TwinTalker 3700 Duo Pack - Phone TOPCOM - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL TwinTalker 3700 Duo Pack TOPCOM

Please read carefully through the following information concerning safety and proper use. Make yourself familiar with all functions of the device. Keep this manual on 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 con- tainer with metal objects.

• 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 communicator 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 radio at least 15 centimetres away from a pacemaker.

• Turn your radio OFF as soon as interference is taking place with medical equipment.

• Do not replace batteries in a potentially explosive atmosphere. Contact sparking may occur while installing or removing batteries and cause an explosion.

• Turn your communicator 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. Restriction: Check the local regulations before using it outside the country where it was purchased. The standard may be prohibited in this country. 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.2 TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700

4.4 POISONING DANGER

• Keep batteries away from small children

• 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 unit OFF when on board an aircraft when instructed to do so. Any use of the unit must be in accordance with airline regulations or crew instructions.

• Turn your unit 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. Unau- thorised antennas could also damage the radio.

• Do not touch the antenna while transmitting, it could affect the range.

• Remove the battery 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 within receiving range (up to max. 3 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 garanteed. 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. To reply, just press the button and speak into the microphone. PTT If 2 or more users press the - button at the same time the receiver will receive only the stongest signal and the other signal (s) will be supressed. Therefore you should only transmit a signal (press - button) when the channel is free . PTT PTTTOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 3 ENGLISH TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 8 GETTING STARTED

8.1 REMOVING/INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP

1.To remove the 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 BeltClip is locked into position.

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 to indicate that the batteries need to be replaced or recharged. 12 RECHARGING BATTERIES The PMR can be used with 3 alcaline or rechargeable NiMh AAA batteries.. When using rechargeable batteries you can use an optional adapter to charge.

• Insert 3 “AAA” rechargeable batteries.

• Plug the small plug of the adapter into the SPK/MIC/CHG jack (2) and the other end in the electrical socket.

• Make sure that the unit is switched off in order to charge the batteries properly. There is no charge indicator during charging at OFF mode. NOTE: It takes approximately 7 to 10 hours to fully charge the batteries. a. TX icon - Displayed when transmitting a signal b. RX icon - Displayed when receiving a signal c. Channel number d. CTCSS code e. Speaker volume indicator f. Lock icon - Displayed when the keypad is locked. g. Battery charge level indicator h. VOX icon - DIsplayed in Voice controlled (Vox) mode

i. Scan icon - Displayed when scan mode is active

j. Dual Scan icon - Displayed when dual scan mode is active

Dispose of batteries at a designated battery disposal unit and not in the household waste. Do not short-circuit & dispose of in fire. Remove the batteries if this device is not going to be used for a long period. Only use the included AC/DC ADAPTER with “AAA” rechargeable batteries . Do not try to charge this unit when regular “AAA” alkaline batteries are installed. 2TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 5 ENGLISH TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700

• To activate; press and hold . The unit will “beep” and the LCD Screen will display the current channel.

• To switch off; press and hold again. The unit will “beep” and the LCD Screen will turn blank.

13.2 ADJUSTING SPEAKER VOLUME

The Speaker Volume can be adjusted using and . The Speaker Volume level is displayed on the LCD.

13.3 RECEIVING A SIGNAL

The unit is continuously in the RECEIVE mode when the unit is ON and not transmitting. When you receive a signal on the current channel, the RX icon is displayed.

13.4 TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL

• Press and hold to TRANSMIT.

• Hold the unit in a vertical position with the MICROPHONE 10 cm from the mouth and speak into the microphone.

• Release when you have finished transmitting.

13.5 CHANGING CHANNELS

The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channels:

• Press once, the current channel number flashes on the LCD Screen.

• Press or to change the channel.

• Press to confirm your selection and return to the NORMAL mode.

• To confirm and shift to the next option, press . NOTE: Any PMR set on the same channel can receive and listen to the conversation, also when the other use a CTCSS code.

13.6 CTCSS (CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM)

The 2 digit CTCSS code corresponds to a specific tone frequency the radio emits. Two users, with the same channel and CTCSS set can hear one another.They will not be able to hear anyone else on the channel unless the other radios have the same exact CTCSS code enabled. The PMR has 38 CTCSS codes available.

• Press twice, the CTCSS code will flash

• Press or to select another code.

• Press to confirm your selection and return to the NORMAL mode.

• To confirm and shift to the next option, press . NOTE: Any PMR set on the same channel can receive and listen to the conversation, also when the other use a CTCSS code. In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must be set on the same channel and CTCSS code PTT PTT PTT

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

• Press and simultaneous to activate channel monitoring.

• Press to stop monitoring.

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.

• Press to turn the VOX feature ON and press again to select the VOX sensitivity level which is indicated in the right corner of the display. Press until OF appears on the display, to turn VOX OFF.

• In the VOX mode, the VOX icon will be displayed.

• To confirm your selection and return to the NORMAL mode, press .

CHANNEL SCAN performs searches for active signals in an endless loop from channel 1 to 8.

• Press and hold . Press briefly to start scanning.

• Release the buttons.

• When an active signal (one of 8 channels) is detected, CHANNEL SCAN pauses and you will hear the active sig- nal.

• Press to communicate through the active signal channel. Press to deactivate channel scan. When an active signal (one of 8 channels) is detected, press or to bypass the current channel and continue to search for another active channel

A call tone alerts others that you want to talk. a. Setting the Call Tone 5 different Call Tones can be selected.

• Press 4 times. CA will be displayed.

• Press or to select another call tone or select OF to enable call tones.

• Press to confirm your selection and return to the standby mode. b. Sending a call Tone Press briefly. The call tone will be transmitted for 3 seconds on the set channel.

13.11 ROGER BEEP ON/OFF

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

• Press 5 times. ‘ro’ will be displayed.

• Press to enable (ON) or disable the Roger-Beep (OF).

• Press to confirm your selection and return to the standby mode. PTT PTT PTT PTT PTT PTTTOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 7 ENGLISH TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700

13.12 KEY-TONE ON/OFF

When a button is pressed, the unit will beep briefly. To set the key-tone.

• Press 6 times. ‘to’ will be displayed.

• Press to enable (ON) or disable the Roger-beep (OF).

• Press to confirm your selection and return to the standby mode.

13.13 DUAL CHANNEL MONITOR FUNCTION

In stand-by, the PMR is set on one set channel with CTCSS code. The PMR will only receive signals transmitted on that channel and CTCSS code. Dual Channel Monitor allows you to monitor a second channel with CTCSS code.

• Press 7 times, DCM appears on the display.

• Press or to change the channel.

• Press to confirm the channel selection and go to CTCSS SUB-CHANNEL SELECTION

• Press or to change the CTCSS.

• Press to confirm. To disable the function select channel ‘O’ When the Dual Channel Monitor function is activated, the PMR will switch sequentially between the standby channel + CTCSS and the Dual Channel + CTCSS.

• Press and hold again to deactivate BUTTON LOCK

• Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter stopwatch mode

• Press to start counting

• Press to stop counting

• Press to reset the timer

• Press and hold for 3 seconds to exit stopwatch mode

13.16 HEADSET CONNECTION

The Twintalker 3700 can be used with an included external microphone and speaker. The connector is located under the protective rubber cover on the top of the unit.To attach the external speaker/microphone headsets or earpiece, lift the rubber flap on the top of the unit to expose the connector. Insert the appropriate plug into the connector. PTT 28 TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 TOPCOM TWINTALKER 3700 14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 15 WARRANTY

15.1 WARRANTY PERIOD

Topcom units have a 24-month warranty period. The warranty period starts on the day the new unit is purchased. 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 a copy of the original purchase receipt, on which the date of purchase and the unit-model are indicated.

15.2 WARRANTY HANDLING

A faulty unit needs to be returned to an authorized service centre including a valid purchase note. If the unit develops a fault during the warranty period, the service centre will repair any defects caused by material or manufacturing faults free of charge. The service centre will at its discretion fulfil its warranty obligations by either repairing or exchanging the faulty units or parts of the faulty units. In case of replacement, colour and model can be different from the original purchased unit. The initial purchase date shall determine the start of the warranty period. The warranty period is not extended if the unit is exchanged or repaired by the appointed service centres.

15.3 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 unit has been changed, removed or rendered illegal. Channels CTCSS Frequency Range Batteries PMR Transmission Power Modulation Type Channel spacing

8.1 DEMONTÁŽ/INSTALACE SPONY PÁSU

13.8 VOLBA REŽIMU VOX

13.6 CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)

Channel Frequency Chart: CTCSS Code ChartChannel Frequency (MHz