Alecto FR-60 User manual

Brand: Alecto

Model: FR-60

Category: Two-way radios

Type: User manual

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USER’S MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

The Alecto FR-60 is a PMR-446 Radiophone.

This radiophone allows for free-of-charge com-

munication back and forth, as well as communi-

cation with other ( ) radiophones as long

as these meet the PMR-446 standard.

The Alecto FR-60 is in accordance with the

essential requirements and provisions as

described in the European Directive 1999/5/EC.

The declaration of conformity is available on the

website www.alecto.nl

DISPLAY FUNCTIONS

DCM (Dual Channel Monitoring)

= Specific channel scan

VOX (Voice Controlled Transmitting)

= Voice operated transmission

SCAN = Channel scan

channel number

CTCSS setup

call tone

vibration alarm

‘Receive’

Battery level indication

buttons locked ‘Send’

indication

FUNCTIONS

INSTALLATION

POWER SOURCE:

The FR-60 works on the supplied rechargeable

NiMH batteries, 4 x size AAA, power 4.8V or

by using 4 AAA penlite batteries (excl.). If you

decide to install separate rechargeable batter-

ies, you’ll need to recharge these in an external

charger. The recharge station that comes with

the FR-60 is only suitable for recharging the

supplied battery packs.

1. First, remove the belt clip by pressing the lock

tab back and pushing the belt clip upwards

and out of the radiophone.

2. Now open the battery compartment by releas-

ing the tab at the bottom and lifting the bat-

tery cover.

3. Install the batteries as indicated and pay

attention to

the polarities

(+ and -).

4. Close the bat-

tery compart-

ment and put

the belt clip

back on the

radiophone.

CHARGER:

Plug the adaptor into a 230V 50Hz wall socket

and place the walkie-talkies onto the recharge

station to charge the batteries, the charge indi-

cators will now turn red.

CHARGING:

Charging the FR-60 units is timer-controlled. As

soon as you place the walkie-talkies into the char-

ger, the red charge indicators will switch on and

the battery pack starts charging. When the light

turns green, the charging period is finished and the

battery pack is fully charged. However, you don’t

need to wait for the light to become green, but that

means the batteries may not be fully charged. Each

time you replace the batteries (even when not yet

exhausted) the timer circuit will restart. There’s no

risk of overcharging, because the charging current

is electronically restricted.

Attention: When installing individual AAA batter-

ies, you can still place the walkie-talkies onto the

charger, but the charge indicators won’t light up

and the batteries will not be charged. You can also

place the units on the charger when using non-

rechargeable batteries.

HEADSET:

The FR-60 is provided with a connection for a

headset with a 2.5mm plug at the right side,

underneath the rubber cap.

USING DIRECTLY

Turning on/off – Volume control:

Rotate the volume control somewhat to the

right to turn on the FR-60 and adjust the

desired volume. Rotate the volume control all

the way to the left to turn off the FR-60.

Transmitting:

press the PTT (talk) button to switch on the

transmitter

Receiving:

release the PTT button to receive

Call:

briefly press the button to transmit a call

tone

Background lighting:

Each time you press a function button,

the background lighting of the display will turn

on. This light will turn off automatically if no

further buttons are pressed for 6 seconds.

PTT = Push To Talk

EXTRA FUNCTIONS

VOX FUNCTION:

When you activate the VOX function (VOX =

Voice Activated Transmission), the FR-60 will

start transmitting as soon as you talk into the

microphone.

Switching the VOX function on/off:

1. press the

button 3x, the word ‘VOX’ will

appear.

2. use the

and

button to set the switch-

on sensitivity (‘OF’ is off, ‘1’ is the lowest sen-

sitivity, ‘3’ is the most sensitive)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

We recommend using this function in combina-

tion with headsets.

CHANNEL MONITORING: (monitoring)

This function turns off the noise reduction, allow-

ing you to listen to weaker broadcasters on the

selected channel.

Switching the MONITOR function on/off:

1. press and hold the button for 2 seconds

to turn off noise reduction and listen to the

channel

2. press the button to turn the noise reduc-

tion back on

CHANNEL SCAN:

The scan function allows you to alternate

between listening to the current channel

1. simultaneously press and hold the and

buttons for 1 second to start scanning

press the

button to continue scanning

when you’re only receiving noise on a channel

- press the

button on a stopped channel

to scan all sub-channels

- press the PTT button to finish scanning

SPECIFIC CHANNEL SCAN:

This allows you to alternately listen to the cur-

rently set channel and a 2nd channel:

1. press 8x the button, will appear in

the display

2. use the or button to select the sec-

ond channel (select ‘OF’ to stop scanning)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

USING THE STOPWATCH:

1. press and hold the button for 2 seconds,

the stopwatch timer will appear.

2. press the button to start the timer. Press

the button again to pause and press the

button to reset the timer.

3. press and hold the button for 2 seconds

to return to the normal menu.

ROGER BEEP:

When this function is enabled, the receiving post

will hear a double beep tone as soon as you

stop transmitting. this way, the receiver knows

that he or she can transmit back to you.

Switching the Roger beep on/off:

1. press 6x the button, ‘ON

’ or ‘OF

’ will

start flashing in the display

2. press the button to turn on the function

(‘ON’ in the display) or press the button

to turn the function off (‘OF’ in the display)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

KEY TONES:

Key tones are the tones that sound as soon as

you press a button. You can turn these tones on

or off as follows:

1. press 7x the button, ‘ON

’ or ‘OF

’ will

start flashing in the display

2. press the button to turn on the function

(‘ON’ in the display) or press the button

to turn the function off (‘OF’ in the display)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

FR-60

Headset output

Antenna

Display

PTT button (send)

Microphone

Speaker

Recharge contacts

(rear)

Monitor button

‘Up’ button

‘Lock’ button

Menu button

‘Down’ button

Call button

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SETTINGS

CHANGING THE SEND/RECEIVE CHANNEL:

1. press 1x the button, the channel indica-

tion will start flashing

2. press the or button to select your

desired channel

3. press the PTT button to confirm

CHANGING THE SUB-CHANNEL (CTCSS):

1. press 2x the button, the sub-channel

indication will start flashing

2. use the or button to set your desired

sub-channel (1-38) or to turn this function off

by choosing sub-channel 0

3. press the PTT button to confirm

Keep in mind that the handset of the person

talking with you must be set to the same sub-

channel.

CTCSS CODE

CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch

System) is a tone code sent when transmitting

and cannot be heard.

The receiver will only reproduce the signal if the

tone code of the transmitting radiophone match-

es the tone code of the receiving radiophone.

To prevent being disturbed by the signals of

other PMR-446 radiophones communicating on

the same channel.

CHANGING THE CALL TONE:

You can choose from 5 tones and ‘tone off’:

1. press 4x the button, ‘1

’ will start flash-

ing in the display

2. use the or button to change the call

tone, the speaker will play the selected tone

(‘OF’ = tone off’)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

If choosing the ‘OF’ option, you can still send a

call tone (tone 1), but it will not sound through

the speaker of your own walkie-talkie.

CALL VIBRATION ALARM:

The FR-60 also offers a vibration alarm:

1. press 5x the button, ‘oN’ or ‘oF’ will

start flashing in the display. The ‘ ’ icon will

appear in the display.

2. use the and buttons to adjust the

alarm, the FR-60 will vibrate to confirm

(‘OF’ = vibration alarm off’)

3. press the PTT button to confirm

KEYPAD LOCK:

By activating the keypad lock, the ,

and

buttons will be blocked.

1. press and hold the button for 2 seconds

until ‘ ’ appears in the display

2. press and hold the button again for

2 seconds to unlock the keypad

USER TIPS

GENERAL:

The FR-60 is a transmitter/receiver working with

radio waves on the 446 MHz band. Its signal

transmission can be affected by external influ-

ences such as other radiophones, transmitters,

wireless phones, etc. When your radiophone

is being interfered with or causes interference,

simply changing the channel usually solves this

problem.

The use of this radiophone is permitted in all

the countries of the EU. If you want to bring the

FR-60 to countries outside the EU, you should

consult the local restrictions on the use of

PMR446 equipment.

Don’t forget that the signal of the FR-60 can

also be heard by radiophones or receivers other

than yours.

It is in no way allowed to make any changes

to the electronics or the antenna of the FR-60.

Service must be performed by qualified service

personnel only.

Never use the FR-60 outdoors during thunder-

storms.

POWER SUPPLY:

The battery symbol on the display shows the

current charge of the installed batteries:

batteries full

batteries 1/3 full, please recharge or

replace immediately

Only recharge the supplied battery packs by

placing the FR-60 onto the supplied charger.

Don’t forget to turn off the walkie-talkie before

placing it in the charger.

Individual rechargeable batteries must be

charged in a separate charger.

Never try to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.

RADIO CONNECTION:

The FR-60 has an effective range from up

to 7Km. This range can be affected by local

conditions such as high buildings, high voltage

posts and overhead wires. An optimal range is

achieved when the radiophone has a clear sight

of the receiver.

CTCSS:

A handset without CTCSS code setting can

receive the signals from all handset transmitting

on the same channel. You can only talk back

when you set up the same CTCSS code as the

other handset.

MAINTENANCE:

- Only clean the FR-60 with a moist cloth.

- Never place the radiophone in direct sunlight

or humid environments.

- Prevent water and/or sand from penetrating

the FR-60.

- In case of any problems, always check first

whether the FR-60 does work correctly on a

different location.

ENVIRONMENT:

- When discarding your radiophone, please

return it to your dealer. They can guarantee

environment-friendly disposal.

- You can return exhausted batteries to the

dealer of these radiophones or to your local

collection point for small chemical

waste.

- Never dispose of empty or exhausted

batteries as normal domestic waste.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating frequency: 446.00625 MHz up to

446.09375 MHz

Channel spacing: 12.5 KHz

Output: < 27dBm

Power supply batteries 4 x rechargeable

radiophone: 1.2Volt, size AAA

Power supply charger: 9V / DC / 300mA via adapter

Headset connection: 2.5mm stereo

Range: up to 7Km

Period of use: transmitting: 2.5 hours

stand-by: 2 days

Weight radiophone: 160 g (Incl. batteries)

Dimensions: 120(170) x 50 x 30mm

Conform: 2014/53/EU

Declaration of Conformity

http://DOC.hesdo.com/FR-60-DOC.pdf

TROUBLESHOOTING

No function:

- the batteries are empty, please charge or replace

Weak or no reception:

- the batteries are empty, please charge or replace

- incorrect setting of channel or sub-channel (the

transmitter and receiver must be set to the same

channel, this also applies to sub-channels)

- the distance between the transmitter and receiver

is too large, please reduce the distance

Noise:

- presence of other transmitter, please change the

channel

- interference from other devices, turn these devices

off (if possible)

High whistle:

- the transmitter is too close to the receiver of the

volume of the receiver is set too high, please

increase the distance or decrease the volume

If you cannot resolve the issue with the above

suggestions, please remove the batteries from the

handset and reinstall after several minutes. If this

still doesn’t resolve the issue, please contact www.

alecto.nl.

WARRANTY

This ALECTO FR-60 is covered by a warranty

of 24 months commencing on the day of your

purchase. During this period we guarantee that

any defects caused by errors in materials or

construction will be repaired free of charge. The

importer decides upon these conditions.

WHAT TO DO:

If you note any anomalies, first read the user’s

manual. If you cannot find any solution to your

problem, contact your retail or www.alecto.nl.

WARRANTY COVERAGE TERMINATES:

In the event of misuse, improper connection,

battery leakage or incorrect placement of batter-

ies. It does not cover the use of parts or acces-

sories not delivered with this device, neglect

or any failure caused by humidity, fire, flood,

lightning or any natural disaster. The warranty

does not cover alteration or modifications of the

product by unauthorized qualified service per-

sonal. The warranty terminates in the event of

incorrect transportation of the equipment without

appropriate packaging or if the equipment is

not accompanied by this warranty card and the

receipt of purchase.

Cables, jacks and batteries are not covered by

the warranty.

Alecto will not be held responsible for indirect,

consequential or special damages.

Name: Attach here

Address: your receipt

Post code: or voucher

City:

Tel:

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Service Help

WWW.ALECTO.NL

[email protected]

Hesdo, Australiëlaan 1

5232 BB, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

The Netherlands

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Hesdo, Australiëlaan 1, 5232 BB,

‘s-Hertogenbosch,

The Netherlands

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