User Manual Professional Portable Radios
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1. A warning tone is sounded 15 seconds beforehand to remind the user to momentarily press a button On channel 16 on the GTR model it is automatically ON and the LED will flash RED to indicate Lone worker mode To disable Lone worker press the C button for 3 seconds Press for another 3 seconds to re enable The GT model requires you to manually activate Press for 3 seconds to enable another 3 seconds to disable Emergency call enabled when a user presses the Orange button A for 3 seconds The radio will automatically change to channel 16 and it will initiate an Emergency Call Three emergency calls will go out followed by Auto Tx Auto Tx Automatically enabled when Emergency is triggered so that others can re motely monitor local user audio in the event of an emergency or a lone worker failing to respond The radio will automatically transmit audio for 10 seconds and then receive for 10 seconds the cycle repeats 3 times For a small nominal charge the radio can be programmed to send its individual elec tronic ID so that it shows on a display unit These Safety channel function can be best experienced by use of a GTR radio as the LCD display can show the unit s identification when programmed Alternate Programming The GTR and GT series radios can be programmed with a vast variety of the features Some of which are listed in the following pages If you feel they may allow you to make better use of your radios then contact your dealer t2. WIRELESS PACIFIC GT GTR Series VHF UHF TRANSCEIVER Professional Portable Radios IGNITE YOUR COMMUNICATION Table of Contents Parts Name amp FUNC ONS ooooococcccccncnccccnonononononononocncncncnons Fitting amp Removing the Battery Pack oooooomooommoo TO lAsiallime Dame DOCK sirios e TO remove TNE battery pack Us Charging the Battery PACK tite SYMPDOl DesSCTIDTOM 2 needs sean E BASIC OD CIGTOM uri e Turning the radio On amp OF Channel selection amina ca DIS Le I RT Australan UHF CB ERAN ss uen nn Private repeater operation ses ROCONI ic sec A A O enetooiental os o II da note Voice Privacy scrambler GT on HONGOS VOA ss54 5 att aaaarsuu ta aattewe ants R O ee Bluetooth GTR ODIIONEE nn Ne nl BT headset operation sise CANNES CAN Sas te LAS OUT TMS TO Usamos Ch 16 Safety operation ss Alternate programming Cloning GTR Scan Voting Operation cccsccsccescesccsscescesccescescees DUO ao Re Re et ons Transmit channel while scanning ROME COM ER ed A an Deleting a nuisance channel 0 cee ceeeseeesceeseeeeneeens YO e E a PA wireLess PACIFIC GTR Menu Selection bi csscsccavessossecassasncoaswavasenasenaescsansneosasincnvensoornnsaass 8 e SOUS IG AO MO I annee a ee 8 e VOX SENSITIVITY Level oocccccnncnnccnncnnccnnconccnoconccnnconaconcnnccnncnns 8 Bee ee tt ann 8 e TX power selectiON ccooccoccncnnncnnonnnccnocnnccnoronccnoronocnoronac
3. ACMA or others may pick if up and mount an emergency response Use of Australian UHF CB unlicensed channels Users of radios operating on Australian UHF CB channels including On Site 16 are required by Government regulations to adhere to a set of requirements when operating on these public shared radio channels You should know the citizen band radio service is licensed in Australia under an ACMA Radio communications Citizens Band Radio Stations Class Licence and operation is subject to conditions contained in those licences in Australia except in an emergency a CB transmitter shall not be operated on UHF emergen cy CB channels 5 amp 35 note this is not channel 5 on a GT Radio Furthermore no voice transmis sions are permitted on data telemetry telecommand channels 22 and 23 always monitor a channel or observe a channel busy indicator to ensure if is not already be ing used before transmitting To prevent interference and congestion on UHF CB repeater channels avoid operation on channels 1 to 8 31 to 38 41 48 and channels 71 to 78 channels unless long distance communica tion via an available UHF CB repeater facility is specifically required NOTE In Australia channel 11 is the customary calling channel for establishing communication and channel 40 is the customary road vehicle channel Australia is currently changing from 40 wide band CB channels to 80 narrowband channels You may hear partially distorted audio
4. I button to view the caller s ID if this feature was pre configured By default the radio will also change to channel 16 in an emergency When you receive an emergency call a siren or alerting beep will sound Press any key to reset e Lone worker Provides a function that requires a user to press any button on their radio at least once every 15 minutes programmable If the user fails to do so the radio will send a pre programmed emergency call sequence Before sending the emergency call a DUDUDU sound will sound 10 seconds before to remind the user to press any button to re start the timer By default this automatically enabled on Safe 16 on GTR radios e Stone selective calling seicail You can make a selective call to individuals a sub group or the whole group If a channel is programmed with Selcall function its speaker will be muted until a correct Selcall is received Your delaer can enable this feature for a nominal charge Group call Call 1 To make a group call on a Selcall channel press the B Calll key until the trigger time is reached ALLGROUP will appear on the LCD and then all recipients of the group will hear a beep and open their squelch Your dealer can set these parameters Individual or sub group call Call 2 To make a sub group call or an individual call on the Selcall channel press the C Call2 key until the trigger time is reached SUB GROUP or Name will appear on the LCD then press amp or
5. W to choose the ID you wish to talk with and then press 1 button to start GTR provide 100 call list for individual call Receiving a selective call When the called radio receives a Selcall its LED will show the ID of the calling radio The called radio will automatically make an acknowledgement call and the soeaker will unmute a beep will sound and the PTT will be enabled Both the called and the call ing radio can talk for the period of time which was set up by the dealer e Remote stun Radio kill This function allows the radio to be remotely disabled and re enabled by a GTR con figured for xMCU Master Control unit operation Your dealer can set the Stun and Revive I D in the programming software e Power on password Your dealer can set up a 4 digit password Every time you turn the radio on you must then enter the correct password to operate the radio 10 GT dealer programmable functions Ask your dealer about programming your GT series with the following functions The programmable buttons A B C D can be tailored according to your need In general the radio will beep a DU sound when the programmed function is enabled by either long press or short press Repeat the same procedure to disable this function and the radio will beep a DuDu sound as indicator 1 Priority Call The radio will shift from the present working channel onto a pre defined priority channel 2 Emergency Siren Call Either
6. CIFIC Basic Operation e Turning the radio on off Rotate the PWR VOL knob clockwise till the radio is turned on The radio will initially go through an auto test routine All icons on the GTR LCD will appear After auto test ing is complete the GTR LCD will show channel name alias and whatever functions have been activated by your dealer Rotate the PWR VOL knob clockwise to increase its volume or reverse to reduce To turn the radio off rotate the PWR VOL knob counter clockwise until it clicks e Channel selection The GTR portable can be programmed with up to 256 channels The XUI series are factory programmed with On Site 16 channels as well as 80 Australia UHF CB channels Press the amp or W buttons to select the desired channel The channel name alias is re programmable by your dealer The GT series portable is configured with On Site 16 channels On site 16 allows you select up to 15 standard plus a special safety 16th chan nel to choose from Use the channel selector on the GT radio to choose the desired channel On the GTR radio they are labelled Talk 1 Talk 2 etc You may choose to have different users on different channels For example in a hotel you may choose channel for Security channel 2 for Housekeeping channel 3 for the Front desk staff etc On the rare occasions that you find someone else on one of the on site 16 channels simply se lect an alternative for your communications Should you desire your dealer can a
7. O Charging_the Battery Pack 1 Connect the jack of AC adaptor to the DC input socket on side of the desktop charger 2 Plug the AC adaptor into the power outlet 3 Insert the radio into the charger 4 The radio will re charge in around 2 hours A Make sure the radio is turned off while charging Remove the radio from the charger when the battery is fully charged GTR LCD Display Symbols PS BH asd ti 9 0 mi Z CO on WI INA AVI IAT Qui Ut Qui QUI S 9 BAT HANA JAN HAN JAN HAN VAT JAN 1 P selected channel is the priority channel 2 channel has Busy Channel Lockout feature 3 channel with CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch 4 gt channel with DCS Digital Coded Squelch 5 d channel with signalling 2 5 tone feature 6 channel with DTMF feature 7 q monitor feature is activated 8 a keypad is locked 9 time out timer function is activated 10 UWF shows battery condition Recharge when icon displays 1 segment 11 radio is transmitting 12 ail shows the strength of Tx or Rx signal 13 z VOX is activated 14 HOrL TX output power H means high L means low 15 C power saving is active 16 A channel is home channel 17 channel with voice privacy scrambler feature 181 RP Bluetooth active 19 Z channel scan is activate 20 MS AL BE NAI A HN Channel Name Dealer programmable wireLess PA
8. a siren tone will sound at your own end or an Emergency code will be sent to others over the radio channel Emergency Call is enabled by de fault and will automatically divert the radio to Channel 16 The cycle repeats 3 times before returning to normal 3 Lone Worker Provides a function that requires a user to press any button on their radio at least once every 15 minutes programmable If the user fails to do so the radio will send a pre programmed emergency call sequence Before sending the emergency call a DUDUDU sound will sound to remind the user to press any button to re start the timer Press C key for 3 seconds to turn on or turn radio off and back on to disable 4 Call 1 Call 2 Transmits pre set selcall 5 tone 2 tone or DTMF 5 Lock Unlock Prevents users from activating some function by accidental Once you activate the lock function buttons C amp D will be locked and a beep will sound sound when you press either Channel selection knob can also be locked via the PC programmer 6 Tx Power Selection A Du sound indicates low Tx power a DuDu sound indicates high Tx power 7 Whisper It will increase mic sensitivity to make weak audio at your side to be heard by others loudly however background noise at your side will be increased too 8 Auto Tx The radio will automatically transmit background audio without user needing to press the PTT The time intervals for auto Tx amp Rx modes can be set through PC pro
9. aler programmable functions e Busy Lock Out BCLO Busy Channel LockOut BTLO Busy Tone LockOut Lockout type LCD show icon Lockout type LCD show icon BCLO reco sh ls z nosh RETO BCLO prevents Tx when the channel is busy with other users RBCLO repeater use BTLO prevents Tx when receiving a signal from your own group RBTLO repeater use If the repeater is occupied by others when you press the PTT button RBCLO RBTLO will prevent you from transmitting until the channel is free Your radio will beep 3 times to let you know when you are allowed to access the repeater Busy Lockout On Off Press the M button continuously until the LCD shows BCL On or BTL On RBTL On RBCL On press amp or Y button to select On or Off press 3 button to save the setting and get back to operating menu or press AV again to gain access to other settings e Burst tone Burst tone is an alternative means of accessing a repeater in addition to CTCSS or DCS A number of tone burst frequencies are programmable for your desired application Burst Tone On Off Press the MM button continuously until the LCD shows BURST 01 press or W button to select burst tone press 3 button to save the setting To activate burst tone you need to press AM button when PTT button is pressed e Talk Around This feature is useful when you are out of the repeater range or the repeater is not ac tivated You can directly communicate with other
10. an advise on how fo best utilise this advanced systems functionality wireLess PACIFIC GTR Menu Selection The M button can be locked to stop user access in the programming software This prevents the following settings being changed by end users Your dealer is able to setup the following menu items by the PC programmer e Squelch Level Continue to press the MM button until the LCD shows SQUL 3 and then press or W button to increase or decrease squelch level from O to 10 O means squelch open 10 means tight squelch Setting the radio to the tight squelch level avoids unwanted signals or noise but you may no longer receive a weak signal Therefore it will be better for you to maintain the normal squelch level default value 3 Press I button to save the setting and to get back to operating mode or press MA again to gain access to other settings e VOX Sensitivity Level The VOX feature can be programmed on each channel If a channel is set with the VOX feature icon will flash Press the AM button continuously until the LCD shows VXL 3 Press the amp or Y button to adjust VOX sensitivity from 0 to 10 O means VOX op eration is cancelled 1 means the most sensitive for very quiet environments 10 means the least for very noisy environment Press the 4 button to save the setting and get back to operating mode or press MA button again to gain access to other settings e Beep Press the NA button continuou
11. and back on again e Handsfree Transmit VOX GTR series only To activate VOX Simply press the C button while turning on the radio The icon will display During VOX mode the PTT button is disabled The VOX sensitivity is preset but can be adjusted using the menu function See page 8 To transmit talk with your lips approx 2 3cm from the MIC hole then stop fo listen To deactivate VOX Turn the radio off and back on again e Bluetooth operation Option for GTR series only Pairing your BT headset Follow these steps to pair your Bluetooth equipped GTR radio with a Bluetooth headset 1 Find out your BT headset pin code from its operation instruction Common pin numbers are 1234 or 0000 etc 2 Set the GTR pairing pin code by pressing the M button until the LCD shows BLUT ON next press 3 button to enter the BT feature Press or W button until the LCD shows PIN CODE and then press 4 button to set code number W shifts the digit A selects the number Press button to save and exit setting or enter the pin code by PC programmer directly 3 Pairing headset to the radio press the amp or Y button until LCD shows PAIR and then press 4 button The LCD will show INQUIRY make sure your BT headset is ON and in pairing mode Press 3 button to pair with your BT headset NO FOUND means no BT device can be found If BLUT ON is not found while pressing the MM button rep
12. eatedly it means the Bluetooth option is not fitted BT headset operation There are two activation modes available One is PTT mode press amp or Y button until the LCD shows PTT and then press 3 button to save and exit In this mode you need to use the PIT button The other mode is VOX please refer to the Handsfree Transmit VOX paragraph 5 wireLess PACIFIC e Channel Scan GTR series only The advanced scan functionality of the GTR allows optionally scanning for carrier or carrier with CTCSS or DCS Your dealer can program the channels to be scanned into the scan list When the dealer sets your CTCSS or DCS tone then GTR will automatically scan both carrier and tone if no tone is set then GTR will only scan for carrier e TOT Time Out Timer TOT is the function that prevents the radio from locking up a repeater or frequency by prolonged keying of PTT The time out timer limits the amount of time you have to trans mit yourmessage When you reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer your transmission will be cut off In order to transmit again you must release and push PTT button to reset the timer Channel 16 Safety operation On Site Channel 16 on your radio has been optimized for the following functions Lone worker This safety feature requires the user to press any button on the radio at least once every 15 minutes Failure to do so will send an emergency alert tone over the radio channel
13. grammer Turn off the radio to disable auto Tx lt is activated by the Emergency func tion and is programmed to Transmit for 10 seconds and then receive for 10 seconds The cycle repeats 3 times before returning to normal 9 Voice Privacy Scrambler To provide basic protection against users of radio scanners or others who may be monitoring your channel the GT incorporates a voice inversion scrambler to offer more confidential communications Other radios at the same fre quency will receive only distorted audio noise lt can be enabled by pressing button C while turning the radio on To turn off serambling turn radio off and back on wireLess PACIFIC Taking care of your radio amp rules to know Your radio will continue to be a valuable work tool with care and attention Some general rules are Don t leave your radio in very hot areas like on the car dashboard in summer Keep the battery charged when not in use Don t drop or immerse into water resulting damage can be expensive Plan on replacing your battery about every two years Li lon batteries usually can only be re charged about 400 500 times maximum Don t carry the radio by its antenna Don t use as a hammer or a weapon Never yell when transmitting Just talk about 2 3cm from microphone in a normal street level voice If you share a channel never talk over the top of someone else Never joke about safety on the radio nor use words like mayday flippantly
14. if talking with users of old wdeband CB 40 CH equip ment and they may complain that your voice sounds soft These situations will decrease as UHF CB equipment changes from the old 5kHz to the new 2 5kHz modulation If you own wideband equipment we suggest you upgrade now to narrow band and recommend to others to do like wise to further expedite the changeover process for the benefit of all users the list of currently authorized UHF CB channel frequencies can be obtained from the ACMA website in Australia www acma gov au 12 MILAN Copyright 2012
15. matically change to channel 16 and send an emergency alert followed by 10 seconds of transmit audio followed by 10 sec onds of receive This is repeated 3 times If you receive an Emeregency call you can reset by pressing any button Operation is programmable by your dealer 4 e Monitor Simply press the D key once to open the squelch the GTR LCD shows q Press the D key again to close monitor This allows you to override the tone squelch function It is polite to monitor the channel before you transmit to ensure there is no one using the channel This function can be disabled by your dealer e Transmit Simply press the PTT button and start talking approximately 2 3cm from the MIC hole When transmitting the LED on the top of the radio will glow red Release the PTT button to listen e Voice protection operation GT series only Simply press the C button while turning on the radio to enable Voice protection scrambler operation Voice protection scrambling modifies your voice rendering It very difficult for other who may be listening to your radio traffic such as others sharing the frequency or those with scanners to understand what is being said It should not be as sumed that it will prevent someone who really desires to listen to your transmissions from doing so If your communications calls for absolute privacy then contact your dealer to discuss more sophisticated versions of voice encryption To disable simply turn off radio
16. nncnnonns 8 Keypad lOCk UNIOCK occcoocccnnoccnnnccnnnioconunoccnnarononiccnunrononaconans 8 GTR dealer programmable functions 9 e Busy LOCKOUT On Off c coocccnnnccnnnoconunccnnnoconunoccnnarononoccnnnrononaconnns 9 Burst TOME coccoccnnccnononacuncnnaconinancononaninaronaconronaconcnnaroninaacononanin 9 e CO PASA 9 e Auto Tx Remote monitor 10 e Emergency Call ooccoonocicuccnocnnaconinoncnoccuaronacunconacas 10 e Lone WOrKer msnm en ee ee ts 10 e 5 tone Selective Calling Selcall ooooccno 10 Individual or sub group call Call 2 10 RECEIVING a selective call 10 e Remote STUN Radio kill 10 Power ON PUSSWOTO coccccccnccnccnccnccnccnncnnconcnnconconcconcnncnnconcancnnns 10 GT dealer programmable functions 11 Taking care of your radios amp things you should know 12 Part Names Functions TOP Antenna connector Channel selector Volume Off On Ext Spk Mic FRO NT Cover LED shows radio status Red transmitting Green receiving Amber interference or user with different tone squelch Release Loudspeaker Microphone LCD display Up down buttons Enter button Menu button Scan button Battery a GTR shown with optional stubby antenna GT A Key Emergency O A Key Emergency B Key PTT Press To Talk i El B Key PTT Press To Talk C Key Lone Worker NU al foc Key Lone Worker D Key Monito
17. o discuss They will be happy to discuss your specific application and then arrange the required re programming for a nominal charge e Radio Cloning Cloning is a function that allows you to copy the original settings of one radio to an other It is usually done by your dealer but they can arrange to train you where appropri ate to do it yourself GTR Scan Voting Operation e Scan operation To scan all the channels your dealer has programmed into the scan list press 4 but ton The Zo icon will appear on the LCD and you will notice the channel numbers cy cling continuously The radio will stop and stay on a busy channel and will then resume when stay time has expired If your radio has scanned a channel on which there is a party that you want to talk to you can directly communicate with the party by pressing the PTT button To stop scanning press the 4 button again Your dealer can set both scan and pause time e Dual watch scan Dual watch is a function that allows you to scan one or two channels along with one active channel Choose the active channel Keep pressing 4 button till the trigger time is reached the radio will begin scanning between the active channel and the dual watch channel The GIR provides the following scan types priority channel priority channel emergency channel emergency channel emergency channel lone worker channel lone work channel 6 priority channel lone work channel Example when y
18. ou type 4 it will scan PRI gt EMG gt ACH gt PRI gt EMG gt ACH gt PRI priority channel EMG emergency channel ACH active channel Transmit channel while scanning Your dealer can set the transmit channel while scanning lt means that in the event of your wishing to transmit while in any scan menu you will transmit only on the designated channel The GTR have a variety of options including priority channel home channel last busy channel and current busy channel programmed by your dealer Home Channel Press the AM button continuously until the LCD shows HOME On press amp or W button to select On or OFF or press 3 button to enter the desired home channel by pressing the A or Y button to select the home channel This function can be disabled by your dealer Deleting A Nuisance Channel Allows you to remove temporarily the channels which you don t want to hear from the scan list During scanning when the radio is locked on a busy channel press e but ton to remove this channel from the scan list and it won t be scanned until the radio is turned on again Care should be taken using this function on mission critical communi cation systems The feature can be disabled by your dealer Voting Operation The GTR radio can be configured for mobile voting to allow wide area multicast operation Operation is usually transparent to the user but can be configured to allow indication of voted site Your dealer c
19. r D Key Monitor GTR Vox Operation GT Voice Privacy Scrambler ON Hold C while turning on radio ON Hold C while turning on radio OFF Turn radio off and back on OFF Turn radio off and back on GTR Lone Worker GTR Lone Worker OO ON Press C for 3 seconds LED will flash RED ON Press C for 3 seconds OFF Press C for 3 seconds Note Safe 16 automatically ON OFF Turn radio off and back on Press button for 3 seconas to trigger MOST BUTTONS ARE DEALER RE CONFIGURABLE BEEP sound Status Indication Beep every 30 seconds Low battery warning Beep while pressing Hi Low button One beep for low power GT Radio only when enabled Two beeps for high power Beep while pressing programmable One beep to enable the function button GT radio only Two beeps to disable wireLess PACIFIC Fitting amp Removing the Battery Pack e To Install the battery pack gt 1 Fit the bottom edge of the battery pack into the holes of Wa gt gt the transceiver cabinet bottom W 2 Push the battery pack down to the transceiver aluminum chassis till the end clicks gt T gt gt a e To remove the battery pack Press the release lever of the battery pack while levering the battery pack away from the transceiver body Note It is normal for this lever to be firm m9 XX NN
20. radios in your group by using the talk around function To set talk around press the AM button continuously until LCD appear TALKARUN Press amp or W button to select AR TO RV AR TO TX or AR TO RX Press 3 button to save setting AR TO RV lt means transmission frequency and receiving frequency are reversed AR TO TX means talk around on transmission frequency AR TO RX means talk around on receiving frequency Talk around operation Press D key for 3 seconds the radio will then transmit in accordance with talk around setting These functions should only be used after a full discussion with your dealer mis use of these functions can disrupt your radio system or may not be permitted e Auto Tx Remote Monitor The radio will automatically transmit background audio without user needing to press PTT when the Emergency function is triggered The time intervals for auto Tx amp Rx modes are by default 10 secs transmit 10 secs receive Repeated 3 times If can be reset through PC programmer Turn the radio off and back on to disable auto Tx wireless PACIFIC e Emergency call There are siren revert channel trigger time auto VOX on amp command code param eters that can be set by your dealer By default the radio is configured to be triggered by pressing the A key for 3 seconds Display radios within your group will show the emer gency code on their LCD display When you receive an emergency code you can press
21. rrange your own personal licensed radio channel for a small annual charge Australian UHF CB Channels GTR XU1 2 models are factory supplied in Australia pre configured with the national 80 narrowband 12 5kHz simplex channels as well as citizen band UHF repeater radio channels Certain channels have governmental restriction on their use For further infor mation regarding use of these channels refer to www acma gov au or refer inside this manual s back cover The On site 16 channels are a unique selection of some of these 80 public channels which are configured with tone squelch to minimise interference Private Repeater Channels GTR XU1 models are also pre configured for access to a number of private repeater channels to allow you at some future time to purchase and operate your own repeater base station should you find coverage between portable radios is insufficient They are labelled RTR1 RTR2 etc Contact your dealer for further details e Receiving Radios are factory set to work in Group Mode Group mode uses tone squelch CTC SS DCS which prevents other users on the same channel from being heard on your radio The LED indicator will glow green and the speaker will unmute when the radio re ceives a call Occasionally interference or another user may be present on your chan nel In such cases your LED may flash amber but no audio will usually be heard e Emergency Press the A key for 3 seconds The radio will auto
22. sly until the LCD shows BEEP On Press or W button to turn beep On or Off Press 4 button to save the setting and get back to operating mode or press MA again to gain access to other settings e TX Power Selection Press the AA button continuously until the LCD shows PWR H Press or W to choose the output power H means high power L means low power Press 3 button to save the setting and get back to operating mode or press MA button again to gain access to other settings Using low power increase your battery life but will marginally reduce your radio range e Keypad Lock There are two kinds of keypad lock unlock functions Type 1 with user access or Type 2 without Your dealer can set the front five buttons to be locked permanently without user access or to be temporarily unlocked for access Locking the keypad can be use ful in ensuring that the GTR works at its best for unfamiliar users Press the AM button con tinuously until the LCD shows KEY L OFF Press amp or W button to choose keypad lock OFF means unlock On means lock When the keypad is locked the LCD shows a and only keys on left side still working Press 4 button to save the setting and get back to operation menu or press AM button again to gain access to other settings e Keypad Unlock type 1 Press the AV button for 5 seconds the button can now be unlocked for 10 seconds It will be automatically re lock again after 10 seconds 8 GTR de
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