Crystal Audiovideo DBH09R-80 User manual

OperatingInstructions

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DBH05–80Channel0.5wattUHFHandheld

DBH20–80Channel2wattUHFHandheld

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DBH09R‐80Channel1wattUHFHandheldwith

Rechargeablebatteriesanddockingstation

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2wayCitizenBandradios

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TechnicalAssistance

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IfyouneedassistancesettinguporusingyourCRYSTALproductnowor

inthefuture,callCRYSTALSupport.

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Pleaseretainthisuserguideforfuturereference.

SafetyInformationandWarnings

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InformationonSafeOperation

ReadThisInformationBeforeUsingYourCRYSTALRadio.TheoperationofyourUHFradioin

Australiaissubjecttoconditionsinthefollowinglicense:

InAustraliatheACMARadiocommunications(CitizenBandRadioStations)andinNewZealandby

MEDtheGeneralUserRadioLicenseforCitizenBandRadio.

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RadioAntenna

Donotuseanyradiothathasadamagedantenna.Ifadamagedantennacomesincontactwiththe

skin,aminorburnmayresult.

Unauthorizedantennas,modifications,orattachmentscoulddamagetheradioandviolate

compliance.DoNOTchangeormodifytheantenna.

DoNOTholdtheantennawhentheradiois“INUSE.”Holdingtheantennareducesrangeandmay

causebodilyharm.

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Safetyandgeneralusewhilstinavehicle

ChecktheStateandFederallawsandregulationsregardingtheuseoftwowayradiosinthearea

whereyoudrive,andalwaysobeythem.

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ForVehiclesfittedwithAirBags

Donotplaceyourradiointheareaoveranairbagorintheairbagdeploymentarea.Airbags

inflatewithgreatforce.Ifaradioisplacedintheairbagdeploymentareaandtheairbaginflates,

theradiomaybepropelledwithgreatforceandcauseseriousinjurytotheoccupantsofthe

vehicle.

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Batteries

Allbatteriescancausepropertydamageand/orbodilyinjurysuchasburnsifconductivematerial

suchasjewellery,keys,orbeadedchainstouchesexposedterminals.Thematerialmaycomplete

anelectricalcircuit(short

circuit)andbecomequitehot.Exercisecareinhandlinganycharged

battery,particularlywhenplacingitinsideapocket,purse,orothercontainerwithmetalobjects.

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Donotreplaceorchargebatteriesinapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Contactsparkingmay

occurwhileinstallingorremovingbatteriesandcauseanexplosion.

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PotentiallyExplosiveAtmospheres

TurnyourradioOFFwheninanyareawithapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Sparksinsuchareas

couldcauseanexplosionorfireresultingininjuryorevendeath.NOTE:

Areaswithpotentially

explosiveatmospheresareoften,butnotalwaysclearlymarked.Theyincludefuelingareassuchas

belowdeckonboats;fuelorchemicaltransferorstoragefacilities;areaswheretheaircontains

chemicalsorparticles,suchasgrain,dust,ormetalpowders;andanyotherareawhereyou

would

normallybeadvisedtoturnoffyourvehicleengine.

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BlastingCapsandAreas

Toavoidpossi ble interferencewithblastingoperations,turnyourradioOFFnearelectricalblasting

capsorina“blastingarea”orinareasposted:“Turnoffthetwowa yradio.”Obeyallsignsand

instructions.

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ExposuretoRadioFrequencyEnergy

YourCRYSTALtwo‐wayradiocomplieswithAustralianCommunicationsAuthorityRadio

communications(ElectromagneticRadiation‐HumanExposure)Standard,2003.Toassureoptimal

radioperformanceandmakesurehumanexposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergyis

withintheguidelinessetoutintheabovestandardsalwaysadheretothefollowingprocedures.

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TransmitandReceiveProcedure

Yourtwo‐wayradiocontainsatransmitterandareceiver.Tocontrolyourexposureandensure

compliancewiththegeneralpopulation/uncontrolledenvironmentexposurelimits,alwaysadhere

tothefollowingprocedure:•Transmitnomorethan50%ofthetime.

•Toreceivecalls,releasethePTTbutton.

•Totransmit(talk),pressthePushtoTalk(PTT)button.

Transmitting50%ofthetime,orless,isimportantbecausetheradiogeneratesmeasurableRF

energyexposureonlywhentransmitting(intermsofmeasuringstandardscompliance).Always

holdtheradioapproximately5cminfrontofyourmouthwiththeantennapointingawayfrom

yourhead.

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RadioOperationandEMEExposure

Unauthorizedantennas,modifications,orattachmentscoulddamagetheradioandviolate

compliance.DoNOTholdtheantennawhentheradiois“INUSE.”Holdingtheantennareducesthe

effectiverange.Donotusetheradioiftheantennaisdamaged.Ifadamagedantennamakes

contactwithyourskin,aminorburncanresult.Ifyouweararadioonyourbodywhen

transmitting,alwaysfittheradioonthebeltclip(supplied).Alwaysensuretheradioandit's

antennaareatleast5cmfromyourbodywhentransmitting.

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ElectromagneticInterference/Compatibility

Nearlyeveryelectronicdeviceissusceptibletoelectromagneticinterference(EMI).Toavoidthe

possibilityofelectromagneticinterferenceand/orcompatibilityconflicts,turnoffyourradioinany

locationwherepostednoticesinstructyoutodososuchashealthcarefacilities.

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Aircraft

Wheninstructedtodoso,turnoffyourradiowhenonboardanaircraft.Anyuseofaradiomustbe

inaccordancewithapplicableregulationsperairlinecrewinstructions.

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MedicalDevices–Pacemakers

TheAdvancedMedicalTechnologyAssociationrecommendsthataminimumseparationof6

inches(15cm)bemaintainedbetweenahandheldwirelessradioandapacemaker.These

recommendationsareconsistentwiththeindependentresearchbyandrecommendationsofthe

U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration.Peoplewithpacemakersshould:•ALWAYSkeeptheradio

morethan15cmfromtheirpacemakerwhentheradioisturnedON.•Notcarrytheradiointhe

breastpocket.

•Usetheearoppositethepacemak ertominimisethepotentialforinterference.•Turntheradio

OFFimmediatelyifthereisanyreasontosuspectthatinterferenceistakingplace.

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MedicalDevices‐HearingAids

Someradiosmayinterferewithsomehearingaids.Intheeventofsuchinterference,youmaywant

toconsultyourhearingaidmanufacturertodiscussalternatives.

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OtherMedicalDevices

Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedicaldevice,consultthemanufacturerofyourdeviceto

determineifitisadequatelyshieldedfromRFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybeabletoassistyouin

obtainingthisinformation.

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Generalwarnings

Neveruseyourradiooutdoorsduringathunderstorm.Keeptheradiooutofreachofbabiesand

youngchildren.

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INSTALLATION

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Removingthebeltclip

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Pullthebeltcliplatchawa yfromtheunit.

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InstallingtheBatteries

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Slidedownthebatterycompartmentcover.

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Insert4xAAAbatteries(notsupplied).

Positionthebatteriesaccordingtothe

polaritymarkingonthebatterycompartment.

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Afterplacingbatteriesintocorrectpositions,

replacethebatterycover.

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DBH09R

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YourDBH09Rcomeswitharechargeablebatterypack.

Alsoincluded,isadesktopchargerfortheDBH09R.

Thedesktopchargerwillonlychargethebatterypackprovidedandnotothertypesof

rechargeablebatteries.

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FORUSEOFNONRECHARGEABLEBATTERIES:

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Ó Slidedownthebatterycompartmentcover.

Ó Insert4xAAAbatteries(notsupplied).

Ó Positionthebatteriesaccordingtothe

polaritymarkingonthe

batterycompartment.

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Afterplacingbatteriesintocorrectpositions,replacethebatterycover.

Beltclip

LowBatteryMeterIndicator

Theradiocandetectthelowbatterylevelwhenthebatteryvoltagegoeslow.Thebatteryiconwill

displaythelowbatterystatus

Whenbatteryvoltageislow,theemptybatterysymbolwillappearandcontinuetoblink.The

batterysymbolwillcontinuouslyblinkuntilittotallydrainsthebatteryvoltagewherethenyouwill

havetoreplacethebatteries.

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TransmittingRange

Thetalkrangewilldependonyoursurroundingsandenvironmentitwillbeaffectedby

obstructionssuchashillsorbuildings.

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Don’ttrytousetworadiounitswhicharelessthan1.5m(5feet)apart.Otherwise,youmay

experienceinterference.Talkrangedependsontheterrain.Itwillbeaff ectedbyconcrete

structures,heavyfoliageandbyoperatingradiosindoorsorinvehicles.

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Operatingtheunit

Turninguniton/off:

 1‐Switchingon

PressandholdtheMENU/PWRuntilyouhearabeepsound.

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 2‐Switchingoff

PressandholdtheMENU/PWRuntilyouhearabeepsound.

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AdjustingtheVolume:

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Youhave8presetvolumelevels.TheyaredisplayedontheLCDscreen.Toraisethevolumepress

theupbuttonandtodecreasethevolume,pressthedownbutton.

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Lock&Unlockthedevice.

PressandholdCALLbuttonfor3secondstolock

thedevice.

PressandholdCALLbuttonfor3secondstounlock

thedevice.

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Autoscan.

Press&holdtheMONIbuttonfor3secondstoactivateautoscan.

Press&holdtheMONIbuttonfor3secondstodeactivateautoscan.

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ChangingChannels:

Youhaveamaximumof80channelsatyourdisposal.Tocommunicatewithanotherdevice,you

mustbothbeonthesamechannel.

Tochangechannels,onceyouhaveturnedyouruniton,youneedtopresstheMENU/PWRonce

andusetheup/downbuttonstoscrollthroughtoyourdesiredchannel.Tosetyourdesired

channel,presstheMONIbuttonorwaitupto10seconds.

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Yourunitissimplex“onewayatatime”.Whileyouarespeaking,youcannotreceivea

transmission.

Yourunitisanopen‐licenseband.Alwaysidentifyyourselfwhentransmittingonthesamechannel.

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IMPORTANT:BeforetransmittingonaUHFchannellistentoensureitisnot alreadyinuse.

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Transmitting(sendingspeech)

TheunitiscontinuouslyintheReceivemodewhentheunitisturnedONandnottransmitting.

Whenasignalisreceivedonthecurrentchannel,“RX”iconwillbedisplayedontheLCDscreen.a.

PressandholdthePTT(PushtoTalk)buttontotransmit

yourvoice.Thetransmitsignalicon“TX”

willdisplayontheLCDscreen.b.HoldtheunitinaverticalpositionwiththeMic(Microphone)5

cmawayfromthemouth.WhileholdingthePTTbutton,speakintothemicrophoneinanormal

toneofvoice.c.ReleasethePTTbuttonwhenyouhavefinishedtransmitting.

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Forotherstoreceiveyourtransmission,theymustbeonthesamechannelasyou.

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Call‐Ringtone

YoucanusetheCALLbuttontosendatonetootherusersonthesamechannel.Toactivatethis

feature;a.Withtheunitinnormal

mode,pressandreleasetheCALLbutton.Theunitwilltransmit

a2‐secondpagetonetotheotherunit/ssetwiththesamechannelwithintransmittingrange.

NOTE:Thisfunctionisonlypossibleevery60seconds.

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RogerBeep

ThisisatonewhichisautomaticallytransmittedwheneverthePTTbuttonisreleased.Thisalerts

thereceivingpartythatyouhaveendedthetransmission,andyouarenowinreceivemode.

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Channel5and35(pairedforDuplexrepeaters)arereservedasemergencychannelsandshouldbe

usedonlyinanemergency.CTCSSandDCSwillnotoperateonchannels5and35.

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AlistofcurrentlyauthorisedchannelscanbeobtainedfromtheACMAwebsiteinAustraliaandthe

MEDwebsiteinNewZealand.Channel11isacallingchannelgenerallyusedtocallothersand

channel40isthecustomaryroadvehiclechannel.

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Oncecontactisestablishedonthecallingchannel,bothstationsshouldmovetoanotherunused

“SIMPLEX”channeltoallowotherstousethecallingchannel.

Channels22and23areforTelemetryandTelecommanduse,voicecommunicationsare

notallowedonthesechannelsbylaw.Channel9andabovearethebestchoicesforgeneral

useinSimplexmode.

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Radiocommunications(CitizenBandRa dioStations)

ClassLicence2002

NolicenceisrequiredtoownoroperatethisradioinAustraliaandNewZealand.The

Radiocommunications(CitizenBandRadioStations)ClassLicence2002containsthetechnical

parameters,operatingrequirements,conditionsoflicenceandrelevantstandardsforCitizenBand

(CB)radios.CBradiosmustcomplywiththe classlicencefortheirusetobeauthorisedunderthe

classlicence.

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UHFchannelsandfrequencies

IMPORTANTNOTE:TheoperationofyourUHFradioinAustraliaandNewZealandissubjectto

conditionsinthefollowinglicenses:InAustraliatheACMARadiocommunications(CitizenBand

RadioStations)andinNewZealandbyMEDtheGeneralUserRadioLicenseforCitizenBandRadio.

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