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Content User Safety, Training, and General Information Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Standards FCC Compliance Precautions Product Inspection Battery Information Accessory Installation Getting Started Features and Operation Chinese/English Menu Troubleshooting Guide Care and Cleaning Optional Accessories Specification Frequency Chart 2
User Safety, Training, and General Information READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION BEFORE USING YOUR HYT PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO. Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Standards Your HYT two-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
may violate FCC regulations. Use only HYT approved, supplied batteries or HYT approved replacement batteries. Use of non- HYT -approved batteries may exceed FCC RF exposure guidelines. Approved Accessories For a list of HYT approved accessories, see the accessories page of this user manual or visit the following website which lists approved accessories: http://www.HYT.com.
Product Inspection Thank you for your use of HYT portable two-way radio TC3600. Before use, you are recommended to inspect the product as follows. First check the shipping carton for any signs of damage. If any damage has occurred, please contact your dealer immediately. Confirm the supplied product against the packing slip to assure accuracy. Available Accessories Item Qty.
Charging the Battery You are recommended to use HYT authorized charger. Charger LED will indicate the charging status. LED Meaning Red LED flashes Power voltage too low Charging Done Red LED glows Green LED glows Accessory Installation Battery Attach the battery Insert the two tabs on bottom of the battery into the slots at the bottom of the radio. Push top of the battery towards the radio until a click is heard. (See figure 1) Fig. 1 Remove the battery Turn off the radio.
Antenna Insert the threaded end of the antenna into the connector on top of the radio. Rotate the antenna clockwise to fasten it. Rotate the antenna counterclockwise to remove it. (See figure 3) Attach Remove Fig. 3 Belt Clip Attach Belt Clip Align the slot of the belt clip with the T-slot at the battery cover and press the belt clip downwards until it is locked. (See figure 4) Fig.
Earplug Cover Rotate the screw at the bottom of the cover counter clockwise by a screwdriver until it is out of the nut to remove the Earphone/Microphone jack cover. (See figure 6) Fig. 6 External Earphone/Microphone (Optional) Insert the tab at the bottom of the earphone/microphone into the slot on the radio. (See figure 7). Align the nuts at top of the earphone/microphone with the holes on the radio and then turn them clockwise to fasten. Fig.
Getting Started (1) Antenna Used to transmit/receive signals. (2) LED Following table indicates LED indication and corresponding radio status. LED No display Status Standby Green Receive Red Transmit Flashing green Scan Flashing red Low battery voltage Flashing orange Call waiting (3) Channel Selector Used to select wanted channel.
(11) Battery Pack (12) PTT key Press and hold PTT, radio operates in transmit mode. Release PTT, radio returns to receive mode.
Fig. 9 (17) LCD Display Used to indicate operation status of the radio. Features and Operation Turn On/Off the Radio Rotate “Power/Volume” knob clockwise. An alert tone indicates that the self-test of the radio has been completed satisfactorily. LED glows green at the same time. If self-test fails and/or the selected channel is not programmed, you will hear another alert tone. Rotate “Power/Volume” knob counterclockwise until a click is heard to turn the radio off.
1. Then you can receive a valid call. LED glows green during receiving. 2. 1) If CTCSS/CDCSS and squelch tail elimination feature are enabled by your dealer, noise will be removed by the end of a conversation. 2) Beep tone sounds by the end of a conversation if roger tone is enabled by your dealer; Please contact your dealer for more details. Monitor 1. Press MONI key to monitor the current channel. 2. Press MONI key again to exit. 3.
Disable/Enable Scan Feature 1. Press scan key, scanning begins. 2. Press scan key again, scanning ends. LED flashes green in scan mode. Callback Pressing PTT during scanning can callback on the callback channel. Please contact your dealer for more details. Nuisance Delete Nuisance delete feature allows you to temporarily delete an unwanted channel from the scan list. When the radio stops on the nuisance channel, press the programmed “nuisance delete” key until an alert tone sounds to delete this channel.
that is the same as your preset one, it will send a confirmation tone to the caller. 2. After transmitting the confirmation tone, the radio enters call waiting mode. 3. Then pressing PTT can talk. 4. When the call waiting reset time elapses, MONI key is pressed or channel selector knob is rotated, the radio will exit the call waiting mode. Note: LED flashes orange in call waiting mode. Emergency Siren The radio can be programmed to sound emergency siren.
Chinese/English Menu Menu Channel Display Language Talk Around/ Reverse Frequency Tone Level Utilities Backlight Power Level VOX Level Off 1, 2, 3 15 Channel Number /Alias/Frequency Chinese/English Level1-Level8 Zone 1-Zone 8 Squelch Level key in standby mode to enter the main menu and go to the “call list” 1.
item. Press [C] key to exit the menu mode. Call List 2. Press key to enter call list and then press upwards/downwards. Press / key to select key to save the change and exit the menu. Press [C] key to return to the upper menu without saving the change. Simon Edit Call Alias 1. Press in standby mode to enter the main menu and then press key to enter “edit call alias” item. Edit Call Alias 2. Press key to enter selective call list and then press alias.
2. Press key to enter the zone list (1-8) and press Press / key to select a zone. key to save the selected zone and return to the main menu. Press [C] key to return to the main menu without saving the change. Zone 6 Utilities Squelch Level 1. Press key to enter “Utilities” menu. Utilities 2. Press key to enter the utilities menu. Press / key to select the item and key to enter the item. After entering the item, LCD displays the current squelch level (Off, level 1-3).
3. Press / key to change the VOX level (off, level 1-3). VOX feature is disabled when OFF. Press key to save the change and return to the utilities menu. Press [C] key to quit without saving the change. 2 Power Level 1. Enter the “Utilities” menu. Utilities 2. Press key to go to “power level” item. Press key to enter the item. LCD displays power level option. Power Level 3. Press / Power High key to toggle the power level (High/Low).
return to the utilities menu. Press [C] key to quit without saving the change. On Tone Level key to go to “tone level” item. 1. Press Tone Level key to enter “tone level” (level 1-8) item. LCD displays current tone level. 2. Press Press key to change the tone level. You will hear a 1000Hz confirmation tone at / the same time. Press key to save the change and return to the utilities menu. Press [C] key to quit without saving the change. 6 Talk Around/Reverse Frequency 1.
Language 2. Press key to save the change and return to the utilities menu. Press [C] to return without saving the change. Chinese English Channel Display 1. Press key to go to “channel display” item. Channel Display 2. Press key to enter channel display item. LCD displays the current channel display mode. Press / key to toggle the display mode. Press key to save the change and return to the utilities menu. Press [C] to return without saving the change.
Appendix 1 LCD Display Description Signal Strength Indicator Keypad Lock Battery Power Indicator Carrier Indicator Speaker on High/Low Power Transmitting Monitoring Scanning Call Waiting Appendix 2 Character Input Key Number of times key is pressed 3 4 5 6 1 2 7 8 9 0 0 + - * / ( ) < > 1 Space 1 , .
Low Battery Alert Tone Idle Channel Tone PLL Unlock Tone Troubleshooting Guide Trouble No power Power doesn’t last long even if fully charged. Can’t talk to or hear other users in your group. Voice of other users (non-group user) appears on the channel. Solution Battery may be used up. Please recharge or replace the battery. Battery may not be attached properly. Remove the battery and attach again. Battery life cycle is over. Please replace it with a new one.
Specification Item Frequency Range Channel Number Channel Spacing Frequency Stability IF Frequency Antenna Impedance Speaker Impedance Operation Voltage Operating Temperature Sensitivity S/N Modulation Acceptance Adjacent Channel Selectivity Co-channel Rejection Blocking Spurious Response Intermodulation Rejection Audio Response AF Power Audio Distortion Carrier Frequency Error Output Power Modulation Limit Adjacent Channel Power Modulate Sensitivity Modulate Distortion Audio Response Conducted Spurious
Frequency Chart Model: Serial Number: Channel Transmit Frequency Transmit CTCSS Transmit CDCSS Transmit 2-Tone Transmit 5-Tone Transmit ANI DTMF Receive Frequency Receive CTCSS Receive CDCSS Receive 2-Tone Receive 5-Tone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24
HYT endeavor to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but cannot guarantee its accuracy at all times. All the above specifications and design are subject to change without notice. All the reproduction and translation of this manual without authorization of HYT is not allowed.
