Exibel FX250 User manual

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FX-250 Walkie-Talkie

Art.no 38-6327 Model FX250

Please read theentire instruction manual before using theproduct and then save

it for future reference. We reserve theright for any errors in text or images and any

necessary changes made to technicaldata. In theevent of technical problems or

other queries, please contact our Customer Services.

PMR446

PMR446 is alicence-free communication standard for use over theFM frequency

range and operates at 446 MHz.

Coverage area/range

Range capacity is highly dependant upon thesurrounding terrain. Maximum range

is achieved in open unobstructed terrain,e.g. intheabsence of hills/mountains,

buildings,etc. Toavoid interference, theradios should not be used at adistance of

less than 1.5 m from eachother.

Safety

• Never expose theradio, charger or mains adaptor to damp or moisture.

• Use only theincluded or recommended charger.

• Only use rechargeable NiMH batteries.

• When using aheadset, you should avoid having thevolume at maximum level

to protect your hearing.

• Always remove thebatteries from thedevices if they are not used for

alongtime.

• In order to avoid unnecessary radio wave exposure, always hold thehandset

at least 5 cm from your mouth while transmitting.

• Do not use handsets if any one of their aerials have been damaged.

• Always turn off theradios when requested,e.g. during explosive demolition

work or where there is risk for explosion in environments where ﬂammable

liquids or gases are involved.

Buttons and functions

Transmitting

• 2-way radios can only operate in half-duplexmode. Thismeans that

you cannot receive atransmitted signal whilst you yourself are speaking/

transmitting (known as simplex communication).

• PMR446 is alicence-free frequency band that is shared amongst manyusers.

Ifmore than one user is found on thechannel that you are using it is customary

to identify yourself both at thebeginning and theend of any conversation.

Receiving

Thehandsets are constantly in reception mode when turnedon. Whenasignal is

received, the

symbol will appear on thedisplay.

Transmitting

1. Press and hold in the [ PTT ] button (1). Thedisplay’s transmitting indicator

willlight.

2. Hold thehandset vertically with themicrophone (9) about 5 cm from your

mouth. Speakin aclear normal tone of voice without resorting to yelling.

3. Always wait asecond after you have pressed the [ PTT ] button before you

begin talking.

4. Always wait asecond after pressing the [ PTT ] button to end atransmission

and wait for theother user to begin talking.

5. Be careful not to press the [ PTT ] button while theother user is still talking.

Trynot to transmit before theother person has ﬁnished their transmission.

Call signal

Acall signal may be sent in order to alert other users of your intention totransmit.

This requires any other users to have their handsets within range and set to

thesame channel as your transmitting handset.

Call signal transmission: Press [ ]. Yourtransmitting handset will then send out

a2-sec call signal to all devices sharing thesame channel.

Roger beep

When you have ﬁnished talking and have released thePTT button aroger beep will

automatically be sent letting any receivers know that you have ﬁnished speaking

and are ready for aresponse.

Automatic channel scan

Thehandsets can be used to automatically scan for channels with trafﬁc.

1. Hold in [

] and [ ► ] simultaneously to start scanning.

2. Once atrafﬁcked channel is found scanning will pause for 3 seconds.

3. Pressing [ PTT ] within this 3 sec window will transmit asignal on this channel

or if you prefer you can use the [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] buttons to manually browse

and select achannel. If [ PTT ] is not pressed within the3 sec time window

scanning will continue automatically.

4. Press [ PTT ] at any time to cancel scanning.

Monitor mode

Themonitor feature can be used to check for other weak signals on thecurrent

channel.

1. To activate themonitor function press [ ◄ ] and [ ► ] simultaneously.

2. If no other channels are found, all you will hear is whitenoise.

3. Press [

] to deactivate monitormode.

Key lock

Thekey lock does not inﬂuence call signal transmission, regular transmission or

reception.

Key lock activation: Holdin [

] until shows in thedisplay.

Key lock deactivation: Holdin [ ] until disappears from thedisplay.

FM radio

1. Shortly press [ ] to turn theradioon.

2. Shortly press or hold in [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] to ﬁnd adesired station.

3. Shortly press [

] to turn theradiooff.

Headsets

Connect theincluded headset to theheadset socket (6). Theheadset is equipped

with aPTT transmission button.

Care and maintenance

• Always remove thebatteries if theproduct is not to be used for alongtime.

• Clean theproduct using alightly moistenedcloth. Useonly mild cleaning

agents, never solvents or corrosive chemicals.

Troubleshooting

Bad/no

reception/

transmission

• Thetransmitter is located outside of thereceiver’srange.

• Thereceiver or transmitter are set to different channels.

• Volume level too low – increase thevolume.

• Surroundings affecting reception. Moveto anarea

without obstacles or sources of interference.

• Thedevice is held too close to thebody – keep

thedevice abit away from thebody.

• Theother user is too close – keep adistance of at least

1.5 m between eachother.

• There are other users on thechannel causing

adisturbance – try to ﬁnd another channel.

Thehandset/s

do not charge.

• Make sure that thecharge cable and its plug are

securely connected to thecharging station/device and to

afunctioning powerpoint.

• Are thebatteries in good enough condition to retain

acharge?

• Is there power at thepower point where charge cable is

connectedto?

Disposal

This product should be disposed of in accordance with local regulations.

Ifyou are unsure how to proceed, contact your local council.

Specifications

PMR devices

Number of channels 8

Frequency range 446.00625–446.09375 MHz

Outputpower 500mW

Range Upto 5 km

Frequency table

Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)

1 446.00625 5 446.05625

2 446.01875 6 446.06875

3 446.03125 7 446.08125

4 446.04375 8 446.09375

Charger

In 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Out 5 V, 500mA

1. [ PTT ] Transmit button (push to talk)

2. [

] On/off

3. [ ] Transmits acall signal to other

receivable PMR handsets

4. [ ◄ ] Volume down, toggles settings

back/down

5. Speaker

6. Headset socket and Micro USB

charge port

7. [

] Channel and function selector

8. [ ► ] Volume up, toggles settings

forwards/up

9. Microphone

Display symbols

Channel number

Battery status

Scanning active

FM radio

Key lock active

PPT transmission or ringtone

Signal reception

Volume

2. Pull theclip away from the

handset while simultaneously

sliding it upwards.

3. Slide thebattery compartment’s cover

upwards toopen.

4. Insert 3×AAA/HR03 per handset (batteries included). Notethepolarity

markings in thebattery compartment to ensure correct battery insertion.

5. Reﬁt thebattery compartment cover and thebelt clip (if used).

Charging

Individual handset charging

1. Make sure thehandset is turned off before charging.

2. Connect theincluded adaptor to thehandset’s charge socket (6) and to

anavailable powerpoint.

3. Thecharge status icon will show in thedisplay.

4. Afull charge is achieved from acompletely ﬂat battery after about 10h.

Always charge new batteries for 14 hours beforeuse.

Charging station

Changing theEU and UK charge plug adaptors:

1. Press the [ PUSH ] symbol at thebottom

of thecharger and slide out theattached

adaptor.

2. Slide thedesired adaptor in by making sure

that you hear it lock securely intoplace.

Operating instructions

Batteries

Note: Always use thesame type of batteries. Nevermix new and discharged

batteries or rechargeable with non-rechargeable batteries.

1. Open thebattery compartment by ﬁrst removing thebelt clip (if attached).

3. Turn thehandsetsoff.

4. Connect theincluded adaptor to thecharging station and to anavailable

powerpoint.

5. Place thehandsets into thecharge station. Theywill only ﬁt in oneway.

Thecharging station’s LED indicator will continue to be lit as long as

thehandsets remain in thecharge station.

6. Afull charge is achieved from acompletely ﬂat battery after about 10h.

Always charge new batteries for 14 hours beforeuse.

Battery status symbol

• Thebattery symbol (see theDisplay symbols section above) reﬂects thestate

of battery charge and will show full once thebatteries are fully charged.

• Once thehandset’s batteries reach thepoint of empty, they will ﬁrst give off

anaudible signal before shuttingoff.

Power save mode

• Thehandsets have anintegrated auto power-saving mode in order to save

batterylife. After4 sec of disuse thehandsets will automatically enter power-

savemode.

• This does not affect thehandsets’ ability to receive signals. Thehandsets

automatically return to normal mode with normal power whenever asignal is

received.

• Make ahabit of always turning thePMR off when it is not in use, in order to

save batterypower.

Power on/off

Poweron: Holdin [ ] until anaudible signal is heard and thecurrent channel is

displayed.

Poweroff: Holdin [

] until anaudible signal is heard and thedisplay switchesoff.

Adjusting the volume

Use the [ ◄ ] [ ► ] buttons for increasing or reducing volume to thedesiredlevel.

Channel selection

1. Press [ ], until thechannel display begins toﬂash.

2. Then press [ ◄ ] or [ ► ] to select thedesired channel.

3. Press [ ] to conﬁrm.

Declaration of Conformity

Hereby, Clas Ohlson AB declares that following product(s):

38-6327 EXIBEL FX-250

PMR (446 MHz) COMMUNICATION RADIO

is in compliance with the essential requirements

and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

Article 3.1a (Safety): EN 60950-1

Article 3.1b (EMC): EN 301489-1

EN 301489-5

Article 3.2 (Radio): EN 300296-2

Insjön, Sweden, May 2014

Klas Balkow,

President.

Clas Ohlson, 793 85 Insjön, Sweden

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