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TC－1600 Owner’s Manual CONTENTS User Safety, Training, and General Information Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Standards FCC Compliance Precautions Product Inspection Battery Information Accessory Installation Getting Started LCD Display Features and Operations Basic Operation Turning On/Off the Radio Operations under Radio Modes Conventional Mode Clock and Alarm Clock Setting Mode Channel Setting Mode Menu Mode PC Programming Mode Wired Clone Mode Default Setting Mode Appendix 1: Channel Frequency App
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual User Safety, Training, and General Information READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION BEFORE USING YOUR HYT PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO. Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Standards Your HYT two-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Antennas & Batteries z Use only HYT approved, supplied antenna or HYT approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the radio and may violate FCC regulations. z Use only HYT approved, supplied batteries or HYT approved replacement batteries. Use of non- HYT -approved batteries may exceed FCC RF exposure guidelines.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual User Safety Information READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION BEFORE USING YOUR HYT PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO. ◇ Only qualified technicians are allowed to maintain this product. ◇ To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or compatibility conflicts, turn off your radio in any place where posted notices instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Product Inspection Thank you for your use of HYT portable two-way radio TC-1600. Before use, you are recommended to inspect the product as follows. First check the shipping carton for any signs of damage. If any damage has occurred, please contact your dealer immediately. Confirm the supplied product against the packing slip to assure accuracy. Available Accessories Item Qty.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Battery Information Initial Use of the Battery The battery is not fully charged at the factory. Please charge the new battery before initial use. In general, the battery should be charged for 12 hours before initial use, which is suitable for Ni-Cd, Ni-MH or Li-ion battery charged with slow or rapid charger. It is recommended to take this step during the first three times of use. When the battery power is low, it needs to be charged.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual 2. Take out the battery stored for about 6 months to charge it, to avoid the influence of electrolyte over-discharge on battery capacity. 3. Notice the ambient humidity and temperature for the battery storage. Please store it in cool dry area with room temperature, to decrease self-discharge. Battery charging You are recommended to use HYT-approved, supplied charger; Charger LED will indicate the charging status. 1.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Accessory Installation Battery Attaching the battery: Insert the two tabs on bottom of the battery into the slots at the bottom of the radio. Push the top of the battery towards the radio until a click is heard. (See figure 1) 卡 槽 Slot Tab 卡 骨 (Fig1) Removing the battery: Turn off the radio. Push the battery latch on the bottom of the radio upwards for 1-2mm to remove the upper side of the battery away from the radio and then remove the battery.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual (Fig 3) Press the tab between the battery cover and the belt clip along the indicated direction. Slide the belt clip upwards along the radio chassis to detach the clip from the radio. (See fig.4) Metal holder of belt clip (Fig4） External Earphone/Microphone (Optional) Open the earphone/microphone Jack cover (unnecessary to remove) and plug your earphone/microphone into the jack (See fig 5).
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Getting Started 1 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 15 12 13 16 MON 17 14 1. Antenna 2. PTT key In normal work mode, press the key to transmit (no button beep) either in standby or menu mode. When the key is pressed in menu mode, the channel information will be displayed on the screen at the same time. And the display returns to its original display when the PTT key is released. 3. MENU key Press the key in standby mode to display current channel information.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual code (CTCSS or CDCSS) selector. Press the key in menu mode to go to your required setting item. When channel information is displayed on the screen in standby mode, press the key to go to next channel. Press and hold the key to scroll the channels at the speed of 250ms per channel. 6. Moni key Press the key in standby mode to enter channel-scan mode. Press and hold the key to monitor the activities on current channel. 7. Up (+) key Up or plus key.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual LCD Display 1. Battery Meter, used to indicate the battery power. 2. Appears when keypad is lock. 3. Appears when setting the call tone. 4. Communication Range Alarm, flashes when your companion is out of range; appears when setting communication range alarm or communication range alarm is enable. 5. Interference Delete Code Icon: CTCSS and CDCSS are called interference delete code.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Features and Operation Basic Operation Turn On/Off the radio 1. Turn on the radio, the radio emits a power-on tone and LCD fully displays simultaneously. The radio is on about 2 seconds. Due to different key pressing, the radio enters different modes: A No key pressing and the radio enters conventional mode. B Press MON key and PTT key together and hold for 2 seconds, the radio enters channel setting mode.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Insert plug of earphone (with external PTT) into the accessory jack of the radio. Put on the earphone and press PTT. Speak into the microphone to talk. Fig 2 (a) Tx Interface Fig 2 (b) Rx Interface Call Tone The call tone feature is valid only when you have set a call tone in the menu mode. You can send a call tone to your partner before begin talking with him/her. Briefly press “ key to transmit a call. The call tone will sound when you receive a call.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual is on, “ ” icon appears on the display and “+” / “-” and MON key are invalid. Holding down MENU key and briefly pressing “ ” key are both invalid. The user can transmit/receive through PTT key, briefly press MENU key to display channel information, or hold down “ ” key to unlock the keypad. This feature can be enabled/disabled by the dealer.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual (Channel Number display) (Channel Number and non-stand Frequency Number display) (Channel Number and Interference Eliminator Code display) Fig 4 Channel Information Display Channel Scan Briefly press MON key in conventional mode to begin channel scanning. (See figure 5) LCD displays “SCAN” icon, channel number and frequency number of the channel. The radio will stay on the active channel when detecting a valid signal and then continue to scan upwards.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Low Battery Detect and Battery Power Indication The radio detects battery voltage periodically and indicates the battery power. The battery power indicator “ ”on the top left corner of LCD will flash when the battery power is low. You should recharge the battery or replace it with a fresh one. Communication Range Alarm The feature is valid only when you have enabled communication range alarm feature in the menu mode.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual frequency number flashes (See figure7). Press “+” / “-” key to select frequency number from 1 to 56. Press MENU key to confirm the setting and switch to the next setting. Press “ ” key to save the setting and return to the first setting or to exit channel setting mode. This feature can be enabled/disabled by the dealer.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual In factory default setting, the number of available channels is 8 Blink Fig 9 Set the Number of Available Channels Set Channel Scan Add/Delete When setting channel scan add/delete, “SCAN” icon appears on the bottom of LCD and the character “y” or “n” flashes (See figure10 (a) and 10 (b). “y” indicates channel scan add while “n” indicates channel scan delete. Press “+” / “-” key to select between “y” and “n”. Press MENU key to confirm the setting and switch to the next setting.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual a. Select VOX Sensitivity Level b. Disable VOX Feature Fig 11 Set VOX Feature Select Power Level When setting high-low level, character “P” appears on the left of LCD and Character “L” or “H" blinks at the same time. “L” indicates low power while “H” indicates high power. Press “+” / “-“to select between “L” and “H”. Press “MENU” key to confirm the setting and switch to next one.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Set Button Beep When setting button beep, “bP” icon appears on LCD and the character “y” or “n” flashes (See figure20-1). “y” indicates enabling button beep and “n” indicates disabling. Press “+” / “-” key to select between “y” and “n”. Press MENU key to confirm the setting and switch to the next setting. Press “ ” key to save the setting and return to the first setting or exit menu mode. In factory default setting, the button beep is enabled. Blink Blink a.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual In factory default setting, the communication range alarm is disabled. Blink Blink a. Enable Communication Range Alarm b. Disable Communication Range Alarm Figure16: Set Communication Range Alarm PC Programming Mode In standby mode, connect the radio and a PC with programming cable and then programme the radio through programming software, the radio enters PC programming mode. LCD display is shown as figure17.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Flash Scroll a. Wired Clone Ready b. Cloning c. Clone Failure d. Clone Successfully Fig18 Wired Clone Default Setting Mode This feature is used to enter conventional mode and restore all the radio settings to factory default setting. This feature can be enabled/disabled by the dealer.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Annex 1. Frequency Chart (460MHz—470MHz) Frequency No. Frequency (MHz) Frequency No. Frequency (MHz) 1 464.5000 29 462.9125 2 464.5500 30 464.4875 3 467.7625 31 464.5125 4 467.8125 32 464.5375 5 467.8500 33 464.5625 6 467.8750 34 466.0375 7 467.9000 35 466.0625 8 467.9250 36 466.0875 9 461.0375 37 466.1125 10 461.0625 38 466.1375 11 461.0875 39 466.1625 12 461.1125 40 466.1875 13 461.1375 41 466.2125 14 461.1625 42 466.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Annex 2 CTCSS Table (38) No. Frequency (Hz) 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.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Annex 3 CDCSS Table (83) No. CDCSS No.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual 77 265 120 743 78 271 121 754 79 306 80 311 81 315 27
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting Guide Trouble Solution z No power z Battery may be used up. Please replace or recharge the battery. Battery may not be attached properly. Remove the battery and attach again. Power doesn’t last long even if fully charged. z Battery life cycle is over. Please replace it with a new one. Can’t talk to or hear other users in your group. z Make sure you are using the same frequency and CTCSS/DCS tone as other users in your group. Other users may be too far away.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Optional Accessories ESM05 ECM02 ESM02 EHM03 EHM04 SM08M2 MCL09 LCBN25 LCBN26 Two-wire Earbud Light Headset Series earbud Series earset with boom microphone Series earset without boom microphone Speaker Microphone TC1600 series rapid MUC (for Li-ion Battery) TC1600 Leather Carry Case (black) TC1600 Nylon Carry Case (black) 29
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Frequency Chart Model: Serial Number: CH Tx Tx Tx Rx Rx Frequency CTCSS/DCS ANI/DTMF Frequency CTCSS/DCS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HYT endeavors to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but cannot guarantee its accuracy at all times. All the above specifications and design are subject to change by HYT without notice. All the reproduction and translation of this manual without authorization of HYT is not allowed.
TC－1600 Owner’s Manual Revision History: 第一次：（蓝色） FCC 认证内容修改。修改前版本为 AWC 的 FCC 认证说明，改为 HYT。 电池充电步骤更改，且增加 NOTE 信道信息显示、时钟显示、VOX 设置三处，共四张图修改。 按键说明补充。 频率表删除 9-16，TC-1600 仅含 8 个信道。 第二次：（紫色）07.27 LCD 显示图改变，删除图中 5、6、7 三个图标，相应文字说明删除。 文中所有图替换。 增加 TOT 功能说明。 第三次：（紫红色， P6-7）08.01 充电操作更改 Precaution 中关于天线部分删除 第四次：08.08 可选配件删除 EHM07 EAM03 EAM02 LCBN13 LCBY03 频率表中删除 Tx 2-Tone/5-Tone, Rx 2-Tone/5-Tone.
