Rexon Rl-328sk User manual

RL-328SK

Professional Portable Radio

USER’S

VHF/UHF

Transceiver

MANUAL

Table of Contents

Parts Name & Functions�� 1

Fitting & Removing the Battery Pack�� 3

To Install the battery pack �� 3

To remove the battery pack �� 3

Charging the Battery Pack�� 3

Symbols Description �� 4

Basic Operation �� 5

Turn the radio On & OFF�� 5

Channel Selection�� 5

Receiving�� 5

Open Traffic:�� 5

Group Mode: �� 5

Monitor�� 5

Disable Monitor Button�� 5

Transmitting�� 6

Scan�� 6

Channel Scan �� 6

Dual Watch �� 6

Transmission channel while scaning�� 6

Home Channel�� 6

Delete A Nuisance Channel �� 7

Menu Setting �� 7

Squelch Level �� 7

VOX Sensitivity Level �� 7

BEEP �� 7

TX Power Selection�� 7

Keypad Lock�� 7

Keypad Unlock �� 8

Handsfree Transmit (VOX)�� 8

Group Menu (CTCSS/DCS) �� 8

Disable Group Menu (CTCSS/DCS) codes��

CTCSS table�� 8

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DCS code�� 8

TOT (Time-Out Timer)�� 9

BCLO (Busy Channel LockOut); BTLO (Busy Tone LockOut) �� 9

Busy Lockout On/OFF �� 9

Burst Tone �� 9

Burst Tone On/OFF�� 9

Talk Around�� 9

Start to talk around ��10

Emergency Call��10

PTT Code��10

5 tone Selective Calling (SelCal) ��10

Individual or sub-group call (Call 2)��10

Receiving A Selective Call��11

Auto transmission��11

Remote killer��11

Power on password��11

Clone ��11

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Parts Name & Functions

Power/Volume Knob:

Rotate it to turn on

the transceiver and to

adjust the volume.

•Antenna Connector:

Fit the antenna to this

MX Type connector

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LoudSpeaker•

Microphone•

LCD Display•

Up & Down Button•

SCAN Button•

Menu Button•

LED: indicates radio status.

Red color for transmitting;

Green color for receiving;

Orange color for wrong

CTCSS/DCS

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ENTER Button•

Alphanumerics•

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Battery Pack•

Release Buckle•

External Speaker/Mic Cover•

A key:

This key denes three features

1) Priority feature (simply press once)

2) Emergency feature (keep pressing until trigger time is reached)

3) Auto transmitter ( keep pressing the key and turn on the radio)

B key:

This key denes two features

1) PTT button (typical)

2) All group call (CALL 1), (keep pressing until trigger time is

reached)

C key:

This key denes two features

1) Unit Call (CALL 2). (keep pressing until trigger time is reached)

2) Shunting down Radio feature

D key:

This key denes two features

1) Monitor feature (simply press once)

2) Talk around (keep pressing until trigger time is reached)

THESE FESTURES ARE DEALER PROGRAMMABLE.

A key•

B key•

C key•

D key•

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Fit the bottom edge of the battery pack into the holes of the

transceiver cabinet bottom.

Push the battery pack down to the transceiver aluminum

chassis till the end click.

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Connect the jack of AC adaptor into the socket of the

charging cradle.

Plug the AC adaptor into the power outlet.

Insert the radio into the cradle.

Charge the radio with standard charger for 10-12

hours;with rapid charger for 2 hours.

Make sure the radio is turned off while charging.

Do not forget to remove the radio from the charger

when the battery is fully-charged.

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Fitting & Removing the Battery Pack

To Install the battery pack�

To remove the battery pack

Keep pressing the release buckle of the battery pack and lift the battery pack up from the trans-

ceiver body. Note: It is normal for this buckle to be stiff.

Charging the Battery Pack

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: indicates this channel is priority channel. (Dealer Programmable)

: indicates this channel has BCLO feature.

: indicates this channel with CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelched System).

: indicates this channel with DCS (Digital Coded Squelch).

: indicates this channel with signalling (2/5 tone) feature.

: indicates this channel with DTMF feature

: indicates monitor feature is activated.

: indicates when the keypad has been locked.

: indicates time-out timer function is activated. (Dealer Programmable)

: shows battery condition. Replace or recharge the battery pack when this icon displays

1 or fewer segments of the battery. Note: The RL-328S has two further low battery warning

systems for critical working radio systems.

: indicates the radio is transmitting.

: indicates the strength of TX or RX signal.

: indicates VOX is activated.

or : indicates TX output power: H means high; L means low.

: indicates power saving.

: indicates this channel is home channel.

: indicates this channel with scrambler feature.

: indicates channel scan is activated.

Channel Name (Dealer Programmable)

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Symbols Description

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Basic Operation

Turn the radio On & OFF

Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise till the radio is turned on. The radio gets started to auto

test for two seconds. During auto testing, all icons on LCD will appear.

After auto testing is done, LCD will show channel name tag and what functions have been

activated by your dealer.

Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise to increase its volume or counter-clockwise to reduce its

volume.

To turn the radio off, rotate the PWR/VOL knob counter-clockwise till the end click.

Channel Selection

RL-328S is allowed to be programmed up to 256 channels. Press the or button to select

a channel. Channel name tag is programmable.

Receiving

RL-328S can be programmed to work channel by channel in “Open trafc” or “Group

Mode”(CTCSS or DCS). Group mode prevents other users on the same channel from being

heard on your radio. RL-328S requires a CTCSS or DCS signal to open up its audio path, the LED

will glow green when a correct code is received, yellow(amber) if an incorrect code or no code is

received on any particular programmed channel.

Open Trac:

In this mode, you will hear all communication transmitted on the channel. When a message is

received, the squelch function will un-mute and you will hear the message.

Group Mode:

CTCSS/DCS (Continuous Tone Code Squelch System / Digital Coded Squelch)

CTCSS & DCS Tones are sub audible tones embedded in the carrier (frequency) which when

received by any appropriately programmed radio allows the receiving radio to open its audio path

and for the user to hear the transmission. CTCSS & DCS allow greater privacy on any channel,

more economical use of the channel. CTCSS tones are necessary to access repeaters and other

PMR systems equipment.

Monitor

Simply press the D key once to open the squelch, the LCD appears” “ . Press D key again to

close monitor. This allows you to override the squelch and the CTCSS or DCS tones. It is useful

to monitor the channel before you transmit and ensure there is no one using the channel when

you have CTCSS or DCS tone programmed.

Your dealer may program this function out of your RL-328S by disabling the

monitor button function per channel.

Disable Monitor Button

The monitor function can be programmed out by your dealer. Switch to the channel which has

been programmed with disable monitor feature.

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Transmitting

Before transmitting, you can monitor the channel you are using to ensure it is not busy. Simply

press B key that is dened as PTT button and start talking at approximately 2 inches from the

MIC hole. During transmitting, the LED on the top of the radio will glow red. Release PTT button

when you have nished talking.

Scan

The advanced scan function of RL-328S allows optionally looking for carrier or carrier with

CTCSS or DCS. Your dealer can program the channels to be scanned on the scan list. When

the dealer sets your CTCSS or DCS tone, then RL-328S will automatically scan both carrier and

tone, if no tone is set, RL-328S will only scan for carrier.

Channel Scan

Allows you to scan all the channels you have listed through PC programming. (dealer program-

mable). Press button, LCD appears icon and you will see the channel numbers cycling

continuously. When the radio stops and stays on this busy channel, resume when stay time is

timeout. If your radio has scanned a channel on which there is a party you want to talk to, you

can directly communicate with the party by pressing the PTT button. To stop scanning, press the

button again.

Your dealer can set scan time and pause time.

Dual Watch

Dual watch is a function that allows you to scan one or two channel along with one active chan-

nel. Choose the active channel. Keep pressing button till trigger time is reached, the radio

will begin scanning between the active channel and the dual watch channel. RL-328S provide

following scan types.

1priority ch 4priority ch -emergency ch

2emergency ch 5 emergency ch- lonework ch

3lone work ch 6priority ch -lonework ch

Such as PRI -> EMG -> ACH -> PRI-> EMG-> ACH->... when you set type 4

PRI=priority channel ; EMG=emergency channel ; ACH= active channel.

This function is dealer programmable.

Transmission channel while scaning

Your dealer can set a transmission channel while scaning. It means that in the event of your

wishing to transmit while in any scan menu, you transmit only on the designated channel. RL-

328S have priority channel, home channel, last busy channel and running busy channel for your

choice which can be disable by your dealer.

Home Channel

Press button continuously until LCD shows [HOME-On ], press or button to select On

or OFF, or press button to enter setting home channel, press or button to select home

channel.

This function can be disable by your dealer.

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Delete A Nuisance Channel

Allows you to remove temporarily the channels which you don’t want to hear from the scan list.

During scanning, when the radio is locked on a busy channel, press button to remove this

channel from the scan list, and it won’t be scanned until the radio is turned on again. This func-

tion should not be used in systems critical or mission critical communication systems and can be

disabled by your dealer.

Menu Setting

By locking button without user’s access(dealer programmable) in the programming software,

the following settings cannot be changed by end user.

Your dealer is able to setup following menu whether it is available or not by pc

programmer.

Squelch Level

Press button continuously till LCD shows [SQUL-3], and then press or button to in-

crease or decrease squelch level from 0 to 10; 0 means squelch canceling; 10 means tight

squelch.

Setting the radio to the tight squelch level, you can avoid unwanted signals or noise, but you may

not receive a weak signal. Therefore, it will be better for you to select the normal squelch level

(default value: 3). Press button to save the setting and to get back to operation menu or press

again to gain access to other settings.

VOX Sensitivity Level

VOX feature can be programmed at each channel. If this channel is set with VOX feature,

icon will ash. Press button continuously till LCD shows [VXL:3]. Press or button to ad-

just VOX sensitivity from 0 to 10. 0 means VOX canceling; 1 means the most sensitive (for quiet

environment); 5 means the least (for noisy environment). Press button to save the setting and

get back to operation menu or press button again to gain access to other settings.

BEEP

Press button continuously till LCD shows [BEEP-On]. Press or button to turn beep On

or OFF. Press button to save the setting and get back to operation menu or press again

to gain access to other settings.

TX Power Selection

Press button continuously till LCD shows [PWR-H]. Press or to choose TX output

power. H means high power; L means low power. Press button to save the setting and get

back to operation menu or press button again to gain access to other settings.

Keypad Lock

There are two kinds of keypad lock/unlock functions: with users access or without users access.

Your dealer can set either key of the front ve buttons to be locked permanently without users

access, or to be temporarily unlocked with users access. Locking the key pad correctly is very

important to ensure that the RL-328S works at its best for the end user, time should be taken to

ensure that the various levels of keypad lock are fully understood.

Press button continuously till LCD shows [KEY.L:OFF]. Press or button to choose

keypad lock: “OFF” means unlock; “On” means lock. When keypad is locked, LCD shows and

only keys on left side is still working. Press button to save the setting and get back to opera-

tion menu or press button again to gain access to other settings.

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e.g. For most licensed radios, we suggest the dealer should set , , & buttons to be

locked and unlocked with user’s access. By this way, the user can only switch channels & activate

scan without changing other setting.

Keypad Unlock

By keep pressing the button to be unlocked for 5 seconds, the button can be unlocked for 10

seconds. It will be automatically locked again after 10 seconds. If dealer sets the RL-328S in key-

pad locked without user’s access, it is impossible to unlock it unless through PC programmer.

Handsfree Transmit (VOX)

VOX (Voice Operated Transmit) allows you to switch the transmission in hands free menu just

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by speaking to the built-in microphone, no need

to press PTT button.

To activate VOX: Turn off the radio. Keep

Pressing C key and turn the radio on. icon

will display. During VOX menu, PTT button is

disabled. If you would not like the VOX func-

tion to be activated by accident, you can set

VOX sensitivity at 0 to disable VOX function.

To select VOX sensitivity according to the en-

vironment: We suggest that you should set

VOX for minimum sensitivity. Too high sen-

sitivity could cause accidental transmissions,

especially in high noise environments.

To deactivate VOX: Turn the radio off and turn

it on again.

Group Menu (CTCSS/DCS)

CTCSS/DCS prevents you from hearing any

conversation that are not using the same (CTC-

SS or DCS) code. This does not make your con-

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versation private. The tone of RL-328S can

be either xed by dealer without user’s ac-

cess, or set by user. Ask your dealer for the

way you want. Setting Group Menu (CTC-

SS/DCS) codes

Select the channel which has been pro-

grammed with CTS or DCS code. Press

button until LCD shows [SUB.T-SET] ,Press

button to enter, press or button to

choose tx or rx tone set and then press

button to enter, press or to select DCS

or CTS setting , press button to enter ,

press or to choose your tone code, -

naly press button to save the setting and

get back to operation menu or press but-

ton again to gain access to other settings.

67.0 97.4 135.5 192.8 165.5

71.9 100 141.3 203.5 171.3

74.4 103.5 146.2 210.7 177.3

77.0 107.2 151.4 218.1 183.5

79.7 110.9 156.7 225.7 189.9

82.5 114.8 162.2 233.6 196.6

85.4 118.8 167.9 241.8 199.5

88.5 123.0 173.8 250.3 206.5

91.5 127.3 179.9 69.3 229.1

94.8 131.8 186.2 159.8 254.1

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CTCSS table�

023 025 026 031 032

043 047 051 054 065

071 072 073 074 114

115 116 125 131 132

134 143 152 155 156

162 165 172 174 205

223 226 243 244 245

251 261 263 265 271

306 311 315 331 343

346 351 364 365 371

411 412 413 423 431

432 445 464 465 466

503 506 516 532 546

565 606 612 624 627

631 632 654 662 664

703 712 723 731 732

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TOT (Time-Out Timer)

TOT is the function that prevents from locking up a repeater or frequency by prolonged keying

of PTT. The time-out timer limits the amount of time you have to transmit your message. When

you reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer, your transmission will be cut

off. In order to transmit again, you must push PTT button to reset the timer.

BCLO (Busy Channel LockOut); BTLO (Busy Tone LockOut)

They are dealer programmable features as following:

Lockout type LCD show icon Lockout type LCD show icon

BCLO RBCLO , (ash)

BTLO (ash), , RBTLO ,

BCLO: is to disable the Tx while receiving.

BTLO: is to disable Tx when receiving with same tone.

RBCLO : it wills be Tx while receiving (for repeater used).

RBTLO : it wills be Tx while receiving with same tone (for repeater used).

If the repeater is occupied by other group when you press PTT button, RBTLO will standby till

the using group is leaving. And then, the radio’s loudspeaker will beep for 3 times to remind you

that you are allowed to use the repeater now.

Busy Lockout On/OFF

Press button continuously until LCD show BCL-On( or BTL-On, RBTL-On, RBCL-On), press

or button to select On or OFF, press button to save the setting and get back to operation

menu or press again to gain access to other settings.

This function can be disable by your dealer.

Burst Tone

Burst tone is an alternative means of accessing the repeater, in addition to CTS or DCS tone.

11050Hz 5 1450Hz 91850Hz 13 2175Hz

21150Hz 61550Hz 10 1950Hz 14 2800Hz

31250Hz 71650Hz 11 2050Hz

41350Hz 8 1750Hz 12 2135Hz

Burst Tone On/OFF

Press button continuously until LCD show [BUTST-01], press or button to select burst

tone, press button to save the setting. To activate burst tone, you need to press button

when PTT button is pressed.

This function can be disable by your dealer.

Talk Around

This feature for you are out of the repeater range or repeater is not activated. You can directly

communicate with other radios in your group by using the talk around function. To set talk around,

press button continuously till LCD appear [TALKARUN ]. Press or button to select [AR-

TO-RV],[ AR-TO-TX] or [AR-TO-RX]. Press button to save setting.

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Start to talk around

Press D key till trigger time is reached, the radio will transmit in accoding with talk around set-

ting.

These functions should only be used after a full discussion with your dealer,

misuse of these functions can disrupt your radio system.

Emergency Call

You have to enable emergency setting and set an emergency channel by pc programmer be-

fore activating emergency call. Keep press A key till trigger time is reached, all the radios within

your group will show emergency code on their LCD display. When you receive an emergency

code and you want to know who sent it, you can press button to view the caller’s ID.

There are siren, return channel, trigger time, auto VOX on & command code pa-

rameters can be set by your dealer.

PTT Code

Recipients will open squelch at the same channel with same PTT code. Without receiving

correct PTT code, mute can not be opened. Each channel can be set a 3 digit PTT code respec-

tively.

Your dealer is able to enable the PTT code.

5 tone Selective Calling (SelCal)

You can make a Selective Call to individuals, sub-group, or the whole group. If a channel is

programmed with SelCal function, its speaker will be muted until a correct SelCal is received.

You have to set unit ID( 2 digit), unit call and sub group call, all group call’s command by pc

programmer.

Group call (Call 1)

To make a group call, please under a SelCal channel, press B (Call1) key till trigger time is

reached, the LCD appear [ALLGROUP] then all recipients of the group will hear the beep and

open their squelch.

RL-328S provide trigger time, talking time for dealer set.

Individual or sub-group call (Call 2)

To make a sub-group call or individual call, please under a SelCal channel, press C (Call2) key

till trigger time is reached, the LCD appear [SUB.GROUP] or [Name..], press or to choose

the one you wish to talk, and then press button to start.

For 17Keys used : Under a SelCal channel, press * button and LCD shown alias name or 3-digit

number. Then type ID number of the called radio or press or to select the one you wish to

talk. nally, press # button to send the SelCal. After receiving the response call from the called

radio, Both of the called and the calling can get started to talk for a period of time, which was

set-up by the dealer.

RL-328S provide 100 call lists for individual call. please contact your dealer.

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Receiving A Selective Call

When the Called radio receives a SelCal, its LCD will show the ID of the Calling radio. Then, the

called radio will automatically make a response call, a beep will be heard. In the meantime, the

speaker will be programmed(open) and PTT will be enabled. Both of the called and the calling

radio can get started to talk for a period of time, which was set-up by the dealer.

Auto transmission

When you have to make a security and safety communication, keep pressing A key while radio

is turning on, this radio is standby to transmit, then press PTT button to start transmission while

it is transmitting the radio without any LCD display & any LED indicate.

Your dealer is able to set TX channel, TX time, RX enable, send alarm & send

ANI parameters by pc programmer.

Remote killer

This function is to override radio transmission through pc programmer. This function works on

17 keys only.

The dealer can set Kill I.D and Revive I.D on Kill feature in programming soft-

ware.

Power on password

Your dealer can set-up a 4 digit password. Every time you turn the radio on, you have to type

correct password to get the permission to use the radio. This function works on 17 keys only.

Clone

Clone is a function that allows you to copy the original setting of one radio to the others.

Un-screw the mic/spk cover and make sure two radios are connected at 3.5mm TRS jack by

clone cable.

Keep pressing & button and turn on the radio to be copied (TX), LCD will appear

[CLOnE].

Repeat procedure 1 for the other radio to copy [RX].

Press ENT button of TX radio. If clone is done, the LCDs of both radios will show [ End] .

If clone is failed, the LCD of both radios will show [E01] . Please repeat procedure 4 again.

CLONING OF RADIOS IS ONLY ALLOWED BY QUALIFIED DEALERS OR END USER

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