Uniden XTRAK 50 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...um Ion Battery Pack contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire Do not short circuit the Battery Pack Do not charge the Lithium Ion Battery Pack used in this equipment in any charger other than the one designed to charge this Battery Pack Using another charger may damage the Battery Pack or cause the Battery Pack to explode Lithium Ion batteries must be disposed of properly NO...

Page 3: ...ater Channel To Operate in Duplex Mode 19 20 Scanning 21 What is Open Scan OS Group Scan GS Mode 21 Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory 22 To Start Channel SCAN 22 Priority Watch for Group Scan 23 CTCSS DCS 24 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 25 Scramble Voice Scramble 25 VOX Voice Activated Transmit 26 Roger Beep 26 Key Beep 26 Display Dimmer 27 Key Lock 27 LED Torch S O S Strobe 27 Operation Special Fe...

Page 4: ...nel Select Instant CH Programme Recall Group Scan w Priority CH Watch Open Scan Scan CH Memory Busy CH Lock out Function 50 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System codes 104 DCS Digital Coded Squelch codes Special Features Instant Replay Receive Record Playback One Touch Smart Key Voice Enhancer EQL 5 Voice Scramble Settings Bluetooth App3 for Location Tracking Settings Control Software Upgrade...

Page 5: ... 50 Series Handheld UHF CB Transceiver Items XTRAK 50 50 PRO XTRAK 50 PRO DLX XTRAK 50 2TP XTRAK 50 UHF Radio 1 1 2 Lithium Battery 2700mAh 1 1 2 Antenna 1 1 2 Belt Clip 1 1 2 Belt Clip Swivel Type 1 Drop In Charger 1 single 1 single 1 twin AC Adaptor 1 1 1 Cig Lead Adaptor 1 Cig Lead Charger Kit 1 1 Speaker Mic 1 1 2 Earpiece Mic 1 1 2 Mag Mount Antenna 1 1 Hang up Bracket Clip 1 Hard Carry Case ...

Page 6: ...to toggle Torch ON S O S Torch OFF KEY LOCK Press hold to lock unlock 10 Transmit Red Receive Green LED Indicator 11 Speaker 10 12 OLED Display 13 ON OFF VOL Rotary Knob Power On Off Volume Control 14 Accessory Jack Cover 15 Microphone 16 MENU Press to open Menu or select Menu option Press hold in Menu mode to save and exit MEM Scan memory key Press hold in standby mode 17 Channel Menu list UP Cha...

Page 7: ...OX Voice activation RX Receiving a Signal MON Monitor mode J Replay status Replay Rec is ON Replay Rec is OFF REPLAY Playback is on E K P R Q L M N J H G I K Bluetooth status L Key Lock is On M Battery Level Indicator N PRI Priority Watch for Group Scan is On O MEM CH is in Scan Memory P Scan mode O S Open Scan G S Group Scan M S Master Scan SCAN Flashes during scan Q Sub Code Type DCS CTCSS R Sub...

Page 8: ...o the battery pack and may be pre installed for convenience on some model packages To attach the belt clip 1 Slide the belt clip into the catch at the top of the battery until it snaps into place To remove the belt clip 1 Pinch and hold the belt clip latch and then slide the belt clip up and out of the catch Belt clip can be removed from the battery even when installed in the radio XTRAK 50_50PRO ...

Page 9: ...e Lithium Ion battery attached or unattached to the radio in direct sunshine heated cars or in areas with temperatures below 20 C 4 F or above 60 C 140 F Exposing the chemicals contained within the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F may cause the battery to rupture fail or reduce performance In case of exposure to cell contents wash the affected area thoroughly and seek medical attentio...

Page 10: ...ing the XTRAK 50 charge the Lithium Ion battery pack for 4 hours without interruption in the drop in charger NOTE For the initial battery charge make sure the radio is off for optimum charging 1 Place the XTRAK 50 in the drop in charger 2 If the radio battery is charging the LED illuminates red and stays red until fully charged then it illuminates green The charger won t overcharge the battery pac...

Page 11: ...ff up to 30 Hours at 1W and up to 20 Hours at 5W Duty Cycle Transmit 5 Receive 5 Stand by 90 Automatic Battery Save The Automatic Battery Save feature extends the battery life by switching to power save mode if it remains out of operation for 5 seconds This feature automatically activates during standby mode RX mode without a signal Accessory Jack SPKR MIC Cover Make sure the Accessory jack cover ...

Page 12: ...elect the option 3 Press or to highlight a setting option 4 Press hold MENU to store the setting and exit menu mode 01 TX Power 02 Squelch 03 CTCSS DCS 04 Scramble 05 Duplex 06 Priority Watch 07 Pri Inst CH 08 GS Mem Preset 09 M Scan Code 10 VOX 11 BCL 12 Call Tone 13 Roger Beep 14 Key Beep 15 Replay RX Rec 16 Dimmer 17 Bluetooth App 18 Bluetooth Audio MENU Order List XTRAK 50 PRO only Each MENU f...

Page 13: ...nter clockwise to adjust speaker volume to a desired listening level Selecting a Channel Press or to select the desired channel NOTE For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on page 37 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls 13 UNIDEN XTRAK 50 Series Handheld UHF CB Transceiver Oper...

Page 14: ... is very weak there is a possibility that you will have a choppy or broken reception due to the sensitivity of the squelch In this case adjust the squelch level accordingly SQUELCH The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present Think of squelch as a gate Turn SQ fully clockwise This raises the Squelch Gate so high that only the very strong signals ...

Page 15: ...ansmit listen for activity on the selected channel 2 When the channel is clear press and hold the PTT to transmit While PTT is pressed the transmit receive LED lights up red and the TX icon displays Hold the radio with microphone approximately five cms in front of your mouth with the antenna at approximately 45 angle away from your head Speak in a clear normal conversational voice 3 When you have ...

Page 16: ...Press S to use the current function Instant Channel Function Priority Channel The Instant Channel Function allows a one touch toggle between a priority channel and the current channel To use Instant Channel By default the SMART S key is set to the Instant Channel function When the SMART key is set to INST 1 Press S to go to the stored Instant channel The default channel is the emergency CH 05 The ...

Page 17: ...sure the channel is not in use When the SMART key is set to CALL 1 Press S and the Call Tone will be transmitted NOTE Current regulations require calling tones to be restricted to one transmission per minute If a second transmission is attempted within one minute then an error tone will sound Selecting a Call Tone Select from 10 calling tones to use with the Call Tone function To change the Call T...

Page 18: ... and easy to listen to not causing fatigue EQL 2 Midrange Enhanced midrange frequencies sound quality becomes clear EQL 3 High Enhanced the high frequencied sound quality becomes sharp NOTE When a signal is received except for when in Monitor mode the current EQL level will display Monitor Mode When the SMART key is programmed to MON 1 Press S to turn Monitor mode On or Off Monitor mode is also en...

Page 19: ...ctures etc tend to act as a screen between radios Standard Operation without the aid of a Repeater Station Operation with the aid of a Repeater With Duplex operation the signal coming from your radio is received by the Repeater station and then re transmitted at the same time on another channel For example 1 CH01 is on Duplex Mode will receive on CH01 but Transmit on CH31 2 CH41 is on Duplex Mode ...

Page 20: ...lect 3 Press or to turn Duplex mode On or Off 4 Press hold MENU to save the setting and exit menu mode DUP icon appears beside the channel when Duplex setting is enabled for a duplex capable channel NOTE Search online for available UHF CB repeaters in your area Check local repeater availability using the XTRAK App XTRAK 50 PRO only XTRAK 50_50PRO OM_r7 1 indd 20 XTRAK 50_50PRO OM_r7 1 indd 20 11 0...

Page 21: ...aiting user customisation You can change or customize the channels stored in OS or GS scan momory by following the steps on Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory on page 22 What is Open Scan OS Mode OS scans all memory MEM channels in the OS scan memory If an active channel is found scanning will pause on that channel while there is a signal What is Group Scan GS Mode Allows you to monitor the Inst...

Page 22: ...ctive SCAN icon flashes during scanning Scan Direction SCAN will begin scanning for active channels in a sequential order You can change the scan direction increasing or decreasing channel number by pressing or Drop out delay When SCAN finds a busy channel it pauses scan to receive the signal When the received signal stops the radio waits for 3 seconds for the return of the signal otherwise the ra...

Page 23: ...comes active the radio will switch to the Priority Channel for as long as there is a signal 2 To deactivate SCAN press SCAN or MENU NOTE If SCAN is deactivated while it is tuned to an active channel the XTRAK will stay on that active channel If SCAN is deactivated while in between active channels the XTRAK will reinstate the last active channel If SCAN is deactivated when no active channel has bee...

Page 24: ...he 50 CTCSS codes Follow the steps for changing CTCSS code but select a DCS code as desired To use CTCSS or DCS 1 Press MENU and then press or until 03 CTCSS DCS is highlighted 2 Press MENU to select the option 3 Press or to select a CTCSS or DCS code There are 50 CTCSS codes available There are 104 DCS codes available To turn off CTCSS DCS select OFF 4 Press hold MENU to store the setting and exi...

Page 25: ...cramble feature is a voice inversion function that provides additional privacy with your communication Five scramble frequencies are available to choose from 3300 Hz 2952 Hz 3039 Hz 3200 Hz 3400 Hz Make sure other radios you are communicating with are using the same scramble frequency 1 Press MENU and then press or until 04 Scramble is highlighted 2 Press MENU to select the option 3 Press or to se...

Page 26: ... appears on the display when a VOX setting is enabled VOX icon also appears in the Transceiver status when VOX initiates a transmission Roger Beep Roger Beep automatically adds a sign off tone to the end of transmissions 1 Press MENU and then press or until 13 Roger Beep is highlighted 2 Press MENU to select the option 3 Press or to select On or Off 4 Press hold MENU to store the setting and exit ...

Page 27: ...ay page 11 For optimum battery operating time set to low ______________ Key Lock To prevent accidental entries you can lock the keypad Only PTT and ON OFF VOL are accessible when Key Lock is activated Press hold KEY LOCK until it beeps to activate or deactivate Key Lock icon appears at the top of the display when activated LED Torch S O S Press KEY LOCK to toggle the LED torch between these option...

Page 28: ...ng After the most recent received signal has been played back a long confirmation tone sounds and the radio returns to the previous mode During playback older recordings can be accessed by pressing or to skip forward back between recordings stored within the buffer The record number indicates which discrete recording is currently being replayed NOTE Received signals shorter than 500ms are not reco...

Page 29: ... on its own or if its settings are different from other radios using Master Scan The two settings all radios in your Master Scan network must share are Scanning the same set of channels from Group Scan GS memory Using the same CTCSS DCS code For your convenience by default Channels 09 20 are stored into GS Memory and CTCSS 01 is set as the Master Scan subcode By scanning only group channels for th...

Page 30: ...esets 1 4 make it easier for all radios to select a common setting If you choose to use MASTER SCAN with the current GS channel memory P No Change you need to make sure all other radios in your network have the same channels stored in GS memory To add remove channels from G S SCAN Memory refer to page 22 NOTE RX only Channels CH22 CH23 CH61 CH62 and CH63 and Emergency Channels CH05 CH35 will not b...

Page 31: ...g your smart phone to your radio over bluetooth allows you to share your location even without mobile phone service In addition it offers recording tracks and controlling the radio settings from the convenience of your smart phone The instructions below are only a brief introduction as all instructions are provided within the XTRAK App Turn the Bluetooth App setting On when you are ready to connec...

Page 32: ...s for audio output compatible Bluetooth earpiece Before turning the Bluetooth Audio setting On first set the S Smart key to PAIR see SMART Key Operation page 16 Enable Bluetooth Audio 1 Press MENU then use or to highlight 18 Bluetooth Audio 2 Press MENU to select 3 Press or to select On or Off 4 Press and hold MENU to save exit from the menu mode The 2nd Bluetooth signal icon will flash indicating...

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Page 35: ...s 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 MED website in New Zealand Interf...

Page 36: ...ly 4 476 500 477 250 CH34 24 477 000 5 476 525 477 275 CH35 25 477 025 6 476 550 477 300 CH36 26 477 050 7 476 575 477 325 CH37 27 477 075 8 476 600 477 350 CH38 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 18 476 850 38 477 350 19 476 8...

Page 37: ...5 477 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 76 477 3125 57 476 8375 77 477 3375...

Page 38: ...is only valid in the original country of purchase for a Product first purchased either in Australia or New Zealand 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 B Modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any co...

Page 39: ...he 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 which the Product was first purchased if you believe that your Product does not conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with satisfactory evidence of your original purchase such as a legible copy of the sales docket ...

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