RCA RDR260 Series Instruction Manual Download

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RDR26x0 Series Professional

Digital Two-Way Radios

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

PRODUCT INSPECTION

Prior to unpacking the RDR26x0 series portable radio, please inspect

the packaging for signs of damage and report any damage or missing

components immediately to your RCA Communications System Sales

and Service Center. Every RDR26x0 series portable radios should

come with the following items:

Item

Qty.

RDR2620/RDR2650/RDR2680

-Handheld Radio

B2618LI

- Li-Ion Battery (1800 mAh)

ANH3500U-W

- Antenna for UHF Models

ANH3500V-W

- Antenna for VHF Models

BC2600

- Belt Clip

CH2601

- Desktop Rapid Charger

PS2601

- Power Supply

Wrist Strap

B2618LI

Li-Ion Battery

(1800 mAh)

CH2601

Desktop Rapid Charger

PS2601

Power Supply

BC2600

Belt Clip

Antenna

ANH3500U-W

- UHF models

ANH3500V-W

- VHF models

RDR2620

Handheld Radio

RDR2680

Handheld Radio

RDR2650

Handheld Radio

RCA RDR26x0 Series Overview

Antenna

Microphone

Side Button 2

(Programmable)

Top Button

(Programmable)

Display

(RDR2650/RDR2680)

Side Button 3

(Programmable)

Channel Knob

Limited Keypad

(RDR2650)

Accessory Connector

LED Indicator

Full Keypad

(RDR2680)

Screw-On Belt Clip

On/Off/ Volume Knob

Side Button 1

(Programmable)

Battery

Speaker

Push-to-Talk

(Programmable)

Battery Charging

Contact Points

RDR2620

RDR2650

RDR2680

Note:

The frequency

band of your RDR2620,

RDR2650, RDR2680

is marked on the radio

label. If it is not visible,

identify the frequency

band according to the

marking on the antenna:

white indicates UHF

and red indicates VHF.

RDR2620

RDR2650

RDR2680

Summary of Contents for RDR260 Series

Page 1: ...up Individual Call with One Touch Access Button 7 Emergency Operation 7 Initiating Responding to Emergency Alarm 7 Exiting Emergency Mode 7 Advanced Features 7 Radio Check RDR2650 RDR2680 7 Sending a Radio Check 7 Remote Monitor 8 Initiating Remote Monitor 8 Contacts Setting RDR2650 RDR2680 8 Making a Group Call from Contacts 8 Making an Individual Call from Contacts 8 Call Log Feature Accessing t...

Page 2: ... Battery 1800 mAh CH2601 Desktop Rapid Charger PS2601 Power Supply BC2600 Belt Clip Antenna ANH3500U W UHF models ANH3500V W VHF models RDR2620 Handheld Radio RDR2680 Handheld Radio RDR2650 Handheld Radio RCA RDR26x0 Series Overview 1 Antenna 7 Microphone 13 Side Button 2 Programmable 2 Top Button Programmable 8 Display RDR2650 RDR2680 14 Side Button 3 Programmable 3 Channel Knob 9 Limited Keypad ...

Page 3: ...ger s LED illuminates red it is an indication that the battery is being correctly charged When the LED illuminates green the battery charge is complete Note Charge a new battery 12 to 14 hours before initial use for best performance Maximum battery capacity is normally achieved after two or three full charge discharge cycles Caution To reduce the risk of injury use only batteries specified by RCA ...

Page 4: ...ncryption on or off VOX On Off Toggles Voice Activated Function on or off Lone Worker On Off Toggles Lone Worker feature On or Off on per channel basis Zone Toggle Only RDR2680 Toggles between Channel Zone 1 and Channel Zone 2 Battery Indicator Only RDR2650 RDR2680 Indicates battery charge level low medium or high Push To Talk PTT Button The PTT button on the side of the radio has two main functio...

Page 5: ...RDR2650 RDR2680 Call Icons RDR2650 RDR2680 Sent Item Icons RDR2650 RDR2680 LED Indicator Entire RDR26x0 Series Audio Tones Entire RDR26x0 Series Display Icons The LCD display shows radio status text entries and menu entries The following are icons that appear on the radio s display Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength and is only...

Page 6: ...idual Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio There are two types of Individual Calls The first type is when a radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call while the other sets up the call immediately When you receive a Private Call 1 The LED blinks green 2 The first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID and the RSSI icon ...

Page 7: ...t setting Disabled Radio cannot transmit alarm signal but can receive alarm from other radios Each alarm has the following types Regular Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio and or visual indicators Silent Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators There will be no response call from the target radio until you press the PTT button to initiate the call Silent ...

Page 8: ...on 5 Release the PTT button to listen when any user in the group responds the LED blinks green You see Group Call icon the group ID and that user s ID on your display 6 If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time the call ends Note If Talk Permit function is enabled wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish and then speak clearly into the microphone Making an Individual Call from C...

Page 9: ...end and press or to the required alias or ID and press to send the message or press or to Manual Dial press button input subscriber ID and press button 8 The display shows Text Message Subscriber Group Alias or ID confirming your message is being sent 9 If the message is sent successfully a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent OR if the message cannot be sent a high tone sounds and the d...

Page 10: ...0 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press or to navigate to Messages and press to select 3 Press or to navigate to Sent Items and press to select 4 Press or to navigate to the desired message and press button You can select one of the following options while viewing a sent text message Resend Forward Edit Delete To perform any of the function press again while viewing the message To perform any of the ...

Page 11: ...ED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and blinks green rapidly when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacy enabled transmission You can preprogram 16 groups privacy encryption keys by software press programmed Privacy button to Turn On or Turn Off Privacy You can also turn on and off the Privacy through the Menu of the radio RDR2650 RDR2680 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press ...

Page 12: ... lights up red 2 Release PTT button to listen Note If you do not respond within the hang time period the radio continues scanning other channels groups Scan Instructions and Methods When a scan is initiated your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity The LED blinks red and you see the Scan icon on the display RDR2650 RDR2680 There are two w...

Page 13: ...press to select 4 Press or to navigate to VOX and press to select 5 If the display shows VOX On Press to enable VOX display shows VOX On If the display shows VOX Off Press to disable VOX and display shows VOX Off Controlling the Display Backlight RDR2650 RDR2680 You can enable or disable the radio s display backlight as needed The setting also affects the Menu navigation buttons and keypad backlig...

Page 14: ...hows Turn On press to enable the Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro Screen On If the display shows Turn Off press to disable the Introduction Screen and the display shows Intro Screen Off Turning the LED Indicator On or Off RDR2650 RDR2680 You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed 1 Press to access the menu 2 Press or to navigate to Utilities and press to select 3 Press o...

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