Operating Instructions UHF390 80 Channel UHF Citizen Band Radio Keep this user guide for future reference. Always retain your proof of purchase in case of warranty service. AUSTRALIA: www.oricom.com.au NEW ZEALAND: www.oricom.co.
Why has the ACMA increased the number of available UHF CB channels? To provide additional channel capacity within the UHF CB Band, the ACMA will over the next 5 years change the majority of the current wideband 40 channel use to narrowband 80 channel use. During this time wideband channel use will be gradually phased out as users upgrade their existing radio’s. This means that the new Oricom narrowband radio you have purchased will have more channels than older wideband radios.
Table of contents Controls and Indicators..................................................4 Important information.....................................................7 Installation of your Oricom Radio...................................8 Operations....................................................................11 UHF CB channels and frequencies..............................27 Express Warranty (Australia).......................................
Controls and Indicators Controls and Indicators Front View of Controller Speaker Microphone 1 2 5 6 7 3 8 4 1. LCD display 2. Microphone 3. On/Off/Volume/Channel/ Squelch 4. Speaker 5. Scan/Memory skip/ Memory 1 4 9 6. P riority channel recall/Key lock/Memory 2 7. M onitor/Tone Squelch/ Memory 3 8. T riple watch/Menu/ Memory 4 9.
Controls and Indicators Rear view of Radio 1 2 3 1. 3.5mm external jack for optional 8 ohm speaker 2. Power supply connection 3.
Controls and Indicators LCD Icons & Indicators 1 2 6 3 7 8 1. Signal strength & TX meter 2. Triple watch on 3. Duplex on 4. Status display 5. Channel display 6 4 9 5 6. CTCSS or DCS channel display 7. Scrambler on 8. DCS on 9. CTCSS on 10. Roger Beep on 11.
Important information Please read before installing or operating your Oricom radio The operation of your UHF radio in Australia and New Zealand is subject to conditions in the following licenses: In Australia, the ACMA Radio communications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) and in New Zealand by MED the General User Radio License for Citizen Band Radio. Safety Information and Warnings Potentially Explosive Atmosphere WARNING Turn your radio OFF when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere.
Installation of your Oricom Radio Fitting the Controller Speaker Microphone The controller speaker microphone uses a 6-pin telephone style plug and socket: 1. Position the microphone plug so the plastic flap faces downwards, and insert the plug into the socket until it ‘clicks’. 2. Gently press the rubber boot into the hole surrounding the socket so that the slot around the boot fits neatly inside the rim of the entry hole.
Installation of your Oricom Radio When installing your radio in your vehicle, check that Caution during installation you do not damage any wiring or vehicle components that may be hidden around the mounting position. Ensure the installation does not interfere with the operation of the vehicle and meets all regulatory and safety retirements for accessories fitted to your vehicle. For optimum performance, your radio needs to be installed correctly.
Installation of your Oricom Radio Antenna information The antenna (not supplied) is of critical importance to maximise your output power and receiver sensitivity. A poorly installed, inferior quality antenna, or one not designed for the correct frequency band, will give poor performance. You should only purchase an antenna designed for the 477MHz frequency band. Antenna installation 1. C onnect the antenna to the rear antenna socket using a PL259 coaxial connector (not supplied). 2.
Operations Operations Turning on the Power Press and hold the Channel selector. At power on, the current applied DC voltage is displayed numerically as shown below. Special over and under voltage detection circuitry protects the radio and warns of excessive voltage conditions by the LCD flashing the 3 backlight colours. Setting the Volume Turn the channel selector clockwise to adjust the sound level for comfortable reception.
Operations Selecting a channel Press channel selector once. “CH” will appear on the LCD. Select the channel by rotating the channel knob. Setting the Squelch Level 1. P ress channel selector 2 times. The current squelch level is displayed. 2. Select the squelch level by rotating the channel knob. The radio has 16 preset (off to 15) squelch levels, off-Squelch open. 1 - Max. sensitivity (Min. squelch) 15 - Min.
Operations PTT (Push-To-Talk) button Pressing the PTT allows audio to be transmitted, by speaking across the front of the controller speaker microphone. TX is indicated by the level bars on the LCD display. To receive, release the PTT button and then TX will disappear on the display. When transmitting, hold the MIC 5 cm from your mouth and speak clearly in normal voice across the front of the mic. Scanning The Scan feature allows you to search for active channels automatically.
Operations Priority scan With Priority Scan, the radio scans for activity, but in addition, it also inserts your Priority Channel into the scan sequence. This means that your Priority Channel will be monitored regularly while scanning to ensure that no calls are missed. Any signal received on your Priority Channel will take precedence over any signals received on the other channels.
Operations • Press hold “PRI/LOC” button. “LOC ON” will then appear. When the key lock is active, a warning beep will be heard if you attempt to press keys. Note: The PTT, volume / channel / squelch dial do not lock. Warning beep is only active if beep function is turned on. • To disable the Key lock function: • Press hold “PRI/LOC” button. “LOC OF” Press will then appear.
Operations Triple Watch Function Pressing the TW/MENU button activates the Triple watch function. The Triple Watch feature allows for monitoring of 2 or 3 channels. The currently displayed channel and 2 more channels saved in TRI1 and TRI2. To store the channels in TRI1 or TRI2, select the channels and features CTCSS/DCS/Duplex on the display, then enter menu mode and save the channel in TRI1 or TRI2. If only one additional channel is required, then select “Off” in TRI2.
Operations Memory write channels The Memory write button is used to store a channel in the memory locations M1 to M4. To store channels: • Select the desired channel with rotary knob. • Press and hold MR/MW button. • Select the location you would like to store the Press channel by pressing M1, M2, M3 or M4. and hold Memory scan • Press SC/MEM button to start scanning.
Operations 4. T o exit the menu, press PTT button or press and hold the menu button for 2 seconds.
Operations Function Parameter CTCSS 38 CTCSS and DCS Scrambler Backlight LED colour DCS 104 1 Off 5 YE Green Ab br Bright of LCD Voice equalizer Default CTCSS 01 Off Green Bright dr +5 0 -5 On Duplex Priority CH.
Operations 1 Triple watch CH 1 Off 80 1 Triple watch CH 2 Off 80 On Squelch tail Auto power off Software Version Off Off Off 1 2 4 Off Version Ver. 01 Duplex General Your radio has a Repeater Access function to allow use of local repeater station (if available in your area). Repeaters are shared radio systems installed by interested parties (clubs, local business etc.) that pick transmissions on specific channels and re-transmit (or repeat) the received signal to another channel.
Operations The Repeater Access function can be set (from channel 1 to 8 and 41 to 48) used by local repeater stations. When activated, your radio will receive the Repeater on its specific channel (all repeater outputs are on channel 1 to 8 and 41 to 48) but transmit to the repeater channel 31 to 38 and 71 to 78 (Factory default is set to On for all repeater channels). e.g. CH01 on Duplex mode will receive on CH01 but transmit on CH31. CH02 on duplex mode will receive on CH02 but transmit on CH32.
Operations For this example, we are adopting CH01 as the repeater channel. CTCSS and DCS Setting This feature allows you to receive signals only from callers who have selected the same CTCSS and DCS code. DCS is similar to CTCSS. It provides 104 extra, digitally coded, squelch codes that follow after the 38 CTCSS codes. CTCSS 1 - 38, followed by DCS 1 - 104. Scramble Scramble enables private communications by scrambling the voice signal.
Operations Voice Enhancer Equalizer Choose from 10 different receive audio level settings to provide a natural voice enhancer for super clarity and performance. The radio has 10 preset (-5 to 5) voice enhancer equalizer levels. -5 : Bass - Enhancing the low frequencies, the sound quality becomes mild and easy to listening. 0 : Normal. +5 : Treble - Enhancing the high frequencies, the sound quality becomes sharp.
Operations Scanning The UHF390 has two types of scanning: Open scanning (OS) and Priority scanning (PS). Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the memory. You can choose Scan type in menu mode. To initiate scanning: Press scan key and scanning starts. OS icon appears during scanning. Open Scan (OS) Mode The Open Scan feature scans for activity on all CB channels in memory. Once a channel is located, scanning will pause. This will allow the signal to be heard.
Operations Busy Channel Lock If the channel is already in use, you can prevent the UHF CB radio from transmitting. This is particularly important when using CTCSS/DCS. Key Beep The Beep tone emits a tone when you press any of the buttons on the controller speaker microphone (except PTT button). Roger Beep This function emits a beep on the communication party to inform that the transmission is finished.
Operations Factory Reset If the radio’s display locks up or stops functioning properly, you might need to reset your UHF radio. Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have stored in your UHF radio. Before you reset your UHF radio, try turning it off and on again. If your UHF radio is still not functioning correctly, you may need to reset the UHF radio. To reset, press and hold monitor button and power on. “Reset” will appear in the display. The radio will then return to standby mode.
UHF CB channels and frequencies Channel Frequency Table Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 No licence is required to own or operate this radio in Australia and New Zealand. The Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 contains the technical parameters, operating requirements, conditions of licence and relevant standards for Citizen Band (CB) radios.
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UHF CB channels and frequencies 38 CTCSS CODE LIST CODE OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Frequency(Hz) OFF 67.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 CODE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Frequency(Hz) 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.
UHF CB channels and frequencies DCS codes table Code No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 30 DCS Code (Octal) 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 212 Code No.
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Express Warranty (Australia) parts removed under this Express Warranty become the property of Oricom. In the unlikely event that your Oricom product has a recurring failure, Oricom may always, subject to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, at its discretion, elect to provide you with a replacement product of its choosing that is at least equivalent to your product in performance.
Express Warranty (Australia) How to make a claim under your Express Warranty in Australia Oricom has a simple warranty process for you to follow: • Please call or email our Customer Support Team, 1300 889 785 or support@oricom.com.au. • A Customer Support Team member will verify after troubleshooting with you if your product qualifies under warranty. If so, they will give you a Product Return Authorisation number.
Express Warranty (Australia) Important Information Repair Notice Please be aware that the repair of your goods may result in the loss of any usergenerated data (such as stored telephone numbers, text messages and contact information). Please ensure that you have made a copy of any data saved on your goods before sending for repair. Please also be aware that goods presented for repair may be replaced by refurbished goods or parts of the same type rather than being repaired.
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