Oricom UHF028 User manual

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UHF028 Quick Start Guide
For the full product user guide, please scan QR code
or visit www.oricom.com.au
Pack contents
•CompactUHFCBRadioTransceiver
•HeavyDutyMicrophone
•Microphonemountingbracket
•Transceivermountingbracket
•Packofsuppliedmountingscrews
•QuickStartUserGuide
Please read before installing or operating your Oricom radio
TheoperationofyourUHFradioinAustraliaandNewZealandissubjectto
conditionsinthefollowinglicenses:InAustralia,theACMARadiocommunications
(CitizenBandRadioStations)andinNewZealandbyMEDtheGeneralUserRadio
LicenseforCitizenBandRadio.
Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceivesatransmissionfromanolderwidebandradiothespeechmaysoundloud
anddistorted–simplyadjustyourradiovolumeforthebestlisteningperformance.Whenanolderwideband
radioreceivesasignalfromanewnarrowbandradiothespeechmaysoundquieter-simplyadjustyourradio
volumeforbestlisteningperformance.WhenoperatinganarrowbandradioorChannel41-80interferenceis
possiblefromwidebandradiostransmittingonhighpoweroronadjacentfrequency.
Theissuesdescribedabovearenotafaultoftheradiobutaconsequenceofmixeduseofwidebandand
narrowbandradios.
ThisunitcomplieswithallrelevantAustralianandNewZealandapprovalrequirements
AS/NZS4365:2011
Need help? Contact Oricom Support
IfyouneedassistancesettinguporusingyourOricomproductnoworinthefuture,
callOricomSupport.
Australia (02)45748888
www.oricom.com.au
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 Mon-Fri10am–8pmNZST

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Controls and Indicators
Front View
SCAN DPXMON
MENU PRI CALL
SCAN DPXMON
MENU PRI CALL
1
67 89
2345
1. Microphoneconnector
2. SQControlVolume
3. LCDDisplay
4. PowerOn/Off,Volumecontrol
5. ChannelUp
6. SCAN(Open,Priority,Instant,Repeator)/MENUOn/Off
7. Duplex/PrimaryChannelOn/Off
8. Monitor/MelodyCallOn/Off
9. ChannelDown
Rear View
EXT-SP
DC IN
ANT
Antenna
Connection
3.5mmexternaljackfor
optional8ohmspeaker
PowerSupply
Connection
Microphone
1. Pushtotalkswitch(PTT)
2. Recall/MemoryofInstantchannel(P1)
3. Recall/MemoryofInstantchannel(P2)
4. Recall/MemoryofInstantchannel(P3)
LCD Icons & Indicators
1
2
3
4
5 6
78 9 10 11 12
13
14
15
16
1. TXindicator
2. Busyindicator
3. Openscan
4. Priorityscan
5. Instantmemorychannelsscan
6. Repeatorchannelscan
7. Rogerbeepindicator
8. Memoryactivechannelindicator
9. Channeldisplay
10.InstantchannelP1
11.InstantchannelP2
12.InstantchannelP3
13.DuplexChannelOn
14.BusychannellockOn
15.PriorityChannelOn
16.38CTCSSToneOn
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Installation of Your Oricom Radio
Warnings and Safety Information
WARNING
Potentially Explosive Atmosphere
TurnyourradioOFFwheninanyareawithapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Sparksinsuch
areascouldcauseanexplosionorreresultingininjuryorevendeath.
NOTE:Areaswithpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheresareoften,butnotalwaysclearlymarked.They
includefuellingareassuchasbelowdeckonboats;fuelorchemicaltransferorstoragefacilities;
areaswheretheaircontainschemicalsorparticles,suchasgrain,dust,ormetalpowders;andany
otherareawhereyouwouldnormallybeadvisedtoturnoffyourvehicleengine.
Blasting Caps and Areas
Toavoidpossibleinterferencewithblastingoperations,turnyourradioOFFnearelectricalblastingcaps
orina“blastingarea”orinareasposted:“Turnofftwowayradios.”Obeyallsignsandinstructions.
Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility
Nearlyeveryelectronicdeviceissusceptibletoelectromagneticinterference(EMI).Toavoidthe
possibilityofelectromagneticinterferenceand/orcompatibilityconicts,turnoffyourradioinany
locationwherepostednoticesinstructyoutodososuchashealthcarefacilities.
CAUTION
Thisradioisdesignedforoperationona12Voltbatterysystem.Itshouldnotbeconnected
directlytoa24Voltsystem.
Wheninstallingyourradioinyourvehicle,checkthatduringinstallationyoudonotdamageany
wiringorvehiclecomponentsthatmaybehiddenaroundthemountingposition.
Ensuretheinstallationdoesnotinterferewiththeoperationofthevehicleandmeetsall
regulatoryandsafetyretirementsforaccessoriesttedtoyourvehicle.
Foroptimumperformance,yourradioneedstobeinstalledcorrectly.Ifyouareunsureabout
howtoinstallyourradio,wesuggestyouhaveyourradioprofessionallyinstalledbyaUHF
specialistorAutoelectrician.Wheninstallingtheradio,avoidmountingitclosetoheatersorair
conditioners.NeverpressthePTTbuttonbeforeconnectingtheantennatotheradio.

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Quick Overview of Basic Controls
Power ON / OFF
RotatethepowerswitchinaclockwisedirectiontoturntheunitON,adjustthevolumetoacomfortable
level.RotatethePowerSwitchcounterclockwiseuntilitclickstoturnoffthepower.
Secondary Function Buttons
Tousetheprimaryfunction(SCAN,DPX,MON)presstherequiredbutton.
Tousethesecondaryfunction(MENU,PRI,CALL)pressandholdthebuttonfor2seconds.
To Select a Channel
Presstheupordownkeystostepupwardsorstepdownwardsoneormorechannels.
Squelch
ToadjustthelevelofsquelchusetherotarySQLcontrol.Turningthecontrolcounterclockwisereduces
theamountofsquelch,andturningclockwisewillincreasetheamountofsquelch.Toreducethesignals
thatyoucanhear,increasethesquelch,tohearmoresignalswhichmayincludeweaksignalsdecreasethe
squelch.
PTT (Push-To-Talk) button
Beforetransmittingalwayslistenonthechanneltomakesureitisnotbeingusedbyanotheroperator.
Selectthedesiredchannel.PressthePTTbuttononthemicrophoneandspeaknormallyintothe
microphone.Holditapprox.7cmfromyourmouth.ReleasethePTTbuttontoendthetransmissionand
listenforareply.
Factory Reset
Iftheradio'sdisplaylocksuporstopsfunctioningproperly,youmightneedtoresetyourUHFradio.
Caution:thisprocedureclearsalltheinformationyouhavestoredinyourUHFradio.
BeforeyouresetyourUHFradio,tryturningitoffandonagain.
IfyourUHFradioisstillnotfunctioningcorrectlyyoumayneedtoresettheUHFradio.
WhileholdingtheChannelupbutton,turntheradioon,onlyLCDbacklightwillbeonfor1to2seconds.
Theradiowillthenreturntoitsoriginalfactoryoutcondition.
Wiring Methods
Therearetwopossiblewiringcongurationsforconnectingtothevehiclespowersupply.
A. Radio stays ON when the ignition is switched OFF
Connecttheradio’snegative(black)leadtothevehiclechassis,ordirectlytothebattery’snegativeterminal.
Connecttheradio’spositive(red)leadviathe3Ampfusetothebattery’spositiveterminal.Alternatively,
thepositiveleadcouldbeconnectedatthefuseboxatapointthathasDCPowercontinuouslyavailable
(preferablythebatterysideoftheignitionswitch)viathe3Ampfuse.
B. Radio turns OFF with the ignition switch
Connecttheradio’snegative(black)leadtothevehicle’schassis,ordirectlytothebattery’snegative
terminal.
Theradiospositive(red)leadshouldconnecttoanaccessorypointinthevehicle’sfuseboxviathe3Amp
fuse.
Antenna information
Theantenna(notsupplied)isofcriticalimportancetomaximiseyouroutputpowerandreceiversensitivity.
Apoorlyinstalled,inferiorqualityantenna,oronenotdesignedforthecorrectfrequencyband,willgive
poorperformance.Youshouldonlypurchaseanantennadesignedforthe477MHzfrequencyband.
Antenna installation
Toobtainmaximumperformancefromtheradio,selectahighqualityantennaandmountitinagood
location.
Never press the PTT before connecting an antenna to the radio.
Optional accessories
SPE85 Externalspeaker
Ifrequired,youmayinstallanexternal(8ohm,Minimum5Wpower)speaker
ttedwitha3.5mmplug(notsupplied).
Dependingontheinstallation,itmaybenecessarytouseanexternalspeaker
(notsupplied)togiveimprovedvolumeandclarity.Thiscanbepluggedintothe
externalspeaker(SP)socketontherearoftheunit.
MMM100 Magneticmicrophoneholder

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UHF CB channels and frequencies
EMC Technologies (NZ) Ltd
Test Report No 101127.1
Report date: 25th November 2010
6.2 Nominal Carrier
Table 1 Nominal Carrier Frequency
Channel
Tx Rx
Channel
Tx Rx
Freq Freq Freq Freq
MHZ MHz MHz MHz
01* 476.4250 476.4250 21 476.9250 476.9250
41* -476.4375 61‡ — —
02* 476.4500 476.4500 22† 476.9500 476.9500
42* -476.4625 62‡ — —
03* 476.4750 476.4750 23† 476.9750 476.9750
43* -476.4875 63‡ — —
04* 476.5000 476.5000 24 477.0000 477.0000
44* -476.5125 64 477.0125 477.0125
05* 476.5250 476.5250 25 477.0250 477.0250
45* -476.5375 65 477.0375 477.0375
06* 476.5500 476.5500 26 477.0500 477.0500
46* -476.5625 66 477.0625 477.0625
07* 476.5750 476.5750 27 477.0750 477.0750
47* -476.5875 67 477.0875 477.0875
08* 476.6000 476.6000 28 477.1000 477.1000
48* - 476.6125 68 477.1125 477.1125
9 476.6250 476.6250 29 477.1250 477.1250
49 476.6375 476.6375 69 477.1375 477.1375
10 476.6500 476.6500 30 477.1500 477.1500
50 476.6625 476.6625 70 477.1625 477.1625
11 476.6750 476.6750 31* 477.1750 477.1750
51 476.6875 476.6875 71* 477.1875 -
12 476.7000 476.7000 32* 477.2000 477.2000
52 476.7125 476.7125 72* 477.2125 -
13 476.7250 476.7250 33* 477.2250 477.2250
53 476.7375 476.7375 73* 477.2375 -
14 476.7500 476.7500 34* 477.2500 477.2500
54 476.7625 476.7625 74* 477.2625 -
15 476.7750 476.7750 35* 477.2750 477.2750
55 476.7875 476.7875 75* 477.2875 -
16 476.8000 476.8000 36* 477.3000 477.3000
56 476.8125 476.8125 76* 477.3125 -
17 476.8250 476.8250 37* 477.3250 477.3250
57 476.8375 476.8375 77* 477.3375 -
18 476.8500 476.8500 38* 477.3500 477.3500
58 476.8625 476.8625 78* 477.3625 -
19 476.8750 476.8750 39 477.3750 477.3750
59 476.8875 476.8875 79 477.3875 477.3875
20 476.9000 476.9000 40 477.4000 477.4000
60 476.9125 476.9125 80 477.4125 477.4125
* The primary use for these channels is repeater operation using 750 kHz offset. Channels 1-8
inclusive are used for mobile reception and channels 31-38 for mobile transmission. They may also
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* Theprimaryuseforthesechannelsisrepeateroperationusing750kHzoffset.Channels1-8inclusive
areusedformobilereceptionandchannels
31-38formobiletransmission.Notethatadditionalchannels41-48and
71-78arealsoavailableforrepeateroperationtosupplementchannels1-8and-31-38respectively
asapprovedbytheACMACBRSClassLicenceinAustraliaandtheMEDGURLinNewZealand.In
addition,anydesignatedrepeaterchannelmaybeusedforsimplexoperationinareaswhereitisnot
used for repeater operation.
† Speechtelephonyshallbeinhibitedonthesechannels.
‡ AtthetimeofproductionChannels61,62and63areguardchannelsandarenotavailableforuse.
Channel5and35(pairedforDuplexrepeaters)arereservedasemergencychannelsandshouldbeused
onlyinanemergency.
CTCSSandDCSwillnotoperateonthesechannels.
AlistofcurrentlyauthorisedchannelscanbeobtainedfromtheACMAwebsiteinAustraliaandtheMED
websiteinNewZealand.Channel11isacallingchannelgenerallyusedtocallothersandchannel40isthe
customaryroadvehiclechannel.
Oncecontactisestablishedonthecallingchannel,bothstationsshouldmovetoanotherunused"SIMPLEX"
channel to allow others to use the calling channel.
Channels22and23areforTelemetryandTelecommanduse,voicecommunicationsarenotallowedon
thesechannelsbylaw.
Channel9andabovearethebestchoicesforgeneraluseinSimplexmode.

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Express Warranty (Australia)
ThisExpressWarrantyisprovidedbyOricomInternationalPtyLtdABN46086116369,Unit1,4SovereignPlace,South
WindsorNSW2756,hereinafterreferredtoas“Oricom”.
OricomproductscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledto
areplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.You
arealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnot
amounttoamajorfailure.Oricomwarrantsthattheproductisfreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipduringthe
ExpressWarrantyPeriod.ThisExpressWarrantydoesnotextendtoanyproductfromwhichtheserialnumberhasbeen
removedorwaspurchasedoutsideofAustralia.
NothinginthisExpressWarrantyexcludes,restrictsormodiesanycondition,warranty,guarantee,impliedterm,right
orremedypursuanttotheAustralianConsumerLawandwhichmaynotbesoexcluded,restrictedormodied.Forsuch
conditions,terms,guaranteesandwarrantiesthatcannotbeexcluded,restrictedormodied,Oricomlimitstheremedies
availabletoextentpermittedintherelevantlegislation.
TheExpressWarrantyPeriodwillbe5yearsfromthedateofpurchaseoftheproductevidencedbyyourdatedsalesreceipt.
YouarerequiredtoprovideproofofpurchaseasaconditionofreceivingExpressWarrantyservices.
You are entitled to a replacement product or repair of the product at our discretion according to the terms and conditions of
thisdocumentifyourproductisfoundtobefaultywithintheExpressWarrantyPeriod.ThisExpressWarrantyextendstothe
originalpurchaseronlyandisnottransferable.
ProductsdistributedbyOricomaremanufacturedusingnewmaterialsornewandusedmaterialsequivalenttonewin
performanceandreliability.Sparepartsmaybeneworequivalenttonew.Sparepartsarewarrantedtobefreefromdefects
inmaterialorworkmanshipforthirty(30)daysorfortheremainderoftheExpressWarrantyPeriodoftheOricombranded
productinwhichtheyareinstalled,whicheverislonger.DuringtheExpressWarrantyPeriod,Oricomwillwherepossible
repairandifnotreplacethefaultyproductorpartthereof.AllcomponentpartsremovedunderthisExpressWarrantybecome
thepropertyofOricom.IntheunlikelyeventthatyourOricomproducthasarecurringfailure,Oricommayalways,subject
totheCompetitionandConsumerAct2010,atitsdiscretion,electtoprovideyouwithareplacementproductofitschoosing
thatisatleastequivalenttoyourproductinperformance.
NochangetotheconditionsofthisExpressWarrantyisvalidunlessitismadeinwritingandsignedbyanauthorised
representativeofOricom.
OricomwillnotbeliableunderthisExpressWarranty,andtotheextentpermittedbylawwillnotbeliableforanydefect,loss,
damageorinjuryarisingoutoforinconnectionwitha:
1. Failurebyyoutoadheretothewarningsandfollowtheinstructionssetoutinthisuserguidefortheproperinstallation
anduseoftheproduct;
2. Wilfulmisconductordeliberatemisusebyyouoftheproduct;
3. Anyexternalcausebeyondourcontrol,includingbutnotlimitedtopowerfailure,lightningorovervoltage;or
4. ModicationtotheproductorservicescarriedoutontheproductbyanyoneotherthanOricomorOricom’sauthorised
service provider.
How to make a claim under your Express Warranty in Australia
Oricomhasasimplewarrantyprocessforyoutofollow:
• PleasecalloremailourCustomerSupportTeam,(02)45748888or[email protected].
• ACustomerSupportTeammemberwillverifyaftertroubleshootingwithyouifyourproductqualiesunderwarranty.If
so,theywillgiveyouaProductReturnAuthorisationnumber.
• WewillthenemailorfaxaReturnAuthorisationformandaRepairNotice(ifnecessary),togetherwithinstructionson
howtoreturnthegoodsforwarrantyservice.
PleasenotethatifaCustomerSupportTeammemberadvisesthatyourproductdoesnotqualifyforreturn,thiswarranty
doesnotapplytoyourproduct.ProductsthatareauthorisedtobereturnedtoOricominAustraliamustincludeallofthe
following:
• AcompletedReturnAuthorisationform
• AcopyofyourProofofPurchase(pleasekeepyouroriginalcopy)
• Thefaultyproduct,includingallaccessories.
Sendtheapprovedreturnsto:
 OricomInternationalPtyLtd
 LockedBag658
 SouthWindsorNSW2756Australia
PleasenotethatthisExpressWarrantyexcludesexpensesincurredbyyouinreturninganyfaultyproducttous.Youmust
arrangeandpayanyexpensesincurred(includingpostage,delivery,freight,transportationorinsuranceoftheproduct)to
returnthefaultyproducttous,however,wewillarrangedeliveryoftherepairedorreplacedfaultyproducttoyou.
Important Information
Repair Notice
Pleasebeawarethattherepairofyourgoodsmayresultinthelossofanyuser-generateddata(suchasstoredtelephone
numbers,textmessagesandcontactinformation).Pleaseensurethatyouhavemadeacopyofanydatasavedonyourgoods
beforesendingforrepair.Pleasealsobeawarethatgoodspresentedforrepairmaybereplacedbyrefurbishedgoodsorparts
ofthesametyperatherthanbeingrepaired.