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USER MANUAL T8 ZEBRA

• Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions. Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

Caution T8_EN.fm Page 2 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM3 English Control and Functions LED Torch button Antenna PTT (Push-To-Talk) Key MENU/GRP Key Speaker Microphone DC IN 9V Jack Volume Knob with Power switch / (Call/Lock) Key (Vol/Channel Up) Key (Vol/Channel Down) Ch/Stopwatch Key

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1. Time/Menu/Group selection indicator

6. Battery charge indicator

13. Receive indicator

T8_EN.fm Page 4 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM5 English Congratulations on your purchase of the TLKR T8 radio. This product is a lightweight, durable radio. Use it at sporting events to stay in contact with family and friends, hiking, skiing, outdoors, for vital communication. This compact, state-of-the-art device is equipped with many features. Package Contents Your package contains two TLKR T8 radios, two belt clips, one charging cradle, AC adapter, two battery support brackets, two rechargeable NiMH battery packs and this reference guide. You may operate the unit with 4 AAA alkaline batteries (not included). Install the Battery Your TLKR T8 radio uses the NiMH battery pack or 4 AAA alkaline batteries (not included). If alkaline batteries are used, we recommend using high quality alkaline batteries. To install the NiMH battery pack:

1. Make sure your radio is OFF.

2. Remove the battery compartment door by pressing the

tab at the bottom of the compartment door, allowing the door to be removed.

3. Install the NiMH battery pack into the battery compart-

ment. Be certain to follow the + and – symbols in the compartment. Installing the battery pack incorrectly will prevent the unit from operating.

4. Replace the battery compartment door.

Battery Level and Low Battery Alert This unit has a battery level meter on the display to indicate the status of the batteries. When the battery in the unit is low, the battery level meter icon will flash. Recharge the NiMH rechargeable batteries immediately. Charging the Radio If you use the rechargeable NiMH battery, two TLKR T8 radios can be charged directly or by using the supplied charging cradle. Make sure the radio is turned OFF before placing the radio in the charging cradle. Otherwise the battery level meter icon will not indicate properly. Direct Charge

1. Connect the DC adapter’s plug to the radio’s DC IN 9V

jack and plug the other end to a vehicle's accessory power outlet.

2. Charge the battery pack for 16 hours.

Using the Charging Cradle

1. Connect the AC adapter to DC IN 9V and to a standard

2. Set the charging cradle on the desk or tabletop, and

place the radio in the charging cradle with the keypad facing forward.

3. Make sure that the LED illuminates. Charge the battery

pack for 16 hours and remove the radio from the charging cradle after charge. Note:The charge indicator LEDs will remain on as long as the radios are left in the charger. T8_EN.fm Page 5 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM6 English Charging the battery You can charge the NiMH battery pack itself using the included battery support bracket.

1. Place the battery support bracket into the charging

2. Install the NiMH battery pack applying its charging

contacts to those of the charging cradle. Installing the batteries incorrectly will prevent the unit from charging.

3. Make sure that the LED illuminates. Charge the battery

pack for 16 hours. Note:The charge indicator LEDs will remain on as long as the battery is left in the charger. Using the Radio In order to get the most out of your new radio, read this reference guide completely before attempting to operate the unit. Turning the Radio On and Adjusting the Volume

1. Turn the rotary knob clockwise to turn the radio ON, and

increase the volume by turning the rotary knob. To decrease the volume, turn the rotary knob counter clockwise.

2. Turn the rotary knob fully counterclockwise to turn the

radio OFF. Talking on Your Radio To talk to others using the radio:

1. Press and hold the PTT key and speak in a clear, normal

voice about 5-8 cm away from the microphone. While you are transmitting, the icon will appear on the display. To avoid cutting off the first part of your transmission, pause slightly after pressing the PTT button before you start talking.

2. When you have finished speaking, release the PTT key.

You can now receive incoming calls. While receiving, the

icon will appear on the display. Note:When you continue to transmit for 60 seconds, the radio emits TX Time Out tone and the icon flashes. The radio will stop transmitting. Navigating through the Menu To access the advanced features of the TLKR T8, your radio has two Menu functions.

1. To enter the Menu, press the MENU/GRP key.

2. Additional presses of the MENU/GRP key will advance

you through the Menu until exiting to "Normal" operating mode. T8_EN.fm Page 6 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM7 English Select Menu Your radio navigates through Select Menu as follows: Choosing a Channel Your radio has 8 channels and 121 Sub-codes you can use to talk to others. In order to speak to someone, each of you must set to the same channel and Sub-code. To choose a channel:

1. Enter the CH/ Channel "CH" display.

2. Press OK to go to channel settings.

3. Press the or key to increase or decrease the

channel number displayed. If you press and hold the or key, the channel number increase or decrease continuously.

4. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Choosing a Sub-code Allocating a Sub-code to your radio will help to reduce interference but remember that the radios that have different Sub-codes set will not be able to communicate with each other. Each of the channels 1-8 may have any one of the codes from 0 to 121.

1. Enter the CH/ . Advance through the Select Menu

until the "CODE" display.

2. Press OK to go to sub-code settings.

3. Press the or key to increase or decrease the Sub-

code number displayed. If you press and hold the or key the channel number increase or decrease continuously.

4. Press OK to confirm the setting.

(Channel number) CODE (Code number) 2 CH (Dual watch) dual watch

Channel number (1-8) Sub-code number (0-121) On/Off T8_EN.fm Page 7 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM8 English Dual Watch Mode Your radio can scan the current channel and another channel alternately. You need to set a channel number and its Sub-code for another channel. To set another channel and start Dual Watch:

1. Enter the CH/ . Advance through the select menu until

2. Press OK then press the or key to set the dual

channel to ON monitoring. Press OK again to set the dual watch channel number.

3. Press the key to set the second channel number,

press OK then press the or key to select second channel. Press OK again to confirm.

4. Press the key to set the second sub-code, Press OK

then press the or key to select second sub-code number. Press OK again to confirm. Note: If you set the same channel number and Sub-code as the current channel, Dual Watch doesn’t work. To turn the Dual Watch mode OFF: Enter the CH/ . Advance through the select Menu until "2CH" display. Press OK then press the or key to set to OFF mode. Press OK to confirm the setting. Stopwatch Activation You can use this radio as a Stopwatch timer. It can time up to 60 minutes and 59 seconds. Note: You can receive incoming signals during this mode. To use the Stopwatch Timer

1. Press and hold the CH/ key until Stopwatch timer

2. Press the key to start Stopwatch timer.

Pressing the key again will Pause the timer.

3. Press the key to reset the Stopwatch timer.

4. Press and hold the CH/ key to exit the Stopwatch

timer function. T8_EN.fm Page 8 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM9 English Mode Menu Your radio navigates through Select Menu as follows: Clock Feature You can use your TLKR T8 radio’s clock function as a time display on your radio. When you set the time feature, the time clock in 24 hour format will display on standby mode. To set the Time clock ON or OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "CLOCK" display. Press OK to set the time clock feature.

2. Press the or key to set the hour time.

3. Press OK and move on to minutes setting.

4. Press the or key to set the minute time.

5. Press OK to confirm the time setting.

Normal CLCK (Clock) SCAN MON (Monitor) VOX RING Hour Min On/Off On/Off On/Off VIBE (Vibration) SLNT (Silent) KEYS (Key Tone) PTT PWR (Power) T8_EN.fm Page 9 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM10 English Channel Scan Feature Your TLKR T8 radio has a channel scan feature that allows you to easily scan all 8 channels. When an active channel is detected, the radio will pause on that channel until the channel is clear. Then after a 2 second pause, the radio will continue scanning. Pressing the PTT key while the scan is paused on a channel will allow you to transmit on that channel and after releasing the PTT in 5 seconds it will continue scanning. To set the channel scan ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"SCAN" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Scan On.

2. Press OK to start channel scanning.

To set the channel Scan OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"SCAN" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Scan to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Monitor Mode Feature Your TLKR T8 radio allows you to listen for weak signals on the current channel at the press of a key. To set the Monitor to ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "MON" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Monitor ON.

2. Channel monitoring will start immediately.

To set the Monitor to OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"MON" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the monitoring to OFF mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Voice Operated Transmission Your TLKR T8 radio is equipped with a user selectable Voice Operated Transmitter (VOX) that can be used for automatic voice transmission. The VOX feature is designed for hands-free purpose. Transmission is initiated by speaking into the microphone of the radio or headset (headset is not included) instead of pushing the PTT key. To select the VOX level:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "VOX" display. Press OK to select VOX level settings to (L1..L5/Off). Setting Off disables VOX, while level 1-5 set the sensitivity of the VOX circuit.

2. Press the or key to select the desired VOX

sensitivity level. Use Level 1 in quiet environments, and use level 5 in very noisy environments. You can find the appropriate sensitivity level by speaking into the microphone. If the icon flashes, your voice is accepted.

3. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Note:When you continue to transmit using VOX function for 60 seconds, the radio emits TX Time Out tone and the icon flashes for 5 seconds. Transmitting a Ring Tone Your TLKR T8 radio is equipped with 10 selectable call tones that will be transmitted, when the / key is pressed. T8_EN.fm Page 10 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM11 English To select a Call tone:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the “RING” display. Press OK to select the ring tone from (1-10).

2. Press the or key to select the desired ring tones.

Each tone will be heard every time you press the selected ring tone number.

3. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To transmit the selected ring tone, press the / key. The selected tone will automatically be transmitted for a fixed length of time. Ring tone will be cancelled when the PTT key is pressed. Vibe (Vibration) mode Your TLKR T8 is equipped with a Vibration selection that will alert the user when there is incoming transmission or call tone. Vibrator mode is disabled for 30 seconds when you transmit, receive or press any other button. To turn the Vibrator mode ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "VIBE" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Vibration to ON mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To turn the Vibrator mode OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"VIBE" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Vibration OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Slnt (Silent) Mode When you turn On the silent mode, all incoming calls are muted; the radio blinks the backlight to alert you to an incoming call. If you do not respond to the call, the backlight turns Off, and the CALL icon will blink until there is no signal. Silent mode is disabled for 30 seconds when you transmit, receive, or press any other button. To turn the Silent ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "SLNT" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Silent to ON mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To turn the Silent OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"SLNT" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Silent to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Key Tone Your radio emits a tone each time one of the keys (except for the PTT key) is pressed. To turn the Key tone ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "KEYS" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Key Beep tone ON mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To turn the Key tone OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"KEYS" display. Press OK then press the or key to T8_EN.fm Page 11 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM12 English set the Key tone to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

PTT (Roger tone) Roger Beep is a BEEP that is sent to notify the end of transmission (PTT and VOX transmission). Roger can be heard through the speaker when Key Beep is On. It is transmitted even if Key beep is turned Off. However, Roger Beep will not be heard from the speaker. To turn the PTT beep ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "PTT" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the PTT Beep tone to ON mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To turn the PTT beep OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"PTT" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the PTT tone to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Automatic Power Save Feature Your radio has a unique circuit designed to dramatically extended the life of the batteries. If there is no transmission or an incoming call within 3 seconds, your radio switches to the Power Save Mode. The radio is still able to receive transmissions in this mode. Auto Power Off Auto Power Off feature allows you to set the time that the radio turns off automatically.

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the"PWR"display. Press OK then press the or key to select the Auto power off mode. Selection mode can be set to On, 1hr, 2hr or 3 hr.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Room Monitor Feature You can use one of your TLKR T8 radios as a room monitor and use the other radio to listen to and keep a check on the voice in another room. When you set the room monitor feature, the monitoring radio will detect voice/noises (according to the sensitivity level you set) and transmit back to the listening radio without pushing the PTT key. The monitoring radio is not able to receive any transmissions in this mode. To turn the Room Monitor ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "ROOM" display. Press OK then press the or key to select the Room monitor to Off or level L1, L2, L3, L4, L5.

2. Channel monitoring will start immediately.

To set the Room Monitor OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "ROOM" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Room monitor to Off.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Note: - Pressing the PTT key in Room Monitor mode is invalid and the radio emits PTT Error tone. - When the voice/noise in another room continues more than 60 seconds, the monitoring radio stops monitoring for 5 seconds, and then resumes. T8_EN.fm Page 12 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM13 English Group Menu Press and hold the MENU/GRP key to get into Group Menu. Clock Feature in Group Mode You can use your TLKR T8 radio’s clock function as a time display on your radio. When you set the time feature, the time clock in 24 hour format will display on standby mode. To set the Time clock ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "CLCK" display. Press OK to set the Time clock feature.

2. Press the or key to set the hour time.

3. Press OK to move on to minute setting.

4. Press the or key to set the minute time.

5. Press OK to confirm the time setting.

T8_EN.fm Page 13 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM14 English Set ID Name ID name appears on other units’ displays when you make an All Call or Direct Call. This is also the name that appears on other radio displays when someone wants to make a Direct Call to you. When no ID name is set, the unit number appears. To set the ID Name:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"NAME" is displayed. Press OK to enter the Name on the blinking sub-code segments.

2. Press the or key to input the character on the

blinking sub code segments. Press OK to move to the next character until completed the desired characters. The name characters can be selected up to 4 characters.

3. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Note:Whenever the user presses MENU/GRP key, the unit cancels input ID number and entered ID name then it exits from Group menu. Set ID number Each radio in your group needs to be set to an ID number from 1 to 16. The ID number is required to distinguish units of the same Group. To set the ID number:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"ID" is displayed. Press OK then press the or key to set the ID number.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Note:The user selects ID number that is displayed on channel segments by pressing the or key. When the registered ID of All Call is selected by pressing or the LCD indicates "USED" at sub-code segments, and if non registered ID is selected it indicates nothing at sub-code segments. Set Monitor in Group mode To set the Monitor mode ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "MON" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Monitor to ON mode.

2. Channel monitoring will start immediately.

To set the Monitor to OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"MON" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Monitor to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

T8_EN.fm Page 14 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM15 English Set Ring Tone in Group mode To select a Ring tone:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"RING" displays. Press OK to select the ring tone from (1-10).

2. Press the or key to select the desired ring tone.

Each tone will be heard every time you press the selected ring tone number. To transmit the selected ring tone, press the corresponding key. The selected tone will automatically be transmitted for a fixed length of time. Ring tone will be cancelled when the PTT key is pressed. Set Key Tone in Group mode To set the Key tone ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "KEYS" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Key Beep tone to ON.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To set the Key tone OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"KEYS" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the Key tone to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Set PTT in Group mode To set the PTT beep ON:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "PTT" display. Press OK then press the or key to select the PTT Beep tone to ON mode.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

To set the PTT beep OFF:

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

"PTT" display. Press OK then press the or key to set the PTT tone to OFF.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Set Auto power off in Group mode Auto Power Off feature allows you to set the time that the radio turns off automatically.

1. Enter the MENU/GRP. Advance through the Menu until

the "PWR" display. Press OK then press the or key to select the Auto power off mode. Selection mode can be set to On, 1hr, 2hr or 3 hr.

2. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Group Mode Press the CH/ key to get into Group Mode. Press the or key to proceed to each menu. T8_EN.fm Page 15 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM16 English Press the CH/ key to enter the channel setting. Press OK then press the or key to select the Auto Channel Change settings or Manual Channel Change settings. The Display shows the following: Press the CH/ key to enter each setting. Note:Pressing the CH/ key will go back to idle status. Auto Channel Change setting Press the CH/ key to enter Group Mode. Press OK to set the Auto Channel change and the display will show the current group number. Press OK then press the or key to select the group channel number press again the or key to select the group mode in "ALL". Press OK to confirm and transmit Auto Channel change command. Note:Pressing CH/ key will go back to idle status. Manual Channel setting Press the CH/ key to enter Group Mode. Press OK to set the Manual Channel setting and the display will show "MY". Press OK then press the or key to select the channel. Then, Manual channel setting is available. Note:Pressing the CH/ key will go back to idle status. Set All/Direct Call Press the / key in Group mode to enter All/Direct call setting. At first the user selects a type of call from All Call transmission or Direct Call setting. To select the setting, press the or key to select the type of a call. Set All Call When All Call Transmission " ZYNC" is selected press the / key to transmit All Call immediately. Then it sounds All Call tone to the receiver unit. The display shows TX icon and Call icon while transmitting. Note:Pressing the CH/ key will go back to idle status. Auto Channel Change Manual Channel Change All Call Transmission Direct Call Transmission T8_EN.fm Page 16 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM17 English Set Direct Call The display shows ID number on Channel segments and ID name blinks on sub-code segments. Press the or key to select the ID number. Press OK to transmit Direct Call command. The Direct Call command will only transmit to the selected ID number. The display shows the TX icon and Call icon while transmitting. The unit sounds will transmit the selected Call tone when transmitting Direct Call command. Note:Pressing the CH/ key will go back to All/Direct Call setting. Key Lock Activation To Lock the keypad: Press and hold the / key. The icon appears. In sub-code segments shows "LOCK" for 2 seconds then it returns to previous screen. To Unlock the keypad: Press and hold the / key again. The icon disappears. In sub-code segments shows "UNLK" for 2 seconds then it returns to previous screen. Note:If any key (except PTT) is pressed while LOCK icon still displayed every press of keys will sound with error tone. Battery Low Alert Battery Low alerts when the battery level becomes empty. The alert starts 30 seconds after the Battery Low icon starts blinking. The sub-code segment indicates "BATT" and the Battery Low icon blinks.The alert tone sounds every 5 seconds for 30 seconds then the radio will automatically power off. LCD Backlight The LCD backlight will automatically turn ON when any key (except for PTT) is pressed. The LCD display will illuminate for 10 seconds after the last key pressed. ID number for Direct Call ID name T8_EN.fm Page 17 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM18 English Specifications Frequency Chart (MHz) Approved Accessories List Please contact your dealer or retailer to purchase these accessories. Channels 8 PMR Sub-Codes 121 (38 CTCSS and 83 DCS Codes) Operating Frequency 446.00625 - 446.09375 MHz Power Source AAA Ni-MH battery Pack 4 AAA Alkaline Batteries (not included) Range Up to 10 km Battery Life 16 Hours typical Alkaline Batteries 14 Hours typical NiMH Battery pack Ch. Freq.

T8_EN.fm Page 18 Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:01 PM19 English CTCSS Chart (Hz) DCS Code Code No. Tone Frequency (Hz) Code No. Tone Frequency (Hz) Code No. Tone Frequency (Hz) 0 Off 13 103.5 26 162.2

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