that location.
- Press the “SET” button.
Note : 1. If the “MO/SET” key will not be pressed over 4 seconds,
current frequency will be stored automatically.
2. When the selected frequency is stored, the being used mode
and step are also stored automatically.
2) Memory Recall
To access the memory recall,
- Press “MEM” button simply
- Select the memory location where you wish to find the stored
frequency by pressing "▲or ▼" buttons till the Memory Channel
Indicator shows that location.
- To Deactivate : Press “MEM” button simply
Note : If you want to use the stored frequency in normal mode, press
“MEM” button longer than 2 seconds.
3) Memory Scan
To access the memory scan
- Enter the Memory Recall mode by pressing “MEM” button
- Pressing "▲or ▼" buttons longer than 2 seconds
- The empty memory channels are skipped during scanning processing.
- To stop scanning, press any button.
4) Deletion of stored frequency
To access the deletion of memory
- To enter memory mode
- Select the memory channel which you want to delete
- Press “MO/SET” button longer than 2 seconds
- “ErASER” will appear on the LCD
- Press the “MO/SET” button one more time. With beep, the stored
frequency in the memory channel will be erased.
5) Delete all stored frequency in the memory channel
To access it :
- Turn the power off
- Press and hold “SET” button
- Turn the power on.
- “rESEt” will appear on the LCD
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6. CUR.(Cursor) button
The desired frequency can be directly entered using the cursor function
in normal mode. The desired frequency however should be in the
allocated frequency range of the band. To enter the frequency directly
using cursor function, follow the example:
1) Example of Frequency selection
Frequency desired is 145.4650 MHz on the VHF Band.
- Press the "BAND" button till the VHF FM Band is indicated, then
press “CUR” button. the first digit of the frequency display will start to
flash. Now press "▲or ▼" button to set the value to " 1 ":
- Press the "CUR” button, the second digit of the frequency display
will start to flash. Now press "▲or ▼" button to set the value to " 4 ":
- Continue this process for the remaining digits until you have entered
the desired frequency.
- Press “MO/SET” button after selection of Frequency.
NOTES : If you have selected a frequency which is above or below
the frequency range allowed, the unit will automatically go to
either the maximum or minimum frequency allowed per
band and the mode is also changed.
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1. Press down the battery lock button on the bottom side of the radio.(①)
2. Open the battery cover on the back side of the radio.(②)
3. Install the battery as like shown.(③)
4. Put on the battery cover.(④)
5. Press the battery lock button upward to lock the battery case.
To supply the power, use the DC charge adapter.
CAUTION : Please use only rechargeable battery with DC charge adapter.
(Do not use dry battery with DC charge adapter)
■BATTERY PACK INSTRUCTION
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1. GENERAL
FREQUENCY ------------------------ A BAND : 66MHz TO 88MHz
B BAND : 88MHz TO 108MHz
C BAND : 108MHz TO 136MHz
D BAND : 136MHz TO 174MHz
E BAND : 420MHz TO 470MHz
FREQUENCY GENERATION --- PLL SYNTHESIZER
FREQUENCY STABILITY -------- +/- 15ppm
OPERATING TEMPERATURE -- -10℃TO +55℃
POWER SOURCE ------------------ INT : 4.5V
EXT : 4.5 TO 6.0V
MODULATION ----------------------- F3E, A3E
IMPEDANCE ------------------------- 50 ohm
DIMENSIONS ------------------------ 58(W) x 103(H) x 26.5(D)mm
WEIGHT ------------------------------- 98.5g, W/O BATTERY
2. RECEIVER SECTION
CIRCUIT TYPE ---------------------- TRIPLE CONVERSION
SUPERHETERODYNE
IF FREQUENCY -------------------- 1'st IF : 252.000MHz
2'nd IF: 10.7MHz
3’rd IF : 450KHz
SENSITIVITY ------------------------ FM : 0.5μV FOR 12dB SND
AM : 1μV for 10dB NQ
SELECTIVITY ----------------------- 50dB Min.
S/N RATIO ---------------------------- 40dB Min.
AUDIO OUTPUT @10%THD ---- 150mW 8Ω, BTL
■SPECIFICATION
MANUAL SIZE: 110 X 190 mm / MATERIAL: ART PAPER(W/O COATING)
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MANUAL SIZE: 110 X 190 mm / MATERIAL: ART PAPER(W/O COATING)
MANUAL-USER(FR-100) / ERP CODE: 2190014 / English / Maycom Export Version
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