GME TX667, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...TX677 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2 watt UHF CB Handheld Radio ...

Page 2: ... PRS 477 MHz band has been amended This radio meets the new 80 channel standard In simple terms the same amount of spectrum is available however radio transceivers can now operate in a narrower bandwidth and hence use less spectrum These radios are generally referred to as narrowband or 12 5 kHz radios By using 12 5 kHz channel spacing instead of 25 kHz the 40 channels originally allocated can now...

Page 3: ... 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 b To the extent we are able we exclude all other conditions warranties and obligations which would otherwise be implied 2 Warranty against defects a This warranty is in addition to and does not limit exclude or restrict your rights...

Page 4: ...opy of the sales invoice or some other evidence showing details of the transaction g Send your claim to Standard Communications Pty Ltd PO Box 96 Winston Hills NSW 2153 Australia Tel 02 8867 6000 Fax 02 8867 6199 Email servadmin gme net au h If we determine that your goods are defective we will pay for the cost of returning the repaired or replaced goods to you and reimburse you for your reasonabl...

Page 5: ...X677 Instruction Manual 12 June 2018 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd trading as GME All rights reserved 5 50157 Preface Record of Amendments Rev Date Description By 1 June 2018 Original Issue PMV KP ...

Page 6: ...dments 5 Emergency Channels 9 Telemetry Channels 9 Important Advice 9 Accessories Supplied 10 TX677 10 TX677TP 10 Optional Accessories 10 Features 11 Controls 12 LCD Icons 13 Charging the Battery 14 Removing the Battery Pack 14 Refitting the Battery Pack 14 Charging the Battery Pack 15 Charging the TX677 Single Unit 15 In Vehicle Charging 15 Charging the TX677 Twin Pack 16 Battery Usage 17 Battery...

Page 7: ...imer 19 Selecting Channels 19 Squelch 19 Keypad Lock 20 Duplex Operation 20 Factory Reset 21 Scanning 21 Adding or Removing Channels 21 Scanning for Channels 21 Scanning Features 22 CTCSS DCS and Silent Mode 22 Menu Options 23 Using the Menu 23 Duplex Mode Selection 24 CTCSS and DCS Code Selection 24 Transmitter Power 25 VOX Settings 26 Squelch Level Setting 26 Roger Beep Tone 27 Button Beep 27 Ca...

Page 8: ...TX677 Instruction Manual 12 June 2018 2018 Standard Communications Pty Ltd trading as GME All rights reserved 8 50157 Table of Contents Receiver 32 Transmitter 32 ...

Page 9: ...ls are approved by the ACMA these channels shall be added to those currently listed where voice transmission is inhibited Currently transmissions on channels 61 62 and 63 are also inhibited and these channels are reserved for future allocation Important Advice Read all instructions carefully and completely before operating your radio and retain this manual for future reference Never connect the ra...

Page 10: ...of the TX677TP radio set 2 x TX677 radios 2 x Li ion battery packs 1600 mAh BP021 2 x belt clips MB047 Twin desktop charger BCD017 AC adaptor PS003 12V vehicle charger BCV010 USB Micro USB lead LE06i 2 x Removable flexible antenna AE4025 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories are available as part of the TX677 radio set Twin desktop charger BCD017 USB 12V vehicle charger BCV010 Le...

Page 11: ...wer by sleeping during periods of inactivity Calling Tone and Roger Beep Alerts you to incoming calls Signal receive indicator Scanning and Memory Functions Microprocessor controlled frequency synthesiser Allows user programmable control of scanning channel memories and selected feature options Programmable scan function Scans up to 80 UHF CB channels Dual Watch Monitors two channels simultaneousl...

Page 12: ...3 12 11 9 10 The table that follows is a numbered description of the parts of the TX677 radio as labeled in the diagram above Label No Description Label No Description 1 Antenna 9 Accessory Jack 2 PTT Push to Talk Switch 10 Belt Clip 3 Squelch Silent Memory Key 11 Battery 4 Indicator LED 12 USB Charge Socket 5 Lanyard Mount 13 LCD Screen 6 On Off Switch and Volume control 14 Channel up key 7 Speak...

Page 13: ...3 VOX icon Appears when VOX mode is active 12 Roger Beep icon Appears when the Roger Beep tones are active 4 Key Lock icon Appears when the keypad is locked 13 Transmit icon Appears when transmitting 5 Button Beep icon Appears when button confirmation tones are on 14 Receive icon Appears when receiving signals 6 High Power icon Appears when High TX power is selected 15 Power Save icon Appears when...

Page 14: ... the Battery Pack 1 Ensure that your radio is switched off 2 Hold the radio upside down 3 Using your fingernail slide the battery catch towards the front of the radio to release the battery then slide the battery towards you The battery pack should separate from the radio Slide to release Refitting the Battery Pack 1 Ensure that your radio is switched off 2 Align the slots in the battery pack with...

Page 15: ...l charge a fully discharged 1600mAh battery pack to full capacity in around 4 hours To charge the radio 1 Plug the AC adaptor into a 240V AC outlet 2 Plug the USB lead into the USB socket on the AC adaptor and the micro USB connector into the charging socket on the side of the radio The radio will begin charging During this time the radio s indicator LED will light red and the battery icon on the ...

Page 16: ...s via the dual desktop charger we recommend switching both radios off while charging to ensure the batteries reach their full charge in the allotted 8 hour period If one or more radios remain switched on during the charging cycle the batteries will achieve close to their full charge in the allotted time but the indicator LED may not switch to green This is due to the lower charge current available...

Page 17: ...n greatly reduce the amount of power drawn from the battery pack Standby Mode The radio will automatically enter the Standby mode when it is inactive i e not transmitting or receiving signals While in Standby mode it will still check for incoming signals but it will draw considerably less power from the battery pack As soon as a signal is heard or the keys are pressed the radio will wake up again ...

Page 18: ... Display Lighting The LCD backlighting activates automatically whenever a key is pressed and turns off automatically after about 5 seconds Receiving Signals While the radio is not receiving signals it will remain in standby mode to conserve battery power and Save will be displayed When a signal is received the LED indicator on the upper edge of the radio will light green and the icon will appear o...

Page 19: ...is displayed and the LED indicator will light red for about 5 seconds The call alarm can only be sent once per minute Time out Timer The radio has a built in time out timer that automatically limits transmissions to a maximum of 3 minutes of continuous operation This feature is required by the ACMA to prevent accidental blocking of the frequency should your PTT switch become jammed or be otherwise...

Page 20: ... key The icon will appear on the display To cancel the keypad Lock Press the F key then hold the key until the radio beeps The icon will disappear Duplex Operation Duplex operation allows the radio to transmit on a different frequency to that which it receives This allows operation through repeater stations in your area Repeaters automatically re transmit your signal over a much wider area providi...

Page 21: ... 1 If the icon is visible the selected channel is already in the Scan Memory Press F followed by SQL to remove the channel from the scan memory A low beep will be heard and the icon will disappear 2 If the icon is not visible the selected channel is not presently in the scan memory Press F followed by SQL to add the channel to the scan memory Scanning for Channels 1 To scan for channels briefly pr...

Page 22: ...elch are similar squelch quieting systems that allow groups of users to share the same channel without disturbing each other The CTCSS system uses 1 of 50 low frequency tones to open and close the squelch on the radio The DCS system is similar to CTCSS but uses 1 of 104 digital codes to control the squelch When CTCSS or DCS is enabled on your radio only signals that are using the same tone or code...

Page 23: ...tings The following table shows the order of these selections No Description Symbol Options 1 Duplex channels 1 8 and 41 48 only on oF 2 CTCSS and DCS code selection ct dt oF 01 50 001 104 3 Transmitter power Po Hi Lo 4 VOX settings Uo oF 1 3 5 Squelch level setting Sq Aut 1 5 6 Roger Beep setting rb oF on 7 Button Beep selection bP oF on 8 Call Alarm selection CL oF 1 5 9 Dual Watch channel dU oF...

Page 24: ...same menu refer the following figure When CTCSS tones are being selected ct is displayed OFF 01 50 001 104 To access DCS codes Scroll past CTCSS tone 50 until dt is displayed To select a CTCSS or DCS code 1 Select the required channel 1 Press and hold the Menu key until the radio beeps ct for CTCSS or dt for DCS will be displayed 2 Press the or keys to select the required tone code 3 To select CTC...

Page 25: ...e displayed 2 Press and hold the SQL key for about 2 seconds The selected code number will disappear from the display on that channel The selected channel will now be open to all incoming signals Transmitter Power The transmitter power can be set to High or Low on a channel by channel basis except 5 35 To set the transmit power 1 Select the required channel 2 Press and hold the Menu key until the ...

Page 26: ...witch to confirm and store your selection When VOX is enabled the icon is visible on the display Using the radio in a noisy environment with the VOX sensitivity set to maximum could cause the radio to transmit unexpectedly If this happens simply reduce the sensitivity setting Squelch Level Setting The Squelch is designed to keep the radio quiet when there are no signals present The squelch setting...

Page 27: ... the radio is switched on To turn the button beep on or off 1 Press and hold the Menu key until the radio beeps 2 Press the Menu key repeatedly until bP is displayed The icon will be flashing 3 Press the or keys to select on or oF 4 Press the PTT switch to confirm and store your selection 5 When the Button Beep is enabled the icon will be displayed and a beep will be heard whenever a key is presse...

Page 28: ...ress the or keys to select the second dual watch channel or select oF to disable the dual watch mode 5 Press the PTT switch to confirm and store your selection While dual watch is active the icon and LCD will alternate between the selected channel and the dual watch channel Dual Watch Operation If a signal is received on either channel the radio will pause on that channel for as long as it remains...

Page 29: ...No Frequency No Frequency 1 67 0 14 107 2 27 167 9 40 159 8 2 71 9 15 110 9 28 173 8 41 165 5 3 74 4 16 114 8 29 179 9 42 171 3 4 77 0 17 118 8 30 186 2 43 177 3 5 79 7 18 123 0 31 192 8 44 183 5 6 82 5 19 127 3 32 203 5 45 189 9 7 85 4 20 131 8 33 210 7 46 196 6 8 88 5 21 136 5 34 218 1 47 199 5 9 91 5 22 141 3 35 225 7 48 206 5 10 94 8 23 146 2 36 233 6 49 229 1 11 97 4 24 151 4 37 241 8 50 254 ...

Page 30: ... 131 40 244 58 343 76 462 94 654 5 032 23 132 41 245 59 346 77 464 95 662 6 036 24 134 42 246 60 351 78 465 96 664 7 043 25 143 43 251 61 356 79 466 97 703 8 047 26 145 44 252 62 364 80 503 98 712 9 051 27 152 45 255 63 365 81 506 99 723 10 053 28 155 46 261 64 371 82 516 100 731 11 054 29 156 47 263 65 411 83 523 101 732 12 065 30 162 48 265 66 412 84 526 102 734 13 071 31 165 49 266 67 413 85 53...

Page 31: ... 375 66 477 0625 13 476 725 40 477 400 67 477 0875 14 476 750 41 476 4375 68 477 1125 15 476 775 42 476 4625 69 477 1375 16 476 800 43 476 4875 70 477 1625 17 476 825 44 476 5125 71 477 1875 18 476 850 45 476 5375 72 477 2125 19 476 875 46 476 5625 73 477 2375 20 476 900 47 476 5875 74 477 2625 21 476 925 48 476 6125 75 477 2875 22 476 950 49 476 6375 76 477 3125 23 476 975 50 476 6625 77 477 3375...

Page 32: ...D 52 mm x 90 mm x 36 mm without antenna Complies with AS NZS 4365 2011 Power Supply Type Description Power Source Li ion rechargeable 3 7V DC 1600 mA Operating Time 14 Hours High Power 20 Hours Low Power Transmit 5 Receive 5 Standby 90 Receiver Type Description Usable Sensitivity 121 dBm Maximum Audio Output 0 5 watt max 8 Ohm Modulation Distortion 5 1 kHz 70 Transmitter Type Description Transmit ...

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