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Preface Thank you for purchasing Hytera DMR Digital Portable Radio. As a product built to the DMR standard, it is endowed with ergonomic design, all-round digital functions and remarkable quality to refresh your experience and enable you to be responsive to emergent situations.
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Instructional Icons The following icons are available through this manual: Alert Icons Caution: indicates situations that could cause damage to your product. Note: indicates tips that can help you make better use of your product. Function Icons : indicates functions that are available on digital channel only. : indicates functions that are available on analog channel only.
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The Hytera product described in this manual may include Hytera computer programs stored in memory or other media. Laws in PRC and/or other countries or areas protect the exclusive rights of Hytera with respect to its computer programs. The purchase of this product shall not be deemed to grant, either directly or by implication, any rights to the purchaser with respect to Hytera computer programs.
RF label on the product to inform users of operational instructions, so as to enhance their occupational health against exposure to RF energy. As a conscientious company centering on users, Hytera strictly complies with the foregoing requirements from design, production and test.
Checking Items in the Package Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer. Battery Charger Power Adapter Antenna Belt Clip Strap Owner’s Manual/ Safety Information Booklet/ Quick Reference Guide Radio Unit Note: The antenna may vary with different frequency bands.
Product Overview Product Controls Part Name Part Name ○ ○ SK1 (Side Key 1) LED Indicator ○ PTT Key ○ Antenna ○ ○ SK2 (Side Key 2) Radio On-Off/Volume Control Knob ○ TK (Top Key) ○ Accessory Jack ○ Channel Selector Knob ○...
○ Numeric Keypad ○ Battery Programmable Keys For enhanced convenience, you may request your dealer to program the keys SK1, SK2, TK, as shortcuts to the functions listed below: Shortcut Keys Description Zone Up To select a desired zone quickly Zone Down Keypad Lock To lock or unlock the keypad quickly...
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Battery Power Indicator To indicate the battery strength Man Down To activate Emergency in the case that the radio is positioned aslant for a preset time period due to an unexpected situation Scrambler: To encrypt your voice so as to Scrambler /Encrypt guarantee privacy of your communication...
Before Use Charging the Battery Use only the charger and battery specified by Hytera. Charger LED can indicate the charging process. Charge Diagram Procedures Connect the power adapter to AC source. See arrow ①. Plug the power adapter into the rear socket of the charger. See arrow ②.
Red LED flashes rapidly. Failure Caution: Be sure to read the Safety Information Booklet, to get necessary safety information. Assembling the Accessories Attaching the Antenna Turn the antenna clockwise to fasten it. To remove the antenna, rotate it counter-clockwise. Attaching the Battery ○...
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To remove the belt clip, loosen the screws. Attaching the Audio Accessory/Programming Cable 1. Open the accessory jack cover as the arrow shown. 2. Align the plug with the accessory jack. 3. Tighten the screw on the plug. To remove accessories, loosen the screw. Caution: When you are using an external accessory, waterproof performance of the radio may get affected.
Status Indication LCD Icon Status Icon Icon Name Icon Radio Status No signal RSSI More bars indicate better signal strength New message/unread message Message Icon InBox is full Scanning is in progress Scanning pauses on a non-priority channel Scan Icon Scanning pauses on Priority Channel 1 Scanning pauses on Priority Channel 2 Low TX power for the current channel...
is received The GPS feature is active, but no valid GPS data is received Scrambler/Encrypt The Scrambler/Encrypt feature is active Icon Note: The description related to the GPS feature in this manual is applicable to PD78XG only. Operation Mode Icon Icon Name Icon Operation Mode...
Basic Operations Turning the Radio On/Off Rotate the Radio On-Off/Volume Control knob clockwise/counter-clockwise until a click is heard to turn the radio on/off. Adjusting the Volume After turning the radio on, rotate the Radio On-Off/Volume Control knob clockwise to increase the call volume, or counter-clockwise to decrease it.
Locking/Unlocking the Keypad When the keypad is not in use, you can lock the keypad to prevent accidental keypad operation. The following methods are available for you to lock or unlock the keypad: 1. Through key combination ” to lock or unlock the keypad. Use “OK+ 2.
Call To ensure an optimal volume of the receiving radio, hold the radio approximately 2.5 to 5 centimeters away from your mouth. Private Call Transmitting a Private Call You may transmit a Private Call through any of the following methods. When transmitting a Private Call, the icon will appear.
Group Call Transmitting a Group Call You may transmit a Group Call through any of the following methods. When transmitting a Group Call, the icon will appear. Transmitting a call to the preset contact In the home screen, hold down the PTT key to transmit a Group Call to the Group Call contact preset for the current channel.
Menu Navigation Main Menu Contact To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “Contact”. Contact List You can save up to 200 entries in the list. To access this item, select “Contact -> Contact List” or press the shortcut key for Contact List.
there is only one entry left in the list. In addition, the Private Call contact preset on the currently used channel cannot be deleted. New Contact You can add a Private Call contact to the contact list. The number and alias of each contact must be unique, and the available number range is 1-16776415.
The OutBox can save up to 20 sent messages. When the OutBox is full, the earliest message will be overwritten by the latest one automatically. For each message, you can choose to perform any of these operations: Resend, Forward, View Details and Delete.
Scan On/Off The Scan feature allows you to listen to communication activities on other channels so that you can keep a close track of your team members. This option is used to enable or disable the function. Scan List You can request your dealer to create a scan list for each channel. Each list may contain 32 channels at most (either digital channel or analog channel is OK).
This radio supports up to 64 zones. You can use this menu to select your desired zone. Settings To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “Settings”. Radio Set You can optimize your radio performance by customizing related parameters according to actual needs and your preferences.
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And generally, “Tight” is used in high noise environment. It requires stronger signal for the radio to unmute. However, if the squelch level is set to Open, the speaker will keep unmuted irrespective of the decoding conditions. Scrambler /Encrypt To set whether to enable the Scrambler/Encrypt feature. Language To set the language in which all interface information is displayed.
To set whether to enable the Vibration feature. If enabled, your radio will vibrate upon reception of a message or a Private Call. Man Down (optional) To set whether to enable the Man Down feature. Device Info With this option, you can view basic information of your radio, including serial number, radio model, frequency range and firmware version, etc.
Functions and Operations Home Screen The feature allows you to quickly return to the previous menu or the home screen. Operation: In the editing screen, press the programmed Home Screen key, and the radio exits the screen and returns to the previous menu immediately; in other screens, press the key, and the radio returns to the home screen immediately.
key during scan stay. To exit the scanning process, you can select “Off” from the menu “Scan”, or press the programmed Scan key again. Talk Around You can continue to communicate in DM mode by pressing the programmed Talk Around key, when your repeater malfunctions, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within talking range of other radios.
displays the icon and sounds background noise. To disable the feature, release this key. Emergency In case of an emergency, you can use the feature to ask for help from your companion or control center. The Emergency process has the highest priority. You can make emergency operation even when your radio is transmitting or receiving.
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information. HDC1200 HDC1200 signaling is used when the radio sends alarm information. Emergency Mode Your radio supports three Emergency modes. You can select one of them via your dealer (Note: For the following operation methods, we take the “Regular” type as an example). Emergency Mode Description In this mode, you can send alarm information to your...
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Alarm” is enabled via the programming software, an alarm tone will sound.) Two methods are available for you to exit the Emergency mode: 1. Once the Alarm Cycles expire, the radio will exit the Emergency mode automatically. 2. Long press the programmed Emergency key. Alarm with Call (None &...
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3. When the icon appears, you can receive. And when a call is received, the icon appears. 4. If the preset Voice Cycles expire, you can hold down the PTT key to make the emergency call again (the radio displays the icon , with red LED glowing).
interval. Battery Power Indicator This feature allows you to know the current battery strength. Operation: Hold down the programmed Battery Strength Indicator key, and the radio will give a specific indication to represent the current battery strength. Release the key to exit. Indication Battery Strength Icon Battery Strength...
On an analog channel, go to “Main Menu -> Settings -> Radio Set -> Scrambler” and select “Enable” or “Disable; on a digital channel, go to “Main Menu -> Settings -> Radio Set -> Encrypt” and select “Enable” or “Disable. Press the programmed Scrambler/Encrypt key to enable Scrambler or Encrypt on the current channel (a high-pitched tone sounds);...
MIC AGC If enabled via the programming software, your radio will process the audio signals during transmission, providing improved audio for the receiving radio. Signaling Introduction The radio supports the following signaling. You can ask your dealer to make appropriate settings on your radio.
Alert: The radio will sound default alert. LED: The LED glows green. LCD: If your dealer enables the feature “Display Decode ID”, the radio will display the appropriate call icon (Private Call: ; Group Call: ; All Call: ) and alias of the transmitting party (ID of the transmitting party will be displayed if it is not in the contact list).
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authorized service center for inspection and repair. The frequency or signaling Set your TX/RX frequency and may be inconsistent with that signaling to the same as that of other members. of other members. You can not The channel type Make sure all members are on communicate with (digital/analog) may be set the same digital/analog...
If the above solutions can not fix your problems, or you may have some other queries, please contact us or your local dealer for more technical support. Care and Cleaning To guarantee optimal performance as well as a long service life of the product, please follow the tips below.
3-Wire Surveillance Earpiece with Six-unit Switching Power (leather) (swivel) LCY003 Transparent Acoustic Tube (beige) PS7002 EAN17 Caution: Use the accessories specified by Hytera only. If not, Hytera shall not be liable for any losses or damages arising out of use of unauthorized accessories.
Appendix Input Method You can enter aliases, numbers or messages using the keypad. The radio supports the following input methods: Chinese Pinyin (simplified), English and Number. Simplified Chinese Pinyin Operation: 1. Press to switch to Chinese Pinyin mode; 2. Enter the pinyin through alphanumeric keys; then a list of possible combinations and corresponding characters will appear;...
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2. Enter the numbers through alphanumeric keys Special Character To enter common punctuations and special characters, press To input a space, press Note: You can use the Up/Down key to move the cursor leftward/rightward in the entered text.
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