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1. ge Binatone Personal Mobile Radio PMR With twin charger User Guide MR620 Socket for hands free kit Socket MENU button Press to change Channels and sub channels and to switch between modes ON OFF button Press for flash light Lock button Press and hold to Lock and unlock the buttons Up and Down buttons Press to change the speaker TALK button Press and hold while you re transmitting 8 o 0 Volume Press o A after menu button call button sla Hi change the Press to send Ring 5 a 5 channels tones to other 0090 handsets 5 Microphone 009090 What son thedisplay SCAN vox af Je l Channel number 1to8 DCM l w J Qu mp fll R J2 Sub channel number 0 to 38 mp Battery change level whenthe bars reduce the battery needs charging e A Shown when youare transmitting the signal F Shown when you are receiving the signal Dual watch shown when you are monitoring two channels atonce Shown when theunit is in VOX voice activated mode DCM VOX scan Shown when the unit is scanningall channels O Shown when the buttons are locked wittill Volume level 1 Fitting the batteries Insert your Your MR620includes one battery pack fingernail i for each handset ehind the ta Toremove the beltclip It is easierto fit the batteries without the belt clip in place Lift the belt clip off Pull the tab2. In VOX mode Background noise is high c gt move toa quieter the handset place transmits all a VOX sensitivity is too high gt set itto alower the time level In VOX mode VOX sensitivity is too low c gt set itto a higher the handset level doesn t transmit c Speak ina louder voice nearer to the microphone Cannot charge The batteries Make sure the mains power leadis firmly plugged into the charger Make sure the mains power adapteris plugged in and that mains power is switchedon at the socket Make sure the handset is correctlyin place in the charging cradle with its battery compart ment cover locked shut Use only the rechargeable battery pack as supplied with the unit Youmay need to replace the battery pack with a new one after many hoursof use Effective Range The Transmission range of the product is wholly dependent on the environment orterrain in whichit is being used the following diagram attempts to guide the user on the sort of performance to expect in everyday use Signal Strength Optimum open area 1 Medium ground based obstruction 2 Heavily built up area 3 Range Slope Q Range Km 3 Range Check The transmission range will be affected as shown in the diagram above The transmitting range typical values for different environment conditions will be 1 3km 2 1 5km 3 750m It should be remembered that these are only guide values as actual achieved dista
3. forward away from the handset to release thebelt clip Then lift the beltclip off Tofit the batteries Do not remove the sleeve from the battery pack 1 0pen the lockinglatch and take off the battery compartment cover 2 Insert the battery pack om making certain thatthe arrow isshowing amp pointing towards the top of the handset 3 Replace the cover and close the latch To fit the beltclip Slide the beltclip down into the slot untilit clicks into place Important read these Safety Warning before you charge the batteries When placing the handsetin the charger use only the rechargeable battery packsupplied with the MR620 Don t try torecharge non rechargeable batteries Make surethe battery compartment coveris securelylocked in place when you are charging the batteries Dispose of used batteries safely and in a way that will not harm the environment never try to burn them orput them anywhere they could get burnt or punctured Don t leave dead batteriesin your handset They mightleak if you do Binatone Help Line 0845 345 9677 2 Charging the batteries Connect the main power lead tothe charger socket Plug the mains adaptor into a 230VAC 50Hz main socket with the switch onthe socket set to OFF Then switch on the main socket The PMR must be charged using the mains adaptor provided Using any other adaptor will
4. packaging material When youfirst unpack your Binatone MR620 check for visible damage If yousee any damage don tuse the handsets return the whole system to whereyou boughtit If yourBinatone MR620 develops afault first check the points inthe troubleshooting section If youcan t solve the problem return the whole system as follows While the unit is under Guarantee 1 Pack upall parts of your MR620 using the original packaging Remember to include the mains adaptor 2 Returnthe unitto the shop where you boughtit making sure you take your sales receipt 3 Inthe unlikely event that you needto return yourMR620 to our Repair Centre while it is under Guarantee please send your sales receipt with it There will bea 5 handling charge for repairunder Guarantee Repair after the Guarantee has expired Ifthe unitis no longer under Guarantee firstfollow steps 1 as for repair under Guarantee Then 2 Call our Service Department on 0845 345 9677 and ask for a quotation ofthe repair charge and details of where to send your MR620 for repair 3 Returnyour MR620to the address given by the Service Department making sure you include your name and address and acheque or postal order for the value ofthe repair charge This does not affect your statutory rights The use of this product is allowed inthe following countries Germany Belgium Bulgaria Austria Czech Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Ireland Italy Le
5. result innon compliance with EN60065 and will invalidate any approvals amp warranty Place the handsets inthe charging cradle The charge light comes on whena handsetis p on charge It takes about 10 hours to recharge the batteries fully if they ve become completely run down New batteries take up to 14 hours to charge fully Battery meter The battery meter is located inthe left cornerof the LCD panel It looks like abattery with three bars inside These indicate the amount of power available As the power is used the bars will disappear When the battery levelreaches its minimum level the handset will emittwo beep tones andautomatically turn OFFthe power Battery life The MR620has a built in power saver feature to make the batteries last longer But when you are notusing the handset it s better to switch itoff tosave the battery power 3 Using the Personal Mobile Radio PMR Transmitting range The talk range depends on environmental and terrain Itwill be greatest upto about3km or1 3 4miles inwide openspaces without obstructions suchas hills or buildings Don t try touse two PMR handsets which are less than 1 5m 5feet apart If you do you may get interference Important safety warning Toreduce radiofrequency exposure when you re using your MR620 hold the handset atleast 5cm 2inches from your face Never use your MR620 outdoors ina thunderstorm Don t usethe MR620in
6. MENU and the UP buttons atthe sametime SCAN appears on the display and the channel number a changes When a signal is detected the unit will pause 2 CA Press the UP button to continue scanning 1 to 8 channel 3 CY Press the DOWN button toscan the Sub channels 4 Press the TALK button to stop the scan and communicate or DOWN button to continue scan Locking the buttons With the buttons locked you cantransmit Talk receive or monitor MON thecurrent channel Butyou can t change the volume a v or use the MENU button To lock the buttons b Press and hold the LOCK button until o appears onthe display To unlock the buttons gt e3 Press and hold the LOCK button until o disappears from the display Using the Stopwatch 1 een Press and hold the MENU button for3 seconds 200 appears onthe display 2 CA Press the UP button to start the Stopwatch 3 CA Press the UP button to Stop the stopwatch 4 Y gt Press the DOWN button to reset the time 5 Press andhold the MENU button to exit fromthe stop watch mode Binatone Help Line 0845 345 9677 Built in Flashlight As anadded feature your MR620 has a built in flashlight gt 6 Press and release the FLASH LIGHT button to turn the light ON and OFF Using a hands free kit Headset Youcan pluga hands free kit notsupplied as standard into the socket onthe top of your MR620 handset With a hands free kit you may wishto transmitin VOX mod
7. ame channel and sub channel Toturn the sub channel function off simply set the sub channel to zero Then you can communicate with any PMR user on the same channel who also turned offsub channel operation or whose PMR handset doesnot have the feature 1 Press the MENU button twice The current sub channel number flashes on thedisplay 2 V Press the UP or DOWN button to go tothe sub channel you want 3 Press the TALK button to confirm the sub channelsetting Transmitting and Receiving i MR620 transmission is one way at a time while you are speaking youcan notreceive atransmission MR620 is anopen license band always identify yourself when transmitting as other people may be communicating onthe same channel To speak to another handset user 1 Press and hold the TALK button so that the Transmitting symbol appears onthe LCD panel 2 Cy Speak clearly into the microphone ina normal tone don t shout 3 When you re finished speaking release the TALK button Tolisten to another handset user Make sureyou are not pressing the TALK button Receiving symbol isshown onthe display when the other person isspeaking Don ttry to transmituntil they have finished Monitoring the current channel Normally the MR620 willnot pickup very weaksignals But you can monitor the current channel forall sounds Toactivate monitoring feature D Press and hold the MENU and DOWN buttons atthe same time The receiv
8. e butif you find thatthis doesn t work very well you can turn the VOX sensitivity off and press the TALK button to transmit as normal A Cleaningand care To clean your MR620 use asoft cloth dampened with water Do not use cleaners or solvents asthese may cause damage which isnot covered by the guarantee ol Technical specification Operating frequency 446 00625 to 446 09375 MHz eight channels Channel spacing 12 5 KHz Output power 0 5 W 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 Interference Elimination Codes CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Code Frequency Hz Code 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 a 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 6 Guarantee and service The Binatone MR620 is fully guaranteed for 12 months fromthe date of purchase shownon your sales receipt The guarantee does notcover damage bymisuse ornegligence orby excessive voltages Please keep your sales till receipt this is your guarantee You should alsokeep the original
9. ing symbol mR appearson the display Q Your handset willpick up any signals on the current channel including background noise b Press the TALK button to stop monitoring Binatone Help Line 0845 345 9677 VOX voice activated transmission mode In VOX mode yourhandset willtransmit wheneverit detects your voice orother noise without the TALK button having to be pressed It willtransmit for 2 seconds even if you stop talking The levelof VOX sensitivity is shown by Numbers onthe display At the highestlevel the handset will pickup softer noise including background noise at the lowest level it will pick up only quite loud noise Toturn VOX mode ON and OFF 1 Press the MENU button Three times ven VOX icon is displayed and GF flashes onthe LCD panel 2 Press the UP button to set the level of sensitivity 3maximum a If you press the DOWN buttonuntil GF appears onthe display v vox is turned off 3 Press the TALK button to confirm the setting As longas the handset isin VOXmode VOX is shown steadily on the display Ring tone Youcan sendring toneto other handsets within range and tuned to the samechannel and sub channelif applicable to alert them you want tocommunicate with them b Press and release the CALL button You will heara ring tone for about two seconds while the transmitting symbol F appears on theLCD panel Any other handset within range and tuned tothe same channel will hear Ring tone and ma
10. lows the handset to sound a confirmation tone whenever keys are pressed Toturn the Key Tone ON or OFF Press the MENU button Six times The an icon flashes ve on the display Ca Press the UP or DOWN buttons to enable a will appear on QA the LCD or disable OF Will appear on the LCD the key tone feature Press the TALK button to confirm your setting 1 Dual Watch Monitor the current channel plus one other atthe same time Press the MENU button seven times DCM appears on the display while GF is flashing Press the MENU button to change the CTCSS code Press UP or DOWN button to select the desired CTCSS code Press the TALK button to confirm the setting BKIK The display switches backwards and forwards betweenthe two channels Ifthe handset detects a signal on either channel it will stop and receive it Aslong asthe unitis in Dual watch mode DCM is Select the desired 2nd channel by pressing UP or DOWN button shown steadily on the display Toend the Dual Watch mode 1 reni Press the MENU button Seven times The channel number flashes on the display 2 Ga Press the UP or DOWN button until GF is shown onthe CY display 3 Press the TALK button to exit fromthe Dual Watch mode Scanning Channels When the Scan functionis turned on the handset will continuously scan throughall eightchannels and all 38 sub channels until it finds oneon which another useris transmitting 1 ve Press
11. nces will be dependent on the environment and terrain Declaration of Conformity The Binatone MR620 complies with the essential requirement e R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC e Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC And conforms to the following relevant standards e ETSI EN 300 296 2 2001 e EN 301489 2002 e EN 60065 1998 Binatone Telecom plc operates apolicy of continuous product improvement and soreserves the rightto make changes tothe productand functions without notice This equipment is intended for used in Austria y Finland Latvia y Spain y Belgium V France Liechtenstein V Sweden K Bulgaria V Germany V Luxembourg vV Switzerland V Croatia V Greece V The Netherlands V Turkey y Cyprus vV Hungary V Norway V UK V Czech vV Iceland y Poland V Romania y Denmark V Ireland V Portugal N Estonia y Italy v_ Slovenia y vV Countries of use Waste electrical products must not be disposed of with household waste This equipment should be taken to your local recycling centre for safe treatment Binatone Help Line 0845 345 9677 V050228
12. the rain a f yourMR620 ever gets wet turn it offand remove the batteries Dry the battery compartment andleave the cover offfor afew hours Don t use the handset untilit is completely dry a Keep the MR620 outof thereach of babies andyoung children To switch your PMR ON amp OFF To switchthe PMR ON D Press and hold the ON OFF button until the channel number is displayed amp you hear a beep To switchthe handset OFF gt O Press and hold the ON OFF button untilthe display goes blank You hear amusical tone each time to confirm Volume control To adjustthe loudspeaker volume Press the UP or DOWN button a The volume level is shown by the bars on the display You can V change the volume either while you re using your MR620 handset or while the handset is idle switched on but not in Use Changing the channels and sub channels MR620has eightchannels numbered 1to8 To communicate with other PMR users within range you mustall have your PMR tuned to the same channel 1 Press the MENU button once The current channel number flashes on thedisplay 2 v Press the UP or DOWN buttons to go tothe channel you want 3 Faun Press the TALK button toconfirm the channelsetting Eachchannel alsohas 38 sub channels sometimes callCTCSS codes letting you setup groups of users within the same channels for more private communication If you have set sub channel you can communicate only with otherusers tunedto the s
13. tland Hungary Iceland Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Sweden Slovenia Spain Swiss and England Binatone Telecom plc operates apolicy of continuous productimprove ment and soreserves the rightto make changes tothe productand functions without notice Binatone Help Line 0845 345 9677 7 Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause gt solution No power Batteries are low or not fitted correctly gt check Handset is not switched oncg check weak reception Batteries are low or not fittedcorrectly no reception Other user is not within rangecg check noisy reception Handsets are not tuned to thesame channel ce check Noisy reception is more likely whenusing high numbered sub channels cg try using alower numbered sub channel agreeing it with the rest of your group first Volume level is toolow ce increase the volume gt Speak ina normal voice 5 8cm 2 3 inches away from the microphone Local conditions are impairing receptioncg gt move to a different location away from obstructions and as high as possible You re wearing the handset too close to your body gt Move thehandset Other user is not transmitting c check Other user is too close gt check There s interference from other users on the same channelcg gt agree touse a different channel Cannot change Handset is locked gt check channels Batteries are low or not fittedcorrectly
14. y decideto transmit to you Selecting Call Ring tones 1 Press the MENU button four times the unit will enter ven Call Ring setting mode The LCD will display 7 while 1 is flashing 2 CA Press the UP or DOWN button tochange the Call Ring tone V 5 different tones the different Call Ring tones can be heard during changing 3 Press the TALK button to confirm your settingafter you select your desired Call Tone Setting Call Ring off If you don t wantto hearthe calltone you can setCall Ring mode to OFF Inthis stage you can send the Call Ring default Call Ring number 1 to the other party but you will nothear the tone 1 2 3 Press the MENU button four times the unit will enter Call Ring een setting mode V Press the UP or DOWN buttons until GF appears onthe display Press the TALK button to confirm your setting 1 2 3 Roger Beep ON OFF setting The rogerBeep isa Tone whichis automatically transmitted whenever the TALK button is released This lets the other person know that youhave finished talking and you are now inreceive mode Toenable ordisable the Roger Beep tone Press the MENU button Five times until GN ee flasheson the LCD screen Ca Press the UP or DOWN button to enable aN will appear on the wv display ordisable 2F willappear onthe display the key tone feature Press the TALK button to confirm the setting 1 2 3 Key tone ON OFF setting This feature al
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