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USER MANUAL Twintalker 9310 MT Logic

This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC and the Erp directive 2009/125/EC and carries the CE mark accordingly.

UK The features described in this manual are published with reservation to modifications.

Thank you for purchasing the Twintalker 9310. It's a long range, low powered radio communication device with a range of maximum 10Km . It has no running costs other than the minimal cost of re-charging the batteries.

The Twintalker operates on 8 channels.

2 Intended purpose

It can be used for recreational purposes. For example: to keep in contact during travelling with 2 or more cars, biking, skiing. It can be used to keep in contact with your children when they are playing outside, etc...

3 C E M a r k

The CE symbol on the unit, user guide and giftbox indicates that the unit complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC.

4 Safety instructions

4.1 General

Please read carefully through the following information concerning safety and proper use. Make yourself familiar with all functions of the device. Keep this manual in a safe place for future use.

4.2 Burning injuries

• If the cover of the antenna is damaged, do not touch because when an antenna comes in contact with the skin, a minor burn may result when transmitting.
• Batteries can cause property damage such as burns if conductive material such as jewellery, keys or beaded chains touches exposed terminals. The material may complete an electrical circuit (short circuit) and become quite hot. Exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse or other container with metal objects.

4.3 Injuries

• Do not place your device in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force. If a PMR is placed in the bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the communicator may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
• Keep the PMR at least 15 centimetres away from a pacemaker.
• Turn your PMR OFF as soon as interference is taking place with medical equipment.

4.4 Danger of explosion

• Do not replace batteries in a potentially explosive atmosphere. Contact sparking may occur while installing or removing batteries and cause an explosion.
• Turn your PMR off when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
• Never throw batteries in fire as they may explode.

Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include fuelling areas such as below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust or metal powders; and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.

4.5 Poisoning danger

• Keep batteries away from small children.

4.6 Legal

• In some countries it is prohibited to use your PMR while driving a vehicle. In this case leave the road before using the device.
• Turn your PMR OFF when on board an aircraft when instructed to do so. Any use of the PMR must be in accordance with airline regulations or crew instructions.
• Turn your PMR OFF in any facilities where posted notices instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy.
• Replacing or modifying the antenna may affect the PMR radio specifications and violate the CE regulations. Unauthorized antennas could also damage the radio.

4.7 Notes

• Do not touch the antenna while transmitting, it could affect the range.
• Remove the batteries if the device is not going to be used for a long period.

5 Cleaning and maintenance

• To clean the unit, wipe with a soft cloth dampened with water. Don't use a cleaner or solvents on the unit; they can damage the case and leak inside, causing permanent damage.
• Battery contacts may be wiped with a dry lint-free cloth.
• If the unit gets wet, turn it off and remove the batteries immediately. Dry the battery compartment with a soft cloth to minimize potential water damage. Leave the cover off the battery compartment overnight or until completely dry. Do not use the unit until completely dry.

6 Disposal of the device (environment)

At the end of the product lifecycle, you should not throw this product into the normal household garbage but bring the product to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipments. The symbol on the product, user guide and/or box indicate this.

Some of the product materials can be re-used if you bring them to a recycling point. By re-using some parts or raw materials from used products you make an important contribution to the protection of the environment. Please contact your local authorities in case you need more information on the collection points in your area.

7 Using a PMR device

To communicate between PMR devices they need to be set all on the same channel and CTCSS/DCS code (see chapter "12.7 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) / DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)") and within receiving range (up to max. 10 km in open field). Since these devices use free frequency bands (channels), all devices in operation share these channels(total 8 channels). Therefore, privacy is not guaranteed. Anybody with a PMR set to your channel can overhear the conversation. If you want to communicate (transmitting a voice signal) you need to press the PTT-button.

Once this button pressed, the device will go into transmit mode and you can speak into the microphone. All other PMR devices in range, on the same channel and in standby mode (not transmitting) will hear your message. You need to wait until the other party stops transmitting before you can reply to the message. At the end of each transmission the unit will send a beep if the Roger Beep is enable (see chapter "12.12 Roger Beep On/Off"). To reply, just press the PTT-button and speak into the microphone.

If 2 or more users press the PTT- button at the same time the receiver will receive only the stongest signal and the other signal(s) will be suppressed. Therefore you should only transmit a signal (press PTT- button) when the channel is free.

The range of radio waves is strongly affected by obstacles such as buildings, concrete/metal structures, the unevenness of the landscape, woodland, plants, ... This implies that the range between two or more PMR's may in some extreme cases be restricted to a maximum of a few tens of meters. You will soon notice that PMR works best when there is a minimum of obstacles between users.

8 Getting started

8.1 Installing/Removing the Belt Clip

1. To remove the belt clip from the unit, push the belt clip (B) towards the antenna, while pulling the clip tab (A).
2. When re-installing the belt clip, a click indicates the belt clip is locked into position.

8.2 Battery Installation

1. Remove the belt clip (See chapter "8.1 Installing/Removing the Belt Clip").
2. Open the locking latch (C) and slide off the battery cover.
3. Install the rechargeable battery pack following the polarity as shown. Ensure that the metal contacts on the side (D) are facing outwards so they will make contact to the battery door.
4. Close the battery door.
5. Re-install the belt clip.

9 Charging the batteries

When the batteries are installed, the desktop charger provides drop-in charging conveniency.

1. Put the desktop charger on a flat surface.
2. Plug one end of the supplied adapter into an easy accessible electric socket and the other end into the connector on the backside of the desktop charger.
3. Put the radio in the charger as indicated.
4. The charging LED will turn on if it's properly inserted and charging.

It will take about 8 to 10 hours to fully charge the batteries.

When the PMR's are in the desktop charger, the charging LED's will always be ON, even when the batteries are fully charged.

Do not press the PTT-button of the PMR's while they are placed in the charger!

Do not short-circuit the batteries or dispose in fire. Remove the batteries if this device is not going to be used for a long period. Do not charge non rechargeable batteries like Alkaline batteries in the charger. This might damage the PMR's and charger unit.

10 Description

1. Fixed antenna

2. LCD display

3. Connection for optional headset and charger

4. Menu button

• Enter the menu settings

• On-off button

1. Microphone

2. UP button

• Increase the speaker volume

• Select the next value in the menu

• Speaker

• Down button

Decrease the speaker volume
- Select the previous value in the menu

1. Call button

Transmit a call tone

1. Push to talk button PTT

11 LCD display information

TX TX icon - Displayed when transmitting a signal

RX RX icon - Displayed when receiving a signal

Speaker volume indicator

Lock icon - Displayed when the keypad is locked.

Battery charge level indicator

Vox VOX icon - Displayed in Voice controlled (Vox) mode

SC Scan icon - Displayed when scan mode is active

DCM Dual Scan icon - Displayed when dual scan mode is active

12 Using the Twintalker 9310

The display illustrations in next pages only show the icons or display informations of the functions that are explained in the text.

12.1 Turning the Unit ON/OFF

To turn ON:

• Press and hold the - button for 2 seconds. The unit will "beep" and the LCD display will display the current channel.

To switch OFF:

• Press and hold the - button for 2 seconds. The unit will "beep" and the LCD display will turn blank.

12.2 Battery Charge Level/Low Battery Indication

The battery charge level is indicated by the number of squares present inside the battery icon on the LCD Screen.

Battery Full
Battery 2/3 charged
Battery 1/3 charged
Battery empty

When the battery charge level is low, the battery icon will flash and a beep will be heard to indicate that the batteries need to be replaced or recharged.

Never recharge non-rechargable batteries like for example Alkaline batteries.

12.3 Adjusting Speaker Volume

• Press the - button in stand-by-mode to increase the speaker volume. The volume level is displayed.
• Press the - button to decrease the speaker volume.

12.4 Receiving a Signal

The unit is continuously in the receive mode when the unit is switched ON and not transmitting.

In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must also be on the same channel and have set the same CTCSS code or DCS code. (See chapter "12.6 Changing Channels" and "12.7 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) / DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)") Either CTCSS or DCS can be used but never both at the same time.

12.5 Transmitting a Signal

• Press and hold the PTT - button to transmit. The TX symbol is displayed.
• Hold the unit in a vertical position with the microphone 10cm from the mouth and speak into the microphone.
• Release the PTT - button when you want to stop transmitting.

To check the channel activity use the monitor function (See chapter "12.8 Monitor").

12.6 Changing Channels

• Press the - button once, the current channel number flashes on the display.
• Press the - button or the - button to change the channel.
• Press the PTT - button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.

If no button is pressed within 5 seconds during setting, the unit will return to standby.

12.7 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) / DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)

License free PMR radio's operating on the 446 MHz frequency band, like the Twintalker 9310 PMR, have 8 available radio channels. If there are many PMR users in your neighborhood, there is a chance that some of these users are operating on the same radio channel. To prevent that you receive signals from other users, sub-channels have been integrated. Two PMR radio's will only be able to communicate with each other when they are operating on the same radio channel and when they have selected exactly the same sub-channel.

There are two kinds of sub-channels :

• Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS)
• Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)

When using CTCSS, a low frequency tone (between 67 and 250Hz ) will be transmitted along with the voice signal. There are 38 available tones to choose from. You are free to choose one of these 38 available tones. Due to filtering, these tones will generally not be audible so they will not disturb the communication.

DCS is similar to CTCSS, but instead of sending a continuous tone of a selected frequency, a digital data transmission is added to the radio signal. This Digital Code is transmitted at a

really low rate, around 134 bits per second (the code is 23 bits long). Only the PMR's of the latest generation will support DCS. There are 83 available DCS codes that can be used. Since earlier models will only support CTCSS it will be better to use DCS to prevent that other users will be audible during your PMR conversations.

12.7.1 CTCSS

• Press the -button twice: "CTCSS" and the current CTCSS code flashes on the display.
• Press the -button or the -button to change to another code.
• Press the PTT-button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.

12.7.2 DCS

• Press the -button three times: "DCS" and the current DCS code flashes on the display.
• Press the -button or the -button to change to another code.
• Press the PTT-button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.

To disable CTCSS or DCS, select code "00" for CTCSS or for DCS in the menu. When the entry is confirmed, "OF" will be displayed.

12.8 Monitor

You can use the monitor feature to check for weaker signals in the current channel.

• Press the -button and -button simultaneously to activate channel monitoring.
• Press the -button to stop channel monitoring.

During channel monitoring the receiver circuit in the PMR will not listen to CTCSS or DCS codes.

12.9 VOX Selection

The PMR is capable of voice activated (VOX) transmission. In VOX mode, the radio will transmit a signal when it is activated by your voice or other sound around you. VOX operation is not recommended if you plan to use your radio in a noisy or windy environment.

VOX mode will be overridden when you press the PTT - button .

• Press the - button four times, the current VOX setting flashes on the display and the VOX icon is displayed.
• Press the -button to set the VOX sensitivity level between 1 and 3 (level 3 is the most sensitive level).
• Press the button until 'OF' appears on the display, to turn VOX OFF.
• Press the PTT - button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.

12.10 Channel Scan

Channel scan performs searches for active signals in an endless loop from channel 1 to 8. Once an active channel is found you have the option to search for the CTCSS code or the DCS code that is set by the user who is broadcasting on the channel.

12.10.1 Scanning for an active radio channel

• Press the -button five times: "SC" and the current channel flashes on the display.
• Press the -button or the -button to start the channel scan.

Once an active channel is found, the scanning will stop and you can listen to the transmission.

When the transmission on the found channel stops, the scanning will resume automatically.

If you press the PTT button while listening to a found channel, the PMR will go back in stand-by mode on the found channel.

12.10.2 Scanning for a CTCSS code

When an active channel is found press the PTT button to select the found active channel. Now you have to option to search for the CTCSS/DCS code that is used by the found user.

• Press the -button six times: "SC" and "CTCSS 00" flashes on the display for the selected radio channel.
• Press the -button or the -button to start the CTCSS scan.

Once there is a transmission on the channel, the CTCSS code (if used) will be detected and displayed.

• If you press the PTT button while listening to a found CTCSS code, the PMR will go back in stand-by mode on the channel with the CTCSS code.
• If no CTCSS code is detected there is a chance that DCS is selected by the user. In this case you can scan for the DCS code. (section 12.10.3)

12.10.3 Scanning for a DCS code

• Press the -button seven times: "SC" and "DCS 00" flashes on the display for the selected radio channel.
• Press the -button or the -button to start the DCS scan.

Once there is a transmission on the channel, the DCS code (if used) will be detected and displayed.

If you press the PTT button while listening to a found DCS code, the PMR will go back in stand-by mode on the channel with the DCS code.

12.11 Call Tones

A call tone alerts others that you want to start talking.

12.11.1 Setting the Call Tone

The Twintalker 9310 has 10 call tones.

• Press the - button eight times, "CA" is displayed and the current call tone is flashing.
• Press the - button or the button to change to another Call Tone.
• Press the PTT - button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.

12.11.2 Sending a call Tone

Press the button briefly. The call tone will be transmitted on the set channel.

12.12 Roger Beep On/Off

After the PTT-button is released, the unit will send out a roger beep to confirm that you have stopped talking.

To set the Roger Beep.

• Press the - button nine times. 'rO' will be displayed.
• Press to enable (ON) or to disable the Roger-Beep (OF).
• Press the PTT - button to confirm your selection and return to the standby mode.

12.13 Key-Tone On/Off

When a button is pressed, the unit will beep briefly.

To set the key-tone.

• Press ten times. 'tO' will be displayed.
• Press to enable (ON) or disable the Key Tones (OF).
• Press the PTT - button to confirm your selection and return to the standby mode.

12.14 Dual Channel Monitor function

In stand-by, the PMR is set on one channel with CTCSS/DCS code. The PMR will only receive signals transmitted on that channel with the CTCSS/DCS code.

Dual Channel Monitor (DCM) allows you to monitor a second channel with CTCSS/DCS code.

• Press the -button eleven times," DCM OF" will flash on the display.
• Press the -button or the -button to change the channel.
• Press the -button to confirm the channel selection and go to CTCSS selection. (Press the button again to go to DCS selection)
• Press the -button or the -button to change the CTCSS code or DCS code.
• Press the PTT-button to confirm and return to stand-by mode.
• To disable the function select "OF" when selecting the DCM channel.

When the Dual Channel Monitor function is activated, the PMR will switch sequentially between the standby channel + CTCSS/DCS code and the Dual Channel + CTCSS/DCS code.

12.15 Button Lock

• Press and hold the -button for three seconds to activate the Button lock mode. The button lock icon is displayed on the LCD Screen.
• Press and hold the -button again for three seconds deactivate button lock

The PTT-button, the -button and the -button will still be functional when the Button Lock is activated.

12.16 Stopwatch function

The Twintalker 9310 has a stopwatch that will count to 59'59"99.

• Press the -button and hold for two seconds, the stopwatch display will appear.
• Press the -button to start the stopwatch.
• Press the -button to stop the stopwatch.
• Press the -button to reset the stopwatch to zero.
• Press the -button and hold for two seconds to deactivate the stopwatch.

12.17 Display back light

To activate the backlight of the LCD display, press any button except the PTT- button or the button.

The LCD backlight will light up for 6 seconds.

12.18 FM radio

The Twintalker 9310 has an integrated FM radio.

• Press the -button briefly to turn on the FM radio.
• Press the -button or the -button to tune up or down the frequency.
• Press and hold the -button or the -button for two seconds to scan for a radio station.
• Press the -button briefly to turn on the FM radio off.

While listening to a radio station, the PMR will still be operational in the background. The FM radio will switch off when a signal is received and will resume when there is no more PMR signal.

While the radio is on, you can still broadcast a signal when pressing the PTT button or the -button.

13 Technical specifications

Channels	8
Sub-code	CTCSS: 38 / DCS: 83
Frequency	446.00625 MHz - 446.09375 MHz
Range	Up to 10 Km (Open field)
Batteries	4 x AAA Alkaline or NiMH rechargeable battery pack
Transmission Power	<= 500mW ERP
Modulation Type	FM - F3E
Channel spacing	12,5 kHz
FM radio	87.5 MHz - 108 MHz
Power adapter	Input: 230V AC / 50Hz - Output: 9V DC / 300mA

Channel Frequency Chart: CTF Channel Frequency (MHz)		CSS Code Chart Code Frequency (Hz) Code Freq. (Hz) Code Freq. (Hz) Code Freq. (Hz)
1 446,00625 0 Disabled 1	94,8 20 13	1,8 30 186,2
2 446,01875 1	67,0	11 97,4 21 13	6,5 31 192,8
3 446,03125 2	71,9	12 100,0 22 14	41,3 32 203,5
4 446,04375 3	74,4	13 103,5 23 14	46,2 33 210,7
5 446,05625 4	77,0	14 107,2 24 15	51,4 34 218,1
6 446,06875 5	79,7	15 110,9 25 16	56,7 35 225,7
7 446,08125 6	82,5	16 114,8 26 17	62,2 36 233,6
8 446,09375 7	85,4	17 118,8 27 18	67,9 37 241,8
	8	88,5	18 123,0 28 173,8	38 250,3
	9	91,5	19 127,3 29 179,9

DCS Code Chart No DCS code No DCS code No DCS code No DCS code
0 Disabled 21 134 42 311 68 516
1 23 22	143 43 315 64 532
2 25 23	152 44 331 65 546
3 26 24	155 45 343 66 565
4 31 25	156 46 346 67 606
5 32 26	162 47 351 68 612
6 43 27	165 48 364 69 624
7 47 28	172 49 365 70 627
8 51 29	174 50 371 71 631
9 54 30	205 51 411 72 632
10 65 31	223 52 412 73 654
11 71 32	226 53 413 74 662
12 72 33	243 54 423 75 664
13 73 34	244 55 431 76 703
14 74 35	245 56 432 77 712
15 114 36	251 57 445 78 723
16 115 37	261 58 464 79 731
17 116 38	263 59 465 80 732
18 125 39	265 60 466 81 734
19 131 40	271 61 503 82 743
20 132 41	306 62 506 83 754

14 Warranty

14.1 Warranty period

The devices have a 36-month warranty period. The warranty period starts on the day the new unit is purchased. There is no warranty on standard or rechargeable batteries (AA/AAA type). Consumables or defects causing a negligible effect on operation or value of the equipment are not covered. The warranty has to be proven by presentation of the original or copy of the purchase receipt, on which the date of purchase and the unit-model are indicated.

14.2 Warranty exclusions

Damage or defects caused by incorrect treatment or operation and damage resulting from use of non-original parts or accessories are not covered by the warranty.

The warranty does not cover damage caused by outside factors, such as lightning, water and fire, nor any damage caused during transportation. No warranty can be claimed if the serial number on the units has been changed, removed or rendered illegible. Any warranty claims will be invalid if the unit has been repaired, altered or modified by the buyer.

1 Inleiding

12.7 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) / DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)

• Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS)
  Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)

Pour activer le Roger Beep.

12.7 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)/DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)

• Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS)
  Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)

9 Carregar as pilhas

EC-Declaration of Conformity

We, Tristar Europe B.V., Jules Verneweg 87, 5015BH Tilburg, The Netherlands,declare that our product :Type: PMR radioModel: MT-Logic Twintalker 9310Class of equipment: Class 1is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC and ErP directive 2009/125/EC and carries the CE mark accordingly.The product complies with the requirements of:Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE)Radio specification :- EN 300296-2 V1.2.1 : 2009-02EMC :- EN 301489-1 V1.8.1 : 2008- EN 301489-5 V1.3.1 : 2002Safety :- EN 60950-1 : 2006 + A11: 2009Directive 2009/125/EC (ErP)- EC 1275/2008Date: 30/03/2012Place: Winksele , BelgiumName: Vanderheyden JohanFunction: Category ManagerSignature:Tristar Europe B.V. Jules Verneweg 87 | 5015BH Tilburg | The Netherlandswww.tristar.eu

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