SAMCOM FWCN30A User manual

Instruction Manual
22-Channel Handheld Two-Way-Radio (Walkie Talkie)
SAMCOM FWCN30A
Main Features
●Frequency:462.5500~467.7125MHz
●High/LowTXPower(2W/0.5W)Selectable
●22channels
●154codes(50CTCSS&104CDCSS)
●5kmoptimalrange
●Groupfunction(Dual-ChannelWatch)
●3VOXlevels
●10Calltones
●Monitor
●Scan
●Keylockfunction
●Built-in1250mAhLiPolymerBattery
● Flashlight Facebook SANCON INC.
●NOAA&WheatherAlert

Overview
12 1. LCDdisplay
2. Earphone&ChargerJack
6 3. Push-To-Talk(PTT)key
4. Up/Monitorkey
5. Down/Scankey
1 2 6. Power/VolumeKnob
3 7. Group/Okkey
8 8. Menu/WXkey
14 4 9. CallTone/Key-Lockkey
10. Microphone
9 5 11. Speaker
10 12. Antenna
13.FlashlightLED
11 14.Flashlightkey
● GROUP Button – A broadcasting function (one-to-all) to communicate with all other radios that are
programmed to monitor the same group channel (default group = CH 8). Great for home/office wide announcements or
check ins.
LCD Display Icons 1 RX :Receivingstatus
2 TX :Transmittingstatus
3 :Main(Foreground)Channel
4 Group :Group(Background)Channel
5 :VOX(Voice-activiatedTX)
6 WX :WeatherReceiver
7 : BatteryLevel
8 :ChannelNumber
9 :CTCSS/CDCSSCodeNumber
10 Hi :HighTXPower
11 Low :LowTXPower
12 :KeyLock
13 :KeyBeep
14 :ChannelScan
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PresstheMENUkey，enterintothemenuselectingmode Press▲keychoicethemenuandmonitorfunction,
andWXmode. Press▼keychoicethemenuandscanfunction.
Keeppress3secondsthekeytolock, PresstheGROUP keytospeaktoallchannel,
pressthekeycallfunctionwillopened

GENERAL OPERATIONS
Install / Removing Belt Clip
Installing Belt Clip
● SlidetheBeltclipintotheslot
A“click”indicatestheBeltClipislockedintoposition.
Removing Belt Clip
● Pullthebeltcliplatchforward
● Whilepullingthebeltcliplatch,pushupthebeltclip
BatteryonFirstUse
Sincebatteriesleavefactorywithoutafullycharging,pleasechargethenewbatteriesbeforeusing.Undernormal
circumstances,the
batteryonfirstuseneeds5hoursofcharging.Thefirstthreetimesoffullycharginganddischargingprovidesbatteriesthebest
capacity.
Whenyoufindoutthebatteryislow,itisrequiredtochargeorreplaceit.
Safety Precautions
1.Donotdisposethebatteriesinthefire.
2.Donotdisposethebatteriesashouseholdwastes,anditmustbecollectedandtreatedproperly.
3.Donotripofftheshellfromthebatterywithoutpermission.

Notes:
1. When charging, the temperature should be between 5
℃
~40
℃
,otherwise it may cause the leakage or even damage the
battery.
2. Please shut down the transceiver with battery loaded before charging it. The use of the transceiver while charging is ongoing
will affect the normal battery charging.
3. Do not put back and charge the battery that is already full, for it will significantly reduce the cycle life.
4. Since continuous charging will shorten the life of the battery, it is unwise to place the transceiver or battery on the charger, or
take
the charger as a placement seat for the transceiver.
5. Do not charge the battery when it is wet. You should dry it first in order to avoid any danger.
6. If the battery’s usage time is very short even when it has been charged in completely correct way, it can be concluded that
the
battery life is due and should be replaced by a new one.
ExtensionofBatterylife
1.Theperformanceofthebatterywillbereducedwhenthetemperaturedropsbelow0℃.Incoldweather,itisadvisedto
spareanotherbatteryforemergency.Pleasedonotdisposethecoldbatteriesthatcannotworkatlowtemperaturebutmaybe
usableatroomtemperature.
2.Itmayaffectthenormaluseorchargeofthebattery,ifitiscoveredwithdust.Pleasecleanthebatterywithdryclothbefore
loadingorchargingit.
KnowledgeaboutBatteryStorage
1.Sincethebatterywillself-discharge,pleasedochargeitfullybeforeputtingitasidesoastopreventdamagescausedby
overdischarge.
2.Pleasetakeoutthebatteryafterstorageforsometimetofillit,inordertoavoidthereductionofthebatterycapacityresulting
from
overdischarge.Itisproposedforlithium-ion/lithium-polymerbatteriestobefilledinevery6monthsofstorage.
3.Pleasepayattentiontothehumidityofthebatterystorageenvironment.Batteriesaresupposedtobestoredinthe
environmentofroomtemperature,coolanddryair,toreducetheself-discharge.

CHARGING BATTERIES
Whenthe“Batteryleveliconislow,youneedtochargethebatterywiththeenclosedAC/DCadaptor.
Charging with AC/DC adaptor
●Plugtheadaptorintothewallsocketand
the
otherendintothemicroUSBsocketonthe
rightside
oftheradio.
●TheLCD“Battery”Iconwillflash.
●Eachadaptorcanconnect2setsofradiofor
charging.
●Tochargefullyfromemptyrequireabout5
hours.
●Aftercharged,unplugtheadaptorfromthesocket

WARNING
●Toavoiddamagetotheradiouseonlyoriginalaccessories.
●Theradiowillbeslightlywarmduringcharging.

GENERAL OPERATIONS
1. TRANSMITTING RANGE
●Thetalkrangedependsontheenvironmentalandterrain.Itwillbereach(uptoabout5km)inwideopenspaces,
withoutobstructionssuchashillsorbuildings.Don’ttrytousetwounitswhicharelessthan1.5m(5feet)apart.
Ifyoudo,youmayhaveexperienceinterference.
2. POWER ON/OFF
●RotatethePWR/VOLcontrolknobclockwiseuntila"ka-ka"soundisheardtoturnonthepower.
Whenyoureceivecalls,theknobprovidesyoutheabilitytochangethevolumeforyourlistening
habits.Whenshuttingdownthetransceeiver,youneedtorotateitcounterclockwisea"ka-ka"
soundisheard.
3. MAKING COMMUNICATIONS
Theradiohas22mainfrequenciesand154CTCSS/CDCSScodes
Youcancommunicatewithanyotheruserwhoisusingthesamecombinations,providingtheyarewithinrange.
4. SPEAK TO OTHER RADIO
●Press&holdthePTTkey,LCDTXiconindicatingtheradioistransmitting.
●Holdtheradioinaverticalpositionwiththemicrophone3-5cmfromyourmouthandthenspeak.

●Whenyoufinishspeaking,releasethePTTkey.
5. LISTEN TO OTHER RADIO
●Theradiowillautomaticallysoundreceivedsignalfromtheotherradiowiththesamechannelandcode,and
meanwhileLCDshowstheicon RX
●WhenyoupressthePTTkey,youcan’tlistentootherradios.MakesureyoudonotpressPTTkeyforlistening.
●Adjustvolumecontrolifnecessary.
6. TALK TIME-OUT FUNCTION
●Time-outfunctioncanavoidtransmittingbychanceandprolongthebatterylife.
●TheradiowillstoptransmittingandsoundawarningtonewhenPTTisheldover3minutes.Youthenneedto
releasePTTandpressagainforfurthertransmission.
●InVOXmode,theunitwillstoptransmittingandsoundawarningtoneaftercontinuoustalkfor3minutes.
Youcanre-activateVOXafterthetime-out.(PleaserefertoVOXfunctionfordetailedVOXoperation).
7. GROUP FUNCTION ( Dual-Channel Watch)

Theunithasdual-channelwatchfunction.Itcanmonitortwochannelsatthesametime,whicharetheMain(foreground)
andGroup(Background)channels,i.e.,itcandetectsignaloneitherchannel.
WhentheunitdetectsasignalontheGroupchannel,itwillautomaticallysoundthereceivedsignalwithLCDshowing
"Group"icon,Groupchannelnumberandassociatedcodenumber.
WhenyouwanttotalktoagroupofpeoplethathavetheirradiossettheGroupChannelnumbertobethesameasyours,
justdothefollowing.
●Press&holdtheGROUPkey,LCDdisplaysTXicon,indicatingtheradioistransmittingontheGroupchannel.
●Holdtheradioinaverticalpositionwiththemicrophone3-5cmfromyourmouthandthenspeak.

●Whenyoufinishspeaking,releasetheGROUPkey.
8. SENDING CALL TONE
Youcanuse1of10different“CallTones”togetattentionofotheruseronthesamechannelwithsamecode.
●PresstheCALL keyandthetonewillsound,LCDwilldisplaythetransmit
icon
TX andyourcalltonewillbesent.
9. SCANNING CHANNELS
●PresstheSCANkeyonceandLCDwilldisplay andradiowillstartscanning.
●LCDdisplayshowsthescanningchannelonebyone.
●Itwillstopatthosechannelswithsignalforawhile.
10. MONITOR Function
●PressandholdtheMONITOR keytohavetheunitsoundsignalornoise,whicheveroccursonthemainchannel.
●ReleasetheMONITORkeytoturnoffthefunction.
Thefunctionisusefultocheckforactivityonthemainchannelbeforeyoutalk.Whenyoufindthemainchannelbusy
,youcanchangethemainchannelnumbertoaclearone.Moreover,italsocanbehandyfortheusertoverifythe
volumeleveloftheradiowhentheradioisnotreceiving.Youcanadjustthevolume,ifnecessary.
11. LOCK KEYS
●Pressandhold keyfor3seconds,LCDdisplay icon.
●AllkeysarelockedexceptPTTandGROUP/OKkeys
●Tounlock,pressandhold keyfor3secondsagain.
12. MICROPHONE / EARPHONE JACK
Theunitisequippedwithamicrophone/Earphonejacklocatedattherightside.Youcanuseanoptionalearphone
(notincluded)forhandsfreefunction.
13. High / low TX Power Selection
TheradiohasdefauthighTXpoweroptionforChannels1to7and15to22.Whenyouknowyourpartyiscloseby,you

cansetthechannelstolowTXpoweroptiontoconservetheenergyoftheradio'sbattery.
●WhenLCDshowsthemainscreen,pressandholdthekeyfor3secondstochangetheTXpoweroption
betweenHighandLow.
WhentheradioissettoHighTXpower,theLCDdisplaystheicon .WhentheradioissettoLowTXpower,
theLCDdisplaystheicon
Note:thechannels8to14haveandonlyhavelowTXpoweroption,asperFCCregualtions.
14. Flashlight FUNCTION
Tousetheflashlightfunction
●Whentheflashlightisnotillumining,presstheFlashlightkeyoncetoturnandkeepiton.
●Whentheflashlightisillumining,presstheFlashlightkeytoturnitoff.
Menu Operation
PressMenukeyoncetofirstlyentermainchannelselectionfromthemainscreen,pressagainfornextfunctionselectionetc.
Themenuoperationflowchartisasfollows.
Main Screen → Main Channel → CTCSS/CDCSS → GROUP (Dual-Channel Watch) → VOX → Call Tone →
Key Beep → Roger Beep → Main Screen

9. SELECT CHANNEL
Toselectthemainchannel
●PresstheMENUkeyonce,Mainchannelnumberwillflash.
●Press or toselectnewMainchannel
●PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirmandrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirm
andcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
Youhave10secondstodecidebeforeauto-revertingbacktothemainscreen
10. CTCSS/CODE FUNCTION
Thisfunctioncanhelpyouselectyourgroup(121CTCSS/CDCSScodes)ofusersonthesamechannel.
OnlytheuserswiththesameCTCSS/CDCSScodecanlistenandtalktoeachother.Pleasenotethatselecting
aCTCSS/CDCSScodedoesnotassuretotalprivacy.
●PresstheMENU key twice, CTCSS/CDCSS code will flash.
●Press or toselectnewCTCSSorCDCSScode
●PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirmandrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirm
andcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
11. GROUP CHANNEL SETTING
Bydefault,allradioshaveadefaultGROUPnumberchannelsettingof“8”.Thisisthechannelthatallradios
willreceiveonwhensomeoneinyourgrouppressesthe“Group”buttontosendamessagetoeveryone.

NOTE:ThereisnoneedtochangethedefaultGROUPnumberunlessyoueither:
●Areexperiencinginterferenceorcrosstalkfromotherradiosorintercomsintheareaonthecurrentgroupchannel,or
●Desireadvancedfunctionallybyorganizingyourradiosintogroupsthatcallallreceiveseparategroup
communications.Forexample,ifyouwantthreedifferentbuildings,eachwithitsowngroupnumber.
Thiswouldbeamoreadvancedconfigurationandisnotneededforyouraveragehomeorsmalloffice.
To change the GROUP Number
●PresstheMENUkey3times,GROUPwithgroupchannelnumberwillflash.
●Press or toselectnewGroupChannel
●PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirmandrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirm
andcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
12. VOX (Hands-Free Function)
Theunithasabuilt-inVoiceActivatedCircuit(VOX)function.YoucanenjoytalkingandlisteningwithoutpressingPTT
key.Tohavebetterperformance,youcanusethisfunctionwiththeexternalearphone(optionalaccessories).
●PresstheMENU key 4 times, LCD displays iconandVOXsensitivitydigitwillflash.
●Press or
keytoselectsensitivitylevelfrom“,1,2,3”for“OFF,Low,MediumandHighrespectively.
AfterturningontheVOXfunction,LCDwilldisplay icon.PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirm
andrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirmandcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
PleasespeakclosetothemicinordertoactivateVOXfunction.
14. SELECTING CALL TONE
●PresstheMENUkey5times,LCDwilldisplay iconandcalltonenumberwillflash.
●Press or toscrollbetween1to10and toselectacalltoneorturnofftheCALLfunction.
●PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirmandrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirm
andcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
15 KEY BEEP ON/OFF
Theunithasthefunctiontoturnthekeybeeponoroff.
●PresstheMENU key6times,LCDdisplaystheicon.
●Press or toturnthekeybeeponoroff
●PresstheGROUP/OKorPTTkeytoconfirmandrevertbacktothemainscreen,ortheMENUkeytoconfirm
andcontinuenextfunctionsetting.
16. ROGER BEEP
TherogerbeepfunctionenablesashorttonesignalwhichistransmittedafterreleasingthePTTbutton.
●PresstheMENU key7times,LCDdisplaystheicon.
●Press or toturntheRogerbeeponoroff