Zodiac Freetalk PRO User manual

FREETALK PRO
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE FREE 446/444 MHZ RADIO
User’s Manual
English / Swedish / Norwegian
Version6:05.02.18

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User Guide ENG

Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingZodiac Freetalk Pro.Zodiac
Freetalk ProisaPMR-product(Private Mobile Radio)
thatletsyoutalkto as manypeopleyou wish, asoften
asyou like, withno need fora license, subscriptionor
taxpayment.It isveryeasytousesoevenchildrencan
handleit.
Pleasereadthroughthis manual carefully formany
featuresofthis model.
Thisuserguide is alsoavailable on ourweb site
www.zodiac.se.
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Table of contents
Radio controls/functions page 4
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Transmitting/Receiving page 6
Volumeadjustment page 6
Channelselection page 6
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CTCSS ON/OFF page 7
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Keypadlock/unlock page 8
Functionsettings page 9
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PowerSaveModus page 9
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VOXsensitivity page 10
TX/RXDifferentChannels page 10
11egapenoTdapyeK 11egaprewoP-otuA
Time-OutTimér page 11
21egaphcleuqS 21egapretaepeR 21egapllaCenoT 21egapFFO/NOXOV
MemoryChannel page 13
Hazard(Emergency)Channel page 13
DualChannel Watch page 14
MemoryandHazardChannel page 14
Restoretofactorydefault settings page 15
page 15
page 16
page 17
page 17
page 18
page 18
91egap
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Installing/removing of Battery
Pack Battery Charging
PMR Channel Frequency Table
CTCSS Frequency Table Optional
Accessories
Safety Informations Specifications
Warranty
Declaration of conformity
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Radio controls/functions
1. LED indicator
2. Externalspeakerjack
3. Externalmicrophone
jack
4. Speakerarea
5. Microphone
6. LCDscreen
7. UPkey
8. Powerkey
9. Functionkey
10. DOWN key
11. CTCSSkey
12.Channelkey
13.Monitor/backlightkey
14.PTTkey(Push-To-Talk)
15. Antenna
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Icons Guide
Tonecall
Auto-PowerSave
VOX(Voice-activatesystem)
Keypadtone
Volume
Auto-Power-Off
TXTime-Out-Timér
Batterypower
CTCSSnumber
Channelnumber
Squelchlevel
Keypadlock
Hazard(Emergency)channel
MemoryChannel
Scanning
Signalstrength indicator
Dualchannelwatch
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While holding , speak to the microphone area.
LEDglowsred during transmission.Toreceive,
release .LED glows green when receiving.
Keepabout 10 cmfrommicrophoneareawhen
speakingslowlyandclearly.
Momentarily press repeatedly on to adjust
volumelouder.Momentarilypressrepeatedlyon
to adjust volume lower. Press and hold or
toswiftlyadjust volume. Doadjustmentasyou need.
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Operation Guide
Hold about 0.5 sec to power radio. While power
ON, hold about 1.5 sec to turn power off.
2. Transmitting/Receiving
1. Power ON/OFF
3. Volume adjustment
Caution: For external mic/ear user, adjust volume
startingfromlowest level.
4. Channel selection
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Momentarily press . While channel icon blinks,
temporarily press repeatedly on or to
selectchannel.Topresetchannel,temporarily press
or .
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5. Scan Channel
Momentarily press . While channel icon blinks,
hold on or about 2 sec. to start scanning
ofchannel.Jumping of channelnumbers
increasinglyordecreasingly indicates scan in
progress.Scan stopswhenit detect abusychannel.
Temporarily press on or will disable scan
andselectthe final busy channel.
Note: To scan, turn off CTCSS codes.
6. CTCSS ON/OFF
FFONO
Hold on for about 2 sec. to enable CTCSS.
Hold on again for about 2 sec. to disable.
While CTCSS is enabled, press temporarily or
repeatedly to select CTCSS.
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7. LCD back light ON/OFF
Temporarily press to turn back light ON. Tempo-
rarily press again to turn back light OFF or it will
automaticallyturn OFF after5 sec. lighting.
8. Monitoring
Hold on for about 1 sec. Static is heard if the
channelisclear or anyvoiceon this channel canbe
heardregardless of CTCSSsettings. LED glows
green.
Monotorisusedforfollowingpurposes
a. Toreceiveweak signal due todistanceorfor signal
intermittentlyreceived.
b. Toreceive all signals onsamechannel even with
different CTCSS.
9. Keypad lock/unlock
Hold on for about 3 sec until shows on the
screento confirmkeypadlock isenabled.To unlock
keypad, hold on again for about 3 sec until
clearfromthe screen.
Whenkeypadlockis enabled,volume controland
programfeaturesarelockedtopreventaccidental
functionchanges.
lockunlock
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10. Function settings
Temporarily press to enable menu mode on
screen. Use or to scrol menu item
between1and 9 .
F1 Tone Call
Undermenu item 1, tone call 1 -7 can be selected.
Factorydefault:1
F2 Power Save Mode
Undermeu item2,power save modes1-1 to 1-4 can
beselected. Choose 1-4 if talktimeis shortfor best
powersaving.
Factorydefault:OFF
OFF1-4
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VOX ON/OFF
Undermenu item 3,VOX ON/OFF canbe selected.
Factorydefault:OFF
OFF ON
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TX/RX Different Channels
This feature is not in use for this model.
Keypad Tone
Undermenu item 6,select ON/OFF.Thebeep
soundsveryweaklyatOFF.
Factorydefault:ON
OFF ON
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F5
F6
F4 VOX sensitivity
Undermenu item 4,VOX sensitivity levels 1- 9
can beselected.L9is least sensitive.
Note: If VOX is disabled in F3 , this feature is
automaticallydisabled.
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F7 Auto-Power
Undermenuitem7,choose OFF/03/10/30/60min.
dependingonyour need. If03is selected, the radio
automaticallyturnspower offifnoneofthekeysis
operatedornosignal received after3min.
Factorydefault:OFF
OFF 03
Time-Out Timér
Undermenuitem8, choose OFF/30/60/120/180
dependingonyour need. If30is selected, the radio
willstoptransmissionifcontinoustalkexceeds over
30secand theradiowill automaticallyswiftto
receivingmode.
Factorydefault:OFF
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OFF 30
F9 Squelch
Undermenu item9, choosesquelch level1to 7
dependingonyourneed. If the squelchlevel isat0,
thestaticsound is heard all the time. If setting at 1,
theradio is best to pickup weak signal but
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susceptibletointerferences.Squelchlevel 7is the
leastsensitiveand suitedfor useagainst high
interferences.
Factorydefault:3
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11. Tone Call
Holding temporarily press to send tone
calltoother receivers. (For selectionof tone call,
refer to .
12. VOX ON/OFF
FFONO
Holding , temporarily press to enable
VOX.To disable it, hold and temporarily press
again. For programming of VOX sensitivity,
refer to .
F4
Repeater
This feature is not in use for this model.
F1
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13. Memory Channel
1. Holding , temporarily press to select
memorychannel.Thememorychannelismarked
with a . (Refer to 16 for setting of memory
channel.)
2. Holding , temporarily press to restore
topresetchannel.
Factorydefault: CH01 and CTCSS OFF
14. Hazard (Emergency) Channel
Hold for about 3 sec to enable hazard channel
until shows on the display. To disable hazard
channel, hold for about 3 sec until
disappears.
Factorydefault: CH01 and CTCSS OFF
While VOX is enabled, press of is no longer
requiredduring transmission. Just talkinto the
microphoneareawithappropriatesound(depending
onVOXsensitivity).
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15. Dual channel watch
Press temporarily until channel number blinks.
Hold both and simultaneously for about
1secandrelease them toenable this feature.The
presetand memorychannelblinkeachtimeon the
display. When signal onthese channels is received,
soundcanbe heard and thereceivingchannel is
seenon the display.This channel is fixedfor about 8
secto reply.After 8sec ifno signal is received,
channelrotationbegins.
To select channelfor use during channelrotation,
temporarily press if the desired channel is seen.
Thischannelis on standbyfor about8 sec before
channelrotationbegins.
To disable this, temporarily press both and
simultaneously.
Open
16. Memory and hazard channels
1. Selectfavoritechannel andCTCSS.
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2. Hold and simultaneously first. With
still being hold, release and
temporarily press or repeatedlyuntil

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or
3. Whenfavoritechannelshows, temporarily press
to select it.
4. After memorization, release to jump out of
memorizationmode.
Installing/removing battery pack
To install
1. Place thebattery pack intobatterycompartmentas
in illus #1.
2. Push batterypackforward as in illus #2. It willlock
intocompartment.
#1
#2
(shows the memory channel. shows the
hazardchannel).
or shows on the display.
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17. Restore to factory default settings
1. Turn power OFF.
2. Hold and turn power ON simultaneously.

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To remove
1. Holdingtheradioin one hand, pushdownbattery
latch as in illus #3.
2. Slide battery packbackwards asin illus#4.
#3
#4
Battery charging
1. Power drop-in chargerwithstandardAC/DCwall
charger#1.
2. Drop radio with installedbatteryintothebattery-with-
radioslot #2.
3. Dropsparebattey packinto the battery-onlyslot #3.
#1
#2
#3
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Singleor dual chargingis possible. EachLED light
individuallyindicateschargingslot in process.LED
turnsoffwhenbattery in slot is fullycharged.
PMR Channel frequency table
Channel Frequency(MHz) Channel Frequency(MHz)
1 446.00625 8
9
10
11
12
13
14
446.09375
444.60000
444.65000
444.80000
444.82500
444.85000
444.97500
2 446.01875
3 446.03125
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5
6
7
446.04375
446.05625
446.06875
446.08125
CTCSS frequency table
01=67.0Hz 11= 97.4Hz 21=136.5Hz 31=192.8Hz
02=71.9Hz 12=100.0Hz 22=141.3Hz 32=203.5Hz
03=74.4Hz 13=103.5Hz 23=146.2Hz 33=210.7Hz
04=77.0Hz 14=107.2Hz 24=151.4Hz 34=218.1Hz
05=79.7Hz 15=110.9Hz 25=156.7Hz 35=225.7Hz
06=82.5Hz 16=114.8Hz 26=162.2Hz 36=233.6Hz
07=85.4Hz 17=118.8Hz 27=167.9Hz 37=241.8Hz
08=88.5Hz 18=123.0Hz 28=173.8Hz 38=250.3Hz
09=91.5Hz 19=127.3Hz 29=179.9Hz
10=94.8Hz 20=131.8Hz 30=186.2Hz
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Optional accessories
BatterypackNI-MH7,2V /1350 mAh (art.nr 47308)
Desk charger (art.nr. 47307)
AdapterADA12V/600mA (art.nr. 47306)
Externalspeaker/microphone (art.nr. 47301)
Externalearphone/microphone (art.nr. 47302)
Accessory
jackcover
Safety information
1. Useonlythesuppliedantenna.Unauthorizedantennas,
modificationsorattachmentscoulddamage the radio
andchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapproved
bythepartyresponsibleforthecompliancecouldvoid
theauthoritytooperatetheradio.
2. Avoid storinginhigh temperature orhumidplace for
longtime
3. Ifstrangesmellorsmokecomesofftheradio,dispatch
ittoservicecenterimmediately
4. Turntolowest volumeifexternalmic/speakerisused,
thenadjust appropriately
5. Neveruseotherpowersourcesfor chargingotherthan
thestandardchargersetdesignedforthisradio model
6. Take offbattery packif out of use for long time
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