Olympia P324 Professional Hand-held UHF FM 2-Way Radio User Guide KEM-PK28201 ! Warning: This manual contains important safety and operating information. Please read, understand, and follow the instructions in this manual. Failure to do so could result in personal injury, death, and/or damage to your Olympia P324 radio, accesories and/or other property.
! Caution This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Your Olympia radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1 – 2005), IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. • American National Standards Institute (C95.3 – 2002), IEEE Recommended Practice for the Measurement of Potentially Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields – RF and Microwave. • IEEE Standard 1528-2003.
• ALWAYS use Olympia authorized accessories (antennas, batteries, belt clips, speaker/microphones, etc). Use of unauthorized accessories can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded. • ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the body when transmitting and only use the Olympia belt-clips, listed in this user manual, when attaching the radio to your belt, etc., to ensure FCC RF exposure compliance requirements are not exceeded.
Important ! CAUTION! NEVER hold the transceiver so that the antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. The transceiver will perform best if the microphone is 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical. NEVER operate the transceiver with a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels. NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack.
The use of non-Olympia battery packs/chargers may impair transceiver performance and invalidate the warranty. Changes or modifications to this transceiver not expressly approved by Olympia could void your authority to operate this transceiver under FCC regulations. FCC license is required before operating this radio.
In this User Guide Packaging Content .................................................................. 9 Controls ..................................................................................10 Display Screen ........................................................................11 Basic Operation ......................................................................12 Menu Operation .....................................................................17 Technical Specifications .....................
Packaging Content Radio, antenna, lithium-ion battery, drop-in charger, charging adaptor, belt clip, and user guide. Available accessory sold separately: Headset with Push-to-Talk microphone.
Olympia P324 Controls Antenna TX LED indicator light Antenna connector EMG Emergency call key PTT key (Push-to-Talk) SCAN key (Scan/TX Power/Lock) MON/FUNC key (Monitor/Function) Microphone Down key 10 PWR/VOL (Power/volume on-off) Speaker Accessory Speaker/ Microphone jack Up key
Olympia P324 Display Screen Icon Definition RX signal strength indicator Busy channel lockout indicator The current code is CTCSS Code The current code is CDCSS Code Indicates the squelch level Indicates the radio is scanning Indicates channel is not on scanned list Key-lock indicator Keypad Tone enabling indicator Channel or frequency display Code display Low TX Power (1W) indicator Repeater indicator Narrow band (12.
Basic Operations Connecting the antenna Align the base of the antenna onto the SMA connector and turn clockwise until snug. Do not over tighten. To disconnect antenna: Turn the base of the antenna counter clockwise until it comes out from the SMA connector. Connect the battery. Connect the belt clip. Turning your radio on and off To turn on the power: Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise until “beep” is heard. All icons and frequencies will appear on the screen.
Rotate PWR/VOL clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. Backlight Depress the PTT key or wait for 5 seconds to inactivate the backlight. Monitor Do not talk on a channel if someone else is talking on it. To check for activity on a channel before you talk, press and hold the MON/FUNC key. If you hear static, the channel is clear to use. To exit the function, release the MON/FUNC key.
Basic Operations Talking and listening To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and CTCSS\CDCSS codes. To talk, press and hold the PTT key. The red TX indicator light glows continuously when transmitting. To receive messages, release the PTT key. For maximum clarity, hold the radio two to three inches away from your mouth and speak directly into the microphone. Do not cover the microphone while talking. Transmit power setting The radio can transmit at 1 watt or 4 watt.
Basic Operations Scan Use scanning to monitor channels and codes for transmissions or to find someone in your group who has accidentally changed channels. When priority scan feature is enabled, the priority channel will be scanned after every normal channel, regardless of whether the priority channel is added into the scan list. To start scanning, briefly press the SCAN key. The scan indicator will appear. When the radio detects channel activity, it stops scanning and you can hear the transmission.
To enter the radio’s emergency mode, hold down the EMG button for 2 seconds. The radio will alternately flash and Channel number/Frequency. The radio will now alternate between 30 seconds of hands-free transmission and 30 seconds of hands-free receiving. This loop will continue until you exit the emergency mode. To exit emergency mode, press the PTT button. 1. The busy channel lockout feature will be disabled during emergency mode. 2. When the battery is low, the radio can still transmit. 3.
Menu Operation Squelch Level Setting The adjustable Squelch allows you to optimize the radio’s sensitivity. It also allows you to increase the sensitivity and receive weaker signals. There are 5 sensitivity levels. The squelch level is indicated by the icon and bar icons next to it on the display. 1. Press MON/FUNC until the current squelch level flashes and appears. 2. Press UP/DOWN to increase or decrease the squelch level. 3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.
Keypad Tone Setting You may enable or disable the speaker key tones. You will hear the key tone each time a button is pushed. 1. Press MON/FUNC until appears. The current setting flashes and appears. 2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off. 3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up. / Roger Beep Setting If this feature is enabled, the radio transmits a unique tone when you finish transmitting. In the same way as saying “Roger” or “Over”, it lets others know you are finished talking. appears.
Menu Operation Busy Channel Lockout Setting The busy channel lockout feature helps to prevent interruption of communication between other radios using the channel you selected. When you press PTT to transmit, the radio will generate a beep and will appear to alert you that the channel you selected is busy. 1. Press MON/FUNC until appears. The current setting flashes. 2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off. 3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.
Priority Channel Setting Select one of the channels to be the priority channel. Once you select a priority channel, activity will be caught more frequently. 1. Press MON/FUNC until appears. The current setting flashes. 2. Press UP/DOWN to select the desired channel or to disable the function. 3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up. Keypad Lock Setting The keypad lock disables all the button functions except the PTT, MON/FUNC and EMG. When the keypad is locked, the will appear in the display.
Technical Specifications GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS* Channel memories CTCSS/CDCSS Codes Frequency Band Channel BW LCD Battery Type Antenna Connector Headset / Microphone Connector Battery Connector Controls Power Switch Channel Capacity Charger Power Supply Dimensions (without antenna) 32 50/83 450-470 MHz 12.5 and 25 kHz 13 Icons 8 digit frequency LCD Display 3 digit CTCSS value LCD Display 4 level RX strength indicator 5 level SQ indicator 3 level BAT indicator Back light 7.
Weight (with battery pack) Frequency Stability vs. temperature Estimated Battery life (TX-RX-STBY duty cycle) 7.9 oz (224 g) <2.5ppm Power 10-10-80 duty cycle 5-5-90 duty cycle 1 Watt 8hrs. 16hrs. 4 Watt 5hrs. 9hrs. FCC Designator K7GP1808 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS* Sensitivity (12 dB SINAD) Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Spurious Rejection Image Rejection Audio Output Power Audio Distortion Power Supply Dimensions (without antenna) ≤0.
TX Output Power Spurious Output FM Hum and Noise Adjacent Channel Power Ratio Modulated Audio Distortion 4W/1W Per 90.210 (b) or (d) 40dB 65dB/60dB (W/N) ≤5% @ Rated Deviation Environmental SPECIFICATIONS* Ingress Protection Rating lP52 Operating Temperature -20° C - +60° C / -5° F - +140° F Storage Temperature -40° C - +65° C / -40° F - +150° F * All specifications subject to change without notice.
Customizing your Radio Your radio can be customized to fit your specific needs. This can be done by your dealer or distributor using special configuration software. This configuration software is used to set all memory channel parameters including TX and RX frequency, TX power level, CTCSS or CDCSS settings, TX bandwidth, BCLO, Scan, and Priority Channel.
Warranty What does this warranty cover? Giant International warrants the Olympia branded professional hand-held radios that it manufactures (“Products”), the Olympia branded or certified accessories sold for use with these Products that it manufactures (“Accessories”) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal usage for the period(s) outlined below.
Headsets: One (1) year from the date of purchase by the first customer purchaser of the product. Products and Accessories that are repaired or replaced: The balance of the original warranty or for ninety (90) days from the date returned to the customer, whichever is longer. Who is covered? This warranty extends only to the first customer purchaser of the product. This warranty is not transferable.
Warranty Abuse and misuse: Defects or damage that results from: (a) improper operation, storage, misuse or abuse, accident or neglect, such as physical damage (cracks, scratches, etc.
Altered products: Products or accessories with (a) serial numbers or date tags that have been removed, altered or obliterated; (b) broken seals that show evidence of tampering; (c) mismatched board serial numbers; or (d) nonconforming or non-Olympia branded housings, or parts, are excluded from coverage.
Warranty or tort (including negligence) for damages in excess of the purchase price of the product or consequential damages of any kind, or loss of revenue or profits, loss of business, loss of information or other financial loss arising out of or in connection with the ability or inability to use the products or accessories to the full extent these damages may be disclaimed by law.
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