Tectalk Duro XS - Walkie-talkie ALBRECHT - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Walkie-talkie
Brand	Albrecht
Model	Tectalk Duro XS
Category	PMR446
Dimensions (L x H x D)	130 x 60 x 40 mm
Weight	250 g (with battery)
Power supply	Rechargeable Li-Ion battery 3.7 V / 1500 mAh
Battery life	About 12 h standby, 8 h in use
Maximum range	Up to 10 km in open field
Number of channels	16 PMR446 channels
Sub-codes	38 CTCSS tones, 83 DCS codes
Transmission power	0.5 W (ERP)
Main functions	VOX, scanning, monitor, power saver
Display	Backlit LCD screen
Resistance / Protection	IP67 (waterproof and shockproof)
Frequency	446.00625 – 446.19375 MHz
Included accessories	Belt clip, USB cable, battery, manual
Maintenance and cleaning	Clean with a dry or slightly damp cloth, avoid solvents
Safety	Do not expose to extreme temperatures, do not open the device
Spare parts and repairability	Battery, antenna, clips available separately
General information	2-year warranty, professional and leisure use

Frequently Asked Questions - Tectalk Duro XS ALBRECHT

How to turn the walkie-talkie on and off?

To turn on, turn the volume/on/off knob clockwise until you hear a click. To turn off, turn counterclockwise until the click.

What is the maximum range and how to optimize it?

The range can reach 10 km in open field. To optimize it, use the device at height, avoid obstacles and keep the battery charged.

How to change the channel?

Press the MENU button, use the + and - buttons to select the desired channel. Confirm with MENU or the PTT button.

How to activate the VOX function?

Press MENU until 'VOX' appears on the screen, adjust the sensitivity (1 to 5) with the arrow keys. The VOX will trigger transmission by voice without pressing PTT.

How to charge the battery?

Connect the USB cable to the device and to a 5V charger. The red indicator shows charging. Full charge in about 3 hours.

What to do if the device does not turn on?

Check that the battery is charged and properly inserted. If the problem persists, try a reset by removing the battery for 30 seconds.

How to use the keypad lock?

Press and hold the LOCK key (often the one with a lock icon) for 2 seconds. Repeat to unlock.

Is it compatible with other brands of walkie-talkies?

Yes, all PMR446 walkie-talkies are compatible on the same channels and sub-codes. Make sure to set the same parameters.

How to clean the walkie-talkie?

Use a soft, slightly damp cloth. Never use chemicals. Clean the battery contacts with a dry cloth.

How to store the device long-term?

Store it in a dry, temperate place, with the battery charged to 50%. Remove the battery if storing for an extended period.

USER MANUAL Tectalk Duro XS ALBRECHT

Netzteil

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

Manual

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1. Inhalt

1. Instructions for Use.... 27
2. Fitting the Battery pack.... 29
3. Battery Charging.... 30
4. Radio Controls.... 31
   4.5. Down Button 32
   4.6. Menu(Mode) Button 32
   4.7. Up Button.... 32
5. LCD Display.... 33
6. Menu mode.... 34
7. Basic Radio Operation.... 35
8. Radio Features Explained 36
   8.1. Privacy Codes (CTCSS and DCS Tone Codes)...... 36
   8.2. Selecting an Analogue Privacy Code 36
   8.3. Selecting a Digital Privacy Code 36
   8.4.DTMF TONE 37
   8.5. Compander 37
   8.6. Scrambler 38
   8.7. VOX(Handsfree) Mode 38
   8.8. Squelch Level Adjustment 38
   8.9. Roger Beep 39
   8.10.Key Tone....39
   8.11. Call Tone 40
   8.12. Dual Watch Mode 40
9. Radio Cloning 41
10. Radio ID Editing.... 41
11. Technical Specifications 42
12. European 2 years warranty 46
13. CE- Declaration of Conformity.... 47
14. Where to find service hints and documentation...... 48

2. Instructions for Use

Note: Please read these user instructions carefully before using the equipment and retain for future consultation!

Specific Recommendations:

If you carry any kind of personal medical device, consult a doctor before use.

Do not use the device in a potentially explosive setting (e.g. around petrol pumps, on the lower deck of a boat or around a fuel storage installation or chemical products).

Switch off the device if on an aeroplane or in a hospital.

Remove the batterie if the device is not in use for an extended period of time.

Position the transmitter and antenna at least 5 cm from your face. Direct the antenna upwards and speak normally.

Clean the device with a damp cloth. Don't use agents and solvent for cleaning.

Do not modify the device in any way. In the event of damage occurring, ensure that the device is checked by a qualified professional.

The device cannot be used to contact the emergency services.

Controls

1 Antenna 8 UP Button
2 Power On/Off, Volume 9 PTT Button
3 Speaker 10 Monitor/Lock Button
4 Microphone 11 Scan Memory/Scan
5 LCD 12 Accessory Jack
6 DOWN Button 13 Belt Clip
7 Menu button 14 Battery Pack

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3. Fitting the Battery pack

Fitting

• Ensure that your radio is switched off.
• Align the bottom of the battery pack with the securing slots at the back of the radio.
• Press the top of the battery into the back of the radio until it "clicks" home.

Removal

• Ensure that your radio is switched off.
• Press down on the battery release catch and separate the battery pack from the radio.

4. Battery Charging

To charge your radio, carefully follow these instructions:

1. Connect the power adaptor to the mains power supply and connect the adaptor charger jack to the charging cradle.
2. Disconnect any radio accessories and ensure the radio is switched off.
3. Insert the radio into the charging cradle until it, Clicks' home. The charger LED will glow red and charging will start. If the charger LED blinks red or green or the charger LED does not light, re-insert the radio into the charging cradle.
4. The battery charging time is about 4\~5 hours. When the battery is fully charged the green LED (Full) will be turned on.

5. Radio Controls

5.1. Power On/Off/Volume Control

Turn the knob clockwise to switch on and increase the volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the volume and switch off the radio. The radio will emit a confirmation tone when it switches on.

5.2. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

Press and hold this button to speak (transmit) and release the button to hear (receive) messages. You can only communicate with other radios when the channel and privacy code are the same as that of yours. The red LED lights during the PTT press.

Note : The green or orange LED lights during receive. The green lights on the basic channels and the orange lights on the channel with privacy codes.

5.3. Monitor/Lock Button

Monitor Momentarily press this button to activate the monitor function. To deactivate this function, momentarily press this button again.

pad lock.

Lock Press and hold this button to activate the key-

5.4. Scan Memory and Scan button

Scan Memory As factory default your radio has all channels memorized for channel scanning. To delete a certain channel stay on the channel and press the function button momentarily.

channel is now deleted from the scanning list.

The scan icon will disappear on the LCD and the

Scan Press and hold this button to activate the scan.

5.5. Down Button

Pressing this button will decrease the channel number. In some modes this button is used to adjust the function setting.

5.6. Menu(Mode) Button

Press and hold for about 2 seconds to enter the menu mode. Then briefly press to step down through the menus.

5.7. Up Button

Pressing this button will increase the channel number. In some modes this button is used to adjust the function setting.

1. LCD Display
   

No.	Description No.	Description
1	Dual Watch 11 DCS
2	VOX 12 Time-out Timer
3	Lock 13 Scrambler
4	Key Tone 14 Busy Channel Lock-out
5	Scan Memory 15 ChannelScan Memo
6	Monitor 16 Tone Code
7	Scan 17 Compander
8	Battery Balance Status	18 Roger Beep
9	Battery Level 19 5 Tone
10	CTCSS	20 Power Save

7. Menu mode

The menu mode allows you to set-up and edit the basic functions. To access this menu mode press and hold the menu.button.

Each press of this button steps the radio sequentially through the different functions.

The radio display indicates the current functions. The current setting and associated icon display. Use the up or down button to change the value of any selected menu.

Press the PTT button or wait for about 5 seconds to confirm the change

Display	Function	Setting
	Change Privacy Tone Code (CTCSS)	1 to 73 , of
	Change Digital Privacy Tone code (DCS)	1 to 208 , of
	DTMF Tone On / Off	on , of
	Compander On / Off	on , of
	Scramble On / Off	on , of
	Vox Activation and Level Selection	1, 2, 3, 4 , of
	Squelch level Selection	1,2,3,4,5 , of
	Roger Beep On/Off	on, of
	Key Tone On/Off	on, of
	Call(Page) Tone Selection	of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	Backlight On/Off	on, of
	Dual Watch Activation & Channel Selection	I to 8, of

8. Basic Radio Operation

The PMR-446 Radio service which this radio uses shares channels on a , take turns' basis. This means that other users and groups may be using any channel and privacy code combination. To communicate with other PMR446 radios, all units must be switched to the same frequency and privacy code.

If the combination you have chosen is already in use, please make an alternative selection.

1. Switch on your radio.
2. Check and if necessary change the channel or frequency and privacy code settings.
3. To speak, hold the radio upright, about 5 cm from your mouth and press the PTT. Speak slowly and clearly towards the radio.

Release the PTT when you fi nish speaking.

You will hear messages from other radios that are within range and have the same channel and privacy code setting.

The appropriate icon will appear in the radio display when you receive or transmit a message.

9. Radio Features Explained

9.1. Privacy Codes (CTCSS and DCS Tone Codes)

This radio is fitted with 73 Analogue Privacy codes (also known as CTCSS, sub-codes or sub-channels) and 208 Digital Privacy codes (also known as DCS codes).

Only one type of Privacy code can be used on each channel. Selecting a Digital Privacy code will override any Analogue Privacy code settings. If the other unit(s) do not have privacy codes ensure your units privacy codes (analogue and digital) are set to 'Off'. Please note that privacy codes do not prevent other radio users from hearing your conversation. They simply allow you to ignore messages that are using a different privacy code.

9.2. Selecting an Analogue Privacy Code

To change the Analogue Privacy Code, press the MODE(Menu) button until the CTCSS icon and privacy code number flash. Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired code. Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice. The CTCSS icon will appear when an Analogue Privacy Code is selected.

9.3. Selecting a Digital Privacy Code

To change the Digital Privacy Code, press the MODE(Menu) button until the DCS icon and privacy code number flash. Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired code.

Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice. The DCS icon will appear when a Digital Privacy Code is selected.

Once a CTCSS or DCS code has been selected, you can conveniently deactivate or re-activate the tone function.

Press and hold the monitor key to deactivate or re-activate the tone function. The tone function can only be activated if a tone code has been selected.

9.4. DTMF TONE

The DTMF tone is a kind of combinations of short tones. The DTMF tone can preamble to the message upon every press of the PTT button.

Selecting this allows the other party never to miss your initial message that might arrive before the audio of the other party's is open to receive. This can be activated or de-activated.

9.5. Compander

If the commander is activated, your radio will eliminate the background noise and generate clearer sound by cutting off the high and low.frequencies. The users who prefer the unrefi ned sound are recommended to use the radio with this compander unactivated.

To change the setting, press the MODE button until the Compander icon and current setting display. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the setting. Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

The Compander icon will appear when Compander is active.

9.6. Scrambler

Your radio incorporates a voice scrambler using band inversion method.

The scrambler is compatible with many scramblers used by other manufacturers,

allowing you to enjoy scrambled communications with radios. This can be activated or deactivated.

To change the scrambler icon appears. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the setting. Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

The scrambler icon will appear.

9.7. VOX(Handsfree) Mode

When Hands Free (VOX) MODE is selected the radio will automatically transmit when the microphone detects your voice (or other noise).

It can be used with the internal microphone or a suitable audio accessory (available separately). To avoid accidental operation and reduce the effect of background noise, there are 3 microphone sensitivity settings and off.

To select the VOX sensitivity level, press the MODE button until the VOX icon and current setting. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the sensitivity level (3 is the most sensitive). Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

9.8. Squelch Level Adjustment

This function allows you to adjust the squelch level of your radio.

To change the squelch level, press the MODE button until the squelch mode dis-

plays.

The current squelch setting will flash. Use the UP or DOWN but-

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ton to change the setting. Press the PTT button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

There are 5 squelch levels. Level 1 is the most sensitive (open) and level 5 is the least sensitive (closed). Auto is the optimum factory setting and ,Off' is fully open, with constant static noise.

9.9. Roger Beep

The Roger Beep is a short tone that is automatically added to the end of your transmissions to tell other users that you have fi nished speaking. You can activate or deactivate the Roger Beep as required.

To change the Roger Beep setting, press the MODE button until the Roger Beep icon and current setting displays. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the setting. Press the PTT or FUNCTION button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

The Roger Beep icon will appear when Roger Beep is active.

9.10. Key Tone

If the Key Beep is activated, your radio will emit a confirmation tone whenever you use the keypad. You can activate or deactivate the key Beep as required. To change the

Key Beep setting, press the MODE button until the Key Beep icon appears. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the setting. Press the PTT or FUNCTION button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

The Key Beep icon will appear when Key Beep is active.

9.11. Call Tone

To alert other users to your message and gain their attention you can send a Call Alert melody by pressing the PTT button twice in quick succession. There are five different

call alert tones and off.

To change the Call Alert melody, press the MODE button until the Call icon displays.

Use the UP or DOWN button to change the setting. Press the PTT or FUNCTION button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice.

9.12. Dual Watch Mode

Dual Watch mode allows you to monitor two channels; a primary channel and the dual watch channel. When a signal is received on either channel the unit willpause for 5 seconds before resuming the dual watch. To activate the dual watch mode. first select a radio channel as the primary channel.

To select the dual watch channel press the MODE button until the Dual Watch icon and current setting appear Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired dual watch channel. Press the PTT or MODE button or wait for 5 seconds to store your choice and activate the dual watch.

The radio display will alternate between the primary and dual watch channels and the dual watch icon will appear.

To deactivate the dual watch press the SCAN button after the FUNCTION button press.

If you press the PTT button whilst receiving a signal in Dual Watch mode the radio will transmit on the currently displayed channel. If you press the PTT button when no signal is present the radio will transmit on the primary channel.

10. Radio Cloning

1. Connect two radios (the master and the slave) using a cloning cable.
2. Turn on the master radio pressing PTT button and Mode(M) button simultaneously.

The radio LED blinks green.

1. Turn on the slave radio or radios pressing PTT button and Mode(M) button simultaneously.
   The radio(radios) LED blinks green too.
2. Press and hold the master radio until the master radio LED lights green as well as the slave radio(s) lights green. During cloning, the slave radio(s) blinks among green, orange and red.
3. Turn off your radios and disconnect the cloning cable from the radios.

11. Radio ID Editing

An up to 3 digit Radio ID can be programmed when the radio is switched on. You can customise this Radio ID to identify your radio.

To enter the Radio ID edit mode, switch on the radio whilst pressing the Menu button.

1. The first digit is blinking.
2. Use the UP or DOWN button to change the character.
3. Press the Menu button to select the next digit.
4. Repeat the step 2 and the step 3.
5. Turn off the radio to finish editing.

Troubleshooting

If you experience problems with your Tectalk Duro XS first check the battery power level as low batteries can cause problems such as poor transmission, weak reception and reduced sound quality.

Then check the manual and radio display to ensure that a function (such as VOX or Lock) has not been activated by accident.

12. Technical Specifications

1) Operating Frequencies (frequency shown in MHz):

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

2) Channel Spacing: 12.5kHz
3) Power Source: 1 x Li-Ion battery 1200 mAh 7.4 V

4) Privacy Codes (CTCSS Tone Codes) Table (in Hz):

No Hz	No Hz	No Hz	No Hz
1 67	0 21 13	6.5 41 1	83.5 61	110.7
2 71	9 22 14	1.3 42 1	89.9 62	120.0
3 74	4 23 14	6.2 43 1	96.6 63	131.1
4 77	0 24 15	1.4 44 1	99.5 64	141.1
5 79	7 25 15	6.7 45 2	06.5 65	150.7
6 82	5 26 16	2.2 46 2	29.1 66	160.8
7 85	4 27 16	7.9 47 2	54.1 67	171.4
8 88	5 28 17	3.8 48 1	65.5 68	181.4
9 91	5 29 17	9.9 49 1	71.3 69	190.6
10 94	.8 30 18	6.2 50 1	77.3 70	201.3
11 97	4 31 19	2.8 51 6	0.7 71 2	11.6
12 10	0.0 32 2	03.5 52	62.5 72	221.5
13 10	3.5 33 2	10.7 53	64.7 73	230.3
14 10	7.2 34 2	18.1 54	40.8
15 11	0.9 35 2	25.7 55	51.0
16 11	4.8 36 2	33.6 56	61.0
17 11	8.8 37 2	41.8 57	71.2
18 12	3.0 38 2	50.3 58	80.8
19 12	7.3 39 6	9.3 59 9	1.1
20 13	1.8 40 1	59.8 60	101.3

5) Digital Privacy Codes Table (DCS Tone Codes):

NO Code	NO Code	NO	Code NO	Code NO	NO Code
1 23 46	346 91	252 136	I226 181	I712
2 25 47	351 92	255 137	I243 182	I723
3 26 48	364 93	266 138	I244 183	I731
4 31 49	365 94	274 139	I245 184	I732
5 32 50	371 95	325 140	I251 185	I734
6 43 51	411 96	332 141	I261 186	I743
7 47 52	412 97	365 142	I263 187	I754
8 51 53	413 98	446 143	I265 188	I053
9 54 54	423 99	452 144	I271 189	I122
10 65 55	431 100	454 145	I306	I90 I036
11 71 56	432 101	455 146	I311	I91 I145
12 72 57	445 102	462 147	I315	I92 I212
13 73 58	464 103	523 148	I331	I93 I225
14 74 59	465 104	526 149	I343	I94 I246
15 114	466 105	I023	I346	I95 I252
16 115	503 106	I025	I351	I96 I255
17 116	506 107	I026	I364	I97 I266
18 125	516 108	I031	I365	I98 I274
19 131	532 109	I032	I371	I99 I325
20 132	546 110	I043	I411	I200 I332
21 134	565 111	I047	I412	I201 I365
22 143	606 112	I051	I413	I202 I446
23 152	612 113	I054	I423	I203 I452
24 155	624 114	I065	I431	I204 I454

25 156	70 627	115 I071	160 I432	205 I455
26 162	71 631	116 I072	161 I445	206 I462
27 165	72 632	117 I073	162 I464	207 I523
28 172	73 654	118 I074	163 I465	208 I526
29 174	74 662	119 I114	164 I466
30 205	75 664	120 I115	165 I503
31 223	76 703	121 I116	166 I506
32 226	77 712	122 I125	167 I516
33 243	78 723	123 I131	168 I532
34 244	79 731	124 I132	169 I546
35 245	80 732	125 I134	170 I565
36 251	81 734	126 I143	171 I606
37 261	82 743	127 I152	172 I612
38 263	83 754	128 I155	173 I624
39 265	84 53	129 I156	174 I627
40 271	85 122	130 I162	175 I631
41 306	86 36	131 I165	176 I632
42 311	87 145	132 I172	177 I654
43 315	88 212	133 I174	178 I662
44 331	89 225	134 I205	179 I664
45 343	90 246	135 I223	180 I703

13. European 2 years warranty

The distributor, dealer or retail shop warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part of it, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 2 years from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor. To obtain repair or replacement within the terms of this warranty, the product is to be delivered with proof of warranty coverage (e.g. dated bill of sale), specification of defect(s), to the distributor, dealer or his authorized repair center.

The Company disclaims liability for communications range of this product. The warranty does not apply to any product or part there of which, in the opinion of the company, has suffered or been damaged through alteration, improper installation, mishandling, misuse, neglect, accident, or by removal or defacement of the factory serial number/bar code label(s). The warranty does not apply to accessory parts or problems caused through not authorized or not recommended accessories like of the units like batteries, external power supplies and over voltage caused through external power supplies, light bulbs, broken antennas, broken swivel belt clips, broken or damaged acrylic glass windows and cabinet parts.

Please contact the dealer or person where you have purchased your radio. Alternatively, if you bought the radio in Germany, you can send the radio directly to our service partner (address on the last page)

14. CE- Declaration of Conformity

CE

This unit 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 users in Italy: (as of date of this user manual) 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.

This unit complies to the European R&TTE, EMC and LVD Directives and harmonized standards EN 300 296-2 V1.4.1, EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2, EN 301 489-05 V1.3.1 and EN 60 950-1:2006 2nd ed. The unit can be used in following countries:

AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, UK

15. Where to find service hints and documentation

Our technical documentation is updated regularly. You can download the latest versions of user manuals, technical documents and also the dual language original declaration of conformity, as well as service hints or FAQ's any time from our server under

http://www.service.alan-electronics.de

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. Please use these facilities, it will be your contribution to proper recycling of electronic material, and it is free of charge for you.

Service partner in Germany (only for radios sold in Germany):

Alan Service

c/o Transerv 2000 Repair Service GmbH & Co. KG

Robert-Bosch-Str. 35,

64625 Bensheim

Tel: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

In other countries please contact your local distributors in case of technical problems.

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