Power PMR 40 - Walkie-talkie AUDIOLINE - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Talkie-Walkie (PMR 446)
Brand	Audioline
Model	Power PMR 40
Dimensions (H x W x D)	Approx. 160 x 55 x 30 mm
Weight (without batteries)	Approx. 110 g
Power Supply	3 x AA batteries (not included)
Number of Channels	16 PMR channels
Subcodes (CTCSS)	38 privacy codes
Maximum Range	Up to 8 km (depending on terrain)
Battery Life	Up to 20 hours (typical use)
Display	LCD with backlight
VOX Function	Yes, hands-free operation
Scan Function	Yes, channel scanning
Roger Beep	Yes, selectable
Keypad Lock	Yes
Headset Jack	3.5 mm mono
Antenna Type	Fixed, flexible
Operating Frequency	446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz
Max Output Power	500 mW ERP
Maintenance	Clean with dry cloth; avoid water and solvents
Safety Certifications	CE, RoHS
Spare Parts / Repairability	Battery cover, belt clip, headset available; not user-serviceable internally

Frequently Asked Questions - Power PMR 40 AUDIOLINE

What type of batteries does the Audioline Power PMR 40 use?

It uses 3 x AA batteries (not included). Alkaline or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries are recommended.

What is the maximum range of the Power PMR 40?

Up to 8 km in open terrain. In urban or wooded areas, the range may be significantly reduced.

How many channels does this talkie-walkie have?

It has 16 PMR 446 channels and 38 CTCSS privacy codes to reduce interference from other users.

Is the Power PMR 40 waterproof?

No, it is not waterproof. It is splash-resistant but should not be exposed to rain or submerged.

Can I use a headset with the Power PMR 40?

Yes, it has a 3.5 mm mono headset jack for use with compatible headsets or earphones.

How do I activate the VOX function?

Press the VOX button (usually on the side) to enable hands-free operation. The sensitivity can be adjusted in the settings menu.

What is the battery life of the Power PMR 40?

Typically up to 20 hours of mixed use (transmit, receive, standby) with fresh alkaline batteries.

Do I need a license to use this PMR radio?

No, the Power PMR 40 operates on the PMR 446 band, which is license-free in most European countries.

How can I clean and maintain the device?

Clean the exterior with a soft, dry cloth. Remove batteries if storing for long periods. Avoid using chemicals or water.

Where can I find replacement parts or accessories?

Replacement battery covers, belt clips, and compatible headsets are available from Audioline or online retailers. For internal repairs, contact authorized service centers.

USER MANUAL Power PMR 40 AUDIOLINE

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1 Safety Information ....2

Intended use 2

Ambient conditions 2

Power supply 2

Rechargeable battery pack 2

Medical equipment 2

Disposal 3

Declaration of Conformity 3

2 Preparing the Walkie-Talkies for Use ....4

Safety information 4

Checking the package contents 4

Inserting the battery packs 4

Charging the battery pack 5

Attaching the belt clip 5

3 Operating Elements .....6

4 Operating the Walkie-Talkies .....7

Switching the walkie-talkie on/off 7

Volume control 7

Transmitting and receiving 7

Selecting a channel 8

Selecting the CTCSS code 8

Searching for a channel 9

Group Scan 10

Transmit ringing tone 11

Selecting/Deactivating the ringing tone .....11

Monitor 11

Key lock 11

Confirmation signal 12

Headset 12

Automatic deactivation .....12

Stopwatch 12

VOX1 / iVOX2 (handsfree) .....13

5 Appendix .....15

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Safety Information

1 Safety Information

Please read this operating instruction manual thoroughly.

Intended use

These walkie-talkies have been conceived for communication with other walkie-talkies complying to the same standards. Any other use is considered unintended use. Unauthorised modification or reconstruction is not permitted. Under no circumstances open the devices or complete any repair work yourself.

Ambient conditions

Prevent excessive exposure to smoke, dust, vibration, chemicals, moisture, heat and direct sunlight. Do not use the walkie-talkies in potentially explosive areas.

Power supply

Caution: Only use the power adapter plug supplied because other power supplies could damage the walkie-talkie equipment. Ensure access to the power adapter plug is not obstructed by furniture or such.

Rechargeable battery pack

Caution: Never throw batteries into a fire. Only use batteries of the same type! Pay attention to correct polarity. Incorrect polarity of the batteries represents a risk of explosion during charging.

Medical equipment

Caution: Never use the walkie-talkies in the vicinity of medical equipment. Effects on such equipment cannot be fully ruled out. Walkie-talkies can cause an unpleasant humming sound in hearing aids.

Safety Information

Disposal

You are obliged to dispose of consumable goods according to legal requirements. The adjacent symbol indicates that electrical and electronic apparatus and batteries no longer required must be disposed of separate from domestic waste.

Electrical and electronic devices must be disposed of at suitable collection points provided by the public waste authorities.

Batteries must be disposed of at the point of sale or at appropriate collection points provided by the public waste authorities.

Packaging materials must be disposed of according to local regulations.

Caution: The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Declaration of Conformity

This device fulfils the requirements stipulated in the EU directive:

1999/5/EU directive on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.

CE Conformity with the above mentioned directive is confirmed by the CE symbol on the device.

Please refer to the free download in our Website www.audioline.de for complete declaration of conformity.

This product has been developed for use within Germany. It operates on an EU-harmonised frequency band (446 MHz) and, thus, may be used outside Germany in all other EU member states.

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Preparing the Walkie-Talkies for Use

2 Preparing the Walkie-Talkies for Use

Safety information

Caution: It is essential to read the Safety Information in Chapter 1 before starting up.

Checking the package contents

The package contains:

• two walkie-talkies with belt clip - two rechargeable battery packs
• two headsets - a power adapter plug
• an operating manual - a charging station

Inserting the battery packs

Open the battery compartment cover. Insert the battery pack supplied. Pay attention to correct polarity. Close the battery compartment cover.

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Caution: Standard battery packs or batteries are not charged. Only use the battery packs supplied or ones of the same type.

Caution: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type (Supplier: LEXEL, model number: KEBT-085-1).

Batteries(battery pack or batteries) shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Preparing the Walkie-Talkies for Use

Charging the battery pack

Connect the charging station as illustrated in the diagram. For safety reasons, only use the power adapter plug supplied.

Mains power outlet

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Before using the walkie-talkies for the first time, charge them for at least 14 hours. When the walkie-talkies are connected correctly, the red LEDs light up. The LEDs only signal that the connection is correct and continue to light up even when the battery packs are fully charged.

Caution: Do not charge the walkie-talkies with charging units from other manufacturers.

The current battery charge status is indicated in the display:

Full

Half

empty

Low

Empty

As soon as the indicator flashes in the display and acoustic warning signals are issued, the battery pack needs to be recharged.

Attaching the belt clip

Insert the belt clip in the opening provided until it audibly snaps into place. To remove the belt clip, press on it and pull it from the opening.

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Operating Elements

3 Operating Elements

Handset

1 Connection socket, headset
2 Display
3 Volume +
4 Menu / Key lock / On/Off
5 Channel search / Monitor
6 Increase setting
7 Decrease setting
8 Transmit ringing tones
9 PTT button
10 Volume -
11 LED, ready to operate indicator

Display

1 Battery charge capacity
2 Send / Receive
3 Key lock
4 Channel search
5 Confirmation signal
6 CTCSS code
7 VOX mode
8 Channel

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Operating the Walkie-Talkies

4 Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Switching the walkie-talkie on/off

For switching on the walkie-talkie press and hold down the menu key. An acoustic signal is issued. The current channel setting appears in the display and the Ready LED flashes.

For switching off the walkie-talkie press and hold down the menu key.

Volume control

Press vol+ oder vol - to increase or decrease the volume.

Transmitting and receiving

Transmitting After pressing the PTT button, the Ready LED lights up. If the button is pressed longer than 60 seconds, a warning signal is issued. Transmission is interrupted.

Hold the walkie-talkie approx. 5 to 7 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal volume. In order to talk to other subscribers, the respective walkie-talkies must be set to the same channel and CTCSS code.

Receiving Release the PTT button.

Radio signals cannot be received when the PTT button is being pressed.

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Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Selecting a channel

Press + or - to select the desired channel.

Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)

1	446.00625	5	446.05625
2	446.01875	6	446.06875
3	446.03125	7	446.08125
4	446.04375	8	446.09375

Selecting the CTCSS code

CTCSS: Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System

All the calls on walkie-talkies which occur within the range of reception are signalled. A condition for this is that all the walkie-talkies are set to the same channel. To prevent mutual interference, a CTCSS code can be defined for the set channel. 38 CTCSS codes can be set per channel.

1 x 7Activate Settings mode.

Select the CTCSS code and confirm with the PTT button.

Each CTCSS code complies to a specific tone frequency transmitted by the walkie-talkie. Communication between the subscribers is only then possible when both parties are using the same channel and CTCSS code. An exception is CTCSS code "0". In the case of this setting, all the calls on the set channel can be heard regardless of the CTCSS code. To be able to participate in the radio communication, it may be necessary to switch from CTCSS code "0" to the CTCSS code being used.

If you want to communicate with the walkie-talkies which are not using a CTCSS, you must select CTCSS code "0" on your walkie-talkie.

Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Searching for a channel

Signals are searched for in the eight channels in a continuous cycle. The icon appears in the display. If an active channel is detected, the channel search stops. The Ready LED flashes once per second.

Press the PTT button to enable radio communication.

If the PTT button is not pressed or the channel is inactive, channel search resumes after five seconds.

Start / End channel search

Start/End the search for a channel

Resuming search for a channel

Continue the search for a channel

Excluding a channel

If a channel found during the channel search process should not be considered for subsequent use, it can be excluded. All the channels are taken into consideration again when a new channel search is started.

Press and hold down. The channel is excluded and the channel search automatically resumed.

It is possible to exclude all channels with the exception of the "home channel". The "home channel" is the channel you currently configured, when start to scan, the radio searches from home channel.

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Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Group Scan

It is possible to define a group for the channel search. Scroll through all the channels and define for each one whether the individual channel should be considered in the channel search or not.

Defining a group of channels

Select a channel.

6 x Press the menu key 6 times.

Add ("y") or exclude ("-") the respective channel. Confirm with the PTT button. Make this setting for each channel.

Starting group scan

7 x Press the menu key 7 times.

Activate ("y") or deactivate ("-") group scan. Confirm with the PTT button.

Even if Group Scan feature is activated, in order to start Group Scan in standby mode by pressing ,you must have configured more than one group channel except home channel. Otherwise, the radio will operate as normal scan. Home channel is the channel you currently configured, when start to scan, the radio searches from home channel. In Group Scan, the home channel is considered as priority channel if it is not set to group channel. It is essential for the selected channels in the Group Scan that the CTCSS code is configured to the same setting as those transmitting in the group otherwise the Group scan will never find the transmitting PMR signal. Alternatively the CTCSS code can be set to "0" and any signals on that channel will then be found in the Group scanning.

Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Transmit ringing tone

The ringing tones indicate to other subscribers that you want to talk to them. A condition for this is that the other subscribers are using the same channel and CTCSS code.

Send ringing tones

Selecting/Deactivating the ringing tone

There are 10 ringing tones available for selection. To deactivate the ringing tone, select the setting "0".

2 x Press the menu key 2 times.

Select the ringing tone. Confirm with the PTT button.

Monitor

The Monitor function enables the search for weak signals on the channel currently set. If you receive an external signal, switch to a free channel. Always communicate with other subscribers on a free channel to prevent interference.

Press and hold down: Monitor the channel.

Release: End the monitoring function.

Key lock

The key lock function prevents inadvertent modification of settings. When the key lock function is activated, the icon appears in the display.

Activating key lock

8 x Press the menu key 8 times.

Activate ("y") or deactivate ("-") the key lock function. Confirm with the PTT button.

Deactivating key lock

Press and hold down the menu key.

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Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Confirmation signal

The confirmation signal is issued on releasing the PTT button. This signals to the caller that you have ended transmission.

Activating/Deactivating the confirmation signal

Switch the walkie-talkie off. Press and hold the button and, while doing so, switch the walkie-talkie on again. If the confirmation signal is activated, the icon appears in the display.

Headset

You can use the headset enclosed with the equipment to be able to work faster, for example. Clip the walkie-talkie on the belt so that you have both hands free. Since the headset supplied is equipped with an additional PTT button, you can transmit simply by using the PTT button on the headset.

CAUTION: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

Automatic deactivation

The walkie-talkies can be set up so that they are automatically switched off after a certain time. It can be set to 30, 60 or 90 minutes. The function is deactivated when the “0” setting is selected.

4 x Press the menu key 4 times.

Select the desired time.

Confirm with the PTT button.

Stopwatch

The walkie-talkies can be used as stopwatches.

5 x Press the menu key 5 times.

Start / Stop / Resume

Reset

Operating the Walkie-Talkies

VOX ¹ / iVOX ² (handsfree)

When this function is active, the walkie-talkie automatically starts to transmit when the unit detects your voice or a sound.

When you start to speak, there is a slight delay before the walkie-talkie starts to transmit.

Activate VOX mode

When using VOX1 mode, conversation is carried out via a headset. The PTT button on the walkie-talkie need not be pressed to transmit.

Use a commercially available headset without a PTT button equipped with a 3-pin, 2.5 mm stereo jack plug.

Pin assignment:: 1 = Microphone

2 = Loudspeaker

3 = Earth

Switch the walkie-talkie off before connecting a headset.

The headset supplied with the walkie-talkie is not designed for this function because it is equipped with a PTT button.

1. Switch the walkie-talkie off.
2. Raise the cover on the connection socket.
3. Insert the plug on the headset in the connection socket.
4. Switch the walkie-talkie on.
5. "VOX" appears in the display.

Deactivating VOX mode

To deactivate VOX mode, pull the headset plug out of the connection socket.

¹ VOX: Voice Operated Transmission = Noise detection
² iVOX: Intelligent Voice Operated Transmission = Noise detection

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Operating the Walkie-Talkies

Activating iVOX mode

When using iVOX mode, conversation is carried out via the walkie-talkie. The PTT button on the walkie-talkie need not be pressed to transmit.

1. Switch the walkie-talkie off.
2. Press and hold the PTT button and, while doing so, switch the walkie-talkie on again.
3. "iVOX" appears in the display.

Deactivating iVOX mode

In order to deactivate iVOX mode, switch the walkie-talkie off and on again.

Selecting VOX / iVOX sensitivity

There are three sensitivity levels available for operation in VOX / iVOX mode and can be selected according to the ambient noise.

Level 1 High ambient noise Level 2 Normal ambient noise Level 3 Low ambient noise

3 x Press the menu key 3 times.

Select the sensitivity level. Confirm with the PTT button.

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In Case of Problems

Should problems arise with the walkie-talkies, please refer to the following information first. In the case of claims under the terms of guarantee, contact your sales outlet. There is a 2 year period of guarantee.

Problems and solutions

Problems	Solutions
Equipment does not function - Battery pack has not been charged- Key lock has been activated
Transmission not possible - Press PTT button in fully to transmit- C hannel is being used by other subscribers

No reception - Release PTT button

• Volume setting is too low
• You are outside the range of reception, change your position
• Obstructions such as trees and buildings impair the range
• CTCSS code set is not identical to that of the other party
• C hannel is being used by other subscribers

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Technical Properties

Feature Value

Output power 0.5 W

Range Up to 10 km in open space

Using time Up to 14 h (based on 5 %

"send", 5 % "receive" and 90 %

stand-by-time)

Max. talk time Up to 100 min

Charging time At least 12 h

Battery pack NiMH 3.6 V, 600 mAh

Power supply Input: 230 V, 50 Hz, AC

Output: 9 V, 200 mA, AC

Maintenance / Guarantee

Maintenance

Clean the housing surfaces with a soft, fluff-free cloth.

Never use cleaning agents or solvents.

Guarantee

AUDIOLINE equipment is produced and tested according to the latest production methods. The implementation of carefully chosen materials and highly developed technologies ensure trouble-free functioning and a long service life. The terms of guarantee do not apply to the batteries or power packs used in the products.

The period of guarantee is 24 months from the date of purchase. All deficiencies resulting from material or production faults which occur during the period of guarantee will be eliminated free of charge.

Rights to claims under the terms of guarantee are annulled following intervention by the purchaser or third parties. Damage caused as a result of improper handling or operation, incorrect

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positioning or storing, improper connection or installation, Acts of God or other external influence are not covered by the terms of guarantee. In the case of complaints, we reserve the right to repair or replace defect parts or provide a replacement device.

Replacement parts or devices become our property. Rights to compensation in the case of damage are excluded where there is no evidence of intent or gross negligence by the manufacturer.

If your device shows signs of defect during the period of guarantee, please return it to the sales outlet in which you purchased the AUDIOLINE device together with the purchase receipt. All rights to claims under the terms of guarantee in accordance with this agreement must be asserted exclusively with regard to your sales outlet.

Two years after the purchase and transfer of our products, claims under the terms of guarantee can no longer be asserted.

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Appendix

Index

A

Ambient conditions .....2

Automatic deactivation .....12

B

Belt clip ....5

C

Charging the battery pack .....5

Confirmation signal .....11

D

Declaration of Conformity .....3

Disposal 3

G

Group of channels .....9

Guarantee 16

H

Handsfree ....13

Headset 11

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Inserting the battery packs .....4

Intended use ....2

iVOX mode .....14

K

Key lock 11

M

Maintenance .....16

Medical equipment .....2

Monitor 10

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Operating Elements .....6

P

Package contents .....4

Power supply .....2

Problems 15

R

Rechargeable battery pack .....2

Ringing tone .....10

S

Safety Information .....2

Searching for a channel .....9

Selecting a channel .....8

Selecting the CTCSS code .....8

Stopwatch....12

Switching the walkie-talkie on/off 7

T

Technical Properties .....16

Transmitting and receiving .....7

V

Volume control .....7

VOX mode .....13