Albrecht Tectalk Owner's manual

Brand: Albrecht

Model: Tectalk

Type: Owner's manual

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PMR 446 hand held radio

Ø 8 Channels

Ø 38 CTCSS Tone Codes

Ø VOX Operation selectable

Ø Max. 500mW RF Output

Ø No License Required!

Ø Clear Communication Up to 5Km

Ø Automatic Squelch

Ø Notified to be used in 18 European

countries (R&TTE directive)

Albrecht

Tectalk-

Contact

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Introduction

Tectalk Contact is a palm-sized communicator that you can carry almost anywhere. Use it as

well as privately radio at shopping malls, amusement parks, or sports events to contact family

and friends, or in a neighborhood watch for vital communications, or also for commercial use

on construction sites, for motor bike driving schools or maintenance people.

Tectalk Contact has 8 channels. You can talk with other PMR users whose communicators are

turned to the same channel as yours. With the auto-squelch feature, you will not hear anything

until the sound quality is reasonably clear. Tone Squelch (CTCSS) feature also keeps your

transceiver quiet except for the calls you want to hear.

The radio is equipped with VOX operation. i.e. you can simply talk to the microphone and the

voice will be transmitted to your companion automatically. When operating with external

microphone and earphone (not included), you can communicate with your friends without

pressing a key. This hand-free feature is very useful when you are driving or cycling.

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Basic Control

Antenna

Power /Volume Knob

Display

UP Key

DOWN Key

MODE / LOCK Key

Speaker

Microphone

PTT

(Push-To-Talk) Key

MONITOR Key

Speaker Jack

Microphone Jack

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LCD Display

Battery Level Indicator

Appears when displaying Channel Number

Appears and Blinks when altering CTCSS number

Appears while Transmitting

Blinks when VOX is enabled

Appears while Monitoring or Receiving

Shows Channel Number or CTCSS

Number

Appears when Key Lock is ON

Battery is fully charged

Battery is half charged

Battery is almost flat

Blinking Cell -- Battery level Low

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Power ON / OFF & Volume Control

Standby Mode

Transmit & Receive

At the upper right corner of the transceiver, you

may find a Volume Knob.

To turn On the transceiver, rotate the Volume Knob

clockwise until a tick sound is heard. Rotate the

knob further to increase the sound volume.

Rotate the knob anti-clockwise may decrease the

sound volume and eventually Power Off the

transceiver when a tick sound is heard again.

After the PMR is turned On, it is in the so-called Standby Mode in which it

awaits keys to be pressed by users and monitors the preset channel at the same

time. If there is no function from user or receive no signal after a minute, an in-

built energy saving system will switch itself on automatically, which further

reduces the power consumption and hence lengthen standby time significantly.

The Monitor Key temporarily disables the automatic squelch function.

Use this function when the signal received becomes too weak and can

only be heard in short sudden bursts through the squelch. Therefore, you

will have a better chance of continuing your radio conversation with the

other end.

In order to make or to answer a call, press and hold down the PTT key,

then talk at your normal voice level to the microphone. The “TX” icon

will appear on the LCD, whilst the unit begins transmission.

Once you press PTT key, a Transmit Power Save function is enabled and

it will automatically stop your transmission after 2 minutes. The purpose

of the function is to prevent prolonged continuous transmission since it

may cause unnecessary interference to other radio users and most

importantly, consume all your battery power. It is helpful for example, if

you keep the PTT key pressed accidentally.

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Key Tone

Channel Selection

CTCSS Selection

In order to select the same operating channel as

your companions, simply press UP or DOWN key

at Standby Mode (“Channel” icon appear). To

continuously scroll through the channel number,

press and hold either key.

The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) enables you to ignore any

unwanted calls in the channel. To enable the function, all members in the same group must

select the same CTCSS number other than “0”. There are 38 CTCSS tone altogether. Other

groups who use different CTCSS tone will not be heard. To disable the function, simply

select CTCSS ‘0’.

¬ Press MODE key once at Standby Mode, the

LCD will show a blinking “QUIET” icon and

CTCSS number.

- To alter CTCSS setting, simply press UP or

DOWN key and the setting is automatically

stored in memory. To continuously scroll

through the tone number, press and hold either

key.

Key Tone will be heard when keys

are pressed.

To disable or enable it, press and

hold [Monitor] key when

switching the radio on.

Power On

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VOX Operation

Key Lock

Traditionally, you should press and hold PTT key during conversation and release it

after conversation so as not to occupy the channel. With the VOX operation mode, the

voice transmission is started automatically once you speak at the microphone and stop

after speaking. This is very helpful when you are driving, jogging or cycling.

¬ To Enable/Disable VOX function, press MODE

key twice at Standby Mode, the LCD will show a

blinking “TX” icon and VOX status (“oF”, “Lo”

and “Hi”).

- To alter VOX settings, simply press UP or

DOWN key and the setting is automatically stored

in memory.

“oF” – VOX OFF

“Lo” – VOX LOw Sensitivity

“Hi” – VOX HIgh Sensitivity

While selecting VOX setting, user can speak at the

microphone gently to test which level (“Hi” or “Lo”)

he feels comfortable. Once PMR detected voice, it

will transmit automatically and “TX” icon will stop

blinking.

Notes: if VOX is enabled, ”TX” icon will FLASH at

Standby Mode as an indication

Key Lock, disables UP, DOWN and MODE keys, except PTT and MON. This feature is

used to protect your channel and tone setting from changing accidentally. If key lock is

enabled, an icon will appear on LCD and beep tone can be heard if keys are pressed.

Key Lock can be enabled either

automatically or manually:

Automatic – let the transceiver alone for

about 30 seconds.

Manual – Press and hold MODE key for

more than one second.

To disable Key Lock, simply Press and Hold

MODE key for a second

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Appendix A

Frequency Chart

Channel 1 446.00625 MHz

Channel 2 446.01875 MHz

Channel 3 446.03125 MHz

Channel 4 446.04375 MHz

Channel 5 446.05625 MHz

Channel 6 446.06875 MHz

Channel 7 446.08125 MHz

Channel 8 446.09375 MHz

CTCSS Tone Table

Tone No. Frequency (Hz) Tone No. Frequency (Hz)

1 67.0 20 131.8

2 71.9 21 136.5

3 74.4 22 141.3

4 77.0 23 146.2

5 79.7 24 151.4

6 82.5 25 156.7

7 85.4 26 162.2

8 88.5 27 167.9

9 91.5 28 173.8

10 94.8 29 179.9

11 97.4 30 186.2

12 100.0 31 192.8

13 103.5 32 203.5

14 107.2 33 210.7

15 110.9 34 218.1

16 114.8 35 225.7

17 118.8 36 233.6

18 123.0 37 241.8

19 127.3 38 250.3

Licensing :

This radio corresponds to the ERC recommendation for PMR 446 radio communication, European

Standards ETS 300 296, ETS 300 279 and EN 60 065. and carries the CE mark.

It can be used in most EU and non-EU countries free without license fee.

For some countries following restrictions are still valid:

In Italy use will be allowed beginning of 2001, in Norway no use allowed because the frequency

range is occupied by other services. In Belgium and Switzerland users must apply for a license.

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