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CONTENTS ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Scan Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Open Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 IMPORTANT ADVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Group Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SAFETY INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Auto Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Your TX6500S 80 channel radio is Australian designed and built and is the most advanced UHF Citizen Band radio available. Combining the very latest in electronic hardware with the most up-to-date computer aided design and manufacturing techniques has resulted in a mobile radio with outstanding specifications and performance.
Original 40 channel wideband radios will continue to operate on the original 40 channels, however they will not be able to converse on the newer channels 41 – 80. The newer narrowband radios will be able to converse with all older 40 channel wideband radios on all channels 1 to 40 as well as the newer channels allocated from 41 to 80. The mixing of narrowband and wideband radios in the same spectrum can cause some possible operating issues of interference and varying levels of received volume.
SCANNING AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser: Allows user programmable control of scanning, SelCall, CTCSS, channel memories, user selectable frequencies and selected feature options. Programmable Scan Function: Scans the selected UHF channels with Group, Open and Network Scan functions available. Priority Channel: A user programmable priority channel feature allows any channel of your choice to be instantly recalled at the press of a key.
LCD ICONS 1 2 3 4 5 14 6 13 7 12 8 11 10 9 1. Battery icon 8. DCS icon 2. Scan icon 9. CTCSS icon 3. Channel display 10. Quiet icon 4. Quiet-Tag icon 11. Information display 5. Transmit icon 12. SelCall-Received icon 6. Busy icon 13. SelCall-Sent icon 7. Duplex (repeater) icon 14. Low transmit power 6 45315-1_TX6500s_IM.
CONTROLS FRONT REAR 1 16 15 14 22 17 2 21 13 3 4 12 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 1. Antenna 9. Up Key 17. Lanyard Point 2. PTT button 10. Priority/Duplex Key 18. Belt Clip 3. Microphone 11. Quiet/Hi-Lo Key 19. Charge Contacts 4. Squelch/Monitor/ Silent Key 12. LCD 13. Accessory Connector 20. Battery Charger Locating Tabs 5. Scan/OS-GS key 14. Speaker 21. Battery 6. Call/Key Lock Key 15. Indicator LED 7. Down Key 16. Volume Control 22. Battery Release 20 8.
GETTING STARTED Your TX6500S is supplied with a 7.4 Volt 2000 mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery pack. When the battery is new, it must be fully charged before being used for the first time. If left unused your TX6500S’s battery pack will discharge itself within a few months. If you have not used your TX6500S for some time, you will need to recharge the battery pack before use. The battery pack is a sealed unit. There are no user serviceable parts inside.
Charging the battery pack Your TX6500S includes a BCD013 rapid desktop charger and a PS001 AC adaptor. The rapid charger will recharge the battery pack in around 3 hours. To charge the battery: 1. Plug the PS001 AC adaptor into a standard 240 volt outlet. 2. Plug the lead from the PS001 into the charging socket on the rear of the BCD013 radio charger. 3. Place the TX6500S with battery attached into the charging slot. The Red charging LED will light up. 4.
GENERAL OPERATION POWER ON/OFF Rotate the volume control clockwise past the ‘click’ to turn the TX6500S on. Rotate the control fully counter clockwise past the click to turn the radio off. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME While receiving a signal, rotate the volume control to achieve a comfortable listening level. If there are no signals present, briefly press the Squelch key to open the Squelch then adjust the volume while listening to the receiver’s background noise.
Busy indicator Whenever the channel is busy the icon will appear on the display and the LED on the top of the radio will light. However, depending on the muting options set in your radio you may not always hear any sound from the speaker. This can happen when others are sharing the channel but their calls are not meant for you. For this reason it is important to check whether the channel is busy BEFORE transmitting to ensure you do not accidentally talk over someone else.
SQUELCH The Squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present. The TX6500S features a preset Squelch system. The Squelch level has been preset to provide optimum performance in most situations but can be adjusted through the Menu. The Squelch can be opened or closed with the Squelch key. When the Squelch is open the receiver’s Icon is displayed and the Indicator LED glows GREEN.
To store the Priority channel 1. Select the required channel using the or keys. key. The channel number will flash for a moment then a high beep will be 2. Press and hold the heard as the selected channel is stored. To recall the priority channel: key. The TX6500S will immediately switch to the Priority channel accompanied 1. Briefly press the by a high beep. TIME-OUT TIMER The radio has a built-in time-out timer that automatically limits transmissions to a maximum of 3 minutes of continuous operation.
Once the scrambler has been activated your transmission and reception will only be intelligible to others using the same scrambler technology. To enable or disable the voice scrambler: 1. Press and hold the 2. Press the key to enter the Menu. key repeatedly until ‘ENCxx’ is displayed (where xx = ON or OF). 3. Press the key to enable the scrambler encoder. ENCON will be displayed. 4. Press the key to disable the scrambler encoder. ENCOF will be displayed. 5. Press the PTT to exit the Menu.
4. Press the key to disable the Dynamic Volume Control. DVCOF will be displayed. 5. Press the PTT to exit the Menu. FUNCTION KEY (Function) key is used to access the secondary functions marked in Red on the four keys The key (‘F’ will be immediately below the LCD. To select a secondary function, briefly press the displayed) then immediately press the key labelled with the required function. If no secondary key is pressed within 10 seconds, the radio will return to normal operation.
Simplex/Duplex Range Comparison SIMPLEX REPEATER OPERATION CH AN REPEATER STATION 1 EL NN A CH 1 L3 NE AN CH CH NE AN NE L1 L3 1 VEHICLE VEHICLE The Duplex function operates only on designated repeater channels. These are channels 1 – 8 and 41 – 48. When Duplex is selected on one of these channels, the TX6500S will receive on the selected channel but will transmit 30 channels higher. i.e if channel 1 is select the TX6500S will receive on channel 1 but transmit on channel 31.
1. Select the required scan group (press will be displayed. 2. Briefly press the followed by the key). ‘OS’, ‘GS’ or ‘NETWK’ key. ‘F’ will be displayed. or keys to step through the channels. Only channels that are stored in the 3. Press the memory of the selected scan group will be displayed. 4. When finished, press the key to exit. OPEN SCAN Open Scan allows any of the channels to be scanned for activity in an ascending sequence (i.e. from the lowest channel to the highest).
• To transmit while scanning, press the PTT i. If the radio is scanning when the PTT is pressed, the scan will pause and the radio will transmit on the working channel (the working channel is the last-selected channel). You can now converse on that channel in the usual way. Once the channel has been clear for 5 seconds scanning will resume. ii. If the radio was paused on a busy channel, it will transmit on that channel and that channel will then become the working channel.
Receiving in the Group Scan mode If a signal is heard on a scanned channel, scanning will pause on that channel and remain there for as long as the channel is busy, and for 5 seconds after the channel has cleared, as long as there are no signals on the priority channel. During this time the receiver will continue to check the priority channel for signals every 2 seconds, resulting in a series of small ‘breaks’ in the reception of the ‘paused’ channel.
Your TX6500S can be Dealer-programmed to convert the Open Scan/Group Scan functions into two Open Scans or two Group Scans. If you would prefer this feature to the default option you should contact your GME Dealer to arrange for this feature to be enabled. When two Open Scan modes are enabled they are displayed as OPEN1 and OPEN2. When the two Group Scan modes are enabled they are displayed as GRP1 and GRP2.
Selecting Net-Scan When Net-Scan is enabled, a new Network Scan option becomes available on the key. To select key followed by the key to cycle through the available the Network Scan option, press the scan groups until ‘NETWK’ is displayed. The radio is now in the Network Scan mode. Programming channels into Net-Scan All radios in your Net-Scan group must have the same channels programmed into their Net-Scan memory.
If a signal from outside your Net-Scan group appears on the channel (either with no code or the wrong code), the channel will be discarded and a new clear channel selected at the next transmission. The other radios in the group will then locate the new channel allowing the conversation to continue seamlessly without any input from the user. Ending the Scan To stop scanning, briefly press the key. A low beep will be heard and the animated icon will stop.
To access the SelCall memories briefly press the key. The radio will display the SelCall Ident that was last sent. This is where you will enter the SelCall Ident of the radio you wish to call manually. key repeatedly to step upwards through the 10 SelCall storage memories labelled c0 – Press the key again to select the final memory location labelled id. This location holds your c9. Press the key radio’s own SelCall Ident. Each location can be edited as described further below.
To SAVE a SelCall Ident to memory 1. Press the key. 2. Press the to c9). or is displayed, along with the SelCall Ident that was last sent. keys to select the Ident memory that you wish to programme (locations c0 3. Enter the SelCall Ident as follows: a. Hold the key until a beep is heard. The right hand digit of the SelCall Ident will flash. or b. Press the keys to select the required number in the flashing digit position. key again to select the next digit position. c. Briefly press the d.
NOTE: Except when displaying a SelCall Ident, there is nothing on the display to indicate whether the Ident or Alpha mode is selected. The selected mode will only become obvious when Idents are being displayed. Storing an Alpha name Before adding an Alpha name, first save the required Ident to memory as described above. key. 1. Briefly press the is displayed along with the last sent SelCall. 2. Press the Squelch key if necessary to select the Alpha mode.
To return the call • Press and hold the key for a few seconds until the icon appears. The ‘callers’ SelCall will be sent back to the caller to let them know you are now available. To cancel the alarm completely and talk on the channel • Press the PTT button and talk in the usual way. The alarm will be cancelled, the display will return to normal and the channel will be open for normal communication.
To de-activate the QUIET mode Select any channel that has been tagged for Quiet operation. and will be visible. key. will disappear from the display and all channels tagged for Quiet Briefly press the operation will now be open to all incoming signals. Receiving signals in the QUIET mode • If a normal signal is received on a QUIET channel, the channel will appear busy (the indicator will be visible) but no sound will be heard from the speaker. This means you will not be disturbed by the signal.
GROUP CALLING The TX6500S’s SelCall system includes a Group Call function which allows you to call up to 10 radios simultaneously. This can be useful in an emergency situation where you may need to transmit a message to a number of radios in your group. To achieve this, the radios you are calling must be programmed with sequentially numbered SelCall Idents where the first 4 digits are the same on each radio. e.g.
Receiving Group calls Receiving a Group call is identical to receiving a normal SelCall except that the alarm sound is a LOW tone beep instead of the normal High tone beep. The Callers Ident or ALPHA Name appears on the display in the usual way. Storing Group call Idents Group Call Idents can be stored in memory in the same way as a standard SelCall Ident.
To activate Silent mode on a channel 1. Select the required channel. 2. Press and hold the squelch key. The display will show (for CTCSS) or (for DCS). 3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 to activate silent mode on other channels. Channels that have silent mode enabled will now stay silent unless a signal containing your chosen CTCSS or DCS code is received. NOTE: You may activate CTCSS on any channels except the emergency channel 5/35. To deactivate Silent mode on a channel 1.
3. Press the key to enable Busy Lockout. ‘BLKON’ is displayed. 4. Press the key to disable Busy Lockout. ‘BLKOF’ is displayed. 5. Press the PTT to exit. CTCSS TONE FREQUENCIES No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency No. Frequency 1 67.0 14 107.2 27 167.9 40 159.8 2 71.9 15 110.9 28 173.8 41 165.5 3 74.4 16 114.8 29 179.9 42 171.3 4 77.0 17 118.8 30 186.2 43 177.3 5 79.7 18 123.0 31 192.8 44 183.5 6 82.5 19 127.3 32 203.5 45 189.9 7 85.
RECEIVE (RX) ONLY CHANNELS The TX6500S supports up to 95 user programmable Receive-only channels with frequencies in the range 403 – 520 MHz. Frequencies can be stored in 5 separate channel banks labelled A to E, each containing up to 19 channels. These additional 19 channels are located directly above CB channel 80 (81 – 99). Each Receive-only channel can also be assigned an Alpha label to help identify that channel when it is selected.
When using the combined channel bank RXA-E, all 5 channel banks becomes available in one continuous sequence resulting in a total of 95 channels of Receive-only frequencies. Channels are numbered in a repeating sequence from 81 – 99.
e.g. 468.4250 MHz will display as: 4 6 8 4 2 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz Display Frequency 46840 468.4000 46841 468.4125 46842 468.4250 46843 468.4375 46845 468.4500 46846 468.4625 46847 468.4750 46848 468.4875 46850 468.5000 Programming receive-only frequencies While in the channel editor: 1. Press the or keys to select a suitable channel (81-99). key until the radio beeps. ‘–OFF-’ will flash under the channel number. 2.
4. Press the key repeatedly until ‘ALPHA’ is displayed. 5. Press the PTT to exit the Menu. The channel will now display the channel frequency or an Alpha name (depending on whether your radio is in Alpha mode). To switch between Alpha and Frequency modes 1. Select a receive-only channel. key until the radio beeps. A character will flash on the displayed Alpha 2. Press and hold the label or frequency. 3. Briefly press the Squelch key to toggle between Alpha and Frequency modes. 4.
Scanning on Receive-only channels Receive-only channels can be programmed into your Open or Group scan groups in the same way as your normal CB channels. Receive-only channels cannot be programmed into your Network scan group. To add receive-only channel to your scan group, simply select the required scan group (Open or Group), key until the radio beeps. will be select the receive-only channel then press and hold the displayed on that channel.
MENU FUNCTIONS The TX6500S Menu feature provides a convenient method of customising some of the radio’s functions. The follow parameters are available. Menu Item Settings Description CB Ch RX-Only Channels Frequency/ Alpha Label Editing e.g ‘43529’ e.
CONSERVING YOUR BATTERY POWER The TX6500S has built in power saving features to help you get the maximum amount of time between charges from your Li-ion battery pack. If you need to operate your TX6500S in a situation where you require maximum battery life (e.g. a remote site where there is no convenient recharging facility nearby), the following hints can greatly reduce the amount of power drawn from the battery pack.
UHF CB OPERATING FREQUENCIES CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) 1 476.425 21 476.925 41 476.4375 61 476.9375 2 476.450 22 476.950 42 476.4625 62 476.9625 3 476.475 23 476.975 43 476.4875 63 476.9875 4 476.500 24 477.000 44 476.5125 64 477.0125 5 476.525 25 477.025 45 476.5375 65 477.0375 6 476.550 26 477.050 46 476.5625 66 477.0625 7 476.575 27 477.075 47 476.5875 67 477.0875 8 476.600 28 477.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Compliance: Frequency Range: Compliant with AS/NZS 4365 for radio communications equipment in the UHF citizen band and personal radio service. 476.425 MHz – 477.4125 MHz Number of Channels: 80 (plus 95 receive only) Tuneable Frequency Range (receive only): 403 MHz – 520 MHz Channel Spacing: 12.
RECEIVER Sensitivity (450 – 520 MHz): Intermediate Frequencies: -121 dBm for 12 dB SINAD 1st: 38.
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