Uniden X66, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au X66 Remote Speaker MIC UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 2: ...annels 16 Operating the UHF CB Radio in Duplex Mode 17 Scanning 18 Open Scan OS Mode 19 Group Scan GS Mode 20 Master Scan MS Mode 21 Priority Watch 24 Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory 24 Selecting the Call tone 25 Busy Channel Lockout 25 Roger Beep 26 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 26 DCS Digital Coded Squelch 27 Beep On Off 27 Backlight 27 LCD Contrast 28 LCD Key Backlight Colour ...

Page 3: ...ower 5W LCD Display with Backlight LCD Backlight brightness control HI LO Off Signal Strength Power Meter Instant Channel Programming One touch Instant Channel recalling Dual Watch with Instant Channel Duplex Capability Master Scan Group Scan and Priority Channel Watch Open Scan Scan Channel Memory On Off separately with Open Scan Group Scan Channel Select Busy Channel Lock out Function Roger Beep...

Page 4: ...4 Controls Connectors 3 4 5 2 UNIDEN X66 1 UHF CB Transceiver 23 24 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 7 X66 ...

Page 5: ... DIMMER press hold 11 POWER Power Button 12 SCAN Scan Button OS GS Open Scan Group Scan Move selection left 13 MICROPHONE 14 SPEAKER 15 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 16 VOL Volume Up Button 17 VOL Volume Down Button 18 SQL Auto Squelch MON Monitor Button 19 COLOUR press hold 20 MEM Memory Scan Channel 21 DCS CTCSS DCS CTCSS Button DUAL Dual Watch Button Move selection right 22 Select Up and Down Butt...

Page 6: ... 6 MON SQT Flashing Monitor Tight Squelch 7 INST Instant Channel 8 DUAL Dual Watch 9 SCAN Scan mode 10 Signal Power Level 11 GS Group Scan 12 S RF Receive Signal or Transmit 13 PRI Priority Channel Watch 14 Channel Frequency 15 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 16 DCS CTCSS Code Number 16 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 7: ...Australia 7 Included in your X66 Transceiver UNIDEN X66 Remote LCD Speaker Microphone RM800 Owner s Manual Microphone Hanger with screws washers Mounting Bracket with mounting screws DC Power Cord with fuse Extension Cable EC770 X66 Remote Speaker MIC UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 8: ... the MIC or Extension Cable cord to test that the connection is locked Use the rubber cover which is on the cord to seal the MIC jack entry from dust Disconnecting the MIC from the MIC Jack Pull back the rubber cover and move it down along the cord Using the ÀDW EODGH RI D VFUHZGULYHU RU VLPLODU REMHFW FDUHIXOO SXVK WKH ORFN WDE RI the MIC plug towards the MIC cord and at the same time tug on the ...

Page 9: ...er will determine which parts to use Conventional Mounting with Screws Use the front part of the MIC Hanger only Locate a suitable mounting position and mark and drill two 3mm holes Fix the MIC Hanger into place with screws 9 Mounting the MIC Hanger UNIDEN X66 UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 10: ...g screws Locate a suitable mounting position SSO KLJK TXDOLW RXEOH 6LGHG WDSH RQWR WKH ÀDW DUHD RI WKH 0 DQJHU EDFN SLHFH DQG WKHQ SUHVV UPO WR WKH PRXQWLQJ SRVLWLRQ Mounting the MIC Hanger MIC Hanger mounted over MIC Cable NOTE The curly cord of the Remote SPK MIC can extend up to 1 5m For practical installation of the MIC Hanger mounted over MIC Cable use this method with the Extension Cable UHF...

Page 11: ... is not required and can be cut away or pushed out of the way along the cable 2 Drill a 13mm hole at the MIC hanger location 3 Thread the microphone plug through the hole and connect with the extension cable 4 Mount the MIC Hanger over the hole and cable 5 At the Radio Connect the extension cable plug to the MIC Jack Fit the rubber bushing over the MIC jack UHF CB Transceiver Microphone X66 Extens...

Page 12: ...VRXUFH must not exceed 25VDC otherwise permanent damage may occur to your radio which may not be covered by the manufacturer s warranty If the input voltage falls below 10VDC LO DC ÀDVKHV IRU seconds The power turns off automatically if voltage falls below 8 5VDC Switch your X66 OFF and disconnect it from the power source before locating the cause of the power supply problem Operation UHF CB Trans...

Page 13: ...h open 1 max sensitivity min squelch 2 med sensitivity med squelch 3 min sensitivity max tight squelch It requires no adjustment 1 Press SQL MON 7KH VTXHOFK VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting If tight squelch is selected SQT icon ZLOO DOVR ÀDVK 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the setting Operation UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 14: ...d SQL MON to cancel Selecting a Channel Press to select the desired channel NOTE For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use is printed on p 31 p 33 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Operation UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 15: ...nding frequencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on p 31 p 33 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Select the desired channel Press the microphone s PTT button and speak normally into the microphone Hold it approx 7cm from your mouth Release the PTT button to end the transmission and listen for a reply Call Function Press the microphone CALL Butt...

Page 16: ...aters are used to retransmit or relay your signal Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions In normal Simplex operation your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that same frequency If there is a barrier that partially blocks your transmitted signal the probability of another radio receiving the signal is ver...

Page 17: ...CH02 but Transmit on CH32 etc If you transmit on CH01 Duplex mode you are actually transmitting on CH31 the repeater station down coverts your signal and retransmits on CH01 Operating the UHF CB Radio in Duplex Mode For this example we are adopting CH01 as the channel being used in your area for repeater use 1 Press MENU ENTER The duplex VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting between ON r fo...

Page 18: ... M SCN a special case of Group Scan During SCAN the X66 only checks channels or frequencies that are in the SCAN Memory which are indicated by the M memory icon The X66 maintains two SCAN Memories one for Open Scan OS mode and the RWKHU IRU URXS 6FDQ 6 PRGH WR JLYH RX ÀH LELOLW DQG DOORZ you to use the radio more effectively NOTE Group Scan and Master Scan modes share the same SCAN Memory 1 Press ...

Page 19: ...rom OS SCAN Memory refer to p 24 Allows continuous scanning of all selected channels If an active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel If the received signal ceases the unit will wait 3 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes After transmission in scan mode the unit will wait 20 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes To deactivate SCAN press ...

Page 20: ...p 24 to turn on Priority Watch GS Scanning checks the Instant Priority Channel for activity regularly when Priority Watch is ON If the Priority Channel becomes active the radio will stay on that channel for as long as the signal is present If the received signal ceases Priority Scanning continues after 3 seconds If scanning stops on a channel which is not a Priority Channel UHF CB Radio will conti...

Page 21: ... detect and receive group transmissions continual communication without interruption When transmitting in this mode the radio switches to an unused group channel if it detects another signal with no code or the wrong code on the channel last used by the group In this way all group users will be able to have continual communication to or from other users CH09 CH20 are stored into GS Memory and CTCS...

Page 22: ...AN Mode To select MASTER SCAN Mode 1 Press MENU two times 7KH IROORZLQJ VFDQ VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting OS Scan mode becomes Open Scan GS Scan mode becomes Group Scan PO Master Scan is ON with the current GS channel memory P1 Master Scan is ON with loading CH09 20 in GS P2 Master Scan is ON with loading CH21 30 39 40 in GS P3 Master Scan is ON with loading CH49 60 in GS P4 Master...

Page 23: ...3 Press MENU one more time 4 Press to select the desired Subcode CTCSS or DCS NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode 5 Press and hold the MENU to save and exit from the Menu Mode ...

Page 24: ...stay on that active channel If none of the channels are active the UHF CB Radio will reinstate the scan start channel NOTE If OS GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in OS GS memory an error tone will be heard and scanning will not start see Programming Scan Channels below Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use OS or GS Select the ...

Page 25: ...Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Busy Channel Lockout If the channel is already in use you can prevent the UHF CB Radio from transmitting This is particularly important when using CTCSS DCS 1 Press MENU ENTER six times 7KH VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting between ON or OFF 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the setting 4 Press and hold MENU ENTER to save exit from the menu mode NOT...

Page 26: ...om the menu mode NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Press the desired channel to use CTCSS Press DCS CTCSS 7 66 LFRQ ÀDVKHV Press on the Remote SPK MIC to select the desired CTCSS code 01 38 Press DCS CTCSS once to store the new setting To turn off CTCSS or DCS select the oFF code durin...

Page 27: ...SS to set The DCS icon and code will display Beep On Off 1 Press MENU ENTER eight times 7KH HHS VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting between ON or OFF 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the setting 4 Press and hold MENU ENTER to save exit from the menu mode Backlight 1 Press MENU ENTER nine times 7KH DFNOLJKW VHWWLQJ ÀDVKHV 2 Press to change the setting between OFF LO and HI 3 Press MENU ENTER to...

Page 28: ...to store the setting 4 Press and hold MENU ENTER to save exit from the menu mode LCD Key Backlight Colour 1 Press and hold COLOUR The LCD EDFNOLJKW ZLOO ÀDVK 2 Press or COLOUR while the EDFNOLJKW LV ÀDVKLQJ WR FKDQJH WKH VHWWLQJ to a desired colour option Select from Clear White Blue Red Purple Green Cyan and Yellow 3 Press and hold COLOUR to store the colour setting UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 29: ...in Menu mode 3 Press and hold DIMMER to store the dimmer setting Code No Frequency Hz Code No Frequency Hz oF OFF 20 131 8 1 67 0 21 136 5 2 71 9 22 141 3 3 74 4 23 146 2 4 77 0 24 151 4 5 79 7 25 156 7 6 82 5 26 162 2 7 85 4 27 167 9 8 88 5 28 173 8 9 91 5 29 179 9 10 94 8 30 186 2 11 97 4 31 192 8 12 100 0 32 203 5 13 103 5 33 210 7 14 107 2 34 218 1 15 110 9 35 225 7 16 114 8 36 233 6 17 118 8 ...

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Page 31: ...his allows for additional channels to be added up to 80 Channels This simply means that the new narrowband radio you have purchased will have more channels than older radios Please refer to the guidelines above and the channel chart for further channel information A list of currently authorised channels can also be obtained from the ACMA website in Australia and the MBIE website in New Zealand Int...

Page 32: ...33 23 476 975 RX only 4 476 500 477 250 CH 34 24 477 000 5 476 525 477 275 CH 35 25 477 025 6 476 550 477 300 CH 36 26 477 050 7 476 575 477 325 CH 37 27 477 075 8 476 600 477 350 CH 38 28 477 100 9 476 625 29 477 125 10 476 650 30 477 150 11 476 675 31 477 175 12 476 700 32 477 200 13 476 725 33 477 225 14 476 750 34 477 250 15 476 775 35 477 275 16 476 800 36 477 300 17 476 825 37 477 325 18 476...

Page 33: ...ture use 476 9875 RX only 44 476 5125 477 2625 CH 74 64 477 0125 45 476 5375 477 2875 CH 75 65 477 0375 46 476 5625 477 3125 CH 76 66 477 0625 47 476 5875 477 3375 CH 77 67 477 0875 48 476 6125 477 3625 CH 78 68 477 1125 49 476 6375 69 477 1375 50 476 6625 70 477 1625 51 476 6875 71 477 1875 52 476 7125 72 477 2125 53 476 7375 73 477 2375 54 476 7625 74 477 2625 55 476 7875 75 477 2875 56 476 8125...

Page 34: ...valid in WKH RULJLQDO FRXQWU RI SXUFKDVH IRU D 3URGXFW UVW SXUFKDVHG HLWKHU LQ XVWUDOLD or New Zealand Product 5 Years Battery Pack Accessories 1 Year If a warranty claim is made this warranty will not apply if the Product is found by Uniden to be A Damaged or not maintained in a reasonable manner or as recommended in the relevant Uniden Owner s Manual 0RGL HG DOWHUHG RU XVHG DV SDUW RI DQ FRQYHUV...

Page 35: ...ther the COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 Australia or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT New Zealand as the case may be none of which can be excluded Procedure for obtaining warranty service Depending on the country in ZKLFK WKH 3URGXFW ZDV UVW SXUFKDVHG LI RX EHOLHYH WKDW RXU 3URGXFW GRHV not conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with satisfactory evidence of your original...

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