RCA Prodigi RDR1520 Series User manual
Digital Two-Way Radio
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Congratulations and Thank You for selecting the PRODIGI RDR1520 Series
portable two-way radio from RCA Communications Systems
- The most trusted name in radio!
Our newest digital series professional communications products based on DMR technology
establishes a benchmark in premium digital two-way radio equipment, made to perform
professional grade materials and components, simple operation and superior assembly quality:
RDR1520 radio, please be sure to carefully
WARRANTY
PROTECTION PROGRAM
YEAR
• RDR1520TM • RDR1520TM
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SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
This radio is restricted to occupational use
»Turn radio off prior to entering any area
such as gas, petroleum, chemicals, blasting
»Do not charge the battery in a potentially
»Do not use any portable radio that has a
»
»Turn radio off when near electrical blasting
such as those in hospitals or blasting areas
»
an air bag’s deployment area, as the force
propel the radio and may cause serious
»Do not place the radio close to a heat
»
position with the microphone one to two
»
the radio and its antenna at least one inch
batteries, chargers, holsters and audio
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PRODUCT INSPECTION
portable radio, please inspect the packaging
for signs of damage and report any damage or
comes with the following items:
Item
RDR1520TM 1
B1520LI 1
ANH1520U
ANH1520V 1
BC1520 1
Instruction Manual 1
CH1521* 1
PS1521* 1
B1520LI
Li-Ion Battery
(2000 mAh)
CH1521*
Desktop Rapid Charger
PS1521*
Power Supply
BC1520
Belt Clip
Antenna
ANH1520U - UHF models
ANH1520V - VHF models
RDR1520TM
Handheld Radio
*Items sent in separate box if ordered.
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RCA RDR1520TM Series Overview
Microphone
Battery
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*These buttons are programmable
by your RCA Communications
Systems Dealer only upon request
at the time of purchase.
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2
5
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9
10
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Preparing Your Radio for Initial Use
Setting Up Your Charger
Place the radio with the battery attached,
Make sure the battery contact is touching
process begins when the red LED light
The green LED light will illuminate
Battery Information
Charging the Battery
with warranty terms, charge the battery
it is an indication that the battery is being
Note:
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- Dispose of batteries according to local
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- Before charging a battery attached to a
radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full
charger, as it can damage both the battery
and the radio; the charger is not a radio
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the operating time (talk-time and standby
- Battery performance greatly decreases at
a spare battery is always necessary in
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battery may work again when it returns to
- Dust on the battery contact may cause the
a clean dry cloth to wipe it before attaching
- Batteries with damaged contacts can be
damage to one or more contacts should be
replaced immediately and not used under
Battery Storage
Recharge a battery after three months
Attaching & Removing the Battery
radio by aligning the side rails and pushing
release button and sliding the battery down
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in its receptacle and turn clockwise until it
to be replaced,
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turning the screws clockwise into the belt clip’s
Connecting Audio Accessories
The accessory connector is located on the side
Note: Please loosen the
The use of the audio
accessory may affect
the waterproof
performance of
the radio
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sounds, indicating that the power up test
To turn off the radio, rotate this knob
Note: There is no power up tone if the radio
Adjusting the Volume
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Programmable Buttons
programtheprogrammablebuttonsasshortcuts
depending on the duration of a button press:
- Long press - Press and hold for the
programmed duration (between 1 seconds
Unassigned All Alert Tones On/Off
Emergency On Emergency Off
High/Low Transmit Power Monitor On/Off
Nuisance Channels Delete One Touch Access 1
One Touch Access 2 One Touch Access 3
One Touch Access 4 One Touch Access 5
One Touch Access 6 Repeater/Talkaround
Scan On/Off Tight/Normal Squelch
Scrambler On/Off VOX On/Off
Battery Indicator Lone Worker On/Off
Tone Select Privacy On/Off
- Toggles all tones
Emergency On
Emergency Off
- Toggles transmit
- Monitors a selected
Nuisance Channels Delete - Temporarily
One Touch Access - Directly initiates a
toggle between Repeater and Talkaround
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Battery Indicator
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
The PTT button on the side of the radio has
two main functions:
- Press and hold down PTT button to initiate
-
the radio to transmit to the other radios
Note:
feature is enabled on your radio (programmed
you will hear a short alert tone the moment
Switching Between Analog and Digital
Mode
Each channel in your radio can be programmed
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Note:
mode, certain features of the radio become
Transmission
Each channel can be set as a digital channel:
•Press PTT key to call all other members
in this talk group, and release PTT to
PTT again to send a new call (use the
channel knob to select one channel or
Receive and Recall Transmission
Select Zone
•
•Press the preset side key button which is
•
Select channels, user’s ID or group ID
Rotate the channel knob to select the channels,
Receive and response calling
radio is transmitting the LED indicates red or
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Short message receive
Receive and Respond to group call
was enabled, you will hear the short beep
tone when your partner releases the PTT,
which means the channel is free and waiting
Press PTT to respond to the call while LED
Receive and Response single call
radio; there are two call types:
When receiving the single calling
LED indicates green
hear the short beep tone when your partner
releases the PTT, which means the channel
Press PTT to respond to the call and LED
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Receive all call
indication” was enabled, you will hear the
short beep tone when your partner releases
the PTT, it means the channel can be used,
Attention!!
to another channel, the radio will stop
During the calling, you cannot use any
Send the transmission
You can use 2 ways to select a channel, user’s
Rotate the channel knob to send a
Group Call transmission
To send the group call, your radio must belong
to this group:
Press PTT to transmit the call; the LED
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will hear the short beep tone when your
partner release PTT, it means the channel is
to respond, if there is no talking on this
Single Call
Press PTT to transmit the call; the LED
will hear the short beep tone when your
partner releases PTT, it means the channel
PTT to respond, if there is no talking on this
All calling
This function lets you send calls to all users
Press PTT to transmit the call; the LED
Use One Touch Access Key to Send
Group Calls or Single Calls
One touch access function lets you easily send
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pre-programmed keys by long press or short
one contact person to one pre-programmed
Press PTT to transmit the call; the LED
will hear the short beep tone when your
partner releases PTT, it means the channel
PTT to respond, if there is no talking on this
You hear a short beep tone at the end of
Short Message Setting
Sending the preset message
You may send a pre-programmed short
message with pre-program key, there are 50
Press the pre-programmed one touch access
key to send pre-programmed message to
Privacy Function
Privacy setting (for digital mode only)
software, and the programmable keys can be
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Digital Emergency Alarm System
unit cannot send emergency alarm, but can
The unit is not alarmed but will send
Lone Work
programmed keys, in order to ensure the
the alert tone in the due time, the user must
press any key to indicate their safety, otherwise
Scan List
group as the scan list, the radio will scan all
Scan
+ The radio
programming, the radio can scan the last
+
group which is already programmed as auto
scan, the radio scans from this auto scan
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Nuisance channel delete
the pre-programmed nuisance channel key,
when the scan function closes and then opens
the scan function again, the radio will resume
Start and stop scanning
Press pre-programmed scan key or use
the channel knob to select one auto scan
scanning stops, LED indicator stops and an
Dual priority channel scan
scan mode, which always scans the priority
??? In time of scan, response the
transmission scan
The time of the radio keep in this channel
was enabled, you will hear the short beep
tone when your partner releases PTT, it
means the channel is free and wait for your
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