REXON rl-328cq Instruction Manual

Packing List................................................................................................1 Cautions......................................................................................................1 Parts Name & Functions........................................................................2 Fitting & Removing the Battery Pack................................................3   To install the battery pack................................................................3   To remove the battery pack.............................................................3 Charging the Battery Pack....................................................................3 Symbols Description...............................................................................4 Basic Operation........................................................................................5   Turn the radio ON & OFF...................................................................5   Monitor....................................................................................................5   Transmitting..........................................................................................5   Channel Selection...............................................................................5   Emergency Alarm................................................................................6   Turbo /Call Function..........................................................................6   Keypad Lock..........................................................................................6   Setting Reverse Frequency Function...........................................6   Scan Function.......................................................................................6   Priority Channel Function.................................................................7   Scan Type Selection............................................................................7   Channel /VFO Mode Selection.......................................................8   VFO Mode With Channel Number.................................................8   DTMF Dial String..................................................................................8   BCLO & BTLO.........................................................................................8

Operation................................................................................................. 10   Menu operation.................................................................................10   VOX Sensitivity Level........................................................................10   Transmit Power Setting...................................................................10   Squelch Level......................................................................................10   Backlight Setting...............................................................................11   Display Color Setting........................................................................11   Beep Setting........................................................................................11   ANI Setting...........................................................................................11   +/- Potential Difference...................................................................11   TOT (Time-Out Timer)......................................................................12   Beat Frequency Setting...................................................................12   Frequency Step Setting...................................................................12   CTCSS and DCS Setting...................................................................12   Operation Voice Setting..................................................................13   Channel Spacing Selection............................................................13 Quick index of menu........................................................................... 14 Self-Programming ............................................................................... 16 CTCSS & DCS Code............................................................................... 17   CTCSS CODE........................................................................................17   DCS CODE.............................................................................................17 Technical Specifications..................................................................... 18

ITEMS Q’TY RL-328CQ Radio 1 Antenna (MX type) 1 Battery Pack 1 Rapid Charger 1 Belt Clip 1 Instruction Manual 1 Cautions * NEVER transmit without antenna. * USE DC power supply, take notice of power voltage must be between 6V and 8V to avoid damaging the unit. * PLEASE keep the radio dry. Rainwater or damp will corrode electronic circuits. * DO NOT open the unit. Non-expert handling of the unit may damage it. * DO NOT forget to remove the radio from the charger when the battery is fully-charged. * MAKE SURE the radio is turned off while charging. * AVOID storing the radio under the sunshine or in hot areas. High temperature can shorten the life of electronic devices, and warp or melt certain plastics. * AVOID storing the radio in dusty, dirty areas. * Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. * Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

Power/Volume Knob: Rotate it to turn on the trans- ceiver and to adjust the volume. Antenna Connector: Fit the antenna to this MX Type connector Loudspeaker Microphone LCD Display UP & Down Button ESCAPE Button [ESC] ENTER Button [ENT] Battery Pack Release Buckle PTT Button TURBO/CALL Button MENU Button External Speaker /Mic Connector LED: Indicates radio status M ESC 2 PR 5 SQ 8 CO 0 PR 4 PW 7 BL LK 3 VX 6 SB 9 BP # TR * 1 SC MONITOR Button [MON]

Charging the Battery Pack To install the battery pack To remove the battery pack 1) Connect the jack of AC adaptor into the socket of the charging cradle. 2) Plug the AC adaptor into the power outlet. 3) Insert the radio into the cradle. 4) Charge the radio with standard charger for 10-12 hours; with rapid charger for 2 hours 1) Fit the bottom edge of the battery pack into the holes of the transceiver cabinet bottom. 2) Push the battery pack down to the transceiver aluminum chassis till the end click. 1) Keep pressing the release buckle of the battery pack and lift the battery pack up from the transceiver body. Note it is normal for this buckle to be stiff. CAUSION Do not dispose of fire Do not short circuit To be charged only with specified charger

Indicates VOX is activated Indicates reverse frequency Indicates squelch is activated Indicates the channel with scanning Indicates bell call is activated Indicates when the keypad has been locked Indicates frequency scanning Indicates Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) Indicates VFO with channel numbers Indicates Continuous Tone Coded Squelched System (CTCSS) Indicates the PRIority channel (Dealer Programmable) Displays VFO or channel numbers Indicates the strength of TX or RX signal Dispersion to hyper received frequency Dispersion to under received frequency

1) Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise till the radio is turned on. The radio gets started to auto test for two seconds. During auto testing, all icons will appear on LCD. 2) After auto testing is done, LCD will show channel number and what functions have been activated by your dealer. 3) Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise to increase its volume or counter clockwise to reduce its volume. 4) To turn the radio off, rotate the PWR/VOL knob counter clockwise until the end click. Monitor Press the “MON” button on the side of the radio to open the squelch. This allows you to override the squelch and the CTCSS or DCS tones. It is useful to monitor the channel before you transmit and ensure there is no one using the channel when you have CTCSS or DCS tones programmed. Transmitting Before transmitting, you can monitor the channel you are using to ensure it is not busy. Keep pressing “PTT” button and start talking at ap- proximately 2 inches from the MIC jack. During transmitting, the LED on the top of the radio will glow red. Release “PTT” button when you have finished talking. Channel Selection In channel mode, pressing the button to increase the channel num- ber or the button to decrease it. The other way, pressing channel number goes to desired channel by alphanumeric keypad.

gency alarm. Turbo /Call Function Turbo Push “Turbo” button would allow you to have high power TX at 6.5W immediately for VHF, and 5W for UHF. HIGH POWER OR CALL FUNCTION MAY BE PROGRAMED BY YOUR DEALER. CALL Push the “CALL” button for seconds to call your partner. “ “ will ap- pear on LCD of recipient. Keypad Lock In Channel/Frequency mode, press and hold button for seconds, the keypad will be locked. “ ” will appear on LCD. Press and hold button for seconds again to unlock the keypad. Setting Reverse Frequency Function In Channel/Frequency mode, press and hold button for seconds till “ ” appears on LCD. To disarm, press for seconds again. When reverse function is activated, the transmitting frequency and receving frequency is reversed. Scan Function In Channel/Frequency mode, press M button and button, press button to begin scanning, you will see the channel numbers cycling continuously. Whenever any activity is detected, the “SCAN” mode will stop and resume after few seconds. If your radio has scanned a channel

cate with the party by pressing the PTT button. To stop scanning, press the button again. Priority Channel Function Priority scan allows you to select a channel that will be monitored more often than the others while scanning. “ ” is flashing when priority scan is activated. In Frequency mode, press M button and button, press but- ton to begin scanning, you will see the frequency range cycling continu- ously within 1MHz. Whenever any activity is detected, the “SCAN” mode will stop and resume after few seconds unless you press “PTT” button or button to end up scanning. In Channel mode, press M button and button, if there is “ ” symbol showed on the LCD that means the channel has scanning func- tion . You will see the radio scanning like the following : CH1-->CH2-->CH1-->CH3-->CH1-->CH5 Whenever any activity is detected, the “SCAN” mode will stop and resume after few seconds unless you press “PTT” button or button to end up scanning. YOUR DEALER CAN PROGRAM A PRIORITY CHANNEL AND SCANNING CHANNEL THROUGH PC. Scan Type Selection In Channel/Frequency mode, press M button and press Up/Down button till “SCANS? 13” appears, press button to edit, press Up/Down button to select TO/CO/SE. TO: Time-Operated Scan-> After radio is locked in a busy channel for a period, the radio will begin scanning other channels. CO: Carrier-Operated Scan-> Radio will be locked in a busy channel till there isn’t any carrier. Meanwhile, the radio will begin scanning other

you press Up/Down button. Channel /VFO Mode Selection Press and hold button, the radio can switch between channel and frequency mode. YOUR DEALER CAN LIMIT CHANNEL MODE ONLY THROUGH PC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE. VFO Mode With Channel Number In Frequency mode, press and hold ESC button, the radio can switch between frequency mode and frequency mode with channel number. Press ESC button to return frequency mode. DTMF Dial String In Channel/Frequency, when PTT button is pressed, type those number 0-9 , * and # on keypad , M button for A; button for B; ESC button for C; CALL button for D, Those strings will appear on LCD of receipient. BCLO & BTLO BCLO (Busy Channel Lock-Out), is to disable the transmission when RX signal is received. BTLO (Busy Tone Lock-Out), is to disable the transmission when RX signal with same tone is received. YOUR DEALER CAN PROGRAM THIS PARAMETERS THROUGH PC. Store/Delete a channel Store a channel In Channel/Frequency mode, select desired frequency or any other items like CTCSS, DCS. Press M button, then press ESC button. After

or input keypad numbers to store channel number. Press ESC button to confirm and exit. Delete a channel In Channel/Frequency mode and then turn off radio, Hold down ESC button and turn on the radio. “DEL?” and stored channel will display on LCD. Press Up/Down button to select or input keypad numbers which need to be deleted, press button till “YES?” appears, and press button to delete the channel. Delete all setting of frequency mode Hold down M button and turn on power till “RESET?” appears on LCD, press button till “VFO?” is displayed. Press button to confirm and delete all setting of frequency mode. Delete all setting Hold down M button and turn on power till “RESET?” is displayed, press button till “VFO?” is displayed. Press Up/Down button to select “FULL?”. Press button to confirm and exit. Notice: If “delete all setting” is done, all channel tables will be erased.

but- ton to confirm or press ESC button to exit. VOX Sensitivity Level In Channel / Frequency mode, if you want to open VOX, press M but- ton and button, then press button till display “VOX OFF”, input the number with keypad (0-9) or press Up/Down button to select the sensitivity level; 0 means VOX canceling; 1 means the most sensitive (for quiet environment); 9 means the least (for noisy environment). “VOX OFF” is default. Transmit Power Setting In Channel / Frequency mode, hold down M button and button, then press button till “POW L” appears, which means Low Power. Press Up/Down button till “POW H” appears, it means high power and its output power would be double of low power. YOU DEALER CAN PRO- GRAM TX POWER AT CHANNEL MODE THROUGH PC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE. Squelch Level In Channel / Frequency mode, hold down M button and button , then press button, so that “SQL 5” appears. Input the number with keypad (0-9) or press Up/Down button to select squelch level; 0 means squelch canceling; 9 means tight squelch.

you can avoid unwanted signals or noise, but you may not receive a weak signal. YOU DEALER CAN PROGRAM SQUELCH LEVEL AT CHANNEL MODE THROUGH PC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE. Backlight Setting To turn backlight on, hold down M button and button, then press button , so that “ON” appears, press Up/Down button to select from ON/OFF. Display Color Setting Hold down M button and button, then press button, so that “LIGHT 2” appears, press Up/Down button to select one color. There are three display colors, light 1 is purple; light 2 is orange and light 3 is blue. Beep Setting To turn beep on, hold down M button and button, then press button, so that “ON” displays. To close beep, press Up/Down button till “OFF” appears. ANI Setting ANI(Automatic Numbering Identification) , to show caller ID on the display while the caller push PTT switch, hold down M button and button, then press button, so that “ON” appears. To close ANI, please press Up/Down button till “OFF” appears. ANI ID CAN BE SET BY PC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE. +/- Potential Difference. In Frequency mode, press M button and then press button,

(same), S-D + (plus), S-S – (minus) TOT (Time-Out Timer) TOT is the function that prevents from locking up a repeater or frequen- cy by prolonged keying of PTT. The time-out timer limits the amount of time you have to transmit your message. When you reach the time limit , your transmission will be cut off. Press M button and then press Up/Down button till “TOT ? 12” ap- pears, press button to edit, press Up/Down to set timer. Beat Frequency Setting This function is used to determine the difference (potential difference) between sending frequency and receiving frequency. Press M button and Up/Down button till “DIFFR?” appears. Press button and input needed frequency, range from 00.000 to 70.995MHz. Frequency Step Setting Press M button and then press Up/Down button till “STEP?” appears, press button and press Up/Down button to select frequency step- ping from 5K, 10K, 6.25K, 12.5K, 25K. CTCSS and DCS Setting In Frequency mode, press M button, then press and but- ton, press Up/Down button to select desired CTCSS or DCS. “ “ shows on LCD which means the channel has DCS code. “ “ shows on LCD which means the channel has CTCSS code. (Press button to switch CTCSS and DCS ) CTCSS/DCS CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT CHANNEL MODE BY PC PRO- GRAMMING SOFTWARE.

Press M button and then press Up/Down button till “VOICE? 14” ap- pears, press button to edit, press Up/Down to select open or close voice. YOUR DEALER CAN PROGRAM THE VOICE IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE THROUGH PC SOFTWARE. Channel Spacing Selection Press M button and then press Up/Down button till “N/W? 21” ap- pears on LCD, press button to edit, press Up/Down to select WIDE (25KHz)or NARROW(12.5KHz). CHANNEL SPACING CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT CHANNEL MODE BY PC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE.

In Channel/VFO mode, press M button to go in to the menu. Press Up/Down button to select, press button to enter the mode. Press Up/Down button to select parameters, press button to confirm or press ESC button to exit. “Both“ mode is available in VFO & Channel mode. SCAN ? PRI ? VOX ? POW? SQL? LED? LIGHT ? Scan entire channels Priority channel scan Set VOX level Set transmitting power Set squelch level Set LED Set display color BEEP ? Set keypad beep Function description Menu List 1~9 & OFF H/L 0~9 ON/OFF/AUTO (1)Purple (2)Orange (3)Blue ON/OFF Parameters Mode 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09 Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Both

Set scan type Set voice notice ON/OFF Manual / Auto OFF~270 Sec TO/CO/SE ON/OFF Channel name tag ON/OFF N/W ? Set channel spacing WIDE/NARROW C-CDC? R-CDC? Set CTCSS frequency Set receiving code T-CDE? Set transmitting code Ref page 17 S-D ? Set potential difference STEP ? Set frequency step +/-/0 5/10/25 KHz 6.25/12.5 KHz Ref page 17 Ref page 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Both Both Both Both Both DIFFR? NAME? Set potential frequency 0~70.995 MHz VFO CH VFO VFO VFO VFO VFO VFO

appear on LCD, press button to start editing in accord with follow- ing step to “self-programming” per channel setting.Press button the next function and press Up/Down button to select parameters. CH-001 ...... 67.0 146.000 67.0 OFF Add H Channel numbers Receving frequency Receving frequency code Transmitting frequency Transmitting frequency code Busy channel lockedout Add/Del priority channel scan Output power N.W Channel spacing Function description Lists 1~128 Unit: MHz Ref page 17 Unit: MHz Ref page 17 OFF/Carrier TCSS(DCS) Add/Del N / W Parameters H / L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Press button to next word . Press ESC button to previous word. 67.0 85.4 107.2 136.5 165.5 186.2 210.7 254.1 69.3 88.5 110.9 141.3 167.9 189.9 218.1 71.9 91.5 114.8 146.2 171.3 192.8 225.7 74.4 94.8 118.8 151.4 173.8 196.6 229.1 77.0 97.4 123.0 156.7 177.3 199.5 233.6 79.7 100.0 127.3 159.8 179.9 203.5 241.8 82.5 103.5 131.8 162.2 183.5 206.5 250.3 023 065 132 205 255 331 413 465 612 723 025 071 134 212 261 332 423 466 624 731 026 072 143 223 263 343 431 503 627 732 031 073 145 225 265 346 432 506 631 734 032 074 152 226 266 351 445 516 632 743 036 114 155 243 271 356 446 523 645 754 043 115 156 244 274 364 452 526 654 047 116 162 245 306 365 454 532 662 051 122 165 246 311 371 455 546 664 053 125 172 251 315 411 462 565 703 054 131 174 252 325 412 464 606 712 CTCSS CODE DCS CODE CTCSS & DCS Code

136-174MHZ 400-470MHz Number of Channels 128 Channel Spacing 12.5kHz /25kHz Mode of Operation Simplex or Semi-duplex Modulation Mode F3E (FM) Supply Voltage 7.2V DC Nominal Current Consumption Receiver Standby 15mA Transmit: ≤ 1.4 Amps Temperature Range -20°C to +45°C Frequency Stability ± 2.5ppm Dimensions (mm) W 124.5 x L 55 X H 30 / 145 (Knob) x 59 (PTT) x 42 (SPK) Weight 350 grams (+ Antenna & Belt clip 400g) Approval Specifications EN 301 783 EN 300 684 IEC 60950, MIL STD 810/C/D/E/F , IP54 TRANSMITTER RF Power Output ≤ 5W Watts Software Adjustable Maximum Frequency Deviation ≤ 5KHz Adjacent Channel Power ≥ 65dB Audio Distortion ≤ 3% FM Hum/Noise ≥ 35dB @12.5KHz /40dB @ 25kHz Spurious Radiation ≤ 7.5uW Occupied Bandwidth ≤16KHz Modulation Character +3dB ~ -3dB RECEIVER Sensitivity ≤ 0.20uV @12dB SINAD Adjacent Channel Selectivity ≥ 60dB Spurious Response Rejection ≥ 60dB Inter-modulation Response Rejection ≥ 60dB Blocking ≥ 85dB Audio Distortion ≤ 3% Audio Response +2dB ~ -10dB Technical Specifications