Tectalk Smart + Series User Manual
Contents Safety Warning ............................................ 3 Equipment and Accessories Supplied ......... 3 Powering the Transceiver............................ 4 Installation the Batteries .............................. 4 Charge Information...................................... 5 LCD-Display ................................................ 5 Control Buttons............................................ 6 Power – On/-Off.................................... 6 PTT-Button (Push-To-Talk) ...............
Thank you for purchasing this Albrecht radio. All our products are built to offer excellent value for money by combining advanced features, great design and manufacturing quality. To ensure you are familiar with the operation and features of your radio and in order to obtain the best performance, please read this manual carefully before operation. Safety Warning Never attempt to use or charge alkaline or dry cell batteries, as batteries may burst causing personal injury and damage to the product.
Alkaline Batteries shall not be used, because Alkaline batteries do not meet the requirements for keeping the maximum output power more stable for the whole operating time). The charging time is typically 12-15 hours. You can charge one or both radios at the same time with the supplied desk charging cradle. It is also possible to charge one radio by inserting the charge cable into the Charge / Headset socket.
Charge Information For charging of rechargeable batteries, only the supplied CEapproved AC adaptor shall be used in compliance with the following specifications: * INPUT : AC 230V 50Hz 30mA * OUTPUT : DC 6V 200mA Do not operate the radio during battery charging ! LCD-Display: 5
Control Buttons (1) Power on-off Button Press and hold the POWER on/off button for at least 2 seconds. You will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, press and hold the button for at least 2 seconds. (2) Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any transceiver that is set to the same channel and privacy code setting as yours. Hold the transceiver approximately 5-6 cm from your mouth as you speak into the built in microphone.
release the PTT Button to allow reception of incoming signals. Whenever the button is pressed, the transmit icon ( ) will appear. When receiving an incoming signal, the Recieve ( ) icon will appear. The PTT button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing the button twice quickly will call another party on the same channel. (3) Up Button In the standby mode, pressing this button will increase the listening volume. The current volume is indicated (17).
• The CTCSS subcode (01-38) will be displayed on the LCD panel if the CTCSS tone frequency function is enabled (not oF). Channel Selection • From standby mode, press the MODE button once; the channel number flashes. • Press the Up or down button briefly to move to the desired channel number. • Press the PTT button momentarily to confirm selection. CTCSS Mode (Sub-Code) Selection • From standby mode, press the MODE Button twice; a flashing oF or sub-code number is displayed.
To enable the VOX operation: • From standby mode, press the MODE button 3 times unitil the VOX icon (vox) appears with on or oF. • Press the Up or Down button to select the VOX on or oF as desired. • When enabled, the VOX icon ( ) appears. • Press the PTT button momentarily to confirm selection. Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT button is released.
• Press the PTT button momentarily to confirm selection. Call Ringer The transceiver provides a transmit call ring melody to alert other users of an incoming call. From standby mode, pressing the PTT button twice in quick succession will transmit the call ringer melody. To select the call ringer tone : • From standby mode, press the MODE Button 6 times unitil the Call Ringer tone number flashes. • Press the Up or Down Button to select the one tone out of 3 tones.
a signal is received, the scan is interrupted and will return to scan mode approximately 5 seconds after the interruption. To enable the channel scan mode: • From standby mode, momentarily press the Power On/Off Button; SCAN will appear on the LCD display. • The radio will automatically display each channel (1-8) in a scanning order to find an active main channel. • When the unit doesn't find any signals and you want to transmit, press PTT to return to primary channel operation.
2. The radio has been designed to maximize performance and improve transmission range in the field. To avoid interference, it is recommended that you do not use the units closer than 2 meters away from each other. 3. To increase battery life, use the SCAN feature only where necessary. This feature will reduce operating time considerably. 10. Notes for Good Communication Warning • Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to be used for long periods.
Troubleshooting If you have problems with your Tectalk Smart +, reset your unit by turning it off and removing the batteries. And re-insert the batteries and turn the unit on again. Check the battery power level since in many cases low batteries cause problems such as no transmission, weak receiving signal and low sound. Technical Specification Operating frequency Channel capacity Channel spacing Power source 446.00625 to 446.09375 MHz eight channels 12.5 kHz 3 X 1.
CTCSS Tone Subcode Table No. Freq. No 1 67.0 11 Freq. No. 97.4 21 Freq. No. 136.5 31 Freq. 192.8 2 71.9 12 100.0 22 141.3 32 203.5 3 74.4 13 103.5 23 146.2 33 210.7 4 77.0 14 107.2 24 151.4 34 218.1 5 79.7 15 110.9 25 156.7 35 225.7 6 82.5 16 114.8 26 162.2 36 233.6 7 85.4 17 118.8 27 167.9 37 241.8 8 88.5 18 123.0 28 173.8 38 250.3 9 10 91.5 19 94.8 20 127.3 131.8 29 30 179.9 186.
Disposal of defective electronic items The European WEEE Directive does not any more allow to dispose any used electronic items via household trash bins. The local communities will provide containers for disposal of electronic waste.
CE Declaration of Conformity PMR 446 Two-Way-Radio Albrecht Tectalk Smart + This radio complies to all relevant European Standards and Regulations for PMR 446 radio service. This radio may be used only in EU and other states applying the R&TTE directive of the European Community. However, there is still a restriction for residents in Italy: a one-time payment is requested before using the radio the first time, but this payment is not requested from tourists who use the radio only during holidays.
