Mintech Y15 User manual
To the user:
Thank you very much for choosing our company's LTE4G Android walkie talkie. This walkie talkie has novel
design, reasonable process structure, powerful function and stable performance
It is designed to meet the needs of users for professional walkie talkie with convenient operation and
excellent performance.
Notice
According to the regulations of the people's Republic of China
on radio administration, any unit or individual that sets up
or uses radio transmitting equipment within the territory of
the people's Republic of China must go to the corresponding
radio administration organization to apply for the procedure
of setting up a radio station and obtain a radio station license
before it can be used.
In order to make you fully understand the performance of the machine, please read this manual carefully
before use.
Applicable model of this manual: Mintech-Y15
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Product inspection
Welcome to use ours radio. Before you use it, I suggest you:
■Please check the packing box of this product for any damage;
■Please open the box carefully to confirm whether there are the items listed in the
table below; If you find that this product and its accessories are lost or damaged
during transportation, please contact the dealer immediately.
Item
QTY
Belt clamp
1
Lanyard
1
Power Adapter
1
Manual
1
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User usage and security information
●In order to use the radio safely and efficiently, please read the following information.
●Please turn off the radio before entering the flammable and explosive environment.
●Do not replace or charge the battery in flammable and explosive environment.
●Please turn off the intercom before approaching the blasting area and the area where the detonator is located.
●Please do not use the radio with damaged antenna. The damaged antenna may cause slight burns if it contacts the skin.
●The maintenance of the radio can only be carried out by professional technicians. Do not disassemble the radio by
yourself.
●In order to avoid the problems caused by electromagnetic and / or electromagnetic compatibility, please turn off the
radio when the sign "please turn off the walkie talkie" is pasted, such as hospitals and other health care places. When the
flight crew asks to turn off the radio, please turn off the radio.
●Please do not place the radio in the area that may be involved in airbag deployment in the vehicle with airbag.
●Do not expose the radio to direct sunlight or near the heating device for a long time.
●When the portable radio is transmitting, keep the radio in a vertical position and speak close to the microphone.
●If you wear a portable radio on your body, please make sure that the antenna is at least 2.5cm away from your body
when the radio is transmitting.
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User usage and security information
Before using and operating this radio, please read and observe the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal
situations and ensure the best performance of the radio. Tip: the operating system only supports official upgrade. If the
user swipes the unofficial system by himself, the user will be responsible for the security risks and losses (the possible risks
include: the user's information is stolen, sending SMS automatically, locating your location, etc.)
Safety instructions
◆Before using the walkie talkie, please read the information in this section and let your child know about it.
◆Please do not hit, throw or stab the walkie talkie, and avoid dropping, squeezing or bending the walkie talkie.
◆Please do not use the walkie talkie in wet environment such as bathroom, and avoid the walkie talkie being soaked or
washed by liquid.
◆In places where the use of walkie talkie is prohibited, or when the use of walkie talkie will cause interference or danger,
please turn off the walkie talkie.
◆Don't use the walkie talkie when driving the car, so as not to hinder the safe driving.
◆In medical places, please abide by relevant regulations. In the area near the medical equipment, please turn off the
intercom.
◆Please turn off the walkie talkie when boarding to avoid the wireless signal interfering with the aircraft control signal.
◆Close the walkie talkie when using high-precision electronic equipment, otherwise it may cause electronic equipment
failure.
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◆Please do not disassemble the walkie talkie and its accessories without authorization. Only authorized organizations
can repair the walkie talkie.
◆Please do not place the walkie talkie and accessories in magnetic equipment with strong magnetic field.
◆Please keep the walkie talkie away from the magnetic equipment. The radiation of the walkie talkie will erase the
information stored on the magnetic equipment.
◆Don't use walkie talkie in high temperature and flammable gas places (such as near gas station).
◆Please keep the walkie talkie and accessories out of the reach of children. Do not let children use the walkie talkie
without supervision.
●Please use the battery and charger specified by our company, otherwise it may cause explosion.
●When using this walkie talkie, please abide by relevant laws and regulations, and respect the privacy and legitimate
rights of others.
●When using USB data cable, please strictly follow the relevant instructions in this manual, otherwise your walkie talkie
or personal computer may be damaged.
Medical equipment
●In medical and health care places where wireless devices are prohibited, please follow the rules of the place and turn
off the devices.
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●The radio waves generated by the device may affect the normal operation of implantable medical devices or personal
medical devices, such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, hearing aids, etc. If you use these medical devices, please consult
their manufacturers about the restrictions on the use of this device.
Hearing protection
When you use headphones to listen to music or call, it is recommended to use the minimum volume setting for music or
call to avoid hearing loss.
Flammable and explosive area
●Please do not use the equipment at the gas station (maintenance station) or near inflammables or
chemical agents, and follow all graphical or written instructions. The equipment may cause explosion or
fire in or around the fuel oil or chemical storage and transportation area or explosive place.
●Do not store or transport the equipment and its accessories or flammable liquids, gases or explosives in the same box.
Traffic safety
●Do not hold the device while driving, and comply with the relevant regulations of the region or country.
●Please do not place the equipment above the airbag or in the area that can be touched after airbag deployment.
Otherwise, when the air bag inflates, the equipment will be pushed by a strong external force, causing serious injury to the
people in the car.
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●wireless equipment may interfere with the flight system of the aircraft. Please comply with the relevant
regulations of the airline. In places where the use of wireless equipment is prohibited, please turn off the
equipment.
Operating environment
●Do not charge or use the equipment in dusty, wet, dirty or close to the magnetic field, so as not to cause internal circuit
failure.
●Do not use the equipment in thunderstorm weather to avoid lightning or other injuries.
●Please turn off the wireless device in the place where it is forbidden to use.
●When the equipment is powered by power adapter, please keep the ambient temperature within the above temperature
range. Do not use it outside the above temperature range. When the ambient temperature is too high or too low, it may
cause failure.
Children's health
This equipment and its accessories may contain some small parts. Please keep them out of the reach of children. Children
may unintentionally damage the device and its accessories, or swallow small parts, causing suffocation or other hazards.
Environmental protection
Please comply with local regulations on the disposal of equipment, batteries and their accessories and support recycling
actions. Do not treat the equipment, batteries and accessories as ordinary domestic waste.
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Original accessories
Only use the original accessories provided by the equipment manufacturer. If you use any non original accessories, it may
affect the performance of the equipment, violate the warranty terms of the equipment and the relevant provisions of the
state on communication terminal products, and even cause personal harm.
Use batteries and chargers
●When charging is finished or not, please disconnect the link with the device and unplug the charger from the power
socket.
●Do not connect the metal conductor with the two poles of the battery, or touch the end point of the battery, so as to
avoid short circuit of the circuit, burn and other injuries caused by overheating of the battery.
●Do not place batteries or equipment around heating equipment, such as microwave oven, oven or radiator. Overheating
of the battery may cause explosion.
●Please do not disassemble or refit the battery to avoid liquid leakage, overheating, fire or burst.
●If the battery leaks liquid, please do not let the skin or eyes contact the leaked liquid; If it gets on the skin or eyes, please
rinse with water immediately and go to the hospital for medical treatment.
●If the battery has abnormal phenomena such as discoloration, deformation and heating during use, charging or storage,
please stop using and replace it with a new one.
●If the power cord of the charger has been damaged, please do not continue to use it to avoid electric shock or fire.
●Do not throw the battery into the fire, otherwise it will cause the battery to catch fire and burst.
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Maintenance
●Please keep the equipment and accessories dry. Do not use external heating equipment such as microwave oven to dry it.
●Please do not use the equipment and its accessories to suffer strong impact or vibration, so as not to damage the
equipment and its accessories, or cause the battery to burn or explode.
●Please do not place the equipment and its accessories in the area with too high or too low temperature, otherwise it
may cause equipment, battery and charger failure, fire or explosion. When the temperature is lower than 0 ℃, the
performance of the battery will be limited.
●Please do not put sharp metal objects such as pins near the earpiece. The magnetism of the earpiece will absorb these
objects, which may cause injury when you use the equipment.
●Please do not use strong chemicals, cleaning agents or detergents or strong detergents to clean the equipment or its
accessories.Please turn off the charger and disconnect the charger from the device before cleaning and maintenance.
●Please do not disassemble the equipment and accessories without authorization, otherwise the equipment and
accessories will not be covered by our warranty.
●if the equipment collides with hard objects or the screen is broken due to strong impact from outside, please do not
touch or try to remove the broken part. Please stop using immediately and contact the designated maintenance point in
time。
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About Device
No.
Name
Instructions
1
PTT
Press control voice and release to end the speech. When others speak, pressing
is invali
2
Side Key 1
Short press to increase volume, long press is invalid
3
Side Key 2
Short press volume down, long press invalid
4
Menu/OK
Enter the menu / function selection / confirmation function
5
Dial Key
Enter dialer / make a call
6
Direction
Key
Short press for system up and down left and right direction keys, long press for
ZELLO app channel switching
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7
Return Key
App quick start / return key
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Power Key
Long press power on / off / hang up / wake up and stop screen
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SIM-Card
Slot
Please use SIM of micro SIM type
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Function Key
Short press flashlight / long press SOS (ZELLO enterprise function)
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Headphone
hole
Special interface with PTT button, microphone and loudspeaker
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Flashlight
1W LED
13
indicator
light
Charging indicator / network status indicator
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Troubleshooting Guide
Fault
May caused reasons
Failure on power on
1. The battery pack may be exhausted, please charge it in time.
2. If the battery pack is damaged, please contact the agent or manufacturer.
Network registration failed. Network
not found
1. Check whether the SIM is inserted
2. Check the signal and confirm that the machine is in the service area
3. Please check if SIM is in arrears
4. Please check whether the app account is valid
Unable to use PTT call
1. Check whether to enter the intercom channel and connect.
2. Check whether it is in the voice possession state.
3. View the local connection network.
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Caution
If the above method has not solved your problem, or you encounter some other
problems, please contact your local dealer.
Preparation
Charging lithium batteries
The battery is not charged at the factory, please charge it before use.
Charging the battery for the first time after purchase or long-term storage (more than two months) can not make the
battery reach its normal capacity. After repeated charging and discharging for two or three times, the capacity will increase
to the normal state.
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Warning
◇If the battery has been fully charged, do not charge again. Otherwise, the battery life will be shortened or damaged.
◇After recharging the battery, remove it from the battery charger. Charging the battery for more than 5 days will shorten
the life of the battery due to overcharging.
Notice：
◆The ambient temperature during charging should be 0 °C~45 °C。When charging beyond this range, the battery
will not be fully charged.
◆When charging, please turn off the walkie talkie with lithium-ion battery. When charging the battery inside the walkie
talkie, it will hinder the correct charging of the battery.
◆When the service time does not increase even after the correct charging, the life of the battery is up, please update the
battery.
Preparation
Plug the plug of the AC power adapter into the type-C connector located at the bottom of the device.
Plug the AC power adapter into the AC power output socket.
◆Confirm whether there is charging prompt on the screen when the power is off or on
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◆When the indicator light is on, charging starts.
User Interface
Main Interface
Menu::Press Menu to enter Menu Function
POC：Use”return key”to quick-start POC APP
System Function
Use "direction key" of keyboard to select type, press
"menu" to enter
Use the "return" key of the keyboard to return to the last
interface,
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System Setting
Select "set" in system function to enter system setting
Typewriting
Press "OK" in the input field to start the input method
Press the direction key to confirm input.
Digital input and special symbol switching
English case switch
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Safety
●Please use the walkie talkie correctly. When making or answering a call, hold the walkie talkie in the way of using a
wired phone, then speak directly to the microphone, and ensure that the walkie talkie is kept at a proper distance from the
body.
●Please put the walkie talkie in a place that is hard for children to reach, so as to avoid personal injury caused by children
using it as a toy.
Caution When driving
When driving, please follow the relevant traffic regulations and pay attention to traffic safety.
Medical Equipment
●When using walkie talkie beside some medical equipment such as cardiac pacemaker, attention should be paid: keep
the distance between the walkie talkie and these medical equipment at least 20cm; Don't put the walkie talkie in your
chest pocket; The ears on different sides of the pacemaker should be used to listen to the phone to reduce potential
interference; Turn off the intercom if necessary. If you have any other questions, please consult the medical equipment
manufacturer before use. Some digital walkie talkies may interfere with some hearing aids. If such interference occurs,
please contact the hearing aid manufacturer for solutions.
●If you have other personal medical equipment (such as cochlear implant, etc.), please consult the manufacturer of
these equipment to ensure that these equipment can shield the surrounding RF signal.
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●In places with special requirements such as hospitals or rest homes, please pay attention to the restrictions on the use
of walkie talkies. If required, please turn off the radio.
About Radio
●You can only use the original accessories or the accessories approved by the manufacturer. The use of any unauthorized
accessories may affect the performance of the walkie talkie, violate the warranty terms of the walkie talkie and the
relevant provisions of the state on communication terminal products, and even cause personal harm.
●When cleaning the walkie talkie, please turn it off first and use a damp and clean antistatic cloth. When cleaning the
surface of walkie talkie, pay attention not to use chemical agents such as cleaning agent.
●Your walkie talkie will generate electromagnetic field. Please do not place it in magnetic storage medium accessories,
such as computer disk, etc.
●The use of walkie talkie near electrical equipment such as TV, telephone, radio and personal computer may cause
interference.
●Please don't expose your walkie talkie to strong sunlight to avoid damage due to excessive heat.
●Please do not store the walkie talkie near or inside the water heater, microwave oven, hot cooking equipment or
high-pressure container to avoid damage.
●Do not store or use the walkie talkie in high temperature environment or environment that can produce high
temperature. .
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