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User Safety Information PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR HYT PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO. ◇ Only qualified technicians are allowed to maintain this product. ◇ To avoid electromagnetic interference, turn off your radio in places where posted notices instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy. When travelling on aircraft, turn off your radio when the airline crew instructs you to do so.
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.
Transmit and Receive To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button; to receive, release the PTT button. Hand-held radio operation Hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from the lips. Body-worn operation z Always place the radio in an HYT approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product. Use of non-HYT-approved accessories may exceed FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. FCC Licensing Requirements Your radio must be properly licensed Federal Communications Commission prior to use.
CONTENTS Product Inspection Battery Charging Information Deleted: ¶ Accessory Information Battery Antenna Belt Clip Getting Started LCD Display Basic Operations Features Monitor Channel Scan Priority Channel Scan Scan Revert Channel Selectable CTCSS/CDCSS Selectable Squelch Level High/Low power Key lock Time Out Timer (TOT) Battery Save Low Battery Alert Busy Channel Lockout Backlight Troubleshooting Guide Optional Accessories Care and Cleaning CTCSS/CDCSS table Frequency Chart 6 Deleted: ¶
Product Inspection Thank you for your purchase of HYT portable two-way radio model: TC2108. Before use, please 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 Part number Item Qty.
Battery Charging Information Standard Charger 1. Insert the radio and battery or battery alone into the charging cup. Charging begins and the red LED will light continuously. When the charging cycle is complete, the red LED will change to green. Charging time is less than 2.5 hours. 2. After the battery is fully charged, the charger will shut off automatically. 3. A flashing red LED indicates an abnormal charging condition, which can be caused by an old battery or a defective battery.
Antenna 3 ) Attaching the Antenna (See figure○ 1, Align the threaded end of the antenna with the radio’s antenna connector. 2, Turn the antenna clockwise to tighten. 4 ) Removing the Antenna (See figure○ 1.Turn the antenna counter-clockwise until you can remove it. Belt Clip 5 ) Attaching the Belt Clip (See figure○ 1, Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the battery. 2, Press the belt clip down until a click is heard.
Getting Started 1. Antenna Used to receive or transmit signals. 2. LCD Displays operation status of the radio. 3. LED indicator In transmit mode, the red LED will turn on. In receive mode, the green LED will turn on. A flashing red LED indicates that the battery is low. 4. POWER/VOL Knob Rotate the volume control clockwise to turn the unit on, fully counter clockwise to turn the unit off. Increase or decrease volume by adjusting the volume control accordingly. 5. Down key Adjust the channel downwards. 6.
8. PTT button To transmit, press and hold PTT button. To receive, release PTT button. 9. MONI button In receive mode, press the MONI key to monitor other activity on your selected channel . 10. Microphone When transmitting, speak into the microphone holding the radio 2-4 inches from your mouth. 11. jack Used to connect external earphone/microphone accessories. 12. Speaker Listen to received audio. 13. DC Jack Used for factory adjustment only. 14. Battery latch Used to fasten and remove the battery. 15.
LCD Display 1. Appears when the transmit power of the current channel is set for low power. 2. Appears when the dealer disables the radio’s speaker. (Must use audio accessory to operate.) 3. Appears when the keys are locked. 4. Display the current channel number.
Basic Operations To Turn On the Radio Turn the POWER/VOL knob clockwise until a click is heard. To Receive 1. Press UP or DOWN key to select the desired channel. 2. Turn POWER/VOL knob to adjust the volume. Pressing the MONI key will provide noise so that the volume can be adjusted accordingly. Now if the radio receives a signal with CTCSS/CDCSS matching with that set in the radio, the speaker will output audio. To Transmit 1. Press the UP or DOWN key to select the desired channel. 2.
Features Monitor Press the MONI button to monitor any activity on the channel. Wait for this activity to clear before transmitting. Channel Scan Channel scan is set to monitor desired activities on all channels in scan list. When channel scan is enabled, the radio will automatically scan all channels in scan list until activity is detected on a channel. The scanning will then stop and the receive audio will be heard.
Press the [UP] key while holding down the [MONI] key to enter CTCSS/CDCSS set mode. In this mode, press [UP] or [DOWN] to select CTCSS/CDCSS. Press [SCAN], LCD display toggles between OFF/CTCSS/CDCSS/-CDCSS: CTCSS/CDCSS OFF: 00 CTCSS: 01— 38 CDCSS: 01— 83 -CDCSS: -01— -83 OFF CTCSS CDCSS -CDCSS Please refer to CTCSS/CDCSS table. Press [UP] while holding down [MONI] to exit CTCSS/CDCSS mode.
2, Press [SCAN] while holding down [MONI] to unlock keys. 3, lock symbol appears on LCD: Time Out Timer (TOT) Time Out Timer is to prevent user from transmitting on the same channel for extended periods of time. This also protects the radio from damage caused by accidental transmissions. If transmission exceeds the preset time, (the TOT time can be preset by the dealer), the radio will stop transmitting and return to the receive mode. Alert beeps will sound to indicate the halt in transmission.
Troubleshooting Guide Please check the following items before requesting service. 1. Review operation procedures. 2. Replace or recharge the battery. 3. If reception is poor, check the antenna to make sure it is undamaged and operating in a vertical position. 4. 5. Try another location with fewer obstructions. If you cannot communicate with your group members, make sure you are using the same frequency and CTCSS/CDCSS. 6. If you hear other conversations on your channel, change your CTCSS/CDCSS.
CTCSS/CDCSS Table CTCSS NO Freq(Hz) NO Freq(Hz) NO Freq(Hz) 00 NO TONE 13 103.5 26 162.2 01 67.0 14 107.2 27 167.9 02 71.9 15 110.9 28 173.8 03 74.4 16 114.8 29 179.9 04 77.0 17 118.8 30 186.2 05 79.7 18 123.0 31 192.8 06 82.5 19 127.3 32 203.5 07 85.4 20 131.8 33 210.7 08 88.5 21 136.5 34 218.1 09 91.5 22 141.3 35 225.7 10 94.8 23 146.2 36 233.6 11 97.4 24 151.4 37 241.8 12 100.0 25 156.7 38 250.
10 065 38 263 66 565 11 071 39 265 67 606 12 072 40 271 68 612 13 073 41 306 69 624 14 074 42 311 70 627 15 114 43 315 71 631 16 115 44 331 72 632 17 116 45 343 73 654 18 125 46 346 74 662 19 131 47 351 75 664 20 132 48 364 76 703 21 134 49 365 77 712 22 143 50 371 78 723 23 152 51 411 79 731 24 155 52 412 80 732 25 156 53 413 81 734 26 162 54 423 82 743 27 165 55 431 83 754 28 172 56 432 19
Frequency Chart Model: ____________________ Serial Number: Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 Transmit Frequency Transmit CTCSS/CDCSS ________________ Receive Frequency Receive CTCSS/CDCSS
